So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Rabshakeh]

Donald Harrison Jr. Presents The New Orleans Legacy Ensemble – Spirits Of Congo Square

 

[JSngry]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Richardson

Starting from a young age, he first played alto saxophone, taking Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter as models.^[1] By the age of fourteen, he was playing professionally around northern California, and also took up the flute. He studied music at San Francisco State College.^[2] While in the navy, he worked under Marshal Royal in the 45-piece regimental band that was attached to the Navy's preflight training school for pilots at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California. After his discharge, he joined Lionel Hampton`s band in 1949 before moving to New York in 1954.

IMO, that's a huge difference between them and now. A young guy almost had to learn through osmosis. It was schooling, but it was also regular employment. So when Jerome played lead alto, he was carrying all that backstory with him.

Wendell Marshall was with Ellington from 1948-1955!

Art Taylor was one of the ORIGINAL sSucar Hill Gang, but if you believe Sonny, those guys were all into the other way until they heard Bird. And even then ..

Swing or swing, it was organic in a way then that it's probably not now. It evolved but it didn't stop 

I mean, hey -Snooky Young. There it is.

[Holy Ghost]

3 hours ago, optatio said:

👍+1 or 2...

 

 

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[Holy Ghost]

[T.D.]

[Holy Ghost]

Just now, T.D. said:

Those final sessions are a treat👍

[T.D.]

Homecoming is one of my favorites, too. More upbeat than many Elmo albums.

Just noticed: kind of strange that the above 2 covers use the same photo.

[Holy Ghost]

2 minutes ago, T.D. said:

Homecoming is one of my favorites, too. More upbeat than many Elmo albums.

Just noticed: kind of strange that the above 2 covers use the same photo.

Sure do. Maybe the last photo of Elmo🤷‍♂️

[JSngry]

33 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said:

Those final sessions are a treat👍

Indeed. Maybe a missing link between Hassan and Elmo?

[Holy Ghost]

4 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Indeed. Maybe a missing link between Hassan and Elmo?

Think there is. Love the thought there is. 

17 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Indeed. Maybe a missing link between Hassan and Elmo?

Think there is. Love the thought there is. 

[T.D.]

23 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Indeed. Maybe a missing link between Hassan and Elmo?

Matthew Shipp seems to think there is. In his "Black Mystery School Pianists" essay there's an enigmatic paragraph:

I have wrestled with whether Elmo Hope belongs in the group. I am not sure. I go back and forth for different reasons. If he is, a lot of it would be because of his influence on Hasaan Ibn Ali, who is another extreme of an ultimate example of this.

Sadly, Shipp doesn't elaborate.

[I recalled seeing this passage but it took a while to remember the source. I just reread 2 Hasaan CD booklets, one of which was written by Shipp but does not posit any influence, and got the idea to revisit his famous essay.]

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[Holy Ghost]

[T.D.]

2 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said:

 Great album.

[JSngry]

4 minutes ago, T.D. said:

Matthew Shipp seems to think there is. In his "Black Mystery School Pianists" essay there's an enigmatic paragraph:

I have wrestled with whether Elmo Hope belongs in the group. I am not sure. I go back and forth for different reasons. If he is, a lot of it would be because of his influence on Hasaan Ibn Ali, who is another extreme of an ultimate example of this.

Sadly, Shipp doesn't elaborate.

[I recalled seeing this passage but it took a while to remember the source. I just reread 2 Hasaan CD booklets, one of which was written by Shipp, and got the idea to revisit his famous essay.]

It's been a long time, but the first time I heard Last Sessions (Vol 1) I was not sure it was actually Elmo Hope. Very dark, very percussive, not the Uber Bebop of his earlier work. It reminded me of ..Hassan.

Eventually the smoke cleared and I realized that neither the piano nor Elmo were in the best of repair. But that's really neither here nor there. Strong is strong no matter how it gets made.

Anybody check out Frank Hewitt?

[dougcrates]

Original LP

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, Holy Ghost said:

👍

[Holy Ghost]

12 minutes ago, dougcrates said:

Original LP

Wow. One of the second, third Hill dates I bought (on CD) and loved how Eddie and Richard interwove around Andrew. A true modern BN classic. Great stuff!

29 minutes ago, dougcrates said:

Original LP

Wow. One of the second, third Hill dates I bought (on CD) and loved how Eddie and Richard interwove around Andrew. A true modern BN classic. Great stuff!

[dougcrates]

Original LP

[Holy Ghost]

Andrew Hill. Full BN circle, like all three BN entries: Originals, amazing. Timelines, nice! But the second bid; But Not Farewell, and this gem now? Amazing stuff:

1 minute ago, dougcrates said:

Original LP

Sleeper, great record! 👍

[Holy Ghost]

Frank Foster/George Wallington 10 inch Conn. Playing the 10inch Conn, for Frank Foster, but love the Wallington album cover way

more.

 

[jazzbo]

Adrian Rollini “1929-1934” Jazz Oracle 2 cd, disc 1

An early master of the bass saxophone that I confess I like to listen to and even enjoy the dated vibe of these predominantly early dance and vocal pieces.

I haven’t played this in a long time and the system sounds so much better now. . .the excellent Davies transfers sound great!

 

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[jazzbo]

 A recent arrival, Woody Shaw Joe Henderson “Jazz Patterns” Everest/Real Gone Music LP

Reports are that the original LP sounded pretty bad. This reissue sounds pretty good. Great playing!

 

[dougcrates]

7 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Andrew Hill. Full BN circle, like all three BN entries: Originals, amazing. Timelines, nice! But the second bid; But Not Farewell, and this gem now? Amazing stuff:

Sleeper, great record! 👍

Eternal Spirit is great.  I found a copy about a year ago and I've had it on heavy rotation ever since.  I haven't heard But Not Farewell yet but I see it's on Apple Music so I'll give it a listen this morning.   

[Holy Ghost]

36 minutes ago, dougcrates said:

Eternal Spirit is great.  I found a copy about a year ago and I've had it on heavy rotation ever since.  I haven't heard But Not Farewell yet but I see it's on Apple Music so I'll give it a listen this morning.   

Another great record. It's rare as hen's teeth to find a physical copy nowadays, but couldn't believe my luck one day to find it in a discount bin for $2.50! Worth every one of those 200 and 50 pennies (plus tax)!

Andrew Hill's discography is something extraordinary, right up to Time Lines, a great way to end an extraordinary career; remarkable! 

Playing But Not Farewell now.

 

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[HutchFan]