Dub Modal

Had to officially leave the jazz subreddit as it has gotten awful. There's a "jazz circlejerk" subreddit, created to make fun of the main jazz sub, but they've basically become the same thing. So for online jazz discussion, reddit ain't it.

Loved the Euro this year. Spain played so well throughout. Watching the Copa final was brutal, at least the 2nd half and extra time. Colombia's "offense" was awful. I mentioned to my friend that neither team would have made it past the quarters in the Euro.

Y'all gotta love how England looked today compared to the last match. Should be a great game with Spain.

Indeed. Rockers captures that late 70s reggae vibe better than any other movie I've seen. That's likely due to it including so many legendary artists in the cast. The only other one that rivals Rockers for that vibe is the documentary The Land of Look Behind:

RIP Jim Rotondi

I re-watched this recently on Tubi and had the same issue with subtitles. When I first saw it decades ago, it was via VHS and the movie's subtitles were sufficient (but I'm also a native a English speaker), and I'm pretty sure those subtitles are baked into the movie itself. Unless one is fluent in Jamaican patois, it's difficult to completely understand otherwise. I plan on watching again and will turn the streaming platform's subtitles off because I thought they were distracting and unnecessary as well. I've seen The Harder they Come but not Smile Orange. Another one I highly recommend is Countryman, which I rank up there with Rockers, and slightly better than The Harder they Come:

Good find 👍 I dig it.

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Check this out. I don't know how many have seen the movie Rockers, but it includes this baptism scene with some amazing kette drumming to an old time spiritual that is absolutely rollicking. As one YT commenter states, I'd get baptized just to be a part of this jam: Rockers is a great movie, esp if you like reggae. It's not perfect, but scenes like this vault it into legendary cult status IMO. It's unfortunate that the song didn't make the soundtrack, and also unfortunate that I think it's only recording exists in this scene.

Hey, no worries. I hope you enjoy the set!

👏👏👏 welcome aboard! Looking forward to the mix.

Thanks! Did AB sign that record for you? Awesome if so, but even if not pretty cool to have his autograph.

This is on eBay now, but at $49 with 3 days left it's likely to increase beyond reason. On my radar though.

This one?

That Sea Trio set is very good

Fantastic records from Nighthawk 👍

Thanks for taking a listen. Definitely check the Deep People album out 👍 Interesting that it's so rare. Kudos to Savoy for putting this material out. It's worth it. Great box set IMO

Absolutely love this album. Them A Fret is an all time classic!

Now for the rest... 8. A bit frenetic at the start, drummer is all over that ride too. Bass and sax sound simpatico - and I'm wondering if this is someone obvious on saxophone but I don't have any guesses. Maybe it's the recording mix, but the sax sounds subdued, even when you'd think they should be going wild. I like the tune overall though. Lo and behold there's a piano player! Pianist is a bit on their own island it seems in relation to the other instruments, and maybe the tune all together. Man, at about 5:15 the vibe I'm getting is that the band wasn't following the pianist the way the pianist wanted, so pianist starts berating them lol, "Come with me dammit!" is what I'm hearing. Song is interesting with that apparent conflict inside the playing. 9. I like the modern dirge-ish beginning. But it seems to get stuck - waiting for some payoff but it's a bit stuck. Sax has some Pharaoh influence but I don't think it's him. I like the underlying strings (I'm guessing violin) over the bass line. And every single cymbal is mic'd on that kit. This seems like something I should enjoy more but it's not hitting for me this morning. 10. The band is grooving, the singer is wailing, and I have no clue as to who this is. The singer loves to sing, I'll give him that. 11. Hmmm...sax has a great sound. Slow, meandering blues song. I was going to guess Charles Lloyd at the intro but I don't think this is him. Especially as the song goes on, there's a burliness beyond Lloyd's sound that I'm hearing. Post-3:00 minute mark there's some blues cliches being played which seems to be the bridge to the trumpet solo. I really have no guesses here. Seems pretty recent-ish IMO. Guitar is kind of in Frisell's lane but the sound is not his. And a trombone makes an appearance. They're just coming out of the woodwork...the ensemble playing at the end of the song is my favorite part here. Some really interesting tunes! Definitely eclectic which I enjoyed. Thanks for putting this together 🍻

