Sophisticated Giant is a 1977 jazz album by Dexter Gordon recorded in 1977 (after the saxophonist's return from Europe) by an eleven-piece band playing tunes arranged by trombone player Slide Hampton.
Dexter Gordon tenor and soprano saxophone
Frank Wess alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
Woody Shaw trumpet, fluegelhorn
Benny Bailey lead trumpet, fluegelhorn
Slide Hampton trombone
Wayne Andre lead trombone
Howard Johnson tuba, baritone saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson vibes
George Cables piano
Rufus Reid bass
Victor Lewis drums
Despite the stash of ECM I picked up on Guvera, there was no Towner, and given the lack of ECM streaming opportunities I never followed up until spotting this used at Corner Records this afternoon. Lovely stuff so far. If the current run continues I may have to give up my grumble that ECM titles don't find their way to used CD stores in Grand Rapids - this is the third or fourth I've found this summer.
Just in @ Soundcloud / New Focus Recordings
(By one of the artists from ICIYL Winter 2012 Mixtape)
Jurg Frey's "More or less normal" performed by Chicago based ensemble a.pe.ri.od.ic. Nomi Epstein, musical director
Off their upcoming release, "more or less", due out September 9, 2014 on New Focus Recordings
- And:
David Fenech With Jac Berrocal + Vincent Epplay
And Vladislav Delay's Visa Medley again.
- Utterly brilliant . . .
A mysterious act known as the FLK released a folk-inspired mix CD in 2011 entitled We Know Where The Time Goes, featuring a whole host of English music and the voices of Mike Harding and Ken Russell. Mostly folky anyway The Cure, Jesus & Mary Chain, Queen, Matt Cardle, Japan and the Wonderstuffs ansaphone all feature in a celebration of pretty much everything English. Which is a lovely thing when its presented like this and not draped in flags and facemasks as it sadly is all too often now.
Arrange the letters and that gives a clue to the band
Maya Beiser: Uncovered is a collection of startling classic rock tunes, re-imagined and re- contextualized, in stunning performances by "cello goddess" (The New Yorker) Maya Beiser. A "cover tune" can be an homage to the original, but these "uncovers," in new arrangements by Evan Ziporyn, attempt to do more to evoke the unprecedented power of the music of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Janis Joplin, Howlin Wolf, and AC/DC.
Little by little the night turns around.
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn.
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning.
Under the eaves the swallow is resting.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
Over the mountain watching the watcher.
Breaking the darkness
Waking the grapevine.
One inch of love is one inch of shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun.
Witness the man who raves at the wall
Making the shape of his questions to Heaven.
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun.
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medley of the forthcoming Visa album (release date Nov 10th 2014). double vinyl, CD and digital.
via Wikipedia
Ehrler Vogel - In the North Atlantic No. I
(free release on Luxus Arctica)
Ralph Towner - Anthem
Despite the stash of ECM I picked up on Guvera, there was no Towner, and given the lack of ECM streaming opportunities I never followed up until spotting this used at Corner Records this afternoon. Lovely stuff so far. If the current run continues I may have to give up my grumble that ECM titles don't find their way to used CD stores in Grand Rapids - this is the third or fourth I've found this summer.
(By one of the artists from ICIYL Winter 2012 Mixtape)
Jurg Frey's "More or less normal" performed by Chicago based ensemble a.pe.ri.od.ic. Nomi Epstein, musical director
Off their upcoming release, "more or less", due out September 9, 2014 on New Focus Recordings
- And:
David Fenech With Jac Berrocal + Vincent Epplay
And Vladislav Delay's Visa Medley again.
- Utterly brilliant . . .
Happy Birthday, Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus.
A mysterious act known as the FLK released a folk-inspired mix CD in 2011 entitled We Know Where The Time Goes, featuring a whole host of English music and the voices of Mike Harding and Ken Russell. Mostly folky anyway The Cure, Jesus & Mary Chain, Queen, Matt Cardle, Japan and the Wonderstuffs ansaphone all feature in a celebration of pretty much everything English. Which is a lovely thing when its presented like this and not draped in flags and facemasks as it sadly is all too often now.
Arrange the letters and that gives a clue to the band
Stefano Bollani - "Joy in Spite of Everything"
-S'okay. Even Bill Frisell can't elevate this one above meh+. A very down year for ECM Records.
The Bad Plus - "Inevitable Western"
- And Innova again:
BOBBY PREVITE WORK SAMPLES + more . . .
- One of the free Innova albums:
Released by:FatCat Records
Release date:6 October 2014
Home Normal:
Artist: Islands Of Light
Album: Ruebke
Release Date: September 26th, 2014
Released by:Erstwhile Records
Release date:7 July 2014
Ricardo Donoso - Beginning of the Shape EP
Little by little the night turns around.
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn.
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning.
Under the eaves the swallow is resting.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
Over the mountain watching the watcher.
Breaking the darkness
Waking the grapevine.
One inch of love is one inch of shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun.
Witness the man who raves at the wall
Making the shape of his questions to Heaven.
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun.