On the other hand, I think jazz has had a very strong and underacknowledged influence on country music via western swing, guitarists like Chet Atkins, etc.
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 April 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
I think it goes both ways and it sometimes seems like neither side wants to acknowledge the other.
― FP Sorrow (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:49 (twelve years ago) link
Good points - trying to think of 'jazz' LPs (as in, filed in jazz and not western swing) with country steel guitar ... must be some, right? (Sleep-deprived so nothing's coming immediately to mind)
― Brakhage, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
There's definitely a Rex Stewart track from the 40s with pedal steel...but I can't for the life of me remember what it's called.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
Greg Leisz has played pedal steel w Bill Frisell quite a bit in the last few years, like in their concert tribute to the endlessly resourceful Speedy West, don't think they've released an album of that yet, ditto (last time I checked) their live soundtrack for The Great Flood, Bill Morrison's film of found newsreel footage (time-scorched nitrate). But check some of Frisell's albums already out--I can't keep up with him!
― dow, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
Steel player I've seen in New Orleans, Dave Easley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LQo0FVLWt8&feature=related
― Advanced Uncle Meat recovery system (Dan Peterson), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
Now I'm wishing Miles had opted for a steel instead of a sitar, that would have been most excellent
― Brakhage, Monday, 23 April 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
Also want to start a 'weird Indian classical' LP thread with the people who do ragas on piano and steel guitar
― Brakhage, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:01 (twelve years ago) link
yo, dudes, check this shit out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9G7VG1lB8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqQ0CMi2DH4
― scott seward, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:06 (twelve years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6_VGK9Ia7g8/TWSBvfpjnJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/sXrT-0bI2bM/s1600/db7693cd61c4e0e079b0fb454306e99c_full.jpg
pretty ill and threatening.
― Snop Snitchin, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
Loving the track titles on that one, must find
― Brakhage, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
i'd never heard that dizzy album until today. man, gotta be one of the funkiest records on Pablo. sounds so great on the hi-fi. i love lalo to pieces. what a genius.
and i've never heard that freddie hubbard thing!
― scott seward, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
Dear god
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4nMlOQ5xY
― Brakhage, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
looks like Skot is the only one who ever posted about this but yeah
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu92/damien_stone/icarus.jpg
have become kinda obsessed with this one lately, proto-new age/world/jazz/rock produced by George Martin, sitar (played by their conga guy?!) on 'Ode to a Fillmore Dressing Room' slays me.
― llurk, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that was kind of at the crossroads of what some called The New Acoustic Music (Grisman called his approach dawg music)and new age--like world music, not quite an established musical/marketing category yet. Oregon's Music Of Another Present Era was another late-night FM fave, along with Icarus--also Codona's stuff, but I think one of their key members got killed on the road. Oregon has gotten back together occasionally.
― dow, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
David Murray has recorded at least one album of Grateful Dead songs (wanna say there's two, but can only find Dark Star at the moment). he also recorded with them live, and you can stream it from dead.net, though I don't feel like negotiating with my firewall at the moment--not that I don't trust Grateful Dead Radio, but what if something else is waiting--anyway, I'm told that the Dead weren't quite up to Murray at this point ('93), but here's one with his own Octet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXiWIaJmbs
― dow, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:33 (eleven years ago) link
And another
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4-hKESDh6I
― dow, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
Ornette Coleman played w the Dead too; not seeing that, but here's Garcia w Coleman & Prime Time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwQvcMQsOfU&feature=related
― dow, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
^ sounds like a timbaland beat
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 26 April 2012 18:45 (eleven years ago) link
Not sure what to really categorize this stuff as, but Danny Gatton (guitar) and Buddy Emmons (pedal steel) did some pretty cool stuff as the Redneck Jazz Explosion:
Good footage (kinda crazy watching Gatton's hands)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGGE4CrPvjU
Softspot for this one too, though almost loungey at times:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKq7bb7Q-yk&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLCFB5766FE3473F36
― grandavis, Thursday, 26 April 2012 19:01 (eleven years ago) link
speaking of paul winter, this belongs here too
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SzddysnYlQk/SOjF_aPY2JI/AAAAAAAAA-E/BEbr55VjHfk/s400/Oregon_%26_Elvin_Jones_-_Together_Front.JPG
― scott seward, Thursday, 26 April 2012 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah, I forgot they did that w Elvin, talk about an extended range! Brave Oregon pioneers. Before I forget, Robert Randolph has been known to chase Trane on pedal steel, and he's once again on an Experience Hendrix tour. Turtle Island String Quartet has also covered Hendrix well, ditto Coltrane, a whole album of his songs, and ones he covered/ They've got that barefoot sound. And also before I forget, always liked this--Pavement transmuted, inspiration no longer seemingly offhanded, still cool http://www.thedwarf.com.au/var/plain/storage/images/albumreviews/gold_sounds_james_carter_cyrus_chestnut_ali_jackson_and_reg_veal/773727-4-eng-GB/gold_sounds_james_carter_cyrus_chestnut_ali_jackson_and_reg_veal_album.jpg
― dow, Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:30 (eleven years ago) link