Big Al Posted April 9, 2008 Report Posted April 9, 2008 Would you believe that I, Mr. hardbop-no-noise-boring-conservative-no-patience-for-anything-outside-of-my-comfort-zone, am listening to Ascension? And that I'm finding it oddly relaxing? Look out!!! They are airborn! :lol: Quote
mjzee Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 Another question: I own the 8-cd "Classic Quartet" box. Which Impulse LPs are not included there? I can think of the following broad categories, but if anyone knows the specific titles, I'd appreciate it: Live dates (VV, VV Again, Newport, various items included in "Deluxe" editions). w/Duke Ellington, Johnny Hartman. The ones with Pharaoh, Alice, Rashied, etc. (and, I know, I know, the takes found after the "Complete" box was issued, and the ones remastered from the original tapes that were found after the "Complete" box was issued...don't get me started.) At least the box doesn't rust. All right, I'll try to answer my own question: The contains the following albums: Ballads Coltrane Crescent Impressions The J.C. Quartet Plays Kulu Se Mama Live at Birdland (studio takes) Living Space A Love Supreme Sun Ship Transition The Impulse albums not on the box are: Africa/Brass Live at the Village Vanguard My Favorite Things: Coltrane at Newport JC & Johnny Hartman Duke Ellington & JC Live at Birdland (live takes) Ascension New Thing At Newport Live in Seattle Om Meditations Live at the Village Vanguard Again Expression Stellar Regions Interstellar Space The Olatunji Concert One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note Live in Japan First Meditations How did I do? Quote
mjzee Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Kulu Se Mama? 2 tracks: Welcome, and Vigil. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 19, 2008 Report Posted April 19, 2008 Africa/Brass, from the recent 5-cd box. The stereo separation is extreme, sorta unpleasant (although of it's time). Has anyone heard the mono version - is it any better, is it available in any form? I have an eighties LP reissue - German WB. I haven't played this for quite a little while. Daughter and grandson visiting most of today, so I'll line this up for tomorrow. MG Finally got around to this. I agree about the stereo separation - it's as if there's nowt in the middle; everything is coming out of one speaker or the other (this sounds silly). And it's also peculiar to hear Elvin's solo on Africa - one of his drums (the bass drum I think) seems to have been fed into the left channel, but the rest of the kit is in the right. My copy, I see from close examination of the writing in the runoff, is a DMM job, by WEA German in the eighties. So the position wasn't improved by then. I've got to say, though it's a bit peculiar, I don't object to it. There's nothing in the sleeve notes of my copy to say who recorded this or who produced it. I can't imagine RVG recording it like this. Could it be one of the Creed Taylor jobs, before he went to Verve? MG Quote
jazzbo Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Posted April 19, 2008 Ascension, Japanese lp facsimile cd. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Posted April 19, 2008 Africa/Brass, from the recent 5-cd box. The stereo separation is extreme, sorta unpleasant (although of it's time). Has anyone heard the mono version - is it any better, is it available in any form? I have an eighties LP reissue - German WB. I haven't played this for quite a little while. Daughter and grandson visiting most of today, so I'll line this up for tomorrow. MG Finally got around to this. I agree about the stereo separation - it's as if there's nowt in the middle; everything is coming out of one speaker or the other (this sounds silly). And it's also peculiar to hear Elvin's solo on Africa - one of his drums (the bass drum I think) seems to have been fed into the left channel, but the rest of the kit is in the right. My copy, I see from close examination of the writing in the runoff, is a DMM job, by WEA German in the eighties. So the position wasn't improved by then. I've got to say, though it's a bit peculiar, I don't object to it. There's nothing in the sleeve notes of my copy to say who recorded this or who produced it. I can't imagine RVG recording it like this. Could it be one of the Creed Taylor jobs, before he went to Verve? MG I assure you, this was recorded by RVG at his Englewood Cliffs studio. The stereo separation doesn't seem that big an issue for me but I have my stereo biased more towards depth than side by side separation, that may be why. Love these sessions but I confess I like the first issued version of title track far more. Quote
AndrewHill Posted April 19, 2008 Report Posted April 19, 2008 I was just getting ready to put on Om until the wife just came back home from shopping. This album, after several listens, has really become a favorite of mine. I totally dig it! Quote
John L Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 The contains the following albums: Ballads Coltrane Crescent Impressions The J.C. Quartet Plays Kulu Se Mama Live at Birdland (studio takes) Living Space A Love Supreme Sun Ship Transition The CD reissue of the J.C. Quartet Plays contains a live version of Nature Boy, not on the Box, that is well worth the price of the CD alone. Quote
Parkertown Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 And it's also peculiar to hear Elvin's solo on Africa - one of his drums (the bass drum I think) seems to have been fed into the left channel, but the rest of the kit is in the right. MG Could that be microphone "bleed"? Quote
Parkertown Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 (edited) In between this and the Coltrane live reminiscences thread, I had to hear some Coltrane. So now it's: At The Village Vanguard, Again. But very softly...as my wife is still asleep. Hell...it's still intense...well maybe not Naima, but MFT is ramping up right now... Edited April 20, 2008 by Parkertown Quote
AndrewHill Posted July 14, 2008 Report Posted July 14, 2008 I'm guilty of not owning Crescent yet either; its one of the last of a handful of Trane Impulses I'm missing. Sounds like I gotta have it though Well it took a few months, but I finally bought this yesterday (at our deflated Borders which only had this lone Impulse! title in stock) and I'm diggin' it quite a bit. A lot more mellower than what I was expecting but man, you can feel it, especially on Lonnie's Lament, which I think someone mentioned was a standout track above. Quote
tkeith Posted July 14, 2008 Report Posted July 14, 2008 Soultrane, specifically Russian Lullaby. Holy crap!!!! Quote
AndrewHill Posted March 27, 2009 Report Posted March 27, 2009 Black Pearls and Ole Coltrane this evening. Quote
Bill B Posted March 27, 2009 Report Posted March 27, 2009 Settin the Pace- 26 March 1958 and @ Half Note -26 March 1965 Quote
jazzbo Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Posted June 3, 2009 According to RVG at one point his favorite recording session. Quote
Niko Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 According to RVG at one point his favorite recording session. the trio one? Quote
AndrewHill Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 Black Pearls again. I can see why this sat in the can for a bit, and its no real criticism of Byrd, but I do think his playing was a bit underwhelming in parts. Quote
tkeith Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 First Meditations, again, for the first time. Absolutely one of the most beautiful things ever. Quote
Michael Weiss Posted August 24, 2009 Report Posted August 24, 2009 Meditations - just Trane. Interested in his transposing sequences. His sound got so big the last couple of years - it really changed. Quote
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