BeBop Posted October 21, 2005 Report Posted October 21, 2005 Nice line up. Good write up in allmusic. I'm tempted. Quote
mike casinghino Posted October 21, 2005 Report Posted October 21, 2005 a big for sonny fortune! imo, all three blue note recordings, a better understanding, four in one, from now on, are all worth getting. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 21, 2005 Report Posted October 21, 2005 It is a fine document of the time but nothing like hearing him in person. Quote
bertrand Posted October 21, 2005 Report Posted October 21, 2005 If you want to have all three of his Blue Note CDs, I suggest you hold off a bit... On the other hand, you know what they say about the bird in the hand... Bertrand. Quote
JSngry Posted October 21, 2005 Report Posted October 21, 2005 It is a fine document of the time but nothing like hearing him in person. ← Have yet to have had the pleasure, but I do find Fortune's American albums of the last 25 or so years to be less than fully satisfying. The Strata-East & Horizon sides, otoh, still work for me unconditionally. Quote
Larry Kart Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 I agree with Chuck. The way Fortune sounded in-person in the '80s with Nat Adderley's band (Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb) and before that with trumpeter Charles Sullivan (don't recall the rhythm section other than bassist Junie Booth) was something I've yet to hear from him on record and, as I recall, was a good deal more potent than his playing in the '70s with Tyner. Letters in flame appeared on the wall. Quote
sidewinder Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 The A&M Horizons with Charles Sullivan are particularly good. Quote
John Tapscott Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 Nice line up. Good write up in allmusic. I'm tempted. ← It's a very nice session. You can safely yield to the temptation. Quote
montg Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 If you want to have all three of his Blue Note CDs, I suggest you hold off a bit... Maybe I'm the last to catch on....does this mean a Select is in the works? Quote
Peter Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 I love 4 in 1. Highly recommended. Quote
felser Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 I love 4 in 1. Highly recommended. ← I concur that 4 in 1 is the pick of the Blue Notes. I also concur that overall, they don't catch him at his best. Contrary to previous post, I really liked his work with Tyner, especially on 'Sahara' (which belongs in every jazz collection everywhere), and also on 'Song For My Lady' (another gem). He was underutilized by Tyner on 'Song of the New World'. Wonder what 'Enlightenment' and 'Atlantis' would have sounded like with him instead of 19-year-old Azar Lawrence? They're tremendous with Lawrence. Of course, Tyner in the 70's can overwhelm any horn player. The guy that, surprisingly, really seemed to get steamrolled by Tyner was George Adams, and Gary Bartz didn't exactly stand out either. What an amazing run of recordings Tyner had on Blue Note and the early Milestones, before it got just a touch formulaic for him prior to switching to trio format to good effect. Quote
bertrand Posted November 20, 2005 Report Posted November 20, 2005 (edited) Sorry I was cryptic before, but I wasn't sure if the info was 'official' yet, so I was holding off. But here it goes: Sonny Fortune purchased the masters back for his 3 Blue Note recordings, and he will be releasing them as a box apparently as early as next week. Details will eventually be on his website. He's making his own Mosaic select, as it were! I heard it from Sonny himself last night, so it must be happening. That's why i suggested on holding of on getting Four In One, if you want all three. Bertrand. Edited November 20, 2005 by bertrand Quote
bertrand Posted November 20, 2005 Report Posted November 20, 2005 Oh, and I agree with Chuck: he was burnning last night in a duet with Rashied Ali on a 50-minute 'Impressions'. The first set (which I did not attend) was 70 minutes of 'Love For Sale' and nothing else! Bertrand. Quote
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