Rich Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) WARNING: JAZZ CONTENT If easily offended by be-bop, please stay away Nobody ever played recorder like this when I was at school. I wish they had! Edited February 8, 2022 by Rich 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I was going to suggest Jethro Tull but unsure if he plays recorder? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, SH73 said: I was going to suggest Jethro Tull but unsure if he plays recorder? Ian Anderson, of the group Jethro Tull, is a self-taught flautist of huge ability. The recorder is a wonderful instrument, whose reputation has been sadly ruined by a million awful School Assembly recitals, and hundreds of thousands of cheap sub-standard instruments. Indeed, when I found that my synth had a recorder patch, the first thing that I did was to play "London's Burning", using the pitch bend function to play it out of tune, with a different error for each note. The video that was shared shows how versatile the recorder can be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Just the sound of the recorder, no matter how well played, just sends shudders down my spine as horrendous memories of school music lessons come flooding back! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I have Grade 5 recorder, gained at school and is my highest musical qualification! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 My mum was a decent recorder player - this is the sort of thing she'd play, with her mate on the joanna: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I remember seeing Gentle Giant and Gryphon in the seventies, both featuring a bit of recorder in their sets. Also, is that a recorder on the intro of ‘Stairway to heaven?’ 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Len_derby said: I remember seeing Gentle Giant and Gryphon in the seventies, both featuring a bit of recorder in their sets. Also, is that a recorder on the intro of ‘Stairway to heaven?’ 🤔 Yep, played by JPJ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I was wrong - it seems that Ian Anderson did play the recorder (according to the Wiki page on the recorder). Paul McCartney did so too, on Fool on the Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Forgotten her name, but there's a sax player in Ipswich who will also let rip on a recorder. @Bilbo will hopefully know who I'm thinking of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Rich said: WARNING: JAZZ CONTENT If easily offended by be-bop, please stay away Nobody ever played recorder like this when I was at school. I wish they had! Really ,really love that album...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) I think at school we were just taught to get the 'right' notes out of the recorder with no thought to tone and listenability. Mind you, I couldn't even do that! Edited February 8, 2022 by Nail Soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 A local class played The final countdown with recorders. Every time I hear that song, I hear the recorders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Mykesbass said: Forgotten her name, but there's a sax player in Ipswich who will also let rip on a recorder. @Bilbo will hopefully know who I'm thinking of? That would have been Slim Hopgood but Slim is no longer with us, I am afraid. Much missed by those who knew him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 More what you might expect and very nice too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I think the haunting melody at the start of The Mandalorian theme is a bass recorder… IT’s everywhere! https://youtu.be/2YDKxcdIXBs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Those bass recorders are really expensive though 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 54 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: I think at school we were just taught to get the 'right' notes out of the recorder with no thought to tone and listenability. Mind you, I couldn't even do that! Your teacher was probably waiting for you to get the notes right. Then, lesson two would have been "creating a good tone"! If Primary School Assemblies had sounded like Fushan Elementary School Recorder Ensemble, then more of us would be playing recorder now - there is even a bass recorder (played here by the tall people at the back - so, just like a bass guitar in that respect). Rossini : L'italiana in Algeri / Fushan Elementary School Recorder Ensemble And here, one of the better recorder channels - Sarah Jeffery / Team Recorder - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SarahJefferyMusic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Bass anything is really expensive! Contra Bassoons Bass Trombones Bass Saxophones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, bass_dinger said: Your teacher was probably waiting for you to get the notes right. Then, lesson two would have been "creating a good tone"! Not so sure…. Judging by some of the girls in the playground who could play a large repertoire, but in a shrill kind of way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Those bass recorders are really expensive though 😕 yes - I often ask myself "Am I good enough to play a bass recorder?" Just now, Lfalex v1.1 said: Bass anything is really expensive! Contra Bassoons Bass Trombones Bass Saxophones... Thomann do a bass recorder for £85. That's bass guitar territory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrane Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 hours ago, bass_dinger said: I was wrong - it seems that Ian Anderson did play the recorder (according to the Wiki page on the recorder). Paul McCartney did so too, on Fool on the Hill. I've seen Tony Visconti play recorder at a Ralph McTell concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Bilbo said: That would have been Slim Hopgood but Slim is no longer with us, I am afraid. Much missed by those who knew him. Ah, that's the name, but it was Andi, his daughter I was thinking of. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 6 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: My mum was a decent recorder player - this is the sort of thing she'd play, with her mate on the joanna: That's great but it's spelled descant. You're welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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