corto maltese Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 7 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: Ivan Lasso Quintette - Snowsnake - (Dragon, US) knotty Chicago-based modern jazz outfit, I assume the LP was recorded in the late 70s. Lasso is, by all appearances, a strong tenor player and the group is quite fine. Never seen or heard of anything else under his name. That's funny: not so long ago, I was talked into buying this as a private press free jazz album. I was hesitant because of the electric bass, but decided to give it a try (the price was reasonable). To be honest: I didn't even get to the end of side 1. I like to think I don't have many musical prejudices, but an electric bass in a (free) jazz context... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Â Harry Beckett---------Still Happy---------(My only desire)Â Â Short (28 mins) Â August 1974 BBC broadcast in fab sound. Some highly cheesy electric piano and electric bass shouldn't put anyone off. It's a great date and sounds wonderful. Highly recommended. Hats off to My Only Desire for licensing this from Auntie and getting it sounding so good. Pressing is perfect on medium weight vinyl - shows how it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 6 hours ago, corto maltese said: That's funny: not so long ago, I was talked into buying this as a private press free jazz album. I was hesitant because of the electric bass, but decided to give it a try (the price was reasonable). To be honest: I didn't even get to the end of side 1. I like to think I don't have many musical prejudices, but an electric bass in a (free) jazz context... At the end of the day I wouldn't call the Ivan Lasso record free jazz. The electric bass is something of a sore thumb here but, as with Odean Pope's "Almost Like Me" and Prime Time, it's also texturally intriguing. At least to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said: At the end of the day I wouldn't call the Ivan Lasso record free jazz. The electric bass is something of a sore thumb here but, as with Odean Pope's "Almost Like Me" and Prime Time, it's also texturally intriguing. At least to me. Not being a fan of electric bass in jazz context either, but do have a weak spot for Odean Pope`s "Almost Like Me" .... listening to Gerald Veasley`s performance on the title track reminds me always of one reviewer`s quote " ... the best album Jamaaladeen Tacuma never recorded" ..... Edited June 22, 2016 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 yeah, the bassist on Snowsnake is not quite at that level, but fits in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corto maltese Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I don't know if I'm allowed to say that here, but I never cared much for Prime Time. Ditto for that Odeon Pope Trio record. My aversion might have something to do with an over-exposure to Mr. Laswell in my tender years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Ah, yeah that does make sense. If I'm allowed to say Wounds and Cholagogues are birds of a feather, that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corto maltese Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Any mention of those two albums has to be encouraged, so that's okay with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I always preferred electric bass in a funk metal context... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clunky Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Carla Bley/ Mike Mantler/ Steve Lacy--------Jazz Realities------(Fontana) Japan Edited June 23, 2016 by Clunky sp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Clunky said: Carla Bley/ Mike Manter/ Steve Lacy--------Jazz Realities------(Fontana) Japan That's the one title in that series I never picked up. How is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 It's a newish purchase so I'm not best positioned to give a long distance forecast but there's nothing no to like. Carla Bley's sometimes beautiful pieces are very much to the fore. A proper quintet record with strong contributions from all concerned. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I love it. Longtime fan of this record. Now: Amalgam -- Innovations -- (Tangent, UK) expertly threading funky grooves and rugged improvisation, and quite well-recorded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 William Burroughs - Call Me Burroughs - (ESP, US) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Maarten Altena - Tuning the Bass - (ICP, NL) pretty fine series of snappy and grubby solo bass vignettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corto maltese Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 5 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: Maarten Altena - Tuning the Bass - (ICP, NL) pretty fine series of snappy and grubby solo bass vignettes. Nice. Do you know his earlier ICP album "Handicaps"? He recorded that while recovering from a broken wrist, so he decided to "handicap" his double bass too by putting a plaster cast around its neck. A free improv concept album, as it were... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hank Mobley - Dippin' A recent purchase, old hat to many I suppose. This group really cooks, especially in "Recado Bossa Nova". I love Harold Mabern and Billy Higgins in that tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 1 hour ago, rdavenport said: Hank Mobley - Dippin' A recent purchase, old hat to many I suppose. This group really cooks, especially in "Recado Bossa Nova". I love Harold Mabern and Billy Higgins in that tune. Lovely album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Stan Getz, New Sounds In Modern Music, volume 1 (Savoy ten inch), Chet Baker Ensemble (Pacific Jazz ten inch), and Hank Mobley, Hi Voltage (Blue Note, Liberty). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, kh1958 said: Stan Getz, New Sounds In Modern Music, volume 1 (Savoy ten inch), Chet Baker Ensemble (Pacific Jazz ten inch) Have both of those pressings somewhere in the racks ! Â Edited June 25, 2016 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Elmo Hope/Mobley/Coltrane 'Informal Jazz' (Esquire, RVG) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 2 hours ago, sidewinder said: Elmo Hope/Mobley/Coltrane 'Informal Jazz' (Esquire, RVG) I've that edition - great Esquire cover.  NP fire! Orchestra -----Ritual------( rune grammofon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 6 hours ago, sidewinder said: Have both of those pressings somewhere in the racks ! Â Part of my lucky find of the week--15 mostly West Coast jazz ten inch LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Monk: Always Know (Columbia) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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