Posted 7 May 2021 59 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Blu-Ray CD or download only as far as I can see. I've been waiting for Zim release for ages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 12 CDs... I may take a rain check on this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 10 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: 12 CDs... I may take a rain check on this one. I don't think it's 12 CDs. Sounds like it's all on 1 blu-ray DVD. $80 at Bandcamp pre-order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, jlhoots said: I don't think it's 12 CDs. Sounds like it's all on 1 blu-ray DVD. $80 at Bandcamp pre-order. Hunh. I got some marketing email that I instantly deleted saying 12 CDs of something Braxtonian. Maybe I got my Braxton mega releases mixed up. Edit: Oh. It's the title. I misread it and assumed because it was Braxton that it was twelve CDs of material. Edited 7 May 2021 by Rabshakeh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 27 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Hunh. I got some marketing email that I instantly deleted saying 12 CDs of something Braxtonian. Maybe I got my Braxton mega releases mixed up. Edit: Oh. It's the title. I misread it and assumed because it was Braxton that it was twelve CDs of material. 12 performances, 11+ hours of music, one DVD or download - I believe that's correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 Just now, jlhoots said: 12 performances, 11+ hours of music, one DVD or download - I believe that's correct. I see. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 About time Braxton got Artie Zim to help with the marketing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 31 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: I see. Thanks. The 12 CD release I think you may be thinking of is the new Braxton House release of his new Standards Quartet 2020 with Alex Hawkins of this parish. I received the email about that one today too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 9 minutes ago, mjazzg said: The 12 CD release I think you may be thinking of is the new Braxton House release of his new Standards Quartet 2020 with Alex Hawkins of this parish. I received the email about that one today too Oh! I am not going off the rails. I knew I had received it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 I think we're probably all crashing off the rails in the face of a Braxtonian deluge... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 If I had a parallel life to listen to all of it, I would. That's a no-brainer. Just think about it - if, in 100 years, only 1 per cent of his recorded output survives, he'll still have a higher visibility profile than Bill Barron does today. This is not a man who records frivolously or promiscuously. This is a man who understands how historical narratives evolve and get repurposed, and he's being proactive as fuck on defending his from that. I hope his lives forever and makes twice as many records as he already has. And I hope I have enough of this life open to listen to some of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 May 2021 27 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Oh! I am not going off the rails. I knew I had received it. You're (mostly) correct - 13 CDs with a quartet including Alexander Hawkins playing standards - $130 is what I see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 May 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, JSngry said: This is not a man who records frivolously or promiscuously. Oh come on, that's exactly who he is. If anything he's diluting his "legacy" by this release incontinence. Edited 8 May 2021 by Д.Д. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 May 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, JSngry said: This is a man who understands how historical narratives evolve and get repurposed, and he's being proactive as fuck on defending his from that. What do you mean by this statement - Both with respect to how a narrative about Braxton is likely to be repurposed (and by whom) and how a release schedule of this nature would defend against such repurposing? Do you mean that by releasing so many long records with so many extended versions of Standards Braxton plans to protect his legacy from similar attacks to those launched on his 70s work during the early 80s? (He can't play, Braxton can't swing, etc.?) Edited 8 May 2021 by Rabshakeh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 May 2021 I mean that history in a commodity, and that what is not use to the commoditizers can be made to vanish over time. To think that Braxton thinks of times past as such an expansive, surrounding, enveloping, reality and does not apply it to both his present and his future (which will be his history)...that seems most improbable to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 May 2021 (edited) It is certainly difficult to re-package and re-commodify 12 CDs worth of standards and an 11 hour Blue Ray. That's certain. Edited 8 May 2021 by Rabshakeh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 4 Jun 2021 Happy 76th today! Later I'll finish listening to the rest of this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 5 Jun 2021 8 hours ago, rostasi said: Happy 76th today! Later I'll finish listening to the rest of this: How is it? I saw Zim live and thought it was great but I'm unsure about this much. How varied are the pieces? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 5 Jun 2021 4 hours ago, mjazzg said: How is it? I saw Zim live and thought it was great but I'm unsure about this much. How varied are the pieces? Were you at those Cafe Oto gigs? I thought they were completely mind-blowing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 5 Jun 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Alexander Hawkins said: Were you at those Cafe Oto gigs? I thought they were completely mind-blowing! I was at one and my mind was blown too. Absolutely astonishing. I've been waiting for a Zim release since, bit disappointed it's Blu-ray but will probably buy download. I see that those nights are on this recording but I can't work out which they are from the BC page. When I do I'll buy them as each 'disc' is available separately Edited 5 Jun 2021 by mjazzg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 5 Jun 2021 I believe it was Compositions 418/419/420 at Oto those nights! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 5 Jun 2021 15 hours ago, rostasi said: Happy 76th today! Later I'll finish listening to the rest of this: How does this work / sound in your DVD player (of which I still have one)?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 5 Jun 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Alexander Hawkins said: I believe it was Compositions 418/419/420 at Oto those nights! Thanks Alex, that's where I'll start. Edit to add: just purchased the recording of the gig I attended Edited 5 Jun 2021 by mjazzg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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