https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvymTXIPMaw
― to party with our demons (Sund4r), Sunday, 14 March 2021 02:21 (three years ago) link
Everybody's talking about that.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 14 March 2021 23:50 (three years ago) link
Yeah, I like how he preserves the melody faithfully in the top voice through individually ringing harmonics and stopped notes even while developing four-voice harmony and counterpoint under it.
― to party with our demons (Sund4r), Monday, 15 March 2021 00:59 (three years ago) link
Did you learn how to do that in that workshop?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 March 2021 01:17 (three years ago) link
Heh, he'd probably need more than a single workshop to teach it.
― to party with our demons (Sund4r), Monday, 15 March 2021 01:46 (three years ago) link
I remember him telling me about the blessing he got from another guitarist who was interested in counterpoint and multiline improv.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 March 2021 01:53 (three years ago) link
Somebody told me to watch this before it goes awayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtNWuZgWNQo
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 00:06 (three years ago) link
Guitarist Julian Lage has signed to Blue Note; his debut for the label, Squint, will be out in June. Here's the first track, "Saint Rose," with Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drums:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feli3FwOiso
Speaking of Dave King, Orrin Evans has left the Bad Plus after two albums. King and Reid Anderson say they're gonna keep working together, possibly as TBP, but it may become something beyond a piano trio. Could be interesting.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 13:17 (three years ago) link
Ooh interesting
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 13:33 (three years ago) link
Bad Plus original lineup reunion for Coachella 2025
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 13:44 (three years ago) link
I read about the TBP news on Twitter, from Ethan Iverson, who mentioned that he'd never listened to either of the albums they did with Orrin. That kind of surprised me. I don't know why.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 13:55 (three years ago) link
Huh, it never occurred to me but I could see it, just too personal.
I do think it makes a lot more sense for TBP to turn into whatever Dave & Reid want to do with whoever, rather than trying to recreate the original dynamic. It does kinda undercut the initial idea of 'the band is the band', but now the band is a bass player and a drummer, so.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:00 (three years ago) link
New album of piano trio music written by drummer Devin Drobka, who has become one of the main jazz drummers around these parts.
Sounds very composed and spacious, I'm into it:https://shiftingparadigmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/resorts
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 20:50 (three years ago) link
Ah, no, that Monder duo video went away now.:(
― to party with our demons (Sund4r), Thursday, 18 March 2021 00:41 (three years ago) link
Think it goes behind a paywall
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 March 2021 01:39 (three years ago) link
My latest Stereogum column, in which I go long on Jeremy Pelt's new book of interviews and the need for more black jazz critics, and more artist-to-artist dialogue. I also review some records.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 19 March 2021 15:47 (three years ago) link
Ooh cool. I've been planning to re-read the Art Taylor book of interviews (which reminds me, I really stalled out on reading that Monk bio).
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 19 March 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
Burnt Sugar, The Rites ~ Butch Morris Conductions Inspired By Stravinsky's Le Sacre Du Printemps---w Pete Cosey, Melvin Gibbs, Mazz Swift, many more: https://burntsugarthearkestrachamber.bandcamp.com/album/the-rites-butch-morris-conductions-inspired-by-stravinskys-le-sacre-du-printemps
― dow, Saturday, 20 March 2021 16:09 (three years ago) link
I tend to find one jazz album per year I like enough to buy. This year that would be The Clear Revolution by Cyclone Trio (Massimo Magee, Tony Irving, Tim Green) on 577 RECS . It chaotically lurches with reckless abandon. Play it loud.
http://elsewhere.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/images/v95000/articles/cyclone.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/6Es2bLAKmLOQU3FCc8l1Au?si=BJMPnsNlT4m2TxOmHVplNAhttp://577records.bandcamp.com/album/the-clear-revolution
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Sunday, 21 March 2021 01:13 (three years ago) link
what's the ilm take on J.D. Beck and DOMi https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/10/magazine/jd-beck-domi.html ?
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 09:26 (three years ago) link
They're great. Especially J.D. Beck, I've been on his drumming videos for a long time now and he's a young genius.
I'm looking forward to them making/appearing on more actual records someday, instead of just being virtuoso Youtube celebs. But maybe that's an old brain way of looking at it.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link
yeah they're crazy live, and I can def stand what they do more than the louis cole style of younger virtuoso ppl, but idk if there's anything more to them than their chops. I haven't really heard anything they've done that I would want to listen to outside of seeing them play
― Bongo Jongus, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 21:03 (three years ago) link
looking forward to the live koma saxo record https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live
― Bongo Jongus, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 21:05 (three years ago) link
I found that Times story insufferable. Their music was...fine. Teenagers making music for teenagers. Good for them. But very much Not For Me.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 21:19 (three years ago) link
I hadn't read it, but mark my words, JD Beck is going to be around. His videos are popular not because he's made a particular effort to make them so (like Jacob Collier or whoever), it's because he really does have his own style that's already been influential. He's a drummer's drummer, it's not all memes or serving up watered-down gospel chops.
But yeah, he's yet to make a good record as far as I know.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 21:39 (three years ago) link
hehe, enjoying both takes
Koma Saxo sounds great
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 24 March 2021 12:29 (three years ago) link
I just hated the way that Times article looked, I didn't want to have anything to do with it.
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
Little late, but I just got my copy. This Pino Palladion/Blake Mills record is fantastic. I only wish it were longer.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 17:32 (three years ago) link
ECM announced a new trio disc with Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey and Linda May Han O.
