clifford_thornton Posted May 11, 2007 Report Posted May 11, 2007 I never thought I'd say this, but I'm really enjoying her singing on this tune... Quote
Guy Berger Posted June 4, 2007 Report Posted June 4, 2007 This looks like a thorough overview of Murray's 90s recordings. Guy Quote
JSngry Posted June 4, 2007 Report Posted June 4, 2007 ... sorta like what Del Shannon did with Andrew Loog Oldham except this one would be unlistenable! And no way could there be a cover as truly....whatever as this one: Quote
tkeith Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 JSngry, really enjoyed your long post, man. You really nailed it. I've seen David a number of times between 1985 and 2005, including the show in Boston where he first presented PAUL GONZALVES, and I've never been disappointed. I can understand why some don't get it, but man, reading your post was like reading my own mind. Thanks for saying it better than I could have. Quote
Debra Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 I agree with Thom about your post, Mr. Sangry. I also wanted to say that since I first started on Organissimo, I have read as many of your posts as possible. I did not know that there was such a well-informed, insightful writer on jazz active today. Quote
JSngry Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Again, thanks. But really... I'm not a "writer". Larry Kart, Chris Albertson, & Allen Lowe are writers, and damn good ones at that. I'm just a guy with feelings, opinions, some semblance of syntax, a computer, and some experience in music as both player, listener, and fan. You'd probably have a better time coming over to the house for some drinks and letting me play Rambling DJ. Warning though, I "stray" from jazz freely, gladly, and wildly. But it all ends up coming back home, at least to my home. Quote
JSngry Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 And btw - if we're going to get "familiar", please call me Jim. Quote
AllenLowe Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 ok james - jimmy jimbo jim dandy Quote
tkeith Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 And btw - if we're going to get "familiar", please call me Jim. I understand... Jim. Sorry, I was showing Being There to my film class today and I'm in a quote rut. Quote
Debra Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Again, thanks. But really... I'm not a "writer". Larry Kart, Chris Albertson, & Allen Lowe are writers, and damn good ones at that. I'm just a guy with feelings, opinions, some semblance of syntax, a computer, and some experience in music as both player, listener, and fan. You'd probably have a better time coming over to the house for some drinks and letting me play Rambling DJ. Warning though, I "stray" from jazz freely, gladly, and wildly. But it all ends up coming back home, at least to my home. Jim, That sounds like fun, having some drinks and letting you play Rambling DJ. What do you mean that you stray freely, gladly and wildly? I am probably picturing it not the way that you mean. Quote
JSngry Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Juat mean that I "free associate" musically, and without too many limits or boundaries or whatever. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Juat mean that I "free associate" musically, and without too many limits or boundaries or whatever. Well, that sounds more interesting than hearing Kenny G in a Starbucks! Quote
Shawn Posted December 11, 2009 Report Posted December 11, 2009 Sorry in advance for being lazy, but I don't want to dig back through all these pages. LOL What do you guys think of the Octet Plays Trane album? I was playing this earlier and really enjoyed it. Murray's playing on Naima is especially tasty. Quote
Captain Hate Posted December 12, 2009 Report Posted December 12, 2009 Sorry in advance for being lazy, but I don't want to dig back through all these pages. LOL What do you guys think of the Octet Plays Trane album? I haven't listened to it for a while but it is probably my favorite Murray disc in recent years. Quote
Guy Berger Posted December 12, 2009 Report Posted December 12, 2009 It's a really nice album. Sorry in advance for being lazy, but I don't want to dig back through all these pages. LOL What do you guys think of the Octet Plays Trane album? I was playing this earlier and really enjoyed it. Murray's playing on Naima is especially tasty. Quote
kh1958 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 On first listen, I'm rather liking Hal Singer's Challenge (Marge). He's playing with David Murray, and Murray's group (Lafayette Gilchrist on piano, Jaribu Shahid on bass, Hamid Drake on drums, and Rasul Siddik on trumpet on two cuts). Four Murray compositions, three by Singer, and one standard. Hal Singer was 91 at the time of this recording. All parties conduct themselves well. Quote
JohnS Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 On first listen, I'm rather liking Hal Singer's Challenge (Marge). He's playing with David Murray, and Murray's group (Lafayette Gilchrist on piano, Jaribu Shahid on bass, Hamid Drake on drums, and Rasul Siddik on trumpet on two cuts). Four Murray compositions, three by Singer, and one standard. Hal Singer was 91 at the time of this recording. All parties conduct themselves well. Thnaks for posting kh, looks like one to investigate. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 On first listen, I'm rather liking Hal Singer's Challenge (Marge). He's playing with David Murray, and Murray's group (Lafayette Gilchrist on piano, Jaribu Shahid on bass, Hamid Drake on drums, and Rasul Siddik on trumpet on two cuts). Four Murray compositions, three by Singer, and one standard. Hal Singer was 91 at the time of this recording. All parties conduct themselves well. Whoa. Curious to hear this. Quote
kh1958 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 On second and third listens I still like this quite a bit. It's one of Murray's best recordings of recent years (his group sounds terrific), plus Hal Singer plays very well, and quite adventurously. Maybe in the few spots his breath falls a little short, but really he's pretty awesome at 91. I got this from dustygroove. Quote
king ubu Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 There was a beautiful promo-video around... definitely one to get, thanks for the endorsement! Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 23, 2011 Report Posted May 23, 2011 They also mean that his swing is funny. And that's something that still bugs me about him. He can swing his rapid-fire shit like a mofo, but his eighth notes still sound funny to me. And I don't know if he's yet to discover that between the eight & thirty-second notes lie the sixteenth note... But still, he does what he does and I have to think that his sense of swing is his own. If he really wanted it to be otherwise, it would be by now. And elsewhere: What I do find a bit tiring about Hawk sometimes, is his rather stiff phrasing. While harmonically, he's all over the place and then some, his phrases consisting almost entirely of eights can be a bit exhaustive. I used to have the same "problem" w/Hawk when I first started checking him out, but when I wasn't looking, it all fell into place fr me and I started hearing the other things in his playing that I still marvel at, notably the way that his tone fits inside his lines perfectly, and how even though his lines are predominately steady eith note oriented (but not as consistently as you might think, depending on the session), his accents and subtle-but-very-real tonal variations create a tension/release within those eight notes (and within his harmonic dissections) that is quite engaging once one becomes aware of it (and it's not always obvious, that's for sure). I'm just a listener, not a musician. Do Murray and Hawkins's rhythmic approaches have anything in common? Guy Quote
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