AllenLowe Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) I am very proud of this one - it is from one of our recording sessions last spring - featuring the incredible Ken Peplowski on clarinet playing free, yes free. The only parameters are the feeling of the tune - Ken floats through the head, then plays a wonderful solo, though of course he is not the only one - this has Aaron Johnson alto sax; Lewis Porter piano; Brian Simontacchi on trombone; Kellin Hannas trumpet; Alex Tremblay bass; Rob Landis drums, and me on tenor sax. I was making an Ellington reference, of course, but the idea was to expand upon the idea of passing themes, and the master's ability to write melodies which seem, as I once wrote, like one long sentence. We call it Innuendo in Blue. Edited October 21, 2022 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Rob Landis! If he remembers me, send my regards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, JSngry said: Rob Landis! If he remembers me, send my regards! He’s from Texas, I will talk to him soon. He’s an absolutely brilliant drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 IIRC, he's originally from Kansas, but we were at NT together in the 70s. Played various sessions together there and hung out some as a result. Yes, excellent player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Interesting. None of the Concord stuff hints at that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) On 10/22/2022 at 9:05 AM, CJ Shearn said: Interesting. None of the Concord stuff hints at that! Years ago when I firsr met Ken he said "you know, everybody thinks all I can do is Benny Goodman and Arties Shaw tributes. I have a lot more I can play - call me when you want to record." So I did. I even have some things he did with Matt Shipp. Edited October 24, 2022 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Is this going to get a release? (Hard copy, bandcamp or whatever?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Randy Sandke: Inside Out has some pretty "advanced" playing by Peplowski among others. Not exactly "free", but pretty adventurous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: Is this going to get a release? (Hard copy, bandcamp or whatever?) This will be out by spring as part of a 3 cd set on ESP. I will let you know as we approach release. Since it's ESP it will also be available as download, but I'll have to find out the platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Thanks! I look forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 4:09 PM, jlhoots said: Randy Sandke: Inside Out has some pretty "advanced" playing by Peplowski among others. Not exactly "free", but pretty adventurous. Based on your recommendation, I bought this. It is delightful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Eric said: Based on your recommendation, I bought this. It is delightful! Hey -- I wrote the liner notes to "Inside Out" and had a good time doing so. I particularly like my notion that the huge sound that Scott Robinson's contrabass sax gets on Sandke's "Plumbing the Depths" suggests "what Cleopatra might be like if she weighed 500 pounds." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 How much did Cleopatra actually weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Exactly 137 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 So, 500 would be a LOT, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 22 minutes ago, Larry Kart said: Exactly 137 pounds. she had a nice asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 You'd have to hear the track to get the joke, if that's what it is. Robinson's solo is sinuous and seductive more or less, but he's playing a contrabass sax. Put those things together and you have a 500 pound Cleopatra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bresna Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 10 hours ago, Larry Kart said: You'd have to hear the track to get the joke, if that's what it is. Robinson's solo is sinuous and seductive more or less, but he's playing a contrabass sax. Put those things together and you have a 500 pound Cleopatra. Or Cleopatra with bad gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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