Your favourite musician who plays wind instruments
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Topic: Your favourite musician who plays wind instruments
Posted By: Varon
Subject: Your favourite musician who plays wind instruments
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 15:20
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What are your preferences ?
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Posted By: hobocamp
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 15:52
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Anderson and Gabriel are the two best lyricists/writers so it boils down to their wind instrument playing. Ian it is.
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Posted By: Synchestra
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 16:03
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hobocamp wrote:Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 16:04
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Thijs van Leer is technically miles ahead of any of the rest.
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Posted By: Chela
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 17:46
| Peter Gabriel. |
Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 18:20
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Peter Gabriel probably isn't the best AT playing wind instruments, but he is my favorite musician who HAPPENS to play wind instruments. ------------- Heaven's made a cesspool of us all. |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 18:26
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1. Peter Gabriel
2. David Jackson
3. Ian Anderson
4. Phil Shulman ------------- 
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 18:36
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Bloomdido Bad De Grass ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 18:39
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Toby Driver.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 23:45
| Ian Anderson without a doubt. |
Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 00:00
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I was thinking of choosing Gabriel, but then I decided on Ian Anderson. Ian Anderson is just incredible. Peter Gabriel is also fantastic and has had great moments, but I find myself enjoying Ian Anderson more when it comes to the two playing wind instruments.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 00:25
| On the list of the ones I know, David Jackson. Lindsay Cooper would have been a very good addition to this list, I think, and would have got my vote (amongst others), plus, I'm sure, a few other people's votes. Michel Berckmans is another one I'd like to mention. I also want to mention the flautists Herbie Mann and Bjorn J:Son Lindh for those unfamiliar with their work. |
Posted By: Anderson III
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:00
I wonder if the rest of PA members are tired of me and you putting Toby's name in every thread they can think of.  But can they blame us? He needs to be mentioned... Edit: ...on every thread they can think of!  ------------- "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo |
Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:26
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Anderson with Gabriel a close second
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Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:48
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Thijs thousand times!
Anderson is overrated, it´s a fact. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:53
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Latimer, then Hastings and Anderson. Mel Collins is missing. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:03
| As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald. |
Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:26
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I don't know why I've forgotten about Mel Collins (big fault)
As to Dick Heckstall-Smith he is rather a jazz performer and if I mentioned him I should mention also Miles Davis , John Coltrane, Herbie Mann etc etc etc . ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:31
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Ian hands down. But I'd also like to mention Paul Minns (oboe and recorder) from Third Ear Band and James Harpham (recorder) from The Wooden O among my personal favourites. |
Posted By: ZowieZiggy
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:44
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Dave Jackson without any doubt. He made me love the sax, which was a daunting task (which was a daunting task) and he is also delicate in his flute playing. Anderson came to flute almost by accident and Peter stopped playing flute after his debut solo album in 77. But they are the two most famous names inthe list. ------------- ZowieZiggy |
Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 10:50
My exact thought process.
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 14:34
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Of this list, Jimmy Hastings closely followed by Andy Latimer.
Now, I'm a big Camel / Caravan / Canterbury fan. I love that dreamy flute style.
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Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 15:54
Yes, strange list. No.1 is Miles Davis, and there are many others after him. Somewhere after all of them could be Ian Anderson's place.... |
Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 16:37
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It's the list of musicians that played in progbands,
No doubt that Davis is no.1 as well as Coltrane and Rampal ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 16:55
As a trumpeter myself (though I've hardly played since the days of youth orchestra so take calling myself a trumpeter with a pinch of salt), I actually prefer Eddie Henderson's trumpet playing. Course I love Miles Davis. Donald Byrd is another good one (and I certainly his Electric Byrd to be a progressive jazz-rock album -- it was influenced by Bitches Brew). Re Herbie Mann which I mentioned earlier, and was mentioned again in another post, for the purposes of PA which is a large Prog umbrella site, I consider his Stone Flute to be PA suitable. |
Posted By: DeKay
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 13:43
| Peter Gabriel is my favourite musician and Ian Anderson is the best rock flutist, so...Ian it is |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 13:50
| A conspicuous one missing from this list is Didier Malherbe. |
Posted By: Kojak
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 14:34
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I voted Ian Anderson, for his performance with the instrument as well as his playing, but I really rate Adrian Terrazas Gonzalez as a musician, love his playing on the Volta albums. |
Posted By: GY!BE
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 17:43
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1 more vote for the one legged man Never saw Peter Gabriel playing any wind instrument tough...
