musicians playing an ENTIRE session NOT on their primary instrument

[Peter Friedman]

Scott Robinson C-melody Sax on "Melody From The Sky"

Jimmy Giuffre plays Baritone Sax on "Lennie Niehaus The Sextet"

Maynard Ferguson plays valve trombone on "Bud Shank and 3 Trombones"

Med Flory plays baritone sax on "Dave Pell Octet Plays Again"

Sahib Shihab plays alto Sax on "Curtis Fuller And Hampton Hawes With French Horns"

Barney Wilen plays alto sax on "Art Blakey Paris Jam Session"

Mike LeDonne plays Hammond B-3 on "Smokin" Out Loud"

Don Thompson plays vibes and piano on "Ask Me Later"

Richie Kamuca plays alto sax on "Charlie"

Don Menza plays alto and baritone sax on "Hip Pocket"

Edited December 24, 2008 by Peter Friedman

[BFrank]

If we're going to note individual tunes (as opposed to entire sessions), then this is going to be one HUGE thread.

[Stereojack]

Sahib Shihab plays alto Sax on "Curtis Fuller And Hampton Hawes With French Horns"

I believe Sahib's main axe was alto in his early days - shows up on sessions by Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Mal Waldron, & others. Eventually switched to bari.

[AllenLowe]

does Woody Herman singing an entire album count?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

does Woody Herman singing an entire album count?

If that's the one on which he sings "If I could be with you one hour tonight", a neighbour had it in the early sixties and I think from memory he actually does some clarinet playing, too. So if he did, it's the same as Milt Jackson's "Soul believer" and Les McCann's "Les McCann sings" - don't count.

MG

[AllenLowe]

don't remember - there's a cover pic of him and a woman - I've got a nice scratched copy somewhere-

[AllenLowe]

I also have a 45 of Billie Holiday playing the kazoo -

[JSngry]

don't remember - there's a cover pic of him and a woman - I've got a nice scratched copy somewhere-

[AllenLowe]

right album - but mine has a slightly different cover -

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Not the one I was thinking of - don't recognise that sleeve.

So, does he play clarinet on it?

MG

[AllenLowe]

don't remember, but I think not -

taps his foot a bit, however -

[kh1958]

don't remember - there's a cover pic of him and a woman - I've got a nice scratched copy somewhere-

There's also a Columbia album with a sleeping Woody Herman in a chair with a woman--Music For Tired Lovers, Love Songs Sung by Woody Herman with Erroll Garner. I haven't worked up the courage to listen to this one.

[Rooster_Ties]

If we're going to note individual tunes (as opposed to entire sessions), then this is going to be one HUGE thread.

That's why I started the thread to be about entire sessions (or "nearly entire" sessions), where somebody ain't playin' what they normally do.

[AllenLowe]

"There's also a Columbia album with a sleeping Woody Herman in a chair with a woman--Music For Tired Lovers, Love Songs Sung by Woody Herman with Erroll Garner. I haven't worked up the courage to listen to this one."

THAT'S the one. It's not bad, if I remember correctly -

[Ted O'Reilly]

Peter Friedman mentioned Scott Robinson on C-melody sax, bringing to mind an LP (was it ever on CD) where he played everything...all the brass, all the reeds, all the rhythm. He seems to like odd instruments: helicon tuba, slide trumpet, double-bell euphonium, rotary-valved posthorn, ophicleide...

Victor Feldman also did a '60s LP on which he played "Everything In Sight" as the cover picture showed, mostly various keyboards and every percussion instrument you can think of...

James Morrison, the Australian phenom, did a big band record "Snappy Doo" where he plays everything but gtr/bass/dms 'cause he had Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton to do that. He also wrote all the charts...

[Teasing the Korean]

Ornette on Tenor

Buddy Rich Sings

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

"There's also a Columbia album with a sleeping Woody Herman in a chair with a woman--Music For Tired Lovers, Love Songs Sung by Woody Herman with Erroll Garner. I haven't worked up the courage to listen to this one."

THAT'S the one. It's not bad, if I remember correctly -

Yes, that's the one I remember. The version I saw was on Philips, so that would be the Columbia album.

MG

[JSngry]

Here we go:

But that's not Woody. Looks more like John McCain!

[AllenLowe]

you're right - or maybe Wallace Shawn -

[dave9199]

Ornette Coleman playing trumpet on Jackie McLean's Old & New Gospel

[BFrank]

If we're going to note individual tunes (as opposed to entire sessions), then this is going to be one HUGE thread.

That's why I started the thread to be about entire sessions (or "nearly entire" sessions), where somebody ain't playin' what they normally do.

That's what I figured (trying to stem the tide).

[BruceH]

Buddy DeFranco , Blues Bag on Veejay - DeFranco's only bass-clarinet recording .

And man does he sound good! I love that album.

[Nate Dorward]

How about an entire band playing something other than their usual instrument? Don't think Sun Ra's Strange Strings has been mentioned yet...?

[Joe]

According to AMG, Jaki Byard plays tenor sax throughout on Herb Pomeroy's LIFE IS A MANY SPLENDORED GIG... can anyone here confirm?

[Chas]

According to AMG, Jaki Byard plays tenor sax throughout on Herb Pomeroy's LIFE IS A MANY SPLENDORED GIG... can anyone here confirm?

Yes , keyboard duties in that band were handled by Ray Santisi .