Assorted Linkages
Y.T.'s Assorted Links
Here are some links to different sites that you might enjoy.
As you can see, it's been a few years now and I am finally working towards linking this entire page. A lot of the links here aren't any good anymore, and i'm going through and redoing everything. It's easier than it was when i first put this page together, as more artists are putting together their OWN webpages, the URLs being as simple as their first and last name...so good for them! Go to every one of these sites and look at everything on them...AFTER you've finished looking at everything on mine!!!
I'm on the lookout for good websites for the following musicians...if you know of any, let me know.
- Saxophonist Joe Henderson
- Bassist Edgar Meyer
- Pianist Rich Beirach
Email me to let me know if there is anybody you would like to see mentioned
on my page at any point in the future.
- Pages of Fire - Visit the John McLaughlin homepage where you'll find articles, pictures, a disgocgraphy, tour info, etc.
about one of the most innovative jazz/fusion guitarists alive today.
- The Pat Metheny page - Pat Metheny has played with a number of artists including Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Hornsby,
and Paul Bley. Includes interviews, pics, mailing list, etc. Also includes info on keyboardist Lyle Mays.
- The John Scofield Home Page - John will be recording an album with Medeski, Martin, & Wood in October of this year which should be available in February or March of '98.
- David Gilmour - Site dedicated to the guitarist and lead vocalist of one of the most influential and experimental rock bands of the 1970's, Pink Floyd.
- Syd Barrett - Official Site of the original guitarist/vocalist with Pink Floyd.
- Steve Howe Guitar Rondo - Official web site for the original guitarist of Yes. Includes a personal note from Steve about Yes, a complete Steve Howe discography, bio, sound bytes, etc.
- Jimmy Page Page - Jimmy's raw, intense sound combined blues, jazz, folk, and whatever else to make Led Zeppelin one of the biggest, most diverse band of the era. Check out his site on the official Led Zeppelin site.
- Bill Frisell's Home Page - A legendary jazz guitarist who has recorded with John Zorn, Vernon Reid, Lyle Mays, Allen Ginsberg, David Sanborn, etc. Site includes bio, discography, pictures, links, etc.
- Frank Zappa - This is the official FZ website. I put him under "guitar players" because that was his instrument, but he's more than that. He's one of the most influential composers of the 20th century in rock, modern orchestral, and experimental music. Have a listen!!!
- Al Di Meola - Jazz guitarist who has done numerous projects with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia.
- Duane Allman - Visit the homepage of the musician who is said to have been the pioneer of rock n' roll slide guitar.
- Bucketheadland - Buckethead's official website...go there to learn more about this crazy ass guitarist with a chicken bucket on his head...it's still under construction but there's quite a bit to see, do, etc...check out the mask game!
- Piamenta - The official Yossi Piamenta website. His music is an original blend of klezmer and classic rock...I had the privilege of seeing him perform for the first time at the Knitting Factory this past December ('99).
- Jaco Pastorius - Jaco, in his lifetime, was and still is one of the most influential bass guitarists to have ever lived. He was the first to really experiment with artificial harmonics, and wrote
a lot of wonderful music.
- Bootzilla - The official site of the bassist of P Funk, Bootsy Collins.
- Chris Squire - The official website for the bass player of Yes.
- Metal George's Cliff Burton Tribute - Site of the late Cliff Burton, Metallica's second bass player (Cliff actually replaced original bassist Ron McGovney in the early days
before Kill 'em All was released. Cliff was not the original bassist, but was by far the most talented heavy metal bass player ever to have played with Metallica, in my opinion).
- The Marcus Miller Page - Miller has played with people such as Miles, David Sanborn(extensively), and Lee Ritenour. Site contains solo transcriptions, pics, and a link for purchasing
CD's.
- Church of Claypool - Official site of Les Claypool, bassist and vocalist of Primus and Oysterhead. Like to enter in the Les Claypool contest? Go Here!
