Brownian Motion Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 "European Windows" by John Lewis, recorded in '58, has some great solo work from various European jazz musicians. It is a scandal that it is not available on CD. The MJQ and the Beaux Arts String Quartet is also great music. And it's still available! Quote
jazzbo Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 "Stringin' Along with Basie" on Roulette is a hoot! Quote
jazzbo Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 The Hodges was released as a Japanese cd about five years ago. Quote
JohnS Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 The string writing on Don Cherry's "Relativity Suite" is different and works well. Quote
jazzbo Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 I also am very very very fond of the Wild Bill Davison lps with strings, the two on Columbia and the later one on Storyville; his brash sound and nice string playing are a good combination! I like "Hot House Flowers" too. Quote
skeith Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 No one has mentioned Bird with Strings???? And for the record, despite some great solos, I hardly ever play it. Quote
jazzbo Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 (edited) Does Duke Ellington's "Jazz Violin Session" count? Edited October 28, 2003 by jazzbo Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 Oh yes, Clifford Brown! I also really enjoy that Harry Carney date which has been mentioned. And even though I don't enjoy all of the arrangements, Bird with strings is magical. To here him play 'Just Friends'... Quote
catesta Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 (edited) I've always been curious of this date, and if it was worth picking up. McCoy Tyner - What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach Edited October 28, 2003 by catesta Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 Mushy to my ears, I'm afraid. Quote
catesta Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 Mushy to my ears, I'm afraid. Seemed as if it might be. Quote
The Mule Posted October 29, 2003 Report Posted October 29, 2003 I've always been curious of this date, and if it was worth picking up. McCoy Tyner - What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach I really wanted to like this, as I admire Bacharach's songcraft, buy I totally agree with Bev: Mush. It's the only Tyner album I've ever gotten rid of.... Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 29, 2003 Report Posted October 29, 2003 Konitz, yes--but you guys missed the lovely Plays French Impressionist Music, with the Axis String Quartet, on Palmetto. It's superb. I rather like Joe Lovano's Rush Hour. There are two or three dull Lovano/Silvano duos as interludes, but those are easily ignorable: the full-orchestra tracks are lovely. Ah, yep, Nate, you beat me to it with those two suggestions, in addition to Chuck's recommendation of AN IMAGE (one of my faves). Might I also toss Bob Graettinger's work with Kenton into the mix? Quote
paul secor Posted October 29, 2003 Report Posted October 29, 2003 Not an obscure recording - though I wonder how many copies it sold, and how many have heard it. That might qualify it as obscure - but has Ornette's Skies of America been mentioned? Apologies if it has and I missed it. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 29, 2003 Report Posted October 29, 2003 Not an obscure recording - though I wonder how many copies it sold, and how many have heard it. That might qualify it as obscure - but has Ornette's Skies of America been mentioned? Apologies if it has and I missed it. Nope. That's one I meant to mention, Paul. Haven't listened to it in awhile, but it made a strong impression when I first encountered it. Quote
paul secor Posted December 8, 2003 Report Posted December 8, 2003 Came across a couple of others: Ben Webster with Strings: The Warm Moods - I have it on a Discovery LP - originally on Reprise, I believe. Sort of a ringer: Charles Tyler: Eastern Man Alone (ESP) - Tyler accompanied by cello and two basses. Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 20, 2004 Report Posted March 20, 2004 Does Duke Ellington's "Jazz Violin Session" count? Lon--what about THE SYMPHONIC ELLINGTON? That's one of my favorites, though not really obscure. I'll second Nate's comments on the Konitz/Axel String Quartet record. And Paul, one of the cellists on EASTERN MAN ALONE was David Baker. That record was done in Indpls. in 1967, and I plan on mentioning it in my Indiana jazz series. Quote
frank m Posted March 20, 2004 Report Posted March 20, 2004 I'm happy that Wild Bill Davison has been mentioned. I don't have any of the records Jackie gleason made "directing" Bobby Hackett with strings. Little known is the fact that Bobby needed money at the time,went to Gleason, who screwed him out of his rights to a cut of the sales for a paltry few thousand dollars. Those records made millions. Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 20, 2004 Report Posted March 20, 2004 Flip Phillips' "Try a Little Tenderness" (Chiaroscuro), from the early '90s with subtle Dick Hyman charts and recorded by RVG, is one of the tastiest with strings dates I know. As explained in the notes, one of the reasons it works so well is that Phillips and Hyman got together several months before and taped piano-tenor duo versions of the tunes, then Hyman wrote his charts based on the moves that Flip was inclined to make. If you've never heard Flip on ballads, he was a marvelous soulful "singer," in the Webster tradition but with his own accent. In a more adventurous vein, the Konitz-Russo "An Image of Man" is terrific. Sad that the names of the string quartet members on that disc have been lost over time; they're really into the music. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 I've always been curious of this date, and if it was worth picking up. McCoy Tyner - What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach Don't bother with it, Catesta. It's really bad. My local store wouldn't even buy it back! I was disappointed with Clifford Brown with Strings. Very sappy. No meat to it at all. Yet the Charlie Parker with strings is outstanding. Quote
mke Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 I was disappointed with Clifford Brown with Strings. Very sappy. No meat to it at all. Brown's trumpet provided a lot of meat to me, even if there is little to no improvising. I'm listening to Stefano DiBattista's "Round About Roma" for the first time. Doesn't seem hugely interesting so far. Quote
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