kh1958 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Posted March 27, 2021 Bob Dorough, Medieval Jazz Quartet plus 3 (Classic). That's a lot of recorder in one place. The Trombones, Inc. The Continental Divide (Warner). East coast (arranged by J.J. Johnson) versus west coast (arranged by Marty Paich) massed trombones. Friedrich Gulda, Ineffable (Columbia) Quote
JSngry Posted March 27, 2021 Report Posted March 27, 2021 What's up with that recorder band? Are they all renaisannce-y or something else altogether? Not that far removed from a flute ensemble... Quote
kh1958 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, JSngry said: What's up with that recorder band? Are they all renaisannce-y or something else altogether? Not that far removed from a flute ensemble... It's four recorders (soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorders), backed by George Duvivier, Paul Motian and Al Schackman (guitar). Bob Dorough is on tenor (recorder) and vocals on a couple of tracks and also wrote the charts, approaching it like he is writing for a sax section. So it's really like jazz charts for four recorders, with Bob on lead tenor; the others are not improvisers. There are lengthy humorous liner notes, which begin as two loose pages as inserts and continue on the back sleeve. Bob wants to call the group the MJQ, but realizes that "the Undertakers" might be unhappy with him. The other three recordists are members of the Manhattan Recorder Consort. It's the rare semi-humorous jazz album, but the music part is actually serious--it is good, if not something I would want to listen to often. The best piece to me was the version of Autumn Leaves for just the four recorders. Edited March 27, 2021 by kh1958 Quote
JSngry Posted March 27, 2021 Report Posted March 27, 2021 Sounds like a good $5.98 (or less) record, I'll look for it! But this raises the question - did Dorough ever play tenor? Or any saxophone? Or flute? Or was recorder his first instrument? Quote
HutchFan Posted March 28, 2021 Report Posted March 28, 2021 Flora Purim - Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (Milestone, 1976) Such a great album. 1 hour ago, Brad said: Good one. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 28, 2021 Report Posted March 28, 2021 An old one on my label to recognize a birthday. Quote
soulpope Posted March 28, 2021 Report Posted March 28, 2021 On 25.3.2021 at 5:12 PM, HutchFan said: Chet Baker - Peace (Enja, 1982) with David Friedman (vib, mar), Buster Williams (b), and Joe Chambers (d) Outstanding. Yep .... Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted March 29, 2021 Report Posted March 29, 2021 I set up a second turntable in my house. I get deals on Denon/Marantz equipment, so I picked up a Denon DP-400. I had an extra Ortofon 2M Black cartridge that I picked up on the used market a few years back as a back up and I installed it onto this turntable. Very nice sound. My first play was the Classic Records version of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water". If you are a fan of this record, you should really try to find a copy of this for yourself. A big step up over the old Columbia 2 eye. Wider sound stage, better highs. Quote
HutchFan Posted March 29, 2021 Report Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) More George Adams: "Metamorphosis for Mingus" !!! Edited March 29, 2021 by HutchFan Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 30, 2021 Report Posted March 30, 2021 Jackie McLean -- Steeplechase -- (New Jazz) a/k/a Jackie's Pal. Cooker. Quote
HutchFan Posted April 3, 2021 Report Posted April 3, 2021 NP: Irakere - Chekeré Son (Milestone) Licensed by Victor Japan; recorded in '79 Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 3, 2021 Report Posted April 3, 2021 Red Garland - Soul Junction (Prestige). Nice blue/silver RVG pressing. I do dig those blues. Whenever I play this, I sometimes wonder why Coltrane took so long to join the band on the long title track. It's almost like they were thinking about ending the tune, when they said, "Oh wait - John - get in here"! Quote
HutchFan Posted April 3, 2021 Report Posted April 3, 2021 Bud Shank Quartet - That Old Feeling (Contemporary, 1986) Quote
HutchFan Posted April 3, 2021 Report Posted April 3, 2021 Just finished: Stanley Turrentine - Use the Stairs (Fantasy, 1980) Meh arrangements by Wade Marcus. ... If you're wanting to hear Stanley in this sort of context, I think his two late-70s LPs with Claus Ogerman are much more convincing -- especially West Side Highway. ... And there's the CTIs from the beginning of the 70s, of course. Quote
kh1958 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) Jack DeJohnette's Directions, Cosmic Chicken (Prestige/Fantasy) The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (Verve) Paul Gonsalves, Cleopatra (Impulse) Lee Morgan, The Rajah (Blue Note Tone Poet) Edited April 3, 2021 by kh1958 Quote
soulpope Posted April 4, 2021 Report Posted April 4, 2021 6 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Great Cover Photography .... Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 5, 2021 Report Posted April 5, 2021 Jacobites -- Robespierre's Velvet Basement -- (Glass, UK orig) Quote
mjazzg Posted April 5, 2021 Report Posted April 5, 2021 Jesse Morrison - The Versatility Of [Abet] and before New Life - Visions Of The Third Eye [Early Future Records, 2021] Quote
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