Rolling Nels Cline Thread

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Over the past couple of decades, Nels has led a
variety of bands/projects for labels: Enja, Cryptogramophone and Mack
Avenue. His current band, the Nels Cline Singers, has evolved from record
to record and will be recording a John Zorn Masada Book Three session later
this year.

I think this has been announced for some time now, but I hope it will come out soon...

Wow, this sounds so gorgeous and lush, and I'm only listening on earbuds so looking forward to hearing it on something fuller.

I'm usually a bit disin-clined towards this 'un, but his latest 4-tet including Lage is rather good.

nels cline has really big hands

even great wealth can't buy you really big hands in the US, it seems.

some are born to big hands, others have big hands thrust upon them, but no-one achieves big hands

makes u think

This latest Cline 4-tet is decent but, for me the latest Dan Weiss project Starebaby is much more "out there".

Marquee Moon feel to this: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/04/the-nels-cline-4-full-session.html

We've talked about it a bit on the jazz thread. Predictably, I'm a fan.

I've seen and enjoyed Nels in a bunch of different settings, but one of my favorites was at this year's Big Ears with Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem. It was the two of them plus Todd Sickafoose on bass and Scott Amendola on drums, and they were just rollicking. Four equals all having a good time impressing each other on stage. One reason I love Nels is that he so clearly loves playing, there's always this little-kid glee in what he does.

xp
You heard the latest Dan Weiss Sund4r? The band includes Craig Taborn + Matt Mitchell, and it's an excellent lp as well.

That's the one with Monder on guitar? It's definitely on my list.

yeah that's the one, Starebaby.

This is what I like, yeah.