Rooster_Ties Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Occasionally I've run across albums where the rhythm-section is really the biggest thing of interest (or more notable, in any case, than the leader or the front line). Any favorites come to mind? Things that really stand out in a leader's entire catalog (looking at all their leader-dates) particularly because of who else is on the date? Edited January 25, 2012 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I am very fond of Eric Kloss' playing, but his Prestige dates with the Corea / Holland / DeJohnette trio certainly qualify, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 My first thought are the Booker Ervin dates with Byard, Davis and Dawson. I like Booker just fine, but these three make the albums for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Toots Thielemans - Man Bites Harmonica - purchased for the rhythm section of Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware & Art Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) I'm listening to Stan Getz "Captain Marvel" for the very first time just now -- from 1972, with Chick Corea (who wrote all the tunes), Stanley Clarke, and Tony Williams (and also Airto). I'm normally not a big Getz fan, but this rhythm section is certainly a big draw for me. (...which is what gave me the idea for this thread.) Edited January 25, 2012 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 +1 on the Booker Ervin dates. That rhythm section is killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivore Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 anything with Freddie Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones. Often the featured soloist or front line is great but that rhythm section was always a big plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Donald Byrd - Mustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I'm listening to Stan Getz "Captain Marvel" for the very first time just now -- from 1972, with Chick Corea (who wrote all the tunes), Stanley Clarke, and Tony Williams (and also Airto). I'm normally not a big Getz fan, but this rhythm section is certainly a big draw for me. (...which is what gave me the idea for this thread.) Caught that band live at the London House in Chicago. Wow. The leader is on fire too, but the two Johnny Griffin Riverside albums with Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, and Philly Joe Jones. What a rhythm section that was! And Ware's solos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Elmo's Sounds from Rikers Island is one of my favorite rhythm dates. Hope and PJJ are locked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) My first thought are the Booker Ervin dates with Byard, Davis and Dawson. I like Booker just fine, but these three make the albums for me. I should probably know -- but were Byard, Davis and Dawson (all three) on any other (non-Ervin) dates together? Edited January 26, 2012 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Eric Dolphy and Booker Little Live at the Five Spot. What a rhythm section! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) My first thought are the Booker Ervin dates with Byard, Davis and Dawson. I like Booker just fine, but these three make the albums for me. I should probably know -- but were Byard, Davis and Dawson (all three) on any other (non-Ervin) dates together? Phil Woods - Musique du Bois (Muse) - also a Don Schlitten production this is not the original cover (the original was better) A great recording IMO. Edited January 26, 2012 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 My first thought are the Booker Ervin dates with Byard, Davis and Dawson. I like Booker just fine, but these three make the albums for me. I should probably know -- but were Byard, Davis and Dawson (all three) on any other (non-Ervin) dates together? They are on the Jaki Byard Experience LP along with Roland Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 My first thought are the Booker Ervin dates with Byard, Davis and Dawson. I like Booker just fine, but these three make the albums for me. I should probably know -- but were Byard, Davis and Dawson (all three) on any other (non-Ervin) dates together? They are on the Jaki Byard Experience LP along with Roland Kirk Another one is Eric Kloss, In the Land of the Giants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 The leader is on fire too, but the two Johnny Griffin Riverside albums with Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, and Philly Joe Jones. What a rhythm section that was! And Ware's solos! Your post reminded me of J.R. Monterose's Blue Note date. Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe are on that one too - along with Horace Silver. At times, W.W. is like a rhythm section all by himself. And Cecil Taylor's Looking Ahead! - C.T., Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles, and Earl Griffith - four masters of rhythm. Looking Ahead! is a rhythm record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) motian and peacock have recorded a number of trio albums over a long time span with literally dozens of pianists. the main attraction, to me, was almost always the 2. Edited January 26, 2012 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nice to know I'm not the only Wilbur Ware freak around these parts, I wish he had recorded ALOT more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Also worth mentioning is RIP, RIG & PANIC with Kirk, Davis, Byard & Jones. That one is a bitch. One of the most hard-driving, ass-kicking jazz records ever made largely due to the rhythm. Goddamn. My first thought are the Booker Ervin dates with Byard, Davis and Dawson. I like Booker just fine, but these three make the albums for me. I should probably know -- but were Byard, Davis and Dawson (all three) on any other (non-Ervin) dates together? They are on the Jaki Byard Experience LP along with Roland Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Amen to Rip Rig and Panic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) My mileage with Steve Grossman tends to vary considerably, but he almost always assembles a crack rhythm team for his dates. Cedar Walton, David Williams and Billy Higgins for LOVE IS THE THING and SMALL HOTEL and a Juni Booth / Joe Chambers team for both volumes of WAY OUT EAST. Wilbur Ware... another good one is JENKINS JORDAN TIMMONS, with Bobby (naturally) and Dannie Richmond. And Blue Mitchell's BIG SIX: Ware, Wynton Kelly and Philly Joe. Edited January 26, 2012 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Amen to Rip Rig and Panic! Best damn ad hoc rhythm section ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 The later Cedar Walton 'Eastern Rebellion' LPs on Timeless (in particular, 'IV') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 More recently, David Hazeltine, John Webber and Joe Farnsworth are maintaining those excellent standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I love Kenny Dorham, but the reason that I reach for Whistle Stop more than any of his other albums is because of the rhythm section. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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