it just kind of takes me to that place when you first start listening to jazz and you almost imagine you are a different, more sophisticated person that lives in new york and sips coffee and reads the times then goes for a walk in central park
the band on this is Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 21 June 2019 14:19 (four years ago) link
ray brown is so classic!
― calzino, Friday, 21 June 2019 14:19 (four years ago) link
just one of the most swingingest of bass players ever to breath oxygen!
― calzino, Friday, 21 June 2019 14:21 (four years ago) link
Love that Joe Harriott album. The album he did with Amancio D'Silva, Hum Dono, is magnificent, as is D'Silva's solo album Integration.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Friday, 21 June 2019 14:22 (four years ago) link
Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey has a new album, Love Will Find a Way, out today on Verve. Kamasi Washington's on it, along with Robert Glasper, Christian McBride, Chick Corea, and Steve Gadd, and he does a couple of Curtis Mayfield songs. I'm listening to it now and so far it's really good.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Friday, 21 June 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
Tbh you should try sipping your coffee Matt, it's a good way to drink coffee
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 21 June 2019 15:19 (four years ago) link
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/five-times-surprise
good is this.
― calzino, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 09:57 (four years ago) link
Jakob Bro/Thomas Morgan/Joey Baron were magical last night! Sounded beautiful. Joelle Léandre/Lori Freedman were v cool too, if that counts as jazz. Really strong sense of dialogue and humour.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
I had bought a decent old copy of Oscar Peterson Trio's Affinity from a friends record sale a while back....I don't know if it's a particularly significant record and don't really know much about OP but I can listen to this over and over and over again and never get sick of it.
Ha, I just got a nice copy of Night Train for cheap this weekend. I had it on CD but hadn’t listened to it in years. It sucked me in when I put it on last night.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
title track is classic!
― calzino, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:19 (four years ago) link
Journeying out to Brooklyn tonight to see JD Allen's new trio at some bar. His new album Barracoon is typically excellent, but twitchier/jumpier than his stuff with his previous rhythm section - the two new guys are roughly half his age, and you can hear it in the music.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:37 (four years ago) link
he'll do well to replace Liberty Ellman with someone as good, he's so versatile and talented.
― calzino, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:42 (four years ago) link
Would've loved to be at that concert, Sund4r. All involved are amazing.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:44 (four years ago) link
Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey has a new album, Love Will Find a Way, out today on Verve. Kamasi Washington's on it, along with Robert Glasper, Christian McBride, Chick Corea, and Steve Gadd, and he does a couple of Curtis Mayfield songs. I'm listening to it now and so far it's really good.― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Friday, June 21, 2019 2:52 PM
JD Allen just got a nice piece in the NYT from Gio Russonello: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/arts/music/j-d-allen-barracoon.html
Interesting lineup for Roulette's "end of year" back to back shows in NYC: https://roulette.org/event/roulettes-40th-season-closing-party-1/ Saturday, July 20Ikue Mori and Craig TabornMatana RobertsNels Cline with Zeena ParkinsSylvie Courvoisier Trio (with Drew Gress and Kenny Wollesen) Sunday, July 21John Zorn’s Simulacrum (John Medeski, Matt Hollenberg and Kenny Grohowski)JG ThirlwellJohn MedeskiVal Jeanty and Fay Victor
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 18:20 (four years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/musicismysanctuary/exclusive-premiere-ethinic-heritage-ensemble-pharoah
just been blasting out latest Ethnic Heritage Ensemble album - it's good afro-jazz stuff.
― calzino, Thursday, 27 June 2019 09:32 (four years ago) link
bluesy afro-jazz i should said.
― calzino, Thursday, 27 June 2019 09:36 (four years ago) link
The JD Allen Trio show at Bar Bayeux (where fellow saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh is putting on shows in August, September, and October; someone else is booking July) was really good. His new drummer, Nic Cacioppo, is much more aggressive than Rudy Royston; he took a solo that was somewhere between Buddy Rich and Billy Cobham, while dressed like a member of the Fania All-Stars.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-CJpOOXkAA1dmw.jpg
Apparently, Nubya Garcia was in town last night, too, at Nublu - I'm sorry I missed that show.
News for anyone who's got a spare hundred bucks lying around - Triple Point Records has just released Duets 1992, a 2LP of previously unreleased studio material by Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor, recorded in Italy. $94 plus shipping. The music's incredible, of course, I just wish it was within a normal person's price range.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Thursday, 27 June 2019 15:47 (four years ago) link
― If I were a POLL I’d be Zinging (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 27 June 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
heh!
