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intet_at_tabe

intet_at_tabe

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The awesome Dave Holland (double bass) on the album "Jumpin´In" (ECM Records 1984) with Steve Coleman (alto saxophone, flute) Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet), Julian Priester (trombone) and Steve Ellington (drums). It does not get any better.
 
Deeru Piotr

Deeru Piotr

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Peter Gabriel 2
my favourite Peter Gabriel record (with Us) great sound, Robert Fripp plays a bit on it and overall Gabriel's voice and lyrics, a true genius of pop? music
 
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Miles Davies - Some day my prince will come
 
intet_at_tabe

intet_at_tabe

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Leni Stern (guitar) on her album "Clairvoyant" with the top notch musicians: Bill Frisell (guitar), Bob Berg (tenor saxophone), Larry Willis (piano), Harwie Swartz (bass) and Paul Motian (drums). There are so very few really good female jazz guitarists, but she is one of them.
 
intet_at_tabe

intet_at_tabe

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Egberto Gismonti on his album "Cirsense" (ECM Records 1980) Gismonti (acoustic 8 and 10 string guitars, piano, el. piano, organ, indian flutes, voice), Mauro Senise (saxophones, flute) L. Shankar (violin), Luis Alves (bass), Robertinho Silva (drums, percussion) and The Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra. Great musicians and brazilian folk/jazz music mixed with some unknown spice.
 
intet_at_tabe

intet_at_tabe

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Deeru Piotr said:
Peter Gabriel 2
my favourite Peter Gabriel record (with Us) great sound, Robert Fripp plays a bit on it and overall Gabriel's voice and lyrics, a true genius of pop? music
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Hi Deeru Piotr

Great to read you´re a fan of Peter Gabriel as well. PG, who first did the vocals in Genesis years ago, but left the band to go solo. And what a solo career he has had. When Genesis did their reunion tour last year, rumours told that PG would join the band, but - no way!

My favourite album with PG was the first one "So". PG (vocals, keyboards), Kate Bush (vocals), Richard Tee (piano), David Rhodes/Daniel Lanois (guitars), Tony Levin (el. bass) and Manu Katche/Jay Marotta (drums).

The band then a mixture of rock and jazz musicians, exactly like another world famous englishman STING (exe Police), who would also use the best of the best musicians from rock and jazz.

Best regards to you,
intet-at-tabe
 
intet_at_tabe

intet_at_tabe

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methodistgirl said:
Silence! That's better than music sometimes. Just peace and quiet.
judy tooley
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methodistgirl aka judy tooley

I am with you on - silence.

Though many people in our modern societies and very stressed busy day to day lives perhaps with two jobs to keep the household healthy do not consider silence to be an easy thing to handle.

It is very nice, relaxing, comfortable and refreshing from time to time to simply turn off whatever amplier, TV-cable set or mobile phones you have running 24/7. Even whatever energy you usually keep running between your ears, the brain itself needs - silence.

Instead enjoy a walk in the nature, along a beach or in the forest whereever you live on this planet in - silence.

For instance to take a walk in the rain alone or with your loved one hand in hand. You can be quite sure, when the weather is not sunny that you´ll have whatever God created to yourselves in - silence.

Or simply put your behind in a chair at home, and enjoy the - silence.

Thank you for this little quiet input of yours.

Best regards,
intet-at-tabe
 
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intet_at_tabe

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Corno Dolce said:
"Travels" by Pat Metheny.
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Hi Corno Dolce (Vita?), almost the movie title by that great italian movie director Fellini.

"Travels" the double live album by the Pat Metheny Group (ECM Records 1983). Pat Metheny (guitars, guitar syntheziser), Lyle Mays (piano, syntheziser, organ, autoharp, synclavier) - Can anyone tell me what these last two intruments "autoharp" and "synclavier" are?, Steve Rodby (acoustic and electric basses, bass syntheziser) Danny Gottlieb (drums), who has done drumming for John Mclaughlin as well, and that rare brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos (special guest - percussion, voice, berimbau), also known for his percussion with fellow brazilian Egberto Gismonti.

I guess all PM addicted fans world wide love the one PM song we always think of, which is on this album "Are you going with me", first released on the studio album "Offramp" (ECM Records 1982).

Corno Dolce - You just hit the head on the nail for me. Pat Metheny/John Mclaughlin - two of a kind. PM one of the masters on any jazz guitar, acoustic or electric, guitar synth. or his monster of a guitar, the custom built 42 string Picasso guitar.

