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Gheorghe Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 hours ago, EKE BBB said: I didn´t know about this CD. I have the three performances as individual albums, the 1947 Bird and Diz, the 1949 "Chrismas Concert", and I think the 1954 stuff with the guys from MJQ was the last live recording of Bird. He sounds good, but maybe not at his peak. I have that Bellaphone LP "Jazz Tracks" and the last three tracks are those from 1954 "The Song is You", "My funny Valentine" and "Cool Blues". "My Funny Valentine" I think is the only occasion Bird played that tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Just finished Grover Washington, Jr. - Live at the Bijou (Kudu/CTI, 1977) Now onto Other Afternoons (BYG, 1969) by Jimmy Lyons, starring Lester Bowie, Alan Silva and Andrew Cyrille. One of the standout BYGs from that period in my opinion. Edited March 26, 2021 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rabshakeh Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, mjazzg said: Floating Points & Pharaoh Sanders - Promises Genius It's generating a lot of traction online. I'm going to give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said: It's generating a lot of traction online. I'm going to give it a go. I hope you enjoy it. I'm a big fan of Floating Points and a bigger fan of Pharoah so it was either going to be a horrible disappointment or something rather special. I'm pleased I'm hearing the latter. I think Shepherd has composed something that shows his real understanding of the Pharaoh/Alice/Impulse legacy. I also think purists from both camps might not agree as it doesn't explore the outer realms of either genre but brings them together in the middle. Some will quite honestly see that as a musical compromise too far. I don't. Edited March 26, 2021 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSngry Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Bilal Abdur Rahman...this is how I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 27 minutes ago, mjazzg said: I hope you enjoy it. I'm a big fan of Floating Points and a bigger fan of Pharoah so it was either going to be a horrible disappointment or something rather special. I'm pleased I'm hearing the latter. I think Shepherd has composed something that shows his real understanding of the Pharaoh/Alice/Impulse legacy. I also think purists from both camps might not agree as it doesn't explore the outer realms of either genre but brings them together in the middle. Some will quite honestly see that as a musical compromise too far. I don't. It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it. 10 minutes ago, JSngry said: Bilal Abdur Rahman...this is how I like it. Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it. 29 minutes ago, mjazzg said: I hope you enjoy it. I'm a big fan of Floating Points and a bigger fan of Pharoah so it was either going to be a horrible disappointment or something rather special. I'm pleased I'm hearing the latter. I think Shepherd has composed something that shows his real understanding of the Pharaoh/Alice/Impulse legacy. I also think purists from both camps might not agree as it doesn't explore the outer realms of either genre but brings them together in the middle. Some will quite honestly see that as a musical compromise too far. I don't. It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it. Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it. It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it. Yep, he has done just that. It's very apparent he understands that music. And Pharoah is just so Pharoah, that gorgeous tone Edited March 26, 2021 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 This is great music. But I always get the feeling that these head melodies from 70s jazz really inspired whomever was writing game show or sit-com theme songs back then. Same feeling from some of Tolliver's work from back then too. Or maybe some of these players were involved in ghost writing those tracks too? Once they break out of the head into the solos that goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, John Tapscott said: ❤❤❤ !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it. Per this bandcamp page they released it in 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 25 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it. 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Karl Berger "Crystal Fire" Enja/Solid Records Japan cd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, JSngry said: I was kinda in-between...heard the playing in there, and kinda wanted more of....something else? The ECM-ness maybe nade it sound at once better and worse than it actually was...Frissell….I don't know what happened to him? Maybe nothing, maybe it's me? But I used to get a sense of edge from him that is pretty much gone now...again, maybe it's me. I haven't looked for edge from Frisell for about twenty years, he's a comfy pair of slippers now. I'm listening to the album again and I'm enjoying it a lot maybe because ECM-ness has never been a barrier for me, more often a doorway. this looks interesting Edited March 26, 2021 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjazzg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 20 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: JSngry pretty much summarised my thoughts. I think I was expecting 90s Frisell with 70s Teitelbaum with late 70s / early 80s Andrew Cyrille drumming and writing the material. I got very excited at that prospect. It wasn't that. Perhaps it needs another listen. I know what he means but it wasn't an issue for me. I quite liked that it wasn't a combination of those disparate identities but a coming together of some elder statesmen who were prepared to use their own voice to create a whole that was different to each of their own more readily identifiable musical identities. Perhaps that means it's very much an ECM album but I'm not sure such strong personalities would do that unless they wanted to so I don't hear the evil hand of Manfred that some might. I also very much like the follow-up with Wadada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjazzg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Such a great album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 NP: Nat Adderley Quintet - Blue Autumn (Evidence/Theresa) with Sonny Fortune, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Such a great album Yes it is!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Now onto this with thanks to Peter Friedman for posting it earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Edited March 26, 2021 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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