Melody Makers
now, i’ve been listening to this music for over 30 year and i know a little about what i like and don’t like but this stumped me. i know from back in my trumpet days that i liked lee morgan and clifford brown but was it because of their melodies? maybe, but i never looked at it that way. i knew i liked their stuff but never analyzed exactly why.
so i figured i’d cheat a little (well, not really – he gave my some of his favs) and ask y’all. who are the best melody makers to you and, of course, why?
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however, the topic of this thread is "favorites". the poster is looking for examples of melodic improvisers to model.
i love keith jarrett's melodies, too, as long as he's not moaning along with them.
but -- pat metheny makes wonderful melodies.
:)
some of the recordings i have where he plays with billie holliday are very melodic and it is quite easy to hear what his right hand is doing. eg these foolish things, the way you look tonight.
i am awaiting delivery of the benny goodman small groups box (trio/quartet) with teddy and play to do some teddy transcribing.
i have found nat coles piano work helpful and diana k's fly me to the moon is worth a listen
also, the oscar peterson plays gershwin and arlen albums feature melodic improvisation in the right hand that you may find playable (or at least find inspiring)
bro'
minor
those who have – thanks – i’ll look and listen.
barry harris
jim hall
some other chestnuts i like are cannonball adderley; hank jones; wes montgomery. all of the above are, in my own mind, some of the really excellent bop-influenced melodic players.
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