― EvR, Thursday, 25 March 2021 09:29 (three years ago) link
NYT does that every year, I believe spearheaded by our own Nitsuh
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 25 March 2021 15:14 (three years ago) link
Then I watched this duo do “Giant Steps” — not Bieber and Aguilera, but the drummer J.D. Beck (16 at the time) and the keyboard player DOMi (19) — and I thought, in this exact order: Oh. Oh, my. Wow. What? WHAT? After a few minutes I started emitting short, snorting laughs. Not because the music was funny, but because you have got to be kidding me: Who were these kids?
this is like ... a standard "challenging" song of high school combo jazz not an obscurity or something
difficult ofc but
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Thursday, 25 March 2021 19:44 (three years ago) link
Seriously, doesn't every jazz kid learn "Giant Steps"? I don't know who the author of that piece is but he's very easily impressed.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 25 March 2021 19:48 (three years ago) link
I don't think the fact that they're playing Giant Steps is the point, but that the way they're playing it is very them, and not particularly like anyone else (although it's clearly influenced by Glasper/Chris Dave etc)
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 25 March 2021 20:06 (three years ago) link
the visuals on that NYT piece turned me off but i'm enjoying listening to domi and beck and am bookmarking a selection to deep dive... I certainly get the appeal!
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 March 2021 13:06 (three years ago) link
yeah, fuck i'm gonna really like these kids aren't i
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 March 2021 13:14 (three years ago) link
(koma saxo track also great btw)
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 March 2021 13:19 (three years ago) link
glad that nyt thing is stuck behind a paywall for me so i don't have to get mad at the writing
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 26 March 2021 13:29 (three years ago) link
Vijay Iyer interview by Morgan Enos. Discusses his upcoming album and has some interesting points about jazz history and why he avoids the term: https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-vijay-iyer-interview-linda-oh-tyshawn-sorey-uneasy
― Just Another Onionhead (Sund4r), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 03:58 (three years ago) link
https://punktvrtplastikintakt.bandcamp.com/album/somit
new Punkt.Vrt.Plastik album is another of the extremely good piano trios about right now.
― calzino, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 11:01 (three years ago) link
Stunning new operatic piece from Tyshawn Sorey. Only up for 24 hours so set aside 20 minutes and dive in. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/magazine/tyshawn-sorey.html
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 21:10 (three years ago) link
Dang, did I miss?
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Thursday, 1 April 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link
That just leads to the older Times feature on him
Stunning new operatic piece from Tyshawn Sorey. Only up for 24 hours so set aside 20 minutes and dive in. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/magazine/tyshawn-sorey.html🕸
― In on the killfile (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 1 April 2021 18:42 (three years ago) link
Prestige Records is now on Bandcamp. They're puttng their catalog up in chunks and it's kinda piecemeal right now, but there's some good stuff there.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 1 April 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
This was officially released last Friday, but I'm listening to it this afternoon, and it's destroying my mind. Really great.
https://astralahmed.bandcamp.com/album/nights-on-saturn-communication
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Thursday, 1 April 2021 20:09 (three years ago) link
probably the best place for this. been really loving the new Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt https://billorcutt.bandcamp.com/album/made-out-of-sound
― gman59, Thursday, 1 April 2021 20:16 (three years ago) link
x-post - ah sorry, I posted the wrong link! It's still up, but you have to pay now. https://www.operaphila.tv/2020-2021/videos/save-the-boys?fbclid=IwAR19E2erZKhE2dTqLfm4AVJzKTlv4I0GAF8zzmYOqF4V6avgbL5LTRvEh9I
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Thursday, 1 April 2021 20:59 (three years ago) link
Jason Moran@morethan886:30 PM · Apr 1, 2021Graves/Moran live at @BigEarsFestival2018 releases at midnight. Features another performance from @ICAPhiladelphia/ @ArsNovaWorkshop. Mind-Body.
https://jasonmoran.bandcamp.com/album/graves-moran-live-at-big-ears
― dow, Friday, 2 April 2021 17:01 (three years ago) link
On the UK Soul Jazz label, which has a lot of releases on Amazon US etc.---I used to see this in the cooler stores, somehow never bought it:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/img/UVJkSEJESHJYTkRnN3FQMzEvdkF6Zz09/sjr-lp442-steve-reid-nova-sleeve-copy.jpg
Steve ReidNova (1976)Soul Jazz Records
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As a radical jazz artist, Steve Reid played with an extraordinary group of artists – including Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, James Brown, Ornette Coleman, Lester Bowie, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Dionne Warwick, Archie Shepp, Chief Bey, Olatunji, Arthur Blythe, , Dextor Gordon, Gary Bartz, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sam Rivers, Leon Thomas, Lonnie Smith and Horace Silver!
Reid was born in the South Bronx, and grew up in Queens, New York. He played in the house band at Harlem's Apollo Theatre, accompanying James Brown, as well as playing in Sun Ra's Arkestra. He lived next to John Coltrane, worked in a department store with Ornette Coleman, had a son who played drums with NWA. He began his career as a teenager in the 1960s as a drummer at Motown when he played on Martha and The Vandellas "Heatwave" (aged 14).
At the end of the 1960s Reid was sentenced to four years in jail as a conscientious objector of the Vietnam war. On his release from prison in 1974, he formed the Legendary Master Brotherhood and started the independent record label, Mustevic Sound, to release his debut LP Nova in 1976. This album is released in its entirety and with full original cover art here. Nova was the first in a series of stunning independent records he released in the 1970s.
At the start of the 21st century, his career took a new twist when Steve Reid began a successful collaboration with Kieran Hebden (Four Tet). Hebden referred to Reid as his ‘musical soul mate’, resulting in a number of joint albums.
Steve Reid died in New York in 2010. Subsequently the Steve Reid Foundation was set up in his name, to help aspiring musicians and artists More info, excerpts of all tracks:https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/sjr/product/steve-reid-nova
― dow, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 21:59 (three years ago) link
Love that album!
― rob, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 22:17 (three years ago) link