Favorite soloists on other instruments?

Chiptingle · 2023-01-28 2:14 p.m.

I’ve been listening to a podcast new to me, “The Cool Toddcast” from Todd Coolman. I share this for so many, many reasons:

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One especially is Todd’s conversations about favorite players on other instruments, including Pat Metheny speaking about Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, and Clifford Brown…Todd and Terrell Stafford about Bud Herseth and hearing him/CSO live at a young age…Kenny Barron about Tommy Flanigan…

So…whom are/were your favs on other instruments besides trombone, and why? When and how did they grab you?

Lately I’ve been captivated by Kurt Elling for his phrasing “risks”, his resonance of tone, his “spiritual” elements.

Very early on, I was grabbed by Conte Candoli next to my bonistic hero, Frank Rosolino. Conte’s time and 1/8 note feel, his “doodle” clarity, the sound of risk and surprise…which led me to Clifford and Dizzy and so many others.

Not until my first year of college did I hear Pablo Casals (among so many firsts at the music library!). I keep being drawn to this sound of “surprise”, his phrasing, rubatos, molding time within a baroque phrase…along with sound and technique…completely hooked me in!

Do you have any similar players/singers to share and talk about?

Groovy listening to you!

WilliamLang · by **WilliamLang** » 2023-01-28 2:17 p.m.

Bjork's probably my favorite musician ever.

Lately I've been loving listening to Rosalia and Bad Bunny.

For some other favorites!

Sergei Nakariakov - Trumpet

Albretch Meyer - Oboe

Martha Argerich - Piano

Leonides Kavakos - Violin

Moor Mother - Voice/Spoken Word

Chiptingle · by **Chiptingle** » 2023-01-28 2:28 p.m.

Mucho appreciation!

Sergei and Hakan Hardanberger are relatively recent, profound discoveries for me.

A few friends played w Bjork, but I never spent time listening, and now will.

I love that I’m not familiar with the others on your list…firing up my playlists in our time of extreme accessibility!

ithinknot · by **ithinknot** » 2023-01-28 3:11 p.m.

~~[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9AbLnvTEcM]~~Serge Chaloff

~~[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vlax649EZs]~~Zino Francescatti

~~[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JysTlgUXuXk&t=10569s]~~Edwin Fischer

~~[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okcoq8t_bKE]~~Nima Ben David

~~[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQQEChMq1A]~~Oskar Sala

Chiptingle · by **Chiptingle** » 2023-01-28 4:07 p.m.

Diggin so many names that are new to me!

bitbckt · by **bitbckt** » 2023-01-28 5:31 p.m.

Trying not to repeat anything already said:

Gerard Schwarz

Thomas Rüedi

Demondrae Thurman

Jascha Heifetz

AndrewMeronek · by **AndrewMeronek** » 2023-01-29 8:47 a.m.

I've been on a "metal" kick lately, so some of my favorite musicians from that world:

Danny Carey

Mikael Akerfeldt

Tatiana Shmayluk

Steve Vai (Is he "metal"? "Jazz"? I don't really care, he's great)

Thomas Haake

AndrewMeronek · by **AndrewMeronek** » 2023-01-29 8:49 a.m.

I also have to shout out Anna-Marie Hefele, who is a mind-blowing overtone singer.

Kbiggs · by **Kbiggs** » 2023-01-29 12:42 p.m.

I’ve been listening to a lot of historically informed stuff lately. I’m really impressed by the following:

Bruce Dickey, cornetto

Adam Woolf and Ercole Nissini, trombone (sacbut)

Monica Huggett and Shunske Sato, violin

Janet See and Marten Root, flute

mbarbier · by **mbarbier** » 2023-01-29 12:57 p.m.

[quote="WilliamLang"]Bjork's probably my favorite musician ever.

Moor Mother - Voice/Spoken Word[/quote]

+1000 to these!

Really love Patrick Wibart 's serpent playing.

And Andrew Manze's violin playing, especially the recordings of the Biber Rosary Sonatats.

afugate · by **afugate** » 2023-01-29 10:35 p.m.

Stan Getz.

--Andy in OKC

MStarke · by **MStarke** » 2023-02-01 7:16 p.m.

Any really good cellist, e g in the Elgar cello concerto

Some singers, especially Frank Sinatra

Steven Mead/Euphonium (and other good euphonium players)

Matthias Hoefs, Hakan Hardenberger/trumpet

Great lead and bigband trumpet playing, e g Wayne Bergeron or Derek Watkins

Posaunus · by **Posaunus** » 2023-02-01 9:33 p.m.

Chris Thiele - mandolin.

Trombo · 2023-02-18 2:58 p.m.

Timofey Dokshitser - trumpet

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Mr412 · 2023-02-18 3:07 p.m.

Diana Krall - voice & piano

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Pezza · by **Pezza** » 2023-02-18 5:02 p.m.

Have to be Wayne Bowden on euphonium

harrisonreed · by **harrisonreed** » 2023-02-18 5:39 p.m.

How about Jake Shimabukuro on ukulele?

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Jaco Pastorius:

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Carolina Ecke:

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Ado, the secretive singer from Japan who only just turned 20, and has been producing some of the most widely heard music on the planet -- and it's all good:

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Jacob Collier:

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Lang Lang:

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Gyorgy "I am finished, thank you" Cziffra

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Trombo · by **Trombo** » 2023-02-19 3:18 a.m.

