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    • Not Hill on 10, but he and the player in question both owe something of their approaches to Monk. Agree that 11 has a nice "late in the set" vibe. I find it quite moving. Everyone on 12 has been IDed by other listeners if you don't want to wait for the reveal. Thanks!
    • That's just how you describe it in English 😀  Jarrett to me is such an over- and self-indulgent play who "fiddles" more often than not. I realise this is a minority view but I'm happy in that minority, seemingly with Pim. I think Survivors Suite is such a success simply because his playing is leavened by the others' contributions more than on other recordings. And because it's a great composition. Where I disagree with @Pim is that I think the European Quartet players achieve this too on some recordings, 'Nude Ants' and 'Belonging' being examples. I can really only listen to Jarrett when he's in a band with horns.  What's that @Pim? Not a name I know at all. Will have to go and research now it's on your playlist Aha, Waldron! Now I know why...
    • And that's one of the best explanations of engaging with EP's music I have read. Reflects almost exactly what I experience.  The recent 4CD set is a beautifully produced release, all solo. I'm not sure how much he travels abroad these days but if you get a chance to see him live, in any context, it's well worth it @Pim
    • Good question Jim. I think it’s because of a few reasons. I must say I like the American quartet better than the European because I enjoy Dewey Redmans playing where Jan Garbareks leaves me cold. I also like Jarret better playing originals than standards. But still most of Jarretts Impulse! output is not my kind of stuff. The album Fort Yawuh to me is a perfect example of the inconsistency of his works. The title track on that record is amazing, the rest of the album not even close to that level. What I like about the Survivors Suite is: 1. It’s consistently good from the beginning till the end. 2. The composition: it’s catchy and exciting in every way. 3. Everyone’s playing: Haden is great, Redmans in fire, Motian solid as a rock and Jarrett is playing very good as well. I hate it when Jarrett is doing that fiddling endlessly. Not sure how to describe it in English. He does it a lot on his solo outings. He keeps playing all this note and I have no idea what he’s trying to say or where he’s going. He does not do that here. His playing has an excellent structure all throughout. 4. the Eastern feel of it. I am sensitive to that kind of thing. 5. A bit lame from me but still: not a lot of yodeling, groaning, squeeking, barking and other vocal qualities by Mr. Jarrett on this. I just can’t stand that.   The combination of these things makes The Survivor’s Suite a ‘70’s jazz favorite of mine.
    • I can’t see music getting less accessible than this but I really, really dig these kind of Evan Parker solo outings. It’s listening to music in a whole other sense than how you listen to most music. When you would play it in the background it might sound as random sounds. It asks absolute concentration and focus. But when you listen with full focus you get sucked into a universe of sounds you did not knew yet. Plus you hear lots of structures and logics actually. Fascinating stuff. Not always in the mood, but when I am this stuff always clicks immediately with me. And Parker’s breathing/blowing/playing skills are literally mindblowing.
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