marcoliv Posted June 18, 2004 Report Posted June 18, 2004 thanks to ejp626 for picking me one of my desert island discs: The Harper Brothers - Remembrance Live At The Village Vanguard the kind of jazz that i love most. i have all of their releases but this one is my favorite. among with the Harper brothers there is Stephen Scott (one of my favorite piano players), Justin Robinson on alto sax and Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass. the highlights for me are the main title, a composition from Danny Harper in memory of their father, Hodge Podge, Kiss Me Right (a Horace Silver composition) and Keynote Doctrine. i wish they were still playing together and i hope you will enjoy as much as i do everytime i put this on the stereo. Marcus Oliveira Quote
Dan Gould Posted June 18, 2004 Report Posted June 18, 2004 Good choice, Marcus! I'll have to try to pull this one out and actually participate. Might also be interesting if it turns into a discussion of young lions/recreation of the past ... Quote
EKE BBB Posted June 18, 2004 Report Posted June 18, 2004 (edited) Edited June 18, 2004 by EKE BBB Quote
tooter Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 (edited) I'm sorry I can't really contribute to the discussion as I don't have the album, but I have heard one track - Don't go to Strangers - on the radio and liked it. Now you have brought it to mind I will keep an eye open for it. Thanks. Edited June 20, 2004 by tooter Quote
marcoliv Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Posted June 22, 2004 you are right Dan. i really like what the young lions did. i think they can play well, they have control of their instrument but they don't take risks. anyway, i really like to hear them playing. my major concern about them and their albums is that they are usually composed by original compositions and some well-known standards. great, i don't mind to hear My Funny Valentine one more time but my major problem is why they don't record tunes from other young lions?? a standard only becomes a standard if it´s played/recorded several times. a tune like Chan's Song IMHO could be a potential standard but how many recordings do you know of this song? even if i didn't liked Herbie's "The New Standards" album i should praise his attitude. picking one song from the Harper Brothers album, Remembrance could easily become a standard too. just my 2 cents Marcus Oliveira Quote
marcoliv Posted June 24, 2004 Author Report Posted June 24, 2004 wow.... do i have such a bad taste for jazz? Marcus Oliveira Quote
Dan Gould Posted June 24, 2004 Report Posted June 24, 2004 Sorry, Marcus, I've just been terribly busy since you posted this. I'll try to refresh my memory over the weekend ... Quote
marcoliv Posted June 25, 2004 Author Report Posted June 25, 2004 Dan, this wasn´t directed to you specifically. almost no replies at all for this disc is very sad i think... Marcus Quote
Peter Johnson Posted June 25, 2004 Report Posted June 25, 2004 Marcus, believe it or not, I've never heard of the Harper Brothers *hangs head in shame*. I'll see if I can find it at Philadelphia Record Exchange this weekend...sound like a worthy side! Quote
leftshu Posted June 25, 2004 Report Posted June 25, 2004 I have enjoyed this disk for many years . One of the better "young lion" efforts, IMHO. Winard Harper really drives the rest with his Blakey like style on drums. Phillip is no slouch on the trumpet , brassy or sweet whatever is needed . Just a very good record of a well oiled jazz machine.---Leftshu Quote
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