kong Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I'm not talking about albums with just one or two songs, I'm looking for SUPER clavinet heavy albums. I just can't get enough of these things. GASing badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Zero Two Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Steely Dan Royal Scam Kid Charlamain (sp) - I think it's Joe Sample playing Clav - love it. Whatever it takes by Larry Goldings - a cover of Boogie On Reggae Women that he plays great Clav on - a rhythm part but killer - that track has two great solos on it first by Jos Redman then David Sanborn - I tell you I couldn't imagine trying to solo after those two but Larry nails a killer B3 solo - I spent weeks learning it a few years ago. Blue Wind - Jeff Beck - I foget the name of the track - might be Sophie - but there is a killer clav intro to a tune - I forget who plays keys - sorry - I know it's not Hammer - but I don't think Max Middleton plays on Blue Wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 That's a somewhat tall order, as clav is generally played along with other instruments, not just by itself song after song. But besides the obvious funk stuff, it appears in progressive rock too. Listen to "Tank" from the first ELP album, and listen to Gentle Giant - plenty of clav in Free Hand, Octopus and some of those albums. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisenhower Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I'd start with the following: Herbie Hancock, Headhunters Stevie Wonder: Talking Book, Innervisions Billy Preston: Outta Space, Space Race Graham Central Station: The Jam Commodores: Any early records. Medeski, Martin & Wood: Any record. Yamaha C7 Grand, My Hammonds: '57 B3, '54 C2, '42 BC, '40 D, '05 XK3 Pro System, Kawai MP9000, Fender Rhodes Mk I 73, Yamaha CP33, Motif ES6, Nord Electro 2, Minimoog Voyager & Model D, Korg MS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kong Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 I understand it will not be the lead instrument on most tracks. I just want it to be used in most of the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kong Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 those Billy Preston tracks are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Paley Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Well its hard to find a whole Album of Clav, but some cool fusion funk from the 70's Like Tony Williams Lifetime with Alan Pasqua, or some George Duke for sure. But Herbie Handcock Headhunters is always on the list. All favs of mine !! Marc "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke. - My original music projects: http://www.myspace.com/marcpaley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Free Ride - Edgar Winter I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) - Michael McDonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 [video:youtube] Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auIoYypGibA Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Really love that tell me something good, Rufus are amazing! This song actually surprised me since I didn't expect it to contain clavinets. Look out for the drummer who just got up to play this gig in his pyjamas.... Fred /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaj58 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Jeff Becks "Blow by Blow" Max Middleton plays some killer clav on that album (great rhodes too) if you never heard it give a listen. I went out and bought a Hohner D 6 soon after listning to this one. Love that Chaka Khan/Rufus video. Great grove. Chaka Khan is one hot chic. What can i say, she does it for me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Benhamou Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 All great recommendations above. Since no album is predominantly clav driven I'll recommend individual tracks instead: Stevie Wonder (The clav master): Shoo Be Do Be Doo Da Day Love Having You Around Happier Than The Morning Sun Girl Blue Keep On Running Superstition Maybe Your Baby Big Brother I Believe (When I Fall In Love) Higher Ground Jesus Children Of America Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away You Haven't Done Nothin' Love's In Need Of Love Today Steely Dan Night By Night Kid Charlemagne The Fez Green Earrings Black Cow Peg I Got The News Led Zeppelin: Trampled Underfoot In The Light Custard Pie Bob Marley I Shot The Sheriff Concrete Jungle Could You Be Loved Bill Withers Use Me Rolling Stones Heartbreaker (Doo Do Do Do Do) Commodores Machine Gun Earth, Wind & Fire Serpentine Fire And this guy [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Ian Benhamou Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals [url:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTheMusicalBox/]The Musical Box[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkphingerz88 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 JD73- Zeros and Ones ;o) http://www.klicktrack.com/ropeadope/releases/jd73/zeros-and-ones Chief Product Officer at Rhodes®. Project leader and designer of the Rhodes MK8 piano and V8 Plug-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridog6996 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Medeski, Martin & Wood: Any record. Except for Notes From the Underground, Tonic (both all acoustic), and It's a Jungle in Here (organ and Wurlie, but no clav). Out of all their albums, I think Shack-man is probably the most clavinet heavy, although you really can't go wrong with any of their stuff. My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Great list, Ian! I'd add Soulive and any good funk/r&b band from the 70s to that list as well. A great example is the band Confunkshun: [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Ky8tqHfZM There are YouTube videos of them doing it live as well. THe problem with a lot of clav from that period is that, because of its tonal similarity to the electric guitar, clav was often used to rhythmically counterpoint or double the guitar parts to thicken the funk. That can make it hard to separate out. Here's an example, an one of the funkiest things ever recorded IMO: [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buk1Mc37FX8 BTW - Before you kill yourself trying to figure out the clav "part" on Superstition I suggest watching this: [video:youtube] There are up to 8 separate clav parts on that tune! I wish I'd known that 25 years ago. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary75 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Kaidi Tatham clav solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrell Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 There are up to 8 separate clav parts on that tune! I wish I'd known that 25 years ago. I think there are two parts, but 8 tracks (copies with different eq, delay, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Some sick stuff above. Boy does it make me want to play a REAL clav which I've never done Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Some sick stuff above. Boy does it make me want to play a REAL clav which I've never done Oh man, NOTHING like it. The action begs you to play rhythmically. Once you play the real deal, no other action even remotely comes close. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 The other thing that grabs you about the real deal is how DYNAMIC it is. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 There are up to 8 separate clav parts on that tune! I wish I'd known that 25 years ago. I think there are two parts, but 8 tracks (copies with different eq, delay, etc.). From the examples provided I'd say more than two but some doubling wouldn't be a surprise. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Commodores Machine Gun Oh yes... that entire album is a tour de force of funky Clav playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Jermaine Jackson, "Let's Get Serious," which is essentially a Stevie tune. A total gas to play. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 wow Kaidi Tatham clav solo /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Really agrees with that, The bending of the notes depending on how hard you strike the keys, very special. Add that wah pedal and you are in funk heaven. I'ts also probably the noisiest keyboard of them all. The scarbee clavinet is the closest I've played to the real deal. Fred Some sick stuff above. Boy does it make me want to play a REAL clav which I've never done Oh man, NOTHING like it. The action begs you to play rhythmically. Once you play the real deal, no other action even remotely comes close. /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 [video:youtube]LjinwnyZgnE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimuschi Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 the first track featuring clav with wah... -I think :-) [video:youtube]EisXJSsULGM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary75 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I have been using scarbee clavinet in receptor then using a Jim Dunlop wah into a pocket pod, it's mighty fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartRun Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 ...Greenslade (a '70's keyboard-driven band), had a couple of albums that had some nice clavinet solos by either Dave Greenslade or Dave Lawson. Can't give you titles, however... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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