Gary Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 Started a bit early just to forewarn people. After John S asked me to pick an AOTW i've been racking my brains over what to chose so I've gone for this one simply because I love it. Quote
jlhoots Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 I've got the other one (Such Great Friends) which is the same group minus Fortune. It's good too. Quote
Free For All Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 This is great side, lots of fun. I'll be interested to check out the discussion. Good call Gary! Quote
B. Goren. Posted April 22, 2005 Report Posted April 22, 2005 (edited) Great choice Gary!!! Edited April 22, 2005 by B. Goren. Quote
JohnS Posted April 25, 2005 Report Posted April 25, 2005 Billy Harper is one of those playes with a stunning sound. Those first albums on Denon, Black Saint and with Max Roach really capture his sound beautifully. But when it comes to his more recent things I'm not so convinced by his playing. There seems to be more energy than substance. Fortune too has a big strong sound and for me much the same thing applies. His interpetations of Monk are his most satisfying recordings where he's more disciplined and working with stong material. I wanted to enjoy this a lot more than I did, not that it's bad. Shame because Fortune and Harper are both fine players. Quote
B. Goren. Posted April 27, 2005 Report Posted April 27, 2005 His interpetations of Monk are his most satisfying recordings where he's more disciplined and working with stong material. Any specific recommendation, John??? Quote
JohnS Posted May 23, 2005 Report Posted May 23, 2005 Fortune has Monk cds on Blue Note and Konnex. There's not a lot to choose between them imo. Quote
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