What jazz have you been listening to today?

[Corno Dolce]

"Mahavishnu" by the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

 

[intet_at_tabe]

I think we can work on that. Next time you're in Poland just let me know cause I have an access to a quite nice drumset (who knows - maybe even marimba). So be careful with your wishes, Intet 'cause this one may work :grin::grin::grin:.


And about Petrucciani. When I first heard him I had no idea about his disability. I found out 'bout that much later. But did that make him less talented than he really was? Absolutely not. No matter what - when he approached the piano all disabilities simply disappeared. Amazing.


Cheers,
Mat

Mat

I had an old vinyl record once (someone might have mistaken it for a freesbee, it´s gone to vinyl heaven), can´t remember the title though, where the front cover shows Michel Petrucciani sitting on the left arm of the amrican drummer Elliot Zigmund. I believe if my memory serves me right, it was the swedish double bass player Palle Danielsson, who was the third guy in the trio.

His disability from birth was among other things that he did not grow as ordinary people. He was the size of a midget, but as far as I know not the same identical disability. But sitting behind the piano, on his special manufactored stool - there was no difference towards other truely great pianists in the world, he could realy make any trio or band swing. :grin::smirk:

So though he had this disability, passed on unfortunately to one of his sons, he could realy play the piano. He wanted to become a concert pianist, but different teachers told him he would never make it. Then he found the jazz piano, not even 20 years of age. Most giants in jazz acknowledged and credited him as someone they "needed" to play with, if he would only give them the chance. The american guitarist John Abercrombie spoke very highly of MP and participated on two albums by MP.

What not many people know about MP is he was the prime motor and mentor to move Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone, flute) to return to the jazz stage, recording and performing again after years on end not being active.

Michel Petrucciani showed the world of jazz music and himself that a physical disability does not mean, you can´t play an instrument, and do it as well as the next guy on any world stage. I have the following albums by MP:

"Michel Petrucciani"
"Michel Plays Petrucciani"
"Trio Pianism"
"Power of Three"
"Live"
"Music"
"Promenade with Duke" - solo piano.
"Playground"
"Marvelous"

I believe MP preferred the small jazz trio.

 

[intet_at_tabe]

For Mat.

This evening the cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba on his album "At Montreux 1990 - Discovery", SomethingElse Recods 1991 feat. Charlie Haden (double bass) and Paul Motian (drums).

 

[intet_at_tabe]

This morning Dave Holland´s album from the ECM Records 1987 "The Razor´s Edge" feat. DH (double bass), Steve Coleman (alto saxophone), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn, trumpet, cornet), Robin Eubanks (trombone) and Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums).

 

[Corno Dolce]

"Autumn Leaves" performed by Eva Cassidy.

 

[chromaticism]

Chick Corea Elektric Band - Eye of the Beholder

 

[intet_at_tabe]

John McLaughlin (solo guitars) on his album "Time Remembered", Verve Records 1993.

 

[intet_at_tabe]

Cromaticism,

Nice choice on the endless list of Chick Corea albums. This one you chose from the Electric Band era, released by GRP Records 1988 - Feat. CC (piano, keyboards, synthezisers), John Novello (additional synthezisers), Frank Gambale (guitars), Eric Marienthal (saxophones), John Patitucci (double bass, el. 5-6 string basses) and of course the monster drummer the awesome Dave Weckl behind the kit.

Cromaticism, are you a convinced Chick Corea addict? Like your´s truely, except for CC´s personal believes and belonging to the Scientology Church, orchestrated by L. Ron Hubbard, who in the late 1970´s was on the "wanted" list for questioning by the FBI, USA? I believe it was on charges due to taxavation?

 

[intet_at_tabe]

John Abercrombie (guitars) / Dave Hollland (double bass) / Jack DeJohnette (drums, percussion) equals the group Gateway on the album Gateway 1, ECM records 1975.

If only one could play like any of these three gentlemen on each their instruments, long time members of the ECM catalog, I would be playing Jazz actively.

 

[intet_at_tabe]

Jazz before dinner saturday evening, the album "Inferno - 150 MpH", by one of the greatest drummers for decades Mr. Louie Bellson and his Big Band. The album was first released in 1974.

Among class act drummers even today his snare-drum, high-hat and cymbals work have no comparison in the world.

