Listening Material (alto players)

[Jazz-in-Aust]

Jazz lover's, I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

I'm an alto player, and i've checked out all the alto player's that i know of (Cannonball Adderly, Bird, Sonny Stitt, Paul Desmond) but i need more!!

who should i listen to next!?

be cool

Marc

[Richardo Caerleoni]

....Johnny Hodges...? Be cool.

[mccultj]

me don marco

[confirmation83]

hmmm, lets see: more alto players to check out....here goes nothing! thomas chapin, james moody, christopher hollyday, charlie mariano, art pepper, ted levine, paquito d'rivera, phil woods, gene quill, richie cole, chris potter, eric dolphy, jackie mclean. some of these guys play other horns: tenor, flute,......but all are great alto players and just amazing musicians. check 'em all out.

[Dick Trickle]

Ornette Coleman!!!

Lee Konitz!!!---especialy check out a trio album called Motion.

Vincent Herring, Antonio Hart, Gregory Herbert, Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, Dick Oats, Gary Bartz, Steve Coleman, Kenny Garrett, Tim Berne of course Eric Dolphy.

But the first two, need your attention and may change the way you look at the alto.

[LeMo]

Art Pepper, Jimmy Lyons, Joe Harriott, Trevor Watts, Rob Brown, Daniel Carter, Marco Eneidi, Michael Moore, Frode Gjerstad, Frank Gratkowski, Noah Howard, Steve Potts, Dave Rempis and John Tchicai (when he was playing alto), Marshall Allen, Ned Rothenberg, Marty Ehrlich, Paul Flaherty, Max Nagl, Gary Bartz, Guillermo Gregorio, Thomas Chapin, Mark Whitecage, Richard Tabnik, Fabrizzio Cassol.

[Sergio Zamora]

...and Oliver Lake, Julius Hemphill, and Joseph Jarman

[Pete C]

Aust--plurals don't have apostrophes.

[kenny weir]

Bernie McGann
Andrew Robson
David Rex
Ian Chaplin
Gai Bryant
Andrew Speight
Graeme Lyall
Adam Simmons
Bob Bertles

Unlike every one of the players already listed here, you're half a chance of seeing one of these cats live at a venue near you. Plus there's a great bonus: They're all fucking great players in their own way. Or are we talking cultural cringe here?

[Sergio Zamora]

Originally Posted by kenny weir

Unlike every one of the players already listed here, you're half a chance of seeing one of these cats live at a venue near you.

I don't know that list, but I doubt there's more of a chance I'd see Julius Hemphill, Johnny Hodges, or Art Pepper (to name a few) than them.

At least I hope not!!

[SEJ]

James Spaulding. A dextrous, surprising, fiery player. I like The Smile Of The Snake on High Note, and Songs of Courage on Muse. But I was first hipped to him through his 60's work with Freddie Hubbard (Breaking Point, Hub-Tones), Duke Pearson (Wahoo), and Bobby Hutcherson (Components, Patterns). And he's an excellent flute player too.

And Ira Sullivan plays great alto. His duet with Joe Diorio The Breeze And I is excellent (though not all alto.) It contains my favorite take on The Summer Knows.

I'll second Dick Trickle suggesting Lee Konitz's Motion.

Art Pepper's live Galaxy recordings. Some very urgent playing.

[Jaleel]

Check Out Benny Carter, Marshall Royal, Willie Smith.... Ornette Coleman...