alocispepraluger102 Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 paul weston-the music of jerome kern----a columbia treasure I'm curious, how are the arrangments? Of the Paul Weston I've heard, I've found he is best with singers. is tender restrained mood(elevator) music of standards, with huge hollywood string heavy orchestras, often with masterful jazz soloists. i am addicted to the stuff.(i have probably 10 or 15 such albums. weston was the music director of columbia records for years and married to one of the best vocalists ever, jo stafford. crescent city, an homage to new orleans from the mid 50's, similarly orchestrated, heavily hued with jazz, bowing deeply to the musical traditions of new orleans, is an absolutely gorgeous work, for those of us who love that sort of thing. Thanks. He was also one of the founders of Capitol Records. His Capitol album "Music for Fireside" is considered to be one of the first ever mood/EZ albums recorded. (Hard to believe someone had to invent this genre, it seems so ubiquitous!). Yes, Jo Stafford is a great singer, and somewhat overlooked these days. I love Weston's arrangements on her Columbia album "Broadway's Best." Some would say they're dated by today's standards, but they are quite beautiful. i believe westons first hollywood arrangements were for the movie holiday inn which i love dearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alocispepraluger102 Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 bruckner 7-hans rosbaud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 (edited) George Benson 'Give Me The Night' (Warner Brothers) Edited February 18, 2007 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Basil Kirchin 'Abstractions of the Industrial North' (Trunk Records) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 miss ella fitzgerald and gordon jenkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 the concert sinatra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Redman & Blackwell - In Wilisau (Black Saint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 nina simone at carnegie hall on colpix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Ellington/Mingus/Roach - Money Jungle (UA Japanese pressing) The title track reminds me a little of Valdo Williams (or, vice versa)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Bill Evans/Jim Hall - Undercurrent (UA orig) Again with the weird "My Funny Valentine"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Mike Wofford Quartet 'Plays Jerome Kern' (Discovery), vol. 2 with Anthony Ortega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 The Modern Jazz Quartet 'At Music Inn, Guest Artist Jimmy Giuffre' (Atlantic, black label) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Bola Sete - Ocean (Takoma) Brilliant guitar soli and very much in keeping with the Takoma banner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Al Cohn Meets the Jazz Seven 'Keeper of the Flame' (Frog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Rahsaan Roland Kirk 'Blacknuss' (Atlantic UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Baby Face Willette 'Stop and Listen' (BN NY USA mono) 'The World of Dudley Moore' (Decca stereo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 and Pharoah Sanders with the Latin Jazz Quintet (Upfront) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Indo-British Ensemble - Curried Jazz (MFP orig) Great meeting of Indian music and jazz with Kenny Wheeler, Jeff Clyne, Bill Eyden and Ray Swinfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Indo-British Ensemble - Curried Jazz (MFP orig) Great meeting of Indian music and jazz with Kenny Wheeler, Jeff Clyne, Bill Eyden and Ray Swinfield. Never heard of this! Is there a reiussue? Anything like the Joe Harriott albums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Not a reissue that I know of... it surfaces on eBay now and then for not too many bills. It was billed as an "exotica" record (MFP was a UK subsidiary of EMI, offering cheap bachelor pad hits and so forth), and it's got a bit more of a light, easy swing to it than the Harriot sides which, to me, have a bit more of an unruly edge. I like this one a lot, though - it's very groovy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Not a reissue that I know of... it surfaces on eBay now and then for not too many bills. It was billed as an "exotica" record (MFP was a UK subsidiary of EMI, offering cheap bachelor pad hits and so forth), and it's got a bit more of a light, easy swing to it than the Harriot sides which, to me, have a bit more of an unruly edge. I like this one a lot, though - it's very groovy! I sense that in the Harriott sides, too, which are (IMO) too often panned as distractions (at worst, indulgent experimentalism). I think a lot of it has to do with Harriott the saxophonist, but all those dark corners and acrid grooves aren't that far off from his "jazzier" work. I'm interested in hearing this one, too. For those who have an opinion (which I always thought was an advantage of this thread over its "what are you listening to right now?" counterpart)--what do you think of Harriott's (sparse) sideman appearances (i.e., Black Marigolds)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Dickey Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Hey Now! Griot Galaxy "KINS" Faruq Z Bey & CO. and then: (a total switch...) Ted Brown "FREE SPIRIT" Criss Cross. The Griot Galaxy "KINS" was on the Black & White label. (Hey Clifford Jordan, thee Faruq Z Bey & The Northwoods Ensemble LP on Qbico sounds OK to me, FWIW). I'm no audiophile. ----HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Hugh Hopper - Hopper Tunity Box One of the Brits over at AAJ, I think it was Bev, posted that a new superbly remastered CD of this is now out, so I thought I would pull this out and remind myself of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Indo-British Ensemble - Curried Jazz (MFP orig) Great meeting of Indian music and jazz with Kenny Wheeler, Jeff Clyne, Bill Eyden and Ray Swinfield. Never heard of this! Is there a reiussue? Anything like the Joe Harriott albums? It's just come out on CD here in the UK. Look out also for the one by the 'Indo Jazzmen' on Saga. Those MFP albums were like K-Tel - you used to be able to get them in Woolworths and the like for about £0.50 in the late 60s/early 80s. Saga, Studio 2 etc were others. Lots of cheesy 'Top of the Pops' cover compilations (worth buying just for the babes on the front covers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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