Don Sebesky has died.

[Teasing the Korean]

8 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Randy fucking hated it.

A great example of the old adage: Never trust the opinions of artists when assessing their own records.

[mjazzg]

12 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

 

Randy fucking hated it.

I don't know, it's not that bad a photo

[Dmitry]

On 4/30/2023 at 10:04 AM, Teasing the Korean said:

RIP. Sebesky's Verve album "The Distant Galaxy" is a masterpiece.

 

 

Speaking as a listener, not a student of music, I don't see how it's a masterpiece. It is a well-orchestrated and performed album of covers, what would be called a novelty. Can you explain why you afforded it a masterpiece designation? 

[Teasing the Korean]

1 hour ago, Dmitry said:

Speaking as a listener, not a student of music, I don't see how it's a masterpiece. It is a well-orchestrated and performed album of covers, what would be called a novelty. Can you explain why you afforded it a masterpiece designation? 

I dunno, I'm a sucker for records by jazz and easy listening artists turning on and tuning in to the moods and vibrations of today.  And when they integrate sitars and Moogs into the mix, all the better!  

So, within that sub-genre - of which I have many albums - I will call this a masterpiece.

 

 

[Dmitry]

10 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

I dunno, I'm a sucker for records by jazz and easy listening artists turning on and tuning in to the moods and vibrations of today.  And when they integrate sitars and Moogs into the mix, all the better!  

So, within that sub-genre - of which I have many albums - I will call this a masterpiece.

 

 

That's what I thought. Thanks for elaborating. How would we call such a genre succinctly? If I may - chronologically it's second half of the 1960s-very early 1970s, employs big or otherwise known jazz musicians, most often in orchestral settings, and the album must include at least one Beatles, Stones or other major rock tune, along with pop tunes of the day. This Sebesky album, unusually, also has Mozart's 21st piano concerto. Also, wasn't sure why the album is titled The Distant Galaxy..

 

[Rabshakeh]

6 hours ago, Dmitry said:

That's what I thought. Thanks for elaborating. How would we call such a genre succinctly? If I may - chronologically it's second half of the 1960s-very early 1970s, employs big or otherwise known jazz musicians, most often in orchestral settings, and the album must include at least one Beatles, Stones or other major rock tune, along with pop tunes of the day. This Sebesky album, unusually, also has Mozart's 21st piano concerto. Also, wasn't sure why the album is titled The Distant Galaxy..

 

 

18 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

I dunno, I'm a sucker for records by jazz and easy listening artists turning on and tuning in to the moods and vibrations of today.  And when they integrate sitars and Moogs into the mix, all the better!  

So, within that sub-genre - of which I have many albums - I will call this a masterpiece.

 

 

Is also have a thing for this pre-fusion era of blind grasping for crossover success. That Bob Thiele light my fire record is another classic of this type.