Vladimir Horowitz - piano

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Isaac Stern - violin

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Benny Goodman - clarinet

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biggiesmalls · by **biggiesmalls** » 2023-02-19 5:56 p.m.

I recently came across this video of an amazing jam session featuring Uzbek percussionists, recorded in Tashkent by Effigy Records producer Jack Clift:

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Trombo · by **Trombo** » 2023-02-20 7:59 a.m.

If you like Uzbek or Tajik music, then they also have wind instruments, such as karnay and surnay. Karnay is somewhat similar to a trombone.

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Adamthelemonite · by **Adamthelemonite** » 2023-02-20 8:09 p.m.

Gordon Goodwin

Trombo · by **Trombo** » 2023-02-21 11:19 a.m.

Here Ivan Pyatkov - German baritone:

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Cmillar · by **Cmillar** » 2023-02-22 7:52 a.m.

Top of the long list: (for versatility, musicianship, technique, etc.)

Hillary Hahn

Yo Yo Ma

Anne Sophie Mutter

Joshua Bell

Hélène Grimaud, late Glenn Gould (piano)

Candice Mowbray (classical guitar, USA)

Larry Carlton, Pat Metheny (guitar)

Bill Evans, Dan Higgins, late Michael Brecker, Tom Scott, Dick Oatts, Bob Mintzer (saxes)

Phil Dwyer, Perry White (saxes, Canada)

George Koller (bass, Canada)

many more to long to list!

Finetales · by **Finetales** » 2023-02-24 11:26 a.m.

Gunhild Carling (...everything)

Matthias Höfs (trumpet)

Paul Desmond (sax)

Cory Henry (Hammond organ and other keys) - my favorite living musician!

Lachy Doley (Hammond organ/clavinet)

Issei Noro (guitar)

Larnell Lewis, Louis Cole (drums)

I'm sure I'll remember more.

Trombonjon · by **Trombonjon** » 2023-02-25 2:27 a.m.

Maynard Ferguson, Arturo Sandoval-trumpet

Gato Barbieri-tenor Sax

Charlie Parker-alto Sax

Nestor Torres flute

Andy Gonzalez-bass

Al Dimeola- guitar

Billy Cobham-drums

BrianJohnston · by **BrianJohnston** » 2023-03-27 8:19 p.m.

Eugene Izotov - Oboe

Donald Peck - Flute

Larry Combs - Clarinet

Timofei Dokschitzer - Trumpet

Dale Clevenger - French Horn

Itzhak Perlman - Violin

Eric Nowlan - Viola

Joseph Calleja - Tenor

Ken Turner - Bass

Tim Waurick - Counter Tenor

Finetales · by **Finetales** » 2023-03-31 7:40 p.m.

[quote="BrianJohnston"]Tim Waurick - Counter Tenor[/quote]

Calling Tim "just" a countertenor is selling him short! That man can sing pretty much anything.

BrianJohnston · by **BrianJohnston** » 2023-04-01 11:13 p.m.

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Tim Waurick - Counter Tenor[/quote]

Calling Tim "just" a countertenor is selling him short! That man can sing pretty much anything.
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Fair, although he himself would likely refer to himself as that

JohnD · by **JohnD** » 2023-04-02 1:56 a.m.

Harry James, Chris Botti, Adam Rapa - trumpet

Astor Piazzolla - bandoneon, composer

Carla Bley - organ, composer

soseggnchips · by **soseggnchips** » 2023-04-02 7:30 a.m.

[quote="harrisonreed"]Carolina Ecke:

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This is absolutely captivating, thank you for sharing!

Digidog · by **Digidog** » 2023-04-20 4:17 p.m.

For everything jazz, my two - absolute - biggest influences are Lee Morgan and Jaco Pastorius. I've listened more to those two than ever any trombonist.

For more mainstream music, I'm a huge Thin Lizzy fan and Phil Lynott has always been an inspirer to me.

As for classical music I just love everything Brahms and Mozart; their composing creativity is mind blowing and seemingly endless and eternal.

BrassSection · 2023-07-03 9:59 p.m.

Although the following may not be rated the best ever on their instrument, these are none the less some of my favorites to listen to

Piccolo trumpet: Caleb Hudson

Trumpet: Al Hirt

Flugelhorn horn: Unknown soldier playing Unchained Melody intro in Bremen 2002 with a group of military bands

French horn: Going with 2 locals from Altoona Brass Collective, Scott Pappal, who also arranges most of the music for the group, and Kelly Myers, both outstanding horn players.

Trombone: James Pankow

Euphonium: Gene Watts

Tuba: Chuck Daellenbach is a shoe-in for this one

Piano: Kim Collingsworth

Acoustic guitar group: Don Francisco, his wife, and another playing What Child is This

Bass Guitar: Abraham Laboriel, another shoe-in

Wood winds: Justo Almario

Harmonica: Buddy Greene

Composer/Conductor/Arranger: David T Clydesdale

Almost forgot drummer! Gene Krupa…who doesn’t like a little Drum Boogie now and then!

harrisonreed · by **harrisonreed** » 2023-07-03 10:16 p.m.

This performance might take the cake:

Vladimir "we're going to go now" Ashkenazi :

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