Dmitry Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 It's happening under the header of "The Story of Impulse! Records" With Charnett Moffett, Eric Kamau Gravatt, Eric Alexander, Wallace Roney, Steve Turre and Donald Harrison. I'm kinda on the fence about this gig. Apparently Tyner is on tour doing this Impulse thing now. What's the word on this band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I'm gonna see 'em Sunday at the University of Maryland. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I'm kinda on the fence about this gig. Apparently Tyner is on tour doing this Impulse thing now. What's the word on this band? i guess it's obviously a personal thang but i can't imagine passing up an opportunity to hear mccoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Can't vouch for the septet, but I saw the trio (with Moffett and Gravatt) last weekend (10-21). It was a magnificent musical experience. McCoy looks gaunt, walks weakly, and talks in a mumble. But he was playing far better than he played the previous time I saw him, in '95. Less rococo, much meatier. The sets were short but intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I saw this septet a couple of months ago. They were excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Dorward Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Saw them in Toronto. Gravatt's great, Tyner still playing well despite looking very gaunt; Moffett was a horrible showboat, & the extra horns were pointless. I was still glad to see it just to see Gravatt & Tyner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) I wouldn't miss a chance to see McCoy or the wonderful Charnett Moffett. In fact, they are playing in Austin next month and I'm planning on driving (about 200 miles) to see him. Edited October 27, 2006 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankc Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 saw them at the mjf in july, gave plenty of time to his band members; did 2 50 minute sets plus encore with the second set being 60-70 percent solo of his own work; he was charming, engaging, tried out his french, the audience ate it up and he fed off it, he sounded tired (ill?) in his monologue to the audience, but his playing was top notch, fresh, vibrant, no sign of any failing health...one of the highlights of the festival; one thing, don"t expect a coltranesque type of set; its tyner in control, alot of his own work which was refreshing; it was my pleasure to hear him....if you have never heard him......a statement plato could easily answer, if you have to ask don't go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hey Bertrand, I will be at the Maryland show as well, and probably the Ashley Kahn pre-show discussion. Blurb about Tyner Septet Arrangements by Bob Belden. Tunes include "Alfie", "Africa", "The Dancer", and "Resolution." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I also saw McCoy's trio recently. McCoy is playing "hotter" than he has in years. It was an amazing concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) Patrick, I'll be at the pre-show discussion as well. I plan to ask McCoy about his experience playing with Cal Massey, so you'll know who I am. I look just like my avatar Shadowhillway will also be there. Bertrand. Edited October 27, 2006 by bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Do we know that McCoy is actually taking part in the pre-show discussion? For some other (non-jazz) events at another university (George Mason), the pre-show discussion typically involves an artistic assistant or business person. Received the following email Friday from UMD: Join us before the McCoy Tyner Septet concert at 6PM to celebrate the anniversary of Impulse! Records and the enduring legacy of John Coltrane. This free pre-performance discussion will feature jazz broadcaster Rusty Hassam, producer Willard Jenkins and musician/educator Carl Grubbs. Author Ashley Kahn, originally scheduled to be part of the conversation, cannot join us due to a family emergency. However, his book THE HOUSE THAT TRANE BUILT: The Story of Impulse Records will be available for sale in the Grand Pavilion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) Thanks for the tip - I can't make the pre-concert anyway. I'll be at the show at 7:30. I don't have my seat number - my friend has the tickets. Where are you? Bertrand. Edited October 29, 2006 by bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Balcony Row C, Seats 18-19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Saw him in Montreal during the jazz fest, sound was awful plus they were some subs at the last minute, Friedman and Payton weren't there. He was decent especially in the second part. But it was ordinary it was probably the weakest show i attended during the whole festival. He looked old and although he seemed to be in good spirits the body was not what it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Saw them in July. Trio was good. Horns did'nt add much and did'nt manage to connect, Alexander is good in small clubs but was just going through the motions on this occasion, as was Roney with his endless sixteens and eights up and down scales. He's supposed to be a Miles-man, but apparantly never heard about neither less is more nor tension & release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 My reaction to Sunday's show at Univ of Maryland is similar to Pepe's. Perhaps my expectations were a bit high with all of the "Impulse" hype, the collection of "all-star" horn players (Alexander, Roney, Harrison, Turre), and the Bob Belden arrangements. I came away underwhelmed by the horn players, and the arrangements (everyone plays the head together, then three players at a time shuffle mostly offstage while one solos). Alexander and Harrison had the best nights that night. Roney didn't seem to connect (or ever look up). The trio was great, especially Charnett Moffett. McCoy appears to be slowing down a bit in terms of getting on/off the stage--I hadn't seen him live since summer 2001 in Chicago--but he can still deliver the goods. Bertrand, good to finally meet you. I didn't work the Twins room during the recent organissimo visit as well as I could have, but I correctly figured you were the energetic fellow sitting front and center... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Anyone else see McCoy in Austin last night? I enjoyed the concert alot--I hadn't seen McCoy live since 1993, so it was a bit of a shock to see him look so frail. The trio of Tyner/Moffett/Gravatt sounded great to me--I hope they make a trio record. The solo pieces were really nice. I enjoyed hearing the horns playing some classic pieces--of the group I prefer Donald Harrison. Steve Turre is fine also; Eric Alexander was slightly less boring than usual. I didn't recognize the trumpet player (in the Dizzy vein). I was wishing to see the trio (plus Donald Harrison of the horn players) in a small club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 It may have been Nicholas Payton. He's spiltting the trumpet duties w/ Wallace Roney on this tour. I saw them Friday night here in Philly and Roney was w/ them. I didn't think McCoy looked so frail this time. He was definitely moving around better than the last few times I saw him(earlier this year and April 2005) when I thought he looked pretty bad. Remember it's a long flight from Philly to Austin and then he had to play that same night. That would do me in and I'm in pretty good shape for 42. His voice still sounds tired though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 It may have been Nicholas Payton. He's spiltting the trumpet duties w/ Wallace Roney on this tour. I saw them Friday night here in Philly and Roney was w/ them. I didn't think McCoy looked so frail this time. He was definitely moving around better than the last few times I saw him(earlier this year and April 2005) when I thought he looked pretty bad. Remember it's a long flight from Philly to Austin and then he had to play that same night. That would do me in and I'm in pretty good shape for 42. His voice still sounds tired though. It wasn't Payton or Roney. He looked like a pretty young fellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 (edited) I just got back from picking up my aunt Suzi Stern (an Austin jazz singer of some note) from the airport (she's in town for Thanksgiving). When I met her, she told me that as she was leaving Austin earlier today she ran into McCoy Tyner getting on the same flight (along with Steve Turre). They met at the candy counter and had a nice conversation about Mentos... She gave him a couple of her CDs. When she saw him later on the plane, he patted his carry-on bag and said, "I'm going to listen to these." Edited November 20, 2006 by Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 It wasn't Payton or Roney. He looked like a pretty young fellow. In September, Monterey Jazz Festival, it was Roy Hargrove on trumpet. It wasn't Roy Hargrove (whom I've seen many times since he was a teenager). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Yeah, I don't know who that kid was. Tyner sounded great, Harrison was awesome, Alexander was surprisingly boring/off-mike and Gravatt took some of the dumbest drum solos I've heard in a while. Still enjoyable, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 The trumpeter's name is Christian Scott. I don't know why I thought it was Wallace Roney. http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:gzOsYV...lient=firefox-a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 The program at UT listed him as Roney, and yet I knew it wasn't him. His name was not announced at the gig, or at least I didn't hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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