And if you're not doing some kind of weird hip-hop / voguing / strutting movements around your room by the end, then you and me are on two wavelengths...
And if you're not doing some kind of weird hip-hop / voguing / strutting movements around your room by the end, then you and me are on two wavelengths...
I kind of thought the 'and more' bit was little more than filler, but this afternoon, while setting up a Google AdWords Campaign, I realise there's some excellent stuff in there. More good than filler.
Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden & Ed Blackwell. Ornette Coleman alumni, all. The band played Ornette tunes, plus their own material in the style of Ornette's acoustic quartets.
Nothing on YT from the album. There is this, though. Also live, but a few years earlier.
The first of the Danish Guitarist's albums on ECM, and every bit as good as the second. Jon Christensen on drums is an interesting contrast to Joey Baron, who succeeded him.
Couldn't find anything from the album on YT, so here's a live version of one of the tracks:
It's louder and more out than the album track. And has Baron rather than Christensen in the drum seat.
You may notice it's John McLaughlin's tune from My Goal's Beyond. Previously, Arjen's Bag from Extrapolation.
Go on, give it go. It's very different from Frisell's gig at Elvis's gaff that I posted a few days ago.
Thanks Dave. I enjoyed the social relationship and communications between the two of them. The music I liked less than at Elvis' gaff.
I'm glad you got something out of it, but it doesn't surprise me this isn't your favourite. While I love Frisell doing this kind of stuff (some people call it 'heavy metal Frisell'!), the gig at Elvis' is very special.
I can't find the album or tracks on YT (there are a few live videos on there), but go find it on your favourite streaming service or - even better - buy the CD or vinyl. It's now 20 years old, but it still sounds fresh and surprising, when its mix of jazz, ambient, EDM, electronica and so on seemed to spring fully formed from nowhere.
Edward Vesala, Sound & Fury - Ode to the Death of Jazz
There's a surprising amount of Vesala material on YouTube, but nothing from Ode... So here's a track from a later Sound & Fury album:
The Death of Jazz, BTW, was how many 'progressive' jazz musicians saw the revisionist tendencies of Wynton Marsalis et al during the 80s. Strangely enough, as some have pointed out, this album doesn't sound hugely like jazz, with its composed-sounding sections and almost classical-sounding stiffness.
Despite all that, I like it. Vesala was a maverick with his own creative tributary to jazz.
Still having my daily dose of ECM, from which comes this rather lovely nugget:
Tigran Hamasyan, Yerevan State Chamber Choir, Herutyu Topikyan - Luys I Luso
If you've ever been seduced by Arvo Part's music, there's more than a chance you'll like this. There's a similar mood of dreamy exoticism. Plus there's a bit of Keith Jarrett's non-jazz output here somewhere.
'Liz is an Italian operatic folk artist, Wild Strawberries were a Canadian indie-pop beats combo, IIRC.
Oddly I've had their album for donkeys years, thought it was a buying mistake and never liked it. However it is one of my faves now, superb artists and they really got off on sound, lovely production values.
And seriously, I recall the Cylons having a really coolly effected voice. Obviously a person's but with a synthesised feel about it. Squelchy, with bass and trebly extenuated I bet it sounds good on a decent system.
And seriously, I recall the Cylons having a really coolly effected voice. Obviously a person's but with a synthesised feel about it. Squelchy, with bass and trebly extenuated I bet it sounds good on a decent system.
'Liz is an Italian operatic folk artist, Wild Strawberries were a Canadian indie-pop beats combo, IIRC.
Oddly I've had their album for donkeys years, thought it was a buying mistake and never liked it. However it is one of my faves now, superb artists and they really got off on sound, lovely production values.
Did you really say 'operatic folk artist'? How can that be? I'm not sure I dare search any out!
I've had the only making sense of an album many years after buying it many times. But that could be something to do with my taste in music ;-)
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And if you're not doing some kind of weird hip-hop / voguing / strutting movements around your room by the end, then you and me are on two wavelengths...
If you want to hear a jazz band burning, just listen to this. It's all four of them putting everything into it.
And if you like drummers, Elvin's performance is one of the most jaw-dropping I can think of.
No guarantee about the voguing, though.
