randyhersom Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 eMusic announced "A jazz motherlode will arrive 11/18" and it's likely to be Black Saint/Soul Note. So let's have some top ten Black Saint/Soul Note lists to get our engines running. I have very few, but the very first Black Saint, Billy Harper - Black Saint would certainly top my list. The David Murray's are all already available on eMusic, but that's no reason to exclude them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 The rest of my top ten is really a wish lsit Air - Live Air Air - Air Mail Geri Allen - Etudes Ran Blake - Short Life of Barbara Monk Walt Dickerson - Life Rays (already have and love) 6 titles by Jimmy Lyons 5 titles by Andrew Hill 16 titles by Mal Waldron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I like the Trio Hurricane - Suite of Winds disc. Of course, any Bill Dixon will be stupendous, but really who wants to listen to that on their computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I like the Trio Hurricane - Suite of Winds disc. Of course, any Bill Dixon will be stupendous, but really who wants to listen to that on their computer? One needn't listen on computer speakers. I find emusic's mp3s more than acceptable for the cost. And in the case of BS/SN discs, I can barely find/buy them at any price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Trying to come up with some different titles than the already excellent recs above: George Lewis-Shadowgraph Five (Sextet)-BS William Parker-In Order to Survive-BS Steve Lacy Sextet-Troubles-BS The Andrew Cyrille Trio-Good to Go-A Tribut to Bu-SN Anthony Braxton-4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1992-BS Sun Ra Arkestra-Hours After-BS Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus-Spirit of 'Nuf 'Nuf-BS John Lindberg Ensemble-The Catbird Sings-BS Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience-Beautiful Africa-SN Steve Lacy Sextet-The Condor-SN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Honorable mention for What We Live: Trumpets as there is some very fine playing by Leo Smith and Dave Douglas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'd add Pieces of Time, the remarkable collaboration between Kenny Clarke, Milford Graves, Famoudou Don Moye and Andrew Cyrille to that list. But then, I'm a percussionholic... There are so many. I'll have to think on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainwrong Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I like the Trio Hurricane - Suite of Winds disc. Of course, any Bill Dixon will be stupendous, but really who wants to listen to that on their computer? One needn't listen on computer speakers. I find emusic's mp3s more than acceptable for the cost. And in the case of BS/SN discs, I can barely find/buy them at any price. Same here. I'm really hoping this is the surprise for this reason. My recommendations: the Tim Berne tiles, Julius Hemphill - Fat Man and the Hard Blues, all the World Saxophone Quartet albums, Pieces of Time... Whew. There's a ton of good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Lots to chose from but don't overlook JOHN JANG: TWO FLOWERS ON A STEM (Soul Note) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Lots to chose from but don't overlook JOHN JANG: TWO FLOWERS ON A STEM (Soul Note) + Jang's Self Defense! with the Pan-Asian Arkestra... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I still don't own more than 20 or so Black Saint titles, but I thought this one here was great: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hard to pick ten - could easily choose fifty. But here are ten that haven't been mentioned: Andrew Cyrille/Jimmy Lyons/Jeanne Lee: Nuba Anthony Braxton: Six Monk Compositions George Lewis: Homage to Charles Parker John Lindberg/George Lewis/Barry Altschul: Give and Take Marcello Melis: New Village on the Left Muhal Richard Abrams/Malachi Favors: Sightsong Bill Dixon: November 1981 Cecil Taylor: Olu Iwa Ray Anderson: Right Down Your Alley Julius Hemphill: Raw Materials and Residuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) Perusing the online catalog I see that I already own and enjoy George Adams - Hand To Hand and Muhal Richard Abrams - The Hearinga Suite. Has anybody heard the Jeff Palmers? Edited November 5, 2008 by randyhersom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Previous thread: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...hl=black++saint There sure was a lot of great stuff being issued in the 70's and 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Muhal Richard Abrams--The Hearinga Suite --Blues Forever --Mama and Daddy --Blu Blu Blu Blu Blu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Looking forward to Ed Blackwell - Walls Bridges Dewey Redman plays Take The A Train is something I've got to hear. Larry Ochs and Drumming Core - The Neon Truth The old BN board had a long interesting and slightly egotistical top 10 post and this was #1, been curious ever since. Cyrille, Lee, Lyons - Nuba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 A couple of interesting sideman names: Middy Middleton is on a couple of Odean Pope Saxophone Choir albums. I hadn't heard that name since the mid 70s at WRTI where we had a tape of Up From the Cellar, Down From the Attic, his great band with Michael Ray. James Carter and Carl Grubbs pop up on Julius Hemphill dates. Jay Hoggard on a Chico Freeman Quartet date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) Some excellent Italian jazz too - Gianluigi Trovesi, Guido Manusardi, Tiziano Tononi, Giorgio Gaslini and others. I wondered if this might happen given that Camjazz have acquired BS/SN and that Camjazz's titles go straight to e-music. Edited November 5, 2008 by Bev Stapleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Dutch Masters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) Some favorites not yet mentioned... Lacy / Rudd, REGENERATIONBilly Bang, VALVE NO. 10Frank Lowe, EXOTIC HEARTBREAKLeroy Jenkins Sting!, URBAN BLUES Guido Manusardi, THE VILLAGE FAIRRoscoe Mitchell, 3 X 4 EYEAndrew Cyrille, X-MANBaikida Carroll, SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONSJohn Lindberg, QUARTET AFTERSTORMBarry Altschul, IRINA Edited November 6, 2008 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 A second for "Regeneration" and the Muhal Richard Abrams recs of Hot Ptah. Julius Hemphill, Fat Man and the Hard Blues Billy Harper in Europe Steve Lacy, Vespers Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles Don Pullen/Sam Rivers, Capricorn Rising Max Roach, Survivors Andrew Hill, Shades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldB3 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 I don't have a lot of Soul Note but I highly recomend Transit by Karl Berger w/ Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell. If it hits Emusic I will be glad to have in MP3 format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 That is a good one. Abrams' 1-OQA+19 is really nice too, was just giving that a long overdue spin today. "Charlie in the Parker" reminds me of Ra... even though I *know* the AACM-Ra link is spurious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 ...Has anybody heard the Jeff Palmers? I have Island Universe. It's a fine recording although I probably wouldn't put it up in the rarefied "tops" as far as Black Saint/Soul Note in general goes. Birth and Rebirth, the Max Roach/Anthony Braxton duo recording, is brilliant. That's one more that I would classify as essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 All the Muhal's are worthy. I wish I had all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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