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Edgar Hayes Orchestra - Caravan - Decca

Wonderful not quite cover of Duke Ellington's new tune, done 2 weeks after Duke's version, which Hayes almost certainly hadn't heard - but his manager was Irving Mills, who probably gave or loaned him a copy of the music. A very different approach from Duke's.

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"Love Man" from Horn Culture by Sonny Rollins.

I gushed about this amazing track from an otherwise mediocre album on another thread late last night, so I listened again today to see if it held up to the cold light of day. Yep - and I even noticed some things I didn't catch last night. It's a blues in C minor, and there's a section where Sonny plays a series of phrases in the low register - each one ending lower: C, then down to A, and then A flat, the lowest note on the tenor. It's obvious that he wants to resolve this section to G, but that note is not on the horn. No problem - he takes it down to G anyway, by lipping the pitch down and partially stopping the bell with his leg.

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"Love Man" from Horn Culture by Sonny Rollins.

I gushed about this amazing track from an otherwise mediocre album on another thread late last night, so I listened again today to see if it held up to the cold light of day. Yep - and I even noticed some things I didn't catch last night. It's a blues in C minor, and there's a section where Sonny plays a series of phrases in the low register - each one ending lower: C, then down to A, and then A flat, the lowest note on the tenor. It's obvious that he wants to resolve this section to G, but that note is not on the horn. No problem - he takes it down to G anyway, by lipping the pitch down and partially stopping the bell with his leg.

Can you tell he's doing that just from listening to the record?

Astounding!!!

MG

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"Love Man" from Horn Culture by Sonny Rollins.

I gushed about this amazing track from an otherwise mediocre album on another thread late last night, so I listened again today to see if it held up to the cold light of day. Yep - and I even noticed some things I didn't catch last night. It's a blues in C minor, and there's a section where Sonny plays a series of phrases in the low register - each one ending lower: C, then down to A, and then A flat, the lowest note on the tenor. It's obvious that he wants to resolve this section to G, but that note is not on the horn. No problem - he takes it down to G anyway, by lipping the pitch down and partially stopping the bell with his leg.

Can you tell he's doing that just from listening to the record?

Astounding!!!

MG

No - I just play saxophone. We know all the tricks.

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"Quintessence" from - It's A Good Day - by the Rossano Sportiello Trio on Arbors.

As far as I know, this is only the second recording of this lovely Quincy Jones tune by a piano trio. The other trio version is by Hank Jones.

Rossano plays it beautifully!

You're right. It's a beautiful tune. I haven't heard Rossano's version, but it's also on Coleman Hawkins' Here and Now, Roland Kirk's Left & Right and Jesper Thilo has recorded it with Hank Jones. The wonders of the Spotify index! ;)

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"Quintessence" from - It's A Good Day - by the Rossano Sportiello Trio on Arbors.

As far as I know, this is only the second recording of this lovely Quincy Jones tune by a piano trio. The other trio version is by Hank Jones.

Rossano plays it beautifully!

You're right. It's a beautiful tune. I haven't heard Rossano's version, but it's also on Coleman Hawkins' Here and Now, Roland Kirk's Left & Right and Jesper Thilo has recorded it with Hank Jones. The wonders of the Spotify index! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QRVMqY3Id8&list=PLXsAwJgbxrQ-S0avdru_-WLDFT_tKVpgt

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"Love Man" from Horn Culture by Sonny Rollins.

I gushed about this amazing track from an otherwise mediocre album on another thread late last night, so I listened again today to see if it held up to the cold light of day. Yep - and I even noticed some things I didn't catch last night. It's a blues in C minor, and there's a section where Sonny plays a series of phrases in the low register - each one ending lower: C, then down to A, and then A flat, the lowest note on the tenor. It's obvious that he wants to resolve this section to G, but that note is not on the horn. No problem - he takes it down to G anyway, by lipping the pitch down and partially stopping the bell with his leg.

Can you tell he's doing that just from listening to the record?

Astounding!!!

MG

No - I just play saxophone. We know all the tricks.

:D

MG

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This one has just been like an emotional earworm for me this week, not sure why, but it's a great performance. From "Lost on the River" which is a great cd where others write songs based on Bob Dylan lyrics he never turned into a song.

"Kansas City" sung by Marcus Mumford

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