mikeweil

R.I.P. Happened to catch an interview with Alexander von Schlippenbach earlier today in the car, he talked about how he admired Cecil, went to his concerts and got to meet him in Berlin - Cecil was at his home and they talked .... what a coincidence. I wondered how he was doing, log in here and read the news.

Earlier today:

They're good players, just not hip enough for Babs.

No - one track - Shirley's Shuffle - is missing on the GRP reissue CD. Besides that, the Lord disco shows five more unissued tracks from these sessions. Scott/Turrentine would make a nice box set.

He had more hipness in one fingertip than that whole French rhythm section. Some are taking jazz a tad too serious ...

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Try searching here: https://www.hraudio.net/ For SACD and other high resolution media, this is the better database.

Once more at full volume, now that the neighbours are on Easter vacation. I hope Minkowski gets around to recording the whole Carmen opera - his tempos are much more organic (and exactly what Bizet notated!) than, e.g., those Gardiner chose: the latter's Overture chases furiously, while Minkowski makes it swing and dance. I love it.

They will perform here in July - trying to decide about going, tickets are € 40 a piece, and half of the tickets are already sold.

Strange. But for probably the same reason Candido didn't get it right on his first recording with Bryant. On the later date with Art Blakey he got it. A Latin musician wouldn't have written the break that way, methinks. But that's no excuse for not learning the piece properly. On Tjader 1956 recording it grooves like mad. If you think clave or tumbao right through the tune, all is well. The latest online version shows 70 recordings!

Yesterday: Today:

Yep - see my post above.

Three of the seven tracks listed in the discography for this Lee Morgan session were released as bonus tracks on the CD edition of The Sixth Sense.

Seems like they only list the sets on their website they actually have in stock - the James P. Johnson was gone after I had ordered my copy but was back on a week later when they received a few more copies. As soon after they have the Wilson in stock, they will list it. Hope they get the Turrentine along with it.

I was lucky to see him several times with different incarnations of the Eastern Rebellion quartet - always swinging, tasty, and very dynamic - and big ears! One of the great drummers in jazz history.