Album of the Week: September 7-13

[Chuck Nessa]

Rufus swung, his face at last to the wind, then his neck snapped.

I can't forget this line.

[ep1str0phy]

Maybe I've said this elsewhere, but the take of "Rufus" on the Impulse LP sounds very West Coast-y to my ears. In the interaction between Shepp and Tchicai I'm almost getting a Marsh-Konitz vibe, strangely enough. Prefer this version to the one on the Fontana LP (though I love that Fontana!).

There's something really beautifully, tragically grotesque about the FFT version. It's got just the right tempo--lyrical, but edgy. Moffett, for one, was perfect for this sort of tune.

[Guy Berger]

I admit I was surprised by how this album sounded. I was expecting something a lot more outside but this was just a very swinging freebop date with some fantastic arrangements. I'd never heard Roswell Rudd before -- he is fantastic.

One of my best pick ups at the Tower Sale.

Guy

[fomafomic65]

(...) some fantastic arrangements. I'd never heard Roswell Rudd before -- he is fantastic.

Guy, you should give a close listen to Roswell's music. He's a real giant. Check out the few Lacy/Rudd recordings, the ones with Shepp, his group with Enrico Rava, his interpretations of Nichols and Monk (I'd remember that terrific Allen Lowe record too). I absolutely admire him, and I discovered him with the first cd edition of Four For Trane -still one of the most loved jazz record in my collection.