JSngry Posted April 17, 2023 Author Report Posted April 17, 2023 Sun Ra - Hendersonia A delightful Yang to Benny Goodman's delightful Yin. Quote
BillF Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 8 hours ago, dougcrates said: 👍 Now playing: Quote
mjazzg Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 16 hours ago, rostasi said: Thanks for the heads-up on that. I'm seeing Vol. 2 too. The folks from Magma sent me this the other day: Yes, I ordered both. They had deal with a discount to do so Quote
optatio Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said: 👍 - as LP on my shelf. Quote
EKE BBB Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 1955 Verve Take 2 edition, including and Quote
jazzcorner Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 20 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: ☝️😁 super pianist! Quote
HutchFan Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) NP: Duke Ellington - Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron) A concert recording of an ordinary night on the road that captures the nonchalant, extraordinary brilliance of EKE & his orchestra. Edited April 17, 2023 by HutchFan Quote
jazzbo Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 Dizzy Gillespie “A Portrait of Duke Ellington” Verve cd Interestingly the arrangements by Clare Fischer went uncredited on the original LP. An intriguing treatment of Ellington pieces. Quote
jlhoots Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 Jason Moran: From The Dancehall To The Battlefield Quote
jazzbo Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 “The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 5 (1956-1958)” disc 1 Quote
HutchFan Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, jazzbo said: Interestingly the arrangements by Clare Fischer went uncredited on the original LP. An intriguing treatment of Ellington pieces. I've never quite connected with that album -- despite loving Clare Fischer's arranging in all sorts of other contexts. It's likely my own inability to get beyond my ingrained notions of what Ellington's music is "supposed" to sound like. Then again, it might also be a case of two artist that I love who don't necessarily sound great together. (See also: Thelonious' album Monk's Blues, arranged by Oliver Nelson.) Edited April 17, 2023 by HutchFan Quote
jazzbo Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, HutchFan said: I've never quite connected with that album -- despite loving Clare Fischer's arranging in all sorts of other contexts. It's likely my own inability to get beyond my ingrained notions of what Ellington's music is "supposed" to sound like. Then again, it might also be a case of two artist that I love who don't necessarily sound great together. (See also: Thelonious' album Monk's Blues, arranged by Oliver Nelson.) I really have fallen out of "like" with Oliver Nelson's arrangements in general, and never really have liked the Monk that much. I know what you mean about the Gillespie. . .I was pretty lukewarm to chilled about it for some time but the last few times I've spinned it I have liked it more. And this time through I thought the way Dizzy wove in and out of the arrangements very interesting, and I liked that the arrangements didn't follow usual "Ellingtonian" directions. Quote
AllenLowe Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Jason Moran: From The Dancehall To The Battlefield I am going to say something self-promotional here; Jason is a great pianist, but that album to me represents the worst kind of pseudo-interpretation of older materials. It sounds like just another stiff white version of old-timey music (in spite of some "contemporary" sounding soloists who end up just sounding like they are at the wrong session). Musicians who do these kinds of projects tend to expose themselves as having not really listened to that old sound - black and white - and have ended up with these awful, polite examinations of what should be unruly music. Now the self-promotional aspect of this post - on our new release I do a JR Europe reference of sorts with a thing we did called Castles in Sand, which is miles above anything on that Moran album. It's frustrating to hear people flocking to fame, when the music is what should be essential. Edited April 17, 2023 by AllenLowe Quote
HutchFan Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, jazzbo said: I know what you mean about the Gillespie. . .I was pretty lukewarm to chilled about it for some time but the last few times I've spinned it I have liked it more. And this time through I thought the way Dizzy wove in and out of the arrangements very interesting, and I liked that the arrangements didn't follow usual "Ellingtonian" directions. I'm fully open to the idea that my problems with the Gillespie/Fischer album are MY problems. But that's not case with the Monk/Nelson album. 11 minutes ago, jazzbo said: I really have fallen out of "like" with Oliver Nelson's arrangements in general, and never really have liked the Monk that much. That's interesting. Oliver Nelson arrangements are still thrilling to me*. * with one exception. Edited April 17, 2023 by HutchFan Quote
mjazzg Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Jason Moran: From The Dancehall To The Battlefield I wish he didn't price his download releases so high (I pay sales tax on top in the UK) he has every right to of course. I saw that in concert and really enjoyed it. Maybe I should pony up the money Edited April 17, 2023 by mjazzg Quote
HutchFan Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 Fania All Stars - Historia de la Salsa I think of salsa/Latin music & jazz as a Venn diagram with varying degrees of overlap. The two genres are not the same thing, but there's often (maybe even usually) loads in common. That said, I think there's enough jazz feeling in this compilation album for me to post it here. Just in case anyone was wondering ... Quote
jlhoots Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, AllenLowe said: I am going to say something self-promotional here; Jason is a great pianist, but that album to me represents the worst kind of pseudo-interpretation of older materials. It sounds like just another stiff white version of old-timey music (in spite of some "contemporary" sounding soloists who end up just sounding like they are at the wrong session). Musicians who do these kinds of projects tend to expose themselves as having not really listened to that old sound - black and white - and have ended up with these awful, polite examinations of what should be unruly music. Now the self-promotional aspect of this post - on our new release I do a JR Europe reference of sorts with a thing we did called Castles in Sand, which is miles above anything on that Moran album. It's frustrating to hear people flocking to fame, when the music is what should be essential. Glad you liked it. 💀 Quote
AllenLowe Posted April 17, 2023 Report Posted April 17, 2023 55 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Glad you liked it. 💀 I found it edifying. Since I've listened to it I have become a MAGA person, since the recording fits the persona of people who are deathly afraid of real blackness. Quote
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