Loomis - might this be the one you were referring to?
"Art Blakey & Ginger Baker: "Drum Battle" (1972)
http://artblakey.com/battles/
"Art Blakey & Ginger Baker: "Drum Battle" (1972)
http://artblakey.com/battles/
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
I enjoy vinyl and digital (lately, with recent changes, vinyl actually sounds better than digital to me), BUT given what seems an overall preference for analog/vinyl on A'gon, I'm curious what the non-vinyl "1/2" is listening to. I tried to see if this was a previously posted question. Did not seem so.
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
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Hey Loomis...I will look for the video. I like Ginger as a rock drummer a ton and though I know he (and Jack) came out of jazz backgrounds I don’t know enough to say how good a jazz drummer he was. I watched a concert (on YouTube) of him with Charlie Haden and (Bill Frissell?) on guitar. Pretty straight up jazz. He seemed okay to me - certainly not overplaying in that context but there’s more to it than that. Glad to hear you like Ginger too...means your assessment vis a vis Art B. is more likely to be an accurate one (no axe to grind). Starting to look for that video you mention, came across this discussion on the Steve Hoffman forum. Makes for some interesting reading re what Elvin Jones thought about Ginger (vs Keith Moon of all people!). http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/elvin-jones-feelings-about-ginger-bakers-playing-style.238445/ Sure, Bonham, Moon & Baker were the "trinity" of rock drummers in my day but I’d put Baker (way) ahead of either of them. Leastways, that’s my O-pinion. Again, not talking Baker's jazz talent. |
Loomis - another great contribution. Art Blakey compared to Ginger Baker, "like watching michael jordan play one-on-one with Herve Villechaize." Great analogy though I'm wondering if you are overstate the case?? on the other hand, I'm no jazz expert and would love to see that video for myself. Thanks as always. |
elvis costello/attractions, this year's model--listening to this thru really good headphones i grasped how sonically excellent this record is. ec's got a lousy voice, though he knows how to sing, and his guitar is merely functional here, though he's smart enough to underplay. his band, however, really kicks it. steve naive (who tended to overplay badly on subsequent records) sounds great and the drummer swings. the real mutha here is bruce thomas on bass--he's front, center and everywhere else. the bonus tracks are just as good as the main album--"big tears" may be his best ever. paul griffin, a blowing session--at first blush just another 50s blue note date, but listen closer and you'll hear some of the best drumming ever on record. no great revelation, i suppose, but art blakey isn't human--he's simply on another plane. i once saw a video of him in a "drum-off" with ginger baker and it was like watching michael jordan play one-on-one with herve villechaize. |
not a cd, but rather a book-- "rocks off" by bill janovitz. the author (whose band, buffalo tom, had a couple of great tunes) closely analyzes 50 of the stones' significant songs (most of the classics, but also some relative obscurities) and intersperses a lot of musical history and biographical data. it's very good rock criticism--he's obviously listened to these records obsessively and really knows what he's talking about. |
terry reid, superlungs--incredible 60s/70s era singer--sounds like the template for jeff buckley, while his songwriting reminds me somehow of amy winehouse. his later, more-acoustic stuff shows him to be an estimable guitarist as well. pretty obscure now (tho cheap trick covered his "speak now" on their first record), but he was almost famous once--he turned down the jimmy page slot in led zeppelin and later deep purple. |
Joanne Shaw Taylor, various cuts from downloads. The CD-The dity truth- on the song "Mud Honey" shows the gravel in her voice. This woman has got the blues. The live version of "Time has come" on YouTube shows her skill level. The recording get a bit hashy at times but worth a look/listen if your not familiar with her. https://youtu.be/kUNHIEX3XxA N |
ghosthouse, have you listened to The LA Blues Authority vol. II? The entire albumn is GH. Check out track 1, "The boy can sing the blues". Your gonna love it.... Glenn also does some holiday music! https://youtu.be/xesCJ2B8Ops N |
Always nice to hear from Mr. Patterson but for today's regrettable news. Indeed, RIP, Prince. He was a remarkable talent. Still with us though much less celebrated: Glenn Hughes. Just listened to "Soul Mover". An excellent recording by an incredible vocalist and very good song writer. Strongly recommend his "Music for the Divine", as well as "The Way It Is". Thanks to Nutty for turning me on to GH. |
nice to see the bottle rockets get some love... a couple of overlooked lps i've heard of late: santana, caravanserai--much spacier/more ethereal than their earlier salsa/funk and thus as immediately engaging, but a great headphone listen quicksilver, shady grove--a very strange, trippy record which is likewise much different than their bo diddley/bluesy stuff. it's dominated by nicky hopkins' piano, rather than by guitar--his instrumental "edward the mad shirt grinder" is a classic deep track, but the real standouts are the slow ballads like "flashing lonesome" |
Loomis---I'm with you on Sam Phillips. I didn't know she had been with Sutliff, a great music-maker from the N. Carolina scene, iirc. She has excellent taste in men, T-Bone now being an ex as well. I saw her at The Roxy in the late 90's, with T-Bone leading an incredible band including the best bassist I've ever seen live, Jerry Scheff (Elvis, The Doors, sessions). OMG was he great; I saw some other pro bassists in the room, at the show for a Master's Class. She's a good songwriter and singer---smart, funny, and quite fetching ( I love her "wide-eyed innocent" look---very sexy). |