I'm really loving music with strings in at the moment, artists like: Antony and the Johnsons, The Irrepressibles, Tindersticks, Andrew Bird, Scott Walker etc.

Anyway, I would like to know of any more artists like these please?

Please, no metal bands that use strings! They're all that come up when I google it!

Looking for more Melancholic music please.

Thanks!

Bird was an innovator in this department. I'd check this compilation out:

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Nick Drake - Riverman

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Style Council - A Stone's Throw Away

David Sylvian- Boy With The Gun

Bjork -Isobel

Jellyfish- Russian Hill

Jeff Beck - Diamond Dust

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I was hooked by Billie Holiday's Lady In Satin so much, I went out and got this album by the man behind her strings,,,,

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namepeace said:

Bird was an innovator in this department. I'd check this compilation out:

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I'm amazed that this album STILL causes division between Jazz enthusiasts.

What is it with Jazz purists and strings? Even the mere mention of it seems to revolt them

Agreed though, great set.

Harlepolis said:

namepeace said:

Bird was an innovator in this department. I'd check this compilation out:

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I'm amazed that this album STILL causes division between Jazz enthusiasts.

What is it with Jazz purists and strings? Even the mere mention of it seems to revolt them

Agreed though, great set.

Agreed! Not exactly on topic, but I love Jazz with strings!

Vince Mendoza -Epiphany

Michel Colombier with Jaco Pastorius - "Dreammland"

Vince Mendoza with members of Weather Report and Metropole Orchestra - "Nubian Sundance"

Yellowjackets with Metropole Orchestra - "Greenhouse"

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and of course, there's Clare Fischer

Toni Braxton -Snowflakes of Love (Instrumental) Clare and Brent Fischer

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paligap said:

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and of course, there's Clare Fischer

Toni Braxton -Snowflakes of Love (Instrumental) Clare and Brent Fischer

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Now we're talking, can you recommend an album by him? As much as I love ALL of his work, I still haven't gotten around his solo stuff.

I was listening to Chaka's "Egyptian Song" earlier and I wish a strings track exist, I would savor that thing for SO long

Harlepolis said:

paligap said:

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and of course, there's Clare Fischer

Now we're talking, can you recommend an album by him? As much as I love ALL of his work, I still haven't gotten around his solo stuff.

I was listening to Chaka's "Egyptian Song" earlier and I wish a strings track exist, I would savor that thing for SO long

The weird part is, most of the stuff off the top of my head isn't even in print anymore! most of the CD stuff is him with his trio, playing Latin Jazz--but here's a few interesting ones, if you can find them....

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Thanks for the videos everyone.
Out of all those, I really like the song by David sylvian. I will definitely be checking more out by him.

kangafunk said:

Thanks for the videos everyone. Out of all those, I really like the song by David sylvian. I will definitely be checking more out by him.

His album, "Secrets of the Beehive" is a good place to start (In My opinion)...

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Harlepolis said:

I'm amazed that this album STILL causes division between Jazz enthusiasts.

What is it with Jazz purists and strings? Even the mere mention of it seems to revolt them

Agreed though, great set.

I guess they reacted like Dylan's acolytes when he went electric. I'm not advanced enough as a student to be a purist, but my guess is they saw/see it as selling out, when Bird just saw it as pushing the envelope even further.

paligap said:

His album, "Secrets of the Beehive" is a good place to start (In My opinion)...

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Thanks, just orded the lp off discogs.

namepeace said:

Harlepolis said:

I'm amazed that this album STILL causes division between Jazz enthusiasts.

What is it with Jazz purists and strings? Even the mere mention of it seems to revolt them

Agreed though, great set.

I guess they reacted like Dylan's acolytes when he went electric. I'm not advanced enough as a student to be a purist, but my guess is they saw/see it as selling out, when Bird just saw it as pushing the envelope even further.

A few other "strung out" Jazzers


McCoy Tyner...



...Fly With The Wind



Clifford Brown...



...Smoke Gets In Your Eyes



Wes Montgomery...



...Tune Up (From Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings - 1963)

Bill Evans...



...My Bells



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