sidewinder Posted December 7, 2006 Report Posted December 7, 2006 Hmmm - I sense a business opportunity here.. Quote
JSngry Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Posted December 9, 2006 Yo, that Karlsruhe shit is off the freakin' hook. Gotta be a story there... Quote
sidewinder Posted December 9, 2006 Report Posted December 9, 2006 Yo, that Karlsruhe shit is off the freakin' hook. Gotta be a story there... Yep - a magnificent performance, Shorter and Williams in particular. They sound like they have been let off the leash after months of confinement. Quote
Guy Berger Posted December 9, 2006 Report Posted December 9, 2006 Yo, that Karlsruhe shit is off the freakin' hook. Gotta be a story there... It's a great gig, though not obviously superior (except in terms of the setlist) to any of the others on that tour. Guy Quote
JohnT Posted December 9, 2006 Report Posted December 9, 2006 Got Mine!! Thanks for the Heads Up on this!! Fantastic Video!! Quote
JSngry Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Posted December 9, 2006 Yo, that Karlsruhe shit is off the freakin' hook. Gotta be a story there... Yep - a magnificent performance, Shorter and Williams in particular. They sound like they have been let off the leash after months of confinement. Yo, that Karlsruhe shit is off the freakin' hook. Gotta be a story there... It's a great gig, though not obviously superior (except in terms of the setlist) to any of the others on that tour. Guy Karlsruhe is significantly more visceral than Oslo (which is, of course, not necessarily "superior"). It's rougher from the git-go. The staging is nowhere near as austere as in Oslo (the lighting in particular is really wack - one minute it's full house, then it drops down to spot-llit, then it's back up to full house, back & forth, with no real rhyme or reason), and the way that everybody kinda stumbles outta the wings is really (or ). Wayne & Herbie both have facial expression & body language that leads me to wonder if maybe they might not have had a few before right before the set, and Tony's constantly having to hassle w/his hi-hat, trying to keep it from sliding away. Hell, you can even see Ron Carter tuning up during the first number. When was the last time you ever saw Ron Carter tune up? No, Oslo's more hit it and quit it, whereas Karlsruhe's more hit it and keep hittin' it. Both excellent, but one definitely less "cool" than the other. And the look on Miles' face (from the wings) after Wayne finishes on "Walkin'" is priceless. As is Wayne's solo. Quote
Free For All Posted December 9, 2006 Report Posted December 9, 2006 Just got my copy in the mail today. I also ordered the '87 Chet Baker in Tokyo- I have the CD and have always thought it was some of the best late Chet I've heard. I was pleasantly surprised to see it out on DVD. Looking forward to watching both of these. Thanks for the heads-up! Jazzmatazz is/was great, and I do miss it, but this board really keeps me on top of stuff I never would have known about. It's become my primary source of information- lots of knowledge here. Quote
erhodes Posted December 10, 2006 Report Posted December 10, 2006 Karlsruhe is significantly more visceral than Oslo... Do you mean Stockholm? AFAIK, there is no Oslo recording from this tour. Karlsruhe is indeed more intense that Stockholm but Stockholm is perhaps more of the anomoly in terms of the audio from this tour. Antwerp may be the most intense set, though it's hard to choose. Stockholm is probably the tamest. Isn't Karlsruhe the set that was excerpted in the "Miles Ahead" documentary? Quote
Cliff Englewood Posted December 10, 2006 Report Posted December 10, 2006 "Gambit Records" now have both of these Concerts on CD, they're fast, you have to give them that much. Quote
JSngry Posted December 11, 2006 Author Report Posted December 11, 2006 Karlsruhe is significantly more visceral than Oslo... Do you mean Stockholm? Indeed. My bad. Quote
