Nate Dorward Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I can assure you there's nothing unfocussed or random about Bailey's playing. I say this having actually sat down & transcribed bits of it--it's quite beautifully put together. The partnership with Ibarra is very weak on Daedal but I'm todl the later Bids is better. However, if you want to hear a good Bailey disc try Aida, Dart Drug, Lace, Drop Me off at 96th, &c. Plenty of good ones out there. Or the albums with SME. I like the album One Time with Stevens & Kent Carter, despite the wonky balance (Carter way to the fore)--it's quite haunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I can assure you there's nothing unfocussed or random about Bailey's playing. I say this having actually sat down & transcribed bits of it--it's quite beautifully put together. The partnership with Ibarra is very weak on Daedal but I'm todl the later Bids is better. However, if you want to hear a good Bailey disc try Aida, Dart Drug, Lace, Drop Me off at 96th, &c. Plenty of good ones out there. Or the albums with SME. I like the album One Time with Stevens & Kent Carter, despite the wonky balance (Carter way to the fore)--it's quite haunting. Nate, I have to admit I haven't spent much time listening to Bailey attentively, so my impressions are merely superficial. In the next several weeks I will go through my Bailey collection (a very thin one: 2-CD Marseille concert on Incus, "Yankees" with Zorn and George Lewis, 2 Japo discs and some bits and pieces elsewhere) and will post my impresions here. This thing with Kent Carter surely sounds intertesting - I like Kent Carter a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Remember David, Bailey also performs on The Social/Science Set (Beak Doctor). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ { free / form } Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Aida is an excellent disc, OOP but being reissued in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Aida is an excellent disc, OOP but being reissued in the near future. On Dexter's Cigar (according to jazzmatazz)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Aida is an excellent disc, OOP but being reissued in the near future. On Dexter's Cigar (according to jazzmatazz)! Release date January 25 and up for pre-ordering at CD Universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 From the Leo Recordswebsite: Special New Year offer: Save US$ 10 Instead of US$ 39.96 if bought separately, download our four latest releases: CD LR 415, 416, 417, and 418 now for only US$ 29.96 CD LR 415 Clarinet Trio 3(Ullmann, Kupke, Thieke): Ballads and Related Objects - 12/2004 - US$ 9.99 - about 66MB*** CD LR 416 Braxton / Szabados / Tarasov: Triotone - 12/2004 - US$ 9.99 - about 71MB*** CD LR 417 Pandelis Karayorgis (Solo-Piano): Seventeen Pieces - 12/2004 - US$ 9.99 - about 72MB*** CD LR 418 Collective 4tet (Geisser / Hennen / Hoyer / Parker): Moving Along - 12/2004 - US$ 9.99 - about 62MB*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 (edited) PARIS Transatlantic: Ned Rothenberg Interview with Sasha Burov, St Petersburg, April 23rd 2004 Here's the full interview: Interview with Ned Rothenberg Edited January 14, 2005 by Chaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Am I the only old-fashioned guy here who doesn't have the least interest in downloading anything of the Leo stuff? I got a feeling that a 100MB download for one album still includes *quite some* compression, no? Also, the prize of 10$ somehow seems too high. Does one at least get full cover scans in the download-package? And what's the albums up for download? All discs that are readily available? If this was an attempt at making music available that is out of print, it might be interesting, as an idea, but still 10$... I'd rather pay 12 or 13 or 15 and have the real CD. ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Flurin: I agree with your every word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Flurin: I agree with your every word. Just to add a bit to my sound quality / compression statement: I don't really know that much about it, but having gotten started on www.easytree.org, downloading tons of fine live music, usually in the FLAC or SHN formats (which compress WAVs to +/- half of their size, seemingly lossless, or at least loss is kept at such low rate that one doesn't notice anything), and an hour's worth of music is considerably larger than 100MB, more like 400 or 500 MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 seemingly lossless, or at least loss is kept at such low rate that one doesn't notice anything these are lossless formats, nothing is lost, it is all there. the final size depends on the complexity of the music, but indeed 50% is the usual compression rate, usually slightly less. So one CD filled to the brink with 80 mins of music would be about 400Mb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 seemingly lossless, or at least loss is kept at such low rate that one doesn't notice anything these are lossless formats, nothing is lost, it is all there. the final size depends on the complexity of the music, but indeed 50% is the usual compression rate, usually slightly less. So one CD filled to the brink with 80 mins of music would be about 400Mb. Thanks for clearing! My problem then is why we don't use these formats to burn on CDs, would save some space, wouldn't it? ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 it would, but you would also need a player that can read the disks. For now you can of course simply hook up your computer to your speakers and play using WinAmp or Foobar or what have you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Am I the only old-fashioned guy here who doesn't have the least interest in downloading anything of the Leo stuff? I got a feeling that a 100MB download for one album still includes *quite some* compression, no? Also, the prize of 10$ somehow seems too high. Does one at least get full cover scans in the download-package? And what's the albums up for download? All discs that are readily available? If this was an attempt at making music available that is out of print, it might be interesting, as an idea, but still 10$... I'd rather pay 12 or 13 or 15 and have the real CD. ubu Agree. I also like having the little thing in a jewel case with a booklet. I am as well not willing to pay more than $5-6 for a download. From what I know the OGG format (which Leo uses) shows better results at the same compression level as WMA (which is in turn better than MP3). I think Leo is entertaining an idea of having "lossless" downloads available from his site - but these of course will be massive even for broadband. And again - I still prefer having the "real" thing - even if in 10 years there won't be too many of those released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Dorward Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 FWIW I have the Collective 4tet & Karayorgis discs on good old CD. Haven't gotten to the 4tet disc yet but the Karayorgis is definitely worthwhile. Probably likely to appeal to fans of Ran Blake solo recitals (i.e.: sparse, unswinging, short track times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 ... Karayorgis is definitely worthwhile. Probably likely to appeal to fans of Ran Blake solo recitals (i.e.: sparse, unswinging, short track times). Hmm... Ran Blake I can't stand, but Karayorgis I like... I'll go for this disc anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 (edited) Friends, I'm listening to Aki Takase "Le Cahier du Bal" (Leo) - fantastic! Solo piano. Takase displays imressive virtuosity, great ideas and endless musicality with references to all imaginable aspects of piano playing (Bach, Skryabin, Taylor, Van Hove, Bley, Monk, some stride piano and more). Very original. I am totally in agreement with Francois Carrier's review: HERE, and I particularly endorse the following "It is the strongest, most virtuosic, most original solo piano performance since the release of Kuryokhin's "The Ways of Freedom" back in 1981" (well, I take it Francois hasn't heard Matthew Goodheart's solo recordings, though). Some sound samples at Amazon. Edited January 14, 2005 by Д.Д. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I posted this in the WAYLTRN thread: Albert Ayler - The Hilversum Session - Coppens This is an awesome session, with Don Cherry (cornet), Gary Peacock (bass) and Sunny Murray (drums). George Coppens told me he has only a few copies left. It's available from Cadence. Highly recommended! I remember hearing this - then strange - music on Dutch radio in 1964; I was totally fascinated by the sounds coming out of my tiny portable transistor radio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 (edited) You must have been one cool little dude, Hans. Consider it ordered. David: That Aki Takase sounds really good, especially the Inside Tales pieces. Wish Cadence had it as I could then throw it in my cart. I really like Goodheart but I don't have any of his solo recordings. Recommendations? (I'm still pushing my cart through the virtual aisles of Cadence.) Edited January 15, 2005 by Chaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 You must have been one cool little dude, Hans. Well, actually not that little - I was 17 and rather chubby... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Hans, I'm not familar with that Ayler disc. Thank you for the recommendation! I'll try to grab a copy asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 I was told it is the best there is; still need to mail Mr Coppens on it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 (edited) I re-read George Coppens' e-mail; he actually said there are "enough" copies left, so I guess this wonderful CD will still be around for a while. Edited January 15, 2005 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 (edited) I really like Goodheart but I don't have any of his solo recordings. Recommendations? (I'm still pushing my cart through the virtual aisles of Cadence.) You haven't been doing your mandatory Funny Rat reading too attentively, have you? This is some great music! Listening for the third time in a row. Matthew Goodheart - "Songs From The Time of Great Questioning" (Meniscus, 1997) Solo piano - somewhere in the middle between Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, with a bit of Ravel and Schumann. Edit: add Mussorgsky and Skryabin as influences as well! Gonna get all Goodheart I will find! AMG review Edited January 15, 2005 by Д.Д. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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