Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Fort Worth TX
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 7:29 am Post subject:
I don't think I saw it mentioned anywhere on this thread...but my favorite cd with Robben Ford on it has got to be Minor Elegance. It was recorded in the early 90's by Joe DiOrio. It includes Joe DiOrio, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine and Gary Willis. All the tunes are instrumentals, mostly jazz, recorded "live-in-the-studio". Ford and DiOrio share the solos evenly. The tunes range from funk to bepop to slow melodic things. If it was vinal i'd have worn completely through it. Its very difficult to find....but worth the effort...
Great thread,was wondering if anyone ever put together a complete discography.Seems this is a good start.
One i haven't seen mentioned yet is a cd 'Say What Now?' by Blaze. They are a group led by drummer Brannen Temple.Most often described as Jazz/Hip Hop.Brannen did a stint with Robben a year or two ago.He's on 4 tracks including 'Nardis' and a Prince song 'Do You Lie?'
www.brannentemple.com
Also to add to the list;
West of Somewhere - John Kaizan Neptune 3 tracks
Do You Wonder- Shawn Phillips 2 tracks
Woman - Burt Bacharach and the Houston Symphony
Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 7 Location: Penzberg / Germany
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:18 pm Post subject: another list
I found the following list:
Robben Ford appears on:
John Alberti Implication and Innuendo (1996) Guitar
Michel Berger Dreams in Stone Guitar
Gregg Bissonette Submarine (2000) Guitar
David Blue Com'n Back for More (1975) Guitar
Perry Botkin, Jr. Ports (1977) Guitar
Randy Crawford Secret Combination (1981) Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Randy Crawford Best of Randy Crawford (1996) Guitar
Randy Crawford Hits (2002) Guitar
A.J. Croce A.J. Croce (1993) Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
A.J. Croce That's Me in the Bar (1995) Guitar
Miles Davis Complete Miles Davis at Montreux... (2002) Guitar
Miles Davis Highlights from Complete Miles... (2002) Guitar
DeBarge All This Love (1982) Guitar (Electric)
Angel Diamond & Crooks More Where That Came From (1993) Guitar
Joe Diorio & Robben Ford Minor Ellegance (1989) Guitar
Bob Dylan Under the Red Sky (1990) Guitar
Richard Elliot Initial Approach (1984) Guitar
Tommy Emmanuel Midnight Drive (1997) Guitar (Electric), Programming
Bill Evans Big Fun (2003) Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Soloist
Georgie Fame Cool Cat Blues (1991) Guitar, Arranger
Victor Feldman's... Best of Feldman and the Generation (1989) Guitar
Victor Feldman Audiophile (1997) Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Victor Feldman Fiesta & More (1997) Guitar
Brandon Fields Other Side of the Story (1985) Guitar
Scott Fitzgerald Thunder Dance (1998)
The Ford Blues Band Live at Breninale 92 (1993) Arranger
The Ford Blues Band Hotshots (1994) Arranger
The Ford Blues Band Fords & Friends (1996) Guitar
The Ford Blues Band 1999 (1999) Guitar, Vocals
The Ford Blues Band In Memory of Michael Bloomfield (2002) Guitar, Vocals
Anne Kerry Ford In the Nest of the Moon (1996) Guitar, Producer
Anne Kerry Ford Something Wonderful: Songs of... (1997) Guitar, Producer
The Charles Ford Band Charles Ford Band (1972) Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Vocals
The Charles Ford Band Reunion (1982) Guitar, Piano, Vocals
The Charles Ford Band Reunion Live (1994) Guitar, Vocals
The Charles Ford Band As Real as It Gets (1996) Guitar, Vocals
Mark Ford & The Robben... Mark Ford & The Robben Ford Band (1983) Guitar
Mark / Blue Line Ford Mark Ford & The Blue Line (1998) Guitar
Steven Fromholz Outlaw Blues (1977) Guitar
Kenny Garrett Old Folks (2001) Guitar
