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Consider that in the notion of playing "around" the beat is implicit that there is a beat there in the first place. Can't blame ECM for that. Sunny Murray maybe So I don't blame that, I just note that the overall playing is less physically engaged than I prefer, or maybe even able to engage with. The life experience they communicate is not one that I've had, and to this point Ive no appetite to experience. But 21st Century ECM ...Enrico Rava!

Seriously? What's their reason?

Music Is my Mistress is a must if you don't mind reading between a few or more) lines.

For me, the dividing line is the departure of Sonny Greer. Johnny Hodges left, but his replacements were variations on a theme , and anyway, he came back. Greer's replacements were always more "modern" in style and once Sam Woodyard settled in, that was it for the duration . I might even think that "late" Ellington begins with the departure of Woodyard and the appearance of Rufus Jones. The "character" of so many big bands is set my the drummer, and Ellington's was no exception. Of course, that's not the only thing, but it's a fundamental one. In terms of records, there was a period of transition between the last Columbia with Greer and the first with Woodyard . The Bellson period and further are perhaps the definition of "transitional". It's definitely one of the longest uninterrupted journeys in musical history.

Where is Gerry Mulligan?

Then they will be flagged as such and live there forevermore. I would check first with Jim A though, to make sure that the server can handle such a load first. But if it can, yeah, onward.

Like this?

Crawl?

Where's George Shearing?

Where's Mel Torme?

Weirder than weird...

It's real easy to flag a spammer, and once flagged...but 11,000 is a bigassbuttload to do anything with more or less at once. I also wonder if a legitimate user from 2016 would still give a damn in 2025. If it was me and all of a sudden I got an approval notice 9 years after the fact, I would probably feel more than a little fuquitous about it. Or else I might think that I was being spammed. So I think that Dan's idea is in fact a good one and a practical one.

I do love Ernie Henry!

Same. Good work continues to be done!

Look, if an artist can do what a paid model would otherwise do, that's money saved.

ECM is darker and deeper than this imo. Certainly more mature, adult. Windham Hill maybe. I have not been following this guy at all. The things I'd heard were not in the least encouraging.

Checking that one out as we speak. Not bad, very sincere. But it's telling me a story to which I'm afraid I cannot really relate. I'm old and the notion of "jazz" today is often one that feels alien to me. But oh well about that. The piano playing itself is pretty frilly. Frictionless. And I need some friction in my life. Not conflict, just friction. Friction is what makes things stick. This music is very pleasant, but it ain't sticking. Sorry, but this still sounds like children's music. Maybe as he ages his music will follow suit. Or not. None of my concern one way or the other

Yuja Wang...I had 3rd row center seats for a concert she did here. Her playing was like a machine gun, which was an interesting approach, ultimate valid as a personal interpretation. But initially arresting. But what was really arresting was how she was able to maneuver that dress so the obviously any-second-now crotchflash never occurred. Piano is not all that she has practiced!

Year before last was my first time making it. Our daughter has moved up there so that cuts the expense considerably! I think it's a great festival, and all free, hey.. I don't know that KG has made a record that shows him at full power in guite a while. But live...yeah!

He definitely left a mark. RIP and full tributations.