CJ Shearn

Damn, RIP. Was listening to "Miles From India", yesterday.

The DVD is the Montreux show, and along with the CD you have the complete show. The Blu Ray is stunning. That and the PMG's "Way Up" are my two favorite blu ray discs.

If you have "Returns" the double CD and blu ray or DVD, there was definitely a shift to really making something new with these tunes , really expanding on them nicely. "The Anthology" is great too, but RTF live is where it's at and looks like they'll be nice long versions on here. Good news is both CD's comprise the complete tour setlist for this new album.

LOL! I was thinking of that with the album title.

http://return2forever.com/mothership-returns/ Musically, no new material, but this is the touring lineup with Ponty, Gambale, Corea, Clarke and White. Track List Disc 1 1. Medieval Overture 2. Señor Mouse 3. The Shadow of Lo / Sorceress 4. Renaissance Disc 2 1. After the Cosmic Rain 2. The Romantic Warrior 3. Spain 4. School Days 5. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy Bonus DVD 1. Inside the Music (documentary) 2. After the Cosmic Rain (performance) 3. The Romantic Warrior (performance) 4. The Story of Return to Forever (sneak peek movie trailer)

Yes. I would say the information in this post is what interests contemporary players these days. Not 'inside/outside' so much. I think ?uestlove has had a impact on younger jazz drummers even though he doesn't play jazz all that often, he's pretty encyclopedic. The influence of integrating drum machine like patterns into acoustic drum set playing has become a part of the expanding the language. Thats difficult for older jazz fans, who love Blakey, Philly Joe, Tony, Elvin and Jack to swallow; the whole drum machine thing is my generation and younger and easier to relate with. On Pat Metheny's forthcoming "Unity Band" album, Antonio Sanchez adds a drum n bass groove to "Signals" the debut of the Orchestrion improv Pat played each night on that tour, but in the case of the record, incorporating the live players into the mix. Its really really cool what Antonio plays on that track, but for people who like swinging, its not all that interesting.

Harland really does something different in the age of post Tain drummers. Along with Terreon Gully and Chris Dave he brings the influence of hip hop drumming into jazz in a really fresh way, and he does play things that aren't often heard. After the SFJazz gig, my friend who is a jazz drummer and percussion teacher at Binghamton high school remarked to Eric he heard a new way of playing he's never heard from anyone. Been a big fan since he appeared on the title track of Kenny Garrett "Standard of Language". Harland's a great writer as his SF Jazz compositions show, and he's also a quirky, unique voice on his hip hop projects.

Harland is a MONSTER. Saw him with the SF Jazz Collective. Great guy, talked to him after the show.

I have it on both vinyl and CD. I have a soft spot for "Calling Miss Khadija". it is a great album!

I was going to mention Potter, but I was trying to keep to saxophonists younger than 40. I thoroughly enjoy Potter, especially with his Underground group. I'm looking forward to hearing the Unity Band. Wait till you hear "Signals (Orchestrion Sketch)" It's GREAT. JazzFM in the UK played that track from Unity Band along with "Come and See". I've heard three tracks, running to the store on release day to get it. "Unity Band", b/c it is a Pat Metheny project and features the Orchestrion as an added texture, although there are Pat fans here, it may not be to everyone's taste.

"Free For All" is ESSENTIAL. You don't want to be without it.

Chris Potter, if you are not familiar, mrjazzman. Chris has some excellent albums out there like 1997's "Unspoken" with John Scofield, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette, "Lift" from 2004, "Follow the Red Line" from 2007. The latter, you may not like if you don't enjoy more modern touches from music in the past few years. Chris is excellent on "The Monterey Quartet" album, and he is now in Pat Metheny's "Unity Band", that album will release June 12.

Mosaic was recorded in 1961, I think?

Wasn't Chuck Brown's group where Ricky Wellman got his start?

RIP

cool, thanks!

I'll be able to replace the vinyl rip I found. I know Wounded Bird licenses tapes from Sony, but I'm surprised this isn't making its first appearance in the Complete Columbia Albums Collection, surprised they haven't done so for Freddie.

My linkThis is the first tune off the record, I like it. It's an instant download ordering from Pat's site. The track is very "80/81" ish not suprisingly.

oh wow! Will have to get this and the new Pat Metheny

The series was to end after the 40th Anniversary. I thought after seeing the Cool Revolution box cover they'd reissue everything from that but I guess not. I understand the reissues they put a LOT into like "California Concert" didn't sell as they had hoped according to Doug Payne. Richard Seidel was looking into reissuing the entire "Turrentine/Hubbard: in Concert" date as well as the legal issues surrounding "CTI Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl" (unedited/untouched tapes probably DO exist). Shame because this CTI reissue program IMHO was the best one ever in the US. I guess CTI really doesn't sell in the US except for the well worn titles.

Ulf Wakenius has not yet been mentioned here, and for more adventurous tastes, Nguyen Le, I've heard the "Sayuri" album and like it a lot..... Oops just reread the thread title. He isn't straight ahead, sorry!!!!!

Yes, I really don't agree with Allen so I stay out of it.

Pat's always been into and credibly works in the avant scene but it's been a while since he's dug deeply into that area, on the Orchestrion tour he definitely did. He has 4 big projects this year, one is the Zorn collaboration. Not sure Jim, lol.

Yep. Although the March 6th show, IIRC has slightly better sound. The March 7th stuff on Columbia has so much distortion on the master and Jack is not well recorded, but that music is so great.

Looking forward to this one. With Chris Potter, Ben Williams, bass and Antonio Sanchez, drums. Pat roadtested this music like the old days before recording. After this, a new Group recording is in the works, and reportedly a solo disc in John Zorn's "Book of Angels" series!!!