Tim Berne Corner

[Guy Berger]

We’ve had a few other threads about Tim’s releases and ensembles but they are scattershot, so I started this one and will link to the others.

Recently I listened to Open, Coma for the first time - I believe this is the only large ensemble recording Tim has made.  It’s really good.  Lots of great Marc Ducret on this one.

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[Dub Modal]

Have you listened to Ches Smith's Path of Seven Colors yet? Berne is there as sideman. It's an interesting album. A little outside of the idiom as the Haitian drumming drives the whole thing, but it's a good listen. 

[mjazzg]

I shou;d listen to 'Open, Coma' again.  It's on my "to sell" list after a major cull of Berne titles

[John L]

Thanks for starting a Tim Berne thread.  

I have to admit that, except for Broken Shadows, I have somehow lost focus on what he has been doing during the last few decades.   But I really did appreciate his earlier work with Science Fiction and Bloodcount.     Some of that music is really mesmerizing.   What should I listen to today, other than Broken Shadows, to catch up with Tim Berne?

[clifford_thornton]

He used to post here, no?

[BFrank]

He has several albums available on his Bandcamp page

[mjazzg]

8 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

He used to post here, no?

Yeah very occasionally though I recall, I definitely remember him posting in one of the 'ECM, evil of the music world' threads.

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[Rabshakeh]

9 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

He used to post here, no?

He's a Twitter fiend. He seems to reply to everything.

[Guy Berger]

On 1/6/2022 at 7:08 PM, John L said:

Thanks for starting a Tim Berne thread.  

I have to admit that, except for Broken Shadows, I have somehow lost focus on what he has been doing during the last few decades.   But I really did appreciate his earlier work with Science Fiction and Bloodcount.     Some of that music is really mesmerizing.   What should I listen to today, other than Broken Shadows, to catch up with Tim Berne?

IMHO the ECM work is very good.  I especially like the two Torns (Prezens, Sun of Goldfinger), the first Formanek (Rub & Spare Change), and the 2nd-4th Snakeoils.  The Snakeoils on Intakt are great too.

[BFrank]

I always enjoy seeing him live

[John L]

15 hours ago, Guy Berger said:

IMHO the ECM work is very good.  I especially like the two Torns (Prezens, Sun of Goldfinger), the first Formanek (Rub & Spare Change), and the 2nd-4th Snakeoils.  The Snakeoils on Intakt are great too.

Thanks.  I will follow up. 

[Rabshakeh]

16 hours ago, Guy Berger said:

IMHO the ECM work is very good.  I especially like the two Torns (Prezens, Sun of Goldfinger), the first Formanek (Rub & Spare Change), and the 2nd-4th Snakeoils.  The Snakeoils on Intakt are great too.

Ditto on the Snake Oils. I think I like them more even than the 80s stuff.

[Guy Berger]

Discovering Science Friction (Berne, Taborn, Ducret, Rainey) this week - so far just the studio album. It’s really good and fairly accessible by Berne’s standards.

[Guy Berger]

Was listening to the 2nd Big Satan album, Souls Saved Hear.  Better imho than the first - just wonderful, compact anarchy.  Marc Ducret is so good.

[Guy Berger]

The recording Electric & Acoustic Hard Cell Live w/Berne, Taborn and Rainey is excellent.  Not quite as great as the Science Friction recordings (that trio plus Marc Ducret) but very worthy if you like those.

[Rabshakeh]

On 3/9/2022 at 3:11 PM, Guy Berger said:

Discovering Science Friction (Berne, Taborn, Ducret, Rainey) this week - so far just the studio album. It’s really good and fairly accessible by Berne’s standards.

For years this was the only post 1970 jazz record that I owned. I know every note.

[mjazzg]

Berne used to be a regular visitor to The Vortex, I was lucky enough to see these bands in real time, great music guaranteed

[BFrank]

Saw him and his Trio about a year ago perform in a tiny neighborhood bookstore in SF. Great experience!

[russes01]

Saw the Broken Shadows band a few years back (Speed, Anderson, King) and Branford was at the table next to me. 

[Guy Berger]

7 hours ago, BFrank said:

Saw him and his Trio about a year ago perform in a tiny neighborhood bookstore in SF. Great experience!

I think I was at that same concert, it was great!