clifford_thornton Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Bill Dixon, 17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur is also quite something. Have quite a bit of LJCO but haven't kept up with more recent large ensemble works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jlhoots Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Bob Belden: Turandot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 5 hours ago, John Tapscott said: Great Cover Photography 👌👍 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 https://www.discogs.com/release/19949926-Sunday-Night-Orchestra-Overcast-The-Music-Of-Ed-Partyka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 The Spanish Harlem Orchestra should also be mentioned .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Little Huey still convenes once in a while. Of course the recordings from the 1990s/early 00s are tremendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Much love for this one: and this is a total masterpiece: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.Con.Res.57/Treasure_Box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 the Land of Living Skies! Enrico Rava and a bunch of Italians I never heard of play stuff written or co-written by MJ, plus Smile by Chaplin which was his favorite tune, I thought it was brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 My faves that I’ve heard are Henry Threadgill’s Dirt and More Dirt and Steve Coleman’s Synovial Joints. i have also enjoyed Michael Formanek’s The Distance and Tim Berne’s Open Coma. I may be forgetting other recordings of interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Any opinions on Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 I like what I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 (edited) I enjoy the Alan Silva "Treasure Box" set (though I just have regular CDs)...Celestrial Communication Orchestra HR57 I-IV Though it might be in the "interesting rather than great" category. Recorded 2001, released 2003, just squeaks in time-wise. Edited August 15 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Thinking about Braxton there's the Zim Music and Echo Echo Mirror House recordings 2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Any opinions on Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra? Consistently interesting over a good number of years/releases, in whatever iteration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 I don't think anyone has mentioned Kenny Wheeler yet. I've really enjoyed these: and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 11 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Any opinions on Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra? they're rad. They also did a CD with Bill Dixon that I like quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: I don't think anyone has mentioned Kenny Wheeler yet. I've really enjoyed these: and How did I forget Kenny?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 I'll admit I'm really only familiar with somewhat vintage Wheeler big band material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 His writing remained strong and very melodic right up to the end really. There's been some concerts here recently revisiting his big band scores, some newly discovered. I'm hoping for a recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 (edited) Peter Brotzmann Tentet: Stone/Water Walk, Love Sleep the 2 sets from 3 Nights in Oslo these last 2 are fully improvised and are among the greatest recordings of this century Barry Guy New Orchestra: Inscape/Tableaux seconds on Fire Orchestra / my favorites are Enter & Exit seconds on Taylor Ho Bynum’s Enter the Plustet Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Ensemble: Head Above Water/Feet out of the Fire most of KV’s large bands have been great. Throroughly overlooked and undervalued Colin Webster / 2 new great 8 piece improvs CD’s many many more but not sure I’ve got the patience to dig thru my racks. Edited August 15 by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Definite +1 on the Brötzmann Tentet. I like Be Music, Night a lot especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 What are we saying is a big band? I have always operated on the basis of big band = >10. If a tentet is a big band then those Chicago Tentet records have to be in there. They’re fantastic. I don’t know those KV records. For me he is a Gerry Mulligan figure: I don’t care about his playing much but great writer and arranger and the stuff he’s on tends to just work better because of his presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 On 8/14/2024 at 8:36 PM, Chuck Nessa said: Any opinions on Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra? AMAZING (I’ve only heard the 1st two on Thrill Jockey) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 Just playing, Cassie Kinoshi' s Seed - Gratitude [International Anthem] Kinoshi is relatively young and developing a very interesting composition and arranging voice most evident on recordings with her Seed Ensemble but other work with smaller string ensembles is as yet unrecorded. One for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 On 8/15/2024 at 4:58 PM, Steve Reynolds said: Colin Webster / 2 new great 8 piece improvs CD’s These are new to me. Listening now and it's sounding great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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