pjw, I have that 2CD set by Monk also. Monk always plays his stuff and it always sounds fresh and interesting. He seems to be the only guy in Jazz able to pull that off. Truly a unique player. I served with one of his kin folk in Korea.
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Me Moved by Inside Moves! :--)) The Queen Lives!!! A famous heart surgeon in Houston, Texas, had this tune piped into the OR while he performed some groundbreaking heart surgery. Possibly a transplant. After reading that, I had to have the CD. The Doctors later formed a Jazz band called, the ’Heartbeats’. I really enjoyed the JALC slow take on Lenny Kravits’ ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY!
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Questions to Aficianados: What do you make of all this. From the "Masterpiece" to the "incapacitated" Bird? From the ’BIRD’ book: Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes (verve, 1947-52) "Still controversial, still growing in critical statue, still among his best-loved recordings. The arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jimmy Carroll are problematic, but the Bird flights are often gratifying and "Just Friends" is a Masterpiece." Just Friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmRkZeGFONgMiles Davis: Collector’s Items (Prestige, 1953) "Bird, near the end, pickled in vodka, returned to the tenor saxophone for Davis’s launch session at Prestige, also involving Sonny Rollins; they barely got through three tunes." The Serpent’s Tooth (take 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M0s29RhR5Esolo order, Miles, Sonny then Bird. Compulsion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsb-O7dhTRIMiles, Bird then Sonny ’Round about Midnight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8neYV9uIkgThe notes attribute sections to Bird that were actually played by Rollins, according to Hentoff. The second session was recorded in 1956, by which time Bird was dead. "The 1956 date is as mellow and relaxed as the 1953 session was tense and neurotic." -- Nat Hentoff Apparently no one thought the 1953 session went well. Was the only time Rollins and Bird recorded together. Btw, Bird bought his tenor sax the same day of the session, and this was the first time he played it. There is always some silly stuff with him. Cheers |
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One of my favorite pastimes watching ’Urban walkers’, guys who walk around major cities while holding video cameras. My favorite city is London, and quite often these guys pass by Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. Not very impressive from the outside, and not in a particularly nice area of the city. But, that may be the norm for Jazz clubs.
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I assume this is meant to be tonque-in-cheek. . . Actually, it was meant to be a statement of fact. Cheers Btw, When did I say this? |
The OP is correct. Think of the photo, 'Great day in Harlem', taken in 1958. Think of trying to do that photograph today.
Jazz seems to be on a similar trajectory as Boxing. Once, Great fighters were every where, now they are few and far between.
But, Boxing didn't have Wynton!! :)
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"Where the f--k am I".
The great society, or the results thereof. Cheers |
Am I erroneously attributing this quote to you?
No, not at all. It's me, I just think it was some time ago. Just curious. Like you, I will fight no more forever, on these threads. Cheers |
'State of the art' sound comes very low / early on the price ladder. Speaking of amplification, I would say around the mid-level ranges of Marantz, Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo etc.... All above this price range is hype, voodoo, delusion, exotic design and materials, exclusivity, or all of the above. All of which have zero to do with sound. The most important component remains, as always, the room.
For my purposes, State of the Art means just that, the best it can currently be done.
Analog: I agree, if you're out, stay out. I would add, if you're in, get out!!
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The Adderley Brothers THE SUMMER OF '55 Nat Adderley(cornet), Donald Byrd(trumpet), Jerome Richardson(flute & tenor sax), Julian Adderley(alto sax), Horace Silver(piano), Paul Chambers(bass), Kenny Clarke(drums) Savoy / Atlantic Compilation 2CD set 1955 / 1995 Excellent account of the Adderley brothers journey from Florida to NYC. "We didn't know what the hell we were doing. We were just going to New York." Nat Adderley is talking about the summer of 1955, when he was 23 and his brother Julian was 26. They were on vacation, Nat from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Julian from his teaching job at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, where he was director of the band. As they say, the rest is history. with apologies to oscar, take 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjBbVyJRKiswillow weep for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uopF-nx92fAstill talkin' to ya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP5JVDK6soAcaribbean cutie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjag8JUav1Aflamingo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsUeyvzMNWACheers FYI, go to 29:10. A little known Jazz factoid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1cLBobCUc |
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pjw, Great stuff by Cannonball and Lateef, from the Fatherland. The uber-mensch went from goose-stepping to be-boping without missing a beat. Amazing!
