paul secor Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 This could be a long thread. Here are a few more: Mingus Ah Um George Russell: Ezz-thetics (all of his sextets would qualify) Elmo Hope: Homecoming! Joseph Jarman: Song For Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Not forgetting the classic Gerry Mulligan Sextet with four-horn front line of Mulligan, Sims, Brookmeyer and Eardley or Ferrara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 This could be a long thread. Here are a few more: Mingus Ah Um George Russell: Ezz-thetics (all of his sextets would qualify) Add "Blues & Roots" and "At Beethoven Hall" or whatever the Russell MPS is called! Mingus is somewhere in between if we apply Larry's criteria (I did - that's why I mentioned Dameron instead of just some hardbop stuff that happens to have three horn frontlines, which is rather common if you give it some thought... Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Clark all did albums with three horns, so did quite a few organists, not just Jimmy Smith, I think...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 A couple of Italian recordings... Guido Manusardi, THE VILLAGE FAIR Gianluigi Trovesi, FROM G TO G Oh, and any of the Henry Threadgill sessions on About Time (WHEN WAS THAT?. JUST THE FACTS AND PASS THE BUCKET, SUBJECT TO CHANGE). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Blakey's "Mosaic" and "Free For All" - and toss in "Indestructible" too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Oh, and any of the Henry Threadgill sessions on About Time (WHEN WAS THAT?. JUST THE FACTS AND PASS THE BUCKET, SUBJECT TO CHANGE). Right, and if I made add the Sextett recordings on Novus too: Rag, Bush and All is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Did anyone mention Mingus' Changes One and Changes Two? Two of my favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Some three tenor albums I rather like Melvin Rhyne & the Tenor Triangle - Tell it like it is - Criss Cross Jazz (Tad Schull, Ralph Lalama,Eric Alexander) Rein de Graaff - Tenor conclave - Timeless (Teddy Edwards, Buck Hill, Von Freeman) There's also Les McCann in New York - PJ (Blue Mitchell, Stanley Turrentine & Frank Haynes) All of those are blowing sessions, not much in the way of arrangements. For (loose) arrangements: Bennie Green - Juggin' around - Vee Jay (Nat Adderley, Gene Ammons, Frank Foster, Frank Wess & Bennie) David Newman - Fathead - Atlantic (Newman, Hank Crawford, Marcus Belgrave) Tighter arrangements - by Slide Hampton Philly Joe Jones - Drum song - Galaxy (Blue, Slide, Harold Land, Charles Bowen) Slide Hampton - Sister Salvation - Atlantic (Slide, Freddie Hubbard, Bernard McKinney, George Coleman, Jay Cameron) I'll probably think of a few more later. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Yes, I should have remembered Sonny Criss - Sonny's dream - Prestige (Criss, Teddy Edwards, Conte Candoli) Teddy Edwards - Back to Avalon - Contemporary (Edwards, Nat Meeks, Lester Robinson, Jimmy Woods) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Oh, and Fred Wesley - Swing and be funky - Minor Music (Fred, Hugh Ragin, Karl Denson - arr Wesley) one of my favourite live albums. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Woody Shaw - Love Dance Woody, Rene Mclean, Billy Harper and Steve Turre Obsequious!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 One that springs immediately to mind: Charlie Rouse - Soul Mates (Uptown Records) Recorded 1988, released 1993, and one of the finest jazz recordings of either decade. Rouse on tenor is joined by Sahib Shihab on baritone and Claudio Roditi on trumpet. Walter Davis, Jr. mans the piano, with Santi Debriano on bass and Victor Lewis on drums. Arrangements by Don Sickler. Superb! Nessa should be able to hook you up with this one. It sprang immediately to my mind, too! (I was turned on to this great album by a tape cassette from Kalo in the 90's. Thanks pal! ) Also, it's probably been mentioned already (but deserves multiple mentions), the 1961 Benny Carter album Further Definitions with a four-saxophone frontline: Benny Carter & Phil Woods, altos; Coleman Hawkins & Charlie Rouse, tenors. The arrangements and playing are a wonderful melding of big-band and bop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Late example in the classic hard bop/soul vein: Horace Silver's 1996 The Hardbop Grandpop with a four-horn front line of Claudio Roditi (trumpet), Steve Turre (trombone), Michael Brecker (tenor) and Ronnie Cuber (baritone). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Mode For Joe, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Some More: Archie Shepp-The Way Ahead Archie Shepp-Four for Trane The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard Peter Brotzmann Octet-Machine Gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Also, it's probably been mentioned already (but deserves multiple mentions), the 1961 Benny Carter album Further Definitions with a four-saxophone frontline: Benny Carter & Phil Woods, altos; Coleman Hawkins & Charlie Rouse, tenors. The arrangements and playing are a wonderful melding of big-band and bop. Ah yes! Another vote for that one. Also JATP the first concert - Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, J J Johnson, Shorty Sherock And which organist was THE MAN for writing horn arrangements? Charles Earland - Black drops - Prestige (Virgil Jones, Clayten Pruden (tb), Jimmy Heath) Charles Earland - Soul story - Prestige (Gary Chandler (tp), James Vass (as, sop, fl), Houston Person (ts) Charles Earland - Leaving this planet - Prestige (Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, Joe Henderson, Dave Hubbard) Charles Earland - Intensity - Prestige (Lee Morgan, Hubert Laws, Billy Harper) Charles Earland - Kharma - Prestige (Jon Faddis, Clifford Adams, Dave Hubbard) Charles Earland - Whip appeal - Muse (Johnny Coles, Jeffrey Newell (as, sop), Houston Person) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 And how could I forget that Mongo Santamania always carried at least three horns, often four some favourites Soul bag - Columbia (Luis Gasca, Sonny Fortune, Hubert Laws, MAuricio Smith) Stone soul - Columbia (Luis Gasca, Sonny Fortune, Hubert Laws, Hadley Caliman, Art Kaplan) At the Village Gate - Battle (Marty Sheller, Bobby Capers, Pat Patrick) Summertime & Montreux heat - Pablo (Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Villarini, Doug Harris, Alan Hoist) Brazilian sunset - Candid (Eddie Allen, Jimmy Cozier, Craig Rivers) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Mode For Joe, anyone? A big favorite of mine!! Very tasty album. It never gets stale. Check this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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