Dmitry Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 1. MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, on Capitol Cannonball Adderley Nat Adderley cornet Cannonball Adderley alto sax Charles Lloyd tenor sax, flute Joe Zawinul piano Sam Jones bass Louis Hayes drums NYC, October 19 & 21, 1964 This album is an often overlooked Cannonball gem, imo. Lloyd is a killer on the flute. 2. NAVARACK, from HARMONIC CONVERGENCE, on Dem Dem's Demos Nick Demopoulos Nick Demopoulos guitar Katisse Buckingham saxophones, flute Mike Elizondo bass Joel Alpers drums Los Angeles, 1997 A jazz buddy stumbled upon this one in a used bin and it killed him. I played my burned copy to death, hooked up with Nick and bought my own from him direct. This is one of the best albums of the 1990s, again imo. You've got to get it. Whoever is interested I can probably get Nick's email address. Totally unknown players, I wasn't surprised that no one had gotten it right. The melody is Mediterranean or Middle-Eastern in a Tristano way, a cerebral blues maybe. 3. OPUS D'AMOUR, from LEE KONITZ MEETS DON FRIEDMAN, on Camerata Lee Konitz Don Friedman Piano Lee Konitz Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) Tsutomu Okada Bass Jeff Williams Drums Japan 1996 It's not the crème de la crème Lee Konitz performance from the last 10 years, but it's just nice. It's a mellow very well recorded album. I'm surprised noone guessed Don Friedman, that was a let-down. 4. 3 from MAGIC WATER, on AVA Records Anatoly Vapirov Yury Parfionov trumpet, flugelhorn Yury Kuznetsov piano Vladimir Volkov bass Stoyan Yankoulov tupan, percussion Andrey Prozorov alto sax Anatoly Vapirov soprano sax Varna, Bulgaria August 2, 1997 It's a pretty neat cd, not sure if it's available. These are the live tracks from the Varna Summer Jazz Festival in Varna, Bulgaria. Citizens of 3 Eastern European States converge in a wild rodeo of a tune. the rest of the disc is wild too. 3 is the track title, not a mistake. 5. WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE, from THE NEWEST SOUND AROUND, on RCA Victor Jeanne Lee, vocals Ran Blake, piano NYC, 11/15/61 Wow, what can I say. It's one of those albums that will continue being avant-garde forever. I love this record. 6. HIGH HOPES, from the IMPRESSIONS OF A PATCH OF BLUE Walt Dickerson Walt Dickerson vibes Sun Ra piano, harpsichord, celeste Bob Cunningham bass Roger Blank drums, timpani NYC, ca. late 1965 This was my first introduction to Dickerson, when I was only beginning my jazz journey and lurking at the then brand new BN Board. This record is like a painting at the Frick or a good book. 7. ANGEL from the NEW KINGDOM, on Delmark Roy Campbell Roy Campbell Trumpet, Flugelhorn Ricardo Strobert Alto Sax, Flute Bryan Carrott Vibes William Parker Bass Zen Matsuura Drums This is a pretty charged record from inside, they deliver the message. A William Parker tune, btw. 8. STRATUSPHUNK, from NOW'S THE TIME Hal McKusick Charlie Persip Drums Frank Socolow Alto Sax Connie Kay Drums Jay Cameron Baritone Sax Barry Galbraith Guitar Milt Hinton Bass Bill Evans Piano Art Farmer Trumpet Hal McKusick Alto Sax NYC, 1957 We all love that tune, I think. I just recently bought this cd and have been spinning it, so it was a natural for the BFT. I think most of you know more about McKusick than I. 9. EL SONIDO NUEVO, from EL SONIDO NUEVO: The New Soul Sound, on Verve Cal Tjader Eddie Palmieri George Castro Flute, Percussion Tommy Lopez Drums Manny Oquendo Drums Eddie Palmieri Piano Julian Priester Trombone Ismael Quintana Percussion Bobby Rodriguez Bass José "Jochy" Rodríguez Trombone Barry Rogers Trombone, Conga Cal Tjader Vibraphone Mark Weinstein Trombone RVG Studio, NJ, 1966 Sweet cd, but another case when 2 records merged on one cd lose some tracks. I'm on the look-out for the Lps. Afro-Cuban jazz is not my specialty, but I dig this cd a lot, it has not only great tunes, but awesome playing and superb arrangements. I'm buying more Tjader now and definitely more Palmieri. 10. SOLITUDE II from the Soundtrack to the TAXI BLUES, on DRG Records Vladimir Chekasin Somewhere in Europe, ca. 1990-91 Bargain-priced on eBay is the way to go on this one. It's a moody piece, an unusually "together" playing by the member of the ChGT Trio [Chekasin Ganelin Tarasov]. The trio is no more, and the former members have been up to different things, I think Tarasov had a drum duo record with Andrew Cyrille. Ganelin was into electronic music, and who knows what Chekasin has been doing. But here it is. Quote
