CJ Shearn Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 My new article for the blog, With a list of notable albums for the readership there to check out. I included a long quote from Jim Sangrey from the RIP George Butler thread, about the state of BN in the 70's. So, Jim you were mentioned! http://www.newyorkjazzworkshop.com/blue-note-records-75-cj-shearn/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Like the bit about playing Jimmy Smith 'The Sermon' on a Fisher-Price record player ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Yeah, I think I remember that a bit :-D Obviously that wasn't good for the record.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 What a pleasant surprise, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 You are welcome. An acquaintance of mine, as I said before really loves that period of BN, as do some others (we aren't the audience for that stuff) and I find, like you said years ago, a lot of that stuff effluvia too (Gene Harris' Tone Tantrum is pretty weak) I really wanted to back up in words how difficult that period was, so I dug up your post I had to edit a few things to make it smoother, but you've always been such a source of on the scene knowledge and wisdom here, it's incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtSalt Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Very fine article, shame Don Pullen was missed from the later period! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted July 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Sorry about that! I haven't got around to hearing those Pullen records, I missed out on the Mosaic Select set which I wanted years ago....... I will have to find some of those on Rhapsody/Spotify and listen. Always wanted to hear the trio record with Gary Peacock and Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtSalt Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 You can't of course, please everyone: there's always something more, a little further onward that you have digged that the critic seemingly hasn't! Or so you think. I am always astounded that Art Blakey's Orgy in Rhythm and the two Holidays for Skins are not central to Blue Note reissues, these albums seem to me to be essential to understand Blakey, the man and his music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 They really are, which is why I included all the Blakey percussion ensemble albums on BN in my list. Been digging "Orgy" for 2 decades now. Remember, the audience of New York Jazz Workshop, which are students taking classes there may not be aware of anything other than the essentials, so for my list I decided to dig deeper into back catalog albums very familiar to our crowd, but not always casual fans or music students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.