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wot are good artists to sample off for piano samples/sounds (my style is hip hop)

safe, scott*

ahmad jamal.. if u dont know him then what do u know? lol j/k... but seriously if piano is what ur lookin for then he's ur man

Although.. u should be learnin this sh!t by diggin man... get diggin, find things.. trade with other diggers.. learn things, knowlege is worth alot, cant expect peeps to put u on things any time u need, u need to be able to share knowlege in return...

Thats a big heads up i gave u there with that name, now u need to find some of his records...

Theres 1 certain track of his which is no doubt the best piano break existin and there will never be one better (in my opinion.. but id strongly stick to that as pure fact regardless to my opinion or not), but im not gonna share the name on that one..

He got loads of dope sh!t tho, u'll recognize a few things when and if u come across them

I'd start with Thelonius Monk just to see the genius of it all... also when you say piano, do mean strictly a classic type string piano, or are lookin for sounds from pretty much anything with keys on it?

Cazillac id say Amhad Jamal would be best for him to start with.. seeing as 99% of the time Ahmads shit already sounds pure hiphop without even choppin etc.. some of it even sounds chopped.. as in the certain track i mentioned although didnt mention the name...

Although Thelonius Monk would be another person for him to check... probably alot easier for him to find as well

THe nice thing about monks pianos is there really airy, I could chop monk loops all day, just for that open sound.

Thelonius Monk but he is a genius...

Both artists mentioned are great for what you need...... get yourself a copy of Poinciana (the live version is better IMO) as a good start point, but there's plenty more from these cats worth droppin.

Personally I don't mind new beat heads asking questions as its still my choice to answer or not.... you learn much by looking but you'll learn more by asking too. we've all been there

dacrates wrote:we've all been there

Too true... I learnt much of my breaks sh!t from urs and pelts breaks, although since i been findin things for myself I been puttin info back in the right direction... well to pelt anyway, me and u still need to hook up for a session man

In addition to Monk and Jamal, check out Ramsey Lewis... I've been chopping loops on his "Solar Wind" album for like a week now.

Cazillac wrote:In addition to Monk and Jamal, check out Ramsey Lewis... I've been chopping loops on his "Solar Wind" album for like a week now.

yeah get his old stuff

he got some fire rhodes and wurlitzer too

Get some spanish records, get some piano records, I found a record dedicated to the moog....