Gheorghe Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 7 hours ago, BillF said: I love that Machito with Graţiela so much . The tracks with Howard McGhee and Brew Moore are also on one of those legendary Spotlite LPs. My God, Spotlite was the best label for treasures like that. It could have gone on forever...... Howard McGhee is so fast on that "Indianola", he almost could beat Diz and Fats. Brew is classic. I´ve always been impressed by his playing a very Lestorian tenor, with a lot of Boppers like Bird, Bud, Miles, Fats, J.J., Machito, just everybody...... "Cubop City" is the longest track as I remember and at one point I think Maggie and Mario Bauza a sharing the solos..... And I love the vocal numbers, that´s classic Cuban Music , I´ve been to Cuba. Quote
BillF Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Gheorghe said: I love that Machito with Graţiela so much . The tracks with Howard McGhee and Brew Moore are also on one of those legendary Spotlite LPs. My God, Spotlite was the best label for treasures like that. It could have gone on forever...... Howard McGhee is so fast on that "Indianola", he almost could beat Diz and Fats. Brew is classic. I´ve always been impressed by his playing a very Lestorian tenor, with a lot of Boppers like Bird, Bud, Miles, Fats, J.J., Machito, just everybody...... "Cubop City" is the longest track as I remember and at one point I think Maggie and Mario Bauza a sharing the solos..... And I love the vocal numbers, that´s classic Cuban Music , I´ve been to Cuba. Yes, its a great one. The Machito orch, Howard and Brew are great, of course, but I'm still listening on the vocal tracks, as I've been learning Spanish for two years, and they're a real challenge! Quote
Gheorghe Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, BillF said: Yes, its a great one. The Machito orch, Howard and Brew are great, of course, but I'm still listening on the vocal tracks, as I've been learning Spanish for two years, and they're a real challenge! Yes I´m also listening to the vocal tracks and like them very much. Very rich in melody and arrangements, great thing. On the Spotlite they had omitted the vocals, with the exception of one rare vocal track by Harry Belafonte with (as is written on the cover) "probably the Machito Orchestra. Anyway I like this much more as the Verve Tracks No Noise and Mango or how they are titled. Quote
JohnS Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 Disc 1 and 2 (The New Tradition and Lights Out). Two fine sessions. McLean and Byrd make a nice pair. I always enjoy Byrd's playing from this time. Quote
Clunky Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 Anthony Braxton Quartet----------Jazz na fabrica--------(Selo sesc) Brazil , August 2014 Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, Clunky said: Anthony Braxton Quartet----------Jazz na fabrica--------(Selo sesc) Brazil , August 2014 That's an interesting one. Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, JohnS said: Disc 1 and 2 (The New Tradition and Lights Out). Two fine sessions. McLean and Byrd make a nice pair. I always enjoy Byrd's playing from this time. Interesting how much Byrd's style changed over a rather short span of time; his playing here being Style One, while by the time of, say, "Fuego" or "Off To the Races" he was well into Style Two (much more brassy and round in sound, and with the number of notes per unit of time being fairly well pared down) or maybe even Style Three. And there were more to come. Style Two certainly owed a debt in passing to Clifford Brown, but once one had heard the Byrd of Style Two, it was unmistakably him, a personal translation of Brownie. P.S. I think that Byrd's actual technical approach to playing the instrument changed during this time -- from the pressure to no-pressure system or vice versa (I'm no expert there).. Then on "Fuego" he was playing the pocket trumpet, which made a difference. Quote
Mark Stryker Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Larry Kart said: Interesting how much Byrd's style changed over a rather short span of time; his playing here being Style One, while by the time of, say, "Fuego" or "Off To the Races" he was well into Style Two (much more brassy and round in sound, and with the number of notes per unit of time being fairly well pared down) or maybe even Style Three. And there were more to come. Style Two certainly owed a debt in passing to Clifford Brown, but once one had heard the Byrd of Style Two, it was unmistakably him, a personal translation of Brownie. P.S. I think that Byrd's actual technical approach to playing the instrument changed during this time -- from the pressure to no-pressure system or vice versa (I'm no expert there).. Then on "Fuego" he was playing the pocket trumpet, which made a difference. The key change in Byrd's trumpet playing in this period came about because he was studying in 1958-60 with two of the great classical teachers of the era at the Manhattan School of Music, William Vacchiano and the elder Joe Alessi. I don't know the specifics in terms of trumpet technique, but that's why his sound picked up so much strength, roundness and warmth within the brassy sheen. His chops would start to deteriorate soon after -- a long slide and a story for another time. But at Byrd's peak, 1958-61, he had one of the great trumpet sounds. This is amazing. Edited February 7, 2018 by Mark Stryker Quote
Clunky Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: That's an interesting one. I found it to be more approachable than some Braxton. Despite having at least 20 or so Braxton releases I respect his music more than I like it. I rarely seem to understand him. the bottom line is that I think too rarely I make an emotional connection to his music. My fault rather than his. Quote
bluemonkey Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 Gerry Mulligan Quartet: Live In California! Disks 1 & 2 of 2 Quote
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Mark Stryker Posted February 7, 2018 Report Posted February 7, 2018 54 minutes ago, soulpope said: Great recording. I own a LOT of Steve Lacy, but this is one that I go back to over and over. Quote
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