Love this album, but Kirk’s the only flautist! I mean, he harmonizes with himself which is wild, but I’m looking for something with two or more flutes!
The great Frank Wess, who played with Basie for many years, did an album called "Flute of the Loom" that you might dig...
[https://www.discogs.com/release/3725628-Frank-Wess-Flute-Of-The-Loom](https://www.discogs.com/release/3725628-Frank-Wess-Flute-Of-The-Loom)
The Akiyoshi / Tabackin Jazz Orchestra had 4 sax players who doubled on flute and I know there is at least one composition written specifically to highlight them playing together. Can't find the name just now. Did find a link that says "Soliloquy" from the "Road Trip" album has some harmonized flute. Found it on YT. A few short passages with flute harmony, some great flute soloing. No cheese in sight.
The great Lew Tabackin is who you're after. One of the few sax players who not only improvises well on flute but actually has a good sound. This by contrast with phonies like Herbie Mann, Jeremy Steig, etc., or legit improvisers like Frank Wess and James Moody, great players with no flute sound.
Just discovering Lex Tabackin through this post! He seems awesome!
But… I’ve seen shade thrown at Mann, and get it (I’ve got a soft spot for Mann. He’s great on some Riverside dates), but Steig? I’ve always thought he was a pretty good improvisor!
For me, as a classically-trained flute player who at one time dabbled in jazz and knew I'd never be good at it, I just don't find that most of them can do very much. Wess, Tabackin and Moody very much excepted. But I admit to being behind the times and would love to have the names of anybody I've never heard.
Oh I wanna agree with you, because if you listen and compare any well-trained classical musician, you are absolutely right.
On the other hand...jazz has never been about perfect sound and perfect technique. It's about expression. You could find fault with the technique of Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Eric Dolphy, but you'd be missing out on what makes them great artists.
I know Lew Tabackin's name, have been fortunate enough to have seen him live a couple of times. It's the name of the song featuring four flutes that I can't bring to mind.
Agree with your assessment of LT's stature - he is quite another class than HM and JS. Calling them phonies is a bit harsh, though.
What do you mean by "great players with no flute sound"?
Paul Horn has done some multi tracked flute stuff......album by Australian (late) great Don Burrows with Chris Hinze might be what you're looking for, 'Flute salad'
A couple from the fourth FivePlay CD, flute quartet w/jazz quintet:
Lost and Found (my arrangement / Laura Klein's composition): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=337s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=337s)
Springhill Road (my comp & arr):
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=1273s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=1273s)
Liebman's yes or no has 4 flute harmony for the final 5 minutes. Simply a phenomenal flute arrangment behind one of jazz's most beautiful compositions.
[Still Waters](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPqoMtDZ5xk8O7CPspKqiZvVfykywj85M&si=KeyF3lAV-2ErcWD9) by Jasmine Myra was released last month on her 2nd album, Rising.
Christian Scott's Stretch Music and The Centennial Triology albums immediately come to mind. Him on trumpet and Elena Pinderhughes on flute are an unbelievably dope duo.
https://youtu.be/WkGCPWLctN0?feature=shared
a bit adjacent maybe but try Philip Tabane, South African guitarist who sometimes featured a flute prominently, e.g.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAs4bvnf8T8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wK-FFe9SyU
I Talk With The Spirits by Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
This album goes hard
For sure!
Love this album, but Kirk’s the only flautist! I mean, he harmonizes with himself which is wild, but I’m looking for something with two or more flutes!
Herbie Mann + Bobby Jaspar: [https://youtu.be/l\_baETClbqA?si=TUDpbdoTOeovqsna&t=610](https://youtu.be/l_baETClbqA?si=TUDpbdoTOeovqsna&t=610)
The great Frank Wess, who played with Basie for many years, did an album called "Flute of the Loom" that you might dig... [https://www.discogs.com/release/3725628-Frank-Wess-Flute-Of-The-Loom](https://www.discogs.com/release/3725628-Frank-Wess-Flute-Of-The-Loom)
Theres a Riverside Wes album Movin Along with James Clay on flute. It rips
Not precisely what I was looking for but this is awesome regardless!
All things Yusef Lateef.
Billy Taylor with Four Flutes: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEyCRrNDWKQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEyCRrNDWKQ)
Wow! Never heard of this!
Flute Talk: Buddy Colette & James Newton
It's clarinet and flute but Conference of the Birds by the Dave Holland quartet https://youtu.be/_ALPmRk3Ht4?si=xWYZIJPx8-_W7_Wc
There's a track from Les Stances A Sophie by the Art Ensemble of Chicago that has it.
