Larry Kart Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Picked this up at a library sale a few days ago, not even knowing it existed, and was bowled over by it. Among other things, it strikes me as one of most heartfelt and sensitive homages to Gil Evans imaginable, while still very much an expression of Belden. How Bob got that depth and variety of textures out of 12 horns, plus keyboards and rhythm, I don’t know, though I suspect that a good deal of it has to do with the wide range of non-brass winds he uses (flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, wood flute, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophones). Lovely to hear Bob take a strong tenor solo, too; tears almost came to my eyes. Heck of job by all the players (Tim Hagans is in especially fine form) and the various engineers and mixers, too. I feel lucky to have stumbled across this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Cool - thanks for the tip. Grabbed a copy at Amazon for $0.32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 It's fine - my favorite Belden is still Turandot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Hagans on Roxanne has always been a favorite. Good disc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Rooster_Ties said: Hagans on Roxanne has always been a favorite. Good disc! Yeah -- that track is a highlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Bob was not recorded enough as a player. As with his writing, he had deep resources and a constant sense of overt obliqueness, if that makes any sense. Some people make direct statements, others make commentary. Bob was a very, very prescient commentator. RIP, still. If we like this record, we will also want to seek out the Gil/Sting things that have come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 I seem to remember a Beldon "Prince" tribute, similar to the Sting (but no longer have it). Should I have kept t? / should I revisit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 How might this album go over with someone who generally likes Bob Belden but absolutely abhors Sting and the Police? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, Larry Kart said: Yeah -- that track is a highlight. Seconded ("Roxanne") .... Edited August 14, 2016 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said: How might this album go over with someone who generally likes Bob Belden but absolutely abhors Sting and the Police? Can't say -- other than this album, my knowledge of Sting and the Police is only what drifted in over the transom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 I tend to like Sting better without Sting, but whatcha gonna doobowdat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Anybody know where this 1997 Belden remake of Bjork's "Venus As A Boy" comes from? The video is from Bob's own YouTube channel, and the description there says: ANIMATION Recorded April 28, 1997 at DK Studios, NYC Tim Hagans-trumpet, Bob Belden-soprano sax, John Hart-guitar, Kevin Hays-Rhodes, Scott Kinsey-synths, David Dyson-bass, Billy Kilson-drums Was this from an actual album? If so, which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) There was a Blue Note Tim Hagans CD with Belden, Animation/Imagination, but it did not include this track. That album was recorded in May, 1998 Maybe a take that ultimately was not chosen for release? The 1997 date was one of the sessions for Belden's Blue Note album Tapestry. Edited March 29, 2017 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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