Dub Modal

Hawkins' efforts on this one make the whole album for me. Some of these tunes could have easily veered off into hokey-ness but for his playing. Very nice showcase for him.

Via Columbia Legacy CD with the three bonus alt takes of Ugly Beauty, Boo Boo's Birthday and Thelonious. A fine session from Larry Gales, that's for sure.

How's this? I'm sure it's great but I withheld from buying it and am pretty sure I'll regret that...

Looks like it's from Cherry Red - inserted track listing below but it's not in the typical list format and it's a bitch to edit. Track Listing: DISC ONE: ORNETTE COLEMAN 1. THE CIRCLE WITH A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE BÉLA BARTÓK 2. NO. III. ADAGIO, FROM MUSIC FOR STRINGS, PERCUSSION AND CELESTA (VON KARAJAN / BERLIN PHILHARMONIC)(FROM KUBRICK’S THE SHINING) LUCIANO BERIO 3. SEQUENZA 1 FOR FLUTE SOLO (SEVERINO GAZZELLONI: FLUTE) KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN 4. GRUPPEN (GROUPS) FOR THREE ORCHESTRAS (CONDUCTORS: BOULEZ-STOCKHAUSEN-MADERNA / COLOGNE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCH.) JOHN COLTRANE 5. AISHA RAVI SHANKAR AND ALI AKBAR KHAN 6. RAGA BILASKHANI TODI ERIC DOLPHY QUARTET 7. GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY FRANZ LISZT 8. NUAGES GRIS (SERGIO FIORENTINO: PIANO) JOHN DOWLAND 9. KING OF DENMARK’S GALLIARD (JULIAN BREAM: LUTE) DISC TWO: BRUNO MADERNA 1. NOTTURNO FOR TAPE EDGARD VARÈSE 2. 3. 4. OCTANDRE, FOR EIGHT INSTRUMENTS (BOULEZ / ORCHESTRA DOMAINE MUSICAL) ERIK SATIE 5. 6. 7. THREE DISTINGUISHED WALTZES OF A JADED DANDY (ALDO CICCOLINI: PIANO) JEAN SIBELIUS 8. – 21. THE TEMPEST – INCIDENTAL MUSIC OP.109B & C (BEECHAM / ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) BENJAMIN BRITTEN 22. – 25. FOUR SEA INTERLUDES (FROM PETER GRIMES) OP. 33A (BOULT / LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) DAPHNE ORAM, DESMOND BRISCOE, NORMAN BAIN 26. PRIVATE DREAMS AND PUBLIC NIGHTMARES JOHN DOWLAND 27. MRS. WHITE’S NOTHING (JULIAN BREAM: LUTE) DISC THREE: MAURICE RAVEL 1. MENUET SUR LE NOM DE HAYDN (MARCELLE MEYER: PIANO) MAURICE RAVEL 2. 3. 4. 5. LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (ANSERMET / ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE) CLAUDE DEBUSSY 6. 7. 8. SONATA FOR FLUTE, VIOLA AND HARP (MELOS ENSEMBLE) IGOR STRAVINSKY 9. – 23. AGON (CONTEST) – BALLET FOR TWELVE DANCERS (ROSBAUD / SOUTH WEST GERMAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) ARNOLD SCHOENBERG 24. NO. 1, MÄSSIG, FROM THREE PIANO PIECES OP. 11 (GLENN GOULD: PIANO) HUMPHREY SEARLE 25. 26. TWO MOVEMENTS FROM SYMPHONY NO. 1, OP. 23 (BOULT / LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) JOHN DOWLAND 27. FORLORN HOPE FANCY (JULIAN BREAM: LUTE) DISC FOUR: CHARLES IVES 1. PIANO SONATA NO. 2 “CONCORD, MASS., 1840-1860” IV. THOREAU (ALOYS KONTARSKY: PIANO) ANTON WEBERN 2. 3. SYMPHONY OP. 21 (CRAFT / STUDIO ORCHESTRA) PIERRE BOULEZ 4. LE MARTEAU SANS MAÎTRE: NO. 1, AVANT L’ARTISANAT FURIEUX (CRAFT) LUIGI NONO 5. POLIFONICA-MONODIA-RITMICA FOR ENSEMBLE (MADERNA / ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA) JOHN CAGE 6. – 9. AMORES FOR PREPARED PIANO AND PERCUSSION (JOHN CAGE: PIANO) PIERRE HENRY 10. LE VOILE D’ORPHEE I (VERSION INTEGRALE) OLIVIER MESSIAEN 11. LE BANQUET CÉLESTE (OLIVIER MESSIAEN: ORGAN) BILL EVANS TRIO 12. RE: PERSON I KNEW

Finally, a reissue. Great news.

