Make Your Dream Jazz Band

[beetlejockey]

Inspired by @mawnansmiff 's post about who you would want in your dream rock band.
I see a lot of jazz fans in the forum so figured I'd throw it out there
I'll start:
John Gilmore - Sax
Fats Waller - Piano
Joe Pass - Guitar
Charles Mingus - Bass
Max Roach - Drums

 

[Bbailey324]

Hmm, this does have me thinking...

Gilmore is interesting and I am a Sun Ra fan. Tempted to say Ornette Coleman but not sure he would fit in. Maybe I'll go with Eric Dolphy.

Oscar Peterson on Piano or maybe Red Garland or...

Kenny Burrell - guitar (Grant Green if Kenny is busy)

Pretty good with Mingus on bass

Art Blakey - drums

 

[DesertDan]

Thelonius Monk - Piano
John Scofield - Guitar
Wayne Shorter - Sax
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Dave Weckl - Drums

 

[beetlejockey]

Hmm, this does have me thinking...

Gilmore is interesting and I am a Sun Ra fan. Tempted to say Ornette Coleman but not sure he would fit in. Maybe I'll go with Eric Dolphy.

Dolphy would definitely be my second choice for sax. I've been revisiting his album with The Latin Jazz Quintet and there's no doubt in my mind he can fit into any ensemble! Love his work on Ezz-thetics with George Russell aswell.

 

[beetlejockey]

Thelonius Monk - Piano
John Scofield - Guitar
Wayne Shorter - Sax
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Dave Weckl - Drums

Monk and Scofield is a killer combo. I imagine Wayne and Monk would be writing all the tunes for a band like that aswell which you can't go wrong with

 

[PipePint&Cross]

I don't have extensive exposure to jazz, nor any actual knowledge of music in general, but this sounds fun. My list is just some of my favorites, not sure how they would work together, but oh well...

Trumpet - Miles Davis
Guitar - Wes Montgomery
Sax - Cannonball Adderley
Piano - Oscar Peterson
Drums - Art Blakey
Bass - ? (Shame on me for not paying enough attention to have an opinion here)

 

[Snook]

Sax - Sergio

That's it.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Impossible! But many of the greats got together for some good collaborations.

I'm lost for drummers, too much to sort through for me for any sax or horns. But give me Jimmy or Jimmy or Joey on the organ, Warren Wolf or Joe Locke on vibes, Brubeck or Barron on piano, Ron Carter on bass and that's a great start for me.

 

[beetlejockey]

I don't have extensive exposure to jazz, nor any actual knowledge of music in general, but this sounds fun. My list is just some of my favorites, not sure how they would work together, but oh well...

Trumpet - Miles Davis
Guitar - Wes Montgomery
Sax - Cannonball Adderley
Piano - Oscar Peterson
Drums - Art Blakey
Bass - ? (Shame on me for not paying enough attention to have an opinion here)

Miles was notoriously a big critic of Oscar Peterson actually, but if I could play like Oscar I wouldn't care in the slightest what other people thought

 

[PipePint&Cross]

Miles was notoriously a big critic of Oscar Peterson actually, but if I could play like Oscar I wouldn't care in the slightest what other people thought

Lol, I didn't know that. But yeah, I wouldn't care either. Miles was a great musician, but he definitely seemed like he was a difficult personality.

 

[philobeddoe]

Trumpet ~ Miles Davis
Trumpet ~ Lee Morgan
Cornet ~ Bix Beiderbecke
Pocket Trumpet ~ Don Cherry
Guitar ~ Wes Montgomery
Guitar ~ Barney Kessel
Upright Bass ~ Charles Mingus
Electric Bass ~ Jaco Pastorius
Drums ~ Art Blakey
Piano ~ Horace Silver
Piano ~ Thelonious Monk
Electric Piano/Organ ~ Joe Zawinul
Tenor Sax ~ John Coltrane
Alto Sax ~ Paul Desmond
Baritone Sax ~ Gerry Mulligan
Trombone ~ Slide Hampton
Vibes ~ Milt Jackson

 

[beetlejockey]

Trumpet ~ Miles Davis
Trumpet ~ Lee Morgan
Cornet ~ Bix Beiderbecke
Pocket Trumpet ~ Don Cherry
Guitar ~ Wes Montgomery
Guitar ~ Barney Kessel
Upright Bass ~ Charles Mingus
Electric Bass ~ Jaco Pastorius
Drums ~ Art Blakey
Piano ~ Horace Silver
Piano ~ Thelonious Monk
Tenor Sax ~ John Coltrane
Alto Sax ~ Paul Desmond
Baritone Sax ~ Gerry Mulligan
Trombone ~ Slide Hampton
Vibes ~ Milt Jackson

Love to see some Gerry Mulligan appreciation. Bari is the most underrated sax in my opinion, sounds absolutely amazing when you have a someone who knows what they're doing on it

 

[keith929]

Piano - McCoy Tyner
Bass - Ron Carter
Drums - Art Blakey
Alto Sax - Charlie Parker
Tenor Sax - John Coltrane
Baritone Sax - Leo Parker
Trombone - J J Johnson
Bass Clarinet/ Flute - Eric Dolphy
Trumpet - Freddie Hubbard
Organ - Charles Earland
Guitar - Wes Montgomery