Lon, just wanted to say that I have enjoyed several years of listening to Frankie Dunlop in the Thelonious Monk Quartet because of your recommendation. Previously, I had just grouped Monk records by the record label, Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, Columbia, Black Lion ...But, because of some of your posts, I listened by drummer and it's really deepened and added nuance to my appreciation of Monk. So, thanks
Charles, glad that I may have inspired that way of listening. What an amazing drummer Frankie was. He could DRIVE a huge blasting band like Maynard Ferguson's, and he could play the most melodic and dancing drums with Monk. I'd be happy to have a quarter of his talent.
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If blue note offered a high quality print of this one I’d bite. My favorite blue note cover. I can play spot the beautiful leg all day long...
Listening to Moving Out, Sonny Rollins second album for Prestige, recorded on August 18, 1954 (other than the one tune with Monk, which was recorded on October 25). Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone Kenny Dorham – trumpet - except “More Than You Know” Elmo Hope – piano Percy Heath – bass Art Blakey – drums Thelonious Monk – piano on "More Than You Know" Tommy Potter – bass on "More Than You Know" Art Taylor – drums on "More Than You Know" Prestige SHM-CD
You simply need the monaural version of this album rather than the stereo. I learned that the hard way.
First listen to CD 4 from "Miles Davis - The Original Mono Recordings" on Sony. CD 4 - Jazz Track Quintet: Miles Davis – trumpet Barney Wilen – tenor saxophone René Urtreger – piano Pierre Michelot – double bass Kenny Clarke – drums Sextet: Miles Davis – trumpet Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto saxophone John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Bill Evans – piano Paul Chambers – bass Jimmy Cobb – drums 1. "Générique" (Nuit sur les Champs-Élysées, take 3) 2:46 2. "L'Assassinat de Carala" (Assassinat, take 3) 2:08 3. "Sur l'Autoroute" (Séquence Voiture, take 2) 2:16 4. "Julien dans l'Ascenseur" (Assassinat, take 2) 2:07 5. "Florence sur les Champs-Élysées" (Nuit sur les Champs-Élysées, take 4) 2:49 6. "Dîner au Motel" (Motel) 3:55 7. "Évasion de Julien" (Ascenseur) 0:50 8. "Visite du Vigile" (Assassinat, take 1) 2:02 9. "Au bar du Petit Bac" (Le Petit Bal, take 2) 2:51 10. "Chez le Photographe du Motel" (Final, take 3) 3:52 1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (take 3) Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington 9:55 2. "Fran Dance" (incorrectly listed as "Put Your Little Foot Right Out") 5:52 3. "Stella by Starlight" (take 3/7) Victor Young, Ned Washington 4:48
It's really a good recording. Others have mentioned "hard-panning." My speakers include both front-firing and upward firing omnidirectional drivers and I tend to get a strong center fill and this doesn't draw attention to itself in my system, a very good stereo image, very well captured live date.
I always hated the term "acoustic piano". Just a few minutes ago I was looking at an 80s fusion album and saw the term "acoustic drums". Yuck! (Here's another one: "Hank Williams Sr." WTF?!?!)
Since the conversation has come up about drummers and Bruford's name is mentioned tangentially, I don't think of Bruford as being a jazz drummer and little if any of the music he's made is jazz to me, despite his use of jazz instrumentation in Earthworks and even playing with jazz musicians in other projects. That's not meant as any kind of value judgment on the quality of the music he's done, some of which I love. However I do cringe a little in threads where people propose "rock drummers who can play jazz" and Bruford's name comes up. But like Lonson said earlier, that's my particular personal quirk and any and all are welcome to disagree.
I've had this 1977 LP for many years & it's always a pleasure. Lee's playing on 'My Old Flame' approaches perfection, something I don't normally expect from a player who seems more notable for searching than for polish.
The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon/John Surman with Jack DeJohnette. Recorded 1/81, Talent Studio, Oslo. Producer: Manfred Eicher. Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug. Not bad, but $1.95 might have been a little high for this one.
Good to know, I'll seek it out. The lack of bass is my complaint against the otherwise lovely Analog Spark LP.