Recommend some Flute Jazz!

I'm looking for some killer flute based jazz. Basically Jethro Tull but within a full jazz context (Their cover of Serenade to a Cuckoo is a perfect example of what I am looking for). Could be gentle, could be killer jamming. I know a lot of people will suggest Roland Kirk but he veers a little too much into the abstract for what I am looking for. At least I think so, I don't have much exposure to him.

Anyways, flute based jazz. Let the suggestions fly!

 

Herbie Mann Memphis Underground

 

Jean Pierre Rampal and Claude Bolling - Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano.

Coltrane played flute on some of his final works. Including one on the Expression CD, I think.

 

Yeah, hard to go wrong with Herbie Mann. Played on a ton of tracks with other artists, so you could use him to launch you into a jazz exploration.

 

Actually bought that in college on vinyl based solely on the cover!

 

I will check him out. I have a ton of jazz, just no flute jazz. Thanks!

 

I was listening to The Evolution of Mann last night. Terrific compilation.

Moe Koffman has recorded a lot of music. He had a huge hit eons ago, called Swinging Shepherd Blues

Check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiOkgKm0Tcg

 

Tim Weisberg, "Tip Of The Weisberg" ? I'm not sure if this would qualify as jazz. I think I used to have it on DBX vinyl.

 

Bobbi Humphreys.

 

Hubert Laws had some excellent early `70s CTI releases.

 

Herbie Mann and Bobbi Humphrey already mentioned here, and their music is quite accessible.
Hubert Laws is one more big name to mention (actually he's bigger than former two) - more "true" jazz with a nod to classical; and he also did some pop danceable jazz e.g. on Chicago Theme

 

Eric Dolphy played flute on occasions in addition to alto sax and bass clarinet.

'Gazzelloni' on Out To Lunch and 'Glad To Be Unhappy' from Outward Bound spring to mind. There's a couple of tracks on Out There too.

 

For some great 70s jazz-fusion, check out the albums Bobbi Humphrey did together with the Mizell Brothers on Blue Note: Blacks and Blues, Satin Doll and Fancy Dancer.

 

I remembered the name of the OTHER flautist I wanted to recommend....Ali Ryerson! She's excellent!

 

For 80s style electric "smooth"-ish jazz check out Dave Valentin. I can't recommend any specific albums. I only have two and they're both good, not great, but worth a listen. Back-up band is the typical GRP crowd.

 

Yusef Lateef. You really can't go wrong with any of his '50's-'60's stuff - he adopted some soul-pop stylings in the '70's that aren't so much to my taste.

 

Yes! I really like his Carnegie Hall release from 1973. It'll be easier finding it on vinyl than on cd, though. I bought mine when Caldor (remember them?) had a jazz blow-out sale. A huge bin of CTI and Verve albums for 3 or 4 bucks each. If I had known then what I know now.

 

Sam Rivers on 'Sam Rivers Dave Holland Vol. 2' plays a 23 minute flute performance named 'Ripples', pretty sweet.
John Coltrane plays flute on the Giant Steps album, but I can't think of the song right now.

 

hey AQUALUNG!

Anchorman anyone?

 

Wes Montgomery (amazing jazz guitarist) released a great album in 1960 called "Movin' Along" featuring James Clay on flute. You can hear some snippets on Amazon

 

First one that came to mind.

 

Milt Jackson's "Goodbye" (with Hubert Laws) - on CTI [6038] from 1974. Lot of other great players, too - Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, etc.

 

No he doesn't.

Coltrane only recorded on flute once, on the album Expression (1967). It was Eric Dolphy's flute, which Coltrane inherited in 1964, and Eric Dolphy wasn't dead yet when Giant Steps was recorded.

One song is called "Syeeda's Song Flute," but Coltrane plays tenor on it. A "song flute" is a recorder BTW.

There is no flute on Giant Steps, and the only other Coltrane recordings with flute have Eric Dolphy playing it (e.g. Ole, various European concerts...) Coltrane did not begin to learn how to play this instrument until 1965.

 

Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

 

OOOPS!!

Obviously you are right. I was going through a pile of Coltrane CDs and got them mixed up. However I'm sure it's George Lane and not Eric Dolphy who played flute on Olé (that was a joke, I know he is Eric Dolphy)