What Are You Listening To Part 7

Lois Gilbert · July-4th-2004, 02:46 AM

My apologies to the posts that were in here. I started the thread & in trying to move some posts for WAYLT 6 I inadvertently deleted it. Please post again

Thanks Lois

Stuckinagroove · July-4th-2004, 02:50 AM

NOOOOOO!!! My post is gone forever....

Squaredancecalling Steve · July-4th-2004, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Stuckinagroove

NOOOOOO!!! My post is gone forever....

Nothing is ever truly lost, stuck -- somewhere in some unsuspected realm of cyberspace, your post is carrying the day!

Susie Ibarra -- Folklorico (Excellent rec, Crawjo! I liked "Flower After Flower," but I like this one much more! Great contributions by Craig Taborn and Jennifer Cho throughout.)

Gnawa Music of Marrakesh -- Night Spirit Masters (Pete: Do you know this one? Some great stuff on it!)

Lisa Germano -- Geek The Girl (Jaka: You're right, I wasn't disappointed. I may like this one even more than 'Happiness/ Inconsiderate Bitch,' which I thought was terrific! Love that spooky harmonium!)

Darol Anger and American Fiddle Ensemble -- Republic Of Strings (New release, Darol with a bunch of red-hot twenty-somethings. Not as searingly brilliant as Diary of Fiddler nor as monumental as Heritage, but a very enjoyable album. I'll be importing several pieces into my dances.)

Shelly Manne Septet featuring Jimmy Giuffre and Art Pepper -- West Coast Sounds

Speedy West -- There's Going To Be A Party (Live takes from the Tennessee Ernie Ford radio show, with intros and/or outros by Tennessee on every cut. Loose and uneven, but some sparkling playing, sometimes more daring and better than the studio versions. There's not nearly enough Jimmy Bryant on the album, although what there is is choice.)

Dorothy Ashby -- Afro-Harping (Disappointing. Blah.)

The Coasters -- 50 Coastin' Classics (2 CDs)

Witold Lutoslawski -- Orchestral Works, vol. 7 (The 'Preludes and Fugue for 13 solo strings' from this album remains my favorite Lutoslawski.)

Nancy Wilson/ Cannonball Adderley (s/t)

The Lester Young/ Teddy Wilson Quartet -- Pres and Teddy

George Strait -- Greatest Hits

George Strait -- Greatest Hits, vol. 2

Andrew Cyrille/ Mark Dresser/ Marty Ehrlich -- C/D/E

Raymond Scott -- Reckless Night & Turkish Twilights

lazarus · July-4th-2004, 03:42 AM

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Dorothy Ashby -- Afro-Harping (Disappointing. Blah.)

I agree. Unfortunely I bought this after reading a very positive review in The Wire. Totally boring stuff!

lazarus · July-4th-2004, 05:18 AM

cd´s 3 & 4

Greg Osby - Live in Groningen 971012 (downloaded on his homepage. Great!)

Gary Sisco · July-4th-2004, 07:59 AM

buncha underground hip hop and modern dub, and

Miles -- No Blues, Paris 1967
Miles -- Antwerp, 1967
Thanks much to Pete for these. Great concerts.

jaka · July-4th-2004, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve

Lisa Germano -- Geek The Girl (Jaka: You're right, I wasn't disappointed. I may like this one even more than 'Happiness/ Inconsiderate Bitch,' which I thought was terrific! Love that spooky harmonium!)

Witold Lutoslawski -- Orchestral Works, vol. 7 (The 'Preludes and Fugue for 13 solo strings' from this album remains my favorite Lutoslawski.)

I'm glad you like the Germano. Not enough singer/writers like her...

On which label is the Lutoslawski you mentionned?
I'm not that familiar with his work but remember liking some pieces and I'd like to give this one a try considering your interest in it.
Thanks,

EDIT:
And... I'm listening to NOTHING.
I went to see Wayne Shorter with Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland & Brian Blade last night. Great show. Very inspired Hancock, fireworkish Blade, awesome Holland and tired-but-royal Shorter.
This was followed in a smaller room of the theater by Marc Ducret solo on unamplified acoustic guitar (which he never did live before). One of the greatest musical moments of my life.
Since I woke up this morning, I try to recollect and hum/sing/tap all the wondeful stuff I heard last night. Enough to keep my ears enjoyed.

Captain Hate · July-4th-2004, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jaka

This was followed in a smaller room of the theater by Marc Ducret solo on unamplified acoustic guitar (which he never did live before). One of the greatest musical moments of my life.

