optatio Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 11 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: Jacques Loussier - Play Bach, Vol. 3 - London (mono) In my experience, European jazz fans don't appreciate this music, maybe because they are too close to it to appreciate what it conveys to non-Europeans. On the back cover there is a controversial discussion between A. and B. in German. B. (translated): “It sounds like the Modern Jazz Quartet without Milt Jackson” and “Playing Bach has snob appeal.” The inner sleeve says it all about marketing! The trio was in Göttingen three times: 1965, 1967 and 1969, I wasn't there - it wasn't the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzcorner Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 (edited) A real burner Denon PCM YX-7548 ND - Hilton Ruiz "Fantansia" - rec. 1978 - Engineer: Jim McCurdy Edited January 21 by jazzcorner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 4 hours ago, optatio said: On the back cover there is a controversial discussion between A. and B. in German. B. (translated): “It sounds like the Modern Jazz Quartet without Milt Jackson” and “Playing Bach has snob appeal.” That is funny! They were taking on the criticism directly, like the famous US Volkswagen ads of the early 1960s. Last night's selections: Jacques Loussier - Play Bach Vol. 3 - London (mono) The Swingle Singers - Bach's Greatest Hits - Philips (mono) Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder - impulse! (mono) Ben Webster & Joe Zawinul - Soulmates - Riverside (mono) These were paired with wine and pizza. We paused between the first two and the last two to watch Burnt Offerings (1976), directed by Dan Curtis, with Oliver Reed, Karen Black, Bette Davis, and Burgess Meredith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 4 hours ago, optatio said: On the back cover there is a controversial discussion between A. and B. in German. B. (translated): “It sounds like the Modern Jazz Quartet without Milt Jackson” and “Playing Bach has snob appeal.” The inner sleeve says it all about marketing! The trio was in Göttingen three times: 1965, 1967 and 1969, I wasn't there - it wasn't the time... The listener has to be familiar with Bach and his compositions to appreciate this "treatment" .... btw the basstone of Pierre Michelot is beautiful .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 (edited) 23 minutes ago, soulpope said: The listener has to be familiar with Bach and his compositions to appreciate this "treatment" ... I generally agree, although I don't think you need to be familiar with every piece if you are familiar with Bach's music and baroque devices in general. Edited January 21 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said: I generally agree, although I don't think you need to be familiar with every piece if you are familiar with Bach's music and baroque devices in general. I believe the best results are achieved if the listeners either don't have a clue about Bach at all (aka novelty) or are deeply interested in individuals pieces .... in case you are only familiar with the concept of Bach's music the cover versions of Loussier - more sooner than later - grow boring.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 7 minutes ago, soulpope said: I believe the best results are achieved if the listeners either don't have a clue about Bach at all (aka novelty) or are deeply interested in individuals pieces .... in case you are only familiar with the concept of Bach's music the cover versions of Loussier - more sooner than later - grow boring.... Well, I fall between those two categories, and these albums have never grown boring for me. And I can't be that unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 (edited) Terry Gibbs Big Band, Swing is Here (Verve) Kenny Burrell, K.B. Blues (Blue Note, Tone Poet) Edited January 21 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 3 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said: Well, I fall between those two categories, and these albums have never grown boring for me. And I can't be that unusual. To each his own .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 1 minute ago, soulpope said: To each his own .... Precisely. 👍 NP: Harry Arnold + Big Band + Quincy Jones = Jazz (Mercury, mono) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 George Gruntz Quintet - Bach Humbug! Or Jazz Goes Baroque - Philips (mono) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 4 hours ago, jazzcorner said: Denon PCM YX-7548 ND - Hilton Ruiz "Fantansia" - rec. 1978 - Engineer: Jim McCurdy I'm a fan of Hilton Ruiz, and I had NO IDEA that this existed. Thanks for the heads-up, jazzcorner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 Andy Williams & Quincy Jones - Under Paris Skies (Cadence, stereo) Andy couldn't swing to save his life. But he occasionally comes close to doing so on this French-themed album. Still, his phrasing is very much on the beat in a way that doesn't serve the arrangements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 (edited) Lester Bowie - The Great Pretender Edited January 22 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Joe Harriott 'Hum Dono' (UK Columbia, stereo) Pulled this one out to accompany the 'Labyrinth' book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Harry South Big Band - Presenting [Mercury Records, UK 1966] So good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 22 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Harry South Big Band - Presenting [Mercury Records, UK 1966] In the book ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 20 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: George Gruntz Quintet - Bach Humbug! Or Jazz Goes Baroque - Philips (mono) This has it's moments 😇 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, sidewinder said: In the book ! That book that I'm desperately trying to deny it's existence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Joel Ross - Kingmaker [Blue Note, 2019] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 (edited) On 1/21/2024 at 7:54 PM, Teasing the Korean said: NP: Harry Arnold + Big Band + Quincy Jones = Jazz (Mercury, mono) Quincy & H. Arnold had a nice jazz collaboration before Quincy jumped on the Pop-Train. Edited January 23 by jazzcorner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 On 1/21/2024 at 4:49 PM, jazzcorner said: A real burner Denon PCM YX-7548 ND - Hilton Ruiz "Fantansia" - rec. 1978 - Engineer: Jim McCurdy oh Hilton Ruiz, such a great pianist and if I remember right, he died too early. With whom might I have seen him live ? George Coleman ? Billy Higgins ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gheorghe said: oh Hilton Ruiz, such a great pianist and if I remember right, he died too early. With whom might I have seen him live ? George Coleman ? Billy Higgins ? Probably George Coleman. I saw him with Coleman plus Herbie Lewis and Billy Higgins. Memorable stuff. Another (later) Ruiz gig I attended was one of the nights by the Ruiz group recorded as 'Live at Birdland' for Candid. The band for that one included David Sanchez and Giovanni Hidalgo. I think producer Alan Bates was at the next table to me and Malcolm Addey had his recording kit set up downstairs. Edited January 23 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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