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2014-05-22 17:28:03 UTC
I saw the McCoy Tyner trio in Kansas City recently and was wondering if any one
could provide some background on his drummer Aaron Scott. Scott struck me as a
textural player who was very "present" in the three way mix.
Some of the people with me were a little annoyed by how busy Scott's playing
was, but I thought he was perfect for Tyner. The trio set up in a straight
line across the stage and we were right in front of Scott, so perhaps that's
why he seemed a little overwhelming to my companions.
I have the '95(?) Tyner album Infinity w/Scott but don't know anything else
about him. Bassist Avery Sharpe was very impressive as a soloist as well.
Thanks for any info.
Dan
Aaron is originally from Chicago..I first met Aaron back in thecould provide some background on his drummer Aaron Scott. Scott struck me as a
textural player who was very "present" in the three way mix.
Some of the people with me were a little annoyed by how busy Scott's playing
was, but I thought he was perfect for Tyner. The trio set up in a straight
line across the stage and we were right in front of Scott, so perhaps that's
why he seemed a little overwhelming to my companions.
I have the '95(?) Tyner album Infinity w/Scott but don't know anything else
about him. Bassist Avery Sharpe was very impressive as a soloist as well.
Thanks for any info.
Dan
Spring of 1978 at Fort Bragg, NC. Aaron was a signal soldier and I was in the XVIII Abn Corp-CE(communications and electronics). This was during the time that the military had the old rec centers where you could go and sign out instruments and gig in rooms(different era). Aaron was dating the girl who ran the center and later married her(Mimi). He had his own room set up and wasn't very approachable because most of the guys wanted to get into their very best funk grove(Brick House) and stuff like that. Aaron always had an air about him that he was beyond pettiness. I watched him for a few weeks and then one day asked to sit in on bass...we broke out into Weather Reports "Black Market" and became best friends. When he formed his Jazz Fusion group "The Aaron Scott Jazz Ensemble", he asked me to play bass and I readily accepted. Our group played gigs in Chapel Hill and Fayetteville.
Aaron later auditioned for and was accepted in the 82nd Abn Division Band. After a few weeks with them, he told them about me and the then commander CW2 Hank Hamilton requested that I audition which I did and was accepted. I made a career out of the Army band field, but Aaron was special, very special. His style isn't for everyone, and he knows that and accepts that reality. He's very much into composite styles of music, pretty much into Anti-Music as far as formats and his ideas. He's most comfortable in free form styles where he can articulate his mastery of poly-rhythms and that is where he fits and communicates to well with Tyner. He can groove, but it's a different kind of groove, not so much in your face. Some of his most prodigious work that I can remember was in 6/8 swing feel of tunes like Al Jarreau's "Fly"(cover with his ensemble) where the groove was there, but he accounted for every possible combination of rhythms on multiple levels. You can here a lot of Jack Dejohnette in his playing, Jack and the intellectual prodigiousness of Max Roach. That's all that I have, hope that it helps.