Unlike with JM (and his former Mahavishnu Orchestra) I have never had the pleasure to attend a PM concert. A couple of years ago, I almost hung myself after realising he and the PMG played Copenhagen after his genius realease of "The way up" album 68:10 minutes without a single break, introducing Gregoire Maret´ (harmonica), Coung Vu (trumpet, voice) and Antonio Sanchez (drums) as new members of the PMG. Of course with his long time personal friend Lyle Mays (piano, synthezisers etc.etc.) and Steve Rodby (double bass/el. bass).

You may not believe it, but I actually cried, when I found out, what I had missed. But then, I never had the chance either to attend a Keith Jarrett concert.

That´s life - how ever rotten from time to time, or like the Rolling Stones proclaimed years ago: "You can´t always get what you want". But I never seem to get what I want - at least for jazz concerts in Denmark, mostly in Copenhagen far from where I live.

Best regards,
intet-at-tabe
 
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Corno Dolce

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi intet-at-tabe,

Thanx for your very kind demeanor and gentle nature. May I humbly share with you that my alltime fav music of Pat Metheny is entitled "If I Could" from his album "First Circle". Its a piece that just breaks my heart with its sheer beauty. Back in the early 80's I heard Pat Metheny live and I got his album "Travels". He is a phenomenon - no doubt about it.

Here's the autoharp link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoharp

And here's the Synclavier link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier

Cheers,

Corno Dolce
 
intet_at_tabe

intet_at_tabe

Rear Admiral Appassionata (Ret.)
Corno Dolce said:
Hi intet-at-tabe,

Thanx for your very kind demeanor and gentle nature. May I humbly share with you that my alltime fav music of Pat Metheny is entitled "If I Could" from his album "First Circle". Its a piece that just breaks my heart with its sheer beauty. Back in the early 80's I heard Pat Metheny live and I got his album "Travels". He is a phenomenon - no doubt about it.
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Hi again Corno Dolce

Thank you very much for the kind words and links you provided for me. I guess I could have done the Wikipedia seach myself. But as a newbie here, I hoped to reach someone like yourself, as infatuated by Pat Metheny like myself. You have the right/offer to share whatever information about the music of Pat Metheny you wish for with me, and I should think a lot of other people on this site - any time.

It was a close friend of mine, now educated as a male social worker/my personal nurse for almost 8 years, while being almost apart from my own life being disapled, and at the same time my often not very polite mentor in computer science/practical knowledge and Godson Peter (just a kid really - don´t tell him I said that), who introduced PM´s music to me some years back. I owe him for the rest of my natural life that I can participate on this site even if he often said: "You´re a completely idiot in acchieving the most simple facts about how to work a computer". Young people know everything, you know (LOL).

The song you mentioned "If I could" from First Circle (ECM Records 1984). My very first PM album.
Isn´t that a coincidence? Precisely, what I mean about PM being able to play any guitar - emotional intense like no one else, breathtaking.

I agree with you. The first three songs on the album quite diferent from "If I Could". The kind of song and guitar equillibrism, I can repeate over and over again. Like you stated Corno Dolce - a phenomenon.

The autoharp, like it said and showed on Wiki. A form of a string instrument/zither. The synclavier with the picture. First I thought of an old telephone switch board from the 1920´s. How does one actually play on it and do it live on the stage? Unless it´s like a machine, which it definitely looks to be?

No matter what, you have enriched my day Corno Dolce.

The very best regards, and do not be a stranger!

intet-at-tabe
 
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Corno Dolce

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi intet-at-tabe,

It is my pleasure to have enriched your day dear sir. Methinks the synclavier is more like a sound module but I may be wrong in calling it that. Many years ago, I recall seeing a synclavier with a keyboard attachment. I don't know if that came with the *module* or if it was a later add-on. 46 summers ago I first saw light as a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, so, now you and many others know how *ancient* I am :grin::grin::grin:

I must confess that I don't have every PM recording but I still dig his musicianship very much. Ron Carter and Brian Bromberg are two favs of mine - Man, do they know how to swing on the Double Bass!!!!!!!:up::up::up::up::up::up::up:

JSBach and Jazz is my lifelong infatuation.

Humbly and Respectfully,

Corno Dolce
 
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