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    ...that would be just fine with me.

    Do you have any favorite jazz guitar albums without drums?



    Last edited by BickertRules; 01-31-2021 at 05:21 PM.

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    explore the great jimmy giuffre trios...jimmy with jim hall and a bassist or valve trombone man bob brookmeyer...also giuffres later long time trio with paul bley on piano and steve swallow on bass

    trav'lin light




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    How can you live without the holy grail of cymbals .. Behold in all it's beauty!!!


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    But more seriously ... There are always the classic drummerless albums


    Hall and Evans "Undercurrent"



    "The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow"



    And then there is the more modern "Hall Metheny" record


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    It’s like you’re slowly and gently hammering a beautiful brass nail into my forehead...

    Quote Originally Posted by Lobomov
    How can you live without the holy grail of cymbals .. Behold in all it's beauty!!!


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    the fantastic trio of chet baker. doug raney and nhop...all rip!

    the blue room



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    Oh just remembered now that you mention NHØP .. Jeff's first jgbe jam thread with Whisper not made me look for recorded vesions of the tune and this one is absolutely stellar imo


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    Jim Hall and Ron Carter- Alone Together
    Ed Bickert Rob McConnel and Neil Swainson- Trio Sketches
    All the Jimmy Giuffre albums with Jim Hall
    Alabama Concerto feat. Barry Galbraith- over 40 minute piece with no drums!
    Howard Alden and Kenny Peplowsky- Encore!
    Joe Puma- Shining Hour
    Ed Bickert, Rob McConnell, Don Thompson- Three For the Road
    Ed Bickert, Don Thompson
    Lennie Breau Dave Young Live at Bourbon St.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lobomov
    Oh just remembered now that you mention NHØP .. Jeff's first jgbe jam thread with Whisper not made me look for recorded vesions of the tune and this one is absolutely stellar imo

    No guitar- disqualified!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Harry Leahey - Silver Threads

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    George Van Eps, My Guitar

    If I recall, the drummer played brushes on a catalog (magazine style). Brushes, no drums. The liner notes named the catalog, which I thought was wry humor. It said that it gave him "the drier sound he wanted".

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    Kenny Burrell - A La Carte (with Rufus Reid). Nice duo album, I can’t find any clips online though.

    A la Carte (Kenny Burrell album) - Wikipedia


    edit: I think this was originally one of the tracks from the album:


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    Ha, I know what you mean about drummers. When I'm recording my own material, I usually forbid the drummer to use his ride cymbal. I mean, sometimes it's nice to hear the air between the notes. Amazingly, I've never had a drummer get upset about my request.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neatomic
    the fantastic trio of chet baker. doug raney and nhop...all rip!
    "It takes a pretty good drummer to be better than no drummer." -- Chet Baker

    I'm partial to Abercrombie & Towner's "Sargasso Sea." It's pay-blocked on YouTube but here's a fine stand-in:

    Last edited by Sam Sherry; 01-31-2021 at 09:26 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
    "It takes a pretty good drummer to be better than no drummer." -- Chet Baker
    but nothin beats playin with a great drummer!

    cheers

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    Listen to Paul Motian or Joey Barron. They will cure your drum problems.







    Now if we can just get more drummers to listen to them...

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    Quote Originally Posted by neatomic
    but nothin beats playin with a great drummer!
    Yes. I'm lucky to play in a seventeen-piece band with a drummer who is just a great fit . . . really a great musician.

    There's no feeling like a big-band with a musical, ass-kicking drummer. And in this time of CoViD I sure do miss it.
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    Don't forget the great Oscar Peterson Trios that featured guitar instead of drums.

    OP, Ray Brown, and Barney Kessel, or Herb Ellis, or Joe Pass.

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    I love Abercrombie’s little electric mandolin.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
    "It takes a pretty good drummer to be better than no drummer." -- Chet Baker

    I'm partial to Abercrombie & Towner's "Sargasso Sea." It's pay-blocked on YouTube but here's a fine stand-in:


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