T.D. Posted December 30, 2018 Report Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, JSngry said: Tell me about Ben Johnston, please? Long-time microtonal (just intonation) American composer. His string quartet cycle has waited a long time for a full recording, recently done by the Kepler Qt . on New World. There are a few recordings on other American labels. Best introduction is probably the disc "Ponder Nothing" of chamber music (my father loves this album(!), which is very "accessible"). The entire 9th quartet is on a Laurel disc by Stanford Qt. I haven't listened in a long time, but recall it as pretty thorny. The 4th "Amazing Grace" was recorded by Kronos on "White Man Sleeps"; I'm not a big Kronos fan so reserve judgment. A vocal piece "Letter from Calamity Jane..." on the CRI "Urban Diva" disc by Dora Ohrenstein. There's a "Microtonal Piano" disc by Phillip Bush on Koch which is interesting but sounds a bit "plink-plonk" in places (probably the serial Sonata) iirc. Not clear that I'll love the quartet cycle, but it's a "major event" in the microtonal sector, so I ought to give it a spin. Quite a few good interviews out there, for instance: http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/johnston.html https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/a-conversation-with-ben-johnston/ https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2016/12/31/507542859/ben-johnston-hears-the-notes-between-the-notes Edited December 30, 2018 by T.D. Quote
T.D. Posted December 31, 2018 Report Posted December 31, 2018 The Paris Transatlantic and NewMusicBox interviews are great. I just spun the old Stanford Qt. recording of Johnston's SQ #9 and it's pretty darn good, much less "thorny" than I wrongly recalled. Quote
duaneiac Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 A 2 disc set featuring 1955 broadcasts. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 52 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Sam Jones: Visitation Just got that very CD myself in mid-December. Haven't warmed to Bob Berg yet on it (but I can't decide if the fault is mine or his), but generally liking it. Got it for the Terumasa Hino angle, and he's in fine form, if perhaps a little more (too?) straight-ahead than was typical for him around 1978. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 7, 2019 Report Posted January 7, 2019 DKV Trio & Joe McPhee: The Fire Each Time (6 CD Not Two records set) Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted January 7, 2019 Report Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: DKV Trio & Joe McPhee: The Fire Each Time (6 CD Not Two records set) Where did you see this?!?! Quote
jlhoots Posted January 7, 2019 Report Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve Reynolds said: Where did you see this?!?! In an e-mail from Catalytic Sound. You could buy it at Bandcamp. Hope my order went through because it's now saying "Sold Out". I did receive an order confirmation, so I'm optimistic. It was listed as a "pre-order". Edited January 7, 2019 by jlhoots Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted January 7, 2019 Report Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: In an e-mail from Catalytic Sound. You could buy it at Bandcamp. Hope my order went through because it's now saying "Sold Out". I did receive an order confirmation, so I'm optimistic. It was listed as a "pre-order". Thanks - I’ll wait for it to show up on the Not Two site. I’ve got a big pile of unheard CD’s that I received around the holidays so I can look forward to ordering this in a month or so. I heard about these shows. I wish I was in New Orleans as they look to be playing next month. Maybe they will make their first visit to NYC (DKV that is) in well over a decade. McPhee seems like the perfect addition to the trio. Quote
T.D. Posted January 9, 2019 Report Posted January 9, 2019 Liked their recording of #s 6,7 and 8 (OK, could have done without the short vocal addendum, but it was in memoriam Salvatore Martirano). Enjoyed the music, and the performances are (as far as I can ascertain) excellent, so decided to complete the set. Won't receive these for a while, as I ordered from European Amazon resellers. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted January 24, 2019 Report Posted January 24, 2019 On 12/13/2018 at 3:55 PM, Steve Reynolds said: Now here is the next order: from No Business: Joelle Leandre Sudo Quartet with Carlos Zingaro, Sebi Tramontona & Paul Lovens Intracacies: Paul Hubweber, Frank Paul Schubert, Alexander Von Schlippenbach & Clayton Thomas Kidd Jordan, Peter Kowald & Alvin Fielder - Duo & Trio in New Orleans - 2 CD sets Red Trio with Mattias Stahl: North and the Red Stream Peter Kuhn with Toshinori Kondo, William Parker & Denis Charles - No Coming, No Going - Music from 1978-79 - 2 CD set Mats Gustafsson - Vilnius Explosion then I filled my Brotzmann Tentet gap with both American Landscape CD’s from 2007 along with the 2 CD set from 2011 - Love, Walk, Sleep Some of these are amazing topped by the Red Trio, the Gustafsson & the Leandre Quartet. The Red Trio + that vibes player is beyond amazing. Freely improvised jazz at it’s finest in a new language to these ears. Quote