- Sting - His official website. Includes lots of info on his solo work. Not only is Sting a wonderful bass player, but he is also one of the greatest songwriters of our time.
- Ron Carter - This is my own Ron Carter website. I included a bio, and a selected discography. One of these days i'll make this page a little more attractive.
- Dave Holland - Dave Holland is the MAN. No more needed said.
- John Leitham - Leitham is a true virtuoso of the acoustic bass. In fact, he's one of the only acoustic bass players who plays left handed. In my opinion, he's very underrated.
- Steve Swallow - Bio and discography of one of the few electric bass players who plays straightahead jazz.
- Rufus Reid - Complete info on this busy bassist, author, and educator. I recommend picking up one of Reid's books entitled The Evolving Bassist. It's a very thorough book for both electric and upright bass.
This site is part of www.tanareid.com, official site of Rufus Reid and drummer Akira Tana.
- Francois Rabbath - Visit this site to learn about this virtuoso of the upright bass, in both classical, jazz, contemporary classical, etc...read Rabbath's bio, listen to audio samples (if you have Quicktime installed) and even order his music.
- Tony Levin - His own official website. You can read his road diary, info about his equipment,
discography, bio, album releases, etc.
- Billy Cobham - Official web page for the original drummer of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
- "It Has no Garlic on it" - Official Vinnie Colaiuta website. Colaiuta has played with such artists as John Patitucci, John McLaughlin, and Frank Zappa.
- Peter Erskine - Legendary drummer, composer, educator, author, producer, bandleader, ECM recording artist, closely involved with the instrument-manufacturing industry, and founder of a new CD label.
- Tony Williams - Jazz Central's site for jazz drum legend Tony Williams.
- Artists: Trilok Gurtu - Trilok is a drummer from India who has played with John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Jonas Hellborg, and Joe Zawinul.
- Elvin Jones - When Coltrane was playing creative improvised music, it was Elvin Jones on the drums more often than not. This site doesn't have a lot of information on it, but rather links to where you can find it.
- Chick Corea Corea - has played with Joshua Redman, John Patitucci (who was bassist in The Chick Corea Elektric
and Akoustic Bands), Bobby McFerrin, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Getz, and has also done a number of solo projects.
- Count Basie - Includes extensive bio and discography of this legendary jazz pianist/composer.
- Herbie Hancock - Incl. Bio of H.H., plus some analysis and equipment info on his album Future Shock
- Billy Strayhorn - The official website with info on Strayhorn's music, MIDI files, manuscript info, etc.
- Josef Zawinul - Extensive Discography, with info on Weather Report, The Joe Zawinul Syndicate, and more.....
- McCoy Tyner - Includes bio, discography, photo gallery, and a link to cdnow.com to order the music of McCoy Tyner.
- A Tribute to Charlie - Site dedicated to the greatest alto player of all time, Charlie "Bird" Parker. Includes, photos, songs in Real Audio format, etc.
- The Trane Station - A really good John Coltrane site. Includes photos, album reviews, trader's corner, and more.
- Stan Getz - Not a lot of info here, but you can order the Stan Getz Complete Quartet Sessions.
- Joshua Redman - Includes albom & new release info, contact information, tour dates, etc.
- Eric Dolphy - This site has only a little info about Dolphy, but it has some good links.
- Sonny Rollins - The Blue Note's Sonny Rollins page, with extensive bio.
- Wayne Shorter - Wayne Shorter has been active in many fields of jazz throughout the years...this site containts bio, discography, etc....also includes sound and video clips.
- Miles Davis - The official websie....contains just about anything you need to know about the trumpet player who changed the face of jazz and brought it to where it is today.
- Maynard Ferguson - Great pages for all Maynarn Ferguson, created in the Netherlands by E. Masseurs.
- Dizzy Gillespie - Actually, this is a site for both Dizzy and Charlie Parker, but is that really a problem???
- Jerry Goodman - Website of the original violinist for The Mahavishnu Orchestra.
