On Jun 5, 2007, at 11:59 AM, leetronhead wrote:
yeah...an open hole, wooden Irish-type is how I always understood
that incredible sound...also I can't help but trying to tax this old
hippie brain in thinking back I read somewhere that it was Charles
Lloyd who played it (from Sloop John B and Specters Wall of Sound
studio gang...sounds like something he would play). If ya can find
it ...listen to his contribution to "Almost Summer" soundtrack...he
did the similar pitch bend and I know IT was Irish Flute...(wooden
and open holes)I think Owen nailed it close.
Lee
In response to this, I did a little digging online and came up with:
In the left-hand column is a clip with Lou Adler who produced the song. The flute solo was by Bud Shank, a session and jazz musician (sax mainly, but most sax players "double", meaning they play flute and clarinet, maybe more things of a woodwind sort). The link is interesting. It's obviously not by a "flute player" since there's no vibrato and the tone isn't all that good, but the pitch bends are nice, aren't they?
Anyway, the clip and other stuff on this page are worth a listen.
Rick (whose tone has never been good, either)