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Birds in Hell · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:38 pm **Posts:** 15072

tragabigzanda wrote:

Had never actually listened to this legendary album until today, but it's stunning

Yeah, I love those 60s-70s Szabo albums.

:nice:

doug rr · **Posted:** Wed January 20, 2021 2:06 am

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?

Birds in Hell · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:38 pm **Posts:** 15072

Grant Green's Green Street has received a lot of play with me this week, this track in particular I've had on something close to continuous repeat:

surfndestroy · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 2:21 am **Posts:** 2870

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.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu January 21, 2021 5:55 pm

Birds in Hell wrote:

Grant Green's Green Street has received a lot of play with me this week, this track in particular I've had on something close to continuous repeat:

Enjoyed the hell out of this while baking with my daughter yesterday. :thumbsup:

Kevin Davis · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm **Posts:** 8513

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.

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11817

I've been a big fan of GoGo Penguin ever since their Tiny Desk appearance a few years ago. The drummer is mindblowingly talented.

Kevin Davis · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm **Posts:** 8513

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.

contamination · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 8:02 pm **Posts:** 965

Really like this album:

surfndestroy · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 2:21 am **Posts:** 2870

The Dave Brubeck TimeOutTakes that arrived Friday was my first taste of west coast jazz. I loved it from the first note. Very easy to take in.

Kevin Davis · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm **Posts:** 8513

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:

doug rr · **Posted:** Sat February 20, 2021 9:23 pm

nice stuff, i'll be hitting those up..

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11817

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.

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11817

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.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 5:31 pm

Alright RM, what are your favorite Sun Ra albums?

doug rr · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 5:34 pm

i'll listen to any of them..i had cosmic tones playing the other day

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 5:36 pm

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.

bodysnatcher · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 6:45 pm

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.

Birds in Hell · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:38 pm **Posts:** 15072

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.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 8:51 pm

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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