Big Wheel Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Other than a mention by johnagrandy in the Live Shows forum, there doesn't seem to be any mention on this board of this new album. I had never really paid attention to Apfelbaum. I'm paying attention now. Fans of Dafnis Prieto's drumming will want to grab this posthaste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 (edited) Bumping this up, as I saw the group last night in SF. It is truly a joy to watch this band when it is firing on all cylinders - it is more than the sum of its parts. Prieto is just sick playing these grooves (African polyrhythmic stuff all over the place, often in meters like 7/8. I think I counted one or two tunes that had sections in 11/8 or 13/8.). Abdoulaye Diabate is a treasure. Personnel: Apfelbaum: piano, tenor, harmonium, percussion, flute Prieto: drums Patrice Blanchard: electric bass David Phelps: guitar Jessica Jones, Tony Jones: tenor Peck Allmond: flute, saxes, trumpet (!) Josh Roseman: trombone Charles Burnham: violin Diabate: vocals Josh Jones (guest on encore): conga Natalie Cressman (guest on encore): trombone Edited October 31, 2008 by Big Wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Peter Apfelbaum is a bad boy! I used to go to his shows around the S.F. Bay Area in the mid-late 80's when he had that killin' band "The Hieroglyphics Ensemble" together.. Peter released I believe two discs with that band. Peter also did some collaborations with Don Cherry that are available on disc and DVD. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search...baum&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Yeah, the San Francisco edition of the Hieroglyphics was one hot band. I heard them twice, once with Don Cherry. Was James Harvey in the band when you heard them Randy? I heard the New York Hieroglyphics this past Tuesday in Seattle doing Aural Histories. They were killin'. Hear 'em for sure when they visit your area. You won't be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 don't wanna deflate - however - I heard their cd originally back in the 1980s - always thought it was just more slick/fake World Music - simple grooves, exploitative - (I will now run away and hide) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 don't wanna deflate - however - I heard their cd originally back in the 1980s - always thought it was just more slick/fake World Music - simple grooves, exploitative - (I will now run away and hide) On the contrary my friend, this band was on fire live !!! Very interesting and exciting band.. If you could have seen them live you would feel differently.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm........................................................................ .................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldB3 Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Peter Apfelbaum is a bad boy! I used to go to his shows around the S.F. Bay Area in the mid-late 80's when he had that killin' band "The Hieroglyphics Ensemble" together.. Peter released I believe two discs with that band. Peter also did some collaborations with Don Cherry that are available on disc and DVD. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search...baum&page=1 I use to see the edition of that band with Will Benard all the time back in SF. They put on great shows. Luminous Charms was a killer record, nice mix of Mingus type compositions and outside playing. If Allen has only heard the first album Sings Of Life I can see why he may have that impression but they progressed greatly after that. He is playing with Dafnis Prieto's band this weekend in my hood, think I will go check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Peter Apfelbaum is a bad boy! I used to go to his shows around the S.F. Bay Area in the mid-late 80's when he had that killin' band "The Hieroglyphics Ensemble" together.. Peter released I believe two discs with that band. Peter also did some collaborations with Don Cherry that are available on disc and DVD. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search...baum&page=1 I use to see the edition of that band with Will Benard all the time back in SF. They put on great shows. Luminous Charms was a killer record, nice mix of Mingus type compositions and outside playing. If Allen has only heard the first album Sings Of Life I can see why he may have that impression but they progressed greatly after that. He is playing with Dafnis Prieto's band this weekend in my hood, think I will go check them out. If Allen could have been to that show at Kimball's In S.F. in 1987 he would be a fan.. They were killin' that night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) never mind... Edited November 2, 2008 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 ok, so if I wanted to hear a CD which was not like the one I first heard and which I did not like, what should I listen to (after all, yes, I am an open minded guy, with a liberal mind and an inquiring mind and a mind, after all, is a terrible thing to waste)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 ok, so if I wanted to hear a CD which was not like the one I first heard and which I did not like, what should I listen to (after all, yes, I am an open minded guy, with a liberal mind and an inquiring mind and a mind, after all, is a terrible thing to waste)? Personally, I like Jodoji Brightness quite a bit and I love the tracks Hieroglyphics did with Don Cherry on Multikulti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkeith Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I'll respectfully disagree with Allen on his assessment of this band. Love Apfelbaum. I even liked Luminous Charms (which did not have the extended band). He's one of the few guys of his era that really speaks to me. LOVED the stuff with Don Cherry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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