lowdown Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) Nice warm tone.. Looks like he would be at home with the Krays.. Garry Edited November 4, 2008 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) Scott LaFaro is a fabulously inventive player who took virtuosity on the instrument up a further level before he was tragically killed just after making the essential "Live at the Village Vanguard" recordings with Bill Evans and Paul Motian. However I am not so sure this is he as the photos I have seen show him altogether less creepy looking and with brown or red wavy hair rather than a hideous jet black comb-over Also his solo on Waltz for Debby on the live album is a lot more inventive and facile than this one. I stand to be corrected however (as usual ) Here are photos from google images so you can judge for yourself: [attachment=15583:slf1.jpg] [attachment=15584:slf2.jpg] PS, for those that don't like jazz, the aforementioned live album is damn fine mood music for getting romantic wid da laydeez. For those that do (and I do like the odd diversion from punk/rawk etc), its on the list of albums you have to own along with "Kind of Blue" etc Edited November 4, 2008 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) Dunno who it is, maybe Charlie Haden? Good player but LaFaro is the more inventive for my money ie, yes I like Scott LaFaro! Edited November 4, 2008 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 I think you are right [ infact you are right ] So try again Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) I did a Youtube search for him a while back and only found that short clip and maybe one or two others - such a shame he isn't better documented. The "Vanguard" albums though are a fantastic epitaph Edited November 4, 2008 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='322086' date='Nov 4 2008, 07:32 PM']The "Vanguard" albums though are a fantastic epitaph[/quote] Sure are. Been googling to..not much about.. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) Apparently he was a good but not great bass player until he decided to lock himself away and "wood-shed". I think the result is the discography with Bill Evans as I have an album with him rather younger and he's nowhere near as impressive [url="http://www.worldsrecords.com/pages/artists/g/gordon_joe/joe_gordon_55924.html"]http://www.worldsrecords.com/pages/artists...rdon_55924.html[/url] Edited November 4, 2008 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 His interplay with Bill Evans, particularly on Waltz for Debby, took bass playing to a new level. Do I prefer him to the more conventional masters, such as Ray Brown? - probably not. But we don't have to judge musicians on whether they are better of worse, rather we should celebrate the diversity of playing styles that the instrument offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) [quote name='bassace' post='322141' date='Nov 4 2008, 08:16 PM']His interplay with Bill Evans, particularly on Waltz for Debby, took bass playing to a new level. Do I prefer him to the more conventional masters, such as Ray Brown? - probably not. But we don't have to judge musicians on whether they are better of worse, rather we should celebrate the diversity of playing styles that the instrument offers.[/quote] Fair comment - my fave DB players are Scott LaFaro, Ray Brown, Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Mingus and Paul Chambers - all very different in style PS, so who is the comb-over on DB on the Bill Evans clip? Charlie Haden? Edited November 4, 2008 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='322149' date='Nov 4 2008, 08:24 PM']PS, so who is the comb-over on DB on the Bill Evans clip? Charlie Haden?[/quote] Still looking into it... Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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