Alon Marcus

24 Can't recall anything that was recorded on my birthday.

Thank you very much for your opinions and recommendations!

... I guess my attempt to respond in the character of Wayne Campbell failed, then. BTW, it all began on Saturday Night Live. The film came later, after the success of the recurring "Wayne's World" sketches on the TV show... Sorry, lost concentration But I got it now

Jim thanks again for the Maybeck list, don't worry I was just kidding B-) ("we are not worthy" is taken from a movie called "Wayne's world"). You are right about the scarcity of solo records; I think that the main problem is: "Make it sound interesting for an hour (or more) worth of music"! A hard task.

I'm not really familiar with his vast discography but like this one a alot, mainly because of Ran Blake's inventive "comping".

WOW MAN! I'm not worthy of you...

Maybe the list looks better in a table http://www.geocities.com/ztrauq22/maybeck.htm

The Maybeck series made a good impression on me with Cowell, Gene Harris and Makowicz. Here is an ordered list I made of the releases in the series. 1 ----- Joanne Brackeen 2 ----- Dave McKenna 3 ----- Dick Hyman 4 ----- Walter Norris 5 ----- Stanley Cowell 6 ----- Hal Galper 7 ----- John Hicks 8 ----- Gerry Wiggins 9 ----- Marian McPartland 10 ----- Kenny Barron 11 ----- Roger Kellaway 12 ----- Barry Harris 13 ----- Steve Kuhn 14 ----- Alan Broadbent 15 ----- Buddy Montgomery 16 ----- Hank Jones 17 ----- Jaki Byard 18 ----- Mike Wofford 19 ----- Richie Beirach 20 ----- Jim McNeely 21 ----- Jessica Williams 22 ----- Ellis Larkins 23 ----- Gene Harris 24 ----- Adam Makowicz 25 ----- Cedar Walton 26 ----- Bill Mays 27 ----- Jessica Williams 28 ----- Andy Laverne 29 ----- John Campbell 30 ----- Ralph Sutton 31 ----- Fred Hersch 32 ----- Roland Hanna 33 ----- Don Friedman 34 ----- Kenny Werner 35 ----- George Cables 36 ----- Toshiko Akiyoshi 37 ----- John Colianni 38 ----- Ted Rosenthal 39 ----- Kenny Drew Jr. 40 ----- Monty Alexander 41 ----- Allen Farnham 42 ----- James Williams By the way I wonder why this thread died so fast. Don't you guys have favorite piano solo recordings? Was there a thread on the topic in the past?

I'm very much interested in Avant - Garde and tried to go through the funny rat thread a few times. I must say that it is user unfriendly with too much info packed in one place. I don't understand why the funny rat thread has grown so big. I would prefer to see a few smaller, more focused threads. I don't see the need for an Avant – Garde sub forum the same as I don't see the need for early jazz or fusion sub forums, but it's a possibility.

False fingering: physically it is comparable with producing harmonics on a string of a guitar. You produce other notes from an open string (natural harmonics) when blocking slightly the string at an appropriate place: half string, quarter string, etc. That way you make the other frequency components of the original pitch to be heard.

IMHO the player who really nails this technique on trombone is Albert Mangelsdorff. I would recommend checking out some of his recordings if you're into this. Thanks, I will.

Yes I know what you are talking about: sing/hum-while-playing kind of thing – like the Jethro Tull flutist does and like Ray Anderson does on trombone. Once again thank you very much for explaining the physics of these effects. Have anyone noticed Jackie McLean's humming on his solos in Destination out and ONE STEP BEYOND? What it's all about? My guess is that helps musically to arrange his thoughts.

If there is an avant-garde forum there should be: hard bop, swing, fusion etc. Not a bad idea but it means rebuilding the big "O" forums by styles. There are few more ideas! Alphabetical rebuilding: A, B, C…Z sub forums, talking about artists with names beginning on these letters. Annual rebuilding: 2004, 2003, 2001 …1920 sub forums, talking about records released in appropriate years. AMG rating rebuilding: sub forums named one star, two stars, three stars (you can guess the drill)

Thank you Michael! Another interesting technique is "multiphonics". There is an example of Trane doing it on his 7105 prestige album at the end of "While my lady sleeps". The legend tells that it was actually Monk who taught him to do it. I'll be glad to hear everything you guys know about it (more examples, the mechanics behind producing this effect etc.).

The best I can do is quote you

Thank you! I beleive Michael's explanation is more than enough Many examples there too. How about false fingering? More special techniques to look for?

Always wondered what "circular breathing" and "false fingerings" are and what they are good for? I'll be glad if someone could explain it and probably give examples of this happening on some musical pieces.

I have the "A Tot Jazz" session from the year 1965, the one with Billy Brooks on drums instead of Peer Wyboris (as also mentioned in the terrific discography above). The originality of his interpretations on these standards is striking. Nothing to be ashamed of in front of other great piano trios playing standards (Jarrett's for example).

Whitestone by Joe Pass fits in this category. Nothing to do with the usual swing/bebop style that he plays. It's a pop/fusion record with Latin grooves and smooth Santana like vocals. Never, before or after, Joe walked that path. Don Grusin's presence explains a lot in that mystery.

Have you noticed that Jinrikisha is not there ? I beleive that I won't buy the new version. The old one is more than enough for me, but I'll take a look at a local store. Maybe it's a better purchase for someone without a real book.

Yes that's true, it's a bit off topic but here is an informative review i found from Marc Sabatella.

You are right of course, I corrected the post, thank you.

Here are some favorites of mine. Marcus Miller is the funkiest! Horace and Burrell are classics and Herbie's seventies albums were heavily influenced by "Sly and the family stone" and James Brown. The bass and keyboards in Herbie's 70s discs are the reason to explore these records.

A release from 2003 called "Now is another time" by David Murray's Latin Big Band. Not a typical Murray, lots of beautiful melodies (my favorite tunes are: Sad kind of love, Crystal and Giovanni's mission), elaborate arrangements. The high note orgasms work very well, shouting above the band. Great solos by other members of the band too.

Now being serious about Blanchard: the influence of the Miles' second great quintet is felt strongly in "Wandering moon". He actually quotes from "Agitation" on the second track. This one being even better than many other Miles influenced works from Winton Marsalis (like black codes) or Wallace Rooney.