wesbed

The more I hear Horace Parlan & Grant Green together, via the Parlan Mosaic, the more I hear a common style. I don't play an instrument so I can't explain it... Parlan and Green, while playing different instruments, have, at times, the same 'hit' on a note, the same twang, the same stretch. Both men like to get 'stuck' to cause tension during a song. At one point during the 'Happy Frame Of Mind' tune I thought I heard Grant Green playing his guitar. On a closer listen it was Horace Parlan on the piano. I've never read a comparison between Horace Parlan and Grant Green... maybe it's just me?

It's taken two evenings but, this evening, I'm completing my listen-through of the Horace Parlan Mosaic. The box begins with Parlan in a trio. The set builds through the Turrentine brothers and ends with a group made of Parlan, Booker Ervin, Johnny Coles, Grant Green, and Billy Higgins. Parlan doesn't miss a beat through the entire set of tunes. When my listening time with the Horace Parlan box ends I'll be moving to even more Parlan included in the Stanley Turrentine Mosaic box.

Congrats on the half marathon. I 'run' but enjoy the natural sounds. It's strange, for a person who enjoys music so much, when I 'run' I don't want to hear anything. I listen to the sounds of my body, breathing, shoes hitting the ground, etcetera. Yeah, try running in Tucson during the summer. When I go out in the evening, between eight o'clock and nine o'clock, the temperature will still be hovering near 100°F. It makes you want to lose your enchiladas.

'Expensive' jazz (a Mosaic box) and 'cheap' beer (a glass of Schlitz), what a great way to end a Sunday evening.

I'm enjoying the Parlan Mosaic very much this evening. I was trading some CDs in and out of my player. I couldn't find the right thing for this evening's mood. I started Parlan and said, yessssss, this is it. Parlan's style is unique in a way I can't explain. He has a sort of sophisticated, bluesy, and personal style of rhythm in his playing. Subtle yet solely his own. Parlan likes to get 'stuck' in much the same way as Grant Green, playing the same notes over and over till he moves to the next part of the song and releases the tension. I purchased this Mosaic due to it's release date, going through the Mosaic catalog from the oldest to the newest. I figured, it's Mosaic releasing the complete Blue Note recordings of an artist. How bad could it be? I've learned this set is far from bad. It rates, on my personal scale, equally with the Tristano, Konitz and Marsh Mosaic for the Mosaic box with the lowest expectations and the greatest rewards. I had no idea the Parlan Mosaic would be this good. Since taking-in the Parlan Mosaic, it's odd to know Parlan didn't get nearly as much recognition as several of his peers. This is the kind of music that causes my mind to clear, my emotions to soften, and my perspective of the world to shift in a most positive direction. Some great songs and some great playing. What else can you ask for?

Arizona is through to the next round

Are you still posting here?

Search me. **shrug**

It's Saturday, close to noon. Time for me to head to the taco stand, purchase a chorizo & eggs burrito, stop at Dunkin' Donuts to get some coffee, then settle into my couch for an afternoon of NCAA basketball.

I'd enjoy a set of Texas/West Coast Blues/R&B tunes very much. Maybe Mosaic can destroy one of the record sets and sell me a set on CD?

I'm in a Tina Brooks mood this evening. I'd like to have the Milburn set. I know certain people on this Board will disagree with me, however, I don't want those damned records. I wish the Milburn set was available on CD (just for the Tina material).

Arizona was better. Nanny, nanny... Oh sure, if you go for all that sunshine and warm temperature bullshit. Hot weather, spicy Mexican food, and cold beer.

I have no life.

Arizona was better. Nanny, nanny...

I don't desire this set. Still, thanks for the posting the information. I'm concerned the Capitol Jazz box will go to Running Low soon.

Nick says Ubu has bullied him too.

UBU: I'm in the USA. You're in Europe. But, I don't care. You're bullying me. Across the ocean, the mountains and the Arizona desert. All the way from there to here. 'You' are bullying me! You're always doing this shit to me. I hardly feel safe within the borders of my own country. Ya big goddamned bully. Bully. Bully. Bully. You'd better watch what you say or I'll have this entire country after your bully ass. Just kidding, really. Before I forget, what do you think of the Stanley Turrentine Mosaic?

Dave Brubeck is the one I blame for getting me into 'real' jazz. It's his fault that I've spent so much money and time being involved with jazz. Every time I start thinking that Brubeck really wasn't that good, I listen to some of his material and I'm reminded that, yes, he really was that good. Fek you, Brubeck, for causing me to lose so much money and time listening to this music.

I'd make a burn of the CDs for everyday use and put the Mosaic sets in a safe location. What if something also happened to the second copy of the Mosaic box? Maybe you should purchase three sets of the same thing? I mean this comment in a friendly manner.

Or this movie. My underwear come from K-Mart.

No high heel pics for Mr. Berigan? Happy birthday, B.