Wednesday, December 14, 2022

VA - Blow That Flute, 50 Rock Flute Masterpieces (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2 + Bonus VA - Blow That Flute Man: 25 Jazz Flute Masterpieces (A Butterboy Compilation) CD3 REPOST

FLUTE MUSIC

VA - Blow That Flute, 50 Rock Flute Masterpieces (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2 + Bonus VA - Blow That Flute Man: 25 Jazz Flute Masterpieces (A Butterboy Compilation) CD3    REPOST

The flute is a gorgeous instrument to listen to. Of all the instruments of the world, the flute can be traced all the way back to the Stone Age making it the oldest musical instrument in history. Since its beginning the size of the tube and the length has always varied and has advanced as time has progressed. Nonetheless, the standard has always remained the same; to hold it horizontally and use it to make sweet music.

I really love to hear the flute in rock music. The breathy tones of the flute could provide a seamless textural counterpoint to a rock chord. Its soft tones really add a great dimension. I always stop and listen when I hear a flute playing in rock music. I also love its lively swinging quality in produces in jazz music.


Here are 50 tracks that feature a lot of great flutes playing in rock music.  Most are from the late 60's to early 70's because that was the time Flute in Rock was used well.  As a Bonus disc there are also 25 tracks devoted to the Flute in Jazz music.  Enjoy!

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Track list 1

01 Focus - House of the King 02:23 1970
02 Gravy Train - Jule's Delight 06:57 1971
03 Jethro Tull - Living in the Past 03:22 1972
04 Jeremy Steig - Howlin for Judy 04:30 1969
05 Gil Scott-Heron - The Middle of Your Day 04:33 1972
06 Blues Project - Flute Thing 01:25 1966
07 Sweetwater - Take it From the Splice, Boys 06:48 1971
08 Black Sabbath - Solitude 05:02 1971
09 Mark Fry - Lute and Flute 03:54 1972
10 King Crimson - I Talk to the Wind 06:07 1969
11 Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die 06:26 1970
12 Canned Heat - Going Up the Country 02:49 1968
13 Marshall Tucker Band - Take the Highway 06:16 1973
14 Van Morrison - Moondance 04:34 1970
15 Beatles     - The Fool on the Hill 02:59 1967
16 Moody Blues - One More Time to Live 05:42 1971
17 Steve Hackett - Hands of the Priestess Part I 03:29 2001
18 Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles 03:16 1994
19 Eric Burdon & War - Spill the Wine 04:06 1969
20 Chicago - It Better End Soon 2nd Movement 03:41 1970
21 Camel - Supertwister 03:16 1974
22 Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn 02:30 1968
23 Blackfeather - Seasons of Change 03:50 1971
24 John Mayall - Dream With Me 05:22 1971
25 Men at Work - Down Under 03:46 1981

Track list 2

26 Accolade - Natural Boy 09:45 1970
27 Focus - Anonymus 07:00 1970
28 Headband (NZ) - Good Morning Mr. Rock 'N' Roll 02:46 1971
29 Simon & Garfunkel - So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright 03:39 1970
30 Rare Earth - Born to Wander 03:20 1970
31 Jethro Tull - Cross-Eyed Mary 04:03 1971
32 Dando Shaft - Thruxton Flute (Bonus)     03:28 1970
33 Bread - Look at Me 02:44 1969
34 Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Winter in America 06:09 1974
35 100 Proof Aged in Soul - Everything Good is Bad 04:58 1972
36 Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California 03:53 1972
37 Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting 03:17 1974
38 Chicago - Colour My World     03:01 1975
39 Strawberry Alarm Clock - Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow 03:07 1967
40 Seatrain - Flute Thing 03:24 1973
41 Traffic    Freedom Rider 05:23 1970
42 Guess Who - Undun 03:31 1969
43 Beach Boys - Feel Flows 04:45 1971
44 Procol Harum - Pandoras Box 03:18 1975
45 Focus - Love Remembered 02:49 1972
46 Elton John - Empty Sky 08:30 1969
47 Guess Who - Follow Your Daughter Home 03:43 1973
48 Beatles - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away 02:11 1965
49 Sandstone - What If You Could Love the Flute Player 04:09     1971
50 Herbie Mann - Push Push 10:05 1971
51 Dead Can Dance - Piece for Solo Flute     03:34 1994 (Bonus Track)

Track list 3

01 Bobbi Humphrey     - Ain't No Sunshine     02:33 1971
02 Herbie Mann - Comin' Home Baby 08:39 1961
03 Bobby Ramirez - Buesette 08:53 2014
04 Hubert Laws - Pavane 07:41 1971
05 Harold Alexander - Aquilla 07:09 1971
06 Karl Denson - Flute Down 04:02 2001
07 Paul Horn - Mirage for Miles 11:53 1961
08 Dave Valentin - The Hawk 05:42 1979
09 Bobby Hutcherson - Sophisticated Lady 06:09 1972
10 Buddy Collette - That's All 05:11 1961
11 Frank Wess - There is No Greater Love 06:25 1981
12 Mark Weinstein - Gotcha 02:52 2005
13 Hubert Laws - Windows 08:43 1969
14 Joe Beck + Ali Ryerson - Come Together Alone Together 04:20 2001
15 Paul Horn - My Funny Valentine 05:20 1961
16 Billy Taylor - Back Home 06:47 1959
17 Claude Bolling - Intime 06:48 1975
18 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Making Love After Hours 04:28 1965
19 Buddy Collette - Skater for Mater 03:28 1961
20 Yusef Lateef - Playful Flute 04:19 1957
21 Eric Dolphy - Far Cry 03:55 1962
22 Brandon Marceal - Unleash the Flutes 04:22 2017
23 Yusef Lateef - The Golden Flute 03:56    1966
24 Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground 07:09 1969
25 Frank Wess - Over the Rainbow 05:59 1956

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6 comments:

  1. Excellent post and thanks for the Pixeldrain links!

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    1. I am glad you like this one, Manny Kent.
      Cheers.

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  2. I never really noticed the flute in lots of tunes. Then I heard James Galway do Anne's Song from John Denver and it made my ears stand up. Thanks for this collection, let's see how my ears react.

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    1. I hope you will enjoy these track selections, lemonflag.
      Cheers.

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  3. Thanks! Nice to have these all in one place. Is there a reason that over 75% of the Blues Project "Flute Thing" is missing? - or is it just in my download?

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    1. Hi Rod Stasick.
      Blues Project "Flute Thing" was just one of a few versions I have. I thought this short version it fit well.
      Cheers.

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