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Blues Influenced Jazz Players

 
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nylenny



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:18 pm    Post subject: Blues Influenced Jazz Players Reply with quote

When you think of blues influenced players, Wes, Kenny Burrell, Grant Greene, and George Benson immediately come to mind. Who are your favorite blues-influenced players?
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woland99



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ummm... John Scofield. Perhaps - I have bunch of his albums with Medeski
Martin & Wood and he can be quite funky. Charlie Christian - of course.
Herb Ellis had a great blues album "Nothing But the Blues". And myself.
On a good day Wink
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nylenny



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a few more to check out: Mark Whitfield, Henry Johnson, and Joe Pass.
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Brad Kinder



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bobby Broom is another great player. Check out "The Deep Blue Organ Trio". I believe Henry Johnson has recorded with these guys also.

A few more that I like a lot.. Gatemouth Brown, Alex Schultz, Danny Caron, Billy Butler, Oscar Moore (Nat Cole Trio) and Johnny Moore(Charles Brown)
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woland99



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brad Kinder wrote:

A few more that I like a lot.. Gatemouth Brown

Gatemouth was great. Heard him several times here in Austin in last
years of his life. Very beautiful sounding band - round, full and LOUD.
It breaks my heart thinking how Katrina robbed that man of his entire
life - destroyed his house and washed away all his instruments and all
memorabilia from his career. He moved to Austin after that and I emailed
his manager telling him that I owned one of his old stage guitars (HB35)
and I would gladly give it to him along with custom shop Firebird I had at
that time - just so he can keep playing. Three days later Gatemouth died.
Last time I heard about him it was after a storm in Gulf flooded the
cemetary on the coast and took his coffin away. Did they ever find him?
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Brad Kinder



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep you couldn't beat Gatemouth for big band swinging blues. He was a genius. I heard about the flood when it happened but don't know what came of it. That's amazing you have one of his guitars...is that the Washburn 335?
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woland99



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brad Kinder wrote:
Yep you couldn't beat Gatemouth for big band swinging blues. He was a genius. I heard about the flood when it happened but don't know what came of it. That's amazing you have one of his guitars...is that the Washburn 335?


Yes Washburn HB35. I have seen an old Washburn add with Gatemouth
holding his HB32 with broken off tone switch. That is the guitar I have.
Bought it from an owner of music shop in Louisiana who traded violin with
Gatemouth for that guitar. When Gatemouth was playing in Pflugerville
I asked him between sets about that story and he confirmed it. Guitar
has a lot of miles on it - it plays well but pots are a bit scratchy.
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