Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 A little bit of Jazzy-Sinatra! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 Cocktail Hour. Peggy Lee - Black Coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I'm a programme on BBC Radio 3, about Alice Coltrane. Wow. Some of it's weird, but it's rather brilliant, in its own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 I love Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 21 hours ago, Muad'Dib said: Hey, have you listened to Lalo Schifrin's non-film stuff? Here's one of my favorite pieces of music, his "Latin Jazz Suite" (this is the first movement) I'm also a big fan of Chucho Valdez, here's a piece he wrote with his band Irakere: I feel like you'd like these, so I figured I would share them! Naïve Old Fart and Muad'Dib 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Great stuff, @Nick Parker ; thanks. The Irakere has a Chick Corea feel, and the Schifrin has a Dave Weckl feel, if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 "Bet.e & Stef deftly transport their listener into an intricate fusion of the lush and sensual worlds of Bossa Nova, Samba rhythms and timeless Jazz. Bet.e’s natural, seemingly effortless vocals are supported by Stef’s guitar. In turn, his vocals intertwine beautifully with hers, resulting in one of those ultra-rare intuitive, 50/50 collaborations akin to Louie & Ella.'' ---- from a CBC Radio concert review Bet.e & Stef is a Canadian bossa nova and jazz group from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of vocalist and percussionist Elizabeth "Bet.e" Provencher and vocalist and guitarist Stéphane "Stef" Carreau. They are best known for their 2002 album Day By Day which sold 200,000 copies and were shortlisted for the Juno Award for New Group Of The Year at the Juno Awards of 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Thelonius Monk's Japanese Folk Song. I believe it was used in La La Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Litte cozy evening... drinking my favourite scotch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuorodo 43 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Gotta love Claude Bolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 20 years ago, Frank Sinatra left us. I could encode some CDs for my new FLAC player. But which albums too choose, that's always the problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 My current Frank Sinatra 3 top Choices: - Duets - In the wee small hours - Come Fly With Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Listened to Dave Holland Big Band (this CD) today. Amazing musicianship and musicmaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 This guy does plays the sax and the piano like there's no tomorrow. Here he demos for Spectrasonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I'm listening to this wonderful new album of traditional Cuban mambo/jazz this morning and imagining myself under an umbrella on a hot day drinking a mojito and eating arroz con pollo and fried plantains. Preferably while wearing a panama hat, sunglasses, and a linen shirt like it's 1958 or some shit. This is the Westworld park fantasy I'd pay to go to. The 1950s Cuba of Godfather Part II, Graham Greene, and Hemingway (with a side dish of Dr. No Jamaica). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 I just made this, I think, very good compilation of Johnny Mercer’s best songs. Jazzy apéro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Anyone else ever listen to Harry Potter Jazz by the Mark Kramer Trio? I put it on at night to fall asleep to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said: Anyone else ever listen to Harry Potter Jazz by the Mark Kramer Trio? I put it on at night to fall asleep to. Never heard of it until now, just checked out some of the tracks (based on the first score, yeah?) A pretty natural take on the source music, sounds good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 According to ITunes I’ve listened to this more than 50 times. It’s that good. Dizzy and his band never sounded this good to me, it showcases his great sense of humor, and the tune is just a classic. I used to be obsessed with this album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuorodo 43 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just discovered Big Phat Band, thanks to Incredibles 2 and a friend. I love this big band interpretation/loose arrangement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Mitth'raw'nuorodo said: Just discovered Big Phat Band, thanks to Incredibles 2 and a friend. I love this big band interpretation/loose arrangement! "Life in the Bubble" from 2014 is an excellent album. They're a little too slick and "Hollywood" for my usual taste in big band music but the talent is undeniable. Some really neat arrangements. Mitth'raw'nuorodo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuorodo 43 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, Disco Stu said: "Life in the Bubble" from 2014 is an excellent album. They're a little too slick and "Hollywood" for my usual taste in big band music but the talent is undeniable. Some really neat arrangements. I'll check it out for sure! I just bought one of their albums and am hooked, so I'll probably have to keep buying them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, Disco Stu said: "Life in the Bubble" from 2014 is an excellent album. They're a little too slick and "Hollywood" for my usual taste in big band music but the talent is undeniable. Some really neat arrangements. Agreed 100%. Goodwin and his crew are extremely good at what they do, but holy