Damn I wish I'd have heard that. Did he play short songs or was it a long stream of improv?

David Murray Quintet with Ray Anderson & Anthony Davis (this is ok Murray, in fact the lineup is kind of interesting, but I just don't find Anthony Davis a very compelling pianist)
John Hagen - Segments (thanks to Nate for this one, which I like quite a bit. Hagen has a distinctive sound on tenor, alto & soprano and each of these songs is very well done. This is the first time I've heard Denman Maroney that he isn't bending the strings, which I find disconcerting, at least the way he does it; I like his playing more on this than on anything I've heard previously, both live and on disc. Who are these guys Blumenkranz & Capp; they sound great!!)
Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith - Yo Miles! disc 1 (getting this has eluded me through the years and I'm glad I finally caught up to it. I'm sure this was as much fun to play as it is to listen to)

Ennis Snavely · July-4th-2004, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

buncha underground hip hop and modern dub...

Yer one edgy dude, Sisco.

Zentralquartet - "Zentralquartet" : Recorded in 1990. This is a GREAT record.
Steve Lacy - "Work" : Steve with a different trio; Daniel Humar and (the great, unsung) Anthony Cox. Steve is at the top of his game on this, and it was recorded only two years ago. He left WAY too early.
Steve Lacy - "Clinkers" - Still warming up to this. His splo stuff is pretty demanding, but I like it.

Ennis Snavely · July-4th-2004, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Hate

Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith - Yo Miles! disc 1 (getting this has eluded me through the years and I'm glad I finally caught up to it. I'm sure this was as much fun to play as it is to listen to)

My wife made me turn this off. One former girlfriend almost atacked me physically for playing "Pangea". What is it about this era of Miles' music? Or is it just me?

lazarus · July-4th-2004, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jaka

On which label is the Lutoslawski you mentionned?
I'm not that familiar with his work but remember liking some pieces and I'd like to give this one a try considering your interest in it.
Thanks,

Jaka, I can answer this for you since I was the one who recommended it to Steve. The label is Naxos.

chuckyd4 · July-4th-2004, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

buncha underground hip hop

If you don't mind, have some examples? I listen to a lot of that stuff too (being edgy myself

) and would love to trade some notes.

chuckyd4 · July-4th-2004, 10:50 AM

PS. Tim Berne's "Manatee Woman" is on right now on my radio show, which is what I'm hearing.

Captain Hate · July-4th-2004, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ennis Snavely

My wife made me turn this off. One former girlfriend almost atacked me physically for playing "Pangea". What is it about this era of Miles' music? Or is it just me?

It's not just you; I have to be in a certain mood to listen to this period Miles. I'm sure that the old bluenote board was full of posters that couldn't stand this era but totally fawned over the earlier stuff. If I were to trash the portion of my music collection that my wife can't stand, my collection would be extremely small.

Jazzooo · July-4th-2004, 11:42 AM

A bunch of local players on a "Live at Dizzy's" compilation

Adrian Belew: 'Here'

JaSt · July-4th-2004, 12:14 PM

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Ancestral Song (Silkheart)
Dennis Gonzales - Namesake (Silkheart)
Charles Brackeen - Bannar (Silkheart)
Steve Lacy - One Fell Swoop (Silkheart)

Fred K · July-4th-2004, 12:45 PM

Bobby Watson & Horizon - Horizon Reassembled
Bobby Hutcherson - San Francisco
Andrew Hill - Passing Ships
Dave Liebman/Marc Copland - Bookends
Zu/Spaceways, Inc. - Radiale
Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos - Viva el Mariachi
Rhythms of Rapture (Sacred Musics of Hatian Vodou)
Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land (The Asch Recordings, Vol 1.)
Joe Ely - (s.t.)
Joe Ely - Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh
The Very Best of Cream
Pedro the Lion - It's Hard to Find a Friend
Beethoven - Piano Concertos 3 & 4 (Solomon/Henges, Cluytens)
Poulenc - Organ & Harpsichord Concertos (Alain, Koopman/Conlon)
Copland - Music for Theatre/Music for Movies/Quiet City/Clarinet Concerto (Davies)

SEJ · July-4th-2004, 12:53 PM

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Bobby Watson & Horizon - Horizon Reassembled
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Dave Liebman/Marc Copland - Bookends

I'm considering purchasing Horizon Reassembled. What do you think?

And that Leibman/Copland on looks interesting...

