[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

2 hours ago, soulpope said:

Early morning church service ....

I would not enter that church any more.

[Monk’s best (or your favorite) rhythm sections, and especially drummers?]

4 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

That issue was "speed corrected" in this set -

I know, but for Gheorghe the single CD probably is the better option. Looks to me that he was not aware this existed.

But I see he already has it.

[Solo Saxophone]

Something different, from baroque to Branford Marsalis:

[Rite of Spring ballet]

Gabriel Astruc, promoter of the first performance, wrote a nice book of his memoirs about all the scandals he provoked with music by Strauss, Debussy, and Stravinskij. At this occasion I learned, while doing some research, that the composer re-workd the score as the rights to the scores lay with Russian publsihers, and through the wars he had no longer access to the royalties from the performances - a big financial loss for him. So he signed with Boosey & Hawkes and wrote new version which were then, of course, preferred by orchestras the world over. The version of The Rite od Spring that we usually hear is form 1947.

When François-Xavier Roth started his project on performing and recording the Stravinskiy ballets he encountered many problems, from obtaining to locating the original scores, but the result is stunning, the music should disturb, as Chuck said about this music, but the sound of the original score on perios instruments is even more disturbing. Highly recommende. I still lick myself fro missing their performance here in town. 

[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

Yesterday and today, excerpts from these:

[LPs that you kept although you have a CD reissue - just for the cover!]

4 hours ago, JSngry said:

I must admit I never liked it, even though I get the pun.

[Grant Green: under-estimated as Jazz artist, and Blue Note to blame?]

That's what drummer Billy Brooks called  "the power of repetition". Nobody complains when an organist holds a chord.

[Monk’s best (or your favorite) rhythm sections, and especially drummers?]

8 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

 The only one on which Shadow Wilson replaces Blakey, with Bags and even the great vocalist Kenny Hagood has such a weak and miserable sound that it´s barely enjoyable. 

Listen to Shadow Wilson with Monk on this one:

https://www.discogs.com/release/1354471-Thelonious-Monk-Quartet-With-John-Coltrane-At-Carnegie-Hall

[Amazon CDs Which Are Actually CDRs]

17 hours ago, Daniel A said:

..... as it is the same series of 0:s and 1:s that has been converted.

Not necessarily. There is always a certain low percentage of incorrectly copied  0s and 1s. That is why we need error correction and oversampling. Try copying a CD at different burning speeds and play them back. Quality of CD players has a lot to do with how accurately they read the data.

[Grant Green: under-estimated as Jazz artist, and Blue Note to blame?]

16 hours ago, Milestones said:

I was struck but some of those repetitions in Green's work, which can sound like "getting stuck."  But then you realize it is an intentional part of his style.  I actually find "No. 1 Green Street" to be my favorite track from that record.

Interesting view. I found Green's repeating of phrases a welcome variation in playing style, raising the intensity with this insisting way of confirming a phrase. You can just easily get stuck in the necessity to run the changes and the lack of rhythmic variation in a linear bebop style.

[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

[Solo Saxophone]

17 hours ago, jazztrain said:

There's a new solo release by James Carter on baritone saxophone:

That should be one for me ....

[What rock music are you listening to? Non-Jazz, Non-Classical.]

On 5/21/2024 at 8:15 AM, soulpope said:

Worth hearing how soulful bassplayer Gerry Jemmott holds this together ....

He was the greatest, IMHO, and spelled himself Jerry 😉

[Solo Saxophone]

John Klemmer 

[So, What Are You Listening To NOW?]

One of the most enjoyable albums I bought during the last years.

[What rock music are you listening to? Non-Jazz, Non-Classical.]

Last night:

[So, What Are You Listening To NOW?]

This afternoon:

[Monk’s best (or your favorite) rhythm sections, and especially drummers?]

Drummers: Frankie Dunlop, then Shadow Wilson. Blakey was playing what he always played, Riley was not really an individual stylist, although he really leaned in.

Bassists: They all fit in, as long as they were strong walkers.

7 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Dancin' Dunlop for me.

That's what he was!

[Album covers with cats]

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

4 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Personnel :

TITO PUENTE - Vibraphone, Marimba, Timbales

MEÑIQUE BARCASNEGRAS - Lead Vocals

YAYO EL INDIO, SANTOS COLON - Coro

DON "EL BARBITO PALMER" - Flute, Alto Saxophone

MARIO RIVERA - Flute, Baritone Saxophone

PETER FANELLI - Alto Saxophone

DICK MEZA - Tenor Saxophone

JIMMY FRISAURA - Trumpet, Bass Trumpet

TONY COFRESI, ROY BURROGHS, JOSE' MERINO - Trumpet

CHARLIE PALMIERI - Piano, Organ

ISRAEL "IZZY" FELIU - Bass

MICHAEL "MIKE" COLLAZO - Drum Set

RAMON MEDAMO DIAZ - Congas

JOHN "DANDY" RODRIGUEZ - Bongos

JOSE MADERA - Guiro, Percussion

Your SALSA service from the SOULpope 😇😎 ....

I'M really curious what your source for this info is!

Probably the album liner?

[Grant Green: under-estimated as Jazz artist, and Blue Note to blame?]

On 5/15/2024 at 3:02 AM, JSngry said:

Truth be told, most jazz players are licks players. The art is in how the licks are utilized.

👍

[What Classical Music Are You Listening To?]

[Album covers with a view from the ceiling]

Just found it!

BTW this is a very good recording, interpretation and sound-wise, of very rare music, and using the proper piano, a Silbermann copy!

[Album covers with a view from the ceiling]

I know, but right now there is no other source for the cover, not even on the label's website. I intend to replace it as soon it is featured somewhere else. BTW I as the poster, see it too!

[Album covers with a view from the ceiling]