Topic: Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[SonicMan]

Well, back to the Gary Giddins book on Jazz after a week or so - about half way through; chapter on 'Rhythm in Transition' highlighting Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Blanton, and a bunch of shorts on drummers.  I decided to listen to the two discs below - Tatum remains a phenom! Just picking one disc of 8 that I own of his Solo Masterpieces on Pablo:

 

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Live performances culled from Le petit wazoo on tour, 4Q72 (Title taken from "Stinkfoot," natch.)

Zappa – Imaginary Diseases

[Soapy Molloy]

Ram Narayan Rag Lalit
Nimbus

An extended morning rag recorded in a single unedited 73-minute take.

[Lethe]

(Nokturnal Mortum)


I had avoided this band until now, but this is neat stuff. Very reminicent of Emperor's first full-length but with much better production. Vocals are reasonably decipherable for bm, and sound a little like Garm in Arcturus' first with their clear and upfront mix balance.

Edit: the more I listen, the more I like. I had avoided this band because I hate Limbonic Art and thought this might be similar, but it's quite rocky and fun. It gets progressively more bouncy towards the end.

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Thelonious Monk, “Straight[,] No Chaser”

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Thelonious Monk, “Nice Work If You Can Get It” & “Brilliant Corners”

[Kaiser]

Thelonious Monk, “Straight[,] No Chaser”

Ah! There are days when Thelonious Monk's music is the only thing that makes sense to me. "Mysterioso" and "Bemsha Swing" are big favorites here. The Clint Eastwood-produced documentary (also titled "Straight, No Chaser") is well worth viewing. I honestly don't know how anybody could possibly dislike Monk's music!
-------- Chris

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The “Straight[,] No Chaser” I was listening to yesterday is a 2:56 track from a Blue Note reissue . . . but I want more!

Thelonious Monk – Straight, No Chaser

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I'm cheating, by listening to the last track (“San Marco (vecchio)”) first . . .

Al Di Meola – Consequence of Chaos

[Kaiser]

The “Straight[,] No Chaser” I was listening to yesterday is a 2:56 track from a Blue Note reissue . . . but I want more!

The Blue Note stuff is classic, but his 60's sides on Columbia are wonderful too. There's a great live album - Tokyo 1963 - that has a great version of "Straight, No Chaser" as the lead-off track. Highly recommended. But then, just about any Monk album is great! Can't have enough Thelonious Monk..............
------ Chris

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The “Straight[,] No Chaser” I was listening to yesterday is a 2:56 track from a Blue Note reissue . . . but I want more!

The Blue Note stuff is classic, but his 60's sides on Columbia are wonderful too. There's a great live album - Tokyo 1963 - that has a great version of "Straight, No Chaser" as the lead-off track. Highly recommended. But then, just about any Monk album is great! Can't have enough Thelonious Monk..............
------ Chris

In witness whereof:

Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners

[Henk]

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Some delightfully manic piano for the late morning:

Art Tatum – Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1

[Tom 1960]

Mulgrew Miller Trio - Live At The Kennedy Center, Volume 1

Mulgrew Miller - piano
Derrick Hodge - bass
Rodney Green - drums
Recorded September 5, 2002

[SonicMan]

Some delightfully manic piano for the late morning:

Art Tatum – Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1

Karl - I own the ENTIRE Art Tatum Solo Masterpiece recordings and will vouch for the quality of every piece! 

This is an absolute treasure house of 'solo jazz piano' performances - I have fewer of the group recordings - Art seem to do best as a solo musician, although the 'group' recordings are enjoyable, too!

BTW, Art Tatum is from Toledo, Ohio, where I was born in the middle of the last century!  Think that he left by that time -     Dave

[listener]

another try at finding a track I like
Captain Beefheart    "Trout Mask Replica"