montg Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 My all time favourite Rhodes playing is on Herbie Hancock's three Warner Bros. albums Boy, you ain't kiddin' I've been loving Fat Albert Rotunda recently. And I like Herbie's playing on Red Clay too. I used to completely avoid anything with electric piano, but I've learned to appreciate it, to an extent, for the color and texture it brings. I like that late 60s early 70s era, too bad it devolved into fusion-- the Full Cleveland of jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 I think the Zombies made excellent use of electric piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatDere Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 (edited) And I like Herbie's playing on Red Clay too. I like Herbie's playing on this record, but the tone of the Rhodes sounds odd on this album, as if the tines are muted or something. Same thing on "Straight Life". Was this an early Rhodes model or modified in some way? I own a Mark I myself (and I love playing it, to be honest) but it sounds very different. Edited November 28, 2005 by DatDere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 It may have to do with the amplifier/speaker combination used and / or the way it was recorded: direct input and / or microphone placed in front of the speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 One album I've been playing alot lately that has gotten some nice response from all sorts of people is Cal Tjader's Cuban Fantasy. Check Claire Fischer on the electric. Very nice playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Clare Fischer is great on electric piano. You can hear more of this on another Tjader twofer CD Here and There on Fantasy - the live material comes from the same concert as that on Cuban Fantasy. There was a rare solo LP on Revelation Great White Hope! with two tracks on Rhodes, the remainder on organ. And he played electric on his two MPS latin jazz LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Some nice electric piano on Sun Ra's Lanquidity as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Watching some pretty hip swinging Wurlitzer on a Harry James tv dance show from 1964 or 1965 . . . some very cool Red Kelly and Buddy Rich too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 That's a pretty interesting segment, ain't it? How do you like the That Jones "arrangement" of "Tuxedo Junction"? Totally a stock arrangement except for the sax soli, which is totally Thad (and worth the cost of admission in itself!). You gotta wonder how much he got paid for that chart. Nice work if you can get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Yes, that is a nice band and a great little show. . . . That chart is very nice indeed played by these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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