1. Lovano & Frisell? The mix on Frisell (or whoever the guitarist is interesting and I love the intro where he's following the sax, making it sound like reverb. Great stuff. Is there a 2nd guitar? There's comping during the guitar solo. Hmmm... 2. Messengers-ish intro but that's not Blakey and it sounds more recent. Is that Shorter though? Maybe one of his groups with Blade on drums? 3. Afro-beat style at least on rhythm, then yeah, those horns are definitely Lagos inspired. But the jazz vibes don't seem to come from the Motherland. So a UK group? Great tune. 4. Great playing although I'm not in love with the composition here. Seems a recent recording, but no guesses at the moment. 5. Ok, this is an older recording. Definitely grooving and the bassist is killing it. Big time swinging. Excellent song. No guesses. Pianist is damn good too. 6. Love the pianist here. There's a story in that opening solo. Is this a Jaws and Terry record? If not, it's in that zone. 7. Need more Elvin influence on that drummer, esp for the intro. I like the gist of this but something seems missing. I'm blaming the drummer, my apologies to the player here. To be continued...

I was unaware of the Dee Gee origin too. I wonder if the sound on those would be a bit better than this CD comp.

Dub Store has been releasing a ton of these sets on Bandcamp. It's incredible.

Thanks! I honestly didn't realize there were some sensitivities to clarinet around here. I love it, but also didn't mean to include so many clarinet tracks...it just kind of happened. As did the 2 Johnny Smith songs 🤷‍♂️

11. Sposin' - Bill Russo Orchestra, Deep People, August 1951 Trumpet - Gail Brockman Trombone - Bill Russo French Horn - Chris Leuba, Ralph Macciochi, Leon Mendelsohn, Ralph Metzer BT - Clyde Bachand alto sax - Don Carone Tenor sax - Kenny Mann bari sax - Don Hanby Flute - Martin Lerner, Larry Molinelli Oboe - Robert Meyer Bassoon - Walter Simpson Piano - Lloyd Lofton Guitar - Robert Lesher Bass - Max Wayne Drums - Dominic Simonetta Vocals - Shelby Davis This is the second BFT track I've had from this album. The other was a contribution in Feb's BFT. When I first picked this up, the sound quality stymied me a bit from enjoying it. Once I got around that, there's a lot to love on this Savoy comp. This one drew my attention for a couple of reasons, one being a rare recording of Shelby Davis who I think sounds great here. Then the fact that they gave the bass player (Max Wayne) a solo, which was unexpected for such a short tune, and he makes the most of it. 12. Black Betty - Clifford Jordon, These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly, 1965 Banjo - Chuck Wayne Bass -Richard Davis Drums - Al Heath Piano - Cedar Walton Tenor sax - Clifford Jordan Trombone - Julian Priester Trumpet - Roy Burrowes This whole album smokes, and this tune is a burner. Jordan gets in that high range right in the beginning and Richard Davis is very present throughout. Great song. Great album. Highly recommended to everyone. 13. It's All a Joke - Brother Jack McDuff, Down Home Style, June 1969 B3 - Jack McDuff Tenor sax - Jay Arnold Guitar - Charlie Freeman Bass - James Alexander Drums - Sammy Creason The playing here isn't revelatory, but it's a fun song and the album cover always makes me hungry. 14. Contemplation - Joe McPhee, The Vassar Sessions, 1970 Unreleased Tracks, Nation Time The complete Recordings, December 1970 Alto sax - Otis Greene Bass - Tyrone Crabb Guitar - Davey Jones Organ - Herbie Lehman Percussion - Ernest Bostic/Bruce Thompson Piano - Mike Kull Tenor sax/trumpet - Joe McPhee I almost ended this with the McDuff tune, but I had plenty of time and didn't want to settle on just 13 tracks. This was a good option I thought, and most seemed to enjoy it. It's got that intense buildup that remains throughout the song, and while the sound quality ain't great, the communication comes through loud and clear here. So that's it. Thanks everyone for checking this out. Hope yall have some good July 4th plans 👍