Д.Д. Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 (edited) 4. 3 from MAGIC WATER, on AVA Records Anatoly Vapirov Yury Parfionov trumpet, flugelhorn Yury Kuznetsov piano Vladimir Volkov bass Stoyan Yankoulov tupan, percussion Andrey Prozorov alto sax Anatoly Vapirov soprano sax Varna, Bulgaria August 2, 1997 It's a pretty neat cd, not sure if it's available. These are the live tracks from the Varna Summer Jazz Festival in Varna, Bulgaria. Citizens of 3 Eastern European States converge in a wild rodeo of a tune. the rest of the disc is wild too. 3 is the track title, not a mistake. Vapirov has his own label AVA records, and you can purchase his CDs from him directly: http://www.vsjf.com/ava-frameset-1024x768_E.htm 10. SOLITUDE II from the Soundtrack to the TAXI BLUES, on DRG Records Vladimir Chekasin Somewhere in Europe, ca. 1990-91 Bargain-priced on eBay is the way to go on this one. It's a moody piece, an unusually "together" playing by the member of the ChGT Trio [Chekasin Ganelin Tarasov]. The trio is no more, and the former members have been up to different things, I think Tarasov had a drum duo record with Andrew Cyrille. Ganelin was into electronic music, and who knows what Chekasin has been doing. But here it is. Ganelin Trio reunited in 2002 after 15 years of inactivity, and produced a pretty nice (if not essentail) record: http://www.leorec.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_375 I think there is more coming from them later this year on Leo. Edited November 15, 2004 by Д.Д. Quote
Dmitry Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Posted November 15, 2004 Vapirov has his own label AVA records, and you can purchase his CDs from him directly: http://www.vsjf.com/ava-frameset-1024x768_E.htm Awesome. In that case I also recommend this album - Quote
Д.Д. Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 4. 3 from MAGIC WATER, on AVA Records Anatoly Vapirov Yury Parfionov trumpet, flugelhorn Yury Kuznetsov piano Vladimir Volkov bass Stoyan Yankoulov tupan, percussion Andrey Prozorov alto sax Anatoly Vapirov soprano sax Varna, Bulgaria August 2, 1997 It's a pretty neat cd, not sure if it's available. These are the live tracks from the Varna Summer Jazz Festival in Varna, Bulgaria. Citizens of 3 Eastern European States converge in a wild rodeo of a tune. the rest of the disc is wild too. 3 is the track title, not a mistake. Vapirov has his own label AVA records, and you can purchase his CDs from him directly: http://www.vsjf.com/ava-frameset-1024x768_E.htm Alsa, one disc of the Golden Years of Soviet New Jazz Vol. I set on Leo is dedicated to Vapirov's music: http://www.leorec.com/?m=select&id=CD_GY_401/404 Quote
brownie Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 3. OPUS D'AMOUR, from LEE KONITZ MEETS DON FRIEDMAN, on Camerata Lee Konitz Don Friedman Piano Lee Konitz Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) Tsutomu Okada Bass Jeff Williams Drums Japan 1996 It's not the crème de la crème Lee Konitz performance from the last 10 years, but it's just nice. It's a mellow very well recorded album. I'm surprised noone guessed Don Friedman, that was a let-down. I did hint at Don Friedman but I posted too late. I have never seen (or heard) this Konitz album. I checked the Don Friedman discography on the Michael Fitzgerald site and did not think the BFT track originated from this session. This is going to be a hard one to find! But I'll be looking for it! No wonder I could not find any of the players from track 2. It looks really good but I'm not even try to bother searching for this CD. Talk about obscure! Quote
