Dmitry Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Paul Bley with Gary Peacock, ECM 1003, 1970, German release, I’m assuming it’s an original pressing. An introspective, wild, and searching trio recording, not very good from the engineering aspect, to me it sounds recorded on a single stereo mic directly to a reel deck, in a rehearsal space somewhere in New York. Edited December 10, 2020 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidewinder Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 Tone Poet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 hour ago, sidewinder said: Tone Poet Nice sounding LP and the music was better than I expected. I don't know why, but I always thought this would be boring funk, especially with the All Music review. I think it's a fun record and Idris Mohammed is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 The Lou is a good one, in excellent sound. ‘No fusion confusion’, to quote the maestro. Rearward LP - in mono ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dub Modal Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 22 hours ago, bresna said: especially with the All Music review. I think it's a fun record and Idris Mohammed is great. That review is hilariously bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, bresna said: Nice sounding LP and the music was better than I expected. I don't know why, but I always thought this would be boring funk, especially with the All Music review. I think it's a fun record and Idris Mohammed is great. The All Music Guide is a helpful resource, but its writers are not trustworthy when it comes to soul jazz and/or funky jazz. In this listener's opinion. Edited December 11, 2020 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, HutchFan said: The All Music Guide is a helpful resource, but its writers are not trustworthy when it comes to soul jazz and/or funky jazz. In this listener's opinion. If you like Donaldson's "Mr. Shing A Ling" and you still spin LPs, the Tone Poet LP sounds very nice. Well worth picking up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, bresna said: If you like Donaldson's "Mr. Shing A Ling" and you still spin LPs, the Tone Poet LP sounds very nice. Well worth picking up. I'm not familiar with Mr. Shing-A-Ling -- but I love the record that preceded it, Alligator Bogaloo. So I bet I'd dig it. Thanks for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, HutchFan said: I'm not familiar with Mr. Shing-A-Ling -- but I love the record that preceded it, Alligator Bogaloo. So I bet I'd dig it. Thanks for the recommendation. Read the review for Alligator Bogaloo...lol. This guy hates some Lou D funk, even stating that Leo Morris AKA Idris Muhammad isn't comfortable playing contemporary funk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dub Modal said: Read the review for Alligator Bogaloo...lol. This guy hates some Lou D funk, even stating that Leo Morris AKA Idris Muhammad isn't comfortable playing contemporary funk In my experience, it's a fairly common thing for critics/reviewers to disparage soul jazz and funky jazz as less worthy, "selling out," etc. It's not an attitude that I share. So I just ignore those sorts of reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkytonk Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: The All Music Guide is a helpful resource, but its writers are not trustworthy when it comes to soul jazz and/or funky jazz. In this listener's opinion. I unfortunately took them at face value in my younger days, when that kind of stuff was (relatively) cheap and easy to find. I probably passed by a lot of great records because of AllMusic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Big Bear/Transatlantic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, sidewinder said: Have it and like it very much Edited December 12, 2020 by jazzcorner smilies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Just going on deck. Last Resonance vinyl of the year - it has been a good year for them. Sounds absolutely fantastic - the usual Resonance surface marks but plays like a dream. My new favourite Monty Alexander album ! Edited December 12, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Currently spinning Warne Marsh's All Music (Nessa, 1976), over and over. It's always been a favourite, but something about it cracked open my head a couple of days ago, and now it is just on every time I'm near my turntable. My poor wife just sighs and says "Is this Wayne Marsh again?" every time. 3 hours ago, jazzcorner said: Is this good? Great players, but you never know with drum match ups. Edited December 12, 2020 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Liberty LJH 6003 [FSR 1984] - Herbie Harper - Bud Shank - Bob Gordon - rec. 1953 LA - 5 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: Re: Drummin' the Blues Is this good? Great players, but you never know with drum match ups. It is believe me. Here are the details and all compositions by those two outstanding drummers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Jason Moran and the Bandwagon, Thanksgiving at the Vanguard (Yes) McCoy Tyner, Tender Moments (Blue Note Tone Poet) Jacques Loussier Trio, Play Bach volume 4 (London) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Bud Powell: The Genius of Bud Powell. Verve 821 690-1 [1976] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 12 minutes ago, optatio said: Bud Powell: The Genius of Bud Powell. Verve 821 690-1 [1976] Got that one some where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 45 minutes ago, sidewinder said: Got that one some where. The catalog numbers of my edition differ: 821 690-1 (cover), VE-2-2506 (label). (P) & (C) 1976 PolyGram Records, Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted December 13, 2020 Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 19 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: Currently spinning Warne Marsh's All Music (Nessa, 1976), over and over. It's always been a favourite, but something about it cracked open my head a couple of days ago, and now it is just on every time I'm near my turntable. My poor wife just sighs and says "Is this Wayne Marsh again?" every time. !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 4:57 PM, funkytonk said: I unfortunately took them at face value in my younger days, when that kind of stuff was (relatively) cheap and easy to find. I probably passed by a lot of great records because of AllMusic! You and me both, funkytonk! See my blog entry on Jack McDuff's The Heatin' System for more of my thoughts on the way soul jazz is regularly overlooked by many "tastemakers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) Back on deck with this superb 2LP set.. Never thought I’d hear a great jazz version of ‘Arthur’s Song’ by Christopher Cross ! Edited December 14, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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