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Does anyone on this board know of any tuba CD's that are a little bit "out there"? By that, I mean anything that is modernistic, avant-garde, or just plain different. I keep on reading good stuff about Oren Marshall's records, so I may check those out. Any other suggestions would be welcome.
Aaron Hynds

For some great avant-garde jazz with tubas, check out Henry Threadgill. He has a band that is made up of an alto sax, electric guitar, drums, french horn, violin, and two tubas. I have his CD "Too Much Sugar for a Dime." It is out there and I really love it!

Out there Jazz:
Bob Stewart, Ray Anderson: "Heavy Metal Duo"
Francois Thuillier "Place des Vosges" (DOC 055)

Not "out there", but different:
Dave Gannett "Tubas from Hell" (DCD 155)
Not Jazz, but out there:
Jeff Funderburk "Journeys" (3176-MCD)

Somewhere in between:
The Sam Pilafian Project: "Meltdown" (DCD 227)

Still different: Erika Stucky "Princess" (Sass plays Tuba)

Any of the Drums and Tuba cd's would be good. I've seen them live a couple times and I enjoyed the shows. However, some would consider them to be "out there."

TMB

I second the suggestions of "Roodoo Voodoo" and "Heavy Metal Duo", and would add that you may want to check out some of Scot Ray's work. I took a chance on the Kingcake CD from eBay a while ago, and was pleasantly suprised.
Scot's bio on Cryptogramophone: http://www.cryptogramophone.com/module- ... -id-26.htm
And here's a link to the album on IndieJazz.com http://www.indiejazz.com/ProductDetails ... ductID=215
Happy hunting!
MF

CHeck out these sites as well:

http://www.tomheasley.com/

http://www.jimself.com/store.html

Maybe here too:

http://www.martytuba.com/Recordings.html

Threadgill is an excellent recommendation (you will not necessarily hear much tuba in the foreground, but it is there and very present throughout). Also, look for "Trio Playing" with Oren Marshall, Derek Bailey (guitar) and John Butcher (saxophones).

If you can find a copy (probably by finding someone to burn one for you), Roger Bobo's "Tuba Nova" is a good one. There are only two pieces on it ("First Dream of Light" and "Saturnalis"), but it's well worth the search. Also, somewhere is a recording of a piece called "Signals" by Verne Reynolds, with Bobo and Tom Stevens playing. Very cool recording!

Not a cd, but an lp I heard years ago. Deep Throb by Pinguin Moschner(sp?). Why that stuck in my memory for 20 years?....how could it not?
Sounded like the guy sat down for 45 minutes and did whatever came to mind(dunno what state of mind he was in) weird....French, I think....

"Tuba Records is one of the leading independent record and distribution companies in Scandinavia.

Boosting four inhouse labels covering music from jazz to metal, rock to electronica, Tuba now spread music to the world from the following labels:

Port Azur (Ugress, Spetakkel etc.), Bauta (Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies, Sissy Wish etc.), Tabu (Susperia, Lumsk, Einherjer etc.) and MeloDisc (Maiden Voyage, Kiruna etc.)

At the same time Tuba Records represents the following labels in Norway / Scandinavia:

Nuclear Blast, Century Media, Rough Trade, K7, One LIttle Indian, Rapster, Fat Wreck, Silence, Plastic Head, Southern Records, Secretly Canadian, Earache, AFM Records, Sound Pollution, Border Music, Classic Rock, Favored Nations, Spinefarm, Hot Records + many, many more...

Tuba Records
Waldemar Thranesgt 86b
0175 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 23 47 00 - Fax: +47 23 23 47 01
Epost: tuba@tubarec.com

Internet: http://www.tubarec.com"

there is another pinguin moschner cd with guitarist joe sachse called "if 69 was 96" where they play music of jimi hendrix in a duo.

he uses some effects, mostly harmonizer mixed with multiphonics. they do some wild improvs, but there are also some really nice interpretations of classic hendrix songs.

it sort of "out", but not as out as "deep throb" which i also heard about 20 years ago together with john cradler.

My most favorite fav's:

Ray Stewart
Carl-Ludwig Hubsch
Bettina Wauschke
Pinquin Moschner
Michael Vogt
Jay Rosen
Melvin Poore
Larry Fishkind
Joe Exley
Christopher Meeder

Do the google thing! .....there's plenty of great stuff out there.

Michael Vogt's CD has some amazing out there stuff. The Stravinsky elegy that's on there is very eerie!! and the wonderland duets in German are something to be heard!!!!

the elephant wrote:Henry Threadgill – Carry the Day

Edwin Rodriquez was the "other" tuba w/ Rojas

Also on Threadgill's "Too Much Sugar for a Dime", and "Spirit of Nuff....Nuff". Threadgill's Very Very Circus Band was killer!