@Bradd - Happy to share. Posted in a thread here. NP: Out of the Cool (2021) Do not leave out in the sun. My Ryan Smith-mastered version arrived today left out of the cool in a hot mailbox. Seems fine though. Planning a shootout for hot-stampers. Original mono vs. repress stereo ('van gelder'), vs. new arrival.
Bill Frisell - Unspeakable Bill Frisell - History Mystery This afternoon just felt like a mandatory Bill Frisell kind of afternoon and these three discs (History Mystery is a double) really hit the spot. Unspeakable starts of as if it's going to be overly reliant on heavy handed beats, but Frisell uses the groove so effectively as a foundation for melodic exploration and modulation that the album retains a soulful groove without ever become repetitious or cliché in any way. He also tosses some avant gardisms on top of it all, creating a truly unique and compelling listen. It seems as if all Frisell's creativity is on full display here, making this one of my more favored albums. For History Mystery, Frisell largely eschews the groove in favor of a more earthy, organic approach, but with a touch of eerie edginess on many of the cuts that make up the sprawling 90 minute, 30 part suite. Much of the mood comes from the ample use of fiddle, giving the album a distinctly country flavor, but again never in a standard or chichéd way. For me, country is usually an automatic disqualifier, but Frisell's use of the idiom here is nothing short of brilliant. You can hear the masterful integration of his myriad influences and means of expression and once again, it seems he's putting all his creativity on display, this time in an even more compelling way, if that's even possible. Over 90 magnificent minutes, with not a second wasted or second-guessed.
Awesome! It's a good day for a birthday. Though my mother told me numerous times over the years "It was 103 degrees that afternoon and there was no Air Conditioning at the hospital." I was born in a hospital which was built over the site of the home of President McKinley.
Thanks for the link. I purchased Out of the Cool too. Goes without saying the sound is amazing. The only negative for me is that halfway through the first song on side 1 there are four or five loud pops. I had cleaned it before I played it and cleaned it again. It softened but did not eliminate the pops
Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Solo Piano by Thelonious Monk 60’s Riverside Reissue 6 monk tunes and 4 standards One of my favorite Monk Solo records Blue Monk, Ruby my Dear, Pannonica and Reflections are so good. Very well recorded.
Thanks. I have spoken with Meredith many times about this project, all through the stages that led to its creation, and during the long period of realizing it. She is now 80, and says it is her swan song, but maybe the swans will return again. For newcomers, I recommend her early works first and then go through her development. It is not because the earlier work is best. I recommend that approach for nearly all artists. Some would find it interesting that John Coltrane once had Meredith sing with his famous quartet. It was not recorded.
Ricky Nelson starred in more movies. There is a famous western film that I don't remember now in which he appears.
Yesterday evening I listened to two records of the The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk. Since I am still working from home, I am now looking at the box at the other side of the room and realize how much I love that picture of Monk. Most designers would probably crop the picture more closely around Monk but the choice to leave almost the full lower half black creates a respectful distance and suggests quiet dedication. Monk is only writing but not yet playing: this might be the quiet before the storm. The cigarette in his left hand seems to be just an afterthought, a thing you almost unconsciously light when your are immersed in something challenging. The microphone on the right is not yet needed but holds a promise ...
Montara - Bobby Hutcherson (Blue Note) CD 24-bit remaster Recorded at the Record Plant, Los Angeles on August 12 & 14, 1975. CD re-issued in Japan via Blue Note 'New Note Classic Series' I've had this for a year or two but it is only now am I beginning to 'dig it'. Oye Como Va!
While I'm not much of a Sinatra fan, I'm well aware that some of his Capitol releases had 'conceptual conceits,' and given his level of popularity, I'm guessing that others noticed.
I have several of those Connors releases from that period, before he moved on to singing and 'urban' music; I've been meaning to get them out and play them for some weeks now, instigated by discussions here of them.
Of course, the sentiments expressed in the lyrics likely had a great deal to do with the popularity of the record: Mamie Smith – Crazy Blues Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Crazy Blues Mamie SmithView All Credits 18.7K51 I can't sleep at night I can't eat a bite 'Cause the man I love He don't treat me right He makes me feel so blue I don't know what to do Sometime I sit and sigh And then begin to cry 'Cause my best friend Said his last goodbye There's a change in the ocean Change in the deep blue sea, my baby I'll tell you folks, there ain't no change in me My love for that man will always be Now I can read his letters I sure can't read his mind I thought he's lovin' me He's leavin' all the time Now I see my poor love was blind Now I got the crazy blues Since my baby went away I ain't got no time to lose I must find him today Now the doctor's gonna do all that he can But what you're gonna need is an undertaker man I ain't had nothin' but bad news Now I got the crazy blues Now I can read his letters I sure can't read his mind I thought he's lovin' me He's leavin' all the time Now I see my poor love was blind I went to the railroad Hang my head on the track Thought about my daddy I gladly snatched it back Now my babe's gone And gave me the sack Now I've got the crazy blues Since my baby went away I ain't had no time to lose I must find him today I'm gonna do like a Chinaman Go and get some hop Get myself a gun, and shoot myself a cop I ain't had nothin' but bad news Now I've got the crazy blues
Back to Diz; just selecting the best releases on the Pablo label would take some time to come to a decision on... https://www.discogs.com/search/?q=dizzy+gillespie+pablo&type=all
