T.D. Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 (the latter also by Togashi). Just received a bunch of recordings from cdjapan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 Watched--and listened to through the living room audio/visual system--the 90th Birthday tribute concert for Willie Nelson on CBS from the DVR. Everyone brought their A game to this Willie fest and Lukas Nelson and Dave Matthews really impressed me--and I confess neither ever impressed me before. A well done, fun concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 (edited) I love that Marion Brown Offering, featured a cut from it on BFT237. Did not realize there was an Offering II. Will need to see if I can find it at a sane price. Here's what I'm listening to. Interesting to me that Jones (to my ears) plays differently with the rhythm sections making up the variations of the GST than he does no other albums of the period. These are elegant, but surprisingly forward-looking Edited June 1 by felser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 20 minutes ago, felser said: I love that Marion Brown Offering, featured a cut from it on BFT237. Did not realize there was an Offering II. Will need to see if I can find it at a sane price. Here's what I'm listening to. Interesting to me that Jones (to my ears) plays differently with the rhythm sections making up the variations of the GST than he does no other albums of the period. These are elegant, but surprisingly forward-looking Both of those MB Offerings on Venus (same personnel) have been in stock for 1500 yen at cdjapan. I recall you recommending Offering (I) on the BFT, so decided to go for them. Re. Hank Jones, I just got this, on which he also seems to play a bit more "forward": Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 13 hours ago, jazzbo said: And now, a concert from one of my favorite years. Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks Volume 24 I saw them at Winterland on New Years Eve '72/73 59 minutes ago, felser said: I love that Marion Brown Offering, featured a cut from it on BFT237. Did not realize there was an Offering II. Will need to see if I can find it at a sane price. Here's what I'm listening to. Interesting to me that Jones (to my ears) plays differently with the rhythm sections making up the variations of the GST than he does no other albums of the period. These are elegant, but surprisingly forward-looking I think I have the 45 RPM 'Direct-to-Disk' version of that with only 4 tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jlhoots Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 2 hours ago, jazzbo said: Watched--and listened to through the living room audio/visual system--the 90th Birthday tribute concert for Willie Nelson on CBS from the DVR. Everyone brought their A game to this Willie fest and Lukas Nelson and Dave Matthews really impressed me--and I confess neither ever impressed me before. A well done, fun concert. I agree it was great. Still have it saved on our DVR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, BFrank said: I saw them at Winterland on New Years Eve '72/73 I saw them '74 and '78. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 2 Author Report Share Posted June 2 Two almost-totally different records here. The first one, which was released in real time, suffers (almost fatally) from a completely clueless/insensitive recording job, for which I might as well blame George Butler. There's a lot of quiet detail in the charts, but damned if you'd know it by a casual listen. Butler did the same thing on Cirrus but that was a straight-ahead date, so not too much effort needed to sort it all out. This is not that. This is essentially/frequently chamber music(ish) where all parts matter, so all parts should be heard equally. They are not. And the freer improvs are not at all balanced with even a touch of musicality. I see where RVG remixed this for the CD. I guess he did what he could with what they gave him. Peter Doell & Bob Belden handled the "new" album, and it's not nearly as much of a sonic mess. It's not perfect either. It's also less "abstract" music, so...go figure that. But when Harold Land sounds like he's out in the hall, something ain't right. Both sessions are far better music than the recordings indicate. Listeners should not have to work this hard. And now this one is going to be orphaned, right? That's too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 (edited) 3 hours ago, T.D. said: Both of those MB Offerings on Venus (same personnel) have been in stock for 1500 yen at cdjapan. I recall you recommending Offering (I) on the BFT, so decided to go for them. Re. Hank Jones, I just got this, on which he also seems to play a bit more "forward": Thank you! I also just picked up that Watanabe from CDJapan along with several Great Jazz Trio titles and a lot of other good East Wind stuff, still working through that stack. The prices were amazingly low, with shipping and tax still came in under $9 each Edited June 2 by felser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 3 hours ago, T.D. said: Excellent .... btw from the superb sounding reissue series "East Wind Masters Collection 1000" in 2015 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Mal Waldron Steve Lacy "The Mighty Warriors" Elemental Music 2 cd set, disc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzbo Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 A very interesting release from Yotam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Miles Davis “Bitches Brew” 2 LP set, Columbia Records, LP 1 Listening again to my first copy of this 2 LP set bought in the early 'seventies. Sounds great today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks Volume 24, disc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 (edited) 9 hours ago, felser said: Thank you! I also just picked up that Watanabe from CDJapan along with several Great Jazz Trio titles and a lot of other good East Wind stuff, still working through that stack. The prices were amazingly low, with shipping and tax still came in under $9 each 8 hours ago, soulpope said: Excellent .... btw from the superb sounding reissue series "East Wind Masters Collection 1000" in 2015 .... Yes, cdjapan had a huge batch of East Wind reissues come in at the end of May. I preordered several and threw in a few other items incl. that Marion Brown Offering II. Dusty Groove also got most of the reissues, but it was cheaper to order from Japan. Edited June 2 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Miles Davis “Water Babies” Sony Blu-Spec CD2 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 2 hours ago, T.D. said: Yes, cdjapan had a huge batch of East Wind reissues come in at the end of May. I preordered several and threw in a few other items incl. that Marion Brown Offering II. Dusty Groove also got most of the reissues, but it was cheaper to order from Japan. Reliable and excellent service by CDjapan 👍 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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