duaneiac Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 Say what you will about the advisability of "jazzing up" songs like "Michael Row The Boat Ashore" or "Polly Wolly Doodle", Terry Gibbs swings his butt off on each tune here. Some of his bandmates (including Jimmy Raney and Alice McCleod) seemed, at times, to lack faith in the album's concept, but Mr. Gibbs was all in and he simply used those tunes as fuel for his fire. Not a great album, but a fun one primarily due to Mr. Gibbs' commitment. Quote
HutchFan Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 More John Stowell . . . David Friesen - Waterfall Rainbow (Inner City, 1977) Quote
JSngry Posted September 11, 2019 Author Report Posted September 11, 2019 Freddie Hubbard plays pretty for the people. Ricky Ford plays along. On Baystate. Delicious! Â Â Quote
JSngry Posted September 11, 2019 Author Report Posted September 11, 2019 Far from essential, but equally far from unpleasant! No piano, please note, just organ. Â Quote
JSngry Posted September 11, 2019 Author Report Posted September 11, 2019 Ladies and Gentlemen, THIS IS A LINER NOTES!!!! Quote
HutchFan Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, JSngry said: I had no idea that record existed, never seen it before. And that's an impeccable rhythm section!   Still more John Stowell . . . David Friesen, John Stowell - Other Mansions (Inner City, 1980)  Quote
soulpope Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, JSngry said: Ladies and Gentlemen, THIS IS A LINER NOTES!!!! Excellent platter too .... Quote
HutchFan Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 Arthur Blythe - Focus (Savant, 2003) I love the sound of this ensemble -- with Tsilis' concert marimba (no vibes) and Stewart's tuba. Far from a garden-variety "alto with rhythm" date. Quote
JSngry Posted September 11, 2019 Author Report Posted September 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, soulpope said: Excellent platter too .... Oh, fierce. One of the fiercest. Grown Folk Music indeed.. 32 minutes ago, HutchFan said: I had no idea that record existed, never seen it before. And that's an impeccable rhythm section! That Baystate catalog is ripe for a systematic issuing in the US, or could be, As it is (or was)...the Internet has been my friend, it and Dusty Groove from time to time. Quote
mikeweil Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 On 10.9.2019 at 8:39 PM, JSngry said: They came to play, especially drummer Robert Morin! Â Was that reissued on CD? Quote
JSngry Posted September 11, 2019 Author Report Posted September 11, 2019 51 minutes ago, mikeweil said: Was that reissued on CD? Not that I am aware of. It's a really nice period piece, kinda modeled after the Charles Lloyd records of the time, maybe. Only a LOT friskier. That rhythm section (none of whom I recognized without some digging) is all in, as is Watts. I'm not at all an Ernie Watts fan, but this was a fun listen. I found a LP copy in "acceptable" condition for a good sigle-digit price, so keep an eye out. Quote
jlhoots Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 2 hours ago, JSngry said: Ladies and Gentlemen, THIS IS A LINER NOTES!!!! Himmelstein (whoever he is / was) seemed to be on some illicit substance when he wrote his (interesting) notes!! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 11, 2019 Report Posted September 11, 2019 2 hours ago, HutchFan said: I had no idea that record existed, never seen it before. And that's an impeccable rhythm section!   Still more John Stowell . . . David Friesen, John Stowell - Other Mansions (Inner City, 1980)  Blast from the past - remember seeing/hearing Stowell in a restaurant over 20 years ago. Not sure who was on bass, might have been Friesen. Quote
Justin V Posted September 12, 2019 Report Posted September 12, 2019 w/ Hugh Lawson, Sirone and Victor Lewis.  Quote
Gheorghe Posted September 12, 2019 Report Posted September 12, 2019 8 hours ago, jlhoots said: Himmelstein (whoever he is / was) seemed to be on some illicit substance when he wrote his (interesting) notes!! Strange liner notes indeed ! Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted September 12, 2019 Report Posted September 12, 2019 11 hours ago, HutchFan said: Arthur Blythe - Focus (Savant, 2003) I love the sound of this ensemble -- with Tsilis' concert marimba (no vibes) and Stewart's tuba. Far from a garden-variety "alto with rhythm" date. I like yo think of myself as a pretty big Blythe fan, but I didn't know about this,. Thanks! Quote
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