Guest akanalog Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 are any of the live jackie mclean discs on steeplechase particularly strong? any stand out as superlative? it's tough to choose. Quote
Chas Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 My favorite live Mclean is this one : It's run close by it's companion from the same concert , Tune Up . Jackie just tears it up ; great music . Quote
Guest akanalog Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 oh. so this isn't helping pare things down! 3 discs recommended already! hehe Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 I'm going to confuse things further by suggesting "A Ghetto Lullaby" and the two with Dexter. I'd suggest hearing a bit of "Dr Jackle" and "Tune Up" before buying - the sound is a bit rough, but the playing is fine indeed. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 The Montmartre disc is pretty heavy. Used to have an original flipback LP of it, but the cover was jacked so it became expendable. Probably should have kept it, though... Quote
Guest akanalog Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 hmmm. the 60's dates interest me just because BN didn't do too much documenting of their main men in live settings besides blakey and smith and green. Quote
JSngry Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Yeah, the 60s stuff is pretty damn intense. Quote
bertrand Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Chuck is being way too generous - the sound on the two Left Bank Jazz Society sets is actually quite bad - distorted piano, nasal alto etc. It's especially problematic when applied to Jackie's unique tone - it really sounds 'off'. The playing is great, but I really have trouble listening to these too often. Montmartre and the two Dexters are fabulous; Lullaby is only 'very good'. Bertrand. Quote
sidewinder Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 A good reminder for me to bring out the 'Live at the Montmatre' vinyl later today. Quote
Guest akanalog Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Chuck is being way too generous - the sound on the two Left Bank Jazz Society sets is actually quite bad - distorted piano, nasal alto etc. It's especially problematic when applied to Jackie's unique tone - it really sounds 'off'. The playing is great, but I really have trouble listening to these too often. Montmartre and the two Dexters are fabulous; Lullaby is only 'very good'. Bertrand. thanks for laying it down! Quote
JSngry Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Sorry, but the sound on the Left Bank stuff doesn't bother me at all. I've heard, and enjoyed, far worse... Quote
jazzbo Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Yes me too. And though not really relevant in this thread I really dig the stuff with Bartz. Quote
HolyStitt Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 The sound on 'Tune Up' and 'Dr. Jackle' is not perfect, but I think they are worth buying. If you can sit through the sound problems with most of Bird's live recordings, the sound problems on CDs shouldn't be that much of an issue. I really like these discs because it is great to hear Scotty Holt and Lamont Johnson performing with McLean on a variety of tunes that the group did not record in the studio. The only Jackie LP/CD I haven't been able to listen to is 'Monuments.' I have tried to listen to it for kitsch value, but even than it's too painful. Quote
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