JSngry

They keep thinking/hoping it will disappear.

They handled ECM in the US before Warner Brothers.

This was mid-late 1879s. No Internet and lots of older, neighborhood record stores that didn't return stock, and you could literally pick an area, look in the Yellow Pages and leisurely walk in and say howdy. LPs at old prices? Howdy! Also, "collectors" were not really out in force then. So finding stuff like this was something you could look forward too, not unlike fishing, just be patient and know where the good spots are. Different world.

I found that record without knowing it existed. Talk about a thrill, not just finding something you've never seen, but something you never knew about, period. A major artist on a major(ish) label, WHAAAAAAT?!?!?! One of the many joys of youth!

https://www.stonesthrow.com/news/records-are-your-best-entertainment-value/

That session has been out in various guises over the years. I think it was recorded for a porn soundtrack iirc? But maybe not? https://www.discogs.com/artist/16968-Harlem-Underground-Band

The horns are not always the best-recorded (Ornette considered it an "unauthorized" release). But it's got a good groove. This title cut kills: It's worth having it, if only because that's better than not having it.

No hugs needed. No hugs asked. No hugs given. No hugs needed. Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this! My experience with Haydn has almost always been that for whatever reason, there's just too much time between then and now for there to be any real "now" in the interpretation. It just gets too "respectful" in the end. Not so here. Some of these movements are...bracing. Like, Presto means PRESTO, not just tempo, but energy as well. These guys refuse to let anything drift off or away, in any way. A fine way to end this set of "popular" composers on a Columbia subsidiary label by a world class band at the top of their game. But Summer With The Juilliard String Quartet is not over yet. More to come!

VERY vivid early memory of hearing that at a Dairy Queen, after dark, on the outside speakers, loud, with the neon BRIGHT.

It's a service, definitely. Although, fully quoting the provided blurb is counter productive to me. But maybe that's a precondition of even getting them to begin with. I would encourage any member with an interest in any of the musics sold as "jazz" to take up similar tasks. Like I said, it's a service to the community.

What I find to also be a real shame is the under-noticing that the wah-wah was being used like/as a plunger mute. It seems like in a lot of accounts it's all just "electronics". Back in the day, really back in the day, "plunger mute" and "wah-wah" mute were different muted used to the same ends. us He loved him madly.

Yeah, sign-stealing has been a part of the game for as long as I can remeber. The Astros Next Leveled it, bit otoh, SOMEBODY should have figured it out before they did. Naughty naughty! But oh well, Don't cheat, kids. I don't like them just because they're the Astros and because their ownership group is a bit more overtly piggish than is the norm, But I'd be happy to wager dinner and a few drinks that they all are, It's kind of a drag, because the Colt .45s/Astros were my first team, and were still my NL team until they were moved to the AK, That changed everything, And is it just me, or does an older and slightly fatter Altuve look SHORTER than he already did?

And of course, the Internet Archive has it: https://BarKchive.org/details/lp_string-quartet_elliott-carter-the-walden-string-quartet

Perhaps not the most sympathetic of interpretations? These works both sound like they need a hug (esp. #13) and none are forthcoming.

Belve it or not, what does that for me is the electric period wah-wah-as-plunger-mute.

And this performance has yet to be reissued in any form on any label? Unbelievable...

What happened that they named their band that?

As discussed, there are still shockingly few Carter cycles on record (the first 4 or all 5). I don't find them particularly "difficult" to listen to...except for when I listen as a player... No matter, wonderful music. Hopefully there will be new, young quartets in the 21st Century who will pick them up and fill the gap.

Vicky Dump - OUCH!!!

HOLD THAT FUCKER UP!!!

Here he is, popping up out of someplace else wearing a Harmon mask: This was my first exposure to Sweets and I had a hard time reconciling this guy with somebody who supposedly played in the 30s Basie band. Time took care of that, of course, but it goes to show you to pay attention to everybody who's on a record, because by god, there WILL be a test later!

There certainly are a lot of choices, even more as time goes by! Have you tried Dover Quartet? We've seen them in person twice and they convinced me! They've recently released a Beethoven cycle that I have on tap for when I finish the Juilliard project.

I like the hype stickers and keep them, just because. And I don't let it ruin my day if they get lost or something.

Rumored to be the only man to have recorded with both Billie Holiday & Frank Sinatra! He was not limited to his trademark style or sparse interjections. He could ramp it up with the best of them!