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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
"Have to"
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:56 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
I can understand
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 19:57 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
Not just "gateway" for the noobs; it schooled my old jaded ass too.
― dow, Thursday, 29 June 2017 00:24 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
thanks for that
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 20 July 2017 11:45 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
always nice to have some more food for thought, unperson.
I have been belatedly honouring the Trane 50th deathiversary with mainly A Love Supreme, Ascension and his Duke Ellington album today B-)
― calzino, Thursday, 20 July 2017 15:28 (seven years ago) link
Two Ornette Coleman albums that have never been on CD before, not even in Japan, are being released in September. Crisis and Ornette At 12 are coming out as a 2-for-1 from Real Gone Music. Fully remastered, new liner notes, artwork nicely reproduced, etc., etc.
Pre-order link.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 20 July 2017 15:49 (seven years ago) link
Haven't heard Ornette At 12 but Crisis was the first OC that I can remember for grabbing and holding me all the way through on first listen---maybe because it was live, in that moment, in that weird year, and via the acoustics of that venue---NYU? Uh, OK! With Dad's grinding yet unfettered violin, Denardo's drums clattering like a music stand falling over, but in the right place): But if it’s a puzzle that Ornette at 12 has not been previously reissued, it’s a downright mystery why 1972’s Crisis also hasn’t come out; recorded live in 1969 at N.Y.U. with a killer band of Redman, Haden, Denardo, and Don Cherry on flute and trumpet, it takes its place with Broken Shadows and Science Fiction as one of Ornette’s great small group recordings of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. The version of Haden’s “Song for Che” is one of the best on record, the rendition of “Broken Shadows” here is simply beautiful...and the addition of Don Cherry—fresh from his own experiments in Indian and African music—spices up what is already a pretty heady brew. True--it went well with Lebanese Blonde hash.
― dow, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:10 (seven years ago) link
Thanks for that list. I'll try to keep up!
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 21 July 2017 14:39 (seven years ago) link
My latest Stereogum column is up.
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 21 July 2017 17:58 (seven years ago) link
Night Lights radio schools me again: personifying the swing-to-bop persuasion and keeping it young and lean into the late 20th Century, guitarist Mary Osborne was mentored by Charlie Christian, def assimilated him and Django, but developed her own spare, lyrical intensity---the unaccompanied "Sophisticated Lady" here makes me think of Art Pepper--NL catches her situations with Coleman Hawkins, Clark Terry, Tyree Glenn, Mary Lou Williams, but her basic thing is more like the King Cole Trio turned around, when there's a piano at all (bass is electric on last track here), but she doesn't need much--here's the posted show and set list:http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/mary-osborne-queen-jazz-guitar/
― dow, Monday, 24 July 2017 04:13 (seven years ago) link
Postwar Jazz: An Arbitrary Roadmap---motorvated by Gary Giddens' '02 two-part article of the same title (still on villagevoice.com), somebody compiled a listening companion, which now seems most readily available as a series of videos (though a few have been removed)---quite a range of highs and deeps, no lows that I've found so far:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIyXZgKyp_k9tyxjEevBD9TiE04D9jAGP
― dow, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 01:40 (seven years ago) link
I saw the Stretch Orchestra on the weekend. From what I knew of Brubeck and Stewart, and from the fact that this was part of a chamber music festival, I was expecting some out improv on acoustic instruments, but it was a really fun set of energetic rocking fusion, with Brubeck playing electric cello with a bunch of pedals, and Breit on electric guitar and mandolin with a tonne of effects as well. (It still definitely went out harmonically and timbrally but there was always a groove and a hook.) I bought the 2012 CD, which seems to have won a Juno for best instrumental recording. It's pretty enjoyable; even gets a bit folky at times.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 02:06 (seven years ago) link
https://www.thenation.com/article/mal-waldrons-ecstatic-minimalism/
There is a beautiful and evocative Adam Shatz essay on Mal Waldron in The Nation, here.
― calzino, Thursday, 27 July 2017 09:16 (seven years ago) link
I just thought it was worth pointing out that although he mentions Waldron's Satie influences, he neglects to add that his Plays Satie album from '83 is sublime.
― calzino, Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:12 (seven years ago) link
That's a great article. That live recording of Seagulls is really quite something.
I don't suppose anyone has the Travellin in Soul Time record? The CD is currently going for eye-watering amounts.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 27 July 2017 19:18 (seven years ago) link
Xpost thanks, reminds me of this excellent excursion: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/soul-eyes-early-mal-waldron-songbook/
― dow, Friday, 28 July 2017 00:34 (seven years ago) link
I cannot stop listening to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuCbQCnoIzI
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Saturday, 29 July 2017 08:46 (seven years ago) link
I have been on a bit of a Mingus tip recently, Mingus At Antibes (also w/ Dolphy + Bud Powell on board!) is the one I've been blasting.
― calzino, Saturday, 29 July 2017 08:58 (seven years ago) link
That clip is great!
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 29 July 2017 13:35 (seven years ago) link
I interviewed Jason Moran for Bandcamp.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 18:19 (seven years ago) link