360 Experience. Don Pullen Beaver Harris

[Hardbopjazz]

I guess this never made it to the digital world. I will order this one when it comes out on CD.

 

http://www.corbettvsdempsey.com/2018/04/11/albumbeaver-harrisdon-pullen-360o-experience-well-kept-secret/

[kh1958]

I believe Dustygroove has this already; I was going to order it myself.

[JSngry]

I already have, over the weekend. Excited to hear it at last, haven't yet gotten to.

[soulpope]

6 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

I believe Dustygroove has this already; I was going to order it myself.

Feedback regarding transfer quality would come highly appreciated ....

[mjazzg]

17 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Feedback regarding transfer quality would come highly appreciated ....

Me too. A couple of Joe McPhee CvD reissues were needle drops of not the best quality

[felser]

I've heard some of the other steel drums material Harris did, was not knocked out by it.   

[jlhoots]

Great Hunter Thompson cover. I ordered it.

[Hardbopjazz]

I guess it is available. I ordered my copy.

[JSngry]

Ralph Steadman cover, and an intriguingly post-Mingus band at the core. I've had From Ragtime to No Time for a long time, and it's pretty good, but I'm thinking this one might be a little different in some crucial ways. We'll see!

 

[clifford_thornton]

Don't have this one on LP, so I'm eager to check it out. I do like the steel drum-heavy Timeless album.

[jlhoots]

6 hours ago, JSngry said:

Ralph Steadman cover, and an intriguingly post-Mingus band at the core. I've had From Ragtime to No Time for a long time, and it's pretty good, but I'm thinking this one might be a little different in some crucial ways. We'll see!

 

So Ralph Steadman, not Hunter Thompson - same gestalt!!

[David Ayers]

Perhaps amazingly, the original vinyl is still in print. 

The whole thing is currently on youtube.

Not for everyone...

[David Ayers]

 

[JSngry]

I've had the CD in the car for a few days, and:

• Steel drums are hardly there, all things considered, They're certainly not any kind of "focus" of the music, although there are a few times where they're used as a tonal effect that is weirdly synth/electronic-like
• Don Pullen plays great from beginning to end
• Horn solos are essentially non-existent
• Buster Williams turn in a gem of a performance. It's so nice to hear him drop down to a low tonic note and hit it dead-on without any ambivalence of pitch or inflection, just BOOM there it is.
• I like the record more than love it, but have zero regret about buying it and would cetainly buy it again.

[Justin V]

On 5/2/2018 at 9:28 PM, jlhoots said:

So Ralph Steadman, not Hunter Thompson - same gestalt!!

I used to read a lot of HST, yet I still thought that Han Bennink did the album cover at first. 

[JohnS]

I used to have this but it never earned its keep

[felser]

6 hours ago, JohnS said:

I used to have this but it never earned its keep

 

same here on both counts.  The whole was much less than the sum of the parts.  That being said, the title in discussion here, "Well Kept Secret" sounds more substantial as I listen to samples.

Edited May 29, 2018 by felser

[JSngry]

Yeah, same here for that one.

This one is more engaging, to me, anyway, but I would have preferred more/some horn solos. Preferences aside, though, it's probably going to appeal to people today more than In-Sanity did.

[mjazzg]

I'm listening to 'In:Sanity' now and I hear a good album in there trying to struggle out. Oddly for a drummer-led date it's sounding a bit rhythmically constipated (and the muddy mix doesn't help either). I'm not sure the writing's there to support the larger ensemble either and when it breaks free from the arrangements a bit it sounds more vital. Still a fine line-up. 

I very much rate 'A Well Kept Secret' and also the Timeless date ' Beaver Is My Name' but then I like a steel pan or two - it's a London thing

Edited May 29, 2018 by mjazzg

[clifford_thornton]

5 hours ago, mjazzg said:

I'm listening to 'In:Sanity' now and I hear a good album in there trying to struggle out. Oddly for a drummer-led date it's sounding a bit rhythmically constipated (and the muddy mix doesn't help either). I'm not sure the writing's there to support the larger ensemble either and when it breaks free from the arrangements a bit it sounds more vital. Still a fine line-up. 

agreed.