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I disagree Chuck, The RVG is awful. I had the 2017 SHM CD of Out To Lunch and it's a little bright, but overall better than the RVG. IMO. It's one of the worst RVG's, Empyrean Isles is another. Since the 75th Anniversary CD was the one I lost in the fire (along with Speak No Evil) from the same series, I have to get those again at some point. I remember the "Hat and Beard" alternate being more interesting than "Something Tender", but that's just me.
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Technology is absolutely essential for me besides my voice for creating music because I'm disabled... natural or "acoustic" instruments as I tried playing them in highschool really didn't work for me at all
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Joe Lovano & Jakob Bro tribute to Paul Motian on ECM
CJ Shearn replied to Guy Berger's topic in New Releases
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I think although some alternates and outtakes can be worthwhile, when I review Blue Train The Complete Masters soon for example, not all of that is necessary. Though with that, I like Take 7 quite a lot.
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Thank you so much for listening. I've written 20 or 30 compositions since last summer, 2021. This was all created with my MIDI controller, VST's and DAW in my bedroom! I layered and mixed 4 synth sounds together (including a Moog bass patch)for the lead/improvisation. The changes, with the floaty synth sound is the famous Roland D-50 Soundtrack patch, what sounds like a gunshot is actually a sample of Antonio Sanchez's deep snare which I heavily modified through a Marshall amp simulation, EQ'd and processed with reverb, then of course the ride and cross stick triplets are me doing my best Elvin impersonation
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Her stories of wishing the alternates and unreleased takes were not released in the Mingus Columbia box booklet are very interesting
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Nope. Not issued because Vince is on it. I know for a fact because in Lenny White's Lenny's Loft Zoom, V has talked about the process of issuing Miles. Vince is an acquaintance of mine, we've talked about all sorts of things on the phone a few times and he's nothing like the way he has been presented in the industry by some folks who had negative experiences with him or folks on the board. Can't disclose more than that here out of respect.
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Little piece I composed and dedicated to Pharoah Sanders https://www.bandlab.com/post/59d9f88d-f83e-ed11-b495-000d3a3ee153
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Mosaic to release 1960s Freddie Hubbard set
CJ Shearn replied to J.A.W.'s topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
Great to hear about the improved sound, the sound of the Mobley (the brief time I had it before, you know by now) and the Henderson sound great, but still passing on this because, I have the Impulses on SACD, two of the Blue Note's on SACD and the Open Sesame Audiowave XRCD. There's other music I could be checking out from living artists and a lot of stuff I'd rather hear before stuff I've already heard a bunch. -
Interesting viewpoint. RIP. As a spiritual person, I feel the fact he left just after Trane's bday is PROFOUND. It's funny because Analogue Productions is issuing Karma in their Impulse! series, Chad Kassem doesn't particularly like it and downtalks it as being too out, but people requested it. For me, it's the furthest thing from "out" you can get.
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Great article as I have all those recordings mentioned. Montreux Summit, Blue Montreux ( which I've never heard in its entirety) Blue Note Live at the Roxy, and Blue Note Meets The LA Philharmonic fit the "stadium jazz" category as well
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Interview with classical flautist Aysha Wills
CJ Shearn replied to CJ Shearn's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Yes! Have you heard Valerie Coleman whom Aysha mentioned? -
Interview with classical flautist Aysha Wills
CJ Shearn replied to CJ Shearn's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Thank you. Will be adding these to my list! -
Enjoy, with yours truly. Not sure what I'm doing with my face. I have to correct
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Right on. Back in my college, my suitemate played the Dead constantly, it was like the guy stepped out of 1969-- wonder how the guy is these days. I should probably be a bit more fair to the Dead, but I once heard a version of "Impressions" from a show and honestly the improvisation really bored me, and Garcia is an excellent guitarist.
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Allen, you are one strange, bitter, self important dude. Sure you've done historically important work and are a wealth of knowledge but implying you were the person who coined AOR is dumb, it's not funny... it's a huge bit of ego stroking which ultimately means nothing... you've also crapped on a ton of players I enjoy, Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon among them so I really have no use for that. And what people are you speaking of that take credit here for others' work? Anyway this is on the internet, it's not the real world so these disagreements mean nil. FYI I genuinely was laughing at my phone screen and rolled my eyes reading your AOR story because its fantastic, so absurd. When I was 12 I wrote to Blue Note complaining about certain titles being out of print... it didn't do a damn thing. Likewise I'm sure your letter didn't. You must be related to this joker I knew in college who claimed similarly fantastical shit. This girl isnt mourning the loss of your posts if you call it quits. Bad Mujer out.
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It is awful he got shot... for no reason other than the stuff IG and TikTok peddles as hip hop culture. My former aide exposed me to more hood culture than I was comfortable with and theres a heavy dose of it several blocks from me, not only do I find the constant posturing and constant emphasis on "stuff" as a measure of self worth silly, I view it as a survival mechanism from the outside looking in. I'm glad that world is not a part of mine but if you can straddle the two worlds? Cool.
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https://bit.ly/3LfEmUC The fact the rapper PnBRock's song "Selfish" is no. 1 on Apple Music says a ton about where we are in society. Really tragic the guy was killed yesterday, over something as stupid as his jewelry, but its also what you get with the tomfoolery that this current era of hip hop espouses.
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Elvin Jones "Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub" 1967
CJ Shearn replied to Harbour's topic in New Releases
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Yes. That is correct. These days he is more of a mentor to young musicians these days as Gary Burton was to him. I do agree perhaps the playing old music now for many years it may be less interesting. I've seen 2 Side Eye shows and ready for the next thing. I really dig all of his thing and really take the time to listen. Are there things I like more than others? Sure but like Miles and Trane I dig it all. Plus, Pat always has a great show. He didn't mention Kynard specifically there, but yes that's one of the folks he played with. Pat spends hours shedding so I think that's how he can play multiple styles like that. He wakes up early and practices 3-4 hours a day, and on a gig day warms up at least 4 hours.
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Sure! Like I said, you wouldn't think Pat knows the organ thing but he does. When I saw him at the same venue in 2008 with Larry Grenadier and Jack DeJohnette he was really diving into Grant Green isms... totally unexpected. Can a cat like Peter Bernstein do the Grant thing better than Pat? Yes... but Metheny really knows that thing inside and out.