[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

[Michael Cuscuna has died at 75]

" It’s the stuff that gets to you between about 12 and 25 that stays with you for life. You never absorb music in quite the same way after that.”

So true ......

[Michael Cuscuna has died at 75]

53 minutes ago, Big Beat Steve said:

Ohhh ....
He was one of the persons that you figured would be around forever.
And it makes you realize how time flies and how you get older too ...

RIP

Yes!

[Michael Cuscuna has died at 75]

That'a s shock. The whole jazz reissue business would be much different without him. R.I.P.

Never ending thanks for the excellent work.

[Album Covers Showing Alcoholic Beverages]

1 hour ago, optatio said:

Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster – In Memoriam … Germany s.d.

Reissue – the original is: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster. Verve MG V-8327 [1959]

I'd rather not drink any of these contents!

[New CD re-issues of Ahmad Jamal's Argo releases]

On 4/19/2024 at 9:54 PM, soulpope said:

Really appreciate original Cover Art (should be known in this forum 🤓), but in this case the Mosaic Box adds a lot of precious bonus material ("Alhambra" !!) ....

Indeed, and in a few cases longer versions of tracks. Argo LPs were short, so the Mosaic was a bargain in comparison.

[Harp in Jazz]

5 hours ago, optatio said:

Jonny Teupen – Play Harp    ... Repress 1971

With these sidemen, I'd definitely like to hear it!

Okay, there are excerpts on YouTube. Typical 1960's baroque jazz. There are versions of the Händel Concerto by broque ensembles that swing a lot more! The harpsichord sounds awful (the instrument, not the player).

[George Coleman Octet 1984]

Noal Cohen has a line-up in his Frank Strozier discography; https://attictoys.com/frank-strozier/frank-strozier-discography/#sess-year_1984

[So, What Are You Listening To NOW?]

[what are you drinking right now?]

[Duke Ellington Blanton-Webster band recordings re-issued]

11 minutes ago, AllenLowe said:

 - now I hope they will do Duke's 1920s stuff; or maybe they have. The 1920s remains my favorite, the band is especially deep and loose.

https://www.fremeaux.com/en/473-duke-ellington-quintessence-vol-1-3700368458600-fa204.html

[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

http://www.cantando.ch/images/cover_liszt.jpg

[Album covers of musicians in, under or next to cars or other modes of personal transport.]

http://www.sonorama.de/pix/releases/L+C67/THE_EUROPEAN_ALL_STARS_1961_A350.jpg

http://www.sonorama.de/pix/releases/L+C72/BARNEY_WILEN_Moshi_Too_A350.jpg

[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

This afternoon:

[Calvin Keys. R.I.P.]

R.I.P.

 

[Last art exhibition you visited?]

Today:

https://museum-wiesbaden.de/en/stephan-balkenhol

Stephan Balkenhol meets Old Masters

Window in Time

10 Nov 23 — 2 Jun 24

One of the most insteresting German sculptors of our time. I love the simple and direct quality of his works.

[Album Covers with Bare Feet ....]

[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

[So, What Are You Listening To NOW?]

This afternoon:

[Gerald Wilson 1950 San Francisco Concert]

2 hours ago, Niko said:

The discography on wardellgray.org says poss. John Anderson, Louis Grey, Allen Smith (tp); Bob Collins, poss. Isaac Bell, Atlee Chapman, John “Streamline” Ewing, or Britt Woodman (tb); prob. Sonny Criss, poss. Jerry Dodgion (as); Teddy Edwards, poss. Frank Haynes (ts); Jerome Richardson (flute); poss. Bill Green (bar); poss. Cedric Haywood (p); poss. Addison Farmer (b); poss. Gus Gustafson (d); Gerald Wilson (arr, cond); Bill Renault (Bill Jones) (voc)

Criss and Dodgion as the two altos I find believable

 

Compare to Dodgion on his early Fantasy sessions.

[Robert Glasper]

Same here. 

[Gerald Wilson 1950 San Francisco Concert]

Am I the only one to hear two alto players in the track linked above?

[Gerald Wilson 1950 San Francisco Concert]

Doesn't sound like Willie Smith to me, either, but who's the second alto player? There are two exchanging some fours etc.! 

Sonny Criss is listed in the presumed) personnel above, and, well ..... 

[Jazz musician stage names]

I think all these should simply be viewed as name changes, no matter if caused by religious conversion (to muslim faith), or the Americans' problems with pronounciation of foreign names (mostly Italian or Spanish), or attempts to hide a Jewish origin, or whatever. Michael Fitzgerald also included pseudonyms used because of contractual obligations, which are numerous.

[Jazz musician stage names]

Emil Richards (born Emilio Joseph Radocchia)