erhodes Posted December 12, 2006 Report Posted December 12, 2006 Got mine yesterday. Watched the Karlsruhe date last night. The disk is a bargain but the video is...fair. It was dubbed from a tape that was already a couple of generations out. Also, there is a bad noise bar...the kind that comes from folded or crushed tape...at about 57:30. The '67 Stockholm and Karlsruhe dates are available separately for a lot more from Japan. I'm wondering if they used better source material. In the meantime, though, I'm glad I sprung. Thanks, Jim. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Hey, I'm just being a "good citizen". I appreciate the numerous heads up I get from y'all, so when the opportunity comes to return the favor, it's a pleasure to do so. Jim, have you seen the DVD yet? How's the sound quality? Picture quality "Pretty decent, all things considering" is all I'm lookin' for -- doesn't have to be any better than "pretty decent". Mono sound, I'm assuming - which is also OK by me. About to pull the trigger, but looking for some firsthand feedback about this particular DVD incarnation of the material (since there are so many DVD's of this kind of stuff). Oh, ONE MORE THING, is the DVD a DVD-R?? -- or a real, "silver" DVD?? I cannot answer the technical questions, but the music is excellent. I think it would be right up your alley, Rooster, especially the band w/ Dejohnette, Corea, Holland, and Shorter. The classic quintet is great too, but both gigs are excellent in my opinion. Miles still had some good chops at this time. I recommend it. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 BTW, my local store has another copy of this dvd. I think they've got it for $20. Quote
skeith Posted January 28, 2007 Report Posted January 28, 2007 BTW, my local store has another copy of this dvd. I think they've got it for $20. Conn, what place is that? I have called the JazzLoft and the guy is very coy about whether he is selling it- he seems to think I am the cops. Quote
JSngry Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Posted January 28, 2007 I cannot answer the technical questions, but the music is excellent. I think it would be right up your alley, Rooster, especially the band w/ Dejohnette, Corea, Holland, and Shorter. The classic quintet is great too, but both gigs are excellent in my opinion. Miles still had some good chops at this time. I recommend it. You got a DVD w/the Dejohnette, Corea, Holland, and Shorter band? What's that all about? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Posted January 28, 2007 DVD is Stockholm 1967 w/ Miles classic quintet and Rome, 1969 w/ Shorter,Corea, Holland, and Dejohnette. Are we talking about the same dvd? I guess not. Quote
.:.impossible Posted January 28, 2007 Report Posted January 28, 2007 DVD is Stockholm 1967 w/ Miles classic quintet and Rome, 1969 w/ Shorter,Corea, Holland, and Dejohnette. Are we talking about the same dvd? I guess not. More details please! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 It's called Miles Davis "Plays it Cool." Classic quintet in Stockholm, Oct. 31, 1967. 1. Agitation 2. Footprints 3. Round About Midnight 4. Gingerbread Boy 5. The Theme Miles/Shorter/Corea/Holland/DeJohnette. Rome, Oct. 27, 1969. 1. Sanctuary 2. Directions. Black and White video. Both video and sound are good, imo. Quote
Guy Berger Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 Miles/Shorter/Corea/Holland/DeJohnette. Rome, Oct. 27, 1969. 1. Sanctuary 2. Directions. Black and White video. Both video and sound are good, imo. There's a lot more to this concert. The highlight is an abstract collective improvisation (Miles sits out) on "This". Guy Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 Miles/Shorter/Corea/Holland/DeJohnette. Rome, Oct. 27, 1969. 1. Sanctuary 2. Directions. Black and White video. Both video and sound are good, imo. There's a lot more to this concert. The highlight is an abstract collective improvisation (Miles sits out) on "This". Guy Well, it's clear that they left stuff out. I'm happy seeing what they include. Were these "issued" on dvd anywhere else? Quote
.:.impossible Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 Is this DVD available for purchase, or was this a dime dl? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 Is this DVD available for purchase, or was this a dime dl? I don't know what a dime dl is. I bought it at a local shop for $20. They had one other copy. No booklet but they do have a cover for the dvd. Quote
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