"Weird Means Something You Never Heard Before": Rolling Jazz D-bag Thread 2015

http://www.flowersinagun.com/category/jazz-2/
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/nate_chinen/index.html

good links, thanks!

Just saying that the new Tim Berne's Snakeoil album You've Been Watching Me is very essential.

Just got a package of the first six reissues from the Xanadu label. Listening to Albert Heath's Kwanza (The First), a killer 1973 set with all three Heath brothers, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Barron on piano (acoustic and electric), and Ted Dunbar on guitar. A nice mix of hard bop and slightly funkier grooves; highly recommended.

i DO like that album, hadn't thought of it in years; thanks for bringing it to mind

Interesting. Surely ilxor man alive has posted about that album somewhere here before. Believe Albert "Tootie" Heath has relocated to Santa Fe in the past few years.

Yeah, I wanna hear that album. Funny encounter with Heath, who grills his interviewer, for starters:http://www.npr.org/2015/03/14/392324106/albert-tootie-heath-drummer-extraordinaire-turns-the-tables

Thanks. Hopefully can listen to soon. Know from my own brief interactions with him and from two people who know him really well that he is very funny and is always ready to needle you/call you out if he thinks you are putting on some kind of act.

Haven't heard note one, but just saw that trombonist Ryan Keberle is leading a band of killer musicians/super nice people at Dizzy's tonight

Got the new album from saxophonist James Brandon Lewis in today's mail. He's young by jazz standards (born in 1983) but he can really pick a rhythm section. On his last album, he worked with William Parker and Gerald Cleaver (I wrote about it here); on the new one, he's got Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Rudy Royston backing him up. The last one was kinda melodic, gospel-ish free jazz; this one is funkier—Lewis claims it's a tribute to early '90s hip-hop. Also, there's a version of Don Cherry's "Bamako Love," from the Home Boy album.

this kamasi washington album -- it is quite impressive and i am just excited about well yea how "EPIC" it really is

at the same time though i don't know if it is the mixing on it or what but it sounds a little muddy? there are so many instruments at times and i am so used to a certain kind of classic blue note clarity w/ most of the jazz in my collection but i don't know. could just be it is exposing the limitations of my various modest stereo

very various modest stereo

Don't have time to watch the whole thing again right now, but seems like it's all still here, in robust x meticulous performance (exemplary live sound)
http://www.npr.org/event/music/402062824/kamasi-washingtons-the-epic-in-concer

Darius Jones wrote about his new album for Burning Ambulance; there's also an exclusive stream of a new track.

I have been playing the hell out of the latest Kris Davis album Save Your Breath, she is an awesome pianist and it is so brilliant. I was out walking earlier and was knocked off my feet by the appropriately titled Always Leave Them (Wanting More). Mucho gracias to the poster on piano thread that recommended it.

http://jazz.cbcb.umd.edu/

better start here tho': http://jazz.cbcb.umd.edu/pages/tutorial.html#1

Coming November 6, John Coltrane, A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters. A 3CD set; here's the track listing:

Disc 1
1. The Original Stereo Album, Impulse! AS-77 Part I Acknowledgement
2. The Original Stereo Album, Impulse! AS-77 Part II Resolution
3. The Original Stereo Album, Impulse! AS-77 Part III Pursuance
4. The Original Stereo Album, Impulse! AS-77 Part IV Psalm
5. Trane's Original Mono Reference Masters Part I Acknowledgement
6. Trane's Original Mono Reference Masters Part II Resolution
7. Trane's Original Mono Reference Masters Part III Pursuance
8. Trane's Original Mono Reference Masters Part IV Psalm

Disc 2
1. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part I Acknowledgement undubbed version
2. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part I Acknowledgement vocal overdub 2
3. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part I Acknowledgement vocal overdub 3
4. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part II Resolution take 1 / breakdown
5. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part II Resolution take 2 / breakdown
6. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part II Resolution take 3 / breakdown
7. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part II Resolution take 4 / alternate
8. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part II Resolution take 5 / breakdown
9. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part II Resolution take 6 / breakdown
10. Day 1: December 9, 1964 Part IV Psalm undubbed version
11. Day 2: December 10, 1964 Part I - Acknowledgement take 1 / alternate
12. Day 2: December 10, 1964 Part I - Acknowledgement take 2 / alternate
13. Day 2: December 10, 1964 Part I - Acknowledgement take 3 / breakdown with studio dialogue
14. Day 2: December 10, 1964 Part I - Acknowledgement take 4 / alternate
15. Day 2: December 10, 1964 Part I - Acknowledgement take 5 / false start
16. Day 2: December 10, 1964 Part I - Acknowledgement take 6 / alternate

Disc 3
1. Live At Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, July 26, 1965 Introduction by M.C. Andre Francis
2. Live At Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, July 26, 1965 Part I - Acknowledgement (Live)
3. Live At Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, July 26, 1965 Part II - Resolution (Live)
4. Live At Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, July 26, 1965 Part III - Pursuance (Live)
5. Live At Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, July 26, 1965 Part IV - Psalm (Live)

Some of those alternate studio takes are performed by a six-piece band that includes Archie Shepp and a second bassist whose name I forget (Sam Jones, I think).

The second bassist is Art Davis, who also played on Olé and Ascension (in addition to having a long and fruitful career where he played with everyone from Judy Garland to Bill Dixon).

Some of this was released on a previous two-disc "deluxe edition," which included the Antibes performance. But there's a fair amount of unreleased stuff here as well (mostly the breakdowns/false starts).

Yeah, this'll actually be my third copy of the live performance. But I'm still gonna buy it.

