jazzbo Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Cassandra Wilson “Live” Winter & Winter cd Long time no play–system has improved since then. A great listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) Jason Moran – From The Dancehall To The Battlefield Re-visiting this one to see if feelings have changed. They haven't really. I am still split on it, roughly 50/50. The opening "Now, listen to teacher" introduction still grates very badly for me, and the first LP has what seems to me to be a few rather lifeless or overly academic readings of classics. They remind me a bit of the Jazz At The Lincoln Center big band records. I think that the version of "Darktown Strutter's Ball" at track 5 is one of the worst offenders, particularly the gimmick of the pre-war hokum stick percussion. Then the second LP seems to me to brighten up. By the final side I really enjoy it. The iterations of the group that have been put on the second LP seem to swing more, and play with a bit more juice. It seems alive. I also really enjoy Moran's own compositions on the record, including on the first LP. I might have preferred it if the first LP was just him playing between JRE's and Co's compositions and his own, as he does on "Bailin' The Jack", the second track. Presumably it wasn't recorded in order, so hard to tell why there is such a stark divide. I'm streaming, so don't know whether there is any particular logic to the sequencing. Maybe I just enjoyed the record more the further I got from that opening monologue. I am still of the view that it overall amounts to a Major Work, whether I like it all the way through or not. I would not be surprised if it is well remembered and becomes regarded as one of the more important jazz records of the early 2020s. Edit: I should add as context that pre-war American 'roots' music is the music that I have probably listened to most in my life, and my reaction to the record may reflect personal anxiety. I spent enough of my university years giving glazed-eyed spittle-flecked lectures about how listening to the Mississippi Sheiks holds the key to understanding the birth of rock music to bewildered peers who had been hoping to just get stoned and listen to Pink Floyd, to have some residual anxiety about this stuff. Post script to Edit: I was probably wrong about the Mississippi Sheiks. Don't skip track one of Wish You Were Here. It's the best bit. Edited September 21, 2023 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Duke Ellington “The Great Paris Concert” Atlantic 2 cd set A great Ellington concert . . . sound is very good. If I had a time machine this would be a good destination for an evening out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Bill Dixon -Papyrus Volume II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillF Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, mikeweil said: 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougcrates Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, jazzbo said: Cassandra Wilson “Live” Winter & Winter cd Long time no play–system has improved since then. A great listen. For various reasons my system is lacking but good to know a vastly improved system can make older CDs sound good again. Edited September 21, 2023 by dougcrates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Break A Vase ep.28, ep.27 beforehand https://www.mixcloud.com/AlexanderHawkinsMusic/break-a-vase-episode-28/ 5 hours ago, jazzbo said: Cassandra Wilson “Live” Winter & Winter cd Long time no play–system has improved since then. A great listen. Just realised that might be the one Wilson I'm missing. Need to check that. About time she had a new release, it feels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Break A Vase ep.28, ep.27 beforehand https://www.mixcloud.com/AlexanderHawkinsMusic/break-a-vase-episode-28/ Just realised that might be the one Wilson I'm missing. Need to check that. About time she had a new release, it feels Yes, I'd welcome another. Though she's very close to my age and I understand not working an ass off at this point of life. Just want to suggest the Winter & Winter version of this album as it has always sounded good, it's better than the earlier release. Edited September 21, 2023 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougcrates Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, jazzbo said: Just want to suggest the Winter & Winter version of this album as it has always sounded good, it's better than the earlier release. Ah, gotcha. I assumed you were playing the original CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 That said I do want to note my experience that improving my system does improve the playback of early cds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 5 hours ago, jazzbo said: Duke Ellington “The Great Paris Concert” Atlantic 2 cd set A great Ellington concert . . . sound is very good. If I had a time machine this would be a good destination for an evening out. Some live Duke Ellington for me too: At the Alhambra: Recorded in Paris, 1958 (Pablo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rabshakeh Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Don Pullen – Plays Monk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Oscar "Papa" Celestin – 1950s Radio Broadcasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Jure Pukl “Broken Circles” Whirlwind cd I bought this originally because Joel Ross is on board. Glad I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzbo Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Ron Carter “Foursight: The Complete Stockholm Tapes” disc 2 Renee Rosnes shines here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rabshakeh Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Joe McPhee Featuring John Snyder and Makaya Ntshoko – The Willisau Concert Ken Nordine Featuring The Fred Katz Group – Word Jazz I guess that this was something of a model for Tom Waits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Some West Coast big band sounds (soundtrack) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) Earlier: Baden Powell - Canto on Guitar (MPS, 1971) Powell's music continues to blow me away. Now: Laurindo Almeida with Salli Terri (mezzo-sop) & Martin Ruderman (fl) - Duets with the Spanish Guitar (Angel; originally issued on Capitol in 1958) This is such a terrific album. Salli Terri's soaring voice is perhaps the most memorable thing about it. She sings on half the cuts; the others feature flutist Martin Ruderman. . . . The Almeida-Terri pairing on this LP anticipates music that Baden Powell would make in the early-70s with French singer Janine De Waleyne. She's featured on Powell's Images on Guitar and appeared on a few more of his albums around that time. Edited September 21, 2023 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 This one is a 3-disc set with some trombone by Miff Mole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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