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Impeccably conceived and executed, probably an exemplary release of this type of thing. It's not my thing, not at all, but...that's not their problem.

EDIT: ok, one fault - the string quartet can't swing 8th notes to save their ass. Other than that, though, no problem, they play everything else, especially the whole notes, wonderfully.

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On 6/21/2022 at 4:36 PM, JSngry said:

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Not at all immediately overwhelming, but it's got a helluva lot of staying power for me, maybe because there's no over... ANYTHING.

Is this recognized as a masterpiece or anything? Because I swear to my soul I believe it is, if only for the orchestrations. But not only, and not just. 

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Johnny Griffin – Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz (Vogue, 1969)

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I was largely drawn to this, to which I am listening for the first time, by the funny title.

It's from 1969, so about the time that Griffin gave the very angry interview that is in Notes and Tones. Interesting to hear the kind of music that he was making at that time, which is almost self-consciously of the previous generation.

It must have been a miserable time to be a straight ahead jazz musician at the top of his or her craft.

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2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Johnny Griffin – Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz (Vogue, 1969)

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I was largely drawn to this, to which I am listening for the first time, by the funny title.

It's from 1969, so about the time that Griffin gave the very angry interview that is in Notes and Tones. Interesting to hear the kind of music that he was making at that time, which is almost self-consciously of the previous generation.

It must have been a miserable time to be a straight ahead jazz musician at the top of his or her craft.

Yes, I also read that interview with Griffin. Griffin had a great start in Europe when he came to Paris but maybe he missed the old days. 

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24 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

Yes, I also read that interview with Griffin. Griffin had a great start in Europe when he came to Paris but maybe he missed the old days. 

He's not alone. A lot of the interviewees in that book are very very bitter. But I think that Griffin comes across and the angriest. 

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