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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: LithoJazzoSphere on February 24, 2023, 04:36:56 PM
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Likely to be less popular than the others, but I'd love to give a bit of a highlight to some instruments other than the standard vocals/guitar/bass/drums/keys format. A few of mine:
Saxophone:
Dexter Gordon
John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins
Wayne Shorter
Violin:
Fionnuala Sherry
Hilary Hahn
Karen Briggs
Lisa Batiashvili
Mandolin:
Chris Thile
Mike Marshall
Sam Bush
Sierra Hull
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John Deacon blew everyone away playing the triangle during the performances of 'Killer Queen' on stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_tUBQJZF-M
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And ...no one, I mean no one could match the master chops Brian May would display on ukulele during 'Bring Back That Leroy Brown'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW_rVxb6QKo
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Freddie was FAB with the tambourine during 'Liar' and 'Keep Yourself Alive'
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Roger played a mean cowbell during 'Keep Yourself Alive'. :D His solo on the timpani drums before the guitar solo of 'Brighton Rock' during the Jazz / Live Killers tours was uhm,...er....'killer' ;) Only Bonham was better! ;) And he was fairly good on tambourine as well.
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Ian Anderson and that flute, sometimes with the clarinet.
Peter Buck and the mandolin.
Clarence Clemons and the sax.
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Flute and piccolo: this kid!
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I wish I knew more of these types of players by name, but for the most part when I hear these instruments in music I like they are extra musicians brought in to play on the album. Or I just don’t know enough of them to make out a Mt. Rushmore. Like, Chris Thile is awesome, but I don’t really even know of another musician who specializes in mandolin.
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Gheorghe Zamfir. Master of the pan flute.
I only know this from infomercials from my youth late night.
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Violin
Jerry Goodman
Jean-Luc Ponty
Robbie Steinhardt
David Cross
Saxophone
Charlie Parker
Ian McDonald
Wayne Shorter
Clarence Clemons
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Percussionist:
Lenny Castro
Joe Porcaro
Giovanni Hidalgo
Pete Lockett
Classical Percussionist:
Leigh Howard Stevens
Evelyn Glennie
Emil Richards
Gary Burton
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Hmm, percussionists. I'd agree on Lockett, and would add Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha, and Raul Rekow. Honorable mentions for Collin Walcott, Trilok Gurtu, and Tito Puente.
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Hmm, percussionists. I'd agree on Lockett, and would add Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha, and Raul Rekow. Honorable mentions for Collin Walcott, Trilok Gurtu, and Tito Puente.
Also, Ruth Underwood.
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Gheorghe Zamfir. Master of the pan flute.
I only know this from infomercials from my youth late night.
Without him Kill Bill would never have been the same. He was a crucial part in one of my favorite scenes.
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Does Ray Cooper rate as a percussionist?
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Does Ray Cooper rate as a percussionist?
Yes.
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Mandolin:
Chris Thile
Mike Marshall
Sam Bush
Sierra Hull
This was the instrument and exact four names I came in to post lol
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This is so difficult, mostly because I don’t think I know enough people in any instrumentto truly do it justice, but let’s try a couple..
Saxophone:
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Sonny Rollins
Ornette Coleman
Trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Chet Baker
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Pianists:
Duke Ellington
Thelonius Monk
Bill Evans
Herbie Hancock
Man, in all those categories you could make a point for someone else as well :lol
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Heck, you could do jazz vibraphone with Cal Tjader, Gary Burton, Lionel Hampton, and Milt Jackson.
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Zappa on the xylophone :metal
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James Labrie - Triangle
Clown - Beer Keg
Paul Gilbert - Power Drill
John Stamos - Bongos
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Chris Botti - trumpet
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Mandolin - Nancy Wilson
Percussion - Ruth Underwood
Flute - Ian Anderson
Hurdy-Gurdy - Anna Murphy