Generation Band Soft Shoulder (1982) Guitar
Jerry Granelli/Jay Clayton... Koputai (1988) Guitar
Jerry Granelli One Day at a Time (1990) Guitar, Performer
Jerry Granelli Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing (1992) Guitar, Arranger
Arlo Guthrie Power of Love (1981) Guitar (Electric)
Arlo Guthrie Outlasting the Blues/Power of Love (2000) Guitar (Electric)
George Harrison Dark Horse (1974) Guitar
Jing Chi Jing Chi Live at Yoshi's (2003) Guitar, Vocals
Rickie Lee Jones Pop Pop (1991) Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
Marc Jordan Hole in the Wall (1983) Guitar
Kazu Time No Longer (1988) Guitar
Dave Koz Lucky Man (1993) Guitar (Electric), Performer
L.A. Express L.A. Express (1976) Guitar
Ricky Lawson First Things 1st (1999) Guitar (Electric), Performer
Ricky Lawson Ricky Lawson and Friends (2001) Guitar (Electric Baritone)
Little Blue Angels, Pirates & Horses (1997) Guitar
Little Feat Down on the Farm (1979) Guitar
Little Feat Hoy-Hoy! (1981) Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
Little Feat Hotcakes and Outtakes: 30 Years of (2000) Guitar (Acoustic)
Kenny Loggins Celebrate Me Home (1977) Guitar
Kenny Loggins Essential Kenny Loggins (2002) Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Mainieri Come Together: Guitar Tribute to... (1995) Guitar (Electric), Performer
Bob Malach Mood Swing (1990) Guitar, Arranger
Bob Malach Searcher (1997) Guitar, Producer
Barry Manilow Oh, Julie! (1982) Guitar
Herbie Mann Opalescence (1988) Guitar
Eric Marienthal Oasis (1991) Guitar
Eric Marienthal Turn Up the Heat (2001) Guitar
Keiko Matsui Drop of Water (1987) Guitar
Keiko Matsui No Borders (1989) Guitar
Keiko Matsui Under Northern Lights (1989) Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Keiko Matsui Collection (1997) Guitar
Keiko Matsui Drop of Water [Bonus Track] (2003) Guitar
Amanda McBroom Dreaming (1986) Guitar (Acoustic)
Amanda McBroom Midnight Matinee (1991) Guitar
Michael McDonald If That's What It Takes (1982) Guitar, Saxophone
Michael McDonald No Lookin' Back (1985) Guitar
Michael McDonald Blink of an Eye (1993) Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
Michael McDonald Very Best of Michael McDonald (2001) Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
Michael McDonald Voice of Michael McDonald (2001) Guitar (Rhythm)
Brownie McGhee Facts of Life (1985) Guitar
Pat Metheny & the Heath... Move to the Groove (2001) Guitar
Joni Mitchell Miles of Aisles (1974) Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Joni Mitchell Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975) Dobro, Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Joni Mitchell Misses (1996) Guitar
Maria Muldaur Open Your Eyes (1979) Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Maria Muldaur Sweet Harmony/Open Your Eyes (2003) Guitar (Electric)
Charlie Musselwhite Louisiana Fog (1968) Performer
Charlie Musselwhite Memphis Charlie (1969) Guitar
Charlie Musselwhite Takin' My Time (1974) Guitar, Vocals
Charlie Musselwhite Best of the Blues 69 72 (197 ) Guitar, Vocals
Charlie Musselwhite Tell Me Where Have All the Good... (1984) Guitar
Charlie Musselwhite One Night In America (2002) Guitar
Holly Near Musical Highlights from the Play... (1993) Guitar (Electric)
Holly Near And Still We Sing: The Outspoken... (2002) Guitar (Electric)
Holly Near Crushed! The Love Song Collection (2002) Guitar (Electric)
Ivan Neville Saturday Morning Music (2002) Guitar
Claus Ogerman Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael... (1988) Guitar
Ricky Peterson Tear Can Tell (1995) Guitar
Shawn Phillips Do You Wonder (1975) Guitar
The Power of Seven Up-Front (1992) Arranger
Bonnie Raitt Luck of the Draw (1991) Guitar (Electric)
Rhythmstick Rhythmstick (1992) Guitar
Sanne Salomonsen with... In a New York Minute (1998) Guitar (Electric)
