Nope
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 00:28 (six years ago) link
should i go see oliver lake tonight?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 12:48 (six years ago) link
Sure.
Lots of nice Geri Allen tributes on Facebook, from the usual suspects and others as well.
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:04 (six years ago) link
Yeah, Lake is good. I saw his steel pan band once, and his new album with a string quartet is really interesting (and enjoyable).
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link
I have been listening to Geri Allen's recording of Mary Lou Williams Zodiac Suite, today. And the In The Year of the Dragon album w/ Haden, Motian. RIP again :(
― calzino, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:40 (six years ago) link
Yeah those last three are all gone now
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:43 (six years ago) link
I mean that last trio *sigh*
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:44 (six years ago) link
Hey, Kirk Lightsey is at Smalls tonight, which might be a good thing to go see under the circumstances. Actually last time I saw him another great pianist had just passed way, John Hicks, and he invited us all to head over to the memorial with him after the show.
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:52 (six years ago) link
xp That sounds promising. He's playing with Hamid Drake, Josh Abrams, and Ed Wilkerson (who I am not familiar with) which is also promising.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 13:56 (six years ago) link
Been having a good festival so far: going to see Bad Plus tonight. Last night, I saw Sonoluminescence Trio (David Mott, Jesse Stewart, William Parker), who were really great, better than the first time I saw them, probably, with a lot of variety and dynamics and even some memorable melodic and rhythmic hooks. Mott integrated his circular breathing and multiphonic techniques into the improv really effectively. Stewart is probably one of my favourite percussionists going right now, on kit as well as waterphone; Parker was obv fantastic, playing a variety of instruments, two of which I couldn't identify, as well as singing on one piece. I picked up their brand-new LP. I can't play the LP until I reunite with my turntable in the fall but the mp3s sound excellent. It's a two-track analogue live (in Ottawa!) recording with a lot of warmth. The day before, I saw the Garry Elliott Quartet play totally straight-ahead stuff, which was really nice for a change.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
Let us know how nu-Bad Plus is.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 16:23 (six years ago) link
Orrin Evans isn't joining until sometime next year; it's still Iverson at the piano.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
Yeah, tbh, I wouldn't have shelled out if Iverson wasn't still with them. As it is, I figure it'll be the last time I see this lineup.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 17:32 (six years ago) link
Yeah, tbh, I wouldn't have shelled out if Iverson wasn't still with them.
Really? I'm a much bigger fan of Evans than Iverson; I'll definitely be checking out the revamped lineup.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 17:43 (six years ago) link
The guy you need to see before it's too late is Ethan's buddy Tootie Heath
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
I don't know Evans's work. I'll check out the revamped lineup but I'm paying to see a band that I have loved live and on record; Iverson is a key part of that band.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:29 (six years ago) link
Seen Evans and his man Donald Edwards, both with the Mingus Band and in other contexts, they have always delivered.
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:34 (six years ago) link
Btw, unperson, other than the Branch, which is top-tier, I liked the Nicole Mitchell from your May column quite a bit. I'll check out the June column soon.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:38 (six years ago) link
From Evans' own back catalog, I recommend Captain Black Big Band, Freedom, Flip the Script, and Mother's Touch; you should also definitely check out his trio Tarbaby with Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits. The End of Fear and The Ballad of Sam Langford are both great.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
And thanks for reading!
He's great as a sideman on some of those Ralph Peterson records. And he has some Criss Cross records with great bands (also w/Peterson). I haven't heard any of the Tarbaby stuff but have been meaning to check it out.
I wonder what TBP would sound like with Eric Lewis on piano...he probably doesn't have the right aesthetic, but his playing is so ridiculous. He's on the Herlin Riley record that I listen to to hype myself up every time I have to play a jazz gig.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:49 (six years ago) link
"Have to"
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:56 (six years ago) link
Lewis just put out a trio album on Sunnyside last year with Reginald Veal on bass and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums. It's pretty good.
http://sunnysidezone.com/album/and-to-the-republic
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
Oh it's definitely "have to", I don't seek them out. If someone calls me, that's on them. :)
Had a pretty fun one the other night though.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
I can understand
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
for the record, the Heath Brothers have shows on July 11 to 16 at the Vanguard; worth catching if you haven't yethttps://www.villagevanguard.com/schedule
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 23:30 (six years ago) link
Jeb Patton and David Wong are the go-to sidemen for old-timers, I guess. I saw them with Houston Person and Charles McPherson at the Jazz Standard not long ago. Might have to go to that Vanguard run, though; I like Heath's 70s albums for Xanadu that were recently reissued.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 29 June 2017 00:06 (six years ago) link
Reminds me, I picked up Jimmy Heath's I Walked With Giants at the library for what shoulda been briefness considering the homework, got totally hooked---such range and depth and clarity---quite the gateway to an era, several eras biz-wise, Lord knows. Will def get back to this one.https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-walked-with-giants-jimmy-heath/1111436662#productInfoTabs
― dow, Thursday, 29 June 2017 00:21 (six years ago) link
Not just "gateway" for the noobs; it schooled my old jaded ass too.
