Trios “Chapel” Live - Lloyd, Frisell, Morgan

This is going to become a wonderful series for us Jazz Hounds.

Happy Listening!

I have never heard that sound from Gregory Tardy when he plays with Bill.  Great clips on YouTube!  New cd coming out soon...

Just gave “Dorothea’s Studio" a listen. The "distortion" on Lloyd's sax, that spitty, crackly sound is common to saxophones when played quietly.  There was a thread some years ago wondering about the same sound on "So What" from "Kind of Blue". It can be heard on both Coltrane's and Adderley's saxophones. I think it may also be an artifact of close microphone placement. It does sound quite a bit like common forms of distortion.

I have a nephew who is a budding audiophile. As he has improved his system to be more resolving he wondered about the same sounds. I would put this type of sound in the same category as a guitar player's fingers sliding on strings and piano stools creaking.  

@ sgordon1, that sounds spot on as to what I’m hearing.

If you hear it from Lloyd's saxophone, it could be a loose or improperly fitting mouthpiece.  This is the only track that I have heard it on...

my first pressing of the Lloyd; Chapel had a lead in groove severe warp, both sides. replacement arrives today.

enjoying ’Ocean’ which arrived Sunday. it does have some ’peak’ moments like you mention. i’ll pay attention to see if i agree with you. i have a tube phono, and solid state pre and amps.