Dec 282015
 

david 'fathead' newman quintet 2003-11-06 berlinhere’s what i was listening to this morning, helped get me going after a long christmas weekend…


david ‘fathead’ newman quintet
(“jazzfest berlin”)
haus der berliner festspiele
berlin, germany
6 november 2003

david ‘fathead’ newman (as,ts,fl,announcement)
brian carrott (vib)
david leonhardt (p)
john menegon (b)
rudy petschaeuer (dr)
guest: dr. lonnie smith (org 3,4,5)

1. sunrise – 15:01
2. the gift – 12:52
3. hard times – 9:32
4. dfn announcement over killer joe – 2:18
5. a night in tunisia – 10:05

tt: ~ 49:50

lineage: ndrinfo radio broadcast > analog cable > md > cd > hd (flac 8)

sound: a


sample: t03 hard times.mp3

download: DavidFatheadNewman_2003-11-06_HausDerBerlinerFestspiele.zip


Dec 182015
 

Smoke Fairies 2011-02-03 The Scala, London cover imagea little break from jazz.  i downloaded this when ‘rayrad’ shared it on dime a few years ago.  tried to buy an album at the time, but their website wasn’t working for me, oh well.  but i was listening to another show of theirs lately and lo! their website was working, there was a new album out, etc etc.  happy days.  i bought one of each cd, thanks much.  only arrived today, still listening my way through them, and i strongly recommend you do the same.  but at the same time this show (which, in the day, i absolutely listened the bejaysus out of) remains a favorite.  now if smoke fairies would just come to korea…

www.smokefairies.com
myspace.com/smokefairies


smoke fairies
the scala
london
3rd february 2011

jessica davies – vocals / guitar
katherine blamire – vocals / guitar
kristofer harris – bass
neil walsh – violin
martin dean – drums

01. summer fades
02. devil in my mind
03. river song
04. new song
05. gastown
06. erie lackawanna
07. living with ghosts
08. strange moon rising
09. feeling is turning blue
10. storm song
11. hotel room
12. after the rain
13. frozen heart
14. requiem (killing joke)

lineage: olympus ls10 recorder (internal mics) > 24 bit > amadeus pro > 16 bit > xld > flac
taper: rayrad

support the artist – buy the records – go to the shows

www.smokefairies.com
www.myspace.com/smokefairies


sample: t05 gastown.mp3

download: SmokeFairies_2011-02-03_Scala_LondonUK.zip


Dec 102015
 

Johnny Griffin 1998-07-23 Graz Austria cd cover frontit’s been a johnny griffin sort of a day. started off very oscar peterson, but the weather quickly turned, and a strong johnny griffin front blew in from the west.

from “rillenheini’s” comments, you’ll gather that this was the first 3 three nights, and he shared all of them.  i always think of putting together a super-concert from runs like that, but instead i just end up listening to three nights in a row again.  which is not bad, not bad at all, in this case.


johnny griffin quartet
mariahilferplatz
graz (austria)
july 23, 1998
(“jazzsommer graz”)

johnny griffin (ts,announcements)
mulgrew miller (p)
ray drummond (b)
kenny washington (dr)

disc 1 (first set):
1. just one of those things (late start, sorry, not my fault) – 12:59
2. if i should lose you – 14:06
3. lover man – 19:03
4. good bait – 10:51

disc 2 (second set):
1. tuning / sound check / musicians’ chatter – 3:39
2. announcement – 2:44
3. the jamfs are coming – 15:50
4. hot sake – 12:17
5. body and soul – 15:48
6. a night in tunisia – 10:34

lineage: sbd (unknown equipment) > md > sony mdrec (playback) > philips cdrec > nero (flac 8) > hd

sound quality: a / a –

in those days, every group played three consecutive days at the jazzsommer graz festival. happily, i have the original soundboard mds from many evenings and will seed the rest in the future if there is interest.
i had, of course, no influence on how the soundboard junkie handled the recordings. therefore, some are in mono, others in stereo, some are well balanced, others not. sometimes there is background noise because many people only came here to spread the latest news; sometimes it rained and the rain rattled on the tent.
i absolutely made no edits on this particular recording but kept it in their original form in order to let you listen to griff’s announcements, too. needless to say that griff was in fantastic shape!
one final word to .mp3 freaks: you can convert these files for your own pleasure but please do not give them away to sites such as bigo, otherwise i’ll stop seeding here.


sample: t04 good bait.mp3

download: JohnnyGriffin_1998-07-23_Mariahilferplatz_GrazAustria.zip


Dec 102015
 

i’ve started using a download manager, and am moving the links into the posts themselves.

all the old links (in the comments) to external sites have now been replaced with internal links in the posting, so all shows are hosted here. if you find one that i’ve overlooked, let me know & i’ll update the posting with a link hosted here.

why this change? well, it’s a better way for me to manage the .zip files (esp. since i’ve stopped using firedrive)… and i’m curious about each shows download count (but not about your ip address).

 Posted by at 10:48
Dec 072015
 

Cyrus Chesnut 2013-05-29 CD coverhere’s a lovely show by cyrus chestnut.  it’s a bit quiet, you might want to boost the levels a tad.

www.cyruschestnut.net


cyrus chestnut trio w/ stefon harris
mount vernon country club,
golden, co
29 may 2013

cyrus chestnut (piano)
eric wheeler (bass)
evan sherman (drums)
stefon harris (vibraphone)

01 introduction
02 spicy honey
03 soul brother cool
04 sweet hour of prayer
05 a flower is a lonesome thing
06 cyrus speaks
07 brother with the mint green vine
08 bye bye blackbird
09 cerebral thoughts
10 giant steps
11 let’s take a trip to the sky
12 soul food
~encore~
13 body and soul

tt 1:51:07

source: schoeps mk4 > nbox > sony m10 @ 24/48 (fob/roc/pas)
transfer: sony m10 > macbook pro > adobe audition cs6 > xact > flac


sample:  t10 giant steps.mp3
download: CyrusChestnut_2013-05-29_MtVernonCC_GoldenCO.zip