Your dream session band

[Pharaohrock]

If you could call anyone together for a session, who would they be??....Forget about whether the band might end up sounding less than the sum of its parts, just tell us your first instincts on who you'd want to call.........can be living or dead....if it's "dreaming" you can dream they're alive again I suppose.

[clifton]

All-time dream band: Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Bud Powell, Ray Brown, Art Blakey. Living musicians: Dave Douglas, Roy Hargrove, Robin Eubanks, Ornette Coleman, Von Freeman, Sonny Rollins, Jessica Williams, Dave Holland, Elvin Jones.

[Coypu]

Drums : Sean Reinert (Cynic), Steve Flynn (Atheist)
Guitar : Paul Masvidal (Cynic), Jason Gobel (Cynic) & Allan Holdsworth
Vocals : Luc Lemay (Gorguts) & Kelly Shaefer (Atheist)
Bass : Sean Malone (Cynic), Roger Patterson (Atheist) & Myself.

[Pharaohrock]

Here's my all-time band:

Booker Little- tpt.
Joe Henderson- ts/ss
John Coltrane- ts/ss
Gary Bartz- as.
Bobby Hutcherson- vib
Ahmad Jamal- p.
Buster Williams- b.
Roy Haynes- d.

Then living, all different players:

Wallace Roney- tpt.
Joe Lovano- ts.
Branford- ss.
Steve Coleman- as.
Kenny Garrett- as.
Steve Nelson- vib.
Pat Metheny- g.
Billy Childs- p.
Robert Hurst- b.
Eric McPherson- d.

[DWBass]

Originally posted by Pharaohrock
Then living, all different players:

Wallace Roney- tpt.
Joe Lovano- ts.
Branford- ss.
Steve Coleman- as.
Kenny Garrett- as.
Steve Nelson- vib.
Pat Metheny- g.
Billy Childs- p.
Robert Hurst- b.
Eric McPherson- d. Now, I'm digging this band! Nice choices! I would switch to Steve Rodby on bass and Mitchel Forman on Piano and maybe Will Kennedy on drums. Nice!

[jazzypaul]

I'm gonna do a few here...

THE ALL CHICAGO ALL STARS...

John Moulder -- guitar
Jim Gailloreto -- reeds
Dave Young -- trumpet
Mike Kocur -- organ
Eric Hochberg -- bass
Mike Raynor -- drums

THE ALL LIVING, DAMN GOOD BAND

Dave Douglas -- Trumpet
Mark Turner -- Tenor
Kurt Rosenwinkel -- Guitar
Matthias Lupri -- Vibes
Dave Holland -- Bass
Billy Kilson -- Drums

THE HEAVENLY CHOIR

Eddie Harris -- tenor
Blue Mitchell -- trumpet
Bobby Timmons -- piano
Wibur Ware -- Bass
my all time favorite drummer, of all time: Billy Higgins

[valo]

THE ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN GROUP-

Eric Dolphy-bass clarient, alto, flute
Yusef Lateef-tenor sax, basson and whatever else he happens to bring
Mal Waldron-piano
Marc Ribot-guitar
Erik Friedlander-cello
Dave Holland-bass
Han Bennik-drums, and everything including the kitchen sink

[Pharaohrock]

I like this theme group idea....here's mine,

THE "TAKE YOU TO THE STRATOSPHERE" GROUP

John Coltrane
Pharaoh Sanders
Albert Ayler
Eric Dolphy
Woody Shaw
Christian Howes
Jimi Hendrix
Larry Young
McCoy Tyner
Elvin Jones

WITH A TRULY STRATOSPHERIC BACK-UP CHOIR

Milton Nascimento
Pedro Aznar
Richard Bona
Flora Purim

lol.

[valo]

THE "HOLY CRAP, WHAT RING OF HELL AM I ON" GROUP-

Peter Brötzman-tenor sax
Pharoah Sanders-tenor sax
Albert Ayler-alto sax
Derek Bailey-guitar
Cecil Taylor-piano
William Parker-acoustic bass
Bill Laswell-electric bass
Rashied Ali-drums
Cyro Baptista-percussion
Mike Patton-vocals

[Pharaohrock]

THE GREASIEST MOFOS EVER BAND:

Jimmy Smith
Maceo Parker
Eddie Harris
Stanley Turrentine
Willis Gator Jackson
Fred Wesley
Lee Morgan
Les McCann
Russell Malone
Bernard Purdie

[Pharaohrock]

The RIDICULOUS CHOPS band

Dizzy Gillespie
Jon Faddis
Charlie Parker
James Carter
Michael Brecker
Oscar Peterson
Richard Davis
Dennis Chambers

[DWBass]

Originally posted by Pharaohrock
The RIDICULOUS CHOPS band

Dizzy Gillespie
Jon Faddis or Randy Brecker
Charlie Parker
James Carter
Michael Brecker
Oscar Peterson
Richard Davis
Dennis Chambers or Omar Hakim

[Pharaohrock]

The MAKE THE MOST OUT OF ONE NOTE band (the anti-chops band)

Miles Davis
Lester Young
Paul Desmond
Jim Hall
Count Basie or Horace Silver
Sam Jones
Leon Parker


...playing compositions by Phillip Glass no less.....lol.

[jazzypaul]

Man, you are cruel!!!! Hilarious, but cruel. When Jim wanted to play up a storm he could. Ask Sonny Rollins. Same goes for Lester. There are a couple of up tempo things he did with Basie's band which were killin'. Like he had to prove that he could play. And after all, he did cut Coleman Hawkins...

[Pharaohrock]

actually, i shoulda clarified what i meant by "anti-chops"- i don't mean that these cats don't HAVE chops, I mean they don't throw them around.

[clifton]

May I introduce the All-Parker Band - Charlie Parker, Leo Parker, Evan Parker, Bradley Parker-Sparrow, William Parker, and Leon Parker. The Band Of Brothers - Thad Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Keg Johnson, Budd Johnson, Branford Marsalis, Jimmy Heath, Hank Jones, Percy Heath, Elvin Jones. Feel free to add Jason Marsalis or Tootie Heath as you see fit. To the Masters Of Getting The Most Out Of One Note, you should definitely add Ben Webster and maybe Paul Bley. This thread is fun.

[Pharaohrock]

The ITALIAN-AMERICAN ALL STAR band

A kick-ass horn section:

Joe Lovano- ts
George Garzone- ts
Ralph Lalama- ts
Joe Magnarelli- tp.

AND

Joey Calderazzo- p.
John Patitucci- b.
Jimmy Bruno- g.
Sylvia Cuenca- d. or the forum's own Paul Abella?


(Okay, I don't mean to balkanize jazz musicians into ethnic groups, but there are some TUFF Italian-American musicians aren't there?? British band (being that I'm half British, is coming up...)

[Joel]

Straight Ahead:

John Scofield - guitars
Jack DeJohnette - drums
Christian McBride - bass
Brad Mehldau - keys

Contemporary:

Jeff Richman - guitars
Marcus Miller - bass
Dave Weckl - drums
Jim Beard - keys

THE Team:

Pat Metheny - guitars
Lyle Mays - keys
Paul Wertico - drums
Steve Rodby - bass
Mark Ledford - percussion

[Pharaohrock]

My Brit Band

Steve Williamson- ts.
Gerard Presencer- t.
Julian Joseph- p.
Orlando LaFleming- b.
Mark Mondesir- d.

