Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?
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How's this?
Benge 3X
Martin Committee
Getzen Capri Cornet
Adams F-1 Flugelhorn"If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."
Charlie Parker"Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
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OK, this is a bit off track but I played with this band at it's start (on synthesizer) which morphed into Kinesis from the band that backed up our Drummer, Dave Goodwin (double bass set) during his boards for his BA Degree from Colorado State. This technically was in the late '70s. Then when I left the band, wouldn't you know it, they cut this album, then started a tour with Ambrosia as their warm up band.
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Here is a more mellower version of a Kinesis performance called "Make Me Yours". I am posting this more for Patric. The drum fill during the sax solo is one of the most taste back up performances I have ever heard in jazz. Just amazing how he builds and builds from near nothing (beginning at 2:53) to a furry of rapid fills on both toms and his double bass set.
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@Kehaulani said in Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?:
How's this?
Ah yes, very NICE
However, here is a cut in the days just after the band replaced David Clayton Thomas as their singer. They start this cut by first performing a Carol King song called "Snow Queen" that then morphs into "Maiden Voyage". This was a great album that was probably more jazz than the audience wanted back then and thus was more of a forgotten album. On the Maiden Voyage transition, the guitarist soloist sings along with his improv, at a time before we heard George Benson using that technique. Truly innovative
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This was their first album. Love it. Probably more rock&roll than the band with David-Clayton Thomas (DCT).
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@Dr-GO said in Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?:
Here is yet another band that employed the Tower of Power brass section but combined with a band that has an amazing Hammond B3 solo. The combination is just amazing:
Oh yeah. Very good!
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If you're looking for something newer that has some great soul with some horns, check out St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
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Oh yeah.
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Nice to see Lighthouse get some love. I REALLY like the song, but no one will dance to it, and that's how we would get hired back. Pat Upton with Spiral Staircase did a guest appearance with us at an outdoor show. I played mostly "Beach Music" but an earlier version of Bill Deal and the Rhondels had a number of hits in the late 60s and early 70s. Another band back then that was really impressive was a group called The Ides of March... or maybe it was the mood enhancers I was trying out back then
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The Brits did it fairly well too with horns. This is a band I grew up with in my formative years. Learned a lot about horn arranging and voicing from this band when transcribing horn parts!
Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
Harrelson Summit 2017
Kanstul 1526 2012
Getzen Power Bore 1961
Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
Martin Committee 1946
Olds Super Recording 1940
Olds Recording (LA) 1953
Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
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@Dr-GO Played a lot of that stuff back when. Actually like the groove better on The Isley Brothers version. My favorite song from that album (they WERE albums back then) was this one. No trumpets, but what a great groove
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@ButchA this is a favorite.
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Here's another amazing cover from Russia!!
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I'm partial to Stevie.
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Or EW&F
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Ten Wheel Drive- "Through The Eye Of The Needle"
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One of my all-time favourites to play or to lead!
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@ButchA said in Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?:
Here's a topic that I think people might enjoy discussing...
Instead of the common orchestra setting, symphony setting, "community band" type of setting, does anyone else appreciate the classic rock 70's type of music that had a "horn section" in it?
Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Ides of March, Lighthouse, Tower of Power, and of course the soulful sounds of Earth, Wind, & Fire...
Is it me, or has this type of genre faded away?
Still alive and kicking in one of my favourite Lagos venues:
It gets quite lively sometimes
Femi Kuti is, of course, son of the late, great Fela.
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A more recent recording. Check out the homage to Kenny G at 7:00
At least in our neck of the woods, performers can still manage to put a decent sized ensemble up on stage.
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Damned Tobylou8,
The Ukrainian band that plays Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, is absolutely killer! Thank you very much!It even holds true in the Ukraine that "If it can be heard, it can be had."
These guys prove it. Bravo!
