Black Country music in what way? Surely the cultural separation of Black and White meant there are differences. How was Country music a wholistic culture. Or are you talking about music with similar form being played in both communities?
Obviously White Country Music is the yin to yang of Black Music in early rock n roll.
Are you the first to recognise this?
BTW is there any Black Country Music?
Not Shuggie Otis, then?
MG
Interesting comparison to Shuggie. But Shuggie was on the genre busting side of things. Chris Cain is more straightforward in either a Blues or Fusion way.
This is a very nice descending melody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAfGz-hLgf4
Actually I think I bought it to hear Yardbird Suite. You're not wrong in what you say. I definitely identify the conception of this music as Basie era. There is a lot of interesting Organ configurations that cross-polinate that Ellington/Basie era minded players with hard bop-boogaloo players. Perhaps that further makes George Freeman sound extra funny on some of these tracks. Freeman whom I love by the way.
Indeed wasn't Jimmy Lewis from one of the Basie bands?
Perhaps these tunes are better served in vibe and atmosphere on their original vinyl releases - or in a club back in the day
Nothing wrong with the playing itself. How could there be
Holy moly, I haven't checked the Feinberg site in nearly a year.
There's a Kenny Burrell interview up. And Mundell Lowe too
and Michael Cuscuna, and that's just March!
This link works. Another fine expose!
http://dothemath.typepad.com/dtm/on-mal-waldron.html
"I love the cover photo almost as much as the music. Waldron was extremely photogenic: His great look undoubtedly helped him sustain a viable career playing recondite music. Everyone interested in marketing uncompromising jazz should check out a vinyl edition of What it Is. It’s obviously badass avant-garde black music that you must buy immediately".