[champjams]

The All Star Best Jazz Band :

Philly Joe Jones - drums
Doug Watkins - bass
Sonny Clark - piano
Fats Navarro - trumpet
Bird - alto
Slide Hampton - trombone
Dexter Gordon - tenor
Dinah Washington - vocals

The All Star Worst Jazz Band : (i.e. NO swinging)

Joe Morello - drums
Chuck Israels - bass
Brad Mehldau - piano
Kenny G - tenor
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Warmdaddy - alto
Diana Krall - vocals

[Pharaohrock]

Wes Anderson doesn't swing?? Whatever- your basis for judging something is obviously "well, once when i heard about 10 seconds of that one album...." Wes Anderson definitely DOES swing. Play his live at the Vanguard record and ask your pops if he swings, since you may not yet have the ability to gauge for yourself.

[champjams]

As a matter of fact, the last record I listened to of Mr. No Swinging Warm Daddy was the Vanguard Record. I was in disbelief at the high school level of musicianship that was allowed to be released on that album. This young man sounds pretty good when he's reading music, but that's about it. If this is your taste in alto sax players, you can have him. Personally, he couldn't make my gig.

[Pharaohrock]

Liar.

[omar zamora]

Lester Bowie - trumpet, little instruments
Roscoe Mitchell - reeds, little instruments
Joseph Jarman - reeds, little instruments
Malachi Favors - bass, little instruments
Famoudou Don Moye - percussion, little instruments

Oh wait...

[Pharaohrock]

It says a lot about Champ that she had to include a negatively-framed band (no swing) as well as a dream band. Am I the only one who noticed that??

[clifton]

jazzypaul: A Chicago All-Stars without Vonski? I am truly, deeply offended. Unless that was the personnel for your band. And PRock, an All-Brit band without Stan Tracey or John Surman? The Gods Of Brit Jazz have taken note of this, I assure you. How about the Mingus Sideman All Stars: Lonnie Hillyer, Eddie Preston, Jack Walrath, Ted Curson, trumpets; Jimmy Knepper, Britt Woodman, Willie Dennis, trombones; Eric Dolphy, Charles McPherson, George Adams, Booker Ervin, Hammiett Bluett, saxes; Jaki Byard, piano; Mingus, bass; Virgil Day, drums. Just kidding, of course the drummer is Dannie Richmond. However, Day was the very solid drummer who took over when Richmond left Mingus in the early 1970's to tour with Mark-Almond, a pretty good rock-jazz band in their day.

[omar zamora]

Originally posted by clifton
How about the Mingus Sideman All Stars: Lonnie Hillyer, Eddie Preston, Jack Walrath, Ted Curson, trumpets; Jimmy Knepper, Britt Woodman, Willie Dennis, trombones; Eric Dolphy, Charles McPherson, George Adams, Booker Ervin, Hammiett Bluett, saxes; Jaki Byard, piano; Mingus, bass; Virgil Day, drums.

Ooh, that would be nice. I know they only recorded one or two things with Mingus, but I'd throw in Booker Little and Rahsaan as ringers (not that you need ringers in that band).

[Joel]

Originally posted by Pharaohrock
It says a lot about Champ that she had to include a negatively-framed band (no swing) as well as a dream band. Am I the only one who noticed that??

yep, maybe he was dreaming of a nightmare.

btw: Kenny G is long considered as instrumental pop and not jazz. He himself said that he is not a jazz artist.

care to alter your list, champsjam?;)

[jazzypaul]

Clifton -- nope, would never slight Vonski...I just had a certain sound in mind for that band, and it fuctioned more as a "why have I never seen these guys on one stage at the Mill on a Friday night?" kinda thing...but, but, but...

THE ALL CHICAGO ALL STARS, pt. 2

Ira Sullivan -- trumpet, tenor and hell, every other horn in the universe
Vonski -- Reeds
Don Stille -- Piano
Derek Polk -- bass
George Fludas -- Drums

[jazzypaul]

actually, for shits and giggles, I'm gonna give this one a try...

ALL STAR BIG BAND...

Arrangers: Bill Russo, Dave Holland, Jason Lindner

Pianists (switching off sets): Duke Ellington, Sun Ra

Bass: Wilbur Ware

Drums: Sonny Payne

Trombones:
4th: Robin Eubanks
3rd: Paul McKee
2nd: Frank Rosolino
Lead: J.J. Johnson

Trumpets:
4th: Ryan Kisor
3rd: Brian Lynch
2nd: Freddie Hubbard
Lead: Lee Morgan

Saxes:
Baritone: Pepper Adams
2nd Tenor: Joe Farrell
1st Tenor: Joe Lovano
Alto: Kenny Garrett

Singers: Kurt Elling, Annie Ross

[Coypu]

Here is my list for what would be the most technical jazz band of all time :

Allan Holdsworth
Ron Jarzombek
Sean Malone
Morgan Ågren

Holdsworth = the best guitarplayer of all time, has highly unique compositions that more than often end up being very hard to play.

Ron Jarzombek - Spastic Ink is probably the most technical music that exist outside classical music. Ron is also a master guitarplayer.

Sean Malone - Have a shitload of compositional skills, he is also one of the fastest and most skilled and overall solid bassplayers out there. He is also one of the best stickplayers out there.

Morgan Ågren - One of the best out there, most drumsolos render me to sleep but Morgans solos are a joy to watch. This guy have extreme chops and knows how to use them.

Nothing could match this lineup.

[bombastic]

John Coltrane,Mc Coy Tyner,Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. That would be a True Classic Quartet.

[DWBass]

Originally posted by bombastic
John Coltrane,Mc Coy Tyner,Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. That would be a True Classic Quartet. Now that would truly be a great quartet. Imagine what they would be doing/creating if they were in their prime today (and alive RE: JC)

[PiousBionicus]

Oscar Peterson [p]
Ray Brown [b]
Ed Thigpen [d]

Wait-a-sec...

[PiousBionicus]

... but seriously:

Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Louis Armstrong - trumpet and his vocal chords :D
Paul Desmond - alto sax
Stan Getz - tenor sax
Rico Rodriguez - trombone
Oscar Peterson - piano
Ray Brown - bass
Bobby Durham - drums

Special guest Milt Jackson - vibs

[andreimatorin]

Latin...

Arturo Sandoval
Paquito D'rivera
Danilo Perez
John Benitez
(drums and percussion=i dont know :D ) could use some help

[jazzypaul]

just add El Negro Hernandez. Dude is so bad ass that he doesn't require a percussionist. He can handle it all himself.

[andreimatorin]

Arturo Sandoval
Paquito D'rivera
Danilo Perez
John Benitez
El Negro Hernandez!

Best Latin Band ever!!

:D

[3pointdeli]

eric dolphy: alto sax, flute, bass clarinet
thelonious monk: piano
nels cline: acoustic guitar
bill bruford: drums
richard davis: bass

[DWBass]

I don't know guys, we're bordering on fusion now!! ;)

[3pointdeli]

fusion IS jazz.

fusion has ALWAYS been a part of the aaj website.

why do so many people want to rid this discussion of fusion?