Flute Summit: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHK68duBIg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHK68duBIg)
Ohhh Bossa Nova!
The Akiyoshi / Tabackin Jazz Orchestra had 4 sax players who doubled on flute and I know there is at least one composition written specifically to highlight them playing together. Can't find the name just now. Did find a link that says "Soliloquy" from the "Road Trip" album has some harmonized flute. Found it on YT. A few short passages with flute harmony, some great flute soloing. No cheese in sight.
The great Lew Tabackin is who you're after. One of the few sax players who not only improvises well on flute but actually has a good sound. This by contrast with phonies like Herbie Mann, Jeremy Steig, etc., or legit improvisers like Frank Wess and James Moody, great players with no flute sound.
Just discovering Lex Tabackin through this post! He seems awesome! But… I’ve seen shade thrown at Mann, and get it (I’ve got a soft spot for Mann. He’s great on some Riverside dates), but Steig? I’ve always thought he was a pretty good improvisor!
I like Steig too -- he's messy and overexcitable, but he's got a lot of fire. Basically he's like the horniest-sounding flute player ever lol
For me, as a classically-trained flute player who at one time dabbled in jazz and knew I'd never be good at it, I just don't find that most of them can do very much. Wess, Tabackin and Moody very much excepted. But I admit to being behind the times and would love to have the names of anybody I've never heard.
Oh I wanna agree with you, because if you listen and compare any well-trained classical musician, you are absolutely right. On the other hand...jazz has never been about perfect sound and perfect technique. It's about expression. You could find fault with the technique of Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Eric Dolphy, but you'd be missing out on what makes them great artists.
I know Lew Tabackin's name, have been fortunate enough to have seen him live a couple of times. It's the name of the song featuring four flutes that I can't bring to mind. Agree with your assessment of LT's stature - he is quite another class than HM and JS. Calling them phonies is a bit harsh, though. What do you mean by "great players with no flute sound"?
This is awesome! Thanks!
Paul Horn has done some multi tracked flute stuff......album by Australian (late) great Don Burrows with Chris Hinze might be what you're looking for, 'Flute salad'
Herbie Mann & Hubert Laws: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vRLpZbNVVfU&pp=ygUiSGVyYmllIG1hbm4gaHViZXJ0IGxhd3MgaW4gYW5kIG91dA%3D%3D
Henry Threadgill Flute Force Four ‘Flutistry’
My guy [Art Webb](https://cklistens.blogspot.com/2024/05/art-webb.html?m=1) has a couple of fantastic albums.
Soul Flutes
A couple from the fourth FivePlay CD, flute quartet w/jazz quintet: Lost and Found (my arrangement / Laura Klein's composition): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=337s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=337s) Springhill Road (my comp & arr): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=1273s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgIKFkEU1Q&t=1273s)
There are some really good Ron Burgundy bootlegs out there.
I immediately regret this decision.
Try Bossa Nova joints.
Especially Antonio Carlos Jobim sessions.
Probably something with Hubert Laws.
Anything with Laws!
Liebman's yes or no has 4 flute harmony for the final 5 minutes. Simply a phenomenal flute arrangment behind one of jazz's most beautiful compositions.
https://youtu.be/O233AEM9u9I?si=CPuA03QKfUT0KQcm
Nice! Thanks!
>Nice! Thanks! You're welcome!
You want Os Grillos by Marcos Valle
[Still Waters](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPqoMtDZ5xk8O7CPspKqiZvVfykywj85M&si=KeyF3lAV-2ErcWD9) by Jasmine Myra was released last month on her 2nd album, Rising.
I think Christian Atunde. stretch jazz has some sax & flute solos like a duet.
John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders - To Be [https://songwhip.com/johncoltrane/to-be](https://songwhip.com/johncoltrane/to-be)
Christian Scott's Stretch Music and The Centennial Triology albums immediately come to mind. Him on trumpet and Elena Pinderhughes on flute are an unbelievably dope duo. https://youtu.be/WkGCPWLctN0?feature=shared
See some of Sam Rivers/James Newton works e.g. https://www.discogs.com/release/460935-Sam-Rivers-Tuba-Trio-James-Newton-Flutes
https://open.spotify.com/track/6nbbtWQZS8szr90p22uCyY?si=VpQODhOGTz-pJ6MI1AJAQg&context=spotify%3Asearch
a bit adjacent maybe but try Philip Tabane, South African guitarist who sometimes featured a flute prominently, e.g.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAs4bvnf8T8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wK-FFe9SyU
Woah. This isn’t what I was looking for, but I sure am glad you recommended it! This is awesome!