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Just for the lolz I dipped into this band which I've never heard of before. I could not find the album you mention (tried my various sources except spoty) but did come across the following which got me tapping away merrily. Great find Grant.Quote:
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Good band. There are s few swing bands I like.Quote:
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Graham Collier Sextet – Down Another Road - 1969
Great British Music.
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melody gardot
Perfect for the end of the day ....
After the missus finished watching the teevee ...
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Haven't listened to Madar for a good while now - must put that right! Thanks for the reminder Edward. :)Quote:
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A Night in Paris. Diana Krall
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Superb album this.. probably her best
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Absolute quality/
Hot Sardines
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i might buy this too... superb
This album has soul:
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Bettye LaVette, Things Have Changed. The title track is a Bob Dylan tune. Great bluesy rendition.
Regards,
Svend
top album SvendQuote:
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Been listening to this having never heard it before.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldius
Brilliant. As you say - quality.
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Being a blues nut, I knew you'd like that one Grant. :DQuote:
top album Svend
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Been listening on Spotify at my desk -- mesmerizing...wonderful stuff.
the Matthew Halsall one is available on cd and vinyl.
Halsall straight outta Manchester, great stuff!
The Gondwana Orchestra are great live too.
Try this ...Build an Ark...Dawn
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and Build an Ark... Love
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Bit of background on Bulid An Ark
Build An Ark is a Los Angeles based creative music ensemble that was formed as an immediate peace action. During the hysteria after the events of 9/11/2001 the band came together to promote calm and peace in the world. The band is lead by producer Carlos Niño and vocalist Dwight Trible and includes members such as (Tribe Records founder) Phil Ranelin, (Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra elder) Nate Morgan, Adam Rudolph, (co-founder of the Pharoahs) Derf Reklaw, Alan Lightner, Lesa Terry, Joshua Spiegelman, Peter Harris, Trevor Ware, Baba Alade, Andres Renteria, Tracey Hart, Gaby Hernandez amongst others.
José James - The Dreamer
Great Vocal meanderings. Nice!
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Airto – I'm Fine. How Are You?
Legendary lovely Airto, checked him out at Ronnie's last week. Still Fabulous aged 75.
Slowed down a little but such character and quality.
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Oh and Airto's NEW Album, Aluê, is just released...His first recorded in BRAZIL for 50 years!!
It's bloody marvellous!!
Enjoy
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the man himself..
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VERY EXCITING!!! Just Landed, can't wait to get home and spin it.
The Lost John Coltrane Album - Double Vinyl limited Edition, out takes of out takes if you know what I mean
and a couple of nice new original cuts.
How on earth did these tapes stay unissued for so many years??
I think there are taster cuts on the Tidal/ Spotify platforms
Get the Vinyl whilst you can.
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Glad people liked the Matt Halsall. I couldn't get the link to embed though.
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Ace! Massive and varied soundscapes. Conjures up interesting visual landscapes with chattering primates and tweeting birds.Quote:
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Listening to his 2011 "On the Go" album now -- also excellent! The track "Samantha" is sublime. This guy has talent. Thanks for the intro! My kinda jazz :)Quote:
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That's one of my absolute favourites. He is hugely influenced by Alice Coltrane; my favourite jazz musician. If you dont know her, some of her stuff is challenging to say the least, but her Ptah the El Daoud set and Journey in to Satchadinanda are brilliant modal works. My favourite is probably A Monastic Trio. Later, I love the Translinear light album.Quote:
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My son and i will definitely check thia out. I have the recent Dwight Treble album and the Rebirth set from Tribe. This can't fail to be good!Quote:
Originally Posted by WESTLOWER
Hi Geoff, I'm not that familiar with Alice Coltrane's music...only in passing when I hear a track on radio or in a playlist. I will dig through her albums on Spotify soon. In the meantime I will explore more of Halsall's stuff -- I had never heard of him until your post yesterday. I really like it! As a side comment, he is one of a few contemporary jazz musicians that I have heard who play with real soul and heart. A lot of what I hear from the young players seems a bit sterile and constrained. Halsall's music is different, and I like it.Quote:
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Best,
Svend
Geoff I suppose we had to dig some Alice out!Quote:
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Great forum, great music!
Journey in Satchidananda
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inspired by the Alice Coltrane post
Afro-Harping is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.
It is GREAT!!
Could be in my top 50 records of all time!
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I think he plays lika a true listener. He has a reverential respect for the greats and uses it to create something new.Quote:
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I have a Dorothy Ashby album that I've not listened to. I'll sort that out!Quote:
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Well said. :)Quote:
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I will keep my eyes open to see if he ever comes on tour in these parts. I'd bet he puts on a great live show.
Below is a link very nice piece indeed, written on the unveiling of the Recording, at RVG's Studio in Englewood Cliffs.Quote:
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LP is released TODAY (29th June 2018)
Full Album Also available on streaming platforms... and in Master quality on Tidal
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Adam,
Have you listened to it yet? Any comments, mini review?
Great Stereophile article -- thanks for posting that. Interesting stuff.
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Yes i have spent a couple of nights with it now. I feel I have only just scratched the surface!
I have to say firstly, IMHO some of Coltrane's music is not an easy listening by any stretch.
I personally love his ballad playing and when he slows down, I find his choice of phrasing and notes utterly compelling.
