robert waddington
- Street Cred: 4027
- RECs Made: 390
Robert Waddington is a multi-instrumentalist who focuses primarily on guitar and bass and stays often within the modern jazz genre.
Born in Providence, RI and moved to New York City at the age of 20, Robert was exposed to many different styles and types of music. Robert's early influences were bands like King Crimson, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the like. As time moved on, Robert branched into jazz with a strong leaning towards the "straight ahead" styles of Miles and Coltrane. Later, Robert began to listen to Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery and other innovators on the guitar. Especially interesting to Robert was the pursuit of that elusive "clean tone" of the aforementioned players. This focused on a playing that was devoid of effects and heavy processing and lead to a strict attention to playing technique.
Being mainly self taught has enabled Robert to avoid many of the formulaic and boring "rules" of modern music. Some of the aspects of Robert's sound is the fact that he uses little compression in his music, preferring the warm and rich sounds so prevalent in the heyday of the fusion era. Robert has no problem with calling fusion music "fusion", that’s what it is.
Favorite Artists
Robert Fripp, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Wes Mongomery, Joe Pass, George Benson, Prince, Larry Graham, Jaco, Herbie Hancock, Sly and the Family Stone, Tears for Fears, Husker Du, Freezer Burn, the Jam, Flipper, XTC, Genesis, King Crimson, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendricks, Indiginous, SRV, Al DiMeola, Earl Klugh, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, David Peter, Earth, Wind & Fire, John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, Jamie Muir, Derek Bailey, Joe Lavano, Charlie Hayden, Cong Vu, Richard Bona, Weather Report, Steely Dan, Larry Coryell, Tarffic, Steve Winwood, Led Zepplin, Stone the Crows, Robin Trower, Jack Bruce, Jack Dejohnette, Max Roach, Stewart Copeland, Bill Bruford, Chester Thompson, Mark Egan, Buddy Miles, Antonio Sanchez, David Gilmore (Both of them - with their respective spellings), Pink Floyd, Sid Barret, Vernon Reid, Ron Carter, Roy Hanes, Jon McLaughlin, Charlie Parker, Gary Burton, Mike Brecker, Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten, Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, Warren Haynes, Rustee Allen, Pedro Aznar, Arthur Barrow, Brown Mark, Madhouse, The Time, Pete Townshend, Bootsy Collins, James Dewar, John Paul Jones, Flea, Eno, Paul Weller, Trey Gunn, Alphonso Johnson, Brand X, Tosh Horie, Chuck Voelter, Jim Hall, Mike Stern, Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, Don Alias, California Guitar Trio, Chris Squire, Tony Levin, Liquid Tension Experiment, Adrian Belew, Pat Mastelotto, Gil Evans, Tony Williams, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Stitt
Favorite Songs
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| Title | Description | # of Items |
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| sample of robert waddington's music | Samples of Robert Waddington's work | 14 |
| Suite For Solo Guitar by robert waddington | 17 |
robert waddington's RECs (390)
robert waddington Rec'd this on Jun 3, 2009:
Street Cred: 4027
Rec's: 390
Track: Adagio – Symphony Rock
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Artist: Juan Pablo Zaragoza
“i am spending my last rec on this.
well recorded and expertly written new album from Juan.
Must listen to the whole album from start to finish to get the whole picture.
very well done.
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robert waddington Rec'd this on Jun 2, 2009:
Street Cred: 4027
Rec's: 390
“beautiful song, deep bass..floating piano, very well done”
robert waddington Rec'd this on Jun 2, 2009:
Street Cred: 4027
Rec's: 390
“fantastic guitars, very well arranged...”
robert waddington Rec'd this on Jun 2, 2009:
Street Cred: 4027
Rec's: 390
“great new music from my good friend Bill Haynosch. check it out!”
RECs in robert waddington's network
maureen0414 Rec'd this on Nov 28, 2009:
Street Cred: 632
Rec's: 60
Track: The Best Treasure Stays Buried
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Artist: Zoey Van Goey
“This song is just such a beautiful mixture of contrasting sounds. The music itself is surreal, and her voice is so angelic... ”
jhbuy5 Rec'd this on Nov 27, 2009:
Street Cred: 257
Rec's: 11
“A nice mix between John Mayer and Justin Nozuka”