HutchFan Posted January 24, 2019 Report Posted January 24, 2019 Snagged these today at a local shop: Mark Helias - Attack the Future (Enja) with Michael Moore, Herb Robertson, a.o. Marc Copland - Softly... (Savoy) Larry Willis Trio - The Big Push (HighNote) with Buster & Al Foster Quote
sidewinder Posted January 24, 2019 Report Posted January 24, 2019 That Larry Willis CD is excellent ! Quote
soulpope Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 On 21.1.2019 at 6:07 PM, paul secor said: A couple of days ago: Excellent .... Quote
JSngry Posted February 2, 2019 Report Posted February 2, 2019 Taking the road less traveled on this one...not sure if it's a dirt road or just some place where grass won't grow. Name/Title_______________________________Format__Price____Quantity___Total Various __________________________________ CD 2.99 1 2.99 America's Millennium Tribute To Adolphe Sax Vol 3 -- Francois Daneels/Royal Conservatory Of Brussels Item: 907025, Condition: Used (NOTE: Out of print.) Various __________________________________ CD 1.99 1 1.99 America's Millennium Tribute To Adolphe Sax Vol 4 -- Claude Delangle/Paris Conservatory Item: 901377, Condition: Used (NOTE: Out of print.) Various __________________________________ CD 2.99 1 2.99 America's Millennium Tribute To Adolphe Sax Vol 5 -- Jean Yves Fourmeau/Harvey G Phillips/Cergy Conservatory Paris Item: 907027, Condition: Used (NOTE: Out of print.) New York Woodwind Quintet/Alec Wilder ____ LP 4.99 1 4.99 Alec Wilder Sketches The World's Most Beautiful Girls Item: 899719, Condition: Near Mint- Sessions/Lees ____________________________ LP 4.99 1 4.99 Symphony No 3/Concerto For String Quartet & Orchestra -- Igor Buketoff/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Item: 672694, Condition: Near Mint- (NOTE: RCA Red Seal stereo Quote
jlhoots Posted February 2, 2019 Report Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Louis Hayes / Junior Cook: Onkel Po's (upcoming 2 CD set) - with Woody Shaw Edited February 2, 2019 by jlhoots Quote
jeffcrom Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 6 hours ago, JSngry said: Taking the road less traveled on this one...not sure if it's a dirt road or just some place where grass won't grow. Name/Title_______________________________Format__Price____Quantity___Total Various __________________________________ CD 2.99 1 2.99 America's Millennium Tribute To Adolphe Sax Vol 3 -- Francois Daneels/Royal Conservatory Of Brussels Item: 907025, Condition: Used (NOTE: Out of print.) Various __________________________________ CD 1.99 1 1.99 America's Millennium Tribute To Adolphe Sax Vol 4 -- Claude Delangle/Paris Conservatory Item: 901377, Condition: Used (NOTE: Out of print.) Various __________________________________ CD 2.99 1 2.99 America's Millennium Tribute To Adolphe Sax Vol 5 -- Jean Yves Fourmeau/Harvey G Phillips/Cergy Conservatory Paris Item: 907027, Condition: Used (NOTE: Out of print.) New York Woodwind Quintet/Alec Wilder ____ LP 4.99 1 4.99 Alec Wilder Sketches The World's Most Beautiful Girls Item: 899719, Condition: Near Mint- Sessions/Lees ____________________________ LP 4.99 1 4.99 Symphony No 3/Concerto For String Quartet & Orchestra -- Igor Buketoff/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Item: 672694, Condition: Near Mint- (NOTE: RCA Red Seal stereo I've thought about getting those Millennium Tribute to Sax discs at various times, but I already have more classical saxophone recordings than any sane person needs. The Alec Wilder/NY Woodwind Quintet LP is not for everyone, but I think you'll like it. Call it very well-done light classical/salon music with a touch of bachelor pad vibe. I spin it occasionally. Quote
JSngry Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 I'm looking forward to these, outside of my regular musical diets all, with the possible exception of the Roger Sessions record, but even that one, 5 bucks for a cover like this? Hell yeah! Quote
soulpope Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, JSngry said: I'm looking forward to these, outside of my regular musical diets all, with the possible exception of the Roger Sessions record, but even that one, 5 bucks for a cover like this? Hell yeah! 😎 .... Quote
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