Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 I remember reading about an album that came out in the last few years. It may have been on Blue Note, but I can't remember the artist. It was described as kind of an homage to postwar late night, jazz with strings, mood music kind of albums. It had an orchestra. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Don't suppose it's Bob Belden's... Black Dahlia (Blue Note, 2001) That's not super recent, but fits your description pretty darn well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 30 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said: Don't suppose it's Bob Belden's... Black Dahlia (Blue Note, 2001) That's not super recent, but fits your description pretty darn well. Thanks. I have that one. This is much more recent, like last three years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) This album was very hyped when it was released a few years a go, and IIRC it was fairly divisive. I think there was discussion about it here. The artist was self-consciously making a throwback mood-music album. The arrangements, though, were very interesting. There were YouTube clips. Edited February 21, 2018 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Isn't this Robert Glasper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Dan Gould said: Isn't this Robert Glasper? Thanks, your link isn't working for me, but that doesn't seem to be the guy. There was nothing contemporary about the album. It was 100% throwback to mood music albums. Edited February 22, 2018 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 do you recall who the arranger was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 How about Gregory Porter tribute to Nat? Has strings but was only last year however. https://www.amazon.com/Nat-King-Cole--Me/dp/B0753DBSFH?tag=capitrecor-20&ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&ascsubtag=3a6c9cd1b78d00a904e736237b69f21a Or you can go to this page: http://www.bluenote.com/timeline Chose the "present" as time frame, and use the slider to flip thru every BN cover in chronological order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Bill Frisell: Either "Guitar in the Space Age" or "When You Wish Upon a Star". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Thanks all. Not Bill Frisell - he is too well known. And not Gregory Porter. This was not a vocal album. Can't remember the arranger. The album I'm referring to was not simply a tribute to someone or guy playing standards. It was a large-scale, big-budget, cinematic experience, like something Hal Wilner would have produced. There were some standards but some unusual things too. Now I'm wondering if it was not on Blue Note, but rather another classic jazz label. But how many of those are in existence? Is there such a thing as Verve anymore? I think this album came out in late 2015 or maybe 2016. Thanks all again. There can't be too many albums in the category I'm describing, so I'm sure we will find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uli Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 this maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 45 minutes ago, uli said: this maybe? DING DING DING DING DING! We have a winner! Thank you! Thanks to everyone else; you've given me some albums to check out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 That music is being performed at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 22, that is, News Cline: Lovers with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 On February 22, 2018 at 7:29 PM, kh1958 said: That music is being performed at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 22, that is, News Cline: Lovers with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and guests. Interesting. I wonder if there is anyone on the board who is planning to attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 I think there are a few probable attendees of the festival (including me); I've ordered the CD and will consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 2/21/2018 at 3:05 PM, Teasing the Korean said: DING DING DING DING DING! We have a winner! Thank you! Thanks to everyone else; you've given me some albums to check out! Interesting. Leonhart, son of bassist-vocalist-songwriter Jay Leonhart, is a tasty trumpet player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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