mikeweil

Over the last few days: all excellent stuff ... This afternoon I topped it with Korneel Bernolet's recording of Balbastre's Premier Livre: I finally gave in and ordered a copy, even though I already have at least half a dozen recordings of this collection, but I don't regret it, it's one of the top three, some pieces he plays better than everybody else. And top sound on a copy of a Hemsch harpsichord. The original is kept in a Boston museum, but it is rarely copied due to its complex construction, which allows many colours other harpsichords do not have, and Bernolet makes great use of them.

😅 ..... but I rather drink my weekend bottles to other music. Started the wekend early with a Grillo:

forgot to post the weekend bottle, downing the last drops right now - this one needs to age a liitle more. La Cloutade D'Ambre 2022 CORBIÈRES, APPELLATION D’ORIGINE PROTÉGÉE

That's a very good album, received it as a gift from an old friend some years ago.

Presto offers the Hep catalog as downloads. They seem to have some still in stock as CDs, I just ordered two missing in my collection. https://www.prestomusic.com/jazz/labels/674--hep-records

Last night, to rock me to sleep:

This afternoon:

Excellent new release. Next is this:

Has the Hep Jazz label ceased to exist? Try reaching their web page and tell me what you think - or does anybody know about it? https://www.hepjazz.com/

Not to mention Lester Young!

May he live to be 100!

I second these recommndations. In his younger years, Jacquet seemed a bit competitive to me, especially in jam session contexts, to a lesser degree in his leader dates. From the Verve dates on he seems more relaxed and self-assured and mature to me. I like the Verve sides a lot, but they are hard to get, and never were reissued in satisfying compilations.

Sad news indeed. R.I.P.

This afternoon: That's one i must get soon!

Turns out I bought that Jacquet album a few months ago, but listened only once or twice to it until now. His Clef/Verve albums are a cause of neglect - they deserve the Mosaic treatment! I thought of Jo Jones, but wanted to listen once more to confirm ....

Okay, here's the remainder: 8 - Joe - Initially I thought of the Jazztet, but that's not Benny Golson. Nice feel overall, that band sounds like they played together some time. Mellow, relaxed, but still intense. I like how the pianist takes his time. Almost fragile trombone sound. A bit like Bill Harris. He's talkin'! Clark Terry! Now what the hell is this record? Clarinet? Now I'm stomped .... That repeated note is out of tune, sorry. Very nice mixture! 9 - mikeweil - Night In Tunisia with Spanish lyrics .... I should know who this is .... 10 - Ken Dryden - Just-a-Sittin'and-a-Rockin'-very-slowly with a pipe organ - could this be Dick Hyman? I don't know any other pipists. I like this. Probably not Hyman? I dunno. Nice closer. Great idea for an annoversary BFT, and nice to be in both roles! Thanks to everybody.

To me, that's a deeply black characteristic: stompy, but with grace and elegance! Depends a lot on th drummer, how he plays his bass drum, and how it is recorded. I have the impression that many producers didn't like that sound and generally found bass drums obtrusive.

Chiming in, at last - too many things keping me busy. Didn't peek at the other guesses. 1 - Dr J - Very professional performance, clean, proficient, very good singer and band, but somehow doesn't move me. 2 - Dan Gould - evokes a similar reaction as the previous track. Very clean and competent, excellent soloists, but doesn't move me. I think it would have sounded better with an acoustic bass and recorded in a good natural acoustics. The strudio sound is a big part of the cleanliness. But I would like to hear more of that band. 3 - JSngry - Very nice. I love that old fashioned stompy swing feel. When I read who that tenor is I probably will exclaim "of course!". Is that Roy Eldridge? I can listen to that kind of stuff for hours! 4 - Felser - I dunno. We all love Trane's and Tyner's innovations, but again this lacks the emotional power , at least to my ears, that the 1960's modal music had. 5 - mjzee - Reminds me of Basie, the new testament band. I would take my wife to a concert of that band, if it still existed. 196O's? Three minutes is all you need to say what you have to say. 6 - medjuck - nice calypso groove, it looses a bit of impact whenever they switch to swing in the B section and the percussionists lays out. Pianist phrases too sloppily. They should have given they percussionists a chorus. Strange ending. 7 - tkeith - now that's the most insteresting track to me, so far, catches my attention with its mix of early jazz and Carribean styles. I like the natural balance of the recording, too. Who is this? The trombonist quotes from some Joao Donato recording. Very nice! More tomorrow.

Percy Heath and Connie Kay - whenever they were hired as a team it was special, e.g. by Michel Sardaby. I second the praise of the Boland-Woode-Clarke team. And Byard-Davis-Dawson, of course.

https://www.discogs.com/release/5265269-Bernie-Worrell-Elevation-The-Upper-Air

Thanks! I totally forgot about that! I almost fell into Aliki Ashman's cleavage - that was my type back then. No more need to buy a DVD or CD now, me thinks ... 😉