littleleekonitz Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 George Garzone is a great tenor saxophonist who either plays in a post bop or free style. Check out his album Fours and Twos. Its garzone and joe lovano on tenor, joey caldarazo on piano, john lockwood on bass, and bill stewart on drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 I have really enjoyed what little Garzone I have heard - in particular with The Fringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 He plays less than a mile from me every Monday with The Fringe. I need to check him out one of these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 I had never even heard of this guy much less listened to him until just yesterday. This past weekend I'm at a local library book sale where they had a separate desk of sealed CDs selling for only $3 apiece. Evidently they had been donated for charitable purposes. No jazz except for one CD that normally I would not have purchased except for the low price - an anthology titled AS LONG AS YOU'RE LIVING YOURS: The Music of Keith Jarrett (RCA Victor). It showcases a variety of players however there is one brief track titled "Innocence" that features Garzone supported by Massimo Biocati (b) & Bob Gullotti (d). As soon as it came on, I was all ears. He has a great sound and the track really cooked. I definitely would like to hear more of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Garzone is a BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD muthafukka. And this is coming form somebody who is ambivalent at best about Lovano and the other players with whom he is (loosely) stylistically associated. George kicks all their asses afaic. Where they sound unfree, either intellectually or emotionally, he sounds like the music is just flowing through/out of him w/o hindrance. Couple that with a great imagination and total virtuosity, and you got a guy who's the real deal, no doubt about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 I just caught George at a little local club in a trio with Lockwood and a young kid on drums. It was a blast. He played it a little more inside than he does with The Fringe. At the show, I picked up a copy of "Live at Zeitgeist" which has The Fringe with Lovano guesting on a couple of tracks. Very heavy stuff. The first time I ever heard George was at a Christmas concert. Hearing George blowing on "Jingle Bells", with Kenny Werner backing him was pretty cool. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 I saw The Fringe in a pub in Wales a few years back playing totally free improvisation. I often lose interest in the completely unstructured but this performance was electric. Edge of the seat stuff. Very, very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 I had never even heard of this guy much less listened to him until just yesterday. This past weekend I'm at a local library book sale where they had a separate desk of sealed CDs selling for only $3 apiece. Evidently they had been donated for charitable purposes. No jazz except for one CD that normally I would not have purchased except for the low price - an anthology titled AS LONG AS YOU'RE LIVING YOURS: The Music of Keith Jarrett (RCA Victor). It showcases a variety of players however there is one brief track titled "Innocence" that features Garzone supported by Massimo Biocati (b) & Bob Gullotti (d). As soon as it came on, I was all ears. He has a great sound and the track really cooked. I definitely would like to hear more of him. Not true! You heard a cut from the aforementioned album on my blindfold test! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 If you're interested in hearing Garzone with a B3, you can order this CD from Cadence: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 A friend of mine studied with Garzone. He enthuses about the whole experience. "He really opened me up," he says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 I had never even heard of this guy much less listened to him until just yesterday. This past weekend I'm at a local library book sale where they had a separate desk of sealed CDs selling for only $3 apiece. Evidently they had been donated for charitable purposes. No jazz except for one CD that normally I would not have purchased except for the low price - an anthology titled AS LONG AS YOU'RE LIVING YOURS: The Music of Keith Jarrett (RCA Victor). It showcases a variety of players however there is one brief track titled "Innocence" that features Garzone supported by Massimo Biocati (b) & Bob Gullotti (d). As soon as it came on, I was all ears. He has a great sound and the track really cooked. I definitely would like to hear more of him. Not true! You heard a cut from the aforementioned album on my blindfold test! Jeez, did I? Not only don't I know sometimes whom I'm listening to, it seems I can't remember who it was after I've been told. Thanks for reminding me. I'm gonna go back to the answer sheet you provided for that BFT and see what you had to say about him. B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 If you're interested in hearing Garzone with a B3, you can order this CD from Cadence: How is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 (edited) Could best be described as "free style organ trio". All the compositions are by Palmer, sketchy heads giving a framework for rather open improvisations, but they never take it to Ayleresque screaming level, and listen to each other carefully, never outplay one another, always get back to the thematic material of each piece. Just tenor, organ and drums. At first listen I found it too subdued, but now I appreciate the care they apply to their interactions. Very nice and clear recorded sound as well. Details: - Opposite Voltage -: George Garzone (tenor & soprano saxophone) Jeff Palmer (organ) Richard Poole (drums) PBS Studio, Westwood, Massachusetts, November 2, 1998 Backwards & Forwards De Nyall Metropolis Five Fingers Wind Tunnel Count Sirloin A Tear A Minute All tracks on Music Artists Co. CD MAC 2001. The label is that of drummer Richard Poole, who seems to be in the piano/keyboard sales business as well. Jim, I remember you mentioned an aversion towards Palmer's "nutty heads", and there is not much going on arrangement-wise, but I don't know any other organist that much engaged in free form playing, which is one of the torches Khalid Yasin left but rarely is carried on by the other B3 practitioners. I am listening as I write this and find the rather subdued approach very interesting - they do not jump at you. No greaziness here, of course. Duh! - only just now I noticed there is some soprano played by Garzone too! Kind of picking up where Shorter stopped his free from excursions. Edited March 19, 2005 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 I love George Garzone's work on this Mike Mainieri album: An American Diary: The Dreamings He is a great saxophonist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Garzone is a BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD muthafukka. And this is coming form somebody who is ambivalent at best about Lovano and the other players with whom he is (loosely) stylistically associated. George kicks all their asses afaic. Where they sound unfree, either intellectually or emotionally, he sounds like the music is just flowing through/out of him w/o hindrance. Couple that with a great imagination and total virtuosity, and you got a guy who's the real deal, no doubt about it. Now that I relisten with this in mind, I find that Mr. Sangrey gives a very accurate description of the man's playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Did a little web search and found a list of his former students: Joshua Redman, Branford Marsalis, Teadross Avery, Luciana Souza, Mark Turner, Donny McCaslin, Doug Yates, Danilo Pérez a.o. Not bad ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Has anybody heard this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 No, but I took the plunge and ordered a 2nd hand "like new" copy along with the one below from Amazon.com just a couple of hours ago. Looking forward to getting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Garzone is the man. I discovered him through a friend's recommendation to check out the drumming of Bob Gullotti a few years ago. You guys have to check out IT'S TIME FOR THE FRINGE on Soul Note 1992. If you are listening for some soprano work, check him out on Matthias Lupri SHADOW OF THE VIBE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 My partner-in-crime Pete Gallio has any number of private recordings of Garzone from various gigs in various settings, and that's most of what I've heard. I've not really started exploring the "official" recordings for fear of finding them less engaging than these live things (as is often the case with many players). But, hey, why not? The organ side w/Palmer looks like it should be a good opening purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 If you are listening for some soprano work, check him out on Matthias Lupri SHADOW OF THE VIBE. I think this may be the first recording featuring Garzone that I really noticed him on. I was very impressed and motivated to investigate him more. The Fringe Live In Israel disc is also very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Yeah, Jim you gotta check out The Fringe. A working trio for over three decades, this is the place to hear Garzone. Make sure you grab one of the live discs. I'm surprised you don't have this stuff! I think this is something you would be very interested in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Oh, I've heard The Fringe. That was my first exposure to Garzone. Great stuff! I was referring to the "other" dates he's made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 D'oh! I just realized that the whole time I've been reading this thread I was confusing George Garzone with Jerry Bergonzi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 This is George: and this is Jerry: Got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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