Your Fantasy Jazz band

[Max The Dog]

Originally Posted by FRANZ KAFKA

Elvin Jones + Pete Rock --Drums, Samples

(post-LSD) John Coltrane --Tenor Saxophone

Michel Chion/William Burroughs --Samples/Noise/Cut-Ups

John Cage --Muting Things (Bandleader)

Vangelis + Art of Noise + Brian Eno --Synth/Textures/FX

Sun Ra --Vocals Keys


Joujouka in the background.

Great choices. Really thinking outta the box, I like it.

[leddy]

My fantasy band already exists. Charlie Haden's Quartet West.

[AlexK]

Ack what a great thread!

Not really sure I've thought about this as an ensemble, it's more like a list of my favourite players.

Drums -> Steve Reid
Sax -> Coltrane or Pharoah Sanders
Piano -> Brad Mehldau
Bass -> Charlie Haden
Electronics + More Piano -> Esbjörn Svensson
More electronics -> Mira Calix

Although Robert Glasper and Keith Jarrett should be in there somewhere...

[king2070lplaya]

I've always wanted to play split lead in the 1950s Basie Band with Snooky Young, Thad Jones and Joe Newman. That's my dream gig and dream band

[Rolo 46]

Crap revisionist thread.
Fantasy is for priapic teenagers
However.
Satchmo
Duke
Coleman
Ella
Art
Recorded by Val Valentine or Roy DuNann with cool rhythm section of their choice

[panatrope]

Originally Posted by Rolo 46

Satchmo
Duke
Coleman
Ella
Art

If Art's in there, what's the Duke doing? And no room for Basie and his rhythm section? Or Django? Or Eddie Condon (even as just bandwrangler and story-teller).

But most of this band have already played together - does that disqualify me?

[Rolo 46]

Art Pepper, dear boy.
Disqualified
Sit on the naughty step please.

[taturana]

Originally Posted by henryrobinett

To me, the closest to the perfect jazz group was the one right after that Miles Quintet; the Miles Davis Sextet that included Cannonball Adderly and Bill Evans, along with Coltrane, Philly Jo Jones and Paul Chambers. The only crime with that band was that it was grossly under recorded. We have Kind of Blue, Milestones, Jazz at the Plaza, Live at Newport '58. Come on, I hope somewhere there's a vault with another 12 sides yet too be discovered.

+1

but then again.. it could be the count basie band with ella

or duke's orchestra..

or miles with gil evans arranging (heaven)

[panatrope]

Fair cop.

But allow me one more

Adrian

[Bullseye]

Papa Jo Jones on drums anyone?

[panatrope]

Meets the main criterion - he's dead!

[JazzSax_UT]

I'd go with this lineup:

Trumpets: Clark Terry, Harry James, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Eldridge

Alto Sax: Johnny Hodges, Paul Desmond
Tenor Sax: Johnny Griffiths, Stan Getz
Bari Sax: Harry Carney

Trombones: Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson, Al Grey

Piano: Oscar Peterson
Bass: Ray Brown
Drums: Gene Krupa