Hardbopjazz Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 What are some solo performance albums that others like besides pianists? I have these. Sonny Rollins "Solo Album" Ron Carters "Alone" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) Anthony Braxton - Solo (Pisa) 1982 (Golden Years, Leo) Insanely good and better sound quality then the other two Braxton solo live recordings on Golden Years. For Alto is the classic, of course, but the Pisa album deserves to be counted among his best as well. Edited May 26, 2017 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted May 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 I have that one by Anthony Braxton. I forgot about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) Ralph Towner - Time Line (ECM) Dave Holland - Emerald Tears (ECM) I suppose stringed instruments like the guitar or bass are a bit of a "cheat" because -- like pianos -- they offer harmonic possibilities that aren't open to one-note-at-a-time instruments like saxophones or trumpets. Edited May 26, 2017 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Mary Halvorson - Meltframe (Firehouse 12) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Steve Lacy Solo .... whichever album ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Dave Holland - Ones All (Intuition Music) Another favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Charnett Moffett, The Bridge Bola Sete, Ocean Memories The Solo Guitar of Bola Sete (Fantasy) Matana Roberts, Always Marion Brown, Solo Saxophone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Solo Guitar by Ted Greene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 I personally do not enjoy solo albums other than by either piano or guitar. Here is a solo guitar album I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) Solo Live by David Murray Conic Sections by Evan Parker The Tree by David Liebman Thirteen Friendly Numbers by John Butcher 2 hours ago, soulpope said: Steve Lacy Solo .... whichever album ... Edited May 26, 2017 by Cyril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Three of the tracks are solo vibraphone performances from the 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival On the remaining studio tracks, through the magic of overdubbing, he also played piano/electric piano/organ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 I'll second Cyril's recommendation for David Murray's Solo Live. Here's a short sample of Murray's more recent solo playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Reginald Workman: The Works Of Workman (Denon) - don't know if it has ever been released on CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: Reginald Workman: The Works Of Workman (Denon) - don't know if it has ever been released on CD. Never released on CD - outstanding solo bass album .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jcam_44 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 My two favorite solo albums are: Steve Coleman - Invisible Paths and Vinny Golia - Solo Vinny's album "Clarinet" is also wildly entertaining, which I didn't expect for a clarinet hahaha. Nate Wooley has quite a collection of solo trumpet recordings my favorite being "Wrong Shape To Be A Storyteller". Syllables 8 and 9 are quite good too. William Parker "Lifting Sanctions" is excellent. Parker has a lot as well," Crumbling in the Shadows..." is a 3 disc box set that in the past was pretty cheap, $20 to $25, and I recommend that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 I've barely scratched the surface in this genre but the Coleman (INVISIBLE PATHS) and Lacy (ONLY MONK) are outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Johnny Smith- "The Man With The Blue Guitar" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Earlier thread: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 (bottom is Toshi Tsuchitori "Drumrhythm") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) So many fine solo recordings and without even mentioning Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell (who each probably deserve a solo recordings thread to themselves), here's some great ones from my collection that get revisited often Peter Brotzmann - 14 Love Poems [FMP] Joseph Jarman - Sunbound Volume One [AECO] Famoudou Don Moye - Sun Percussion Volume One [AECO] Brother Malachi Favors Magoustous - Natural & Spiritual [AECO] Arve Henriksen - Sakuteiki [Rune Grammofon] Sabir Mateen - Ardla XXX [Rogue Art] Jerome Cooper - Unpredictability Of Predictability [About Time] Nicole Mitchell - Engraved In The Wind [Rogue Art] I'll second the Gunter Sommer, Marion Brown, Vinny Golia and Steve Coleman mentions above Edited June 4, 2017 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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