2013/08/10

My Favorite Guitarists - Robben Ford


Miles Davis (with Robben Ford) - New Blues & Maze
公開日: 2012/05/04That space between blues and jazz where Robben Ford is at his best. Phenomenal playing, IMHO. Owh, and Miles was good too. ;-) RF rips between 2:50 and 5:50




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Robben Ford (born December 16, 1951)[ is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and has collaborated withMiles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and KISS. He was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.

 

Early life

Robben Ford was born in Woodlake, California and raised in Ukiah, California. He began playing the saxophone at age 10 and the guitar at age 14. Robben and his brothers created the Charles Ford Blues Band in honor of their father.

 

Career

At age 18, Ford's band was hired to play with Charlie Musselwhite.[1] and recorded two albums The Charles Ford Band and Discovering the Blues. He recorded two albums with Jimmy Witherspoon [3][citation needed] called Live and Spoonful. In the 1970s, Ford joined the jazz fusion band, L.A. Express, [1]led by saxophonist Tom Scott. In 1974 the band supported George Harrison on his American tour and played on the Joni Mitchell albums, Court and Spark, Hissing of Summer Lawns and Miles of Aisles.
After leaving the L.A. Express in 1976, Robben Ford recorded his solo album, The Inside Story with a band that later became the Yellowjackets. In 1982, Ford was one of several guitarists who appeared on the KISS album Creatures of the Night, playing lead guitar on the songs "Rock And Roll Hell" and "I Still Love You".
Ford worked briefly with Miles Davis in 1986; and can be heard on Davis' Montreux box set. Ford released his album, Talk to Your Daughter in 1988. He joined Philippe Saisse, Marcus Miller and J.T. Lewis in the cast of The Sunday Night Band for the second and final season of the late-night NBC television program, Sunday Night in 1989. In the 1990s he released the albums, Robben Ford and the Blue Line, and Tiger Walk.
Robben Ford has received four Grammy Award nominations[citation needed] and was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" byMusician magazine. He credits pianist and arranger Roger Kellaway and saxophonist and arranger Tom Scott as a major influence on his musical development, who he met while playing for Joni Mitchell.







BURN : Miles davis w/santana & Robben ford
アップロード日: 2006/07/04Miles Davis Octet with Carlos Santana
Amnesty International's 25th Anniversary Benefit Concert
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
June 15, 1986


Blues MD (Miles Davis cover) - Robben Ford, Omar Hakim, Joey DeFrancesco & Rick Margitza live 2012
公開日: 2012/07/14solo:Rick Margitza → Robben Ford → Joey DeFrancesco
sax: Rick Margitza
guitar: Robben Ford
Hammond: Joey DeFrancesco
drums: Omar Hakim
as Miles Smiles


Robben Ford & The Blueline - Oasis / Rugged Road - Burghausen Germany 1998
公開日: 2012/12/2929. Intern. Jazzdays Burghausen Germany 1998
Robben Ford - Guit.+Voc, Roscoe Beck - Bass
Tom Brechtlein - Drums, James Slathery – Key

Robben Ford ロベン・フォード - Lateral Climb [16:9]
Robben Ford ロベン・フォード - Cannonball Shuffle [16:9]
Robben Ford ロベン・フォード - Indianola [16:9]
Robben Ford ロベン・フォード - Supernatural [16:9]

Larry Carlton & Robben Ford - Live In Tokyo
公開日: 2012/10/27

Tequila - Larry Carlton with Robben Ford in Osaka 2006
公開日: 2013/01/10at BlueNote Osaka 2006

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