Noj Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Right now: Archie Shepp's Attica Blues - track 5: Steam Part 2 This album really makes me feel like I'm on drugs when I listen to it. The strings on this track have a narcotic quality to them. I respect the sentiments they're trying to convey here, but it's a weird album. Not really jazz. :rsmile: :rsmile: That's funny shit. There's a Yusef Lateef song called "Destination Paradise" that has this really slow bass line intro and upon hearing it a friend of mine asked, "What is this heroin music we're listening to?" I love slow mellow stuff just as much as I love fast stuff, but I could see what he was saying. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Right now: Archie Shepp's Attica Blues - track 5: Steam Part 2 This album really makes me feel like I'm on drugs when I listen to it. The strings on this track have a narcotic quality to them. I respect the sentiments they're trying to convey here, but it's a weird album. Not really jazz. :rsmile: :rsmile: That's funny shit. There's a Yusef Lateef song called "Destination Paradise" that has this really slow bass line intro and upon hearing it a friend of mine asked, "What is this heroin music we're listening to?" I love slow mellow stuff just as much as I love fast stuff, but I could see what he was saying. I need to track down that Yusef Lateef song. What really makes the Shepp song weird for me is the rhodes with the tremelo on it mixed with those crazy Charles Ive's-like strings. Then the singing starts. I don't have a chance. At least the next song is upbeat. It has a nice groove. I do like this album. I'm glad I picked it up. Quote
Noj Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 "Destination Paradise" is on this disc: :rsmile: Quote
mikeb Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Right now: Stan Hunter & Sonny Fortune - Trip On The Strip In need of an OJC reissue, IMHO! Quote
Noj Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Tonight: Les McCann Invitation To Openness Just picked this up tonight, along with Larry Coryell's Barefoot Boy. I am listening to the Les McCann for the first time and it has yet to make a noise I didn't instantly love. :rsmile: Quote
alankin Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Stacey Kent - In Love Again (Candid) Jessica Williams - All Alone (MaxJazz) Quote
Jad Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Missed this thread. Glad it's back. This morning: Birth of the Cool Miles Davis Interstellar Space-John Coltrane Complete Town Hall Concert- Charles Mingus Red Clay-Freddie Hubbard Where?-Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy and Mal Waldron The Modern Dance-Pere Ubu Rum Sodomy and the Lash-The Pogues Quote
Peter Johnson Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Sonic Boom--Lee Morgan Then, probably Mothership Connection--Parliament (you gots to wear your sunglasses!) Quote
Noj Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Playing this again this morning... :rsmile: :rsmile: Quote
John Tapscott Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Today: Pepper Adams/Donald Byrd - Motor City Scene J.A.T.P. Live in Tokyo 1953 Clark Terry - Remember the Time Errol Garner - Concert by the Sea Mark Masters' Jazz Orchestra - Early Start Quote
Noj Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Right now: I can never get enough "Gibraltar." :rsmile: Quote
Out2Lunch Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 HORACE PARLAN-"Alone" DEXTER GORDON-"Cheesecake" JACK PURVIS-"1928-1935"(Jazz Oracle) JACK TEAGARDEN-"Complete Capitol Fiftees Sessions"(Mosaic) Quote
jazzbo Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 (edited) Edited March 25, 2003 by jazzbo Quote
mikeb Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Today: Billy Higgins - Bridgework Soulful Strings - The Magic Of Christmas (it's freakin' hot in my office!!!) & Play Gamble & Huff ... guilty pleasures Virgil Gonsalves/Steve White - In Hollywood Tiny Grimes - Tiny In Swingville Gene Harris - It's The Real Soul Donald Harrison - Free To Be Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Soulful Strings - The Magic Of Christmas (it's freakin' hot in my office!!!) & Play Gamble & Huff ... guilty pleasures You've piqued my curiosity. Who are the Soulful Strings? :rsmile: Quote
jazzbo Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 (edited) The Soulful Strings. . . isn't that Dorothy Ashby? Okay, kidding aside, I know that bassist Richard Evans was responsible for the arranging and conducting of at leaset one of their sessions. He's an interesting writer/arranger. . . . Edited March 25, 2003 by jazzbo Quote
mikeb Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 As usual , Lon's hit the nail on the head -- I think the Strings were kind of the brainchild of Richard Evans and Esmond Edwards at Cadet studios. I think Evans arranged most, if not all, of the material, which was generally "hits of the day", with a few standards and a few originals thrown into the mix. I don't believe there were any "big-name" artists involved in the recordings, mostly players I've never heard of and some chaps who were on the cusp of 'name recognition': Phil Upchurch, Cleveland Eaton, Lenny Druss, Charles Stepney. We know their music, perhaps (wasn't Eaton with Ramsey Lewis for awhile?), but the names might be a bit foggy. Soul-jazz with violins, violas and cellos. Not for everybody, but I dig it (for the most part). The SS had a really nice version of "Burning Spear" that I assume was its "big hit". Not much info on AMG, but the group and most sessions are listed. And some more info, with sound samples (I think) here: http://funky16corners.tripod.com/8_evans_2.htm Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 Cool! I love this kind of stuff. I have a huge collection of easy listening records and a big favorite of mine is the late '60s stuff. Thanks for the info and link! Quote
SEK Posted March 27, 2003 Report Posted March 27, 2003 Today: Archie Shepp- "Four for Trane", "On This Night" Oliver Lake- "Edge-ing" Bobo Stenson Trio- "Serenity" Quote
Noj Posted March 27, 2003 Report Posted March 27, 2003 Right now: "Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi" Beautiful song. :rsmile: :rsmile: Quote
AfricaBrass Posted March 27, 2003 Report Posted March 27, 2003 (edited) I dig Air too! I put my favorite tracks from Moon Safari and the Virgin Suicides on 1 cd. I listen to it while I'm working often. :rsmile: :rsmile: My listening: Jazz: Andrew Hill - Judgement Ike Quebec - Heavy Soul Non-Jazz: Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet :rsmile: Edited March 27, 2003 by AfricaBrass Quote
vibes Posted March 28, 2003 Report Posted March 28, 2003 I've been trying to spend more time on CD's that I've never given the attention they deserve. On the playlist for today: Gerald Wilson - The Golden Sword Grant Green - Carryin' On, Am I Blue Lou Donaldson - Good Gracious Keith Jarrett - Shades Jackie McLean - Destination Out (actually, I listen to this all the time ) Elvin Jones - Mr. Jones Hank Mobley - Hank Mobley and his All-Stars Tamba 4 - We And The Sea (this one also gets a lot of attention) Cal Tjader - Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil Sam Rivers - Contours Quote
dug Posted March 28, 2003 Report Posted March 28, 2003 Dizzy Gillespie: Have Trumpet Will Excite I bought this last Saturday and have listened to it at least 20 times. Amazing performance by Diz throughout. Quote
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