hepcat1950 Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Anyone heard of Paul Hanson? Check him out! Visit YouTube and search for jazzbassoonpaul. You'll find some amazing videos including "The Making Of" his latest recording with Dennis Chambers on drums among others. Paul Hanson's website: http://www.jazzbassoon.com/ Quote
hepcat1950 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Posted January 30, 2008 another thread Thanks for the link, BM Quote
Larry Kart Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 This is some of most ridiculous (in the common sense of the term) playing imaginable: http://www.danielsmithbassoon.com/ Click on the links to this guy's two "jazz" albums. Quote
hepcat1950 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Posted January 30, 2008 This is some of most ridiculous (in the common sense of the term) playing imaginable: http://www.danielsmithbassoon.com/ Click on the links to this guy's two "jazz" albums. I thought of mentioning him in the subtitle... D.S. must be an excellent self-promoter being able to convince a label to release this stuff. Quote
JSngry Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Yet another O-Board Bassoon Thread: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=1081 Quote
hepcat1950 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Posted January 30, 2008 Yet another O-Board Bassoon Thread: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=1081 Thanks JSngry, Next time I'll do some search first. Quote
JSngry Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Hey, it's ok. Things get forgotten over time and bringing them back up is a good thing. Plus, not everything gets said in one thread, so having a compendium is cool. Quote
Nate Dorward Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Oh god, Daniel Smith--I was sent one of his discs for review, & it went into my special folder for unintentionally funny discs. (I toss out most bad CDs, but sometimes one feels like hanging on to the memorably awful ones.) One of the worst albums I've ever heard, in any genre. I hope Paul Hanson's NOTHING like Smith. Quote
hepcat1950 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Posted January 30, 2008 Oh god, Daniel Smith--I was sent one of his discs for review, & it went into my special folder for unintentionally funny discs. (I toss out most bad CDs, but sometimes one feels like hanging on to the memorably awful ones.) One of the worst albums I've ever heard, in any genre. I hope Paul Hanson's NOTHING like Smith. From what I know from your site, your contributions to Bagatellen, and your reviews, I'm not sure if you dig Paul Hanson's music. But he's light-years ahead of Daniel Smith when it comes to a jazz feeling and chops. Quote
Nate Dorward Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 As long as there's jazz feeling there I'm happy!--as my reviewing (I hope) shows I try to have an ear to just about any of jazz's various tributaries.... Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 This is some of most ridiculous (in the common sense of the term) playing imaginable: http://www.danielsmithbassoon.com/ Click on the links to this guy's two "jazz" albums. Yeah, I don't know what to say... the first one, well, the transfer was so bad I could hardly hear anything. But the second, I think I heard enough to last a lifetime. So ungainly, such bad intonation and timing - jeebus! Quote
EulaM Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Bob Cooper played Basson and did so quite often, it was enjoyable to me, he had a way with it as well as with the clarinet, flute and saxaphone. Multi talented for sure, and he wrote some interesting tunes. Witchdoctor and others, several tunes with a latin flair. Quote
Quasimado Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 This is some of most ridiculous (in the common sense of the term) playing imaginable: http://www.danielsmithbassoon.com/ Click on the links to this guy's two "jazz" albums. How about the reviewers who gave these disasters the thumbs-up? There's a whole bunch of them quoted on his page. It'd be funny if it wasn't so sad ... Q Quote
Nate Dorward Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Whenever I feel bad about writing a pan, I only have to use google for a little relief: I have NEVER encountered a CD yet, no matter how bad, that hasn't attracted a few glowing writeups. Especially on AAJ, where they cluster as thickly as grapes. Edited January 31, 2008 by Nate Dorward Quote
randyhersom Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Illinois Jacquet did How High the Moon on bassoon for Prestige, always a favorite. Ken McIntyre also does a nice job on some of his own compositions on bassoon. Quote
AllenLowe Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 well, I hesitate to mention him because he always annoyed me personally, but Michael Rabinowitz (from New Haven) is quite a good jazz basoonist - Quote
Christiern Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Garvin Bushell handled that instrument well, too. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 Oh god, Daniel Smith--I was sent one of his discs for review, & it went into my special folder for unintentionally funny discs. (I toss out most bad CDs, but sometimes one feels like hanging on to the memorably awful ones.) One of the worst albums I've ever heard, in any genre. I hope Paul Hanson's NOTHING like Smith. Dig: Interview on AAJ with Smith (for Nate) Quote
jimi089 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 Harris Eisenstadt's disc The All Seeing Eye + Octets that came out this year features Sara Schoenbeck on Bassoon. I thought it was a great disc. There's a sample on his page: http://harriseisenstadt.com/pages/all_seeing_eye.html Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 I haven't got the chance to check that out yet. Thanks for the reminder. Quote
alanmck Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) there's some great bassoon jazz on this: particularly the tune "prayer for simon", which i charted in a thing on the verygoodplus site (used to be called vinylvulture): alan's verygoodplus jazz and other stuff chart... of course, nothing really excuses Ray's hat. Edited February 10, 2008 by alanmck Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 The tune you put up is very strong - listening to it now. You have an excellent collection, Alan, it's quite obvious! Quote
LarryCurleyMoe Posted February 15, 2008 Report Posted February 15, 2008 Karen Borca wails on the Jimmy Lyons Black Saint release "Wee Sneezawee" Quote
relyles Posted February 15, 2008 Report Posted February 15, 2008 Karen Borca is a terrific basson player. Love how she contrasted with Jimmy Lyons on several recordings. Quote
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