Rabshakeh Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Aja Monet - When The Poems Do What They Do This is a jazz poetry record that I have been enjoying recently. Monet's poetry isn't very good (she is very much a product of academia), but she's learned her lessons well from records at least and she knows what delivery works in this context. The band is great. The artist formerly known as Christian Scott, the Pinderhughes sisters (who I don't know but for whom I will look out for) and several others. Sleek modern spiritual jazz. Maybe I am just getting old and more tolerant of this stuff, but I liked this record. Black Eagle Jazz Band - Gretna 1982 Now streaming this really top notch Dixieland circuit record from 1982 via YouTube, after a mention of it in this month's Syncopated Times. Quote
Pim Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 5 hours ago, T.D. said: This might be rough and a mess in some ways, but if so it's a glorious mess. Yeah that’s a great one. I love Elmo Hope. 16 hours ago, dougcrates said: Original LP. Probably need to part with this one. I've never been able to get into it. I agree. There are some very good arts but also less interesting parts. It’s too inconsistent. Quote
Holy Ghost Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 23 hours ago, Referentzhunter said: A beautiful record. 17 hours ago, dougcrates said: Original LP. Probably need to part with this one. I've never been able to get into it. Feel exactly the same about the Larry Ridley. Love both bassists and the record sleeves are killer Strata East, but the music is so underwhelming. I keep the Ridley only for the record jacket, which is pretty sweet. Quote
Holy Ghost Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Last record I listened to with my Mom before she passed in 2011. She really dug Sonny, along with Miles, and Bird. She was upset learning about Miles' passing in 1991. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Cold start to the morning, but I’m getting used to that. Other parts of the nation are having heat waves. . . . Starting off with Miles Davis “Miles '54 (The Prestige Recordings)” 2 cd set, disc 1 This is my second copy of this set as my first copy had a defective track. I have this material several other times elsewhere but I really enjoy the Paul Blackmore transfers Concord has been using, they sound excellent. The '55 recording set is due out soon. Quote
Holy Ghost Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Maybe the most interesting period of Sonny's career in my opinion: the RCA sides. Quote
Referentzhunter Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Replay of this gem of a record (2024 repress). It's a strange eclectic 'thing' that keep stangers at a distance. Masterpiece is a term that comes to my mind while listening to this record while i am not enterily sure about that (for now). Repeated listening recommended. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Dave Burrell and Sam Woodyard, The Lost Session, Paris, 1979 (No Business) Quote
Referentzhunter Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 3 hours ago, Holy Ghost said: A beautiful record. 👍, ... 'I Still Haven't Found What I am Looking For' is my favorite track. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Gabriele Mitelli, John Edwards and Mark Sanders – Three Tsuru Origami Quote
T.D. Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 26 minutes ago, rostasi said: So, there's "math rock." Is there such a thing as "math jazz?" I'm a nerd and former math major. If there's "math jazz" I'd like to hear some. Although I don't love a lot of the music classified as "math rock". I'm not sure what "math classical" would consist of. Some candidates (microtonalists, Nancarrow) I like, some ("New Complexity") I don't. Would Feldman qualify based on weird time signatures? Quote
jlhoots Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 2 minutes ago, JSngry said: Steve Coleman is pretty mathy I guess Anthony Braxton is too. Quote
JSngry Posted June 2 Author Report Posted June 2 38 minutes ago, rostasi said: So, there's "math rock." Is there such a thing as "math jazz?" Mathy by necessity! https://youtu.be/bS3Nfw9IYMM?si=6i-5pPxWV8KEoaI_ Quote
Rabshakeh Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 (edited) Sue Lynch and Regan Bowering – Sax and Drums 16 minutes ago, T.D. said: I'm a nerd and former math major. If there's "math jazz" I'd like to hear some. Although I don't love a lot of the music classified as "math rock". I'm not sure what "math classical" would consist of. Some candidates (microtonalists, Nancarrow) I like, some ("New Complexity") I don't. Would Feldman qualify based on weird time signatures? I always understand "maths" in musical prefix terms to just mean "has jarring changes in time signatures". A way of saying "proggy" without also suggesting that the music might be lame. Edited June 2 by Rabshakeh Quote
Balladeer Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Chris Cheek - Keepers of the Eastern Door (Analog Tone Factory) Quote
Rabshakeh Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet - Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet Quote
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