Ken Peplowski plays Free Jazz - That's Right - Innuendo in Blue

[AllenLowe]

I am very proud of this one - it is from one of our recording sessions last spring - featuring the incredible Ken Peplowski on clarinet playing free, yes free. The only parameters are the feeling of the tune - Ken floats through the head, then plays a wonderful solo, though of course he is not the only one - this has Aaron Johnson alto sax; Lewis Porter piano; Brian Simontacchi on trombone; Kellin Hannas trumpet; Alex Tremblay bass; Rob Landis drums, and me on tenor sax. I was making an Ellington reference, of course, but the idea was to expand upon the idea of passing themes, and the master's ability to write melodies which seem, as I once wrote, like one long sentence. We call it Innuendo in Blue.

 

 

Edited October 21, 2022 by AllenLowe

[JSngry]

Rob Landis! If he remembers me, send my regards! 

[AllenLowe]

5 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Rob Landis! If he remembers me, send my regards! 

He’s from Texas, I will talk to him soon. He’s an absolutely brilliant drummer.

[JSngry]

IIRC, he's originally from Kansas, but we were at NT together in the 70s. Played various sessions together there and hung out some as a result. Yes, excellent player! 

[CJ Shearn]

Interesting. None of the Concord stuff hints at that!

[AllenLowe]

On 10/22/2022 at 9:05 AM, CJ Shearn said:

Interesting. None of the Concord stuff hints at that!

Years ago when I firsr met Ken he said "you know, everybody thinks all I can do is Benny Goodman and Arties Shaw tributes. I have a lot more I can play - call me when you want to record."

So I did. I even have some things he did with Matt Shipp.

Edited October 24, 2022 by AllenLowe

[Rabshakeh]

Is this going to get a release? (Hard copy, bandcamp or whatever?)

[jlhoots]

Randy Sandke: Inside Out has some pretty "advanced" playing by Peplowski among others. Not exactly "free", but pretty adventurous.

[AllenLowe]

4 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Is this going to get a release? (Hard copy, bandcamp or whatever?)

This will be out by spring as part of a 3 cd set on ESP. I will let you know as we approach release.

Since it's ESP it will also be available as download, but I'll have to find out the platform.

[Rabshakeh]

Thanks! I look forward to it 

[Eric]

On 10/22/2022 at 4:09 PM, jlhoots said:

Randy Sandke: Inside Out has some pretty "advanced" playing by Peplowski among others. Not exactly "free", but pretty adventurous.

Based on your recommendation, I bought this.  It is delightful!

[Larry Kart]

1 hour ago, Eric said:

Based on your recommendation, I bought this.  It is delightful!

Hey -- I wrote the liner notes  to "Inside Out" and had a good time doing so.

I particularly like my notion that the huge sound that Scott Robinson's contrabass sax gets on Sandke's "Plumbing the Depths" suggests "what Cleopatra might be like if she weighed 500 pounds." 

[JSngry]

How much did Cleopatra actually weigh? 

[Larry Kart]

Exactly 137 pounds.

[JSngry]

So, 500 would be a LOT, right? 

[AllenLowe]

22 minutes ago, Larry Kart said:

Exactly 137 pounds.

she had a nice asp.

[Larry Kart]

You'd have to hear the track to get the joke, if that's what it is. Robinson's solo is sinuous and seductive more or less, but he's playing a contrabass sax. Put those things together and you have a 500 pound Cleopatra.

 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

10 hours ago, Larry Kart said:

You'd have to hear the track to get the joke, if that's what it is. Robinson's solo is sinuous and seductive more or less, but he's playing a contrabass sax. Put those things together and you have a 500 pound Cleopatra.

 

Or Cleopatra with bad gas.