Hot Ptah Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) Charles Mingus--Sue's Changes (from Changes One) about 17 minutes Art Ensemble of Chicago--Magg Zelma (from Full Force) about 19 minutes Miles Davis--He Loved Him Madly (from Get Up With It) about 32 minutes Edited February 4, 2013 by Hot Ptah Quote
mjazzg Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Art Ensemble of Chicago - People in sorrow Miles - He loved him madly Bill Dixon - Open quiet/The orange bell Quote
ATR Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 I've noticed a few of you have mentioned live performances which were supposed to be excluded so I'm going to sneak in Jerome Cooper's Bert the Cat from The Unpredictability of Predictability. I think that if he had done it in a studio it would have been the same length. One of my favorite studio tracks that hasn't been mentioned is the title track from McCoy Tyner's album Sahara. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) Sun Ra--Space is The Place (title track of album) about 21 minutes Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays--As Falls Wichita So Falls Wichita Falls (title track of album) 20:44 Art Ensemble of Chicago--Ohnedaruth (from Phase One) about 21 minutes Lester Bowie--The Great Pretender (title track of album) about 17 minutes Miles Davis--Right Off (from A Tribute to Jack Johnson) almost 27 minutes If the rule could be stretched to allow 13 minute cuts: Carla Bley--Hotel Overture (Side 1 of Escalator Over The Hill) Weather Report--Boogie Woogie Waltz (from Sweetnighter) Edited February 4, 2013 by Hot Ptah Quote
medjuck Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 It's About That Time. It's more than 10 minutes even without In A Silent Way. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 A favorite of mine too Joe, what a solo from Miles! One of my favorite of his solos. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) Miles - He loved him madly Me too! The first version of 'Naima' I heard was a sidelong live recording by an Elton Dean Quartet with Keith Tippett, Chris Laurence and Louis Moholo. Lovely - don't think that one has got to CD yet. Edited February 4, 2013 by A Lark Ascending Quote
felser Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 One of my favorite studio tracks that hasn't been mentioned is the title track from McCoy Tyner's album Sahara. :tup Quote
GA Russell Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 My thanks to MG for reminding me of The Creator Has a Master Plan. I think that that's my favorite. Quote
johnlitweiler Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 I know there was a period when Prestige would put out side long jams every now and then. Only a few of these have merit, and very few could be considered genuine classics. NONSENSE I like Red Garland's All Morning Long. And some of the long Gene Ammons All-Stars pieces, too - quite creative. Of course the Art Ensemble's Early Combinations, Old-Quartet Sessions, and All.the Numbers, and Charles Tyler's Saga of the Outlaws, and the International Phonograph Julius Hemphill and Bill Dixon reissues and lots and lots of others. Quote
Milestones Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) A few of you are going under 15 minutes and some are offering live tracks. But that's fine...a little rule breaking is fine. I apologize for what seems a dismissal of blowing sessions, mainly from the 1950s. Some of these are quite good, such as Burrell's "All Day Long." True, these long jams are generally not my thing. But for those who find them excellent, they are just that. This topic is all about favorites."Walkin" by Miles is pretty much a blowing tune, and it creeps near 15 minutes. I absolutely love that track. Edited February 5, 2013 by Milestones Quote
jeffcrom Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 There are so many long free-jazz/avant-garde tracks that I'm not even going to try to mention my favorites. As far as straight-ahead stuff goes the first track I thought of was Dexter's "Tanya," but Shawn beat me to it. Next to mind was KD's "Una Mas." I love the way that one builds, in its own modest way. Quote
StarThrower Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 Pat Martino-Special Door Miles-Shhh, Peaceful Grant Green-Idle Moments Pat Metheny-Half Life Of Absolution Keith Jarrett-Death and the Flower Quote
David Ayers Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 Miles - He loved him madly That's the one I was going to mention. Quote
king ubu Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 I guess just about everything that came to mind has been mentioned ... took me a while to dig "Tanya" btw! One more that I love (the CD version, which I think is a bit longer?): Miles Davis - Circle in the Round Also some of Miles' 1960 tour tracks run for a while ... "All Blues" from Zurich (the recent TCB disc is terrific, as I already mentioned twice or thrice) is a favourite track of mine. About Prestige ... there's some great funky stuff on those two dates Red Garland led with Trane and Byrd - I love it! Same goes for much of Ammons' jam material. Same goes, btw, for plenty of JATP material, which some may find bullshit (which others, including me, will then call bullshit in return). Quote
randyhersom Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 You could listen to a studio remake of McCoy's Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit, but the live original will always be definitive. Walt Dickerson - Peace (both long tracks) All of the 3CD Lee Morgan at the Lighthouse and Last Session Woody Shaw - Love Dance and Blackstone Legacy Billy Harper - Black Saint Randy Weston - Carnival Quote
Joe Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 Miles' "Ghetto Walk", from the COMPLETE IN A SILENT WAY box Quote
JSngry Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 East Broadway Rundown. Flawed, but perfect. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 "Half Life of Absolution" is a favorite of mine too. Both version, the "Road to You" album take and the "More Travels" video version which has an even better Lyle Mays solo. Quote
Pim Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 When were talking about studio recordings I'd say: John Coltrane's Ascension: 40 minutes Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity 37 minutes Archie Shepp - Black Gipsy 23 minutes Part II Obsession: Gato Barbieri 20 minutes Quote
imeanyou Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) In addition to the Mingus and Miles tracks, all of these absolutely floored me..for live stuff I'd recommend Booker Ervin's 'Blue's To You' from 'Lament' on Enja, the 'Book' cooks for nearly half an hour. Mal Waldron 'Crowd Scene' Keith Jarrett 'Survivor's Suite' (part 1) Archie Shepp 'The Magic of Juju' Coltrane 'Africa Brass' Horace Tapscott's 'Dark Tree' Walt Dickerson 'To My Queen', (Dickerson's long tracks are uniformly excellent) Kenny Wheeler 'Heyoke' oh yeah, I just remembered this beauty.. 'A Sketch of City Life' the first 15 minute suite. Just about my favourite Japanese jazz. Edited February 5, 2013 by Imeanyou Quote
BillF Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 Not sure if George Russell's "All About Rosie" played by the Mulligan Concert Jazz Band comes quite up to the 15 min mark (no track lengths given on my old vinyl copy), but it's certainly one of my favorite long jazz tracks. Quote
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