Jul 292018
 

well, it’s been far too long without posting something with the word “groove”.  cooked up a nice dinner and afterwards was listening to this.  from downstairs, the family shouted “stop tapping your foot!”  ’nuff said, here it is.  over dinner, we were listening to corcoran holt (who i saw recently playing with kenny garrett in madrid), which my daughter put on thinking it might be classical.  won’t be fooled by a double-bass on an album cover again, i expect.

incidentally, the date of this is a bit vague.  the folder name is for 24-dec-1993, the info file has it as the 23rd, and the tracks themselves are labelled with “set 1” as on 24-dec and “set 2” as on 14-dec.


groove collective
unknown
tokyo, japan
december 23, 1993

gordon “nappy g” clay – vocals
fabio morgera – trumpet
richard worth – flute
bill ware – vibraphone
josh roseman – trombone
itaal shur – keyboards
genji siraisi – drums
jonathan maron – bass

1. intro
2. rent strike
3. ms. grier
4. chunky groove
5. balimka
6. tunji
7. satsuki
8. saturday afternoon
9. gengi monogatari

disc 2
1. rahsaansong
2. watchugot
3. dreamtime
4. the nerd
5. buddha head

sbd > ? > cdr > eac > flac
(wavelab to remove glitches; see below)

a great recording and a killer setlist. a few minor sound issues: about 1:29 into saturday afternoon there was some electronic mayhem, perhaps a cable being wiggled. it’s been cleaned up substantially. rahsaansong has about 2 minutes of very light static, perhaps from an earlier eac, which i spent a few hours cleaning up. the really offensive stuff is gone, but once you get started there’s always another tiny tic to remove, and if you listen closely you may still hear it. but, overall, not a big deal.

enjoy!

–mhg :: 03/19/12


sample: d2t02 watchugot.mp3
download:  GrooveCollective_1993-12-24_TokyoJapan.zip


Jul 162018
 

as for so many musicians i like these days, dime was my introduction to ambrose akinmusire.  the line up is what his website calls his “extraordinary working quintet”.  websites are so prone to hyperbole, but this is a fantastic group, and trumpet, sax & piano is wonderful & versatile combination.  these fm recordings from sunside are generally excellent, and this is no exception, including minimal dj voice-over (often a problem with french radio).

looking forward to hearing more from ambrose akinmusire et al.

www.ambroseakinmusire.com
www.waltersmith3.com
www.samharrispiano.com
harish raghava
justinbrowndrums.bandcamp.com


ambrose akinmusire quintet
sunside
paris, france
november 5th 2012

ambrose akinmusire, trumpet
walter smith iii, saxophones
sam harris, piano
harish raghavan, bass
justin brown, drums
+ logan richardson, tenor saxophone (#)

00- radio intro
01 to 05 : ut
06- snake bite (#) fades out
07- interview

86 minutes

source : france musique, jazz club (fm) / marantz fm tuner / rh-09r / audacity / xact


sample: t02.mp3
download: AmbroseAkinmusire_2012-11-05_Sunside_ParisFrance.zip

no covers.


Jul 152018
 

i was setting up this posting last week in madrid, but didn’t finish it.  so, a week later… from a posting on dime last december by ‘unclewolfi’.

www.irasullivanjazz.com
garrydial.com
www.jayandersonbass.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hirshfield-96566539


red rodney ira sullivan quintet
jazzfest
philharmonie
berlin, germany
08.nov 1981

red rodney – tp, flh
ira sullivan – sax, tp, fl, flh
gary dial – p
jay anderson – b
jeffrey lee ‘jeff’ hirshfield – dr