I've almost got June's put together, however in paring down the tracklist I've got some spillover that I could weave into another BFT. Unless others want to sign up for one of the open months of September or November, I'll be happy to step in. Just let me know.

Playing this BFT again and have to say that #3 is my absolute favorite song out of the whole thing. Actually, that sequence from 3 through 5 is fantastic. The Martino is an earworm that for me works very well. It's like a CTI track without Sebesky's arrangements, so a little more raw. And the contrast with the last two tracks by Nichols & Taylor is amazing.

Man, what a tune that is!

A friend of mine helped put this performance (a virtual mini-concert) of Bach's Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor together with other trombonists from around the country (and Canada). Was listening to it on this morning's walk and enjoyed it. Figured some of you may enjoy it too, especially if you dig trombone:

Ha, thanks for putting "younger" in quotations. My jazz listening is toddler age, so the collection isn't vast and since there's been over 200 BFTs, likely most of that ground has been covered. I do plan on doing a search to make sure no repeats but I have no choice in terms of going outside the lines so to speak. Your last track on this one tipped me to another song I have in the collection that is similar in style, done decades ago, but damn if I can find it just yet. Glad I've got a few months...but it certainly ain't jazz, but definitely within the improvising and creating originality idiom which is the theme I'll stick to.

Well, I'm starting to cobble together my own BFT submission (for June, I think) and it won't be 100% "jazz" so I hope that's ok as well.

Literally lol'ing imagining this right now

Instabuyc from me

Thanks for the spoilers! I just added some titles to my want list. Should've known it was Martino on 9!

Yeah, it's a real tragedy because it typically involves alienation from friends and family. I hope she gets out of that cult. Now playing:

See her Twitter feed. She hasn't posted since Jan, but all back in 2020 she was reposting and hashtagging it. She's conservative, fine, but went off the deep end unfortunately.

No worries. That new link worked for me but I'll definitely take advantage of the site when I ge time to listen again. Thanks for your work on this!

As long as she's able to break out of that Q spell. Otherwise she very well could be bringing plates of broken glass and calling it gourmet.

1 - Sultry groove & singing. Feels like I should be able to name the sax player but I can't. Don't know the singer either. 2- Hmmm...is this Ike Quebec? I've heard this song before, so thinking it's a standard. Maybe not Quebec, but someone with a real clean, expressive tone - Gene Ammons maybe? 3 - Very soulful track. Nice composition and layers in the arrangement with what sounds like a bari beneath that flute. Only complaint is that it's too short. 4 - I really love the piano and bass playing off each other in the beginning of this track. Love it. They keep it going as well...so nice. Love that alto player bending those notes as well. (I think it's alto anyway). This is a familiar tune but I can't name it. Also love the brush work during the piano solo. Is this Art Pepper? Well...maybe Lee Konitz? (lol - see this is identified and I'm totally wrong on alto ) 5- Man, this is one meditative track. The way the piano is recorded I'd guess they're the leader of the date. The rest of the composition is ok. The piano and drums are what stand out most to me. 6 - Vibes player lets 'em ring. Track is really slow, kind of a sad tune. 7 - Maybe it's my own mood tonight but this is another song that might benefit from a bit faster tempo. Good blues number and I like the sax player. As this goes on that intro/head they keep playing gets more grating, to the point that I'm glad when it's over. 8 - "Baltimore Oriole" She's got a good voice. Guessing it's Sheila Jordan from this release. 9 - Ok, I think I listened to this song recently. CTI right? Everyone's killing it. Nice groove, great song. 10 - Bass player is killing it. Love the trombone playing as well. Almost wish the piano wasn't there at all. Nothing against the player, but these guys seem ready to fly. 11 - Sounds like a traditional tune played by this piano player who's really vocal at the keys. 12 - Another traditional sounding tune, but a different style for sure. Really like the drumming on this one. 13 - No guesses here either. Once it gets into it I enjoy the song much better, esp if I concentrate on the percussive aspects of the piano. Then it becomes almost like a percussion ensemble and opens up the funk that's in the composition. Not many guesses here for me. Enjoyed it though.

Yeah, this Hammer stuff is great. Never heard it myself but loving it.

Link doesn't work. Although I'm suspicious of an April Fool's gag here...

Great stuff. That Caravans track led me down a Womack Brothers rabbit hole (Curtis Womack - phenomenal) for a little bit. Inez's singing style reminded me so much of them.