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Sextet Cannonball(alto sax), Nat Adderley(cornet), Yusef Lateef(Tenor, flute, oboe), Joe Zawinul(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) CANNONBALL IN EUROPE Notes: "The international Jazz festival in Comblain-La-Tour was the first big open-air Jazz festival in Europe and one of the few to ever be broadcast on television. Joe Napoli, a Brooklyn-born soldier who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, wandered into town in December 1944 looking for a little comfort and relief. He never forgot the kindness extended to him by strangers and revisited Comblain-La-Tour in 1955. Joe had become a manager and booking agent; when he learned the town needed funds in 1959 to rebuild its church, he came up with the idea of creating a Jazz festival." Comblain-La-Tour is in Belgium. The 1962 festival drew 42,000 people. gemini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pUKEqpHGA8trouble in mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq-kHVq0TVMI kept waiting for "Cleanhead" to start singing. work song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lukMc2WDFdsdizzy's business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4JFB7cIA3EYosuf Lateef makes it an entirely different group. Cheers |
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Cannonball(alto), Nat Adderley(cornet), Yusef Lateef(tenor), Charles Lloyd(tenor), Joe Zawinul(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums), THE BEST OF CANNONBALL ADDERLEY THE CAPITOL YEARS Notes: "Like Horace Silver or Jimmy Smith, Cannonball's brand of funk was never simplistic or condescending. It was pure and sincere and intelligent. His vibrant alto saxophone rang true. And his repertoire never abandoned the qualities that make Jazz varied and great. Here then are the anthems of a man who spread the word of Jazz more than anyone except Louis Armstrong." the jive samba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qxvNeKt4UEwork song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsVZiwxr-Qs74 miles away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-CgZFdtDgfiddler on the roof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhw22yQnnBoVictor Gaskin(bass), Roy McCordy(drums) Cheers |
Cannonball Adderley Sextet Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Charles Lloyd(tenor, flute), Joe Zawinul(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) CANNONBALL ADDERLEY'S FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Capitol Jazz 1964 Notes: " 'Fiddler on the Roof', ... opened on Broadway on September 22, 1964 with the larger-than-life Zero Mostel in the title role. Only a month later, on October 19, alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, a kind of larger-than-life character himself, took his sextet into the studio to record an album of selections from the soon to be world renowned musical. Cannonball was prescient -- he had realized not only the social and historical significance of the show but also the fact that it contained some very special music that would lend itself to the kind of appealing improvisations with which he and his band members dazzled audiences and won over new listeners to Jazz." to life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fChkHmHcU5Ysabbath prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWY8tyNlzAchavalah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhkIU2-RAiQmatchmaker, matchmaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlmSDrrwqi4Cheers |
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I have The Black Messiah on lp from back in the day. Cannot find it on CD. I even checked the Real Gone Music site. The search continues. Thanks
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but they do seem to be stuck in a rut lately.
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Lateef(tenor, flute, oboe), Zawinul(piano), Jones(bass), Hayes(drums) THE CANNONBALL ADDERLEY SEXTET IN NEW YORK Notes: "The saga of Cannonball Adderley's band, which has unquestionably been one of the most dazzling success stories in modern Jazz history, has been highlighted by recording sessions of the most "modern" kind--on-the-job, in-the-club albums that have only become possible because of the improved tape-recording and microphone techniques and equipment of recent years. -- Keepnews Riverside 1962 / 2008 gemini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPv1HnliyPwdizzy's business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WgxMVWKXx4scotch and water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F-dhZF9HLUCheers |
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Great Cannonball record, and one that I don't have, yet. He is never boring or irritating. I could listen to him all day. He always has a great supporting cast.
