Which instrument is best suited to produce a jazz sound
SAXOPHONE
46%
[ 13 ]
TRUMPET
28%
[ 8 ]
PIANO
7%
[ 2 ]
GUITAR
7%
[ 2 ]
FLUTE
3%
[ 1 ]
TROMBONE
0%
[ 0 ]
ORGAN
3%
[ 1 ]
OTHER
3%
[ 1 ]
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jodeke Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:21 pm Post subject: Jazz aficionados Which instrument most exudes the sound of jazz
Listening to Pandora plus, (MY STATIONS). I'm plugged into JAZZ. That genre features a plethora of jazz artist and instruments. I'm a Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Ahmad Jamal, Dizzy Gillespie, to name a few, fan. I asked myself, which instrument best produces a jazz sound. I think the alto sax. Kinda torn because of Miles and Clifford but settled on the sax because of Yard Bird. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:47 pm Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
I play the bass/piano. So naturally I gravitate towards these.
Love the bass. Oscar Pettiford, Charles Mingus, Stanley Clarke to name a few. Bass and drums are unique. I marvel how they foundation the rhythm without intrusion. I took drum lessons because of Gene Krupa.
KBCB would probably agree with the instrument not the artist. He'd go with Clifford Brown. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:19 pm Post subject:
Tough call for me. It's never really the instrument that actually exudes the jazz sound, but the person behind it. While the heart of great jazz is really in the rhythm section, the soul can be found anywhere. The sax definitely has that sexy sound that can be so seductive, and even more so in the right hands. But again, great jazz is only channeled through the instrument and by the person playing it.
So to me, if we are going to discuss what instrument most epitomizes the jazz sound, historically it's the trumpet simply because across the arc of genres within the genre and going back to the roots, the trumpet has been the more prominent instrument at the center of it all. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:44 pm Post subject:
DaMuleRules wrote:
Tough call for me. It's never really the instrument that actually exudes the jazz sound, but the person behind it. While the heart of great jazz is really in the rhythm section, the soul can be found anywhere. The sax definitely has that sexy sound that can be so seductive, and even more so in the right hands. But again, great jazz is only channeled through the instrument and by the person playing it.
So to me, if we are going to discuss what instrument most epitomizes the jazz sound, historically it's the trumpet simply because across the arc of genres within the genre and going back to the roots, the trumpet has been the more prominent instrument at the center of it all.
Good point about the person playing the instrument. Sahib Shihab is so different than Charley Parker. Parker's riffs are musical. Shihab goes so far out he loses me. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Jazz aficionados Which instrument most exudes the sound of jazz
jodeke wrote:
Listening to Pandora plus, (MY STATIONS). I'm plugged into JAZZ. That genre features a plethora of jazz artist and instruments. I'm a Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Ahmad Jamal, Dizzy Gillespie, to name a few, fan. I asked myself, which instrument best produces a jazz sound. I think the alto sax. Kinda torn because of Miles and Clifford but settled on the sax because of Yard Bird.
I would say sax just because the other instruments remind me somewhat of other genres: trumpet = marching band (go figure), piano/flute/trombone = classical, guitar = rock, organ = hymnal
I'm not huge into jazz though and I listen to more jazz piano than anything else (as a pianist myself)
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:33 pm Post subject:
panamaniac wrote:
Trumpet baby. Those Miles lines are always engraved in my memory bank.
Drums always seem to resonate too, the intricate and dynamic nature of jazz music can really bring out the melody in the rhythmic section.