[DWBass]

Originally posted by 3pointdeli
fusion IS jazz.

fusion has ALWAYS been a part of the aaj website.

why do so many people want to rid this discussion of fusion? Hey, My statement was a rhetorical one. I love fusion. I was being sarcastic in a sense as there are many here who are not big fans of fusion! ;) But, that is a good question to ask.

[3pointdeli]

dw, i know you're a fusion fan. my comments were directed towards nobody in particular, but everybody in general.

the way i look at it is that since this forum is part of the aaj website, then anything appearing on that site is fair game on this discussion board. that includes fusion.

ridding this discussion of fusion would be like telling people on a cooking discussion that they aren't allowed to talk about seafood.

[DWBass]

I can dig it!! :cool:

[jazzypaul]

3pt, let me just say this...NICE Choice of Bill Bruford on drums. He's a killer. And one of the nicest guys I've ever met, to boot.

[Coypu]

All fans of Bruford should pick up the new Gordian Knot album, it is truly amazing but it has compositional integrity so it may not appeal to all jazz fans but check it out.

Sample song :
Some brighter thing (http://galaxen.net/~coypu/musik/MX/Essentials/Gordian_Knot_-_Emergent_(Jap)_-_06_-_Some_Brighter_Thing.mp3)

The lineup for this song is amazing :

bill bruford - drums
jason gobel - guitar
steve hackett - guitar
sean malone - bass, keys, guitar, ebow
jim matheos - guitar

[3pointdeli]

have you guys seen the bruford/earthworks dvd?

[LeMo]

Drums: Rashied Ali
Hamid Drake

Doublebass: Peter Kowald
Charles Mingus (+ Piano & Compositions)

Piano: Sun Ra (+ electronics & Compositions)

Saxophones: Steve Potts (soprano, alto)
Sam Rivers (soprano, tenor & compositions)
Marshall Allen (alto)
Eric Dolphy (alto + bass clarinet, flûte)
John Coltrane (soprano, tenor + Compositions)
John Gilmore (tenor)
Sabir Mateen (alto, tenor + flute & clarinet
Pat Patrick (baryton)
Hamiet Bluieitt (baryton + clarinet)

Trumpets: Don Cherry (+ wooden flutes)
Lester Bowie

Trombone: George Lewis
Roswell Rudd

[LeMo]

I just forget to add the singers:

June Tyson and Jane Lee + the declamation of Mingus of course.

[Sugal2]

Tenor Sax: Michael Brecker
Drums: Dennis Chambers
Bass: Victor Wooten
Piano: Joey Calderazzo

[Seba]

Wynton Marsalis-tr
Joey Calderrazzo-p
Paul Chambers-b
Elvin Jones-dr

[Vihar]

Me - guitar
My wife - violin

[jkelman]

have you guys seen the bruford/earthworks dvd?
Yes 3point..what would you like to know? If you like Earthworks, it's definitely worth having, as it's not from the same shows as the double live CD.
Best!
John

[Beboptrumpeter]

The OUT Group

Alto Sax- Kenny Garret
Tenor Sax- Chris Potter
Piano- Jason Moran
Bass- John Patitucci
Drums- Jack DeJohnette

[pRogers]

You sure about the name of that band? Seems pretty in to me. Great musicians, but I wouldn't say they're "out".

[jazz_man]

Funny, no one has mentioned any of the players in my allstar big band!
:tongue2:

Saxes:
Boney James
Candy Dulfer

Trombones:
...couldn't fill these chairs....


Trumpet:
Rick Braun
Chris Botti

Piano:
Keiko Matsui

Guitar:
Peter White

Bass:
Wayman Tisdale

Drums:
most any Midi sequencer will do....

[Vihar]

Come on, we must occupy Kenny G too!

[rhinozoot]

give them lots of time ,play as one big band,break up into small groups too

piano oscar peterson,count basie,monty elexander,cedar walton,nat king cole

bass ray brown,nhop

guitar joe pass,herb ellis,barney kessell,charlie christian

drums ed thigpen,bobby durham,billy giggins,mickey roker

vibes milt jackson

harmonica toots thiedlemans

trumpets clark terry,roy eldridge,dizzy gillespie,harry edison,clifford brown,cat anderson

trombone j j johnson

sax pres,bird,zoot,rabbit,benny carter,stan getz,illinois jarquet

vocals ella,carmen,billie,sarah,clark terry (straight and mumbles)

[rhinozoot]

Add JAMES MOODY on assorted horns

[Brendan Burns]

Still Living Ensemble:
Phillip Johnston - Soprano Sax
Brad Meldau - Piano
Keith Jarrett - Keyboards
Paul Motian - Drums
Victor Wooten - Bass
Hank Roberts - Cello
Don Byron - Clarinet
Annie Lennox - Vocals
Seal - Vocals
Wolfgang Muthspiel - Nylon Guitar
Myself - Guitar

Musicians Past Ensemble:
Paul Desmond - Soprano Sax
Steve Lacy - Soprano Sax
Bill Evans - Piano
Tony Williams - Drums
Jaco Pastorius - Bass
Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
Harry Nillson - Vocals
Andres Segovia - Nylon Guitar
Myself - Guitar

[Aaron Saunders]

All living...kind of a free jazz, really loose band based on short tunes -- think 10-16 bar figures.

Donny McCaslin (tenor and soprano sax)
Christian McBride (acoustic and fretless electric bass)
Jack Dejohnette (drums)



Past and present musicians...

-Bass trio (anyone familiar with Superbass and Superbass2?)
Scott LaFaro
Ron Carter
Ray Brown

Now wouldn't that be just beautiful?

-"Free" band
Pre-electric Miles (trumpet)
Bill Evans (piano)
Scott LaFaro (acoustic bass)
Bob Moses (drums) -or- Jack Dejohnette
Jim Doxas (percussion)

-Latin-y band
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet)
Duke Ellington (never heard him do it, but the dude merged so many kinds of music, I'm sure he either has or would've been very able to, piano)
Boris Kozlov (acoustic bass)
Greg Runions (drums)
Paulinho Da Costa (percussion)

-Fusion
David Fiuczynski (guitar)
Jaco Pastorius (fretless electric bass)
Peter Erksine (drums)

Am I the only persn who's just dying to hear what Jaco and Fuze might've sounded like together? Damn. That would've been killer.

[Campus Five]

Easy.
Benny Goodman - cl
Lester Young - tnr
Georgie Auld or Illinois Jacquet - tnr
Earle Warren - alt
Benny Carter - alt

Cootie Williams - trpt
Buck Clayton - trpt
Ziggy Elman - trpt

Jack Teagarden - tbn
Eddie Durham - tbn
Dicky Wells - tbn

Allan Reuss AND Charlie Christian - guit
Count Basie or Johnny Guarnieri - pno
Walter Page or Harry Goodman - bass
Gene Krupa or Big Sid or Jo Jones - drums

If I did small group session it would basically be that rhythm section plus Benny Goodman, Lester, and Cootie.

Lester AND Cootie - too bad that never happened.

