Jump to content

Man with the Golden Arm

Members
  • Posts

    3,514
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Donations

    0.00 USD 

Everything posted by Man with the Golden Arm

  1. mule, very much looking forward to this movie. i had been searching for what might be on the soundtrack and came up short as no track lists are available. i did find this blurb for maneri's avant realease on john zorn's avant label: JOE MANERI - Paniots Nine (Avant 067; Japan) An exciting first release of Joe's legendary 1963 quartet recordings ! In the past 10 years, more and more people have become aware of the music of Joe Maneri. Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Joe has been a professional musician since 1941. A veteran of countless bands, his experience as a musician-for-hire gave him a unique insight into a wide variety of music, from jazz and classical, to Klezmer and Greek wedding music. Integrating these musics into a personal vision as early as the mid 50's, Maneri is a true American original, anticipating the exciting new music of the AACM, and the more recent developments of Dave Douglas, Don Byron (who studied with Joe at the New England Conservatory), Paradox Trio and countless others. These are the legendary lost tapes of Joe's ill-fated 1963 quartet demo; the original recordings both musicians and critics have been talking about for years. You've got to hear it to believe it. Joe Maneri (ts, cl), Don Burns (p), John Beal (bs), Pete Dolger (ds), Greg Silverman (p) CD $18.00 STOCK + Liner Notes by Pekar! give Downtown Music Gallery a ring.
  2. From my recollection Hiroshi charges about 250 Yen per lp sleeve style disc. That's a couple of bucks. And to top that off he packs 'em up with Japanese style- that means perfectly! He does take PayPal and that costs him not you. Caveat- PayPal has hotel exchange rates. So if you were to order up a couple new 2500Y JRVGs, say, from Dusty Groove it would be $54.00 shipped compared to Tanno at $46.00 - you save eight and get some Japanese stamps to give to the kids!
  3. Just sampled some snippets and this does sound quite interesting. With the buffer warping this sounds kinda like some funky eno-esque soundtrack for Requiem for a Dream.
  4. Yeah, it's too bad that these "essential" pieces of music have to be littered with so-so literature. I think that the Blumenthal pages in the RVG series have been pretty much un-necessary as they have yet to spin my head around and make me take notice of something new. Seems that he's been chewing up column space just trying to get the word count up for the dead-line rather than yielding any revelations that would appeal to a new music fan or other-wise. I've always found his writings to be great - the 80's re-issues and all the Mosiacs he penned - and was dissapointed when he left the Globe. Probably too busy these days since teaming up with Branford and his new label (what cooler a gig for a journalist/critic ?!) to write anything truly critical. And now that 'American Splendor' has hit the screens it looks like he'll be moving over for Harvey Pekar. Pretty much just filler- I for one would rather see more Wolff fotos on these pages.
  5. damn who?
  6. Ya should've given her a niblick right in her spoonie! (or the other way around) ...and you should have corrected her English as well. It's gotta be another hoax. Sheesh!
  7. would it be possible to tag up a note urging that users should in due time delete threads started regarding selling stuff, or auction notices that have ended with a "sale"? I'm sure any little bit of server space from vanquished threads would help.
  8. Yes, I do believe they are all out of print and now taken over by a Verve comp that has a couple tunes off of those first two discs. I've looked everywhere but Gemm. Thanks very much for the offer, ubu, but I'd like to stick with finding these at a decent price. Good luck finding Vol2. I'l post back if I get lucky. There is some new thing called Mosaic Select though.
  9. wondering if this is still around? only see a verve compilation that shortchanges this session:
  10. Haven't the Canadian mfgs been right behind Japan and Germany as far as good QC?
  11. While I have yet to hear this set, only a couple chance radio cuts, the interplay evident within this thread is what it's all about. This morning I clicked over from trying to discern something good from the overtly ubiquitous political forums and lurked onto this. Choice stuff, beautifully written and well beyond par (actually below par would be better;)) of anything one reads when venturing into the expansive journalistic criticism of music. You guys are good! Still trying to refine my visualization of a bong hitting monster bass player.
  12. Love to see posts from Hans again!! ...and boy I never thought that 'Magic Ukulele of Roy Smeck' disc would ever see the light of day in glorious 24-bit sound! Pupule` baby!!
  13. Recently saw a couple of Japanese releases on the 3D System MTCJ Label? In particular Roland Hanna and George Mraz' "Romanesque" that was initially beautiful vinyl on the Trio/Blackhawk label. Just a phenomenal sounding piece. Has anyone had experience with '3D System' discs??
  14. Well Leo Parker's been avatared frequently so, Kevin, if you could express a need to have his Blue Note output tossed on to one of those one-offs that BN does in the middle of the RVG/Conn programs (best of Sonny Clark, Bobby Hutcherson etc). I think this one might actually sell! The way I figure it, if you just eliminated the short versions of "Lion's Roar" & "Low Brown" and then maybe a non-band-original like "Stuffy", both LMTY'BI and RWL would fit onto one disc. They could even just use the nice McMasters too!