Looks like another Bergonzi-fest:
Jerry Bergonzi - Inside Out
Jerry Bergonzi - Tilt
now playing: Jerry Bergonzi - Lineage

willy · July-4th-2004, 01:06 PM

GEORGE ROCHBERG: Violin Concerto (Naxos)
Joe Henderson: Mode for Joe (RVG)
HEIFETZ/BRUCH VIOLIN CTO 1/MOZART/VIOLIN CTO 4/SARGENT (200g vinyl)

chuckyd4 · July-4th-2004, 01:20 PM

Dom Minasi - Quick Response

You cats better watch out - this session is sick. Like knocks your ass off the chair sick.

Alastair · July-4th-2004, 02:14 PM

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Adrian Belew: 'Here'

I've just rediscovered this record, which I must have had for ten years. The tunes are insanely catchy. His best solo record, I think.

Stuckinagroove · July-4th-2004, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lazarus

Greg Osby - Live in Groningen 971012 (downloaded on his homepage. Great!)

Wow, thanks for posting that. He's got a bunch a free music on there. 6 (!) whole gigs, I'll definitely be checking that out. The one you listened to was Jason Moran's 2nd gig with the group! Before any of his records.I think Osby was the first to "discover" him.

Fred K · July-4th-2004, 03:58 PM

SEJ - Horizon Reassembled is really good, but I like everything Bobby Watson does. The playing and songs are strong (although I could have done without "The Look of Love"). I haven't heard the Blue Note Horizon records so I can't compare, but I can't imagine they're too much better than this.

I like the Copland/Liebman Hatology set, too. The playing is mostly quiet and sparce -- more Copland's style than Liebman's, which is OK with me. It's a 2-CD set though, and I tend to think one would have been enough.

Dan G · July-4th-2004, 04:47 PM

George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker : everyone should own a copy of this; the title track is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever.

Richard Tietelbaum - Concerto Grosso

SEJ · July-4th-2004, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Fred K

SEJ - Horizon Reassembled is really good, but I like everything Bobby Watson does. The playing and songs are strong (although I could have done without "The Look of Love"). I haven't heard the Blue Note Horizon records so I can't compare, but I can't imagine they're too much better than this.

Post-Motown Bop is just infectious and upbeat, though a little "sweet". I preferred Present Tense (on Columbia) myself (more interesting writing and arrangements), but I like both. Unfortunately, both are out of print.

If you think "The Look Of Love" was a bad choice for Horizon Reassembled, how about "The Candyman" on Pete Laroca's Swingtime. Truly egregious. Scott Yanow calls it "slightly out of place" in his AMG review. Ha! I'll say! My wife heard that and looked at me as if she were thinking "What is that corny shit you're listening to?"

Misha Alperin - Night
now playing: Diana Krall - Live in Paris (her take on Dorough's Devil May Care is great)

DK seems to stick under some people's dentures here. I haven't wanted any of her studio albums myself, but when the live album came out I thought it was a good time to see if she had the goods. Well, it works for me, particularly the uptempo swingers.

gnhrtg · July-4th-2004, 05:30 PM

Just back from Norway, the Kongsberg Jazz Festival - on which I hope to post some impressions this week. Got to see a couple of amazing concerts and a bunch of good ones (many thanks to Sand for everything).

Wagner - Orchestral Music (Klemperer and Philharmonia)

Schubert/Schumann/Debussy - Arpeggione sonata/five pieces/sonata for cello and piano (Rostropovitch and Britten)

walto · July-4th-2004, 06:04 PM

Among the CDs I brought with me on vacay were two recent Thirsty Ears, Berne's "Big Satan" and Taborn's "Junk Magic"--so I had the chance to listen to them each several times. I like them both quite a bit, except for one stinky 7-minute cut on the Taborn called "Bodies at Rest and in Motion."

Wasn't there anything else they could have used to fill that time??? Otherwise, both extremely tasty!

Sand · July-4th-2004, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gnhrtg

Just back from Norway, the Kongsberg Jazz Festival - on which I hope to post some impressions this week. Got to see a couple of amazing concerts and a bunch of good ones (many thanks to Sand for everything).

Thanks
Regarding the second amazing concert gnhrtg went to:
The musician really had no choice - he knew that gnhrtg was in town!
Looking forward to the reviews.

No music so far, but I'll be listening to a couple of tracks from

Misha - Who's Bridge
Arve Henriksen - Chiaroscuro

LeMo · July-4th-2004, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan G

George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker : everyone should own a copy of this; the title track is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever.

A dream from heaven!

Mike Schwartz · July-4th-2004, 07:14 PM

Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson [w/Pat Martino] "Bar Talk" (32Jazz reissue)

Now all I have to do is find a good house party;-))