Robben Ford Discussion

lemonjefferson · Senior Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 83

Found this on youtube - towards the end of the clip you can see Robben Ford trading licks with George Duke.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GHuCPGhVRBw

AlChuck · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:24 am Post subject:

Robben never recorded an "official" album while he was with Miles, but a few years ago there was a big box set of Miles live at Montreux over the years, and one of the disks (or part of one) was this band, possibly even the same gig this clip was from (I heard a bootleg which has this exact performance, but I'm unsure if it was from that CD box set or not.) Robben plays a couple of absolutely killer solos, especially over the second track, I think (maybe "Splatch"? - not sure of the title), which has this fantastic surging drum groove that the soloists play over.

The recording suffers, though, in my opinion, from the absolutely horrible synthesizer patch that George Duke plays on his solos. I usually love George's playing, but on this set his playing is utterly obnoxious, and today it really sounds dated. You have to kind of wince and wait for his solos to pass.

Unfortunately, the box set has 20 CDs and costs a fortune, and they are not sold separately. There's a "best of" single CD condensation taken from these but I think there's only one track with Robben on it.

ropiyas · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject:

Robben's performance is on the 11th cd of the collection.

The songs are:

-Theme from Jack Johnson
-New Blues
-Maze
-Human Nature
-Wrinkle
-Tutu
-Splatch

He plays in all of them.

henkholland · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:35 am Post subject:

There was also TV broadcast of this performance in Montreux july 1986. I'm glad I have it with stereo sound. I think it's 110 minutes. One of my favourites.
Henk

Bluelobster · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:08 am Post subject: wow

incredible Shocked

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henkholland · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:41 am Post subject:

Look what I found under the Xmas tree:
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http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MEWODWDO

henkholland · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: part 3 and 4

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SB92QIMZ
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y137KE6P

roadwarriorfortheblues · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:47 am Post subject:

Thank You Henk and Merry Christmas to you too! That is the best present ever Very Happy

Wishing you all peace and happiness!
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big al · Member Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 18 Location: Ukiah

Thank you for the links to this performance! I had not seen nor heard anything that Robben had done in his time with Miles. Great bit of time capsule of 2 terrific artists, in very different periods of their careers. I am intrigued that their paths crossed, and this bit is still here for us to enjoy.

Thanks again for sharing.

Alan
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JohnnyZ · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Henk. I've just added you to my "I wanna party with you" list! Amsterdam "coffee" bars sounds good, eh?! Laughing

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pullagnm · Member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 16 Location: gallup, nm

Thanks, Henkholland for posting the Miles Davis/Robben Ford clips.

Does anybody know anything about the strat the Robben was playing? What about the pickups he had in it (two are black and one is white)? Great tone the strat has coming out of the Dumble.

Bluelobster · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: miles

Hey Henk , great link, unfortunately i am not connected in DSL so download is failing everytime. I might know someone who owns it yet. Wink

For what i remember when Robben played in Nice with Miles Band , he was playing Mesa Boogie with a Mesa 4X12, & the sunburst stratocaster.
As for pick ups i don't know if it is true but one told me at one period Robben was swapping pick ups a lot of time.
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Bluelobster · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: miles

Hey Henk , great link, unfortunately i am not connected in DSL so download is failing everytime. I might know someone who owns it yet. Wink

For what i remember when Robben played in Nice with Miles Band , he was playing Mesa Boogie with a Mesa 4X12, & the sunburst stratocaster.
As for pick ups i don't know if it is true but one told me at one period Robben was swapping pick ups a lot of time.
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henkholland · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:24 am Post subject:

Here's a link to the setlist:
http://www.montreuxsounds.com/detail2006.php?fiche=1003

Speaking about Montreux: I also found this one and a video I never watched before:
http://www.montreuxsounds.com/detail2006.php?fiche=2147
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=14931632

bongofury · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:56 am Post subject:

thnx a lot henk!

great stuff Cool