mikeweil Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 (edited) 4. 3 from MAGIC WATER, on AVA Records Anatoly Vapirov Yury Parfionov trumpet, flugelhorn Yury Kuznetsov piano Vladimir Volkov bass Stoyan Yankoulov tupan, percussion Andrey Prozorov alto sax Anatoly Vapirov soprano sax Varna, Bulgaria August 2, 1997 I will purchase this. Are there more tracks with Bulgarian rhythms on any of the other CDs? Can anyone tell the nationality of the musicians involved here, especially who are the Bulgarians? The tupan is the drum used in Bulgarian folk music, a small bass drum carried in front of the belly, ca 12 - 14 inches in diameter, hit with a thick wooden beater on the right head and a long thin wooden rod on the left head - when you rest the latter on the head while hitting the right side you get a snare effect. This is a type of drum and playing technique found all over Eastern Europe and the Orient over to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India - the Greek call it dauli, the Kurds call it davul, but theirs are larger. Impossible to say who invented it. It is however probable it was brought to the Balkan area during the Osman occupation, or by the Proto-Bulgarians. I would have bet there was a trap set player besides the tupan - is it really only one drummer? If so, my hat is off!!! Was there no Varna Jazz Festival in 2004? One page linked does not display a year - anyway, I will try to coordinate our next Bulgaria vacation with the festival, if possible. Edited November 15, 2004 by mikeweil Quote
mikeweil Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 This is a Pakistani tabl baladi, from the same family, to give you an idea: It is a very interesting thing to apply rhythmic patterns and playing techniques of this drum type to the trap set - I am always disappointed that most Turkish and Kurdish drummers play standard rock/funk patterns instead of the ones from theuir own heritage, which are just as funky! Quote
mikeweil Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 Found a pic of a Bulgarian tupan player - although this has plastic heads and is larger than the ones I have seen in folkloric bands. Quote
couw Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 Yury Parfionov trumpet, flugelhorn Yury Kuznetsov piano Vladimir Volkov bass Stoyan Yankoulov tupan, percussion Andrey Prozorov alto sax Anatoly Vapirov soprano sax Can anyone tell the nationality of the musicians involved here, especially who are the Bulgarians? google tells me that Yury Parfionov is Russian Yury Kuznetsov is Ukranian Vladimir Volkov is Russian Stoyan Yankoulov is Bulgarian Anatoly Vapirov is Russian can't seem to find out about Andrey Prozorov Quote
mikeweil Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 This is a 12" Bulgarian tupan - the one used on track 4 may be similar. Quote
Big Al Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 The more I listened to this, the more I enjoyed those specific tracks I enjoyed the first time around. Here’s hoping the “unknown” musicians on track 2 become more well-known! Quote
brownie Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 10. SOLITUDE II from the Soundtrack to the TAXI BLUES, on DRG Records Vladimir Chekasin Somewhere in Europe, ca. 1990-91 Bargain-priced on eBay is the way to go on this one. It's a moody piece, an unusually "together" playing by the member of the ChGT Trio [Chekasin Ganelin Tarasov]. The trio is no more, and the former members have been up to different things, I think Tarasov had a drum duo record with Andrew Cyrille. Ganelin was into electronic music, and who knows what Chekasin has been doing. But here it is. Didn't realize this was from the soundtrack of the film 'Taxi Blues'! Saw the Pavel Lungin film about ten years ago. Bleak but excellent film with a walk-on surprise appearance by Hal Singer. The music did not leave a major impression at the time. Might be time for a reevaluation! Quote
