Liudas Mockunas: soprano, tenor & bass saxophones Rafal Mazur: acoustic bass guitar Raymond Strid: Drums, percussion Live at Divadlo 29 Recorded live in 2012 in the Czech Republic at Divadlo 29 Theatre on Not Two records First listen and first exposure to the saxophonist. Extraordinary performance right down my sweet spot. I’ve always thought Strid is one of the great drummers for this sort of fully abstract improvisation and he sounds great here. Only quibble is the CD is under 40 minutes - about 38-39 minutes - I want to hear much much more from the trio.
The last few minutes from the final 10:42 piece is among the best sequences of improvisation I’ve ever heard. Probably why I keep listening to various improvising musicians I’m not familiar with. I trust in certain labels who present these musicians and their music. Not Two is one of those labels.
Had front row seats to the Robert Cray Band last night. Great show. This is probably the 8th or 9th time I have seen him.
Rift is my favorite of their studio albums, probably followed by Junta. But I think Billy Breathes is up on the list too.
Front row, nice! I've only seen him once but really enjoyed it. It was at a street festival in the late 90's. The stage was right by the two-story building where our office was so a group of us watched from the rooftop. I'd forgotten about that.
Wow, man he still looks fairly young there. This agist better get him some Robert Cray tickets. I actually only ever had the album with "Smoking Gun" on it, and then like three years ago I got Midnight Stroll, and then sometime before that, a live one, Authorized Bootleg - Robert Cray - Live, Outdoor Concert, Austin, Texas - May 25, 1987 and yes, I believe that's the actual name of the album.
Monday morning, need something instrumental. I was watching Planet Earth II over the weekend. Simply amazing. I'm glad that Mr Attenborough is still with us, he's no spring chicken at 91, but he does great work as always. Hans Zimmer writes some really good themes, but it's often to bombastic(Inception) and loud. A bit more laid back on this set thankfully. Some room to breath
Made a bit of progress on my slow slog through the big Dylan Cutting Edge box. Many very different takes of It Takes a Lot to Laugh..., and many fairly similar but interestingly different takes of Tombstone Blues and Positively 4th Street tonight. Now finishing off the weekend with what has become my favorite album by this band, The Notorious Byrd Brothers.
Gustav Mahler's 5th symphony. Conducted by John Barbirolli, with the new Philharmonia Orchestra. Magnificent piece of music!
One of my favorite FZ live releases, the best one from the Flo & Eddie era. I the whole soundborad recording was released, mainly to have the complete "Billy The Mountain", solos and all.
The first 100% instrumental album by Frank. Released without his permission, but compiled by the master himself. Remarkable record.
I added it to my listening to-do list after you'd recommended it a while back. Roxy & Elsewhere will be next up. I've also been enjoying One Size Fits All which @wavethatflag had recommended (along with you and some others).
The forum works! Roxy & Elsewhere is a completely different things. The humor is still there, but the music is some light years ahead. Another absolute favorite of mine. One Size Fits All is usually recommended here (and I could bet it also applies to other forums) as the best starting point to enter the world of FZ. I can't tell, it was not my first Zappa album, but it sure is bleeding great.
Some more from Frank. The cover looks like a bootleg but it's just Ahmet Zappa not wanting to spend much on art design.