[serjosha]

among living musicians:

enrico rava- trumpet
dave liebman - sax
mulgrew miller (the underrated giant) - piano
john scofield - guitar
dave holland - bass
paul motian - drums

in the whole jazz history

betty carter - vocals
clifford brown - trumpet
charlie parker - alto
dexter gordon - tenor
duke ellington - piano
ray brown - bass
billy higgins - drums

[Dennis_M]

give them lots of time ,play as one big band,break up into small groups too

piano oscar peterson,count basie,monty elexander,cedar walton,nat king cole

bass ray brown,nhop

guitar joe pass,herb ellis,barney kessell,charlie christian

drums ed thigpen,bobby durham,billy giggins,mickey roker

vibes milt jackson

harmonica toots thiedlemans

trumpets clark terry,roy eldridge,dizzy gillespie,harry edison,clifford brown,cat anderson

trombone j j johnson

sax pres,bird,zoot,rabbit,benny carter,stan getz,illinois jarquet

vocals ella,carmen,billie,sarah,clark terry (straight and mumbles)

I like this one. Just swap Illinois Jacquet for Sunny Rollins, make the drummer Buddy Rich, and add Frank Rosolino and Carl Fontana to the trombone section.

[lorenzini]

Funny, no one has mentioned any of the players in my allstar big band!
:tongue2:

Saxes:
Boney James
Candy Dulfer

Trombones:
...couldn't fill these chairs....


Trumpet:
Rick Braun
Chris Botti

Piano:
Keiko Matsui

Guitar:
Peter White

Bass:
Wayman Tisdale

Drums:
most any Midi sequencer will do....


Grr... Why I oughta... :eek2:

[lorenzini]

The All Star Best Jazz Band :

Philly Joe Jones - drums
Doug Watkins - bass
Sonny Clark - piano
Fats Navarro - trumpet
Bird - alto
Slide Hampton - trombone
Dexter Gordon - tenor
Dinah Washington - vocals

The All Star Worst Jazz Band : (i.e. NO swinging)

Joe Morello - drums
Chuck Israels - bass
Brad Mehldau - piano
Kenny G - tenor
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Warmdaddy - alto
Diana Krall - vocals

Brad Mehldau, NO swing?
Very very interesting...

[rhinozoot]

I would go for a big band in full and broken into smaller jam sessions, duets

keep my original horn section, plus your additions,ben webster,paul gonsalves,james moody, and for that matter john coltrane,rasaha roland kirk,


nat cole on vocals as well as piano

[Jimmy James]

For insanely wild current muso's band

Trumpet: Scott Tinkler (australian check him out)
Sax's: Joe Lovano and Josh Redman
Guitar: John Scofield!!!! aahgh
Piano: Chick Corea
Bass: Christian McBride
Drums: Bill Stewart or Antonio Sanchez

Hell yeah!

[JJ-JUNIOR]

My dream session would be

Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter
Kirk Convington
John Patittuci
Hermeto Pascoal

They have a modern approach of playing Jazz.
I was at Scott Henderson's concert and I talked to Kirk Convington, he is a genius.

Hermeto could be playing anything, since a piano, a pig, a water glass, wherever... he can take sound of any stuff.

[Seba]

Brad Mehldau, NO swing?



:tearhair: :tearhair: :tearhair:

[fata morgana]

Tommy Flanagan piano Jimmy Blanton bass Philly Joe Jones drums Claude Williams violin Ray Nance violin and trumpet Booker Little trumpet Johnny Hodges alto sax Coleman Hawkins Tenor

[gabegabrielsky]

If you could call anyone together for a session, who would they be??....Forget about whether the band might end up sounding less than the sum of its parts, just tell us your first instincts on who you'd want to call.........can be living or dead....if it's "dreaming" you can dream they're alive again I suppose.

Would they have to be alive at the same time?

[bosstenor87]

MY ALL STAR BIG BAND:

Alto 1: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Alto 2: Art Pepper
Tenor 1: Dexter Gordon
Tenor 2: Stan Getz
Bari: Gerry Mulligan

Trombone 1: J. J. Johnson
Trombone 2: Slide Hampton
Trombone 3: Conrad Herwig
Trombone 4: Bill Watrous
Bass Trombone : Jim Martin

Trumpet 1: Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet 2: Lee Morgan
Trumpet 3: Wayne Bergeron
Trumpet 4: Miles Davis
Trumpet 5: Nicholas Payton

Piano: Count Basie
Bass: Paul Chambers
Drums: Tony Williams
Vibes: Gary Burton


My All Star Combo:

Organ: Jimmy Smith
Vibes: Milt Jackson
Drums: Elvin Jones
Bass: John Patticucci
Trumpet:Kenny Dorham
Tenor: Jousha Redman
Alto: Jackie Mclean

wow. that would sound wierd.

[gabegabrielsky]

MY ALL STAR BIG BAND:

Clarinet: Pee Wee Russell
Flute: Herbie Manne
Soprano: Sidney Bechet
Alto 1: Bird
Alto 2: Art Pepper
Tenor 1: Coleman Hawkins
Tenor 2: Prez
Bari: Gerry Mulligan

Trombone 1: Jack Teagarden
Trombone 2: Dickie Wells
Trombone 3: J.J. Johnson
Trombone 4: Rosewell Rudd
Bass Trombone : George Roberts

Trumpet 1: Louis Armstrong
Trumpet 2: Roy Eldridge
Trumpet 3: Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet 4: Bix Beiderbecke
Trumpet 5: Clifford Brown

Piano: Count Basie
Bass: Paul Chambers
Drums: Jo Jones
Vibes: Lionel Hampton


My All Star Combo:

Piano: Monk
Vibes: Milt Jackson
Drums: Joe Jones
Bass: Paul Chambers
Trumpet: Clifford Brown
Tenor: Coleman Hawkins
Alto: Bird

[ibabb11]

best group:

Nat Cole p/v
Joe Pass g
Ray Brown b.

simple, yet amazing.

another all time trio, Ray Brown, Montey Alexander, and Russell Malone, acually happend, and they made a super awesome Cd, very tight and to the point, thats how i like it.

[jalcjazzman]

I think this would make a band with great sidemen.

rahn burton (rahsaan's painist)
cleve eaton (count basie's yodeling bassist)
Leo Parker (bari sax)
Charli persip (drums)
Julian priester (trombone)


and I think musicians who have nearly gone insane would be good group too, the cool part about these guys is that they all write music.

Sun Ra (on piano)
Charles Mingus (bass)
Rahsaan Kirk (woodwinds)
Steve Ellington (drums)
Eric Dolphy (woodwinds)

and i would like to see what would happen if u took revolutionaries of their instrument and stuck them together like:

jimmie blanton (bass)
john coltrane (ts &ss)
papa jo jones (drums)
j. p. johnson (piano)
jimmy smith (b3)
j. j. johnson (tbone)
clifford brown (tpt)

[MetrosexualJazz]

Well, if I was playing in the group, I'd have to select the following cats to play with...

Saxophone - Hank Mobley
Trumpet - Clifford Brown
Piano - Herbie Hancock
Bass - Jimmy Garrison
Drums - Art Blakey

And if I wasn't playing, I'd throw Wes Montgomery in as the guitarist.

[charles pirozzi]

I know there are many definitions of what JAZZ is , Can someone tell me what fusion is ?.I certainly respect the ability of the musicians playing , and I like some fusion but on the whole it just doesnt sound as good as traditional jazz .I respectfully ask your opinions thx charlie

[zcottovision]

Wow, this is a great thread. I'd go for the following lineup of straightahead contemporary cats:

Branford Marsalis (ts)
Elliot Mason (tb, bass tpt)
Brad Mehldau (keys)
Dave Holland (bs)
Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)

[Seba]

Wow, this is a great thread. I'd go for the following lineup of straightahead contemporary cats:

Branford Marsalis (ts)
Elliot Mason (tb, bass tpt)
Brad Mehldau (keys)
Dave Holland (bs)
Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)


:frown2: that band woudl nearly be my favourite contemporary band too. I'd replace Mason with Branford's brother though...

