randyhersom Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 Sounds good. Vibes instead of piano in the rhythm section opens the sound up. Straight ahead and kickin'. Anybody else heard it yet? Quote
analogak Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 no, but i did listen to iapetus. which wasn't as heady as i expected. i guess it is more of an album of good playing than deep afro-centric soulful jazz with electric touches as i thought it might be. Quote
kh1958 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 I like the recording. Joe Locke sounds especially good. Quote
marcello Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) I have not heard the entire session yet, but here's a review: MUSIC REVIEW: Hadley Caliman, Gratitude by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide For his first album as a leader in a couple of decades, Hadley Caliman returns with a bang. Though released by Seattle's Origin label, it's not strictly Northwest jazz, and though containing a couple of players from the California scenes, it's not strictly West Coast jazz. It's something different, tangible, with ties to the classics but explorations well into the new beyond. For someone who's played with everyone from Dexter Gordon to Santana, perhaps this shouldn't be surprising. The album opens with "Back for More," a new item from trumpeter Thomas Marriott with some nice parallel lines and a driving rhythm section. "This Is New" provides vibist Joe Locke with his first of many opportunities to stretch out on a good extended solo that does what few vibe players are apt to pull off in this era — maintain excitement while not succumbing to a pure show of force. By the time the album gets to "Invitation," there's a sense of Coltrane in Caliman's playing — not mimicry, but certainly some influence. "Comencio" takes advantage of a shiny Latin groove as a backdrop for more horn interaction between Caliman and Marriott and an excellent drum solo courtesy of Joe La Barbera. "If" comes from the San Francisco scene, and has a bit of the jazz club jam sound to it, but then lets Locke loose for a vibe extravaganza only matched by the groove in bassist Phil Sparks' extended solo. The album finishes off the way it started, with a delivery that promises more. The album is a fine one, rife with Caliman's obvious talent on the sax, but perhaps more so by the full supporting cast, each member of which gets plenty of time in the limelight, and makes it worthwhile. Edited March 6, 2008 by marcello Quote
pasta Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 just ordered it! i love this man's stuff- all hail hadley caliman- we're lucky to have him! Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 There's a CD release party for Gratitude at Tula's in Seattle on Friday, March 21st. The band will include Joe Locke and Thomas Marriott. Quote
JSngry Posted March 7, 2008 Report Posted March 7, 2008 no, but i did listen to iapetus. which wasn't as heady as i expected. i guess it is more of an album of good playing than deep afro-centric soulful jazz with electric touches as i thought it might be. Really? Not "heady"? Have we heard the same album? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 7, 2008 Report Posted March 7, 2008 no, but i did listen to iapetus. which wasn't as heady as i expected. i guess it is more of an album of good playing than deep afro-centric soulful jazz with electric touches as i thought it might be. Really? Not "heady"? Have we heard the same album? Not inside the same head. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 i want 2 buy it too Quote
analogak Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 j-sangz, i should say that "iapetus" requires more concentration than i expected. it is certainly heady, but it is a demanding album. i thought it would be more vaguely grooving and vamping riff tunes but that is not the case. it is subtle and explorative. maybe the presence of bayete and luis gasca (mispelled on album sleeve) led me to think this. well baytete could be challenging or he could be the "automatic man", hehe. Quote
JSngry Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 Alright then, now I know where you're coming from, and yeah, "challenging" it certainly is, and indeed "heady" as well! Definitely not a "groove" album. Quote
pasta Posted March 12, 2008 Report Posted March 12, 2008 got my copy today from amazon-greatness thru and thru..........! (one weird question- first release from origina label i ever bought- was covered in a thin easy to rip off plastic sleeve, then sticker over top....unlike store boughts....anyone have any other origin releases like this?) there is not a bum track on this disc, so good to hear hc BACK IN TOWN! Quote
JohnS Posted March 12, 2008 Report Posted March 12, 2008 Track to download over at the other place. Quote
marcello Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 On the Origin Records site for the new cd, there is a great video of Hadley and Freddie Hubbard from 1978. VIDEO Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 There's a CD release party for Gratitude at Tula's in Seattle on Friday, March 21st. The band will include Joe Locke and Thomas Marriott. Word from Tula's as of today is that this is sold out. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted March 18, 2008 Report Posted March 18, 2008 Update: Seattle Jazz Scene Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted March 24, 2008 Report Posted March 24, 2008 Photographs and a review of the CD release party are now up on The Seattle Jazz Scene blog. Quote
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