Ornette Coleman TWO bassists Montreal Jazz Fest

xolin · #1 04-23-2006, 07:49 AM

Has anyone seen this. 80s maybe.
One bassist either had the low end or was doing some "effected" soloing/playing (double-entendre) while the other was doing some thumping.
You couldnt hear them at times though because guitar Meth-addict-menyac was squealing something out of a pipe in need of a lube-job.

I also officially hate electric drums.

Ornette was still playing great over all of this though.
It has its merits, but I prefer ornette in the more acoustic free-jazz setting...everythings on the same level of craziness there.

peteroberts · #2 04-23-2006, 09:03 AM

he was doing the same thing when I saw him here in Nov. His son is on drums - great player.

I thought the 2 bass thing was very cool. I've seen Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke do it also.

emjazz · #3 04-23-2006, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by peteroberts

he was doing the same thing when I saw him here in Nov. His son is on drums - great player.

I thought the 2 bass thing was very cool. I've seen Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke do it also.

Gald to hear he's still playing.

DaveBeny · #4 04-23-2006, 09:09 AM

I've seen the concert that Xolin mentions. It's from the '85 Montreal Jazz Festival.

It's Ornette Coleman and Prime Time: two bassists (one was Jamaaladeen Tacuma), two guitarists, two drummers, a tabla player and Orrnette! Pat Metheny joins in on his synth-guitar for the final section (and breaks a couple of strings too!). The whole sound is very 80s - i.e. lots of slap bass and electronic drums. Not music for the Wynton Marsalis crowd!

Ornette's touring band for the last few years has been a quartet, with his son Denardo on drums and two double-bass players. I think there is supposed to be a record coming out this year.

xolin · #5 04-23-2006, 09:18 AM

Cool..wanna hear it. Double bass would be cool.