[Aaron Saunders]

I know there are many definitions of what JAZZ is , Can someone tell me what fusion is ?.I certainly respect the ability of the musicians playing , and I like some fusion but on the whole it just doesnt sound as good as traditional jazz .I respectfully ask your opinions thx charlie

IMO, fusion is one of three things:

1. You love it from the instant you hear it.
2. You'll hate it forever and probably call it a pox on the face of jazz today.
3. It'll grow on you like a wonderful fungus.


Personally, for me, it was #1.

Some great fusion is the band UZEB -- a now-disbanded Montreal fusion band with no guitars. Also, you'll want to check out "Screaming Headless Torsos." Sounds a bit weird, ne? It's actually some very nice fusion with a mind-blowingly talented guitar player. Jaco Pastorius's eponymous debut CD is full of carribean fusion, and his later albums are a bit more focused if you want more specifics. He also played in the quissential fusion band, "Weather Report." They had a lot of incarnations, but I love the live album 8:30 and the studio album Heavy Weather. Great CDs. There's a lot more info at www.allmusic.com -- go to browse by genre, then jazz, then fusion. Plenty of great stuff there.

[trptrowan]

living musician quintet:

trumpet - dave douglas
tenor - chris potter
keys - herbie hancock
bass - dave holland
set - bill stewart

[Drummer22]

My vote goes to the Count Basie album "More hits of the '50's and '60's recorded 1963. They personified the meaning of ensemble playing. The solos are strong and the bass is equally strong. Drums are not my favorite but for this band, quite good. Here they are:

Trumpets: Snooky Young, Al Aarons, George Cohn, Don Rader, Rickie Fortunatus
Trombones: Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Urbie Green
Saxes: Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charles Fowlkes, Frank Wess, Frank Foster
Bass: Buddy Catlett
Guitar: Do I have to say it? Freddie Green
Drums: Sonny Payne
Piano: The man, Count

Notice the extremely slow rendition of "The Second Time Around". Almost to a complete stop, but swings just the same. The same for "In the Wee small Hours of the Morning" and "This Love of Mine".

It looks like most of the personnel are from the Basie Band with a few NY session pros thrown in.

Let me know what all of you think. It is my personal favorite.

[Anvil]

Drums -- Hamid Drake
Bass -- Charlie Haden
Alto -- Sonny Simmons
Trumpet -- Dave Douglas

They are all living so it could happen I guess if someone could convince Charlie Haden.

[op-opu]

Keyboard: Herbie Hancock
Electric Guitar: Charlie Hunter
Electric Guitar: Pat Metheney
Electric Bass: Reid Anderson
Drums: Antonio Sanchez
Percussion: Tito Puente
Mallets: Dave Samuels
Turntables: Dr. Dre

Do you think Reid is funky enough?

[soshigaya]

Tenor - Sonny Rollins
Alto -Charlie Parker
Trumpet - Joe Wilder
Woodwinds -Eric Dolphy
Trombone -Frank Rosolino
Piano- Hampton Hawes
Vibes - Milt Jackson
Hammond - Jimmy Smith
Bass - Charles Mingus
Drums - Elvin Jones
Vocals - Carmen McRae & Ray Charles

[jazz_coolcat05]

Michael Brecker
Bob Mintzer
Herbie Hancock
Ron Carter
Roy Hargrove
John D.

[senorblues]

Joe Henderson, Bill Evans, Elvin Jones, Lee morgan and Scot Lafaro

[asdf529]

Miroslav Vitous/Jaco Pastorius--Bass
Alphonse Mouzon--Drums
Wayne Shorter--Reeds
Joe Zawinul--Keyboard
Airto Moreira--Percussion

[asdf529]

...Oh wait...that actually happened!

[Bruhman]

First of all, happy new year! Here's 2 bands for you (one is too hard)...

Trumpet - Woody Shaw
Sax - Joe Henderson
Piano - McCoy Tyner
Bass - Ron Carter (without an amp)
Drums - Jack DeJohnette

Band 2

Trumpet - Freddie Hubbard
Sax - Branford Marsalis
Piano - Herbie Hancock
Bass - Christian McBride
Drums - Elvin Jones

[El Barrio]

Trumpet - Woody Shaw
Sax - Joe Henderson
Piano - McCoy Tyner
Bass - Ron Carter (without an amp)
Drums - Jack DeJohnette

That band is almost exactly what I'd pick.

Except I'd probably have Elvin Jones on drums, and maybe have Richard Davis on bass. But that one's flawless too. :p

[Jakeweiser]

My idea for this would have been who would you want to put together for your dream session not just some session.

In that respect my "all star" band has pretty much done things already but perhaps not as the solid unit. But if it were a 6 degrees of seperation game it would be easy as hell But I'll split it up a bit

Modern Straight ahead Postbop goodness with

Playing all of their own tunes

Guitar: John Scofield
Tenor Sax: Wayne Shorter
Trumpet/Flugel Horn: Tom Harrel
Piano: Herbie Hancock
Bass: Dave Holland
Drums: Jack Dejonnette (sp)

I think This would be a real interesting band

Tenor Sax: Joe Lovano
Guitar: Jim Hall
Bass: Charlie Hadden
Drums: Bob Moses


Avant Guard Trio

Bass Clarinent and Saxophones: Eric Dolphy
Piano: Chic Corea
Drums: Elvin Jones

Organ Trio sent by the Heavens

John Scofield
Joey Defrancesco
Bill Stewart... c'mon that would be insanely burnin'

I'm a big fan of duos. I would love to see these guys do duo albums

Herbie Hancock and Gary Peacock
Gary Burton and Jim Hall
John Scofield and Jim Hall
John Abercrombie and Keith Jarrett
Joey Defrancesco and Bill Stewart.

I think those would be interesting as heck!

Now If I had the chance to pick anyone to play with I would go with..

Me on Guitar
Kenny Wheeler on horn
Brad Meldhau on piano
Dave Holland on Bass
Bill Stewart on kit. I could die right after the session and not be upset.

[thedwork]

dominic lalli - tenor sax
conrad herwig - trombone
brad mehldau - piano
me - guitar (:D )
larry grenadier - bass
frank rosaly - drums (b. blade a close 2nd)

imagination is funny...

[Dennis_M]

My twist is a little different. This group is called The M Squad. The reason will be obvious in a second.

Sax
Frank Morgan (A)
Branford Marsalis (A)
James Moody (T).
Hank Mobley (T).
Jerry Muillgen (B).


Trumpet
James Morrison. To show off his versatility, on his 1991 album Snappy Doo (which also includes a rhythm section), Morrison overdubbed himself on four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones and piano. He is a great technical trumpet player.
Lee Morgan. He gets a lot of the solos
Wynton Marsalis. So does he, if he’s good enough.
Blue Mitchel. Nice player

Trombone
Andy Martin. If he’s good enough for Gordon Goodwin, he’s good enough for me.
Rob McConnel. Nothin’ wrong with a few valves. They’re very common on trumpets.
Ian McDougall. Lead trombone for Boss Brass for 20 years.
Delfeayo Marsalis. Don’t know much about him.