David Sanborn Hearsay (1994) Guitar
Boz Scaggs Fade into Light (1999) Guitar
Tom Scott and the L.A.... Tom Cat (1974) Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Tom Scott Best of Tom Scott (1980) Guitar
Tom Scott Reed My Lips (1993) Guitar
Tom Scott Night Creatures (1995) Guitar (Acoustic)
Tom Scott Priceless Jazz (1998) Guitar (Acoustic)
Rick Springfield Working Class Dog (1981) Guitar
Larry Steen View from Afar (2001) Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Volker Strifler Volker Strifler Band (2002) Liner Notes
Toots Thielemans East Coast West Coast (1994) Guitar
Nick Vigarino & Kathi... Ghost of Time (2000) Guitar (Electric)
Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat (1987) Guitar
Jennifer Warnes Hunter (1992) Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
Patrick Williams Dreams & Themes (1983) Guitar
Bruce Willis If It Don't Kill You, It Just... (1989) Keyboards
Jimmy Witherspoon Spoonful (1975) Guitar
Jimmy Witherspoon/Robben... Live: Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben... (1976) Guitar, Vocals, Performer
Jimmy Witherspoon/Robben... Live at the Notodden Festival (1992) Guitar, Performer
Jimmy Witherspoon Ain't Nothin' New About the Blues (1995) Guitar, Performer
Jimmy Witherspoon Live at the Mint (1996) Guitar, Producer, Liner Notes
The Yellowjackets Mirage a Trois (1985) Guitar
The Yellowjackets Run for Your Life (1993) Guitar
The Yellowjackets Priceless Jazz (1998) Guitar
The Yellowjackets Best of Yellowjackets (1999) Guitar
Jesse Colin Young Perfect Stranger (1982) Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Soloist
Original Soundtrack Pink Cadillac (1989) Producer
Original Soundtrack Firm (1993) Producer, Performer
Various Artists Casino Lights [Recorded Live at... (1982) Guitar
Various Artists Echoes of Ellington, Vol. 2 (1989) Guitar
Various Artists Blue Rock'it Records 10 Years of... (1994) Guitar, Vocals, Performer
Various Artists In from the Storm (1995) Guitar
Various Artists Singing Singles (1996) Guitar
Various Artists 21st Century Blues (1997) Performer
Various Artists Best of Smooth Jazz, Vol. 2 (1998) Guitar
Various Artists No. 1 Blues Album (1998) Performer
Various Artists Arhoolie 40th Anniversary... (2000) Guitar
Various Artists Sketches of James (2001) Performer
Various Artists Monster Blues (2001) Guitar, Vocals
Various Artists Walking in Memphis (2002) Performer
Various Artists In the Pocket: A Taste of Blues... (2002) Guitar
Various Artists Songs of Pink Floyd (2002) Guitar
Various Artists Pigs and Pyramids: An Allstar... (2002) Guitar
Various Artists Sounds of Wood & Steel, Vol. 3 (2003) Guitar, Arranger, Producer
Various Artists Voodoo Crossing: A Tribute to Jimi (2003) Guitar, Vocals
Various Artists Great Stupa (2003) Guitar, Vocals
Songs appear on
Joe Diorio & Robben Ford Minor Ellegance
The Ford Blues Band Fords & Friends
The Charles Ford Band As Real as It Gets
The Charles Ford Band Charles Ford Band
Robin Fox I See Stars
Jing Chi Jing Chi Live at Yoshi's
Kazu Time No Longer
Bob Malach Mood Swing
Bob Malach Searcher
Boz Scaggs Some Change
Clarence Spady Nature of the Beast
Bruce Willis If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You
Bruce Willis Millennium Series
The Yellowjackets Yellowjackets
Original Soundtrack Firm
Original Soundtrack Whole Nine Yards
Various Artists Arhoolie Presents American Masters, Vol
Various Artists Basil's Bar Blues
Various Artists Blue Rock'it Records 10 Years of Great
Various Artists Casino Lights [Recorded Live at Montreu
Various Artists Evidence Blues Sampler: Six
Various Artists Go Jazz Police
Various Artists Great Stupa
Various Artists Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz, Vol. 1
Note: I did not check it ;-)
Keep on rocking....
