Topic: Today's Purchases (Non-classical)

[DavidW]

Cool beans Erato!

[Mirror Image]

I didn't own this Woody Shaw recording so I picked it up. He's one of my favorite jazz trumpeters:

[Geo Dude]

Just received this, I didn't have it.....

Stray Cat Blues is extremely exciting played loud.

Good thing you got it.  You need that album!

Thread duty:

Ordered this today along with some classical albums:

[The new erato]

Good thing you got it.  You need that album!

It was the only one lacking from the series of essential Stones albums.

[Soapy Molloy]

Dave Brubeck
Original Album Classics (Time)
5-CD set featuring:
Time Out
Countdown: Time in Outer Space
Time Further Out
Time Changes
Time In

Been reminded lately by another poster's listening log that I have only a couple of these, and it's actually cheaper to buy the whole set than the individual discs that I'm missing.

[Geo Dude]

I didn't own this Woody Shaw recording so I picked it up. He's one of my favorite jazz trumpeters:

What's his playing style?  Hot, cool?  More traditional or more abstract?  If you were to recommend one or two albums, which would you recommend most strongly?


Thread duty:

I seem to have lost my two copies of Tonight's the Night on CD and the LP is of no use in the car, so I finally gave in and ordered a used copy off of Amazon for twenty four cents + shipping.  Feeling a Neil Young binge coming on I also gave in and ordered two of my favorite albums to go along with Tonight's the Night.  Now if only I could find my copy of On the Beach before I end up buying another one...

[Mirror Image]

What's his playing style?  Hot, cool?  More traditional or more abstract?  If you were to recommend one or two albums, which would you recommend most strongly?

Sorry for the late reply, Geo Dude. Woody Shaw's style falls somewhere between hot/cool and his style depends all on the music he's playing and/or who he's playing with. He mostly falls in the bebop style. He's one of the more lyrical trumpeters of his time. He had a great sense of melody and his improvisations are always on a high level. Sometimes pretty daring harmonically. I would start with either Solid or Imagination. I recently listened to a little bit of In My Own Sweet Way and it's quite good as well, but I would definitely start with either of the albums I mentioned.

[Geo Dude]

Sorry for the late reply, Geo Dude. Woody Shaw's style falls somewhere between hot/cool and his style depends all on the music he's playing and/or who he's playing with. He mostly falls in the bebop style. He's one of the more lyrical trumpeters of his time. He had a great sense of melody and his improvisations are always on a high level. Sometimes pretty daring harmonically. I would start with either Solid or Imagination. I recently listened to a little bit of In My Own Sweet Way and it's quite good as well, but I would definitely start with either of the albums I mentioned.

Thanks for the recommendation.  I enjoy a lot of different types of jazz, but I have difficulty with some of the more abstract, free jazz material and also with machine gun players like Coltrane.  This guy seems right up my alley and I'll look into those two albums.

[Mirror Image]

Thanks for the recommendation.  I enjoy a lot of different types of jazz, but I have difficulty with some of the more abstract, free jazz material and also with machine gun players like Coltrane.  This guy seems right up my alley and I'll look into those two albums.

Yeah, I think you'll dig him, Geo. A young Woody Shaw can be heard on Horace Silver's Cape Verdean Blues recording which introduced me this truly great trumpeter.

[Henk]

Thanks for the recommendation.  I enjoy a lot of different types of jazz, but I have difficulty with some of the more abstract, free jazz material and also with machine gun players like Coltrane.  This guy seems right up my alley and I'll look into those two albums.

Check out this album. I think you will like it. I think it's one of the best albums in jazz ever. Very beautiful music. 

[Mirror Image]

Check out this album. I think you will like it. I think it's one of the best albums in jazz ever. Very beautiful music. 

I'm quite familiar with Paolo Fresu. I have many of his recordings. Great trumpeter. His albums that did for Blue Note Records with a quintet were really enjoyable.

[Geo Dude]

Check out this album. I think you will like it. I think it's one of the best albums in jazz ever. Very beautiful music. 

Well, this is certainly more lush than what I'm used to in jazz, but the samples are fascinating.  It's been wish listed.

I'm quite familiar with Paolo Fresu. I have many of his recordings. Great trumpeter. His albums that did for Blue Note Records with a quintet were really enjoyable.

Care to name some of his quintet recordings that you enjoyed?

[Geo Dude]

After starting Calculus For Dummies and the accompanying workbook I realized that my TI-83 was out of commission, so I picked up an update on E-Bay:



TI-84 Silver Plus edition, $55 shipped.

[Mirror Image]

Well, this is certainly more lush than what I'm used to in jazz, but the samples are fascinating.  It's been wish listed.

Care to name some of his quintet recordings that you enjoyed?

I would just checkout his quintet albums on Blue Note:

Just to throw another name out there, checkout this album by trumpeter Tim Hagans:

Hagans is a trumpeter you have to watch out for he's very inconsistent, but this album I linked above hits all the right spots.

[Henk]

Philip Roth - The Human Stain

I want to read something by Roth, and this novel seems to me one of his best.

[nico1616]

After starting Calculus For Dummies and the accompanying workbook I realized that my TI-83 was out of commission, so I picked up an update on E-Bay:



TI-84 Silver Plus edition, $55 shipped.

Great price, and even a greater calculator.
As a maths teacher, I would never want to be parted from my TI84 

Nico

[DavidW]

The 84 is what my students use, and after the latest firmware update is a fantastic calculator.  I personally use the 89.

[Geo Dude]

It's good to see some calculator appreciation!

David, what do you teach?

[DavidW]

Introductory physics.

[Geo Dude]

Should be interesting...