  15. Anyone heard this yet?! From AAJ: "Good and Evil Sessions" -The Blue Series Continuum Upon first listen, this disc might seem a bit lackluster and a step back from the forefront of cutting- edge jazz that Thirsty Ear has recently delved into with great success... then further investigation reveals its emotional depth and simon-pure nature. The Good and Evil Sessions represents a collaboration between the production team of Good and Evil (Danny Blume and Chris Kelly) and the crew of usual TE suspects in Matthew Shipp, Roy Campell, and William Parker, plus trombonists Alex Lodico and Josh Roseman. Blume and Kelly, who found each other and began making music a few years ago, quickly signed to a label and have done production services on a number of projects since that time, including credits ranging from the B-52s, Roni Size, and Tommy Sunshine to rappers Northern State and Felix Da House Cat. They've also worked in conjunction with many musicians on New York's "Downtown" scene. These guys have big ears and they're not afraid to use them. William Parker and Matthew Shipp have been on quite a roll in the last few years, and as a result, they have become well known throughout the rich tapestry of modern jazzers on the out music scene. They won their jazz credentials in the time-honored way of taking it to the clubs, laying it down on their own terms, and walking away with the lessons they've learned. They also have big ears and are constantly using them to revitalize the current state of modern jazz. Groove is a significant element in this music's equation, but certainly not the whole picture--what happens between those grooves contributes another huge part of the vibrancy of this music. Parker's bass playing has never sounded better, and his sense of touch on the instrument grows deeper with the passing of time. The two trombonists are used to great effect to color and add texture, bringing some much-needed elasticity to the groove. Ditto in regards to the general role of the trumpets. Some of these ideas have been explored in the past by Jon Hassell on his '94 record Dressing For Pleasure. The Good and Evil Sessions is an update of that sensibility which works on many musical levels. Shipp plays the Korg synthesizer with his usual aplomb, and he continues to boil over with new ideas. His return from "retirement" from a few years ago was one of the best things to happen in modern keyboard history! The man is on fire! Then, after all, there are the aforementioned grooves. Blume and Kelly bring a lot to the table on this project. Check out the stratospheric guitar tucked away in the mix of most cuts and notice the feelings those subtle touches bring out in the music. "Sweetbitter," the last track on the album, is a real standout--the last section will simply floor you. ~ Farrell Lowe AAJ
  16. Man this used to be THE week when I was a kid. Growing up in Canton, Ohio and just getting out of control knowing that the big guys were coming to town. Love to be there this Monday for that Packers / Chiefs game. Nostalgia... So the Browns are relying on the quarterback sneak to get 'em to the playoffs? I still hope Modell chokes on a crab!
  17. Sleuthing thru the link tells us September(?) for Patton. I wonder if a real date has been slated? And what the heck is wrong with that Moncur Select? I chuffed off my TOCJs as well as the tremendous sounding JRVG of "One Step..." because I thought that Mr. McMaster had outdone himself on this set, especially on "...Beyond". Crisp, clear, nice bottom -an easy sound rival to the Japanese IMO...Finally. No one should be on the fence with that Moncur simply because of the sound. Now that piece o' crap box and that genuinely first-year-design-school-corporate-identity-class-typography is another thing all together.
  18. RT, That "Segments" is a fine disc, along with perhaps it's B-side- "Etudes" - on Soul Note. She hit's 'Lonely Woman' right off the top, and better yet a great take on 'Shuffle Montgomery'. Let me know if you need these as I think they might be htf or oop.
  19. So I take it that to find the original might be a tough bid. I did check the site listed and "Morocco" looks to be only on LP at this time. (?) I am completely unfamiliar with Hope and need to get deeper to find out why Dad dug it so. Another one of those things where: "He doesn't know why, but just loved it". Thanks for doing the homework on this.
  20. Sort of one-ups Akroyd's "Bag O Glass"! Here's another for Aric, er Eric!
  21. THIS IS BY FAR THE FUNNIEST SITE I'VE SEEN (in a while)! goblertoys Once you enter the factory click onto the bin of "toy archives" at the bottom of the conveyor and dig into the three pages of toy ads therein.
  22. You might even want to check out the House Of Blues in Cambridge. A weeknight thing might go over very well at Harvard. Don't know how much of the Cleveland scene these days but that's a good pit stop on the way home. The "Flats" have since been re-constructed. The East Side haunts were Lovano would have played are slipping my mind since it's been a long time!!
  23. Heads up for "sound" commentary on the Lou Donaldson Set????
  24. Looking for a disc that might contain Lynn Hope's 1950 take on "Tenderly". My Dad has recently expressed that that was his favorite song of all time and he probably hasn't heard it since the days when it was a hit. Found this on AMG but I can't figure out whether it might be just a remake type of album and not the original. Thanks for any hints.
×
×
  • Create New...