Jazz for aficionados
In case anyone is interested. As I said before, this features some of Lew's very best work. Definitely worth owning. And sealed! http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREDDIE-HUBBARD-SWEET-RETURN-SEALED-ALBUM-/390675478669?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5af612b88d |
Today's Very Pleasant Surprise: Alvin Batiste -- LATE Alvin Batiste(clarinet), Kenny Barron(p), Rufus Reid(b), Herman Jackson(d) All of these players are also in the field of music education. Batiste at Southern University and Barron at Rutgers University in NJ. But all teach somewhere. I have had this one a while also. Batiste is supposed to be an Avant-Garde player, but not on this set. He has also played with Ray Charles back in the day. The Avant-Garde and Ray, just does not seem to mix. Also a few dates with Cannonball. But education is his main gig now. 7 tunes. 'Body and Soul' and a very unique 'when the saints go marching in', among them. ALL are just wonderful. This is a CD with no weak tracks. The playing is simply wonderful. This could have been named Batiste and Barron. I am more impressed with kenny the more I hear him. Here they compliment each other perfectly. This CD is already in the clutches of 'these sellers', but they are only asking $1.49 for it new. Hmmmmmm That's like being kidnapped and held for a 20 dollar ransom. Anyway, great playing great tunes. You know you want it! So get it! Cheers |
Rok, I don't know if anyone can appreciate Monk anytime and every time. I recall going to an all night grill between midnight and daylight where we spiked our coffee, and they had a lot of Monk on the juke box; for whatever reason, me and everyone else seemed to be in tune with Monk at that odd hour. The background chatter on this CD reminded me of that grill. I was referring to the CD "Desert Lady" which is not the same as "Desert Lady/ Fantasy"; consequently, I had to listen to the latter in order to refresh the sound in my mind, and it was quite a treat. There are so many saxophones on this CD, I couldn't tell who was playing what, but since they were all good....... Bass Trombone was certainly impressive; that was Tim Newman from the way I read the CD. In regard to really hearing, and listening to this CD, it was the first time for the both of us. Since this is Toshiko's Jazz Orchestra, it's quite different from Lew Tabackin's "Desert Lady". This is not Part I, and Part II, but two entirely different CD's; consequently, if you ain't got "Desert Lady", you got to git it. Enjoy the music. |
Mitch4t, "Ceora" is one of my favorites, by my favorite trumpet player. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECw3WAX41OA Enjoy the music. |
