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  3. Lee Morgan - Complete Live at the Lighthouse

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    On 10/8/2021 at 8:27 PM, Rooster_Ties said:

    Just listened to / listening to again -- the entirety of disc one of the Complete "Is" -- and Maupin is way more in Wayne's territory (imho), than I think I've ever heard him before, or since.  Hard to say if I'd actually mistake Maupin for Wayne if I was hearing this material for the very first time -- but I think(?) this is about as close as ANYONE in this timeframe ever got to Wayne's sort of approach.

    And now that I'm listening more closely the second time thru, I am definitely hearing a lot of moments that really sound like Wayne -- maybe even a LOT like Wayne in spots.

    Do you feel these distinctions can be heard on just the IS album itself? I used to have the Complete IS Sessions but recently bought the Japanese issue of IS

  4. Pat Metheny Side Eye NYC review

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

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    3 hours ago, Ed Swinnich said:

    CJ  - I could not access the review by clicking on the link.  It worked when I copied and pasted it.

    Nice review, btw.  I like how you tie in the development of the organ trio and discuss Francies' bass line work.  I'm really excited to get the CD.  I saw Metheny's Side Eye group in March of 2019 in Buffalo with Nate Smith on drums.  Looking forward to hear Gilmore on this one.

    I've got the US version on pre-order. I did check out a Japanese version, but it would run $36 including shipping.  Perhaps "The Bat" will show up somewhere in the US eventually. I'm confused as to why they did not include it on the US version, but 0 whatever, I guess.

     

    Thanks Ed.  I think Pat's well of knowledge as a player and connection to the tradition is deeper at this phase in his career.  Albums like this could be the Metheny that the next generations remember the same way we remember Bright Size Life and Offramp now. Sure there is the Orchestrion and guitar synth on the album but as unconventional as it is, it is very much an organ trio album for me.  Given my love of organ groups I think the brief history was important because I'm not sure how many of people of my generation know about that who either play jazz or are listeners, and also no review I've seen discusses the organ trio aspect. Honestly, the research isn't that hard to do.

     

    A recent interview with Pat in this media blitz stated Francies' basslines remind him of Jack McDuff who is his favorite organ "bassist".  Pat's history and interest organ groups go deeper than I realize. 

  6. Jazz guitarists--nice guys?

    in Artists

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    On 9/2/2021 at 8:02 PM, sgcim said:

    If you think Pat Metheny is a nice guy, you should read Gary Burton's autobiography "Learning To Listen". He devotes a page to why he fired PM from his band.

    Tal came down to hear me at a club I was playing at in NY. We went out for breakfast afterwards, and he was the most easy-going, mellow guy you'd ever meet. Not even a hint of egotistic manner about him. Considering he was, at one time, IMHO, the greatest mainstream jazz guitarist living, I could only think that he practiced Zen Buddhism.

    Tough job assignments.

    I can imagine!

    Yes Pat is VERY specific... and I know a few stories about a few things re: what he expects. HOWEVER... two things: He's never been anything but fantastic to me, he actually donated towards my new apartment after the fire, and he and his team sent me a care package of damn near his entire catalog.  As for douche guitar players, Joel Fass years ago was not a very nice guy when I dealt with him as you know.

  8. Lee Morgan - Complete Live at the Lighthouse

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    3 hours ago, jazzbo said:

    On my system the sound is more forward and dynamic by a noticable margin. A more modern reissue sound than the '96 sound. Reading a few forums it seems some think it doesn't sound as great, prefering a slightly more warm sound, but more some to believe it's a decided improvment. I'm in the latter camp.

    On my system the sound is the same.  Morgan and Maupin are much more "live" and the drums and bass have a lot of pop.  This is a great set and glad I have it.  5 discs in.

  12. Mingus at Carnegie Hall, Deluxe Edition

    in New Releases

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    Got this for my birthday. Loving it, especially the Rahsaan part... I like Jon Faddis but don't think he contributes anything substantial beyond Dizzy tropes here, it's fun, but compared to everyone else, the weakest soloist. My original pre fire collection was Mingus deficient so I'm getting myself up to speed.  BTW I want to thank everyone here who donated to that GFM that got me my new place after the fire... I just closed the GFM a few days back with Thana Alexa who organized it.  

  14. Joe Henderson Blue Note 1963-1966

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    2 hours ago, bresna said:

    Edit to say: I called Mosaic back to find out if they lost my order and found out that anyone that gets a shipping notice now is simply getting an automated E-mail and that your box has not really shipped. They have hundreds of backorders due to this SNAFU with the company supplying the outer boxes.

    Interesting.  Thanks Kevin!

  15. Joe Henderson Blue Note 1963-1966

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    Well, mine just shipped from Mosaic. I got some birthday money from fam and I broke down and ordered, I did lose all the individual CD's in the fire (everything as you know).  It's my 40th birthday this year, why not?  Will be interesting to compare to the AP SACD of Page One (which I will still go to when I just want to play the album) and the masterings in the 5 Original Albums set which I'll keep for State of The Tenor.

    7 hours ago, erwbol said:

    It's a great set sonically, especially if you're not fond of digital compression. I'm going to read the book today.

    I really enjoy the AP SACD layer of Page One.  How does the Addey stack up to it?

  17. Joe Henderson Blue Note 1963-1966

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    Damn... this dropped and I didn't know.  After getting back on my feet and set up in my new place, I got that 5 Original Albums set to replace what I lost in the fire, (mainly because it was a quick and dirty way to get State of the Tenor again........ I have the AP SACD of Page One and it sounds great.  I might pass on this one because it's not like I didn't have all of the music before mostly, and I don't really care for how they sprinkled orphaned tracks he played on as a sideman, but it looks like a great set.

  18. SACD players

    in Audio Talk

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    I've been using a Sony X700 in my new revamped system for SACD playback and have had no issues... my friend's dad gave me a ton of SACD's to build my collection back up and they sound fantastic, especially the Blue Note and Prestige AP series.

  20. Odd satisfying habit

    in Classical Discussion

    Posted · Edited by CJ Shearn

    I had started getting back into classical, and when the fire overtook my apartment EVERYTHING was pruned.  What really hurt was I bought Isaac Stern's Complete Columbia Analogue Recordings and Glenn Gould's Bach Box and was one disc into the Stern and 4 discs into the Gould before I lost it all...  I will have to reacquire them at  some point

  23. RIP Chick Corea

    in Artists

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    This is absolutely devastating.  Chick's music has been a part of my life since I was 7 years old, though I didn't dive hardcore into things till college.  Several years ago, Chick's manager Dan Muse (who replaced Bill Rooney)  reached out to me to write for Chick's blog... I didn't make the cut but what an honor.  I know some folk around here weren't fond of the Elektric Band, but actually I dug it... that was the first exposure to Chick I had, if you get past the synths, the datedness of them... good music there

  24. Board Member's Apartment Burns

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    On 1/30/2021 at 3:22 PM, Brad said:

    Good to hear that things are looking up. Really sorry to hear about the cats. Hopefully you will get some new ones but no one can replace the ones you lost. 

    Thanks Brad.  I don't plan on new cats ATM...  I am already technically in the new place, just still sleeping at the hotel until my bed is delivered this week and I should be in this weekend.

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