Drums
Shelly Manne. Great west coast drummer.

Bass
Charles Mingus. I would also humbly ask him to arrange and compose.

Piano
Marian McPartland. Why not Monk, or Mengelberg, or Mehldau, or Moran or…..? My first pick was Monk, but he really is too individualistic for a big band like this. McPartland is a very competent main stream player who will fit right in.

Guitar
Wes Montgomery. No contest.

Singer
Carmen McCray. I would have preferred Ella McFitzgerald, but that wasn’t her name.

[Bev Stapleton]

The B****r the Pigeonholes Very Big Bigband

Drums - Seb Rochford, Hamid Drake
Bass - Henri Texier, Paul Rogers
Piano - John Taylor, Keith Tippett
Guitars - Robert Fripp, Phil Robson, Simone Guiducci
Tenor + clarinet - Tony Coe
Alto + Clarinet - Gianluigi Trovesi
Alto - Jason Yarde, Pete King, Ingrid Laubrock (+ soprano)
Tenor - Mark Lockhart, Iain Ballamy, Evan Parker (+soprano)
Baritone - John Surman (+ bass clarinet)
Bass clarinet - Louis Sclavis, David Murray (+ tenor)
Trumpets - Pino Minafra, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Douglas
Trombone - Nick Evans, Paul Rutherford
Cimbalon - Miklos Luckas
Uillean Pipes - Liam O'Flynn
Kora - Toumani Diabate
+ someone to handle the Mexican harps
Vocals - the Varttina girls, Ulrika Boden, Julie Fowlis (for the Gaelic numbers!), Norma Winstone

It would also need a legal expert to deal with the visa complications!

[Aaron Saunders]

My twist is a little different. This group is called The M Squad. The reason will be obvious in a second.

Sax
Frank Morgan (A)
Branford Marsalis (A)
James Moody (T).
Hank Mobley (T).
Jerry Muillgen (B).


Trumpet
James Morrison. To show off his versatility, on his 1991 album Snappy Doo (which also includes a rhythm section), Morrison overdubbed himself on four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones and piano. He is a great technical trumpet player.
Lee Morgan. He gets a lot of the solos
Wynton Marsalis. So does he, if he’s good enough.
Blue Mitchel. Nice player

Trombone
Andy Martin. If he’s good enough for Gordon Goodwin, he’s good enough for me.
Rob McConnel. Nothin’ wrong with a few valves. They’re very common on trumpets.
Ian McDougall. Lead trombone for Boss Brass for 20 years.
Delfeayo Marsalis. Don’t know much about him.

Drums
Shelly Manne. Great west coast drummer.

Bass
Charles Mingus. I would also humbly ask him to arrange and compose.

Piano
Marian McPartland. Why not Monk, or Mengelberg, or Mehldau, or Moran or…..? My first pick was Monk, but he really is too individualistic for a big band like this. McPartland is a very competent main stream player who will fit right in.

Guitar
Wes Montgomery. No contest.

Singer
Carmen McCray. I would have preferred Ella McFitzgerald, but that wasn’t her name.
...what, no Chuck Mangione?

[Dennis_M]

...what, no Chuck Mangione?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[jazzfingers19]

Guitar- Kurt Rosenwinkel
Guitar also- Bill Frisell
Drums- Brian Blade
Bass- I like Ben Street
Sax- Wayne Shorter

Or

Wayne Shorter
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Herbie- Piano
No drums No bass

[ThingyBlahBlah3]

This is most assuredly not a straight jazz band, but I'd love to hear what they'd sound like together:

Guitars: Marc Ribot, Michael Brook, guest appearance by Bill Frisell
Piano/Organ: Richard Tee
Bass & Stick: Tony Levin
Drums: ?uestlove, Karsh Kale
Vocals & improvised whatever: Polly Jean Harvey

[aiq]

martino
tyner
jones (elvin)
avery brooks

[jav]

My new favorite dream group- David Murray- tenor sax and bass clarinet
Hamiet Bluit- baritone sax
Jacky Terrason- piano
Alex Blake- bass
Kahil El Zabar- percussion
Leon Parker- percussion

My second unit- James Carter- saxophones
Cyrus Chestnut- piano
Charnett Moffett- bass
Terri Lynn Carrington- drums

[Jimmy James]

I just want to update my original post... ill have a couple of different bands like Jake~pimp: these are living muso's too

This will be some deep original stuff
Guitar - for this band i think Rosenwinkel
Sax - Wayne Shorter
Piano - Brad Mehldau
Bass - John Pattitucci
Drums - Jeff Ballard

This will just be burning crazy/out there
Guitar - John Scofield or Australian freak James Muller
Trumpet - Scott Tinkler (australian master)
Sax - Kenny Garrett
Bass - Dave Holland
Drums - Jack DeJohnette

Fusion all-star band
Sax - Michael Brecker
Guitar - Scott Henderson
Piano/Keys - Herbie or maybe Chic
Bass - Seeing that theres no Jaco anymore, Victor Wooten
Drums - Terri Lyn Carrington

Booya!

[jake plays guitar]

Dizzy Gillespie-Trumpet
Charlie Parker-Alto
John Coltrane-Tenor
Wes Montgomery-Guitar
Charles Mingus or Jaco Pastorious-Bass
Billy Kilson-Drums

[Lester]

Cannonball Adderley - AS
Art Pepper - AS
Michael Brecker - TS
Bob Berg - TS
Ronnie Cuber - BS

Arturo Sandival
Lee Morgan
Clifford Brown
Randy Brecker

J J Johnson
Fayyaz Virji ( former 'Incognito' horn section )
Mark Nightingale
Glen Miller . . . . . . .. .erm. . .

Victor Feldman - Piano
Lonnie Smith Hammond
Roy Haines Drums
Grant Green Guitar
Joe Zawinal - spoons

AND I WANT THEM TO PLAY : 'Tie A Yellow RIbbon Round The Old Oak Tree' !

[lorenzini]

If the choice were mine, mine choice would be:

For straight burning jazz:

Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar
Herbie Hancock on piano
Jeff 'Tain' Watts drummin
Christian McBride on bass

For more cerebral jazz:

Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar
Keith Jarrett on piano
Jack DeJohnette on drums
Avishai Cohen on bass

[sasuke7532]

Too bad this topic kind of died....

ANYWAY!!!

Clifford Brown Trpt
Dexter Gordon Tnr
Bird Alto
Ray Brown Bass
Max Roach Drums
Oscar Peterson Piano
Django Reinhart Guitar

Or...
John Lewis Piano
Ron Carter Bass
Ed Thigpen Drums

Or..
Diz Trpt
NHOP Bass
Elvin Jones Drums
Bud Powell Piano

Or...
Art Tatum Piano

Can you Imagine him playing Giant Steps or Joy Spring?