― calzino, Thursday, 27 June 2019 15:53 (four years ago) link
So lovely! I had to miss Brad Mehldau and Mary Halvorson (in Illegal Crowns) last night.:(
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Friday, 28 June 2019 00:33 (four years ago) link
Dizzy Gillespie playing tennis in his pants while smoking a cigar. This level of not giving a shit is definitely something to aspire to. pic.twitter.com/AYjcs1SQSw— Andymack (@Andymack) June 29, 2019
― calzino, Sunday, 30 June 2019 15:17 (four years ago) link
um he appears to NOT be wearing pants there...
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 1 July 2019 15:24 (four years ago) link
those are pants if you're in the UK
I saw Makaya McCraven last night at the Montreal Jazz Festival. He was amazing--probably a banal thing to say, but he is an astonishingly good drummer. The whole band was great, not that I caught their names (all Chicago locals, no ringers; I couldn't catch Nubya Garcia earlier in the day and I'm missing Theon Cross tonight, so I was a little bummed he mentioned both of them), and the pianist was especially good. When it ended, I was disappointed it was only like 45 minutes...turns out it was 90.
― rob, Monday, 1 July 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
i'm double booked for his brooklyn show and sweating it
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 1 July 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
I feel like I already posted this here, but I was peeved the festival managed to book Garcia, McCraven, Christian Scott, and Theon Cross in four shows on two nights of a 10-day festival. Seeing Scott tonight though
― rob, Monday, 1 July 2019 15:39 (four years ago) link
RIP clever pozar
some nice words from adam lore:
Cleve Pozar, brilliant percussionist, inventor/builder/fixer, scholar, teacher, jokester, & dear friend to many of us, has passed. Born Robert Frank Pozar on August 8, 1941, Cleve had a long & vibrant life in music, from playing western swing behind chicken wire in rowdy Arizona honky-tonks as a teenager, to playing works of avant-garde classical composers at the ONCE Festivals in Ann Arbor, being key to Bob James’ early (far out) trio & Bill Dixon’s seminal Intents & Purposes, crafting his visionary Cleve Solo Percussion album, playing Latin & funk on electronic drum kits that he built to his exacting standards, executing the bata / oru (usually played by 3 percussionists) as a soloist, to finally revisiting the "cartoon music" of his youth. & that's the short version.I learned of Cleve via his friend & collaborator Cooper-Moore, who spoke highly of his musicianship, ingenuity, & resourcefulness. Somehow Cleve’s Tata found out I was looking for him, vetted me, & put us in touch. We first met so I could trade him a copy of his Good Golly Miss Nancy album on Savoy for his self-released Cleve Solo Percussion LP. I am so thankful that it was the first of many hangs, which were invariably fun & headspinning trips for me. He was always enthused by something he was working on or learning about, eager to describe it in way-over-my-head detail. He was intense, focused, cantankerous, & hilarious. Once Cleve mentioned how people often told him, "Oh, you worked so hard and came up with your own unique sound..."; he looked at me incredulously & declared, "That's the deal, man!" He knew no other way.In his last years he had many physical struggles, but his spirit was resolute. Many times he spoke of his dream to present a concert where he played all the different styles of percussion that he had learned over the course of his life. Perhaps inevitably, the time was never right for this; there was always a new challenge he had to meet. The last time I spoke with him a few months ago, he said that it seemed like he wasn't going to be able to live that dream. Ever looking forward, he then said, "That just means I have to find a new dream." Amen, my friend.Deepest thanks, Cleve; I'll be seeing you.
I learned of Cleve via his friend & collaborator Cooper-Moore, who spoke highly of his musicianship, ingenuity, & resourcefulness. Somehow Cleve’s Tata found out I was looking for him, vetted me, & put us in touch. We first met so I could trade him a copy of his Good Golly Miss Nancy album on Savoy for his self-released Cleve Solo Percussion LP. I am so thankful that it was the first of many hangs, which were invariably fun & headspinning trips for me. He was always enthused by something he was working on or learning about, eager to describe it in way-over-my-head detail. He was intense, focused, cantankerous, & hilarious. Once Cleve mentioned how people often told him, "Oh, you worked so hard and came up with your own unique sound..."; he looked at me incredulously & declared, "That's the deal, man!" He knew no other way.
In his last years he had many physical struggles, but his spirit was resolute. Many times he spoke of his dream to present a concert where he played all the different styles of percussion that he had learned over the course of his life. Perhaps inevitably, the time was never right for this; there was always a new challenge he had to meet. The last time I spoke with him a few months ago, he said that it seemed like he wasn't going to be able to live that dream. Ever looking forward, he then said, "That just means I have to find a new dream." Amen, my friend.
Deepest thanks, Cleve; I'll be seeing you.
more on cleve here: http://www.furious.com/perfect/clevepozar.html
i've posted this before, i'm posting it again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO-hBKHuLJ0
― budo jeru, Monday, 1 July 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
like the new Jamie Saft Quartet album (w/D Liebman/H Drake). It's his 2nd good album of the year.
