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  4. Newport Jazz Festival 70th Anniversary

    in Live Shows & Festivals

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    Am I wrong in thinking that George Wein kinda treated Newport differently than some of his other festivals? It seemed to me (and maybe I'm just being revisionist and nostaglic) that even though George (esp in his later years) had non-jazz headliners... it was never like it is now... It's gone way far away. I thought having Common was bad a few years ago.. this lineup looks even less jazz.

  5. Newport Jazz Festival 70th Anniversary

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    1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

    He was half of the group OutKast and has been a highly rated A List personality for about 20 years. OutKast was known for highly creative music that moved beyond hip hop, and Andre 3000 in particular. You might remember their mainstream hit "Hey Ya" from two decades ago.

    Currently he is making new age flute music on a flute-shaped synthesiser, with a sort of 'spiritual jazz' brand identity, even if not much musical content. I don't think that his flute music is as good as a Paul Horn record even, but it looks cool and the "jazz" turn of such a significant artist has drawn huge press. His flute record was probably the most talked about improvised album of the last three years. His record has shown up on this forum. So he does make perfect sense as a headliner for a jazz festival.

    Bleh.... Still very disappointed...

  6. Newport Jazz Festival 70th Anniversary

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    44 minutes ago, felser said:

    He appeals to me, so not 100% true.  He's terribly inconsistent, but throws out a fascinating album often enough that I try to keep up with his work (though sometimes with a several year delay to get them cheap on the used market).  Very few other rock artists from his era I can say that about at this point (Richard Thompson is the only other one who immediately comes to mind).

    I actually don't mind Elvis and I knew about the Diana Krall combo... but what perturbs me... is the absolute hodgepodge of the 70th anniversary. I mean I didn't expect ALL jazz stuff... but sheesh... I did not expect to basically go - who? who? who the hell is that? They threw me a bone with Kenny Barron and Artemis but... jeez... I guess I've officially entered "get off my lawn old man" territory.

  8. Newport Jazz Festival 70th Anniversary

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    2 hours ago, JSngry said:

    Oh yeah?

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    I get it... and I'd take most of those bands any day over this nonsense. Am I wrong in thinking Wein thought Newport was a little different and should be treated that way?

    43 minutes ago, Ken Dryden said:

    George Wein included non-jazz acts because of the bottom line, he said so in more than one article and I think his autobiography.

    I do find it puzzling as to why the non jazz acts are often the first 8 to 10 acts billed for what is supposed to be a jazz festival. I feel like the Jazz Masters on the bill deserve better, having somebody like Bruce Springsteen billed above Duke Ellington is ridiculous (though Duke would have not shown up had that happened).

    I'm 100% with you on this. It's the fact that most of the last 4-5 years of this festival have often been pushing acts that have nothing to do with jazz. I thought when George handed it over to Christian McBride... it would be in good hands. The last few years has made me rethink that.

    One other point... when it's the 70th, shouldn't there be a more "historical" bent to the jazz part of the jazz festival? I mean, sentimentality can turn a profit when it's done well.

  14. Why no Horace Silver Blue Note box?

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    5 hours ago, gmonahan said:

    That's my favorite Silver album. I've always figured Mosaic didn't do one because most of them are easy to get and have remained in print and because there are a LOT of them.

     

    That's part of my confusion. They could slice it up and frame it in whichever way Mosaic wanted. Even though a lot of them are still in print so are the Joe Hendersons, Freddie Hubbard and Sonny Clarks. Horace's presence seems to kinda have disappeared a bit from public discussion. I just wish he'd get more recognition today. Maybe it's just me.

  15. Why no Horace Silver Blue Note box?

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    10 hours ago, mhatta said:

    Several live recordings from the 1960s remain unreleased (such as the August 15, 1964 Pep's show, w/ Joe Henderson). I heard Horace hated live recordings, but I wonder if they will ever be released to the public.

    What's wrong with his live recordings? I can't remember which one Filthy McNasty is on but I love that record.

  16. Why no Horace Silver Blue Note box?

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    I was driving home listening to WRTI and Senor Blues came on. It got me thinking. Given the significant number of recordings he made, why has Mosaic never put out a Horace Silver box set? They must have a bunch of unreleased stuff in the vaults. I would guess there's some unreleased live material as I think he only had a few live sets produced...

    Especially given how long he recorded for them, they could organize it in several ways or eras. Does anyone know why there hasn't been one?

  17. Abbey Lincoln

    in Artists

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    Just wanted to say I've been missing her. I was so excited when High Note put out a couple of unreleased live performances from her. I wish there were more.

  23. Artists of Whom You Accumulated a Zillion LPs Without Really Trying

    in The Vinyl Frontier

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    On 4/23/2023 at 2:37 PM, Teasing the Korean said:

    Last night, Ms. TTK and I had her brother and his girlfriend over for dinner.  We all love jazz and we are all vinyl hounds.

    At one point, I put on an Ahmad Jamal LP (At the Top: Poinciana Revisited) and we started talking about artists in our accumulations for whom we have acquired many, many LPs, without really trying or being aware of it.  

    The four artists in particular we we agreed upon were:

    • Ahmad Jamal
    • Ramsey Lewis
    • George Shearing
    • And, of course, Herbie Mann

    During the Great Vinyl Purge of the 1990s and early 2000s, albums by these artists were everywhere for low dough.  I think I have 16 Ahmad Jamal LPs, and probably around 30 by each of the other artists, or at least I had 30 at one time, before thinning the herd.  What is funny is that this occurred without any of us really trying.  We just woke up one day realizing we had accumulated huge catalogs of these artists.

    Wondering if this is the case for anyone else, or if you would add others to this list.

    I don't collect vinyl but ended up with WAY too many Satchmo CDs, only to realize (again)  - that I'm not a fan...

    On 6/3/2023 at 11:49 AM, Teasing the Korean said:

    Between 1997 and 2003, I made it a point to hit Stereo Jack's once a week, either on my lunch break or after work. Could we have crossed paths? You would probably remember me from my profile pic.

    I was there too. I would remember anyone, who knows what your profile pic means.

    On 4/24/2023 at 7:36 AM, soulpope said:

    Art Pepper ....

    Same boat. Especially when Laurie started her Widow's Taste label.

  25. What live music are you going to see tonight?

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    On 3/8/2024 at 5:48 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

    I'm heading out early tomorrow morning so I may not be able to post... I am seeing Danilo Perez with John Patitucci & Adam Cruz at the Regattabar tomorrow night. This is my first show at the Regattabar since they reopened post-Covid. I wonder how much it has changed?

    I've been going there almost as long as you have. I agree with you that the club itself is still the same. Yea, the hotel is a little better. (Still probably WAY overpriced though....) I'm just very glad it's back. Although Scullers has been consistently around with great artists, I liked the old club before the moved and remodeled it. Other than being tight, I still way prefer the Regattabar.

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