 

[Mat]

Chick Corea & Bobby Mcferrin - Live Montreux


P.S Intet, thanks for Rubalcaba

 

[intet_at_tabe]

PM for you Mat.

Chick Corea with new talents in Jazz on the double album "Remembering Bud Powell", Stretch Records 1997 feat. CC ( piano) Kenny Garrett (alto saxophone - former with the Miles Davis Band), Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone - son of Dewey Redman), Wallace Roney (trumpet), Christian McBride (double bass - in trio with Pat Metheny and Antonio Sanchez) and the ole timer Roy Haynes (drums).

Great when the staff take the dishes, washing up and we the real men move to the mens room for coffee, cigars and brandy.

 

[Mat]

Keith Jarrett - Bye Bye Blackbird; The Koln Concert

 

[intet_at_tabe]

Keith Jarrett (piano)/Gary Peacock (double bass)/Jack Dejohnette (drums) on the all improvised double CD "Always Let Me Go", recorded at Orchard Hall and Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan in 2001, released by the ECM Records 2002.

These three elderly world famous in jazz american gentlemen mostly known as The Standards Trio some times freak out like on this double album, where nothing had been prepared ahead of the concerts, except their instruments were on the set.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Intet,

Great minds think alike We listened to the same Jazz recording today.

"Always Let Me Go" by Keith Jarrett w/ Standards Trio.

Cheers,

CD

 

[intet_at_tabe]

Hello Intet,

Great minds think alike We listened to the same Jazz recording today.

"Always Let Me Go" by Keith Jarrett w/ Standards Trio.

Cheers,

CD

Well buddy, Corno Dolce

My favourite tunes on "Always Let Me Go" are on CD 2 - "Facing East" with Jack DeJonette having fun building up a drum solo for the intro, followed by the tune "Tsunami", probarly titled after the Tsunami, which killed thousands of people flooding entire countries, leaving everything in chaos.

We have been here before my friend Corno Dolce , haven´t we? For reasons unknown to the both of us playing the same music on a sunday morning though thousands of miles apart, never having met. Is that telepathy and quite awesome or what?

But then as you so articulate put it "Great minds think alike" :tiphat::tiphat::clap::clap:

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Intet,

Well, if it be telepathics or some other "phenomenon" which defies quantification and qualification - I don't know - but it shows that even people from musically disparate backgrounds can be "linked" by Jazz even if they are very distant.

Cheers,

CD

 

[NEB]

Friday night, The BBC were showing on their BBC4 channel two televised interviews/programmes with Oscar Peterson. One was with Count Basie - the two of them in a long conversation at the piano about Jazz piano and there were one of two other guests, but it was hosted by Oscar. A Gem of a programme

The other was Oscar being inteviewed by Andre Previn. This was a really rare diamond. Such a privalege to have been able to see...

 

[Mat]

Leszek Możdżer - Breakfast at Tiffany's from 'Live in Sofia' and Smells like teen spirit from 'The Time'

Louis Armstrong - Love songs

 

[intet_at_tabe]

Hello Intet,

Well, if it be telepathics or some other "phenomenon" which defies quantification and qualification - I don't know - but it shows that even people from musically disparate backgrounds can be "linked" by Jazz even if they are very distant.

Cheers,

CD

The Honorable member of this parliament sir Corno Dolce

Let´s make a small scientific calculation on the probabilities.

However first this. Having known you for about a month + 3 days, which has been a party :grin::grin: mate, I have to ask you this dear sir. Do you know the proverb: They can´t see the forest from all them trees? :grin::grin:.

If you do, please indulge me. Of course, I would never disagree with you on whether we have experienced telepathy or a phenomenon, however asking myself: How many different jazz albums exist in the world - 100.000 - 1 million - 10 million etc. etc.. Or perhaps better: How many people around the world would have that particular inspiration, at that particular time parted by thousands of miles, to go straight to the CD player and put on "Always Let Me Go"?

Which regarding other Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette performances on an album, "Always Let Me Go" is completely different, all improvised and you can´t watch TV at the same time. The music needs your attention.

But as I have already stated, I would never lean my own explanation on you. It obviously happens more than one time, and it will probably happen again, so let´s enjoy it dear sir.

This late afternoon, I offer you Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in short the leaders of the american jazz/rock legendary band Steely Dan, the song: "Are You Reelin´In the Years".

With complemence, respectfully