SNJ07-25-09: A Night of Jazz Flutists

I first fell in love with the flute as a jazz instrument when I heard Herbie Mann back in the mid 1970’s. The flute has such a melodic well-rounded sound that it immediately captured my interest.

Tonight I’ll be sharing some great jazz done by some phenomenal flutists. Hope you enjoy. These guys have strong talent and wonderful backup musicians. There’s not a piece here that I don’t thoroughly love.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

• My Girl from Blacknuss — A jazz musician’s take on a hit pop tune.
• Ain’t No Sunshine from Blacknuss — Another great jazz take on a pop hit.
• Fingers in the Wind from The Inflated Tear — Nice piece. Kind of reminds me of music played during montage in a travelogue.

Moe Koffman

• Autum Leaves from Devil’s Brew — Upbeat version of a great jazz classic.
• Angel Eyes from Devil’s Brew — One of my favorite “Private Eye” type songs.
• Killer Joe from Devil’s Brew — Another “Private Eye” piece. I so love these.
• Have You Met Mr. Ed from Devil’s Brew — The only Mr. Ed I know is the horse… and no, I haven’t met him.
• Devil’s Brew from Devil’s Brew — This one could qualify for still another inclusion into my “Private Eye” collection.

Hubert Laws

• Pavane from The Masters of Jazz Fusion — Almost has a classical music or latin feel to it. Nice piece.
• Wildfire from Family — An up beat piece of jazz fusion.
• What A Night from Family — Nice mellow piece. Good for background music at a romantic dinner.
• Caras Falsas (False Faces) from Bella Cinderella — Let’s close out with a little latin flavor.

Hope you enjoyed these talented flutists and as usual if you have any requests or suggestions, let me know via comment or contact form.

Picture by flicker user Steve Snodgrass under Creative Commons License. Use of this picture does not constitute an endorsement by Steve Snodgrass of the ideas in this post.

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