Guest akanalog Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 anyone have strong feelings on any of these discs? lous hayes-variety is the spice of life fumio karashima-hot islands barney wilen-autojazz rufus harley-re creation of the gods most are japanese import prices so figured i would ask before wasting 20 something bucks a disc. thank you. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 Louis Hayes' "Variety is the Spice of Life" is an excellent album, very enjoyable and appealing. I have not heard the others. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) Read the write-ups on Wilen's "Auto Jazz". A very unique recording. Some have wondered where the "Jazz" part of the title comes in. Edited July 10, 2006 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote
Guest akanalog Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 yeah i read about the wilen and it sounds interesting and i like the cover art a lot. so is the music obscured by the race recordings to the degree it is almost secondary? Quote
JSngry Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 The Rufus Harley side is a real trip, but only if you dig Rufus Harley's whole trip. It's not at all like his old Atlantic sides, there's a much more modal vibe going on, and there's a lot of overt "spiritual" (in both the commonly understood & the dusty groove senses ) goings on. Definitely not for everybody, but I dug it. Quote
BFrank Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 anyone have strong feelings on any of these discs? lous hayes-variety is the spice of life fumio karashima-hot islands barney wilen-autojazz rufus harley-re creation of the gods most are japanese import prices so figured i would ask before wasting 20 something bucks a disc. thank you. I like that Louis Hayes album a lot, too. It's probably a little more "commersh" than you're used to hearing from him, but it works. But with Leon Thomas, Frank Strozier, Harold Mabern and Cecil McBee, you know there's some value. FWIW, this version of "My Favorite Things" burns down the HOUSE! Mabern's on fire. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 No, the race recordings don't obscure the jazz in "Autojazz" to me. . . they weave around and through and color it. Interesting recording, but I'm not really sure you'll be happy spending the money on it. Quote
felser Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 anyone have strong feelings on any of these discs? lous hayes-variety is the spice of life fumio karashima-hot islands barney wilen-autojazz rufus harley-re creation of the gods most are japanese import prices so figured i would ask before wasting 20 something bucks a disc. thank you. I like that Louis Hayes album a lot, too. It's probably a little more "commersh" than you're used to hearing from him, but it works. But with Leon Thomas, Frank Strozier, Harold Mabern and Cecil McBee, you know there's some value. FWIW, this version of "My Favorite Things" burns down the HOUSE! Mabern's on fire. It's a nice enough album, but to me it has always been less than the sum of its parts, and I wouldn't pay import $ for it. Quote
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