This is the last focus on Richard Wyands for me;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWPUKskCv7E&list=PLhz4DmR11tW5gJyd5R0DogH_eGlfhuAhM
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This is the last focus on Richard Wyands for me; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWPUKskCv7E&list=PLhz4DmR11tW5gJyd5R0DogH_eGlfhuAhM |
Nice Kenny Burrell clip, O-10; thanks. I liked that clip; very nice and “groovy” feel and the playing is great. I liked it a lot eventhough I am usually not a big fan of that “sound”. That sound is very “70’s”; and as you correctly point out, very different from a typical 50’s/60’s “sound”. That sound is very similar to the classic CTI sound of the same era and shows the tremendous influence that producer Creed Taylor, for better or worse, had on shaping a certain 70’s sonic aesthetic. Wyands sounds great and, as you say, the focus is on him, but also the sound of the Fender Rhodes electric piano which he is playing and recorded very up close and with generous use of reverb. The sound of that instrument became almost ubiquitous in the 70’s, not only on many CTI recordings but also those of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and others. Nice clip. |
You are extremely observant with good ears Frogman, I was going to point out the same things; especially the Fender Rhodes electric piano. Music reflects the sociological times; that was when you felt safe walking "Up The Street, Round The Corner, Down The Block" in the city. While some feel I should not incorporate sociology into music, that's who I am; while some of us live very well, there are too many US citizens who were born and bred here living in third world conditions. That's all I'm going to say about that. |