Tobias
Edit:
I found some more on another list:
L.A. Connection, Gingerbread Boy, released in Japan, 1989
Victor Feldman´s Generation Band, Soft Shoulder, USA 1983
Miles Davis; Social Music, 1986
Miles Davis, Time after Time, 1986
Miles Davis, Robben´s Blues, 1986
Miles Davis, The King of the priests, 1986
Last edited by Irgendeiner on Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:44 am; edited 1 time in total
Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 886 Location: SF Bay Area
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:42 pm Post subject:
Wow, Irgendeiner really has a serious list together. I'm not sure about listing "aranger" for Pat's Bremenale album. All the guitar playing there is by John Wedemeyer (a monster in his own right).
The cuts where Robben trades fours with Garth Webber on Man on a Mission are worth the price of admission although Garth's playing throughout is the best I've heard of him on disk. IMHO both John and Garth are way under-represented in recorded form. And like Robben, you really have to see them live. Maybe if more people appreciated Robben, there would be more room under that umbrella for some other folks to get recognized.
For the fusionheads, Robben's playing on Hilary's Soaring is reminiscent of the first Yellowjackets, even the tone is similar.
Robben plays less on Minor Elegance than Diorio but when he comes in, it's like a horn player, these soaring melodic lines that make Joe seem clinical by comparison.
Robben's solo on Work Song on Pat's Butterfield tribute is simply amazing. In a couple of choruses he puts blues and bop together in a way that should be mandatory listening for players in any genre. And he does it all within the confines of the Bloomfield minor blues scale. Incredible! _________________ There are no such things as wrong notes, there's only the look on your face.
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Robben plays less on Minor Elegance than Diorio but when he comes in, it's like a horn player, these soaring melodic lines that make Joe seem clinical by comparison.
Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 886 Location: SF Bay Area
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 5:07 pm Post subject: Joe's great if you can't sleep at night
I agree, not real musical but good stuff to study. A buddy transcribed Blues for All Space Cadets and it turned out to be totally mathematical. Kind of like that half diminished lick Robben ripped through at the last clinic. Sometimes a "device" (as he calls them) gets you from here to there.[/quote] _________________ There are no such things as wrong notes, there's only the look on your face.
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Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 401 Location: College Station, TX
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:13 am Post subject:
Don't hear too much about his work with the LA Express. To me this is some of his best work, because he had to pour a lot of heart into a limited amount of solo space across a wide variety of tunes. Tom Cat is my favorite, but the second one he did (without Tom Scott) is also good. Outstanding rhythm work, too.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Joe's great if you can't sleep at night
Aeolian wrote:
I agree, not real musical but good stuff to study. A buddy transcribed Blues for All Space Cadets and it turned out to be totally mathematical. Kind of like that half diminished lick Robben ripped through at the last clinic. Sometimes a "device" (as he calls them) gets you from here to there.
That CD is like the middle setting of a Telecaster: you mix a trebly pickup with a bassy one and it sounds sweet.
The CD is like mixing hot and boring which makes it sweet.
The contrasts really emphasise how good Robben's solo's are.
marin
P.S. However, I've noticed that boring people like boring musicians which leaves a space for everyone.
________
Juggalo
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Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 886 Location: SF Bay Area
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:33 pm Post subject: Barny Steel's
We shouldn't forget the bonus track on the Charles Ford CD re-release. Live fusion jamming at it's best. I've heard that Pat has hours and hours of tapes from these days in Palo Alto. Folks that have heard them say that you can hear Robben putting together his style, and you can still pick out various influences. Maybe someday Pat and Robben will get together cull though this stuff and put out something cool. Put Schitzophonic under the table where it belongs. _________________ There are no such things as wrong notes, there's only the look on your face.
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Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 401 Location: College Station, TX
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 11:18 am Post subject:
Aeolian - too true. This is a great intro CD into where RF was headed early on. Pretty amazing for such a young guy if you think about it. I wore out my LP years ago and just recently picked up the CD with the extra cuts. I use Gibson Creek Shuffle as an intro instrumental from time to time, too. Fun song to play.
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