During the 70s, Jarrett erupted with fantastic music. Not only did he redefine solo piano improvisation with records like the Koln Concert, but he ran two jazz quartets (the so-called European Quartet, heard on Belonging and others, and the American Quartet, heard on this album and others (it's actually a quintet on Death & the Flower with a percussionist)), plus third-stream-like offerings such as Hymns/Spheres and In the Light.
At this stage, Jarrett was also playing a bit of soprano saxophone. A little idiosyncratic, but I wish he'd dust it off again these days.
Flipping PC has decided to allow fan noise through! Despite a galvanic isolator on the USB conversion board. Grrrrrrrrrrr
Found CPU fan to be faulty and replaced it, given other fans and filter a good clean & lube. Still have soprano bees but less loud. May replace case fan too. Possibly add some electronic filters to the fans power feeds as well.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig & Panic/Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
Two albums by the utterly unique Rahsaan Roland Kirk (christened Roland Kirk, the name Rahsaan came to him in a dream). If these don't make you smile, nothing will.
'Rip means Rip Van Winkle (or Rest in Peace?); it's the way people, even musicians are. They're asleep. Rig means like rigor mortis. That's where a lot of people's mind are. When they hear me doing things they didn't think I could do they panic in their minds.'
It's from the Aim album "Drum Machines & VHS Dreams" I was introduced to it for the first time last week on an all too rare visit to the home of an old school friend. I've been listening to it today. The album is SO representative of what I like to listen to. I am loving it loving it loving it. :-) Me and my old friend shared very similar musical tastes when we were at school 25 or more years ago. We have met several times since, but haven't spoken much about what music we've been listening to since we were kids. Listening to his recommendation right now, it is quite remarkable, and somehow profoundly reassuring - moving in fact - that mine and his listening preferances have continued completely separately but very much in parallel in the time since we stopped collectively obsessing about music.
There are some great live videos of kirk on YouTube.
Brilliant. Just brilliant. :-) Thanks Dave!
I would have loved to have seen him live. He apparently played at Ronnie Scott's in London pretty regularly, but at that time I wouldn't have got in (I know it's hard for members of Chews to imagine, but I was too young).
There are some great live videos of kirk on YouTube.
Brilliant. Just brilliant. :-) Thanks Dave!
I would have loved to have seen him live. He apparently played at Ronnie Scott's in London pretty regularly, but at that time I wouldn't have got in (I know it's hard for members of Chews to imagine, but I was too young).
There are some great live videos of kirk on YouTube.
Brilliant. Just brilliant. :-) Thanks Dave!
I would have loved to have seen him live. He apparently played at Ronnie Scott's in London pretty regularly, but at that time I wouldn't have got in (I know it's hard for members of Chews to imagine, but I was too young).
This is so good. I love Ornette's earlier quartet - all the famous stuff on Atlantic - but the band immediately afterwards (this trio with David Izenson on bass and Charles Moffett on drums) is equally riveting. They allow so much space for each other. And you can hear Ornette in all his glory.
It was a toss-up between Perfectly Good Guitar and Slow Turning next. I went for Slow Turning because I haven't listened to it for a while. Maybe Perfectly Good Guitar later ;-)
Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and Eric Harland - Aziza
What a joyful record! Even the sometime dour-sounding Potter gets into it. Oh, BTW, Aziza is a kind of African, Cuban, Latin, Jazz melange and it's going to be played to death here.
Surman has been working on these overdubbed sax and electronics pieces for nearly 50 years (at least, the first album of them came out in '79), and he still finds new things to say.
Really enjoyed this. More than I was expecting too. Reminded me of what great pop songs they wrote, even in the early years. And, that I have always snobbishly eschewed so much of their earlier material for their post-Pepper period. Also, in so much of the footage the chaps were at their effortlessly energised and charming best.
The hi-res sound quality on some of the stuff made for the best SQ I've ever experienced on Beatles tracks. Also some of the studio out-take stuff, here left very much uneffected and still oh-so-acoustic, reminded me how much damage is usually done to the "hi fidelity" of the sound of recordings long before it reaches our hifis.
Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison - In Movement
This album got great reviews when it came out earlier in 2016. I just caught up with it, and it's so much better than cynical me expected it to be. It's a real band, doing great things, rather than just coasting on its personal connections and roots in the music of John Coltrane.
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Did I miss a meeting?
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Flipping PC has decided to allow fan noise through! Despite a galvanic isolator on the USB conversion board. Grrrrrrrrrrr
Found CPU fan to be faulty and replaced it, given other fans and filter a good clean & lube. Still have soprano bees but less loud. May replace case fan too. Possibly add some electronic filters to the fans power feeds as well.
:-?
'Rip means Rip Van Winkle (or Rest in Peace?); it's the way people, even musicians are. They're asleep. Rig means like rigor mortis. That's where a lot of people's mind are. When they hear me doing things they didn't think I could do they panic in their minds.'
Funny you should make the analagy because (not my thang but...) http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Buzzfest-34-s-lineup-revealed-6462795.php
Thanks Dave!
It's from the Aim album "Drum Machines & VHS Dreams"
I was introduced to it for the first time last week on an all too rare visit to the home of an old school friend. I've been listening to it today. The album is SO representative of what I like to listen to. I am loving it loving it loving it. :-)
Me and my old friend shared very similar musical tastes when we were at school 25 or more years ago. We have met several times since, but haven't spoken much about what music we've been listening to since we were kids. Listening to his recommendation right now, it is quite remarkable, and somehow profoundly reassuring - moving in fact - that mine and his listening preferances have continued completely separately but very much in parallel in the time since we stopped collectively obsessing about music.
I have his album "Perfectly Good Guitar" in the cans now. B-)
From their album The Ruby Sea which I rate as their best.
Really enjoyed this.
More than I was expecting too. Reminded me of what great pop songs they wrote, even in the early years. And, that I have always snobbishly eschewed so much of their earlier material for their post-Pepper period.
Also, in so much of the footage the chaps were at their effortlessly energised and charming best.
The hi-res sound quality on some of the stuff made for the best SQ I've ever experienced on Beatles tracks.
Also some of the studio out-take stuff, here left very much uneffected and still oh-so-acoustic, reminded me how much damage is usually done to the "hi fidelity" of the sound of recordings long before it reaches our hifis.
@-)