Jazz for aficionados
Thanks for Dr.Deep and the Mingus stuff 81563 , and Epherma frogman . What I enjoy most in jazz , when I’m not with the divine messengers like Sanders , Rubalcaba, Stitt and Elling , is being able to listen to the conversations these guys who have played so long together make easy for a neophyte like myself to hear . Jazz is like everything else in the universe , things are better when love is around . |
nsp and pjw, great Pepper Adams; thanks! One of my very favorite players. I would also highly recommend: https://youtu.be/6A77glqqe9s https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0kxbDMn9-Dgt-Nag1ZhxSJMhkIn21jGF As a featured member of the great Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra for many years, Mel Lewis and other rhythm section players from that band often appeared on Pepper’s solo recordings. Apropos recent discussion, notice Eddie Daniels in the reed section: https://youtu.be/WaCfDeZJPIU https://youtu.be/wCnWKm5uYhs |
frogman - nsp - Schubert I have just 3 Pepper Adams discs plus the Donald Byrd complete live at the Five Spot with Pepper Adams (2 disc set). Released as a Pepper Adams album I have "Conjuration - Fat Tuesday Sessions Live", "Encounter!", and "Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charles Mingus" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV4oqdVtc-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svlFFbk-DsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bC6MKpivYM And two from the Five Spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar1mrjLetKU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5tVnAZMnrQ |
frogman+1 Pepper Adams. I have that album on vinyl and I need to pull it out and listen to it. With regards to the sound I like RVG's recordings. The baritone sax does have a strong tone to start with and it's possible he was engineered to be a little stronger then the rest of the band. Another disc by Adams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLZ-kDgXMiI A disc I recently bought with another Bari player I like. It's Charlie Rouse's date but they work together well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ4ZqcNK6p8 |
Schubert, truth is I don’t like Vail the town, but the playing is always great. Interesting re Rudy. Wasn’t quite following your cryptic comment since I wasn’t wearing my audiophile hat, but I actually agree. I have never liked the way the baritone was recorded on that record, but there is a story there that explains the in your face sound...in part. The geeks may find it interesting to know that shortly before recording that record, Pepper Adams had to give up his mouthpiece of many years due to having bitten through the tooth plate. He switched to a Dukoff mouthpiece known for a very bright aggressive sound. Still, better (less close) mic placement would probably have helped a great deal. Funny, I had forgotten that was a RVG recording. That was probably the reason; I like most of his work. |
Same album but different personnel on the recording dates. The first song has Charles Mingus on bass from 24 September 1954: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeExMhvhicA Paul Chambers on bass recorded on 6 June 1955: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nHg5hmXt2Y |
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One of my very favorite records. Great story teller with a huge and husky tone on the big horn, but with the agility of a smaller horn. Love Pepper Adams: https://youtu.be/tOCZddFI1tU https://youtu.be/y8PjvxET91U https://youtu.be/LlDMfIjB8Ps |
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Re: subject, today saw a photo and a joke about Father’s day, will try to recreate it...the text was written over the photo, of course... https://timeentertainment.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/the-shining.jpg?w=720&h=480&crop=1 'Happy Fathers day to all you fathers shining there' |
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81563, I hear that about Brian Blade , to my hears jazz is plagued by drummers who seem to think playing as loud as your can is some great accomplishment . God as my witness I swear Sanders has a direct line to him . https://youtu.be/bOQz1R9dF1A I believe the Pepper meets the section was the first jazz album I ever bought at the U of Minnesota bookstore . I know it was one of them . Had good taste and didn’t even know it . I always thought he was lyrical enough to play classical pieces . |
Guys, I will be off line for quite a while. You all take care and enjoy the good music. Art Pepper - Winter Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQPh4f9wrqk |
pjw, I did not know about the story that was going on behind the cover shooting. And nope, as you have noticed, he does not look bad at all. In fact, he looks good...You see, the storm lasts inside, but from the outside we can see only a breeze... Thank you for the help regarding bossa nova. One can find bunch of things on the internet but you can never be quite sure of the source. |
Schubert here is Pharoah Sanders playing with Kenny Garrett on Garrett’s album "Beyond The Wall" Its the first song on the disc and its called "Calling" It is my favorite Kenny Garrett album out of the 10 or so I have. This song also demonstrates why Brian Blade is one of the best current jazz drummers and highly sought after by many current jazz artists to play on their studio sessions. Blade is the drummer on five Wayne Shorter albums including his newest release Emanon, which btw, is Noname spelled backward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Epx9uZLmw |
Anyone can look at this but its aimed at frogman as a place he might consider in future years.https://youtu.be/gf9-5VHyADk |