KBCB would probably agree with the instrument not the artist. He'd most likely choose Clifford Brown. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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When I think of sax, I think of jazz, then rock
When I think of trumpet I think of jazz
When I think of piano I think of all genres and Liberace
When I think of guitar I think of Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page, Allman, and Green
When I think of flute I think of a symphony or the Moody Blues or the Blues Project
When I think of trombone I think of marching bands
When I think of organ I think of blues, rock, and church _________________ "A metronome keeps time by using a Ringo"
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:05 am Post subject:
ribeye wrote:
When I think of sax, I think of jazz, then rock
When I think of trumpet I think of jazz
When I think of piano I think of all genres and Liberace
When I think of guitar I think of Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page, Allman, and Green
When I think of flute I think of a symphony or the Moody Blues or the Blues Project
When I think of trombone I think of marching bands
When I think of organ I think of blues, rock, and church
This may cause you to have a different perspective about the organ. Just 2 of many Jazz organist.
By the ByKBCB chooses drums. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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Not that the chemistry would work, but who would you have on an all time Jazz squad?
I kind of think Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" squad is close.
Trumpet: Miles Davis (Clifford Brown would be a 2nd).
Sax: Coltrane
Piano: Bill Evans
Organ: Jimmy Smith
Drum: Art Blakey (he may be the Lance Stephenson on this squad )
Bass: Mingus
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When I think of sax, I think of jazz, then rock
When I think of trumpet I think of jazz
When I think of piano I think of all genres and Liberace
When I think of guitar I think of Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page, Allman, and Green
When I think of flute I think of a symphony or the Moody Blues or the Blues Project
When I think of trombone I think of marching bands
When I think of organ I think of blues, rock, and church
This may cause you to have a different perspective about the organ. Just 2 of many Jazz organist.
So you provide a blues organ number (though with some jazz guitar) and one other something (for me) a bit obscure? I didn't say that there was no organ in jazz, just that jazz does not come to mind when I think of the organ. My perspective is unchanged.
(When I think of drums, I think of Ginger Baker, John Bonhan and Keith Moon.) _________________ "A metronome keeps time by using a Ringo"
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:31 am Post subject:
ribeye wrote:
jodeke wrote:
ribeye wrote:
When I think of sax, I think of jazz, then rock
When I think of trumpet I think of jazz
When I think of piano I think of all genres and Liberace
When I think of guitar I think of Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page, Allman, and Green
When I think of flute I think of a symphony or the Moody Blues or the Blues Project
When I think of trombone I think of marching bands
When I think of organ I think of blues, rock, and church
This may cause you to have a different perspective about the organ. Just 2 of many Jazz organist.
So you provide a blues organ number (though with some jazz guitar) and one other something (for me) a bit obscure? I didn't say that there was no organ in jazz, just that jazz does not come to mind when I think of the organ. My perspective is unchanged.
(When I think of drums, I think of Ginger Baker, John Bonhan and Keith Moon.)
OK. Gene Krupa got me into drums. Art Blakey, Max Roach, Buddy Rich _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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Yeah, jazz organ is a bit of a lost art. Not too many people playing it well these days though there is a prodigy in Cory Henry but he's delving into more marketable cross-genres (i.e. funk). _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:36 am Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
Yeah, jazz organ is a bit of a lost art. Not too many people playing it well these days though there is a prodigy in Cory Henry but he's delving into more marketable cross-genres (i.e. funk).
I don't think many musicians choose to play jazz organ. As you say it's a lost art. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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I think Exhibit A for what instrument "exudes the sound of Jazz" is the number of people who mistake Kenny G's music for Jazz, merely because he plays something that's almost a saxophone.
I think Exhibit A for what instrument "exudes the sound of Jazz" is the number of people who mistake Kenny G's music for Jazz, merely because he plays something that's almost a saxophone.
He has hurt jazz tremendously, though I can dig some smooth jazz (only when it's in live as opposed to studio recording form). _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:13 am Post subject:
LarryCoon wrote:
I think Exhibit A for what instrument "exudes the sound of Jazz" is the number of people who mistake Kenny G's music for Jazz, merely because he plays something that's almost a saxophone.
I put Kenny G into the Smooth Jazz category. I met him once at a KJLH function. He's the epitome of cool. Soft spoken, very affable. He's one of the few celebrities whose autographs I have. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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