- Stephane Grapelli The late French jazz violinist - Stephane Grapelli played and recorded with guitarist Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France (also with Django).
- Boyd Tinsley - Site dedicated to the violinist for the Dave Matthews's Band.
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Official website of the fusion violinist who replaced Jerry Goodman in the Mahavishnu Orchestra (it was this new lineup with Ponty and other new members that McLaughlin dubbed the Real
Mahavishnu Orchestra).
- Medeski, Martin, & Wood This is the official MMW website. Find out about upcoming events, individual albums, etc...
- Ben's Test For Echo - A really good Rush site. Includes a lot of images, band members' bios, band history, mulitimedia inclding video clips, etc...
- Don't Burn The Day - Adam Rosenberg's Dave Matthew's Band page. Read up on the band, plus trade tapes, and check out guitar tabs (some tunes include bass and violin tabs as well).
- Mesa/Boogie (I don't see many bassists using these, but they're my favorite guitar amp so I'm putting it in!!
- The Horror Hotel Inc. - Evil Elvis' home page where you will find information about local bands, clubs around Virginia Beach, and soundbytes of his music. (CHOMP!)
- Buzzard - Patrick is at it again. New rehearsal space, new batch of evil creepy music. Be sure to check them out, they've been around for 300 years.
- Kali Records - A local record label for the promotion of avant guarde jazz and creative improvised music in Virginia (and out of Virginia too)...you can order CD's of the artists, listen to music samples, etc. Prepare your ears for something new.....
- Doad's Music - Visit the homepage of Doad...an innovative guitarist living in the Virginia Beach area...he's always eager to create new original music....
- Five Words - Formerly known as Three Eighteen Sharp, this band is from Hampton Roads (partly also from Williamsburg) that plays a unique blend of jazz sounds and modern rock...influences range from Thelonius Monk, Coltrane, and Dave Matthews, to Sting, Slipknot, and Van Morrison...check them out!...
- The Rhythm Kings - The best entertainment band in Hampton Roads!!! Available for weddings, corporate parties, club dates, etc. Inquire within.
- Jessica Dawn - Songwriter/acoustic guitarist whose trio, the Jessica Dawn Band, plays her original music. Very tasteful, very musical.
- Net50 - A really cool mp3 Site! If there's anything you want, you're bound to find it here or be told where you can get it...
- Sheet-Music.com - Visit this site for information about artists' publications.
- Go Here - to see a website I had nothing to do with!!!
- Jazz Online - Visit here to find out about jazz artists, upcoming events, chat, etc.
- Compendium of Misunderstood Lyrics - If you ever wanted to know exactly what they were singing,
find out here. You can also submit your own misunderstood lyrics if you like. Very humorous. Some of them actually made me cry.
- The Che Guevara Home Page - Site dedicated to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, a revolutionary man from Latin America who fought against injustice, poverty, and CIA intervention in that part of the world . . . which is why the CIA ordered him killed. Pay close attention to the article by Richard M. Ruiz.
- Alamak Chat - If you ever want to talk to me I'm here usually at some time during the day, either as yardtools or Col_Forbin....
- Blue Note Past Events Archive - Listen to concerts recorded live at the Blue Note. Some selections include video feeds. You will have to have RealPlayer G2 or higher to listen to the events. Download here: www.real.com
- The Game of Tetris - Go here to play tetris!!! It's in black and white but it's still very addicting TRUST me.
- The Chrome Plated Transcriptions of Destiny - After you've heard your fave FZ tunes at the Dinette, stop by here to look at FZ guitar tabs. Pretty soon you'll be playing along with Frank Zappa himself! Or at least THINKING you can!!! :)
- Homerecording.com - Site run by Dragon. Here you will find everything you need to know about home recording, and you can also join their free forums if you have specific off the wall questions...or if you would like to answer some.
- Fear The Mullet - Ever wondered what happened to people who looked like this? Go here to find out!!!
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