I kind of thought the 'and more' bit was little more than filler, but this afternoon, while setting up a Google AdWords Campaign, I realise there's some excellent stuff in there. More good than filler.
https://youtu.be/iJ-S0L16WN8
:-)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=D2TUlUwa3_o
Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden & Ed Blackwell. Ornette Coleman alumni, all. The band played Ornette tunes, plus their own material in the style of Ornette's acoustic quartets.
Nothing on YT from the album. There is this, though. Also live, but a few years earlier.
Now tell me ECM is only about ambient jazz :-)
Get your groove pants out for:
The first of the Danish Guitarist's albums on ECM, and every bit as good as the second. Jon Christensen on drums is an interesting contrast to Joey Baron, who succeeded him.
Couldn't find anything from the album on YT, so here's a live version of one of the tracks:
It's louder and more out than the album track. And has Baron rather than Christensen in the drum seat.
You may notice it's John McLaughlin's tune from My Goal's Beyond. Previously, Arjen's Bag from Extrapolation.
Go on, give it go. It's very different from Frisell's gig at Elvis's gaff that I posted a few days ago.
Nothing worthwhile from the album on YT, but there is this live gig from the band.
They make one glorious noise! I need to see them live again.
https://karinepolwart.bandcamp.com/track/what-are-you-waiting-for
Thanks Dave.
I enjoyed the social relationship and communications between the two of them.
The music I liked less than at Elvis' gaff.
You've gone all folky!
Yes. Sorry about that.
Now fully recovered.
* P.W.O.G. = "Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia" (Yes I know. But I really like their music.)
You had me worried there.
Very dangerous. It may get me back on my reggae kick.
No sign of a play anywhere on the web, so unless you have a copy of "Chill out or Die 2", you'll just have to imagine it.
Having a Go-Go morning. This always makes me laugh. The absolute antithesis of Kraftwerk's machine music.
Nils-Petter Molvaer - Khmer
I can't find the album or tracks on YT (there are a few live videos on there), but go find it on your favourite streaming service or - even better - buy the CD or vinyl. It's now 20 years old, but it still sounds fresh and surprising, when its mix of jazz, ambient, EDM, electronica and so on seemed to spring fully formed from nowhere.
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
So play both!
At the other end of the musical scale I was enjoying some Sati this morning.
You're so much of a contrarian, Chris ;-)
Edward Vesala, Sound & Fury - Ode to the Death of Jazz
There's a surprising amount of Vesala material on YouTube, but nothing from Ode... So here's a track from a later Sound & Fury album:
The Death of Jazz, BTW, was how many 'progressive' jazz musicians saw the revisionist tendencies of Wynton Marsalis et al during the 80s. Strangely enough, as some have pointed out, this album doesn't sound hugely like jazz, with its composed-sounding sections and almost classical-sounding stiffness.
Despite all that, I like it. Vesala was a maverick with his own creative tributary to jazz.
Well, I just came across this, from their main man in 2014:
Robin Williamson - Trusting in the Rising Light
With violist Mat Maneri and percussionist Ches Smith. It's an English/Irish folk and free music hybrid. Not his only album on ECM, either.
Here's a solo rendition of one of the pieces on the album:
Tigran Hamasyan, Yerevan State Chamber Choir, Herutyu Topikyan - Luys I Luso
If you've ever been seduced by Arvo Part's music, there's more than a chance you'll like this. There's a similar mood of dreamy exoticism. Plus there's a bit of Keith Jarrett's non-jazz output here somewhere.
A live rendition of some of this stuff:
I have a soft spot for Soul Jazz's compilations, and this one is well up to standard.
This live video gives you a flavour of the album.
Wild Strawberries - 'Heroine
Oddly I've had their album for donkeys years, thought it was a buying mistake and never liked it. However it is one of my faves now, superb artists and they really got off on sound, lovely production values.
And seriously, I recall the Cylons having a really coolly effected voice. Obviously a person's but with a synthesised feel about it. Squelchy, with bass and trebly extenuated I bet it sounds good on a decent system.
I remember it when it came out, but I don't remember a lot of stuff on the compilation.
I've had the only making sense of an album many years after buying it many times. But that could be something to do with my taste in music ;-)