So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

jazzbo · September 7

Nice and cool this morning and no rain overnight! I had a busy day yesterday and slept like a log. Had a nice walk in the dark with Tobi and a freshly-batteried flashlight.

Staring off “Outward Bound” with Eric Dolphy Quintet on the Prestige Remasters by Rudy Van Gelder cd.

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optatio · September 7

50 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

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jazzbo · September 7

Philippe Baden Powell solo piano. Son of the famous Brazilian guitarist is a bright musical mind in his own right. I love the albums in this series.

“Piano Masters Series, Vol. 2” Adventure Music cd

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Referentzhunter · September 7

15 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

I was speaking to my sister in law's cousin recently who I was told was a jazz drummer, and it turned out that it was this sort of "jazz".

I'm a great believer in "jazz adjacency" and these guys did collaborate with some of the 1990s widdle fusion gang. But even I have a hard time seeing them as even jazz adjacent. It is all a bit US style progressive rock for my tastes. I'm not a Journey fan and it just sounds like Journey to my ears.

One thing I would say about Dream Theater is that they're good enough musicians that the music does at least allow itself a looseness of delivery. My pet hate with progressive and jazz metal is the excessive tightness of execution: all the time signatures etc.

I can find myself in what you're saying. I am kind of starting to like the emotional side in Dream Theater.

The biggest problem i find are the cover/artworks.

Referentzhunter · September 7

15 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

I was speaking to my sister in law's cousin recently who I was told was a jazz drummer, and it turned out that it was this sort of "jazz".

I'm a great believer in "jazz adjacency" and these guys did collaborate with some of the 1990s widdle fusion gang. But even I have a hard time seeing them as even jazz adjacent. It is all a bit US style progressive rock for my tastes. I'm not a Journey fan and it just sounds like Journey to my ears.

One thing I would say about Dream Theater is that they're good enough musicians that the music does at least allow itself a looseness of delivery. My pet hate with progressive and jazz metal is the excessive tightness of execution: all the time signatures etc.

Sometimes it tends to be a little little bit melodramatic. OR ... maybe here lies the uniqueness. It lingers between heavy guitars, drums, bass provoking a strong fundation for deep emotions and light vocals allows a dreamy emotional escapistic slide.

Rabshakeh · September 7

41 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

I can find myself in what you're saying. I am kind of starting to like the emotional side in Dream Theater.

The biggest problem i find are the cover/artworks.

20 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

Sometimes it tends to be a little little bit melodramatic. OR ... maybe here lies the uniqueness. It lingers between heavy guitars, drums, bass provoking a strong fundation for deep emotions and light vocals allows a dreamy emotional escapistic slide.

I agree. The emotionality does work quite well, along with the catchy, although hardly hummable, tunes. Good use of contrast between the crunch and the stadium emotionality. I can understand why a certain element of the music listening public loved them.

Agreed on those covers. The 1990s and 2000s really were awful eras for graphic design.

Rabshakeh · September 7

Nick Mason – Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports

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Really quite impressed by this Carla Bley record, I mean Nick Mason record.

Peter Friedman · September 7

I suspect that few here are familiar with this real GEM.

John Tapscott · September 7

Theme & Variations, Primary, 1 of 1

Referentzhunter · September 7

Ts find (from the bin again)

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

I can understand why a certain element of the music listening public loved them.

That is exactly what i would have thought but ...the moment you dive into new music and own a physical copy, your opinion can change drastically in some cases. It's like tweaking your frame of reference.

I don't sell music as quickly as I used to. I regret some of the sales I made now. Understanding music takes time.

Jazzmonkie · September 7

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jazzbo · September 7

Miles Davis April 11, 1970
Fillmore West Auditorium, San Francisco CA

This is the “Friday Night” performance that exists in edited form on “Miles Davis at Fillmore” and then was part of the Bootleg Series, Volume 3 in less edited form. BUT I am listening to a bootleg version that I acquired about 15 years ago. Love this music!