I Cried just when I thought of it!!!:tearhair:

[Sly_R]

ALL-TIME (living musicians are listed here based on their performance during their peak years):

Wayne Shorter
Freddie Hubbard
Chick Corea
Scott LaFaro
Elvin Jones


LIVING:

Kenny Garrett
Joe Lovano
Pat Metheny
John Pattitucci
Bill Stewart

[Tarquin1986]

All Time:
Cootie Williams-trumpet
Tony Williams-drums
Steve Vai or Buddy Guy-guitar
Dave Holland-bass

This groupwouldn't exactly be straight ahead but just imagine the awesomeness
:elephant: :elephant: :elephant:

[groovy mcgee]

Sax- John Coltrane
Trumpet- Miles
Keys- Keith Jarrett (circa 1970 w/ Miles- Fender Rhodes & Organ)
Drums- Jack DeJohnette
Bass- Jaco
Guitar- John Scofield

[Kesselrules]

anybody who played with Verve in the 50's.
If there is such a thing as heaven, that's who I will be sitting in with.

[DraperiesOfNight]

Jaco Pastorius-Bass.
John Abercrombie-Guitar.
Jack DeJohenette-Drums.

I think the band should be called "The J's".

[Aaron Saunders]

Jimmy James, I love your combination of Rosenwinkel/Mehldau/Shorter/Patittucci/Ballard. That would be a great group.

I just got Rosenwinkel's "Deep Song" (first time I've ever heard him) last night and I love what I hear. This is deep, beautiful music...no wonder he's been the talk of the town amongst guitarists on here.

Anyway, I'm gonna post another setup:

Experimental Jazz Trio:
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Jaco Pastorius
Tony Williams

Duo record, would be awesome:
Brad Mehldau
John Pattitucci

More straight ahead:
Mulgrew Miller
Dave Young
Lewis Nash

Swinging chops duo:
Joe Pass
Oscar Peterson

Also, if I could play with any guitar player right now, I'd love to jam with Anthony Wilson. I love his playing and tone...he sounds sooo good.

EDIT: Also found a post on another forum in a similar topic with a few quintets:

Playing Ellington, Mingus, Trane, and Monk, with that kind of amazing aggressive energy heard on "Money Jungle"...

Eric Dolphy
John Coltrane
Duke Ellington
Charles Mingus
Max Roach

Can't even begin to compare any group in this format to --

George Coleman
Freddie Hubbard
Herbie Hancock
Ron Carter
Tony Williams

In a more modern train of thought, playing more free/avante-garde with tunes contributed by all members of the band...

Donny McCaslin
Kevin Turcotte
Justin Haynes
John Patittucci
Jean Martin

[the magnificent goldberg]

I like Aaron's approach.

Dream bands

Big band (tried to make a reasonably good big band)
Trumpets
Blue Mitchell
Charlie Shavers
Bobby Bryant
Carmell Jones

Trombones
Atlee Chapman
Bennie Green
Al Gray
Fred Wesley

Saxes
Hank Crawford (Alto)
Eddie Pazant (Alto)
Illinois Jacquet (Tenor)
Willis Jackson (Tenor)
Leroy “Hog” Cooper (Baritone)

Guitar
Freddie Green

Piano
Ray Charles

Bass
Charles Green

Drums
Milt Turner

Bebop
Diz (vocals :))
Sonny Criss (Alto)
Dex (Tenor)
Hampton Hawes (Piano)
Ray Crawford (Guitar)
Ray Brown (Bass)
Lawrence Marable (Drums)

Hard Bop
Dupree Bolton (Trumpet)
Hank Mobley (Tenor)
Sonny Clark (Piano)
Bob Cranshaw (Bass)
Billy Higgins (Drums)

Soul Jazz combo (early ‘60s)
Grant Green (Guitar)
John Patton (Organ)
Ben Dixon (Drums)
Any hornmen you care to add
Oh, all right then
Blue Mitchell (Trumpet)
Lou Donaldson (Alto)
Don Wilkerson (Tenor)

Soul Jazz combo (later)
Virgil Jones (Trumpet)
Houston Person (Tenor)
Fats Theus (Tenor)
Charles Earland (Organ)
George Freeman (Guitar)
Idris Muhammad (Drums)

Funk
Maceo Parker (Alto)
Pee Wee Ellis (Tenor)
Fred Wesley (Trombone)
Moses “Mad Professor” Davis (Organ)
Melvin Sparks (Guitar)
Jimmy Lewis (Bass)
Clyde Stubblefield (Drums)
Jabo Starks (Drums)

MG

[groovy mcgee]

guitar- Bill Frisell
bass- Jaco
drums- Jack DeJohnette
keys- '69-'70 Chick Corea
trumpet- Palle Mikkelborg
tenor and soprano saxes- Wayne Shorter
vocals- Tom Waits

[thedwork]

playing an improvised blues (straight I, IV, V changes)

vocals - jesus, mahalia jackson, and jon hendricks
piano - mozart
tenor - coltrane
trumpet - louis
acoustic slide guitar - son house
arco double bass - plato
drums - han bennink

[BillGrahamMusic]

Since we'd be calling them for a session, I think it'd be fair to put ourselves in on our respective instruments, with that in mind:

Miles Davis - Trumpet
Charlie Parker - Alto Sax
Eric Dolphy - Flute, Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet
John Coltrane - Tenor and Soprano Sax
Wayne Shorter - Tenor and Soprano Sax
Ron Carter - Bass
Jack DeJonette - Drums
and myself on Piano.

As far as living cats go though,

Kurt Elling - Vocals
Eddie Henderson - Trumpet
Wayne Shorter - Soprano Sax
Branford Marsalis - Tenor Sax
Ron Carter - Bass
Jack DeJonette - Drums
and myself on Piano.

[zaragemca]

I'm sorry but I disagree, best latin band ever...Drum,(El Negro Hernandez),..Bass,(Carlos del Puerto),.. keybord,(Chucho Valdez),..Sax,..(Paquito,or Chombo Silva),...,Trumpet Arturo Sandoval,..percussion,(I would like to be there Gerry Zaragemca),and I already know the 'musical territory'.Dr. Zaragemca

[cleveland jazz]

charlie haden
jack dejonette
joe pass
kenny garrett
chris potter
kenny dorham

[peterdubya]

I heard Jesus really 'nailed' the high notes....

playing an improvised blues (straight I, IV, V changes)

vocals - jesus, mahalia jackson, and jon hendricks
piano - mozart
tenor - coltrane
trumpet - louis
acoustic slide guitar - son house
arco double bass - plato
drums - han bennink

[Karl]

I heard Jesus really 'nailed' the high notes....

Argh. I can't help finding this funny. I feel like a sinner. Ohwell ....

[senorblues]

Tony Williams- drums
Jaco- bass
Larry young -Organ
Larry Coryell -guitar
Steve Marcus- sax

[Aaron Saunders]

I heard Jesus really 'nailed' the high notes....

Ever see the musical Jesus Christ Superstar? The part of Jesus was originally written for a natural castrati :eek: .

[jazzfingers19]

Cool
So mine is as follows.
Vocals-Willie Nelson

Bass- PC

Drums- The cat from Def Lepard with one arm

Guitar- Frisell/Keith Richards


Trumpet-Miles/ Chris Botti (just so we could see miles hit him)

*Several interptive dancers on stage as well.

No Drugs needed.

[Vihar]

Cool
So mine is as follows.
Vocals-Willie Nelson

Bass- PC

Drums- The cat from Def Lepard with one arm

Guitar- Frisell/Keith Richards


Trumpet-Miles/ Chris Botti (just so we could see miles hit him)

*Several interptive dancers on stage as well.

No Drugs needed.

LMAO!

