Record of the day

"After Hours in Harlem" - Hot Lips Page

1973, US rerelease, vinyl LP compilation, Onyx Records (ORI 207)

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#JazzSunday
#SundayJazz

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kO5KYGLts&feature=share

Me: Can't wait to listen to the records I bought from Melt Banana's support band!!!
Also me: haud on, this isn't on musicbrainz yet, wait is the Castle Inn the same place as the Castle Hotel???

Anyway. Late and rather raucous #JazzSunday entry. Shades of Beefheart, Ganger and I'm Being Good depending on the track. Very danceable if you're that way inclined.
Get the Keys, by taupe

2 track album

https://taupe.bandcamp.com/album/get-the-keys

Alright, I'm listening to Art Blakeyand the Jazz Messengers play Moanin' this fine #jazzsunday while I contemplate the direction of the rest of the day.

I didn't do any of the things I set out to do today. The whole day was frankly kind of a busy in that respect.

But I did manage to lay my hands on a new pair of reasonably nice Polk speakers, and so I am finally ringing in #jazzsunday with Chet Baker sings.

I'm kicking off the morning with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Live at the Cafe Bohemia Vol 2. This is a bluenote LP originally issued in 56.

I got a 76 reissue, in duophonic/fake/electronicly rechanneled stereo.

I'd have preferred it as it was recorded, but 1) I've never seen an original, 2) I don't want to spend more than $100 on this album, 3) this one is wonderful.

I'll try to keep this branch updated as I listen to more #Jazz on #jazzSunday

It's Sunday! That means coffee, Lanquidity, and photography.

#JazzSunday

This #JazzSunday is going to feature some Tom Waits (and, you know, if you think Tom isn't Jazz... You'd be wrong? Like, real wrong.)

Specifically, I'm listening to Live on the scene 1973, which just kind of popped up, and I've never heard of before.

Started this fine #JazzSunday off a little earlier than normal (for me).

Just wrapped a complete play through of In A Silent Way, and now I'm sitting in a weirdly large coffee house near where the lady works.

I might do some more jazz, I might watch some Space Patrol, I might mope around and do nothing.

It’s #jazzsunday

I’m spinning “something else” by cannonball adderly, which I will follow up with Mingus Ah Uhm and round out with John Mayall’s Jazz Blues Fusion.

Kicked off this fine #jazzsunday with some selections from the Savory collection, which is wonderful, before getting my Hawk on.

Currently listening to Coleman Hawkins and His Allstars from the Timeless jazz collection.

This is bebop era hawk, and it sounds damn good. It’s not, however, as free and loose as the savory collection stuff. But the sound quality difference is night and day, so I guess I can’t complain.

It's #jazzsunday

I'm listening to the Soundtrack to Manos the Hands of Fate.

Have you heard it? it's weird and occasionally beautiful.

I didn't crawl out of bed early enough to get a head start on #jazzsunday

Instead I'm watching The File on Thelma Jordan, and debating a cup of coffee.

At some point, I'll probably jump back on my swamp rock kick, or maybe spend some time with Burger Records and Human Sounds on bandcamp.

Alright, now on to The Epic by Kamasi Washington.

#jazzsunday

Last night, April 7th 2018, we spoke about the problem with Modern Jazz, and how difficult it can be to get started as a new listener.

On April 7th 2014 I had the same conversation, as a result of an article I read, and I posted about it on the Analog Revolution blog.

http://analogrevolution.com/branford-marsalis-problem-jazz/

Here's the original article I referenced: http://archive.seattleweekly.com/2011-09-14/music/branford-marsalis-the-problem-with-jazz/

And two quotes: "“If the value of the song is based on intense analysis of music, you’re doomed. Because people that buy records don’t know shit about music. When they put on Kind of Blue and say they like it, I always ask people: What did you like about it? They describe it in physical terms, in visceral terms, but never in musical terms.”

and: "Everything you read about jazz is: “Is it new? Is it innovative?” I mean, man, there’s 12 fucking notes. What’s going to be new? You honestly think you’re going to play something that hasn’t been played already?"

#jazz #jazzsunday

As Freddy Freeloader draws to a close, and I struggle to get my mind working correctly today, I think I'm going to venture in to more modern waters.

So, up next, Birdland by The Weather Report, the first track on their album Heavy Weather.

I'm tracking the #jazzsunday tracks I play today in a playlist here: https://play.google.com/music/playlist/AMaBXymBsnMjDQWMkmz9o4jQbGyNDMUMQ-HVwNJDnvhPfi6GjDkGqHM_JN9Cb134X-gKrV2yi4DjjdrU7UJ0mzOlqu8oLlzZyw%3D%3D

I'll be updating it throughout the day, if anyone wants to follow along.

#jazzsunday #jazz

I'm kicking off this sunday like I have so many with Kind of Blue by Miles Davis.

Today, though, instead of a nice clean mono copy of the original LP played back through a stereo of which I am more than a little proud, I'm listening to a stereo digital copy through a mono bluetooth speaker, because the system of which I am proud is 600 miles from me for another 6 weeks or so.

This is really an album that begs for nice equipment. Or, at least, that begs for you to be able to accurately reproduce bass notes. The Iconic opening to So What deserves to feel punchy.

Thankfully, my little speaker just manages to keep up, so I haven't turned it off in disgust.