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I love stuff like this -- examples of Western music (both form and style) played with non-Western instruments, with their unique tuning, and traditions of being played with non-Western scales, and temperament. The examples I'm more familiar with are various Ethiopian and African pop musics imitating American soul, funk, and jazz -- in the late 60's and 70's. I know I've also heard a few Youtube clips here and there of traditional jazz tunes performed on traditional Japanese and Indian instruments. Which reminds me, some of George Harrison and The Beatle's inclusion of Indian music (and instruments) also kind of does the same thing for me. Great stuff, would love to hear moar!

Good, it deserved to be!

Too much vibrato; that's my biggest problem with (most) opera. As a result, most opera sounds "mostly really overwrought" to me.

Any other examples come to mind? Hearing the description of how it works on Night in Tunisia, I'm sure I've heard a few other tunes that have similar interludes -- though maybe in some cases I may be remembering some kind of simple (even static) vamp, that hardly qualifies. I'll have to keep my ears open as I'm listening through my collection, and see if any jump out at me. The only album I can think of, off the top of my head, that might have a tune or two with something like this is Jimmy Woods' "Conflict!". I'll have to listen, and report back.

Phil Ranelin Reminiscence Live Wide Hive M- $3 :tup :tup A great date, and a bargain at twice the price.

I'm in, and hoping we can reach the goal!

Lester is all over "Black Tie, White Noise". Seriously, almost every track. (A very underrated album, IMHO.)

On a related subject, isn't there footage of the Ellington band with somebody completely asleep in the sax section? Like, out stone cold? (I'm sure I read about it around here somewhere.)

Very curious about the Bowie, or at least anything that looks to be out of the ordinary. (I'm especially fond of anything he released after Tin Machine - yes, I said after Tin Machine.)

Broke down and bought the Tolliver and Rivers "Big Band" Selects a couple weeks ago, and have been spinning them nonstop (and love 'em both). I had been without my copies of the two Tolliver Strata East dates for several years (loaned the first one out to somebody, and never got it back - and gave away the second one when the Select was announced, knowing I'd get one eventually). So, I can't A/B check the sound quality of the new mastering vs. the old (which I had before on Charly CD's) -- but the new one sure sounds great, and I especially hated the old mix and/or mastering on "Impact", so it's a revelation to hear it with decent sound (finally). The new, 3rd disc is very cool too. And there's SO much amazing playing on the Rivers set. I bought his earlier Florida Big Band date ("Aurora") when I heard Sam perform live about 5 or 6 years ago in Topeka, KS (of all place), and everything on the new Select is every bit as good as "Aurora" (which is killer!). Fantastic rhythm section (with electric bass and an almost rock-ish drummer), and some of the most creative big band section writing I've ever heard. It's totally "out" and "in", continuously, all at the same time.

A favorite of mine: Eric Clapton plays free jazz...

You know, honestly, that clip really was more interesting than anything I've ever heard by the G-man previously. Edit to say PS: I don't think I've ever made it through an entire Kenny G clip, to the end. But I definitely had no problem listening to this one. For reals.

You get what you pay for.

Tempting. I've had that Ervin date on the "really curious" segment of my want-list for two or three years.

Did the Gabriel band (Secuity Project) do any old Genesis tunes? - maybe how Gabriel might have done them in the early-mid 80s. I'd sure go hear them if they came down to the DC area. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAT0E9A0ras From the Youtube description: Josh Gleason, Jerry Marotta and Trey Gunn with David Jameson, Fuzzbee Morse and Larry Fast. Members of Peter Gabriel's live "Security" band team up with King Crimson touch guitarist and the voice of Josh Gleason to reinterpret the pre-"So" material of Peter Gabriel.

Paul, you played with him a time or two, iirc. Memories?

Can't say enough good things about this one. Probably hard to find on CD these days, but there was a pricy Japanese issue (EmArcy UCCJ-4047) a few years ago with several really great bonus tracks (and not just alternates, there's a fantastic version of Billy Harper's "Cry of Hunger" that's only in the bonus material). A few Youtube clips below, enjoy!

Are there any jazz album covers (or even non-jazz) with Abe Lincoln on the cover?? ...or Lincoln top-hats?? ...or anything even civil-war related?? I'm sure there probably are some, but I can't think of any off-hand.

The title of the clip says "Girl walking on a roof"... ...but 'roof' doesn't even remotely describe what she's (barely) walking on. Yikes!!

I will, I will - I just want to know more about it now!

Are any of these Wourinen (or is it spelled "Wuorinen"? arrangements available on CD? Especially Chamber Symphonony #1? BTW, I absolutely LOVE Webern's arrangement of Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony No. 1 - for violin, flute, clarinet, cello and piano (the same instrumentation as Pierrot Lunaire). BTW, You can listen to Webern's complete arrangment HERE. Check it out, it's really sublime (imho).

CD or LP?

Track listing?? Did Sam play much tenor??