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Posted By: Ian Stuart
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 17:56
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Ian Anderson for me - although Burton Cummings plays a mean flute as well and not nearly enough for my taste. Not exactly "Prog" though ... |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 19:13
Another missing person is Yochk'o Seffer. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 19:25
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Out of the prog choices, Thijis over Anderson slightly. I really like Steve Hackett's brother, John.
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Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 20:07
Flute, all over Genesis. Just listen to that flute solo at the end of Selling England (the song) and let the soothing melody sway your vote. ------------- Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it? |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 20:20
Absolutely! A windy musician I wouldn't expect to find on this list is Mr. Methane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFLw8aH-M2w - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFLw8aH-M2w |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 20:22
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 21:32
| David Jackson barely beats Ian Anderson for me. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 22:07
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If the question would had been about the best wind instrument performer in Prog, would probably had voted for for Thijs Van Leer. But Peter Gabriel is my favourite artist of the list (Mainly ecause his vocals, composition) who also plays a wind instrument.
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 03:14
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Bloomdidoo! his playing on Mother Gong's "Fairy Tales" alone is out of this world. and he definitely is the one who plays the biggest variety of wind instruments. in this video he plays a doudouk (also spelled duduk), an Armenian flute:: multi--instrumentalist Roland Schaeffer is also missing on the list; he plays saxes, nagaswaram, guitar and acoustic bass, and amazingly all equally well. here a video with Roland Schaefferf: I would also like to mention Robert Calvert of Catapilla and Mother Gong (not to be confused with the Hawkwind singer of the same name). here a videoi of him: also Theo Travis of Gong: -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: pied piper
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 03:56
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I voted for Jimmy Hastings, his solos are so tasteful that leave me breathless.
Anyway, no one can deny that Ian Anderson IS the flute player in rock, although Thijs Van Leer is better in technique and even in feeling. I'd also love to remember the Gryphon's couple of Richard Harvey (recorders, crumhorns, clarinet) and Brian Gulland (bassoon, crumhorns, recorders), two guys I had the chance to meet personally some time ago.
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 06:21
| Ian Anderson. |
Posted By: MonsterMagnet
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 11:14
| I've no particular preference but where is Didier Malherbe? |
Posted By: esky
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 16:22
| First of all, it's outrageous that Mel Collins was excluded from this poll. Outrageous! With that said, it's got to be Jimmy Hastings for his work on Caravan and Squire's Fish Out of Water. F'ing awesome. And be more careful next time. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 16:27
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and how about Barbara Thomspon? ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 16:55
It's not our fault he's so good and does so much amazing and diverse work! -------------
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Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: September 22 2010 at 01:13
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David Jackson
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 02:26
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Latimer
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 02:42
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David Gilmour plays sax (On an Island and Live in Gdansk) Rick Wright played trombone (Jugband Blues). Two great missings from the list. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 02:52
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Everyone and more (Ian Underwood?) is fine but Ian Anderson is the only one who got to be great and then actually improved (learned how to play it properly) around Roots To Branches and onward. Now the funniest "wind" solo - I sincerely hope this is apochryphal but it could be true - is a piece on a Warren Zevon album, not strictly an instrument really....but ... wind... In the form of a flatus which was recorded, synthesized and used as a solo. Transcribe that! |
Posted By: Geizao
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 03:33
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1 - Ian Anderson 2 - David Jackson 3 - Ian McDonald |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 15:13
| Ian McDonald is wonderful. A clear winner. If you haven't listed to it, try Mcdonald and Giles album. Wonderful KC spin off! |