― dow, Thursday, 29 June 2017 00:24 (six years ago) link
Are you going to see Catharsis tonight, Sund4r?
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 30 June 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
Today's least likely song title: a snappy little noise/grindcore tune called "Bill Evans":
https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/track/bill-evans
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 30 June 2017 20:50 (six years ago) link
I'm not that familiar with Catharsis so I didn't pick up a ticket. Worth checking out, I take it? Bad Plus was really good. They went further out with their version of "Mandy" (of all things), with Iverson pounding frantically at tone clusters on the keyboard! A nice light moment afterwards when Anderson said "that was closer to Manilow's original conception for the song, before the corporate guys got involved". The version of "Maps" was pretty intense too; that one especially barely seems related to the song tbh. I've been listening to the album since then (although they did a lot of other material live).
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 1 July 2017 00:52 (six years ago) link
I am partial to Catharsis because they are all nice people in addition to being great players. The drummer and the sax player/multi-instrumentalist who is touring with them in this configuration are particularly fun to watch.
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 1 July 2017 01:32 (six years ago) link
I loved their Azul Infinito album w/ Camila Meza's lovely vox from last year.
― calzino, Saturday, 1 July 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
I love the part in the Jimmy Heath book where he assigns everybody a nickname and man alive's old guitar teacher was called Texas Ted.
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 1 July 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
https://ottawajazzscene.ca/news/11668-our-2017-ottawa-jazz-festival-poll-listeners-want-commitment
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 3 July 2017 14:58 (six years ago) link
And for one listener, the music was simply “too progressive for me. Even their renditions of a Cyndi Lauper and Barry Manilow songs”.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Monday, 3 July 2017 18:37 (six years ago) link
Wait, that listener wasn't you, was it?
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 3 July 2017 18:52 (six years ago) link
I just bought the new totally fab Eric Revis album Sing Me Some Cry w/ Vandermark + Kris Davis on board, sick album!
― calzino, Friday, 14 July 2017 10:35 (six years ago) link
Yeah, that's a good one. Revis has been doing really interesting stuff on Clean Feed for about five years now.
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 14 July 2017 11:56 (six years ago) link
yep, and I think Kris Davis has been the only constant in his changing trios/4tets for the last few albums. Probably one of the other reasons why they are all so excellent.
― calzino, Friday, 14 July 2017 12:24 (six years ago) link
busy thread; just updated the playlist for the half year marker.
ILM's Rolling Jazz Thread 2017 Spotify Playlist
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 17 July 2017 16:29 (six years ago) link
Ravi Coltrane's performing his mom's music the next two nights at the Jazz Gallery. Tomorrow only, Brandee Younger's gonna be on harp. I might try to get to that, if NJ Transit will let me.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 02:24 (six years ago) link
BTW, today was 50 years of Trane's passing. I understand Ravi's half-sister Michelle was in the audience at The Jazz Standard this weekend for Conrad Herwig's Latin Side Of Coltrane tribute.
― Under Heaviside Manners (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 03:52 (six years ago) link
********ALERT!******On Monday stumbled across this excellent new vocalese record called The Passion of Charlie Parker. More later
― Under Heaviside Manners (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
Wow, will have to check that. So---what are the best albums issued this year? Incl. reissues, but I'm really wanting to turn over a new leaf, and find some new new never-before issues---I feel so guilty for neglecting those--- though so far am avidly digging Fly or Die by Jaimie Branch, thanks to this thread.
― dow, Thursday, 20 July 2017 00:29 (six years ago) link
My picks:
Matthew Shipp Trio, Piano SongCamilla George Quartet, IsangChristopher Zuar Orchestra, MusingsCraig Taborn, Daylight GhostsHarriet Tubman, AramintaKen Fowser, Now Hear This!Christian Scott, Ruler Rebel and DiasporaMatthew Stevens, PreverbalHermon Mehari, BleuPreservation Hall Jazz Band, So It IsDayna Stephens, GratitudeJaimie Branch, Fly Or DieNick Mazzarella/Tomeka Reid, SignalingYazz Ahmed, La SaboteuseAmbrose Akinmusire, A Rift in DecorumJD Allen, Radio FlyerJeremy Pelt, Make Noise!Nicole Johanntgen, HenryBinker & Moses, Journey to the Mountain of ForeverZem Audu, SpiritsOK:KO, Land EChris Potter, The Dreamer is the Dream
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 20 July 2017 01:43 (six years ago) link
thanks for that
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 20 July 2017 11:45 (six years ago) link
Sweet, thanks! Great to know there's a new Harriet Tubman---they were my fave at Very Very Threadgill. Will also check Ambrose, Jeremy Pelt, and all the rest, I hope (ditto that album of Bird-inspired vocalese),
― dow, Thursday, 20 July 2017 14:52 (six years ago) link
Pay special attention to the Camilla George and Zem Audu albums - African immigrants (to London and NYC, respectively) making the music their own. The Yazz Ahmed is amazing, too.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 20 July 2017 15:14 (six years ago) link