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Another great Art Pepper session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16OoypHXcps It his autobiography "Straight Life" he recalls the day the photo on that album cover was taken. The producer of the LP, Lester Koenig, sent a photographer to the place Art was residing at the time. It was about mid morning and Art had run out of Heroin and couldn’t locate the dealer so he was all strung out. Art had to stand around for about an hour while the photographer clicked away not knowing that Art was feeling like death and was in need of a "fix" Anyway the photo chosen from the shoot is on the cover of the LP and Art feeling sick as a dog but he got through it like a trooper! |
mary jo yes I have to many Art Pepper discs to count. As for Bossa Nova: Bossa Nova began on the tropical beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s, when a small group of mainly middle-class students, artists and musicians came together to create a new sound. Bossa Nova was a soft samba based on traditional Brazilian music and rhythms, American jazz, and a new style of Portuguese lyrics. It was a youthful celebration of romance, beach culture and sensual pleasure. Bossa Nova's twin figureheads are Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), a gifted composer, also blessed with classical good looks, and João Gilberto, a guitarist and singer who came to Rio from the poorer Bahia region. The rest of the article is here:http://www.abc.net.au/rn/features/bossanova/about.htm I like this part which is really unbelievable! ""The album Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the US charts and 'The Girl from Ipanema' would become the world's second most played song behind the Beatles' 'Yesterday'."" |
I don’t know about that "pretty" girl. I tend to lean to what the brothers used to say in the Army. "The only thing a skinny girl can do for me is show me where a big girl lives". One like this is what I’m talking "bout !https://youtu.be/3ubjaj_QYdc |
Only fools argue over that . Funny how those old American masters spend so much time in Deutschland. https://youtu.be/sW6LnsO542g My guess its a combo of gigs and love .And they are loved . . In WDR land . https://youtu.be/lhDcb9YaliM In my humble opinion , and it is that, Sanders got to where Coltrane was headed and Miles could never reach .. |
Pjw, thank you for introducing me more into Heath. And yes, that album is great. Peppe is one of my favorite and I think that you have mentioned once that you were his completist. True, handsome both, Peppe even more to me ’cause he looks more mature (although look can deceive). The dangerous combination for the girls, good looking and good music. That girl is breath taking. And I love the dress. I’ve never been to Ipanema, but if all the girls are like that one, I might reconsider. |
’Kazuko " indeed the entire " Journey To The One " is so good I went next-door tp post it ! Frogperson , I tried to put SHEEP back but 30 minutes wass up . https://youtu.be/VOpmtFoZWjA If you think the Devil is in your house play Sanders, he will depart with great speed . The evil one not the jazz master . And John Hicks will kick his butt on the way out ! |
Sorry, couldn’t resist: https://youtu.be/Gdn-mHIUk_s On a more serious note, O-10 regularly posts on R2R discussions. I hope he is doing OK. |
Thanks , 81563 . I like to hear SHEPP talk , he’s on my wavelength . No doubt his music With Sanders it’s all clear . Just my ignorance no doubt . My 2nd favorite Sanders is "Journey To The One " which has a magnificent tune called :"Kazuko" (Peace Child ) , best combo of Jazz and trad Japanese I’ve heard . Encrypted my "puter " and can’t post it but right there on You Tube . Talk about luck , went LP fishing yesterday (there are 12 Goodwills within 8 miles of me ) and caught a never even opened LP of Eddie Daniels " Breakthrough " . Oh Happy Day ! One $ . Does ANYONE know the situation of O-10 ??? I’m not always one here . |
A new Pharoah Sanders LP release for the vinyl lovers here https://www.amazon.com/Live-Antibes-Festival-Juan-Pins/dp/B07QB1JWTS/ref=wl_mb_wl_huc_clickstream_3_... |
acman3 Jimmy Heath, to me, is our token ambassador to the art of jazz here in NYC where he still resides. And a terrific person as well. Thanks for the links. You should try and get a copy of JJ Johnson's "The Eminent JJ Johnson Volume One" The music is terrific and features Jimmy Heath on tenor sax and baritone sax, Clifford Brown on trumpet and a rythm section of Jimmy's brother Percy on bass, John Lewis on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, and JJ doing his thing on the trombone. It was recorded before Jimmy Heath went to do his 4 year bid. BTW, I recently posted about Jimmy's problems with heroin and his subsequent prison time but when Jimmy was released he stayed clean for the rest of his life and he is still marching on. He is an inspiration to me. |
Schubert that is one of Pharoah Sanders best recordings. I also have "Karma" and "Live". Some of his recordings are very challenging to the listener but worth it if you really immerse yourself. Archie Shepp’s music is like that too but the two of them have very contrasting styles. I had the great fortune of seeing a concert at the Blue Note in NYC with the young lion James Carter, along with the older masters Pharoah Sanders and Odean Pope. One of the best shows I ever saw. All 3 of them playing together and taking solo’s on an extended set. And yes Dexter Gordon was a handsome man and tall too! |
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This is the Jazz album I listen to most . About wore my LP out . thhttps://youtu.be/ii63fKLTSuU I feel more God in it than any other I’ve heard .. A true masterpiece from a master , hauntingly beautiful . |
