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soulpope Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Another Blue Jack gem .... Edited January 10, 2021 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Lucky Thompson - Illuminations (Groove Merchant) A desert-island disc. Originally released as two LPs in 1973: Goodbye Yesterday and I Offer You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Shabaka and the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History (Impulse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSngry Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 11 hours ago, JSngry said: Why? Ok, actually not a bad record, the players play and don't humor the material. Just wondering whose idea it was that these players playing these songs this way was going to...do anything for anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Justin V Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 2:22 PM, HutchFan said: What do you think of that one, Justin? Looks very interesting. I've been meaning to check out Dayna Stephens for years, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Also, any other Stephens recommendations welcomed. 🙂 I like it a lot. Stephens plays tenor, bari and soprano and is joined by Walter Smith III on tenor. Despite the frontline, it doesn't feel like a saxophone battle. Stephens lets his big, round speak for itself and the arrangements are thoughtful and varied, aided by a well-matched group of contemporaries. Regarding other recommendations, I also heartily recommend Kenny Barron's Concentric Circles, although I suspect that you probably already have it. I've seen Stephens with both Barron and Al Foster, which says something about him. Incidentally, he overcame health problems and received a kidney transplant several years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan Gould Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, JSngry said: Ok, actually not a bad record, the players play and don't humor the material. Just wondering whose idea it was that these players playing these songs this way was going to...do anything for anybody? It was gonna get them in on the riches Ralph Sharon received for his recording of the same genre. Why Berry Gordy didn't put it on Workshop Jazz, I'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 I suppose it's the ripple effect of Ray Charles...some very strange ripples, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Andrew Hill "Passing Ships" Blue Note cd It's been too long since I had a bowl of Wolf Brand chili--OR heard this killer Andrew Hill cd. Took a long time for this to come out of the vault, but more than worth the wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 29 minutes ago, jazzbo said: Andrew Hill "Passing Ships" Blue Note cd It's been too long since I had a bowl of Wolf Brand chili--OR heard this killer Andrew Hill cd. Took a long time for this to come out of the vault, but more than worth the wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Charlie Haden "Silence" from the Black Saint/Soul Note box set. I wish Chet and Charlie had done dozens of records together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Superb. 2 hours ago, Justin V said: I like it a lot. Stephens plays tenor, bari and soprano and is joined by Walter Smith III on tenor. Despite the frontline, it doesn't feel like a saxophone battle. Stephens lets his big, round speak for itself and the arrangements are thoughtful and varied, aided by a well-matched group of contemporaries. Regarding other recommendations, I also heartily recommend Kenny Barron's Concentric Circles, although I suspect that you probably already have it. I've seen Stephens with both Barron and Al Foster, which says something about him. Incidentally, he overcame health problems and received a kidney transplant several years ago. Thanks Justin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Duke Ellington "Anatomy of a Murder" Columbia/Sony cd from the Complete Albums box set (the first). Had to adjust the treble a bit, this is a harsher cd than most. But great music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillF Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 52 minutes ago, soulpope said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Another re-play ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 14 hours ago, HutchFan said: Shabaka and the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History (Impulse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Ok...I was watching a documentary on Eno and this came on (Gymnopedies no. 1, of course, what other Satie is ever played to signify "Satie"?)...took me about 2-3 seconds to notice that it was reaaaaalllly slow. Beautifully slooooooooooooow. So at the end of the doc, they showed what it was, I 1-clicked that bad boy and now here we are. Illuminative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, JSngry said: Ok...I was watching a documentary on Eno and this came on (Gymnopedies no. 1, of course, what other Satie is ever played to signify "Satie"?)...took me about 2-3 seconds to notice that it was reaaaaalllly slow. Beautifully slooooooooooooow. So at the end of the doc, they showed what it was, I 1-clicked that bad boy and now here we are. Illuminative. Yes indeed! Maybe the absurd version of this, but still illuminative: https://unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/satie-slowly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Probably stupid on my part, but I had never connected Satie and Eno...had a reasonable engagement with Eno (the performer and the producer, different animals there) back in the 70s thru the beginnings of the "Ambient" stuff, not really enthralled by all of it, but always found him somebody who was "on to something", if you know what I mean, something/someone to know about and not be unaware of. Kinda moved on, but Amazon Prime has this doc that covers him from the beginning up to the big Talking Heads "breakthrough", so, you now, it's a holiday weeke3nd, nothing else going, why not, right? Good show, actually, and when this Satie thing starts playing, WHOA!!!!! right? Now here's a probably stupid question - how much connection between Satie and the Bill Evans of "Peace Piece" has there been? Putting this de Leeuw record right in that mix connects some dots, puts one more piece of the puzzle on the table. It never stops.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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