Originally Posted By: Dzjang
@Tobin
Almost everything by Bill Evans (sixties and early 70’s), Jarrett, Charles Lloyd (ECM albums), Gerald Clayton’s trio, Julian Lage. Drummers like Jack DeJohnette, Jon Christensen, bass players like John Patitucci (acoustic bass), Reuben Rogers, Christian McBride. But it “happened” much earlier with Jimmy Garrison in Trane’s quartet, Elvin Jones, Scott Lafaro, Charlie Haden.

Drums are adventurous, bass players tend to not walk continuously.

I have the idea sometimes that styles tend to focus on jazz in the fifties, as if there never was Coltrane, Miles’ quintet with Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett or, today, Gilad Hekselman’s trio, Charles Lloyd (still going strong), ECM, Renee Rosnes, Kenny Kirkland.

A long time ago Pgmusic put out some more adventurous styles (Jarrett, Metheny inspired, Oregon style, Danny Gottlieb on realdrums), but then the well suddenly dried up and we were back to the old swing and bebop.


Thanks for that list Dzjang,

Can you post some youtube links of specific examples that you think would make good RealStyles in Band-in-a-Box?

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Tobin Frank (he/him)
PG Music Inc.