What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
Thats all for today.
long time no 'Madame George' but i ended up playing the whole album -- on vinyl...
enjoy
ken
Out of the box:
The understated cover does little to indicate the intensity of the music on this recording full of exquisite virtuoso playing. Feldman's beautiful tone juxtaposed with Courvoisier's complex, rhythmic style makes for a truly astonishing body of work. Off kilter pizzicato glissandos and strumming of inner piano strings open the disc with the opening track "Smoke," and this is an excellent indication of the madness to follow. The "Kit" suite is the highlight of the disc, a tune that explodes with a fiery intensity and aggressiveness. The piece seems to spin out of control every other minute and stops on a dime at moments of greatest distress. The "Too" suite at moments sounds like a demented Tchaikovsky piece that slips into a hurricane of high dancing violin line over a bed of left hand rumblings in the piano. Both Feldman and Courvoisier compliment each other well as they play in perfect step with one another. Highly recommended.(AllMusic)
next up.....
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Miles Davis (Trumpet), Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone, Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock (Electric Piano), Joe Zawinui (Organ), John McLaughlin (Electric Guitar), Dave Holland (Bass), and Tony Williams (Drums)
Miles at his best, love this album. Just wonderful, a masterpiece, give it a listen.
This is the single CD version with a 38:08 play time, not the 3 CD The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions with a 210 minute playing time.
Subtle? No. Blazing brilliance? Yes.
..and then dipping here too.
.....Next Up
Joshua Redman
His first album.
Graduated High School '86, entered Harvard in the fall of '87 and graduated in June '91 Summa Cum Laude and was accepted to Yale Law School. He planned to take a year off and moved to NYC, lived with 4 other musicians, jammed, played at clubs and composed. In November of '91 he entered the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition and won. In 1992 performed and recorded with several performers. In January 1993 his first album is released having composed 6 of the 11 tracks on the album.
I recently came across this album at a used music store, it is a very nice find and well worth a listen.
playing this vinyl right now (180g mono version) before i retire to bed... well, that's what i said to myself about an hour ago!
enjoy
ken
seakayaker posted:.....Next Up
Joshua Redman
His first album.
Graduated High School '86, entered Harvard in the fall of '87 and graduated in June '91 Summa Cum Laude and was accepted to Yale Law School. He planned to take a year off and moved to NYC, lived with 4 other musicians, jammed, played at clubs and composed. In November of '91 he entered the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition and won. In 1992 performed and recorded with several performers. In January 1993 his first album is released having composed 6 of the 11 tracks on the album.
I recently came across this album at a used music store, it is a very nice find and well worth a listen.
Cool! Son of no less that Dewey Redman.
I believe i already have this album - along with quite a few others -- will double check.
enjoy
ken
......next up
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
I had been listening to some of Freddie's albums on Friday and thought he would well on a Sunday afternoon.
Great supporting group of musicians on this album. Joe Henderson (saxophones), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass) and Lenny White (drums). I enjoy Freddie's trumpet playing quite a bit!
ewemon posted:
These first three you posted sound promising from my quick sample I had. I can't see the last two but am interested as to what they are if they have the same sound as the previous three
Ludwig van Beethoven: Edna Stern (piano)
Tempête
Sonate Op. 31, No. 2 | Sonate Op. 13 | Sonate Op. 81a | 10 variations WoO 73
Played on Stern's own 1946 Hamburg Steinway Model C. Many only desire the heroic side of Beethoven but I find it refreshing that Stern offers a different view where the poetic side of the music is figured in alongside the heroic in a satisfying balance.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sergey Schepkin (piano)
The Well Tempered Clavier II, BWV 870-893
Peace, serenity, joy and intellect. By today's standard, even Bach would be mocked by the liberal elites.
Haim Ronen posted:Out of the box:
The understated cover does little to indicate the intensity of the music on this recording full of exquisite virtuoso playing. Feldman's beautiful tone juxtaposed with Courvoisier's complex, rhythmic style makes for a truly astonishing body of work. Off kilter pizzicato glissandos and strumming of inner piano strings open the disc with the opening track "Smoke," and this is an excellent indication of the madness to follow. The "Kit" suite is the highlight of the disc, a tune that explodes with a fiery intensity and aggressiveness. The piece seems to spin out of control every other minute and stops on a dime at moments of greatest distress. The "Too" suite at moments sounds like a demented Tchaikovsky piece that slips into a hurricane of high dancing violin line over a bed of left hand rumblings in the piano. Both Feldman and Courvoisier compliment each other well as they play in perfect step with one another. Highly recommended.(AllMusic)
Thanks for the links. I listened to the two and another couple, one with Mark playing in the Seifert Jazz Violin Competition. Enjoyed the pieces!
3rd album from The XX - i thought thier set at Glastonbury before Radiohead was superb, this album has shown the group mature, lovely balance of vocals between Jamie XX and Romensy - great base - lead guitar with rhythem section - more up beat than first album, great recording to, high Res sounds superb! fav tracks Lips, Replica I dare you
IMO skip the 2nd album and get this one and first
antony d posted:
3rd album from The XX - i thought thier set at Glastonbury before Radiohead was superb, this album has shown the group mature, lovely balance of vocals between Jamie XX and Romensy - great base - lead guitar with rhythem section - more up beat than first album, great recording to, high Res sounds superb! fav tracks Lips, Replica I dare you
IMO skip the 2nd album and get this one and first
No, get all three. Otherwise 'like'.
First of the day.
Great post-Ornette hard bop.
Japanese vinyl pressing from 1985. The other day I played FGTH's Welcome to the Pleasuredome and if anything this album has an even more over-the-top 1980s production (by Steve Lipson), so it sounds even more brilliantly bonkers. Songs are better than on the Frankie album too.
Preludes to go with a tail end storm:
Works premiered in 1952 with Nikolaeva on the piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyURjdnYQaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QrcLNbOtH8
There are several versions of In C on Bandcamp which I'm working through. This one has the pulse played by a snare drummer, rather than pianist.
spurrier sucks posted:ewemon posted:
These first three you posted sound promising from my quick sample I had. I can't see the last two but am interested as to what they are if they have the same sound as the previous three
The last 2 are Kreg Vieseelman and Lou Ford. The Lou Ford album is an album The Jayhawks would have been proud of.