The title of this recording, Smack Up is ironic and inadvertently truthful. Within a short period, Art Pepper would begin spending many years in jail due to his heroin addiction; this was his next-to-last album from that period. Despite the bleak future, the great altoist (who never seemed to make an uninspired record during his unstable life) is in excellent form in a quintet with trumpeter Jack Sheldon, pianist Pete Jolly, bassist Jimmy Bond, and drummer Frank Butler. Highlights of this fine album include Harold Land's title cut, the five/four blues "Las Cuevas de Mario," and Ornette Coleman's "Tears Inside." [Some reissues add two takes of the otherwise unknown "Solid Citizens."]
What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Art Pepper (with strings) - Winter Moon. Cd rip, flac. From 1980.
RIchard Searles/Gilbert Yslas. - Dance of the Renaissance, WAV CD rip.
Acoustic settings of Renaissance dance music, very bouncy tunes, played well, nice engaging and relaxing music, gets the toes tapping.
Ry Cooder - Into the Purple Valley.
(1967)
Ten Years After - Watt
For no particular reason other than it's late sixties and rather fine.
Free - Fire and Water. It's been another long hot day, cooling somewhat this evening, all right now.
Art Pepper Qnt.- Smack Up. CD rip, flac. From 1960.
During workout, great album...
Breakfast treat sounding very fine on the ND555
Vinyl released 2017 - Stripped down to the core Wilco songs, and very good too. ????
Clive B posted:
"I was driving across the burning desert when I spotted six jet planes, leaving six white vapour trails. It was the hexagram of the heavens, the strings of this guitar. Amelia, it was just a false alarm."
Such evocative lyrics. She paints pictures with words and melody.
A beautiful album indeed. One of my all time favourites.
Clive, you might like this...
A good compilation of African inspired jazz. First track is the magnificent 'Our Roots Began in Africa' by the mighty Pharaoh Sanders.
Playing on Compact Disc on Naxos - Delightfully sounding piece of Mozart
james n posted:MDS posted:ewemon posted:MDS posted:
Prompted by a mention of Ian Drury in the 'Best jokes' thread which made me realise that I haven't listened to him for ages.
While his lyrics were always crafted with care, and often overlooked, his music was simple and bl**dy good fun. One of my regrets was never seeing Ian and Blockheads live. I bet that was an occasion to remember.
Still need to search out the Drumstiocks he gave me for selling so many copies of Hit me....... Think they are still in the house.
I found myself discussing Ian Drury with a work colleague today when I mentioned my playing of this album and he pointed out that ID's son, pictured above on the album cover, is now a musician himself. Must look out for some of Drury junior's work.
Baxter Drury - Try starting with 'Happy Soup'
Funny enough last year I rediscoverd New Boots and Panties again after not hearing it since back in the day.I was blown away by the quility of the Lyric especially "My old man" about his relationship with his father and his fathers death by some horrible illness.Also how tight The Blockheads where as a band.There is something just so English about New Boots and Panties.It really preceded Brit Pop with Bands Like Pulp and Blur in terms of the song writting.Maybe it inspired them ?
John Coltrane - Lush life
- Bass – Earl May (tracks: A1 to A3), Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: B1, B2)
- Drums – Al Heath* (tracks: B2), Art Taylor (tracks: A1 to A3), Louis Hayes (tracks: B1)
- Piano – Red Garland (tracks: B1, B2)
- Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
- Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: B1)
Playing on Cassette on Maxell ULS - C60 - Fabulous Byrds Album from 1968 - David Crosby had just left the band...... so he was replaced by a horse on the album cover although he does play on the album.Another great album which is now 50 years old.
Playing on Compact Disc on Mute Records - Really good live Depeche Mode from their 87 -88 Music for the masses World Tour
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Uk contemporary jazz has always been popular. Although popular uk Jazz of recent decades has always had some influence from other crossover styles of popularity - like electronica,Dub,Drum and Bass,R&B, Soul and Trip Hop etc.
Seems a new energised scene is unfolding taking popular jazz to a new generation, taking it back with a nod to the future without a flanker of future tech. Just future thinking. Nice.
On CD:-
Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85
Dire Straits - Communique
Bowie - Heathen (2002). Found this in a pile of CD's in a forgotten corner storage area. Ripped to NAS, giving it a play, sounds quite good.
Playing on Compact Disc on Mute Records 1983 - Enjoying this British Synth Pop album especially Alison's big voice - Especially on "Good Times " 
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Some really exciting new Brit pop jazz goin on here.
Kamasi Washington. The choice
Had to partially destroy the inner middle section of the Heaven and Earth album cd cover to get to this Hidden bonus cd ep bonus inclusion.
Must be a cryptic message in there somewhere......