Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 (edited) Friends, got some info on upcoming Braxton " 23 Standards" 4-CD set on Leo: Braxton - reeds Kevin O'Neal - guitar Kevin Norton - percussion Andy Eulau - bass Recorded live in 2003. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Edited June 23, 2004 by Д.Д. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Tony, read this DMG excerpt on Visions festival. Now thinking how I can move to NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnhrtg Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Friends, got some info on upcoming Braxton " 23 Standards" 4-CD set on Leo: Braxton - reeds Kevin O'Neal - guitar Kevin Norton - percussion Andy Eulau - bass Recorded live in 2003. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Looks enticing. Could anyone fill me in on the guitarist? That might prove decisive for my go/no go on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Tony, read this DMG excerpt on Visions festival. Now thinking how I can move to NYC. I have never known Bruce at DMG to be unbiased in his reviews. There are quite a few posts on this years Vision Festival over on JC that give wildly different (some glowing some very negative) reviews of many of the sets. Well worth reading if you are interested in these artists. I can't imagine how expensive it would be to live in NYC with so many fantastic shows happening every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I can't imagine how expensive it would be to live in NYC with so many fantastic shows happening every week. John, I lived in NYC. NYC is expensive, but definitely not because of the music. Concert at Tonic normally costs $10-20. CBGB marathon jam sessions (I remember one during which I saw - and I came when it all already long started and left well before the end - Daniel Carter trio, John Abercrombie quartet, Dom Minisi trio, Roy Campvell/Dave Douglas band) $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 This is a disc that might have slipped beneath many people's radars: Barry Altschul - You Can't Name Your Own Tune Despite the sly dig at Braxton in the album title, this one is very inspired by him and features some great playing. Altschul on drums and percussion, Sam Rivers on tenor, soprano, and flute, Dave Holland on bass, George Lewis on trombone and Muhal Richard Abrams on piano. This was recorded in 1977 and was last issued on 32jazz, so it should be out of print at this point. Highly recommended, if you can track down a copy. I like this one a lot! Might sound a bit dated to some ears, I suppose - at least one friend of mine who was getting into the music around the time this was recorded found it to be a bit boring and lacking individuality, but for that does not apply at all. Any Rivers is great - I have not heard too many of his recordings, but what I heard, I always love! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Dorward Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 The Canadian dollar actually isn't all that strong right now--admittedly it's climbed against the US$ (it's now worth 73-1/2 cents in US money), but I can't think the last time I saw a pound worth $2.48 Cdn! Probably a nightmare for poor Daniel Kernohan at Verge, but in any case I do recommend Verge as they're quite reliable & usually the prices are pretty good. Does anyone take the reports & reviews in the DMG newsletter seriously? Keep meaning to pick up that Altschul disc (a copy in my local record shop): may do so next time I'm in, god knows it's been sitting there for ages. Anyone heard The Free Slave by Roy Brooks, perchance? It's also there, & looks possibly interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Anyone heard The Free Slave by Roy Brooks, perchance? It's also there, & looks possibly interesting. Yes! It is a fantastic disc! The live performance burns and you get some great Woody Shaw, too. I love the guy in the audience who keeps screaming "do your thang, Roy, DO YOUR THANG!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Anyone heard The Free Slave by Roy Brooks, perchance? It's also there, & looks possibly interesting. Yes! It is a fantastic disc! The live performance burns and you get some great Woody Shaw, too. I love the guy in the audience who keeps screaming "do your thang, Roy, DO YOUR THANG!!" Another big Anyone into the percussion thing should also get the Joe Chambers disc on 32. It has Woody Shaw on one track, with Harold Vick, too. Four tracks are percussion (with piano and bass, if memory serves me right). And all them Woody Shaw 32s are great! The double disc set with the Berlin concert (featuring Slide Hampton, by the way, who is discussed in the artists section at this very moment) has on disc two a record called "Iron Men", featuring Braxton and some other cool sax player. Some of the freest Shaw you will ever hear. By the way, Chaney, glad you enjoy the DLTD! It's my only one so far, too... I shall keep those recommendations in mind. ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I decided to go on my cd buying moratorium starting tomorrow. Which means I was free to email Hiroshi Tanno today. I really want to hear Music From Two Basses, which was mentioned a few days ago and will also be ordering Cecil Taylor's Live in The Black Forest. As an afterthought I asked if he could supply a copy of Pharoah Sanders' Live at the East, just in case he happens to come across a copy, by chance. It never hurts to ask, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 And all them Woody Shaw 32s are great! The double disc set with the Berlin concert (featuring Slide Hampton, by the way, who is discussed in the artists section at this very moment) has on disc two a record called "Iron Men", featuring Braxton and some other cool sax player. Some of the freest Shaw you will ever hear. The Woody Shaw Mosaic is good, but his performances on the 32Jazz discs that I have heard are fantastic. It is a shame that all of this material keeps going oop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Anyone