Jazz for aficionados
acman3 I liked Tierney Sutton's "Fever" . She can do no wrong as far as I am concerned. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ey3Kw6CihEc |
Do not forget perhaps the most creatively unique jazz album of all time; and to me its one of the finest too.It's an album called Mysterious traveler by the group Weather Report.This was the album where the sound of Weather Report began to gel and come together into the most unique sound in jazz.In fact,this album is so unique that it may take several spins before it starts to gel on you. Zawinuls keyboard arrangements are excellent and quite unforgettable,Wayne Shorter plays his saxophone in a very unique and unusual way, entering in and out as a team player, adding texture rather than virtuostic highlighting of his skills.Jaco Pastorius was the best on bass, check out "Cucumber Slumber".Even the quiet low key last track on side 2 which sounds like filler on first spin becomes something really ingenious on further listening.I have a rare white label LP promo copy,the rare SACD and am looking for the Nimbus Super Cut LP,if I can find a great copy for less than a hundred and a half. |
Welcome supertweek, One small correction. Alfonso Johnson was still on bass during Mysterious Traveler. Jaco took over midway through Black Market. Great music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3sBSHEivzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDtx2LTDT5s |
Yes, welcome supertweak! Great record, “Mysterious Traveller”. I like and agree with your descriptions of the record and the playing on it. **** Do not forget perhaps the most creatively unique jazz album of all time **** Pretty bold statement and while I would agree it is definitely one of the most creatively unique, I’m not sure I, personally, would say “the most of all time”. Like other uniquely creative albums their uniqueness has everything to do with the time period. I prefer a broader context. You mention Wayne Shorter, one of my very favorite jazz musicians and highly underrated as a composer as far as I am concerned. So much of his concept as a composer has shaped contemporary jazz. As a player, as you point out, I have found it fascinating how his playing has gotten more and more concise; say the most with fewer and fewer notes. Great composer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XvJFW0DHbU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRkGglLe-U https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qXILIfPuw |