Played Same As You by Polar Bear last night at record club: http://devonrecordclub.com/2015/09/22/polar-bear-same-as-you-round-84-nicks-choice/

Trane's birthday today

Just been listening to the Monk/Trane/Hawkins album with that exquisite Abide With Me intro, it's one of the best.

http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/today-in-jazz/happy-birthday-john-coltrane-frank-foster-and-ray-charles/

I bought the latest reissue of the amazing loft jazz compilation Wildflowers, and discovered they're using my review of the mid '90s Knitting Factory Records edition as liner notes:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CP2Kx4FU8AA4-Wr.jpg

Blows my mind that those records were originally released on Casablanca. When major labels had money to burn, they used to burn it on this music.

This is a quick, third-quarter reminder that all available tracks mentioned on this thread (and/or an album selection from each listed) are being updated to the thread-specific Spotify playlist as posted. I just did another top-to-bottom sweep prior to posting this message and have revised as of today with everything that's been added since first mentioned. Subscribe if you're into it!

It's 77 tracks, over 9 hours long.

Rolling Jazz 2015 Thread Spotify Playlist

As is well-established at this point, I really like buying those multi-album budget CD boxes. I'm currently looking at two pairs - Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 - of the Seven Classic Albums boxes: Kenny Burrell and Johnny Griffin. I'll probably buy all four eventually, but right now I can only afford two. So should I buy:

1) both Kenny Burrell boxes
2) both Johnny Griffin boxes
3) one by each?

Does one of the Johnny Griffin boxes have Introducing Johnny Griffin? If so, definitely that one.

Yeah, the breakdowns are as follows:

Johnny Griffin - Seven Classic Albums Vol. 1: Johnny Griffin, The Tenor Scene, Tough Tenor Favorites, Studio Jazz Party, Battle Stations, White Gardenia, The Kerry Dancers
Johnny Griffin - Seven Classic Albums Vol. 2: Introducing Johnny Griffin, The Congregation, Blowin' Session, Johnny Griffin Sextet, Way Out, Little Giant, Big Soul Band

Kenny Burrell - Seven Classic Albums Vol. 1: Jazzmen: Detroit, Blue Lights Vol. 1, Blue Lights Vol. 2, On View at the Five Spot, A Night at the Village Vanguard, Weaver of Dreams, Bluesy Burrell
Kenny Burrell - Seven Classic Albums Vol. 2: Introducing Kenny Burrell, 2 Guitars, All Day Long, All Night Long, K.B. Blues, Earthy, Kenny Burrell

Dafnis Prieto and band's new Latin jazz effort Triangles and Circles

Finally listened...It's a decent jazz record.

Posted that on the Afro-Latin thread but it is probably better here

I'm only familiar with Introducing, but man, looking at the lineups on Blowin' Session (Coltrane, Blakey, Morgan, Mobley) and The Big Soul-Band (Pat Patrick!) I'm definitely gonna have to check that Vol. 2 box out.

I'm curious about the Burrell sets as well. My parents' first date was at a Kenny Burrell show; the least I could do is listen to a few of the guy's records.

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Actually, I flipped those by mistake - everything I listed (for each artist) as being on Vol. 1 is on Vol. 2, and vice versa.

I wound up buying each man's Vol. 1 set. If I like them enough, I'll go back for Vol. 2.

I am just saying that Burrell's Soulero is underrated imo, nothing groundbreaking about it but it still rules.

This Pitchfork list of "spiritual jazz" tracks from the late 60s/early 70s is decent, for a barely-scratching-the-surface sampler. I've never really liked Sun Ra, but the salute to Pharoah Sanders' Impulse! run ("the pinnacle of spiritual jazz, showing how the caustic fire music that he once embodied could be sublimated into a sound of exquisite beauty") is dead on.

RIP Phil Woods.

dang

Luis Vicente, Theo Ceccaldi, Valentin Ceccaldi & Marcelo Dos Reis - Chamber 4
^^^
This is getting better with every listen, it is stunningly beautiful in places and completely out there.

Reminds me, think I'll listen to Trane & Burrell again; don't remember it very well, but think it was pretty good (although if I can't remember an album co-starring Trane...?)

WBGO "Singers Unlimited" playing lots of Monk and versions of "Body and Soul" because of birthdays of Monk and composer Johnny Green yesterday.

Also, Oscar Brown, Jr. and Roy Kral. I believe Skot is a big fan of the latter.

Wondering if Phil or anyone like that has gotten ahold of Pete McCann's new release. I like what I have heard so far.

He's a current jazz guitarist that I think even man alive would like

Have not heard that, but I'm mildly intrigued.

The most interesting disc I've heard recently is the self-titled debut by Norwegian saxophonist Mette Henriette, coming out 11/20 on ECM. It's a two-CD set - the first disc is sax, piano and cello, while the second features a 13-member ensemble including six string players. The music is very quiet and atmospheric, but the pieces are often extremely short: there are 15 tracks on the first disc, and 20 on the second, and the longest is eight minutes, but the shortest is just 41 seconds.

Just streamed. First half is fine but second half is where the shredding really kicks in and never lets up.

Will check. Just determined that neither Henry Threadgill's In For A Penny, In For A Pound nor Steve Coleman's Synovial Joints are on Spotify---outrageous! May actually have to buy. What are they like?

Switch to Apple Music and you will hear the second one.

Listening to that Coleman album. Second track, "Celtic Cells," is great. Lyricless vocals and a cello joined by some sad horns, some kind of ethereal elegiac, not-quite dirge.

Detecting a tiny bit of some kind of otherworldly sf vibe as well.

Maybe I'll try the free trial