Rooster_Ties Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Several come to mind... >> Ornette on Tenor -- nuff said >> Jackie McLean -- Old and New Gospel (with Ornette on trumpet throughout) >> Terence Blanchard -- Romantic Defiance (with Kenny Garrett on tenor(!) throughout) And the one that gave me the idea for this thread (I've not ever heard this one (yet), but if the sales job I just discovered on the TrueBlue website is to be believed)... >> Donald Byrd -- Fuego ("Byrd uses a pocket trumpet for this album, giving him a brighter, more distinctive sound.") How many can we think of?? (That are worth mentioning -- that is. ) To qualify -- said musician has to play ONE instrument on nearly the entire album, and that instrument can't be his or her main axe. (The musician doesn't have to be the leader on the date.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Buddy DeFranco , Blues Bag on Veejay - DeFranco's only bass-clarinet recording . Pete Jolly , Porgy & Bess on Interlude ( led by Buddy Collette ) - Jolly on accordion throughout . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Bill Heid - Air mobile - Doodlin' John "Broadway" Tucker - Impromptu blue - Blue Movie Johnnie Bassett - Bassett hound - Cannonball Bill Heid plays piano throughout all three of these albums. Sonny Stitt - Night letter - Prestige Sonny Stitt - Turn it on - Prestige Sonny Stitt & Jack McDuff - Stitt meets Brother Jack - Prestige on these - and numerous sessions with Gene Ammons, Sonny plays only tenor sax. And I think there are some Gene Ammons sessions in which Sonny plays Baritone throughout. And some Stitt sessions in which Jug plays baritone throughout. But I can't be asked to document these David Newman & Ray Charles - Fathead - Atlantic Ray Charles in Person - Atlantic Ray Charles at Newport - Atlantic Hank crawford plays only baritone sax on all these albums. Calvin Newborn - From the hip - Rooster Jazz Hank Crawford plays piano throughout. Shirley Scott - Blues everywhere - Candid Shirley plays piano throughout. Jack Wilson - The jazz organs - Vault Wilson on organ throughout. Johnny Lytle - Everything must change - Muse John Patton plays electric piano throughout. Helen Humes - Tain't nobody's biz-ness if I do - Contemporary Benny Carter on trumpet throughout. That'll do for now. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Bob Brookmeyer Trio , Holiday - Brookmeyer on piano exclusively . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Not an entire session, because two LPs were made at one, but Trane played alto sax on all the tracks on which he was featured on the Gene Ammons LPs Groove blues - Prestige The big sound - Prestige (Three out of four on the first, one out of four on the second) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 There are about a million sessions on which Wilton Felder plays bass. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Boncana Maiga - The best of Salsa - Melodie Jose "Chombo" Silva plays violin throughout. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - 1951 session for Royal Roost featured Billy Taylor on organ. Two Roy Eldridge sessions, of 13 Feb and 23 April 1953 featured Oscar Peterson on organ. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Randy Weston , Blue Moses - Weston on electric-piano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Randy Weston , Blue Moses - Weston on electric-piano Not sure an electric piano counts instead of an accoustic one. What about electric or accoustic guitars? Or saxes? Or trumpets? Or basses? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Ah! Also Phil Upchurch made a number of disco sessions on bass. Best if they remain nameless MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Randy Weston , Blue Moses - Weston on electric-piano Not sure an electric piano counts instead of an accoustic one. Well I'm sure . An electric-piano is as distinctive from an acoustic piano as a harpsichord or a clavichord ! If , like many others , Randy Weston had played electric-pianos for years then I wouldn't have cited him , but Blue Moses is noteworthy for being the only electric-piano album he's recorded . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Randy Weston , Blue Moses - Weston on electric-piano Not sure an electric piano counts instead of an accoustic one. Well I'm sure . An electric-piano is as distinctive from an acoustic piano as a harpsichord or a clavichord ! If , like many others , Randy Weston had played electric-pianos for years then I wouldn't have cited him , but Blue Moses is noteworthy for being the only electric-piano album he's recorded . Kay. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Joe Farrell plays drums and Alan Dawson switches to vibes on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Oh Yeah (also Mingus on piano throughout). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 A few more off the top of my head. The album titles say it all for the first five: Bud Shank. Plays Tenor. Phil Woods. The Clarinet Album. Zoot Sims. Soprano Sax. Bill Evans & Bob Brookmeyer. The Ivory Hunters [brookmeyer on piano throughout] Oscar Pettiford. My Little Cello. Here's another: Miles Davis. Collector's Items [bird on tenor throughout] Several come to mind... >> Ornette on Tenor -- nuff said >> Jackie McLean -- Old and New Gospel (with Ornette on trumpet throughout) >> Terence Blanchard -- Romantic Defiance (with Kenny Garrett on tenor(!) throughout) And the one that gave me the idea for this thread (I've not ever heard this one (yet), but if the sales job I just discovered on the TrueBlue website is to be believed)... >> Donald Byrd -- Fuego ("Byrd uses a pocket trumpet for this album, giving him a brighter, more distinctive sound.") How many can we think of?? (That are worth mentioning -- that is. ) To qualify -- said musician has to play ONE instrument on nearly the entire album, and that instrument can't be his or her main axe. (The musician doesn't have to be the leader on the date.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blajay Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) David Newman & Ray Charles - Fathead - Atlantic Ray Charles in Person - Atlantic Ray Charles at Newport - Atlantic Hank crawford plays only baritone sax on all these albums. I've actually seen an album or two where Ray Charles plays alto sax--I believe for the entire album. I can't track down the info though right now. Edit to add that it was a tribute to Charlie Parker, iirc Edited December 22, 2008 by zanonesdelpueblo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Weiss Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) Jackie McLean - Tenor - A Long Drink of the Blues Charles McPherson - Tenor - Bulls Eye (Barry Harris) Johnny Griffin - Alto and Baritone - Blue Stroll (Ira Sullivan) Roland Alexander - Piano - High Step(Coltrane /Paul Chambers Transition date) Edited December 22, 2008 by Michael Weiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Chick Corea plays drums and vibes on Wayne Shorter's Super Nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Arturo Sandoval on piano instead of trumpet. And doing a fine job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Here's another: Stephane Grappelli - My Other Love [solo piano session] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 David Newman & Ray Charles - Fathead - Atlantic Ray Charles in Person - Atlantic Ray Charles at Newport - Atlantic Hank crawford plays only baritone sax on all these albums. I've actually seen an album or two where Ray Charles plays alto sax--I believe for the entire album. I can't track down the info though right now. Edit to add that it was a tribute to Charlie Parker, iirc That's "Soul brothers", with Milt Jackson. Ray plays piano on most, if not all, tracks, but gets in some alto playing, too. And Milt gets in some piano playing, when Ray's on alto, and guitar playing. But they're both on their main instrument most of the time. But you've reminded me about Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz - Impulse Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz Live - Golden Age of Jazz Ray plays organ throughout these two albums. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I'm not sure, because it's the only one of his Kudu albums that I haven't got, but I think the reason I didn't buy it was because Grover Washington Jr played soprano all over "A secret place". MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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