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Los Ritmos Calientes - The Cal Tjader Forum
Teasing the Korean replied to mikeweil's topic in Artists
That was the first Cal Tjader I had on CD, and at the time, I thought it was a great comp. I would probably still think so. -
I was REALLY surprised to learn that Hal Galper (born April 18, 1938) was actually older than McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938). I somehow thought Hal was part of the next generation influenced by McCoy.
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Big band Teagarden in that lush Capitol 'fifties sound. Jack Teagarden “This is Teagarden” Capitol LP
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R.I.P. Greatly enjoyed the fiery group he had with the Brecker Bros. in the late 70's.
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Something different than Mingus. . . . Chico Buarque “Meus Caros Amigos” Philips cd
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Saw him with Phil Woods. A very good jazz pianist. I have a number of his trios CDs. R.I.P.
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What Classical Music Are You Listening To?
Peter Friedman replied to StarThrower's topic in Classical Discussion
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Material from shortly after getting this set I made 4 CDRs of the master takes from 1927-1934.
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..... from this twofer CD:
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Charles Mingus “Oh Yeah” Atlantic/Analogue Productions SACD Such great music, from amazing musicians! Bass – Doug Watkins Drums – Dannie Richmond Flute, Siren, Tenor Saxophone, Wind [Manzello, Strich] – Roland Kirk Piano, Vocals – Charles Mingus Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin Trombone – Jimmy Knepper
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From this twofer CD. Tjader plays drums here. Next is:
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Before re-filing this downstairs in the LP shelves I decided to listen to side B again. This is a corker of an LP and boy does this pressing sound good. J&K “Stone Bone” A&M/CTI LP (RSD release)
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RIP. Seeing him live was a great double pleasure: great music, great stories.
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Continuing on in the “Enjoying the Ride” 60th Anniversary box set. Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/20/71) 250×158 13.9 KB
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I was surprised he was 87 as well. I saw Galper a few times over the years but it's been a long time since I last saw him perform. I really enjoyed his playing with Phil Woods.
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He had been living in upper state New York around Callicoon, right on the Pennsylvania border. I saw on FB that he then had a afternoon gig at Rafter's Tavern, a local spot. caught him once there with Billy Mintz on drums. Can't remember who was on bass. Fun hour.
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I was personally a little surprised that he was 87 years old. I had the impression that he was mainly active in the 1970s, so I had assumed he was born in the late 1940s or early 1950s (for example, his one-time bandmate Michael Brecker was born in 1949), but he was actually a generation older than them. It makes sense, considering he was active in Chet Baker's band in the 1960s. Personally, I think Now Hear This, featuring the powerful lineup of Japanese-born Terumasa Hino, Cecil McBee, and Tony Williams, is his masterpiece. Galper, despite being the leader, doesn't stand out much in a way, which might be disappointing for him, but it's wonderful jazz. RIP.