Rooster_Ties Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) I listen to music a lot at work -- but I can't really use headphones where I'm at -- so I'm pretty limited to piano trios and guitar trios (and the like), and also classical chamber music (symphonic stuff has too much dynamic range). I have my own (big) semi-private office, but it's sometimes a high-traffic area too (and at totally random times, without warning) -- as folks often pass through from my office to the "big" boss's office, or to a shared fridge/microwave area 20 feet from my desk. One date I've discovered that's REALLY great to work to is "Question & Answer" with Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, and Roy Haynes. (I've listened to that disc more in the last 2 months than probably the last 10 years -- and I thought I really liked it before). So, I'm looking for suggestions for other dates similar to "Question & Answer" -- not necessarily with Metheny (any guitar-player, any era is fine) -- but STUDIO dates (or live dates with minimal or low-volume applause) with guitar at the center -- but either no horns -- or horns that come off as understated (and "Gil Evans"-esque) like those on Herbie Hancock's "Speak Like a Child" or Jonh Scofield's "Quiet". Basically, guitar trio albums (or anything similar) that are as harmonically interesting and/or as fast and "busy" and "Question and Answer"? Dates with piano are fine, but I'm a little apprehensive about organ trio dates, as the "soaring" quality of the B3 is a sound I don't think I could get away with at work (with so many others around). But if there are any organ-trio things that are fast and busy, and/or harmonically interesting -- but which don't come off as being as "wildly energetic" as most soul-jazz dates, I'd be open to those as well (as if any such animal exists). Thanks!! -- Rooster PS: The great thing about "Question and Answer" is that I can have it on at low volume, and there's a TON of stuff going on in it (all the time). But unless I turn it up, people simple don't notice it -- other than the drums now and then. Edited September 4, 2013 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I think that The Trio - Hal Gaylor, Billy Bean, Walter Norris - might fit into what your looking for - although not necessarily the "fast" part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Doesn't have to all be "fast" -- but one of the things I like most is Roy Hayne's sometimes "busy" playing (even on the slower pieces) on Q&A -- which gives a subtle sense of urgency to almost the entire date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I'd recommend two guitarists who came to notice with Gil Melle in the 1950s, Lou Mecca and Joe Cinderella: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mecca http://www.gould68.freeserve.co.uk/Review/review.htm http://www.guitarsite.com/newsletters/021118/3.shtml http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=40 http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=49 http://jazztimes.com/articles/60591-guitarist-joe-cinderella-dies-at-85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjazzg Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sticking with Metheny, what about 'Rejoicing' with Billy Higgins and Charlie Haden? there's also Paul Bley's 'Quiet Song' - it does have Jimmy Giuffre's flute and clarinet but no horns. Bill Connors is the guitarist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paul secor Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 This is a quartet date, but it's two guitars (Jimmy & Doug Raney), bass (Michael Moore), and drums (Billy Hart). Should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Try that Don Freidman Prestige date w/Atilla Zoller, Richard Davis, & Joe Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Try that Don Freidman Prestige date w/Atilla Zoller, Richard Davis, & Joe Chambers Definitely!!! -- I actually have all the Freidman Prestige dates now (including both Metamorphosis (i.e. the date you mentioned above), and also Derams and Explorations -- also with Freidman & Zoller). Great stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Bern Nix - Alarms & Excursions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Try that Don Freidman Prestige date w/Atilla Zoller, Richard Davis, & Joe Chambers Definitely!!! -- I actually have all the Freidman Prestige dates now (including both Metamorphosis (i.e. the date you mentioned above), and also Derams and Explorations -- also with Freidman & Zoller). Great stuff!! Do you have the Zoller Embryo date, or the Hat trio date w/him, Friedman, & Lee Konitz? Atilla Zoller could fill a lot of your bills within this particular category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 John Abercrombie's Third Quartet with Marc Johnson, Mark Feldman and Joey Baron is one of my favorite guitar albums. Very deep, complex music with lots of interplay and a few crescendos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) RT, I'm not familar with the examples you quoted in your opening post so cannot start from there, but along the lines of Jimmy Raney, how come nobody has mentioned the TAL FARLOW-Eddie Costa-Vinnie Burke trio dates yet? Cannot fault him for what you might call excessive volume (unless turned up on your unit) but he's certainly fast and harmonically interesting, I'd say. Or would Eddie Costa be too "busy" for your taste? (His percussiveness sometimes might come across as a bit busy but certainly not here, I feel) Or how about the Tal Farlow-Red Norvo-Red Mitchell dates? (Of course if you are afraid other office passers-by might object you might have a point because vibes can indeed drive the unsuspecting non-jazz listeners up the wall )) Edited September 4, 2013 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybert Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I can't think of anything off the top of my head but am totally on the same page with regards to Metheny being great ear food while not shredding the ears of innocent passers by. Around the home or in the car with my wife and baby son Metheny is often a good go to guy when i need something light but tasty. Rejoicing was a good rec for Metheny, however when it gets to The Call you'll be scrambling for the volume dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/Jim-I-Live-At-Quasimodo/dp/B0092ICUHW/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1378327228&sr=1-2&keywords=zoller+raney There's also this great Zoller/Raney duet on YouTube: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Bern Nix - Alarms & Excursions I used to have this, but haven't seen my copy in ages. I remember it fondly, And I may have to track down another copy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I think the world became a far better place when Lou Mecca decided to become a chiropractor and put down his guitar... "Guitar Sounds From Lenny Breau" "The Jazz Guitar of Joe Puma" Joe Puma- "Shining Hour" "Intermodulation" Jim Hall and Bill Evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I think the world became a far better place when Lou Mecca decided to become a chiropractor and put down his guitar... "Guitar Sounds From Lenny Breau" "The Jazz Guitar of Joe Puma" Joe Puma- "Shining Hour" "Intermodulation" Jim Hall and Bill Evans Meow... OTOH, I'm a big Joe Puma fan. His duo album with Chuck Wayne, "Interactions," may be his best recorded work IMO. http://www.amazon.com/Interactions-Chuck-Wayne/dp/B006I01KFA/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1378337187&sr=1-1&keywords=chuck+wayne+joe+puma Excellent Puma solo on "Body and Soul" there. This Puma album is also a gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDltZrlo9CM More from that one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVV3OO4afvE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 See if you can find Joe Beck's Song For Wounded Knee on Flying Dutchman. A trio w/Richard Davis & DeJohnette. "Harmonically complex" it only sometimes is, but it's not at all loud and is interesting enough throughout. If you only know Joe Beck from the CTI & beyond days, this is not that, not even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Big Joe Williams nine string performances are as complex as anything I can imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Bright Size Life by Pat Metheny Belladonna by Daniel Lanois Buttermilk Channel by Adam Levy (fits your organ criteria) The Relatives by Jeff Parker I think these would all be good. How about Verve-era Tal Farlow? Jimmy Giuffre 3? Western Suite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 He can be a little sweet/pretty at times, but I have a soft spot for Jonathan Kreisberg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b5B0boJ3XY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGTkYCmoWE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Then, in a somewhat similar vein, there's Adam Rogers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Joe Diorio--Solo Guitar http://www.amazon.com/Solo-Guitar-Joe-Diorio/dp/B000FMH8GW/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1378352197&sr=1-3&keywords=Joe+Diorio++solo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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