heard The Free Slave by Roy Brooks, perchance? It's also there, & looks possibly interesting. Brooks' "Free Slave" is essential. Joyful and funky masterpiece. You can just see the musicians smiling, and on the last track there is at the moment when Woody Shaw eneters (after Coleman's solo) - and I imagine him jumping on stage in impatience: "Now I am gonna show you something!". When I was studying I used to put this one on while getting ready to go out in night (because it has THE GROOVE) - and I would invariably be 30 minutes late, because I just HAD to finish listening the disc till the end. I also used to do my ritual morning dance to the last track, but I'll spare you of details. Play your thing, Roy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 This is the Woody Shaw I mentioned: Two More Pieces of The Puzzle. It combines Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage and The Iron Men. The other saxophonist on the second one is Arthur Blythe. Muhal Richard Abrams is on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Joe Chambers and Victor Lewis alternate on drums. Recommended! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I also used to do my ritual morning dance to the last track, but I'll spare you of details. I'll buy a copy of the new Dennis Gonzalez cd with Henry Grimes for the first person to post a video clip of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 The Moontrane and Little Red's Fantasy, both on 32jazz are essential Woody Shaw, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 The Moontrane and Little Red's Fantasy, both on 32jazz are essential Woody Shaw, as well. As is this one: Last of the Line. All great stuff! Grab them when you see them, they go pretty cheap. ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 The double disc set with the Berlin concert (featuring Slide Hampton, by the way, who is discussed in the artists section at this very moment) has on disc two a record called "Iron Men", featuring Braxton and some other cool sax player. Some of the freest Shaw you will ever hear. Iron Man has so MEAN clarinet playing by Braxton. Woody is the man, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I also used to do my ritual morning dance to the last track, but I'll spare you of details. I'll buy a copy of the new Dennis Gonzalez cd with Henry Grimes for the first person to post a video clip of this. If you find a copy without Sabir Mateen, I will send you a professionally filmed video with an autograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 (edited) I decided to go on my cd buying moratorium starting tomorrow. Which means I was free to email Hiroshi Tanno today. I really want to hear Music From Two Basses, which was mentioned a few days ago and will also be ordering Cecil Taylor's Live in The Black Forest. As an afterthought I asked if he could supply a copy of Pharoah Sanders' Live at the East, just in case he happens to come across a copy, by chance. It never hurts to ask, right? Hey, why don't you get Globe Unity and Don Cherry also? I didn't order them for some reason, so I am curious what I missed. In case you've never heeard GLobe Unity Orchestra, here is the band: Manfred Schoof (tp), Kenny Wheeler (tp), Günter Christmann (tb), Albert Mangelsdorff (tb), Paul Rutherford (tb), Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, bcl), Gerd Dudek (ss, ts, fl), Evan Parker (ss, ts), Michel Pilz (bcl), Alexander von Schlippenbach (p), Derek Bailey (g), Tristan Honsinger (cello), Peter Kowald (b, tuba), Buschi Niebergall (bass), Paul Lovens (ds) Btw, ask Hiroshi for SAL shipping - it's cheaper and still pretty fast. Edited June 23, 2004 by Д.Д. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 (edited) Hey, why don't you get Globe Unity and Don Cherry also? Btw, ask Hiroshi for SAL shipping - it's cheaper and still pretty fast. $$$ I purchased quite a bit of music in June and need to start budgeting myself a bit more. Thank you for the SAL advice! I will do so. Edited June 23, 2004 by John B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Anyone heard The Free Slave by Roy Brooks, perchance? It's also there, & looks possibly interesting. Yes! It is a fantastic disc! The live performance burns and you get some great Woody Shaw, too. I love the guy in the audience who keeps screaming "do your thang, Roy, DO YOUR THANG!!" Couldn't find The Free Slave on the Verge site, so I'm guessing it's sold out; pity, as it's OOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Couldn't find The Free Slave on the Verge site, so I'm guessing it's sold out; pity, as it's OOP. Could be available at themusicresource.com. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Other than the other DLAD discs? I'm assuming you've heard Little Birds Have Fast Hearts 1 & 2, Aoyama Crows, and the self-titled DLAD disc on FMP, right? If not, start there. He is also on Brotzmann's Marz Combo disc, which is quite nice. I have none of those. I really should pick up Little Birds Have Fast Hearts 1 & 2 as those seem to be favorites of many a Funny Rat poster. 'Little Birds have fast hearts' gets better with each listen , I have this is on my 'to listen to' pile at the moment - it looks interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 (edited) I am listening to this disc again: excellent work! French / Russian jazz recorded in France in 1999. I did a quick write-up of this one back in March. edit: I just noticed that the font on the cd cover is illegible here. Closed Mountains - Christopher Rocher, Jean Quillivic, Roman Ros and Yuri Yaremtchuk) Edited June 23, 2004 by John B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I am listening to this disc again: excellent work! Russian jazz recorded in France in 1999. I did a quick write-up of this one back in March. Well, two of the guys are French, so it is not entirely Russian. Did you listen to Vapirov disc (# 4) from the Golden Years Vol 1. set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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