EKE BBB Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 Next Thursday I will attend Ornette Coleman Quartet´s performance at the Galapajazz (Galapagar, Madrid). Programación Festival Galapajazz http://www.harmolodic.com/ornette/frameset_now.html Has anybody seen them lately? Any impressions? Looks like this is a summer of "legends passing by" in Spain: Ornette Coleman & Herbie Hancock (Galapajazz), Sonny Rollins (Vitoria)... Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 Next Thursday I will attend Ornette Coleman Quartet´s performance at the Galapajazz (Galapagar, Madrid). Programación Festival Galapajazz http://www.harmolodic.com/ornette/frameset_now.html Has anybody seen them lately? Any impressions? Looks like this is a summer of "legends passing by" in Spain: Ornette Coleman & Herbie Hancock (Galapajazz), Sonny Rollins (Vitoria)... Ornette was fantastic in London last year - I was absolutely made up that I saw him. Absolutely first rate playing, and with a first-rate band (IMHO - I know not everyone likes Denardo's playing). Quote
kh1958 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 (edited) He just played at Carnegie Hall. I was not there but the reviews said the group is now a quintet--Denardo, Greg Cohen, Tony Falanga, and Albert McDowell--three basses! Edited June 27, 2006 by kh1958 Quote
jazzbo Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 I saw the Quartet version a year and a half back or so. . . (I think, timeframes are becoming fuzzy for me) and it was stupendous, probably the best jazz show I've seen in ten years. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 He just played at Carnegie Hall. I was not there but the reviews said the group is now a quintet--Denardo, Greg Cohen, Tony Falanga, and Albert McDowell--three basses! The third bass is electric! Quote
WD45 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 He just played at Carnegie Hall. I was not there but the reviews said the group is now a quintet--Denardo, Greg Cohen, Tony Falanga, and Albert McDowell--three basses! The third bass is electric! Isn't that illegal? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 He just played at Carnegie Hall. I was not there but the reviews said the group is now a quintet--Denardo, Greg Cohen, Tony Falanga, and Albert McDowell--three basses! The third bass is electric! Isn't that illegal? Only in the American League. Quote
sal Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 I saw the quartet something like 2 or 3 years ago. It was easily one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. Quote
ep1str0phy Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 He just played at Carnegie Hall. I was not there but the reviews said the group is now a quintet--Denardo, Greg Cohen, Tony Falanga, and Albert McDowell--three basses! Jus wondrin--just how permanent was/is this lineup? Quote
WD45 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 I saw the quartet something like 2 or 3 years ago. It was easily one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. Same here. Quote
7/4 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 He just played at Carnegie Hall. I was not there but the reviews said the group is now a quintet--Denardo, Greg Cohen, Tony Falanga, and Albert McDowell--three basses! Jus wondrin--just how permanent was/is this lineup? I think Albert McDowell is new to this group, the band I saw in November "only" had two basses. Quote
EKE BBB Posted July 3, 2006 Author Report Posted July 3, 2006 Thanks all for your input. It was a great concert. Ornette´s blowing was powerful, with his particular phrasing and his incisive tone. Ballads, blues, latin rhythms, some classics ("Lonely Woman", "Turnaround"...) and some "outter" stuff. Denardo Coleman´s unsubtle drumming was the worst part of the concert (happily, the volume was quite reduced for the drums!). Not just a piece of nostalgia. A REALLY GOOD performance (imho) Quote
EKE BBB Posted July 3, 2006 Author Report Posted July 3, 2006 BTW: Line-up was: Ornette Coleman (as, t, v) Tony Falanga (b) Al MacDowell (el b) Denardo Coleman (d) Quote
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