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Topic: Big Band afro cuban/latin jazz steelers? |
Joel Newman
From:
Smithsburg, Maryland, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2005 10:46 pm |
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| I did a seach in the ol' achives for latin steel and it came up blank. I was just wondering if anyone out there knows if it's been tried before, and if so who the players are/were? that is,(I guess I've been listening to my Machito record again), it seems like it could be in the same keeping as Bob Wills or Count Basie. Any info is appreciated . . .Tanx in advance. |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 10 Mar 2005 5:34 am
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My first ever gig in front of people on my Sho-Bud,
I played Black Orpheou, and One Note Samba.
And the 1st original piece I recorded was a latin blues.
See here.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum15/HTML/003971.html
Latin and steel are a nice fit IMHO
There are several good steel latin tunes in the forum store, I just am not near my collection to give you specifics right now...[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 10 March 2005 at 05:37 AM.] |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 10 Mar 2005 5:55 am
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| I'm not aware of any full-length albums of latin steel, though various steel players have recorded a latin tune here or there. Doug Jernigan's "One Note Samba" comes to mind, as does Chalker's (and a lot of people's) "Girl from Ipanema", and Franklin (and others') "Wave". I recorded "Desafinado", and will have Parker's "My Little Suede Shoes" on my next CD. Of course all of this is Brazilian-influenced jazz, not "Afro-Cuban" or any of the many other types of "latin" music. It's a big continent down there! [This message was edited by Jim Cohen on 10 March 2005 at 06:21 AM.] |
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Brendan Dunn
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Posted 10 Mar 2005 10:13 am
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Not big band but.....Ry Cooder has been playing steel with some Afro-Cuban artists. I saw him live with the Buena Vista Social Club back in the 90's.
He also plays some cool retro Afro-Cuban pop oriented type stuff on an album with Manuel Galban called Mambo Sinuendo. |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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David Yannuzzi
From:
Pomona , New York, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2005 10:47 am
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| I have some old records form the 40's or 50's of a Brazilian steel player they called Poli. Some real cool stuff. |
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Joel Newman
From:
Smithsburg, Maryland, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2005 8:56 am
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| thanks everyone, hmmm brazilian steel that must be cool. "Vatican latin" LOL. . . never heard that term before,(can I steal/steel it?). Think I'll do a lil experimenting myself, to see what I can come up with, it'll be a challenge on a C6th neck, tho I've been working with the minor tonality, and getting my 2/5 chords together . . .Thanks again all!! |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 11 Mar 2005 9:02 am
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I too have been working on One Note Samba.....and I'm now ready to tackle the second note.....  |
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Dwayne Martineau
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 11 Mar 2005 9:27 am
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| Howard, make the second note a major 7th and you're ready for big-time samba. |
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