JSngry Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 Haven't been feeling the dance these last few days. Not good. I need the dance, even thought the dance doesn't seem to manifest itself as gracefully and as joyously as I feel it. When I feel it. And I haven't been feeling it, what with all the sad-ass excuse for "America" that's been on display on the TV the last 60 or so hours. Depressing, literally depressing. So I finally schlepped away from the TV and laid down for a nap, carrying the new, copy-protected Silver Blue reissue with me. Slid it into the bedroom boombos, and laid down to sink out of a conscious funk into an unconscious one, hoping that the music would give good sleep. It did, and I woke up just as Hank was beginning his solo on the last tune, "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes". I'd heard this album and this solo before, but less than sixteen bards into it, it started getting GOOD to me, and my still-horizontal body began to dance. When it was over, I played that cut again, remaining upright. This time, it got damn good to me, and I was dancing all over the bedroom. I felt uplifted, better than I had felt all week. What a great piece of music this is! I think I have done had a total response! Quote
Soul Stream Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 Damn you Jim! $6.93 to download the entire CD from iTunes...I couldn't resist. Quote
JSngry Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Posted September 4, 2005 How much beautiful is the dance of Mr. Mobley on this tune! And much love also for the dance of Mssrs. Silver, Watkins, & Taylor, both behind Hank and behind donald Byrd as well, whose own dance is full of love and dance and dancelovelovedance. But HANK! Surely this is one of his most special moments. Quote
JSngry Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Posted September 4, 2005 Well then, this is a good'un! Quote
JSngry Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Posted September 4, 2005 Doug Watkins was recorded very well on this album. Quote
Kalo Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 OK, you've sold me. I haven't danced in a good while. (Though I felt like it Friday night when I heard the Mingus Big Band at the Regattabar in Cambridge. Wow! Life affirming! Too bad it's a "sit-down" club.) Quote
Rosco Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 Music is the healing force of the universe, as someone once said. Quote
JohnS Posted September 6, 2005 Report Posted September 6, 2005 Dance!! It's great when that happens, the joy of jazz. Even to relatively jaded ears like mine I still have to get up from time to time. Quote
BruceH Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Dance!! Dance!! Dance, you magnificent bastards! Quote
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