Peter Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Does anybody out there have any recommendations for saxophone - drums duo recordings. The soon to be released Charles Lloyd - Billy Higgins recording got me thing in tis vein. Thanks. Quote
7/4 Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Interstellar Space - John Coltrane 'n' Rashid Ali! Quote
minew Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Three words (one of them hyphenated): THE DRIED RAT-DOG Peter Brotzmann & Hamid Drake 1995 Okkadisk OD12004 Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Gotta start with Bud Freeman and Ray McKinley playing "The Atomic Era" in 1945. After that, a favorite is Rollins and PJJ doing "Furry with the Syringe on Top". After those you can move to the stellar regions. Quote
Guy Berger Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 The Trane-Ali duets are absolutely essential, of course. There are also some fine Trane-Elvin duets on "Vigil" and various live recordings from '63 and '65. Check out the Dewey Redman / Ed Blackwell duets album on Soul Note. Guy Quote
brownie Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Rashid Ali also went back stellar when he recorded 'Exchange' with Frank Lowe for his Survival label. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 That is a classic, as is the Redman-Blackwell (and so rarely mentioned!). This is pretty much the realm for free jazz, so here are a few more I like: -Frank Wright/Muhammad Ali "Adieu Little Man" (Center of the World) -William Breuker/Han Bennink "New Acoustic Swing Duo" (ICP) -Evan Parker/Paul Lytton "Collective Calls" and "Live at the Unity Theatre" (Incus), "Two Octobers" (Emanem), more 'experimental' in their scope. -and if you can count Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover as one horn, then Milford Graves' "Babi" (IPS) might work too. -Joe McPhee and Makaya Ntshoko have a lengthy duo spot at the beginning of "The Wilisau Concert" (Hat Hut). Quote
tonym Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 John Surman & Jack DeJohnette: Invisible Nature - Live at Tampere on ECM. The date is quite an 'electric' one. Lots of free improv but some nice riffy based mantras too. Both players are fantastic, although you have to be a fan of baritone. cheers, tonym. Quote
Gary Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Interstellar Space - John Coltrane 'n' Rashid Ali! A magnificent CD !! I enjoy this also Quote
Harmon Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Jackie McLean and Michael Carvin 1974 on Steeplechase. Strongly rcommended. Jürgen Quote
garthsj Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 This is a recent one from Konitz with drummer Matt Wilson .... interesting ... great in parts ... Quote
John B Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 This one was just released and is fantastic! Quote
John B Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 I also enjoy this one, but it is definitely less accessible than many of the other discs recommeded above. Dried Rat Dog is a great one, too. Quote
J.A.W. Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 This one was just released and is fantastic! To be honest, I was a little disappointed with this one. Hamid Drake is a bit too prominent in my opinion. Quote
ralphie_boy Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Larry Ochs did a session a few years ago on Black Saint. I think it's called Saxophone and Drum Corps. It's saxophone (alto and c-melody I believe) with two drummers. It's very good! Quote
mikeweil Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Besides some of the discs mentioned before - Coltrane with Ali is really essential - John Klemmer's Nexus always held a special place in my heart, some of his most inspired playing ever. Quote
minew Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 This one was just released and is fantastic! To be honest, I was a little disappointed with this one. Hamid Drake is a bit too prominent in my opinion. Is such a thing possible?!? I, for one, am holding out hope that Hamid will release a solo album one day. Quote
Peter Posted March 30, 2004 Author Report Posted March 30, 2004 Wow, where would I be w/o you guys. I was totally unaware of "Back Togather Again". Needless to say, I've ordered it. Many thanks for the heads-up. And as some may have guessed from my picture signature, I'm a fan of Archie Shepp & Max Roach "The Long March Parts 1 & 2" on hat hut. Both long out of print but I managed to scare up CDRs. Quote
J.A.W. Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) This one was just released and is fantastic! To be honest, I was a little disappointed with this one. Hamid Drake is a bit too prominent in my opinion. Is such a thing possible?!? To my ears, yes, it is... I think he more or less drowns Fred Anderson out at times. Edited March 30, 2004 by J.A.W. Quote
minew Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 This one was just released and is fantastic! To be honest, I was a little disappointed with this one. Hamid Drake is a bit too prominent in my opinion. Is such a thing possible?!? To my ears, yes, it is... I think he more or less drowns Fred Anderson out at times. I hear ya. It's just that I've been on a Hamid kick for a few years with no end in sight. To my ears, he can do no wrong! We'll blame the recording engineers for this one. Quote
John B Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 I hear ya. It's just that I've been on a Hamid kick for a few years with no end in sight. To my ears, he can do no wrong! I'm right there with you. I am constantly amazed by his recordings. Quote
Claude Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 David Murray & Milford Graves - Real Deal Quote
mikeweil Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 Just remembered that the title track on Beaver Harris' solo Lp African Drums is a 10 minute duo with Frank Lowe. Quote
Д.Д. Posted April 3, 2004 Report Posted April 3, 2004 Just remembered that the title track on Beaver Harris' solo Lp African Drums is a 10 minute duo with Frank Lowe. David S. Ware Quote
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