J*** Flugel Horn Players - Recommendations?

Miles Ahead by Miles Davis. Wonderful stuff with some superb orchestrations by Gil Evans. It's the only album on which Davis (usually a trumpet man) plays the fluegelhorn - he never took it up again because the album's success spawned so many imitations. Indeed the album pioneered its use in jazz (though I'm sure someone else can tell us about earlier records that used it).

regards, Tam

"Big Blues" Art Farmer and Jim Hall

Art Farmer-flugelhorn, Jim Hall-guitar, Mike Mainieri-vibes, Steve Gadd-drums, Mike Moore-bass

Possibly my favorite jazz album ever, certainly one of my first. On the CTI label, produced by Creed Taylor c/1979

Jeff A

Hi David

You could look at Gerard Presencer's 2 CDs available on Linn Records. He plays both trumpet and flugel horn.

I have The Optimist; excellent.

Hope that helps, Chris

Clark Terry is the foremost flugelhorn player that comes to mind.
Miles Davis first met him in St. Louis and later would room with him in New York. Actually tried to steal Clark Terry's suits to pawn for heroin money. Something he was admittedly regretful for.
Sorry, but I can't recommend any albums with his playing.

Max

Thanks for all the recommendations. DAvid

David, don't hesitate for even one second to get this masterpiece of an album, which I'd still recommend even if it didn't feature some of the most gorgeous and luminous flügelhorn I've ever heard:



Gnu High - Kenny Wheeler, with Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette

One of my all-time favorite albums of any kind of music, this is really one not to miss.

You'll thank me.

Fred

Try Hymne au Soleil from "Belmondo" a fine 9 piece horn orchestra led by the Belmondo brothers. The music is early 20th century french classical music but played in very cool, if you can smell jazz, menthol way. Gloriously recorded too.

Fred is right: Kenny Wheeler. As far as Gnu High goes, check out who the sidemen are!

I am surprised that no one mentioned the great Freddie Hubbard! He played Fluglehorn during the late 60's and the early 70's. He too was luminous in his playing. I will post some examples tonite when I can get to my collection.

Anthony

Hi, I've just spent the last few minutes listening to Freddie Hubbard and Gnu High on Amazon - needless to say I've just ordered a few CD's.

Cheers,

Dave

Well how about two already mentioned flugelhorn greats along with one of the great trumpet players?



Here's a comment on this album:

"this is a six track album previously unreleased from the original Trumpet Summit LP session. The first four tracks include the original idea of producer Norman Granz for a Slow Drag blues, characterized by the dancers at the Savoy, taking on a different structure of the 8 bar blues, being altered by Terry into twelve. Other tracks include Wrap Up Your Troubles in Dreams and the Ballad Medley featuring Here's That Rainy Day, Gypsy, and If I Should Lose You. The classic rhythm section of Ray Brown, Joe Pass, and Bobby Durham round out this incredible session recorded in March of 1980.

Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that if you don't love the Blues, this album is dangerous to your health!

Musicians:
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet (1-5, 6c)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet (1-4) flugel horn (5, 6a)
Clark Terry, trumpet (2-5) flugel horn (6b)
Oscar Peterson, piano (5)"

regards
Geoff

Great recommendation Geoff. I love Joe Pass, and I always liked the recordings from the Pablo catalogue. They always put together a great line up of musicians.



(I'm also going to have to pick up Fred Simons rec. because he is always on the mark with his recommendations)

Max

Ian Carr does some good stuff. He was solo and with Don Rendell in various forms and also a band called Nucleus.
Solo stuff generally more straight jazz, Nucleus stuff generally a more progressive rocky sound.
Solo that do it for me = Dusk Fire.
Nucleus that do it for me = Elastic Rock, Under The Sun, Roots, Snakehips Etcetera, Belladonna.
Not sure if he plays flugelhorn on all but it features prominently on lots of his work. Google will probably help here (can't face trawling through the LPs at the mo').

Kevin.

quote:

Great recommendation Geoff. I love Joe Pass, and I always liked the recordings from the Pablo catalogue. They always put together a great line up of musicians.

Max one thing which you should know is that these are alternate recording takes of the same 8/12 bar blues but they are great to listen to in my opinion because each is musician produces a unique improvisation on every take which not only shows their musical capabilities off but clearly says "this is truly improvised on the spot not partially arranged", which some of the studio producers forced Jazz artist to do because they wanted a certain presentation in their minds eye.

Quite a lot of studio recordings don't sound anything like live concert for this reason IMO. Great jazz artists must have felt they were being forced into a corset in some studio recordings.

regards
geoff