Dmitry Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Posted November 15, 2004 Saw the Pavel Lungin film about ten years ago. Bleak but excellent film with a walk-on surprise appearance by Hal Singer. The music did not leave a major impression at the time. Might be time for a reevaluation! It's what they call an incidental soundtrack, most of the pieces are worth listening to no more than once. I bought it only because it was cheap and obscure. in other words - save your money for something else. IMO. Quote
John B Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 2. NAVARACK, from HARMONIC CONVERGENCE, on Dem Dem's Demos Nick Demopoulos Nick Demopoulos guitar Katisse Buckingham saxophones, flute Mike Elizondo bass Joel Alpers drums Los Angeles, 1997 A jazz buddy stumbled upon this one in a used bin and it killed him. I played my burned copy to death, hooked up with Nick and bought my own from him direct. This is one of the best albums of the 1990s, again imo. You've got to get it. Whoever is interested I can probably get Nick's email address. Totally unknown players, I wasn't surprised that no one had gotten it right. The melody is Mediterranean or Middle-Eastern in a Tristano way, a cerebral blues maybe. 4. 3 from MAGIC WATER, on AVA Records Anatoly Vapirov Yury Parfionov trumpet, flugelhorn Yury Kuznetsov piano Vladimir Volkov bass Stoyan Yankoulov tupan, percussion Andrey Prozorov alto sax Anatoly Vapirov soprano sax Varna, Bulgaria August 2, 1997 It's a pretty neat cd, not sure if it's available. These are the live tracks from the Varna Summer Jazz Festival in Varna, Bulgaria. Citizens of 3 Eastern European States converge in a wild rodeo of a tune. the rest of the disc is wild too. 3 is the track title, not a mistake. 10. Vladimir Chekasin Somewhere in Europe, ca. 1990-91 Bargain-priced on eBay is the way to go on this one. It's a moody piece, an unusually "together" playing by the member of the ChGT Trio [Chekasin Ganelin Tarasov]. The trio is no more, and the former members have been up to different things, I think Tarasov had a drum duo record with Andrew Cyrille. Ganelin was into electronic music, and who knows what Chekasin has been doing. But here it is. I'll have to track down copies of these. Thank you for including these on the test! Quote
Bright Moments Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 dmitry, please help me track down a copy of the cd for #2. thanks! B-) Quote
.:.impossible Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 7. ANGEL from the NEW KINGDOM, on Delmark Roy Campbell Roy Campbell Trumpet, Flugelhorn Ricardo Strobert Alto Sax, Flute Bryan Carrott Vibes William Parker Bass Zen Matsuura Drums This is a pretty charged record from inside, they deliver the message. A William Parker tune, btw. Man, I don't know about this album. The inclusion of Bryan Carrot makes this a definite purchase. That trio track is killer though! Quote
Big Al Posted November 25, 2004 Report Posted November 25, 2004 5. WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE, from THE NEWEST SOUND AROUND, on RCA Victor Jeanne Lee, vocals Ran Blake, piano NYC, 11/15/61 Wow, what can I say. It's one of those albums that will continue being avant-garde forever. I love this record. FWIW, according to Jazzmatazz, BMG Germany is reissuing this in 24-bit sound on December 7. Quote
dutchmanx Posted November 30, 2004 Report Posted November 30, 2004 Sorry for o/t. Signed on October 16th by email. Never got a reply. Can somebody provide me with a copy? Andrew Quote
Dmitry Posted December 5, 2004 Author Report Posted December 5, 2004 Signed on October 16th by email. Never got a reply. Cd-r was mailed. I'm not surprised it didn't arrive. My experience with mailing things to Russia is dismal. Seems like most mail is being stolen either by the P.O. staff or from people's mail boxes by their neighbors. I only send things to my friends in Moscow with a courier. Sorry about that. Quote
Dmitry Posted December 5, 2004 Author Report Posted December 5, 2004 To all those who expressed interest in obtaining a cd of the terrific track # 2, I encourage you to Nick Demopoulos direct through his web-site - http://www.exegesisonline.com/ The whole cd is nothing short of wonderful. One of the best discs of the 1990s, imo. Quote
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