[the magnificent goldberg]

Ever see the musical Jesus Christ Superstar? The part of Jesus was originally written for a natural castrati :eek: .

What are "natural castrati"? Surely they aren't born like that?

MG

[senorblues]

Here's another in more of straight ahead vibe.
Lee Morgan- trumpet
Joe Henderson- tenor sax
Phil Woods- Alto "
Herbie Hancock- Piano
Jack Dejonette- Drums
Wes Montgomery- guitar don't need keys with Wes.

[thedwork]

What are "natural castrati"? Surely they aren't born like that?

right... also, wasn't Superstar written in the early 70s? there aren't any places left in the world that do that, are there?:eek:

p.s. - i'm not sure about this, but wasn't it Ian Gillan (Deep Purple lead singer) who played the original jesus on broadway for that show?). very good singer...

[the magnificent goldberg]

right... also, wasn't Superstar written in the early 70s? there aren't any places left in the world that do that, are there?:eek:


I think it might have been '69; perhaps even '68.

I suspect men are still castrated, though not for the purposes of creating countertenors :) One does wonder whether some of the middle eastern potentates still have seraglios and, therefore, whether they're exclusively staffed by women :shrug:

MG

[Fran]

A swinging big band ala the '40s in concept-

-Trumpets
Conrad Gozzo
Diz
Pete Condoli
Sonny Berman
Freddy Webster

-Trombones
JJ Johnson
Bill Harris
Vern Friley
Bart Varsalona

-Saxes
Sam Marowitz lead alto
Johnny Bothwell - solo alto
Georgie Auld - saxes
Stan Getz- tenor
Ben Webster - tenor
Gerry Mulligan - baritone

Red Norvo - vibes
Tony Aless - piano
Freddie Green - rhythm guitar
Billy Bauer - solo guitar
Don Lamond - drums
Oscar Pettiford - Bass
Chubby Jackson - Cheerleader

-Arrangers
Ralph Burns
Eddie Sauter
Neil Hefti

Or something like that -----

[Thespheremon]

Clifford Brown Trpt
Dexter Gordon Tnr
Bird Alto
Ray Brown Bass
Max Roach Drums
Oscar Peterson Piano


This pretty much sums it up. Except, I might throw Bud Powell or Bobby Timmons on piano. The rest can definitely stay.

I think I'd add Sarah Vaughan to the mix also.

~Thespheremon ~pimp:

[groovy mcgee]

Piano- Monk
Guitar- Frisell
Drums- Paul Motian
Bass- Ron Carter
Vocals- Tom Waits
Trumpet- Miles
Sax- Ornette

[lorenzini]

Let me make another group I'd like to see play together.

Drums: Jack DeJohnette
Bass: Eddie Gomez
Guitar: Kurt Rosenwinkel
Piano: Aaron Goldberg

For me, the thinking man's jazz group.

[bossman]

Depends on the style. For bop:
Clifford Brown - tpt
Bird - a.sax
Wynton Kelly - pno
PC - bs
Max Roach - dr

Modern stuff:
Chris Potter - t.sax
Joshua Redman - a.sax (i love his tone on alto)
Roy Hargrove - tpt
Chick Corea - acoustic piano
Gary Burton - vibraharp
Dave Holland - bass
Brian Blade - drums

[malaclypse]

jaco pastorius, skerik, john mclaughlin, stanton moore, miles davis

[Live @ San Francisco]

best big band ever!!! of all time, all ages, all of jazz

Saxophones

bari- gerry mulligan, pepper adams
tenor2- sonny rollins, joe henderson
tenor 1- John Coltrane, Wsyne Shorter
Alto2- Kenny Garrett, Paul Desmond
Alto1- Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley

Trombones
1- J.J. Johnson
2- Curtis Fuller
3- Robin Eubanks
4- Wycliffe Gordon

Trumpets
1- Freddie Hubbard
2- Lee Morgan
3- Miles Davis
4- dizzy gillespie

Rhythm Section

Piano- Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock
Bass- Ron Carter, Paul Chambers
Drums- Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Max Roach

Director- Duke Ellington
Arranger- Lennie Neihaus
M.C.- Pee Wee Marquette:light:
Rehearsal- Any frickin' place on 52nd street.

[Phil Kelly]

My ideal big band wouldn't necessarily rely on all high powered soloists -just totally competant professionals-who also could play excellent jazz.

However, it WOULD meet the following criteria:

1. Be thouroughly rehearsed, and well compensated for their talents
2. Be enthusiastic about the music ( the back end of #1 would aid in ensuring this quality )
3. Have played together in a road situation for several months on a nightly basis.
4. Have mastered all the nuances the
composer /arranger intended.
5. for his part, the composer /arranger would have had the chance to edit out all the bullshit parts of the arrangements thus making them even more fun to play.


that would be my ideal band!


p.s: however, it would have Mel Lewis playing drums!

[Bill Williams]

I'm thinking of a big band so here goes nothing...

Saxophones -

Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Benny Golson, Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, Gigi Gryce, Gerry Mulligan

Trumpets -

Woody Shaw, Art Farmer, Thad Jones, Tim Hagans, Lee Morgan

Trombone -

Frank Rosolino, Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton, J.J. Johnson, Bob Brookmeyer

Flute -

Frank Wess

Vibraphone -

Bobby Hutcherson

Guitar -

Wes Montgomery

Piano -

Hampton Hawes

Bass -

Paul Chambers

Drums -

Art Taylor


Arrangements either by Slide Hampton, Gigi Gryce, Bob Brookmeyer, or Gil Evans
Directed by Stan Kenton and Gil Evans

[Umbrellajack]

Band one:

Art Tatum, assuming he had knowledge of jazz after his death.

Band two:

Philly Joe Jones: Drums
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: Bass
Keith Jarrett: Piano
Joe Pass: Guitar
Cannonball Adderley: Alto Sax
Paul Desmond: Tenor Sax

I'm just imagining their sound. Yikes.

[Bill Williams]

Paul Desmond: Tenor Sax


You are aware that Desmond didn't play tenor right?

[Umbrellajack]

You are aware that Desmond didn't play tenor right?

Whoops. Well, anyways, guess my dream band has no tenor.

[Manteca]

The Ponoka All-Stars

Saxes:
Alto: Ornette Coleman, Charlie Parker
Tenor: Sonny Stitt, Ernie Watts
Bari: Pepper Adams

Trumpets:
Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson

Rhythm:
Piano: Dave Brubeck
Bass: Charlie Haden
Guitar: John McLaughlin (have you heard him play Cherokee?)
Drums: Max Roach

[Masada]

The End Of It All Orchestra (made of living people)
Saxes
Sopranino : Anthony Braxton
Alto : John Zorn
Tenor : Pharoah Sanders
Baritone : Peter Brotzmann

Trumpet
Dave Douglas

Guitars
Fred Frith
Bill Frisell
Marc Ribot

Trombone
George Lewis

Bass
Henry Grimes
Greg Cohen

Piano
Jamie Saft
Uri Caine

Percussions
Cyro Batista
Sunny Murray


Gods' Septet (Dead People)
Saxophones
Soprano : Albert Ayler
Alto : Kaoru Abe
Tenor : John Coltrane

Trumpet :
Don Cherry

Guitar :
Derek Bailey

Piano
Alice Coltrane

Drums :
Ed Blackwell