I get that feeling more on the earlier albums than on Sweetnighter, but the last track on Sweetnighter does give me that sensation. Initially, the drums start out in a very defined groove, a little while in the bass enters in a very locked in groove to that beat, but for just a brief time; then a little while later the whole band starts in on these looong tones that rarely are articulated on down beats or on the bar lines all while the drums are still chugging away. Very cool effect.
I made secure rips with XLD on my iMac and the codes generated for the Japanese discs and the Originals were exactly the same, so the discs must be bit for bit identical. Some might like the Originals series, of course.
You probably have albums you really enjoy and for others they don't mean much. This trio session is one of my favorites. I find it relevant because I don't consider myself a fusion fan. Well, maybe that's why people, who I think like fusion, don't mention it. George Duke, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler and John Heard. 1974. Good sound, masterful playing by George, and the best performance I'm aware of by Chancler. I even like the vocals on the final track.
Sun Ra and the Arkestra, The Space Age Is Here To Stay Sort of a grab bag. All compositions feature vocals. Lots of June Tyson, which is a good thing. No extended instrumental jams, but the patented Ra otherworldliness is still there in abundance in the arrangements. The casual tempos and mellow feel of this record make it a nice soundtrack for a long distance drive.
Picked up a mint copy of this (CD) on Discogs for £16, over the moon with that as I've been after a copy for a while.
I do not know the item; but I had the pleasure to listen to this famous string quartet in Savona (Italy) during the last world tour before its disbanding. The program of that fascinating concert: QUARTETTO DI TOKYO Martin Beaver, violino Kikuei Ikeda, violino Kazuhide Isomura, viola Clive Greensmith, violoncello BEETHOVEN Quartetto in fa min. op. 95 "Serioso" HAYDN Quartetto n. 83 in re magg. op. 103 SCHUBERT Quartetto in sol magg. n. 15 D887 op. posth.
Do you dig this Green trio date more than Green Street? Different sound with Young's organ work of course.
It's the recent Harmonia Mundi SACD set by the lineup you saw live. A real bargain at under €40 upon release. https://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Complete-Quartets-Tokyo-Quartet/dp/B00L5J4PYC
Oof - and I remember recommending GS to you. Sorry about that...I don't have Talkin' About but it's on my list.
No worries. I didn't say I didn't like it. I just found it less interesting than his others. I find plenty to like on the album but it would be the last GG album I would take in a fire. Recommending music can be tricky and as I might have mentioned I had trepidations regarding that album from the onset. His style doesn't provide much substance with just bass and drums. He doesn't really play chords which is fine when there's another chordal instrument in the mix.
In my opinion, Mark Murphy is a jazz singer unbelievably soulful with an impressive scat singing. This album released by HighNote in 2004 featuring live recordings of 1990 in Vienna except one tune in studio is a gem of rare beauty:
Two arrivals by post for me today. Speaking of the latter - another great jazz piece on the Naxos Jazz. I didn't pay much attention to this label before, but lately I started to browse Naxos' catalog and found some amazing stuff. This is my third Naxos Jazz CD, but there are more on my wishlist, that's for sure.
