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It's been raining non-stop for two days here and the sun is nowhere to be seen. Feels more like fall, then like summer, bbrrr.
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Muhal Richard Abrams - Young at Heart / Wise in Times [1969, Delmark]
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Muhal Richard Abrams - Young at Heart / Wise in Time [1969, Delmark]
Very happy with this find in the local record shop, as this is usual not the kind of Jazz (i.e. Blue Note/Impulse/Atlantic etc reissues) they have in stock.
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The Penguin guide is also a good recommendation, but it seems pretty hard too find indeed for an affordable amount.
I did order the "As serious as you life", so I just start with that. Babysteps, babysteps, but even they will get you were you want to be eventualy.
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Wow, thanks for all the information and tips, this is really more than I could hope for!! Seems I have a lot of reading/studying to do in the comings months/years (which I don't mind at all).
And as for Clifford Thornton's last advice (talk to musicians of an older generation), I'm planning to attend more live gigs starting after the summer. Unfortunately most (if not almost all) of my friends are still completely dedicated to NY/Chicago/Detroit techno/house/disco, so it's hard to get anyone of them to a 100% Jazz gig, but I'm at that phase in life (I'm 34) that I don't really care anymore and just will go by myself more often. I don't live too far from Amsterdam where there are often nice shows at the Bimhuis, so when the financial funds permit it I'm planning to go there whenever I can.
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Maybe not quite the right topic to ask this question (as it is not about album releases), but I'm guessing I have the best chance of getting a good answer here;
I'm relatively "new" to the whole avant gare jazz scene, and so I wanted to educate myself somewhat on the history/culture/sociopolitical aspects of this music. I was browsing the internet for some good books and/or articles to read, and came up with two books which seems interesting to me:
George E.Lewis - A Power Stronger Than Itself
William Parker - Conversations (a book consisting of interviews Parker did with many musicians)
Are these good books for a "beginner", of are there better books to read. I would also love some tips/links to interesting articles that I can read online.
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Part two of Javier Marias - Your Face Tomorrow / Dance and Dream
It's been some time since I enjoyed a contemporary writer as much as I do with Javier Marias' trilogy. Very beautiful and intelligently written novel.
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Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections - The Secret Escapades of Velvet Anderson [2014, Rogue Art]
Broetzmann /Adasiewicz / Edwards / Noble - Mental Shake [2014,OTOroku]
Undivided - Moves Between Clouds [2011, Multikulti]
Hera - Where My Comple Beloved is [2011, Multikulti]
Hera with Hamid Drake - Seven Lines [2013, Multikulti]
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Thanx for the information!
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 7:30 pm
STREET SONGS/THE ACCORDIAN PROJECT WITH MARIO PAVONE
Studio 59 - 59 Barber Street - Downtown Torrington
Mario Pavone - bass / compositions
Matt Mitchell - piano
Adam Matlock - accordion
Carl Testa - bass
Steve Johns - drums
Brass Quartet:
Dave Ballou - cornet, flugelhorn
Peter McEachern - trombone
Leise Ballou - french horn
Gary Buttery – tuba
I would be interested to hear how this show was! I love the playing of Mario Pavone, and have the Streets Songs album high on my wish list.
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Yeah I also noticed the new Nicole Mitchell and Tarbaby albums! They are both available at Squidco, so I'm planning to grab them soon.
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Proficiat!
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I'm definitely not a hardcore soccer fan, but I do like big tournaments like this.
And in the neighborhood my wife and I just recently moved into, it's impossible to escape the Dutch "orange fever" as all the streets have turned into this:
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Finaly decided to read something from one of our (the Netherlands) most famous writers:
Louis Couperus - De stille kracht (The hidden force)
Beautiful book!! I don't know how well know Louis Couperus is outside of the Netherlands, but this is really well worth the read if you like classic literature.
Now starting with:
Didn't really know the writer, but I read it is one of the favorite contemporary writers of Orhan Pamuk (which is my favorite contemporary writer). So a nice reason to explore some of his work.
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Also wanted to buy the new Angles 9 album on Clean Feed, but that one had to wait a bit longer.
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I have Serendipity (actually the only Perelman album I have), and love that one. That album triggered me, to also try the Book of Sound album.
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Thanks for the input!
I think I will pull the trigger on this one eventually this year, but my next order will be the new Tamarindo, Angles 9 and Perelman/Shipp/Parker (Book of Sound) album.
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Latest drop from Clean Feed is out, among them the new Tamarindo album from Tony Malaby. Tamarindo is a hole in my Malaby experience, never listened to a full album so i'm looking forward to getting in to this.
I heard samples on YouTube of the Angles 9 CD/LP and it sounds great. I'm intrigued by the Cene Resnik release - not familiar with him.
Yeah, for me both the Tamarindo and new Angles 9 albums will be sure picks. I still play the Angles - Epileptical West album on regular basis.
On another note: has anyone heard the new Matthew Shipp Trio album in full yet (Root of Things)? I'm still hesitating on this one.
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Finaly decided to read something from one of our (the Netherlands) most famous writers:
Louis Couperus - De stille kracht (The hidden force)
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Zadie Smith - NW
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My RSD purchase.
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My copy finally arrived yesterday, and it's as good as I hoped it to be! It's always hard to tell after only one good listen, but I think this is my favorite Eric Revis album yet. More composed than his Paralax and City of Assylum albums, this album just bursts with energy and joy. And as Xybert also said, the Darius Jones/Bill McHenry tandem is really great.
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Very sad news!
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New album is nearly here (edit: 22nd April), i've been driving myself crazy trying to find out who's going to be playing on it (Amazon blurb made it sound like it was going to be a duet album Orrin Evans but was kind of ambiguous), turns out it's Orrin Evans on piano, Alexander Claffy on bass and Jonathan Barber on drums. Jonathan Barber is the only returnee from Grace, which is slightly disappointing to me but one out of three ain't bad and hey ya never know it might turn out for the better. A track has been posted on Soundcloud, and while i don't know how representative of the album it is it's definitely more straight ahead/four four swinging than the free bop of Grace. The first half which Allen sits out reminds me a lot of Ethan Iverson's Costumes Are Mandatory, strangely.
https://soundcloud.com/highnote-savant-records/car-car-the-blues-from-jd
While the track doesn't exactly make me evacuate my bowels in anticipation of hearing the full album i do like it and i am pretty excited to hear the full album. After enjoying Grace so much i just can't not check out what Allen does next. The cover art totally sucks though, in my opinion; i guess Savant is trying to be in that tradition of labels with incongruous cover art: kind of endearing, in a way.
I'n not familiar with J.D. Allen, but an album with Orrin Evans on it is always worth checking out!
It personally think the album art itself isn't that bad, but the typography (and unfortunately you see it too often) kind of ruins it for me, by using such a cheap and uninspiring looking font.
FIFA World Cup 2014
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Pppfff, first time that i feel a bit nervous, haha.