01. announcement michael naura 00:46
02. just a little closer walk with thee (trad.) > crescent city (meyer) 10:19
03. speak like a child (hancock) > on a clear day (lane) > babies (meyer) 20:45
04. island song (dial) 10:20
05. bebop (gillespie) 05:34
06. monday’s dance (sullivan) 07:31

source: dvb-s > techno trend tt-premium s2-6400 twin hd > hdd > nero wave editor > flac
(mpeg1 layer 2/320 kbps) [radio station – kulturradio]


sample: t02 just a closer walk with thee – crescent city.mp3
download: RedRodney_IraSullivan_1981-11-08_Philharmonie_BerlinGermany.zip

covers by unclewolfi


Jul 052018
 

here’s a nice show by a piano trio from poland, that i was listening to the other day.  i’ve been kind of “off” piano trios for a while.  but… having liked it enough to copy it to my (still trusty) usb drive for the trip, i thought why not upload it while i have a few minutes?  this was u/l’ed by ‘ealfons’ in may 2012.

www.marcinwasilewskitrio.com


marcin wasilewski trio
beethovenhaus
bonn, germany
17 march 2012

marcin wasilewski, piano
slawomir kurkiewicz, kontrabass
michal miskiewicz, schlagzeug

01 big foot
01a interview
02 an den kleinen radioapparat
03 song for swirek
04 woke up in the desert
05 night train to you
06 mosaic
07 oz guizos
08 ballad of the sad young men
09 sleep safe and warm
10 diamonds and pearls

lineage: digital receiver -> sony mz-nh01 (pcm) -> waveeditor -> flac

recorded 2012-03-17 at beethovenhaus in bonn, germany
broadcast: 2012-04-16 & 2012-04-30, dradio & dlf


sample: t03 song for swirek.mp3
download: MarcinWasilewskiTrio_2012-03-17_Bonn.zip

no covers.


Jul 052018
 

well, this finishes (?) an unintentional run of shows from duc des lombards in paris.  this show by makaya mccraven is a little different than the last two postings here, more improvisational.  and having marquis hill on trumpet is a real plus.  see also this posting of a marquis hill show with makaya mccraven on drums, a nice counterpoint to this show.

the new york times had a good review of a makaya mccraven show (from a few months earlier, with a slightly different lineup) that touches on some of his techniques, and this show has a few comments on the same (just before a great cover of miles davis’ shivad from “live evil”).

‘elgaucho’ shared this on dime a couple of days after the show was broadcast.

www.makayamccraven.com
www.marquishill.com
robclearfield.com
mattgoldmusic.com
juniuspaulmusic.com


makaya mccraven
duc des lombards
paris, france
3 november 2016

makaya mccraven, drums
marquis hill, trumpet
rob clearfield, piano
matthew gold, guitar
junius paul, bass

set list :

01 three fifths a man 28:32
02 announcements 2:41
03 she knew 10:55
04 announcements 1:40
05 hungarian lullaby 8:42
06 announcements 2:47
07 sivad – yesternow 15:18

1:10:35 minutes

source : tsf (fm) / naim uniti / rh-09r / audacity / xact


sample: t03 she knew.mp3
download: MakayaMcCraven_2016-11-03_DucdesLombards_ParisFrance.zip

covers by pete:  car wash detail.


Jul 042018
 

in madrid for a few days, i was lucky enough to catch the kenny garrett quintet at clamores jazz.  i’ve not been to clamores before — actually, i associate it more with clubbing (which they still do there, starting late & ending early, natch!) — but i quite liked the place.  i was a bit taken aback at 9pm to find myself just about the last person in the door for what turned out to be a 10pm show; i’ll be there earlier next time, and dinner be damned.  anyway, it was a great show though all i had to record with was an android phone (no it’s not really listenable, thanks for asking).  sometimes, k.g. reminded me of a younger pharoah sanders; googling today, i see that’s not just me (1) (2).  pharoah sanders was one of my favorite musicians at one point (and i’ll always have a soft spot for his music), so that added a bit of a kick to the show.  (i’ve only seen p.s. once, at the cork jazzfest a bit over a decade ago.)  the music in the last half hour didn’t really do it for me, though i must say kenny garrett knows how to get people up out of their seats — the energy when he switched from jazz to (i’m not sure what) kept me there.  and a long show, too:  i left after 2 hours, and they were still at it.

bottom line:  liked clamores, loved kenny garrett.  i’ll be back, and hope k.g. will as well.

kenny garrett / saxs
vernell brown / piano
corcoran holt / dbass
samuel laviso / drums
rudy bird / percussion

 

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