Both Directions at Once (I have the double Vinyl with untitled versions of takes) is not a ballad LP.
The 'tunes' here are generally material that is a vehicle for some serious blowing from JC., as of course is most in this genre.
Of great Interest here is the inclusion of the studio version of 'Impressions', previously only a live release.
The chemistry of 'the Greatest Quartet in Jazz History' is just breathtaking. The atmosphere Rudy Van Gelder captures
is typical of the great technicians mastery.
The speed of the playing on 'Impressions' is nothing short of amazing. And it goes into turbo overdrive on 'One up, One Down'.
But do not let that put you off, the interplay and artistry is off the scale.
Nature Boy is given the Trio treatment, minus piano, i can only imagine McCoy Tyner was caught short and headed for the bathroom for a number 2.
This trio cut gives the tune a different dimension. I love it. Jimmy Garrison on bass, keeps the whole thing bumping along with solidity and authority. Elvin Jones on drums, rides the Cymbal and underpins the whole proceedings with the delicate rumble of the kit.
The cut 'Slow Blues' is ...well a Slow Blues and as I said earlier feel more connection with this tempo of Coltrane's expression.
But even here, later in the cut, when he feels it, he wigs out and it takes on a different tempo.
The cut 'Villa' (Coltrane a well known fan of the Birmingham team :)) is a lovely happy bounce that has Coltrane in mid tempo
blowing and Elvin Jones is very busy filling in.
There are several 'untitled Original' cuts with numbers as names, for example 'untitled Orginal 11386' has Coltrane on soprano
saxophone, and is a real highlight of the session. McCoy piano solo is perfect. Then a brief Drum 'N Bass solo.
The double vinyl deluxe edition has duplicate cuts but different takes, each one different, so yes worth getting.
The sound quality of the session is great, sometimes a little bass heavy but that might be just me. The quality of the Vinyl, superb. The die Cut cover on the Deluxe version, a little underwhelming but it has some lovely metallic embossed type (gotta love a bit of embossing!) I actually prefer the packaging on the single LP edition. And Yes, I have purchased both!
Most 'Lost' or 'Shelved' records by iconic artists featuring multiple outages are generally just that, out takes and one can usually hear in the performances why they were shelved or at least try to work it out. Here it's simply impossible to understand how such stellar material by the greatest Saxophonist in history has remained unissued for so many decades.
A rare thing indeed, a 'Lost' lp that doesn't disappoint in the slightest.
Check it out on your streaming service, but be sure to give it the respect and time it deserves IMHO this is important as i feel it may take several listens to 'get it'. That's not me trying to patronise, it's just Coltrane's music grows and grows with the listener. Personally i'm still trying to get to grips with his Lp 'Giant steps' and well, A love supreme is a life times listening, I feel I may never get to the bottom of it!
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Adam - wow! That's more than a mini-review. You should be writing for Downbeat or Jazz Times! :)
I'm busy at work at present, but will read through your excellent review later when I have more time, and get back to you with a reply. Lots to talk about there!
Cheers,
Svend
If you haven't heard it, Coltrane's 'Crescent' set, is my favourite album of his yet it seems to get very little attention at all.
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Adam,
Again, thanks for the insightful and thoughtful review of the new album. I've just found it on Spotify, and will play it tonight if I have some quiet time (unlikely, as there are a bunch of young folk descending on our house tonight...fun!). Quiet, undisturbed listening is clearly what this album wants, from your description. Looking forward to getting to know it. And I agree completely -- Coltrane's music is not always easy to plumb at first listen. It takes some contemplation and the ability to just let one's mind go with the music to grasp what he was trying to say. I'm not trying to get all philosophical and profound here, but some jazz is just like that...I have some Miles Davis albums that are "difficult" for many people, and I can't hear them on any old day either, but at the right time they are incredible.
Agreed -- we have his Ballads album on CD, and if it had been on vinyl we'd have worn out the grooves by now, that's how often we've played it. Outstanding! One of our top 5 jazz albums. Blue Train is also excellent. I'm not familiar with Giant Steps, but A Love Supreme yes -- we have it on vinyl...a classic.Quote:
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Thanks for the intro to Both Directions. This thread really is the best! Expanding one's musical horizons, without judgement of other's tastes. Long may it live! :)
Have a great weekend!
Svend
Geoff -- good one. You're probably right, it doesn't seem to get much attention. I am not familiar with it at all. Not surprising, though, as Coltrane created a huge body of work. Incredible really. Still so much to discover there. Thanks for the head's up on that. We use Spotify, so will give it a listen soonest!Quote:
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Cheers,
Svend
Hi guys, Geoff's right, Crescent is wonderful, for me 'Wise one' is transcendent.
Svend, listen to Naima from Giant Steps. It's end game!!
Giant Steps is an island on its own. It's that good. Enjoy.
Will do Adam! Better get the headphones out then, as I doubt my wife will tolerate all that Coltrane this weekend :). She likes it, but in smaller doses (Ballads being the exception)...
Best,
Svend
Wise One - my favourite in a seminal set! Giant Steps - it doesn't get much better in the history of jazz.Quote:
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Just listening to Jade Visions, from Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard. The textures and subtle interplay are incredible. Musicianship of the very highest order.
That's a wonderful album Geoff. If you don't already have it, Waltz for Debby was recorded at the same Village Vanguard sessions, apparently the day prior. Bill Evans at his best, both albums.