Had this on vinyl when it came out (in the UK with more letters). Either it has held up very well or my taste has not improved in the intervening years. I think "I Before E Except After C" was probably the first really experimental track I encountered - a brave inclusion on a '80s pop album, and still worth a listen.
Then:
Is it just me or does the first track sound exactly like earlier OMD?
When I've finished the above CD my listening for the evening will change. This season's Champions League (Soccer) begins for my team, Manchester United. They won it 4 years ago, and have reached the final in the last two years, so they can make a claim to be the second best club side in the World, as most of the best players play in Europe. The problem is that the best team, Barcelona, have been so much better in the last two finals that MU fans have no complaints about losing - they really were superior in all elements. But we have some new players this season so we can always hope for better. For fans of the top soccer clubs this really is the equivalent of the World Series
For me personally, even though I listen to jazz all year long, when the first signs of autumn begin to show, my jazz listening really takes to blossoming. I break old listening routines and begin putting in albums that had been gathering dust on my shelf. I associate that with moving to Denver and taking my first steps into a serious dedication to writing full-time and, well, just how big and beautiful the future seemed in my new hometown. All that happened in autumn, and I have distinct memories of Blue Monk and Coltrane's A Love Supreme with Denver autumn leaves. But, hey, maybe autumn brings out the need for jazz in everyone.
"There's no need to search for JACK DUPON in the civil registration, because that legendary character doesn't exist ! We're talking of a young French band here, made of four crazy people, flegmatic adventurers of the Imaginary. Improvisers and storytellers. Polite and rude. Full of oppositions, contradictions... In one word: alive. Their music is like their existences: out of styles and boundaries. Far away from the usual technical show-off, their performances tell the story of the crazy JACK DUPON: manitou and mentor, Big Brother, a genious criminal of thousand masks... Published on the Gazul label in the year 2008, "L'Echelle Du D
when the first signs of autumn begin to show, my jazz listening really takes to blossoming
Makes me think of a specific day this time of year a few years ago. I had downloaded Passage to Hades by Jah Wobble and Evan Parker (largely as a result of being very enamored of this for a while) and could not really make much of it at all. Then one autumn morning I was walking to work and there was something about the way the light was filtering through the trees and the whole cast of the surroundings where quite suddenly all that crazy sax warbling made perfect sense, as if it described what I was seeing. Can't say it happens very week, but music can be very seasonal.
Time of day is probably the biggest sorting mechanism for me musically, but seasons have the power to transcend that and get me to listen to anything at any time.
I've had a credit refresh so download day today! I dare not say how many or the cost here but it is why I don't want the major labels this side of the Atlantic - it is still like emusic was in USA a couple of years or so ago. Besides my SFL I go through what has been played or recommended here, especially Jonah's AAJ DOTD. I know the good times will end eventually, so I'll get what I can while I can
Update - it now appears to be $5.10, but everything else still applies
Three hours later - a great live set that will appeal to all jazz lovers but also to those on the fringes of jazz. For the price, if still available, well worth the download
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@plong; oh, (inverted world).
I've been listening to a lot of jazz the last couple weeks. Not sure why it has increased as much as it has.
Craig
Looking for another CD but came accross this - haven't played it for years, some good tracks, some OK
Had this on vinyl when it came out (in the UK with more letters). Either it has held up very well or my taste has not improved in the intervening years. I think "I Before E Except After C" was probably the first really experimental track I encountered - a brave inclusion on a '80s pop album, and still worth a listen.
Then:
Is it just me or does the first track sound exactly like earlier OMD?
This was the CD I was looking for ealier. Now on emusic - at least in Europe. This is their CD that I like most
Kekko Fornarelli - "Room of Mirros"
-For fans of E.S.T.
Craig
Jeremy Pelt - "The Talented Mr. Pelt"
Lester Young w/ the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve)
-I'm only now starting to get into Lester Young.
Haven't decided what's up next.
Rafal Sarnecki - "The Madman Rambles Again"
-So good.
Bryan Smith - "See, See"
-An AAJ dotd participant. Twice, actually, IIRC.
@Craig
For me personally, even though I listen to jazz all year long, when the first signs of autumn begin to show, my jazz listening really takes to blossoming. I break old listening routines and begin putting in albums that had been gathering dust on my shelf. I associate that with moving to Denver and taking my first steps into a serious dedication to writing full-time and, well, just how big and beautiful the future seemed in my new hometown. All that happened in autumn, and I have distinct memories of Blue Monk and Coltrane's A Love Supreme with Denver autumn leaves. But, hey, maybe autumn brings out the need for jazz in everyone.
Jack Dupon - Demon Hardi
"There's no need to search for JACK DUPON in the civil registration, because that legendary character doesn't exist ! We're talking of a young French band here, made of four crazy people, flegmatic adventurers of the Imaginary. Improvisers and storytellers. Polite and rude. Full of oppositions, contradictions... In one word: alive. Their music is like their existences: out of styles and boundaries. Far away from the usual technical show-off, their performances tell the story of the crazy JACK DUPON: manitou and mentor, Big Brother, a genious criminal of thousand masks... Published on the Gazul label in the year 2008, "L'Echelle Du D
Now Playing:
Tom Harrell - "The Time of the Sun"
Guillermo Klein - "Filtros"
-In fifty years, we'll be looking back on this album as one of the all-time greats.
NP:
Brian Blade Fellowship - "Season of Changes"
Robert Glasper - "In My Element"
I've had a credit refresh so download day today! I dare not say how many or the cost here but it is why I don't want the major labels this side of the Atlantic - it is still like emusic was in USA a couple of years or so ago. Besides my SFL I go through what has been played or recommended here, especially Jonah's AAJ DOTD. I know the good times will end eventually, so I'll get what I can while I can
This is an absolute bargain on emusic at the moment. I paid £6.72 for just under three hours of music. Sir Duke is amazing -it's the first track, 14 minutes long, so it is the only one I've played so far. But in the States it is an even better bargain at $4.40 - yes that is right! See http://www.emusic.com/messageboard/viewTopic.html?topicId=292530#. Even if you are only vaguely interested in contemporary big band jazz download - you won't regret at that price!! Go to http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/SFJAZZ-Collective-Music-of-Stevie-Wonder-and-New-Compositions-Live-MP3-Download/12767249.html:
Update - it now appears to be $5.10, but everything else still applies
Three hours later - a great live set that will appeal to all jazz lovers but also to those on the fringes of jazz. For the price, if still available, well worth the download