Full disclosure: I was not intentionally doing a survey of Cannonball. The truth is, I had gotten to the point where I couldn't remember what I had and had not posted. (it's been 8 years) So, I just decided to start from the beginning and post them in the order in which they appear on my shelf. As you can see I am still in the A's. :) Can Pops be far behind! It's also a great way for a person to hear all the music they have on the shelf.
Before the OP can say "we have heard this and that before, let me say, too bad!
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Quintet Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Bobby Timmons(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) THE CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN SAN FRANCISCO Recorded at The Jazz Workshop Riverside / OJC 1959 / 1989 Notes: "When Dmitri Shostakovich, the Russian composer, went to hear his first authentic American Jazz, he went to the Jazz workshop and sat for an hour attentively listening to Cannonball's group. He made no comment whatsoever, which is in itself a comment of sorts. But he dug. He smiled appreciatively several times, applauded vigorously on occasion, and leaned forward intently to watch a Louis Hayes drum solo." this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8kM8FU6eUhi-fly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYSB6dlwHYobohemia after dark (aka birdland after dark) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfM5nJI60Vwstraight, no chaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2kfT8X9Mr8Cheers |
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"Just hope that you will not decide next to post all J.S. Bach's albums you've got"
Too late. I have already done that on another thread. FYI, my next 'survey' will be my 10 CD set of Spike Jones Greatest Hits. All come highly recommended by The Frogman, so you know it will be good stuff.
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Sextet DIZZY'S BUSINESS Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Lateef(flute, oboe, tenor), Joe Zawinul(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) Milestone 1962-63 / 1992 Notes: "Like Dizzy Gillespie, alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the select few to be taken seriously as an artist while unfailingly conveying a tremendous sense of fun. Adderley (1928-1975) spread the good news with a pungent and inviting blend of bebop (both chordal and modal), blues, and gospel. The performances herein, recorded live in San Francisco and Tokyo in 1962 and '63 are all prime cuts by the powerful sextet..." Dizzy's Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SBzd1h3MYAutumn Leaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDfZDLx3osNew Delhi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwOf5Xyp5NANever Say Yes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oflNsilJNcCheers |
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Julian "Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER Cannonball(alto), Milt Jackson(vibes), Wynton Kelly(Piano), Percy heath(bass), Art Blakey(drums) Riverside / Original Jazz Classics 1958 / 1988 Notes: "Bags and Cannonball belong together for several reasons--not the least of which is that both eagerly welcomed the opportunity to get together. There is also the fact that both are firmly "modern traditionalists": musicians with An awareness of Jazz roots and with, in both cases, a strong rhythmic sense and an emphasis on the beat as a basic part of their playing pattern." Above all...both are, deservedly, highly regarded as practitioners of the Blues." things are getting better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHuww-O89Ethe sidewalks of new york (take 5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0OA8QYFLcwjust one of those things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6poRgn8uD0blues oriental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQgZOQc9oE0Cheers |
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley CANNONBALL TAKES CHARGE Cannonball(alto), Wynton kelly(piano), Paul Chambers(bass), Percy heath(bass), Jimmy Cobb(drums), Albert "Tootie" Heath(drums) Riverside / Capitol Jazz 1959 / 2002 Notes: Recorded in the spring of 1959, this was only the third of some 15 albums featuring cannon that I produced for the Riverside label. ....I think of this era as Early Cannonball. Early means the period before stardom. Before he put together his notable quintet (with his brother Nat on cornet and the funky composer Bobby Timmons on piano) and convinced me to record them in performance at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco late in '59, thereby turning himself into a full-scale major attraction and Jazz household name, and almost single-handedly launching the 1960s phenomenon known as "Soul Jazz." -- Orrin Keepnews serenata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccl4W_BHZR0barefoot Sunday blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3hxbW2XYJ0if this isn't love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtKdT7ER23Upoor butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umlAV-2jDpoCheers |