smokes do they play the cutest-sounding crap. I tend to like more cojones when I listen to a big band. Mitth'raw'nuorodo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: Agreed 100%. Goodwin and his crew are extremely good at what they do, but holy smokes do they play the cutest-sounding crap. I tend to like more cojones when I listen to a big band. This is more my speed. Probably my favorite jazz album of the last couple of years actually. An excellent balance of approachability and intellectual engagement. Ferber is the best. This track starts with a raucously knotty sax solo before going into an incredibly fun, rhythmically complex, catchy tune for the whole band. Jigsaw by Alan Ferber Big Band Nick Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: This is more my speed. Probably my favorite jazz album of the last couple of years actually. An excellent balance of approachability and intellectual engagement. Ferber is the best. This track starts with a raucously knotty sax solo before going into an incredibly fun, rhythmically complex, catchy tune for the whole band. Jigsaw by Alan Ferber Big Band Yo, that's pretty slick! Never heard of them before. To elaborate on my previous post and sound even more pretentious, when I listen to a big band, I want to hear it used as a genuine vehicle for musical expression, a compositional device utilized to explore ideas. With Goodwin and similar ilk, it feels more like "Gee, aren't we such jazzy cats? Remember, snap your fingers on two and four, everybody, it's how to be hep!" The music more often than not is very shallow, flashy and well-designed but empty behind the eyes (which makes his collaboration with Giacchino very logical). I played with a semi-big trumpet player years ago who shared this opinion: my reaction was "I'm not the only one!" Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, Nick Parker said: Yo, that's pretty slick! Never heard of them before. To elaborate on my previous post and sound even more pretentious, when I listen to a big band, I want to hear it used as a genuine vehicle for musical expression, a compositional device utilized to explore ideas. With Goodwin and similar ilk, it feels more like "Gee, aren't we such jazzy cats? Remember, snap your fingers on two and four, everybody, it's how to be hep!" The music more often than not is very shallow, flashy and well-designed but empty behind the eyes (which makes his collaboration with Giacchino very logical). I played with a semi-big trunpet player years ago who shared this opinion: my reaction was "I'm not the only one!" Thanks for the link! Much of my jazz listening over the past year has been discovering what vibrant, modern, interesting music is being made these days by "large ensembles" as some of them like to be called to distance themselves from that retro-chic image of people like Goodwin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Much of my jazz listening over the past year has been discovering what vibrant, modern, interesting music is being made these days by "large ensembles" as some of them like to be called to distance themselves from that retro-chic image of people like Goodwin. Haha, yeah. Have you heard of these guys before? They're normally pretty small (including most of this album), but for at least this tune they stretched their chops to big band. Really starts to come in around 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 13 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: Haha, yeah. Have you heard of these guys before? They're normally pretty small (including most of this album), but for at least this tune they stretched their chops to big band. They're a group I've known of for over a decade and have just never sat down to really listen to them. That groove is pretty irresistible. Overall it has a bit too much of a "created in pro-tools", "the studio itself is an instrument" feel to it for my usual taste in jazz, which I'd characterize as "musicians playing together in a room." But damn that rhythm section is locked in. Very fun. While we're trading recommendations, and to prove I can be groovy too, here's one of the best jazz drummers out there, Nate Smith. His recent album Kinfolk is another knockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 to STARFIRE, by Jaga Jazzist. Oh, boy, is this great?! Imagine Daft Punk meets Ozric Tentacles. It also has a slight Synergy feel, to it - thing SOUNDCHECK DELTA 3. Does anyone else know this band? @Thor? @Jurassic Shark? You're both Norwegian, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Richard said: to STARFIRE, by Jaga Jazzist. Oh, boy, is this great?! Imagine Daft Punk meets Ozric Tentacles. It also has a slight Synergy feel, to it - thing SOUNDCHECK DELTA 3. Does anyone else know this band? @Thor? @Jurassic Shark? You're both Norwegian, aren't you? I've got one good and one bad news: 1: I'm indeed Norwegian. So is Thor. 2: Sorry to disappoint you Richard, but I know the band mostly just by name. Speaking of Daft Punk, what do you think about the Tron Legacy score? I dig it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Of course I've heard of Jaga Jazzist. They're one of the biggest acts of the genre here in Norway. Although I've only really heard bits and pieces by them over the years. I can't remember if I've sat down with a whole album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Yesterday I was at a Cotton Club Singers reunion concert - I grew up on them, we have all their CDs, have been to many of their concerts, but they broke formation years ago. They're mostly a cover band, but often rearranging them. They started out covering the big (trash) pop songs of the late 90s in a jazzy, swingy style, then standalone albums of their own material with various covers, then a Sinatra tour with 2 CDS, an ABBA Jazz tour with 2 CDs, "Sound Film", which is specifically 30s-40s, "Golden Age of the Radio" which ranges from 20s to 50s, so all kinds of stuff. My favourite thing from them is probably the 10-minute Sound of America Medley (Chattanoga Cho Cho, Chicago, I'm Beginning To See The Light, I'm Singing In The Rain, Pennsylvania 6500, Straighten Up, In The Mood, Lullaby Of Broadway), which is unfortunately not up anywhere (EDIT: FIxed! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZJYrquGTzwKEWmhhiUumDNgsEUshXGS/view?usp=sharing), so here's other things: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 6:10 PM, Jurassic Shark said: Speaking of Daft Punk, what do you think about the Tron Legacy score? I dig it! Not only is it their finest achievement (GET LUCKY comes a close second), it was my favourite score of 2010. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Richard said: Not only is it their finest achievement (GET LUCKY comes a close second), it was my favourite score of 2010. It's indeed great, but I have the feeling that Joseph Trapanese's involvement was more extensive than his credit suggests. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: It is indeed great, but I have the feeling that Joseph Trapanese's involvement was more extensive than his credit suggests. There was an interview a few years back that outlined his role very explicitly, forgive me for not being able to say more details than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: There was an interview a few years back that outlined his role very explicitly, forgive me for not being able to say more details than that. I'll forgive you Nick, but not today. I'll try finding the interview, but I have a strong feeling they pulled a Zimmer on Trapanese's credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Don't say it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Nick Parker said: There was an interview a few years back that outlined his role very explicitly, forgive me for not being able to say more details than that. Yes their collaboration has been quite clearly discussed, with the roles of electronic musicians and more traditional composer resulting in exactly the distribution of contributions one would expect. The credits reflect this accurately, so yes, you could say the credits were Zimmerized actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Great "modern" (1965!) jazz album in overall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 On the subject of Ellington vs. Strayhorn, compiled from the tomes of Discord: They were more autonomous than what is presented, though. The times where one would arrange the other's is not too too common, and is pretty obvious when it occurs (like how Strayhorn was behind the big arrangements in the HiFi album with stuff like the Mood Indigo arrangement). Ultimately the two had very distinct styles and personalities. Strayhorn was more of a--forgive me-- "classical" paradigm, writing pieces where ideas flowed into another in an inevitable sequence, much like Williams or Stravinsky or any other number of orchestral composers. Ellington was typically "rougher", writing in blocks and sections, almost like how a modern DJ might write something: from night to night, he'd experiment with the order of the composition, and this approach allowed him to drastically alter a piece: didn't like this one part? Take it out and shove another one in! A huge part of Strayhorn's stuff sounding like Ellington's is honestly the band. There's actually a series of recordings out there from a European big band focusing solely on Strayhorn's music, and the differences really shine there. He wanted to be a symphonic composer, but went where he did 'cause he didn't think America would accept a black concert composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 So why are all those famous 50s/60s suites always just straight credited as "Music by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 The two had a falling out in the '40s, 'cause Ellington was taking too much credit for Strayhorn's accomplishments--and Strayhorn was very much of the concert composer mindset, mind. So some time passed, and Ellington, desperate to get one of his deepest friends back, extended the olive branch: "No matter what, everything that comes out will be credited to you and me!" And he was true to his word, unyil Strsyhorn passed away. As I briefly mentioned in Discord, this had the interesting effect of Strayhorn getting equal credit for things that Ellington was mostly responsible for, such as the Such Sweet Thunder Suite (12 movements, and I think Strayhorn did...3,4 of them?) The Steinbeck suite on the Three Suites album is all Ellington, while the Nutcracker Suite is predominantly Strayhorn, as another example. Disco Stu and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 This has gotta be Duke. Very modular, "riffy" writing. This track always gets me EFFING PUMPED. One of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Yep! He also did this one, which I love: Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I love the Far East Suite!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 And Just now, Disco Stu said: I love the Far East Suite!!! One of my absolute favorites from them, and favorites in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Isfahan's gotta be Strayhorn, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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