Dub Modal

Interesting. I don’t have that one but thought it would be decent since Nana is on it. WP/NP: New group for me. The Strata record caught my attention and was perfect listening for Sunday afternoon evening. Of All the Things went perfect with Monday AM.

Haven't seen a post from @Dmitry in a while so hopefully he's still on board for May.

Participating in the BFT's has opened my approach to listening to "jazz," but I realize I'm still very much a novice with this music and hope to keep that sense growing in terms of recognition/knowledge of all aspects of this idiom. It's a struggle to articulate my thoughts on those songs, but that's a challenge I want to get better at because letting it rest at "this song is good" or "I like this" seem shallow and rather dismissive and maybe disrespectful at times. No idea what key songs are in for any genre. Rudimentary music ability as I've only had few years playing an instrument and that was long, long ago. I would say my literacy level for sheet music is still at that middle school level, but I had a very good teacher back then. I can follow the notes if reading while hearing a song, but bass clef and percussion sheets confuse me a bit. It's my own regret in life that I didn't stick with playing for a longer period, but I had to make a decision at about 12 years old and well, 12 y/o kids don't make the best decisions. One has no real grasp on how that will basically affect the rest of your life when your 10 - 12 y/o self is making that determination. Oh well. Thankfully others made different decisions and put things on tape. I listen to a lot of genres fwiw. Outside of "jazz" I dig reggae and most any JA music style the most. While those styles aren't technically difficult, there's still an enormous amount of feeling & emotion that I connect to; and dabblers and interlopers can be spotted real quick, mainly due to drummers not being able to carry the swing in that syncopated beat, but there's other factors at play too. Other genres I dig are funk, rap, hip hop, R&B...but also mainstream pop (there's some really good funk-influenced tunes being produced on the charts these days), "smooth" jazz and soft/yacht rock...all kinds of "world" music - the list goes on. Country and classical are outside of what I typically enjoy, but there are oases in those deserts that I've been able to find. But back to "jazz," I tend to concentrate on overall composition and the conversations that I can pick up along with some true feeling being expressed. My antenna isn't always in tune so I return to things I may be challenged with so maybe the frequency can be picked up better. The SGQ was like that for me. Couldn't connect at all at first, but kept coming back and it finally hit me, and I'm glad it did.

Last time I listened to this set it definitely seemed like something was off, like maybe some more rehearsal or playing time before laying down these tracks was needed.

If I'm not mistaken the guy says this is an underrated release due to...the liner notes? I enjoyed the story but I'm not sure I make the connection between this album being underrated and the content of the liner notes.

The Fresh Sound Spencer is on Apple too. Crazy that FS is the one that gets this music on an American streaming platform. Not sure that’s legal but interested parties can’t afford to sue these companies anyway.

Yeah, all these streaming platforms have their own shows now. McPhee’s Shakey Jake gets a nice showcase in one of the episodes. Right before a Paul Anka tune.

I’m just glad opinions about art don’t have the power of law.

He played acoustic bass on Sonny Sharrock's Ask the Ages. Tremendous player. Far too young. RIP.

Never saw Atlanta actually. May have to check that out. I started watching Severance. It's weird. One of the weirdest shows I've watched in a while and very dark literally and figuratively. While it can be compelling at times I wouldn't say it's enjoyable. This playlist on the other hand, is a great mix. They included Take 4 of On the Corner from the complete OTC set, some Buddy Terry and Joe Henderson among others.

Live it up!

There’s a market for these things it seems. I’m not in it, but they’re making money - otherwise this stuff wouldn’t get produced.

Based on the songs here, I'll give it a try as well.

I stumbled across this playlist in Apple Music and stopped when I saw Joe McPhee kicked it off. I haven't seen any episodes (wiki link for the show here), and don't really know what it's about but so far I'm loving this playlist: Joe McPhee - Shakey Jake Yes I Can, No You Can't - Lee Morgan Hub-Tones - Kamasi Washington Volunteered Slavery - Roland Kirk Summun, Bukmun, Umyun - Pharoah Sanders ...and further songs from Jimmy Smith, Dorothy Ashby, Jamie Branch, Albert Ayler, et. al.

Indeed

Classic song and album.

I remember those. They stopped doing them here a few years ago. Now all donations are handled through a 3rd party.

I recently had good success offloading a small lot of LPs at a record show that came through. I wasn’t trying to make a lot of money on these but it was a better experience than at local shops. Our libraries don’t take stuff like this anymore, old books neither.

Nice! Hope our praise of this in the Nathan Davis thread didn't steer you wrong.

Is it a Gil Evans band?

On 2nd listen I'm digging track 11 way more. It actually is my favorite of the bunch. There's a 70s Miles influence that I picked up on and it's got some interesting movements. It's a live track obviously but is the guitar player the leader/composer? That dip he, and maybe the bassist too, repeat almost throughout got kind of funny, esp the last run of it. The last 4:24 minutes or so there's a really interesting shift and calls to mind another style of Miles. Are there any Miles Davis connections? Then that spooky percussion finish- just wild.

I'm glad yall love 'em. Ties make no sense to me at all as I don't understand the necessity of wearing knotted fabric around my neck. I wear them only when required. I'm just not big on accessories I guess. Anyway, I've got several of McLean's Prestige albums from the 50s and I really do enjoy them.

I don't think anyone was making an issue of Brooks' sexuality but rather questioning whether that may have had something to do with what appears to be mistreatment by BN's owners at the time and/or others. The initial question was more indicting of Lion & Wolff, not Brooks.

Yeah, don’t hesitate on Peace Treaty

Take speed reading to a whole new level