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 09:46 (four years ago) link
I really like that too, thanks. Also it sounds great (which I think is typical of Jamie Saft and atypical for jazz records).
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 14:58 (four years ago) link
he seems on a bit of a roll as well as far i've noticed .. can think of 4 good albums in 2 years now.
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 15:13 (four years ago) link
"Also it sounds great (which I think is typical of Jamie Saft and atypical for jazz records)"
yeah lol, this as well!
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 July 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link
so happy to see jamie saft getting love here he's been a favorite for years and years now ever since breadcrumb sins (2002!)
digging this SEED Ensemble album which is a few months old but i didn't see it mentioned here - from the "London scene"
― Mordy, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 01:38 (four years ago) link
wow, Bob James in the early 60's was quite different from the stuff I know him from
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 09:25 (four years ago) link
Yeah just ‘Blue Dream’ by Jamie Saft quartet...sounds great...will definitely check the new one...also the new Douglas/Caine/Cyrille is on my list
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 10:05 (four years ago) link
they are both A+ imo.
― calzino, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 10:23 (four years ago) link
Francis of Anthony off the new Dave Douglas one is so moving and I can't get the melody out of my head.
― calzino, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 10:31 (four years ago) link
Very much enjoying Mobilisation Generale, a compilation of 70's spiritual and free jazz from France, mostly played by members of communes, anarchist collectives, etc. Almost every track features some spoken word declamation on top of it and I'm sure many of them must be super cringey but while I speak ok French I can easily tune them out.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 7:52 AM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
boy, you weren't kidding about the vocals on this thing. Ruins the entire comp for me, sadly
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
does anybody own (or has anybody ever had a look at) the 92-page book that comes with this ESP anthology ?
https://img.discogs.com/Lpl9mZeaJDwESlenVIJdzUX6tKo=/fit-in/442x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4432875-1365695849-4227.jpeg.jpg
who is wu ming 1 ? i wouldn't be ordering this for the CD, so i'm just curious if there is good / exclusive info in that book
― budo jeru, Saturday, 6 July 2019 19:28 (four years ago) link
Daniel_Rf at 4:25 3 Jul 19wow, Bob James in the early 60's was quite different from the stuff I know him fromhaha I love this phenomenon, I have some John Klemmer stuff that's kinda free-ish...the jazz equivalent of how every new wave UK haircut band member used to be in some low level punk band
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 6 July 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
The liner notes to that box are on Wu Ming's website.
Wu Ming 1's real name is Roberto Bui; he's part of the Wu Ming Foundation, an artistic collective.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Saturday, 6 July 2019 20:05 (four years ago) link
thanks !
― budo jeru, Saturday, 6 July 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
This is good, Chicago violin/bass/drums trio (Brock/Ulery/Dietmyer) -https://mattulerywoolgathering.bandcamp.com/album/wonderment
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 15:40 (four years ago) link
ezra collective tour announced!
― Mordy, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 16:56 (four years ago) link
Went to the Dave Douglas ‘Engage’ gig at the Jazz Cafe tonight...really nice...interesting line-up...reminded me at times of Henry Cow...love his playing...
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Monday, 22 July 2019 01:06 (four years ago) link
Just listened to Rhonda Hamilton's farewell party on WBGO and feeling a little stirred up. Stumbled upon Cat Russell performing live on the Dizzy's feed which is taking the edge off.
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 July 2019 00:14 (four years ago) link
Her band is up to the task.
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 July 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
Guitar player is great for this stuff, Matt Munisteri. Hope they stream the next set.
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 July 2019 00:43 (four years ago) link
https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/releases
missed that there was a new james brandon lewis record earlier this year
― j., Monday, 29 July 2019 04:50 (four years ago) link
Just learned about Danish guitarist Henrik Andersen recently. His new Soundcloud release WTF Variations consists of pretty interesting and intricate knotty solo acoustic guitar jams. 12 tracks here, not organized into a playlist: https://soundcloud.com/henrik-andersen-612974251
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:42 (four years ago) link
http://henrikandersenmusic.com/____impro/1/onewebmedia/Solo%20Cowboy.jpg?etag=%2221d4ab-54830a4e%22&sourceContentType=image%2Fjpeg&ignoreAspectRatio&resize=266%2B365&extract=3%2B0%2B262%2B365&quality=85
he's a really fine player, but what on earth is that thing!
― calzino, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:48 (four years ago) link
Ten more strings but one less neck than Metheny's Pikasso (by the same luthier I believe): http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/pikasso1.jpg
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:53 (four years ago) link