mjzee Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Release date January 29: The effects of the bebop revolution in jazz music are still being felt and explored. Of the half dozen true pioneers of the movement, pianist Bud Powell has remained somewhat in the shadows, although his work has become a major touchstone for true devotees of the music and a principal influence for most of jazz's most explorative pianists. // Powell's brilliant original compositions are essential, infinitely listenable but also strangely tricky. Unlike Monk, Parker and Gillespie, the composer neglected to perform them much after their original recordings, so they never became a part of the jazz lingua franca. Pianist and historian Ethan Iverson provides a fantastic validation of Powell's compositional genius on his new recording, Bud Powell In The 21st Century, a reworking of a number of Powell's pieces for big band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 I'm interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Ethan can play, though he is furious at me for not defending him on this forum. So, Ethan, if you are reading this, grow up. and good luck with this recording, it's probably good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Didn't Chick Corea do this a generation ago? In the meantime, looking for Ethan's thing, I found this (16) Dance Of The Pitch Corrected Infidels - YouTube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Oh, Ingrid Jensen. Fantastic ! I had the great luck to jam with here once in the early 90´s, together with the great tenor player Nicolas Simion. Ingrid was allready a fan of Bud´s compositions and played "Bouncing with Bud" as I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Will definitely be picking this up, assuming that it’s available as a CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: Will definitely be picking this up, assuming that it’s available as a CD. It's sad in this day and age that one can't be sure its a reasonable expectation.  BTW how is Iverson a "historian" at this point? I mean he's good at interviews, sometimes his blog is good but .... historian? Does he need to be an historian to have taken on this project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 27 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: It's sad in this day and age that one can't be sure its a reasonable expectation.  Amazon does list a CD, praise the deity of your choice. But yeah, several new releases I've taken a pass on, jazz and otherwise, in the past year or two because they were available only as downloads or vinyl.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 One publicist just announced he will only be servicing media with downloads from now on. I am not a fan of downloads when there is physical product available, as I do not have a way of playing downloads away from a computer unless I burn a CDR. I still like physical product to check out the data you can't easily find with a download without a separate search of the computer, songwriters, credits, recording info, etc., which is extremely helpful whether reviewing, preparing a radio show or just enjoying music for fun. Most of the downloads I have are of radio broadcasts and webcasts, rather than promos. Even to enjoy them, it is easier to have them on physical discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 right, when I was a reviewer the number of labels that sent physical product dwindled to just a couple. It's like, I wasn't getting paid to write, at least give me something to hold onto and file in my shelves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 04/01/2021 at 3:52 PM, Dan Gould said: how is Iverson a "historian" at this point? I mean he's good at interviews, sometimes his blog is good but .... historian? I do like that blog. It's a solid mixture of genuine musician's insight with total nonsense that drives me up the wall. But the former is predominant and makes the latter bearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: I do like that blog. It's a solid mixture of genuine musician's insight with total nonsense that drives me up the wall. But the former is predominant and makes the latter bearable. Ha, the balance shifts opposite for me. The nonsense gets too deep to glean the insight! Edited January 7, 2021 by Dub Modal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dub Modal said: Ha, the balance shifts opposite for me. The nonsense gets too deep to glean the insight! It may well be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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