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Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Wed January 20, 2021 2:06 am
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tragabigzanda wrote:
I listened to Sketches of Spain last night for the first time in years, and I've got to say I think that record is highly overrated. Doesn't do much that's interesting in the way of jazz, and Ennio Morricone is more balls-out fun if you're looking for cinematic spaghetti western vibes.
I'm by no stretch a Davis expert, so I'm not sure where this falls in the development of his oeuvre. But I think it kind of stinks.
i just saw this..what the hell is the matter with you?
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Wed January 20, 2021 6:56 pm
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doug rr wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
I listened to Sketches of Spain last night for the first time in years, and I've got to say I think that record is highly overrated. Doesn't do much that's interesting in the way of jazz, and Ennio Morricone is more balls-out fun if you're looking for cinematic spaghetti western vibes.
I'm by no stretch a Davis expert, so I'm not sure where this falls in the development of his oeuvre. But I think it kind of stinks.
i just saw this..what the hell is the matter with you?
The first track meanders and kind of goes nowhere. It picks up after that though.
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Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Sun February 14, 2021 2:55 pm
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swan wrote:
GoGo Penguin (current favorite)
I have been really into this band lately -- I wish I'd taken note of this recommendation when you first made it! An intoxicating synthesis of jazz, classical piano, and various forms of drum-and-bass music that I don't have the language to describe. But lovely.
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Sun February 14, 2021 10:45 pm
tl;dr
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Ello Sailor wrote:
I've been a big fan of GoGo Penguin ever since their Tiny Desk appearance a few years ago. The drummer is mindblowingly talented.
Nice! Yeah, that rhythm section -- wow. I've been listening to V2/0 and their self-titled album a lot. It's just like a nonstop downpour of unrestrained joy.
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Sat February 20, 2021 7:47 pm
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Real Gone Music has been reissuing albums originally released on the early '70's Black Jazz label -- these two have been getting quite a bit of airtime this past week:
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Mon March 01, 2021 1:57 am
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Listened to The Black Saint... twice last night and Ah Um three times so far today. Maybe one day Miles will click harder with me, but at this point in time Mingus is the absolute peak. The best there ever was.
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Mon March 01, 2021 2:03 am
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I don't understand how jazz drummers do what they do. It's so foreign to me after a couple years of playing nothing but rock and hip hop beats. I feel as though I'll never get my hi-hat foot steady enough, or my touch light enough. It's probably the most impressive thing in all of music to me.
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Wed March 03, 2021 5:36 pm
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Please be more specific. Like which ones would you play that are good for company who don’t want to have their faces melted, but are still interesting and engaging for the music connoisseur.
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Wed March 03, 2021 6:45 pm
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I can’t imagine Sun Ra being a pleasant listening experience while having guests over. But I haven’t had guests over in like 3 years so wtf do I know.
I’m guessing his really early stuff would be the most crowd pleasing. Holiday For Soul, or Fate in a Pleasant Mood? Before he just went completely interplanetary.
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Wed March 03, 2021 8:48 pm
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Please be more specific. Like which ones would you play that are good for company who don’t want to have their faces melted, but are still interesting and engaging for the music connoisseur.
This makes me think of Lanquidity, described on Sun Ra's Bandcamp thusly:
Quote:
Lanquidity is one of Sun Ra's most popular albums—because it's something of a "pop" effort. Recorded and issued in 1978 on Tom Buchler's short-lived Philly Jazz label, Lanquidity represented a stylistic pivot for Sunny, who had rarely paid much attention to mainstream music trends. Lanquidity, however, is very much of its time, reflecting late-period disco, bottom-heavy funk, and dance-floor soul grooves. Nonetheless, it is very much a Sun Ra album, and steady beats notwithstanding, it's full of surprises, idiosyncrasies, and uncommon moves.
Post subject: Re: Entire genres that only need one thread #1: "Jazz"
Posted: Wed March 03, 2021 8:51 pm
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Birds in Hell wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Please be more specific. Like which ones would you play that are good for company who don’t want to have their faces melted, but are still interesting and engaging for the music connoisseur.
This makes me think of Lanquidity, described on Sun Ra's Bandcamp thusly:
Quote:
Lanquidity is one of Sun Ra's most popular albums—because it's something of a "pop" effort. Recorded and issued in 1978 on Tom Buchler's short-lived Philly Jazz label, Lanquidity represented a stylistic pivot for Sunny, who had rarely paid much attention to mainstream music trends. Lanquidity, however, is very much of its time, reflecting late-period disco, bottom-heavy funk, and dance-floor soul grooves. Nonetheless, it is very much a Sun Ra album, and steady beats notwithstanding, it's full of surprises, idiosyncrasies, and uncommon moves.
The whole reason I asked is because this album is getting a VMP pressing, but it's not AAA. I was beginning to look into his vinyl catalog and realized I was in over my head. I do like this particular album very much, but I'd just try to find an OP or analog repress.
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