change is possible

well, it’s pretty hard to follow vsop ii.  i was going to post this show until i noticed that one, so i’m going to let this charming vlady bas homage take the hit, instead of something in the “w” range.  listening to it again today, i really liked it — good jazz, and the “feel” of a live event like this (but well recorded) — homages not being something i often have the patience for, though an homage where the… homagee? … is there is kinda nice!  the volume was a bit variable, curiously.  i was disappointed that josé miguel lopez didn’t play the intro by the monty alexander trio but, sure, if you didn’t know it was missing, you wouldn’t know it.

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vlady bas homage
cuartel de conde duque
barrio malasaña
madrid, spain
19 may 1984

<< monty alexander trio >>>
not broadcast

<< vlady bas & the monty alexander trio >>

vlady bas (vladimiro bas zabache), alto sax & clarinet,
monty alexander trio:
monty alexander, piano
brian bromberg, bass
bobby thomas, drums

101 intro j.m.lopez (4:12)
102 blues (improvisation) (7:43)
103 satin doll (ellington – strayhorn) (9:28)
104 stella by starlight (victor young) (7:56)
105 what’s new (bob haggart) (10:44)
106 comments j.m.lopez (4:00)
107 these foolish things (jack strachey) (10:48)
108 blue bossa (kenny dorham) (5:39)

201 intro j.m.lopez (1:25)
202 sweet georgia brown (ben bernie and maceo pinkard) (9:28)
203 comments j.m.lopez at change of lineup (2:27)

<< jam session >>

vlady bas, alto sax
jean luc vallet, piano
dave thomas, bass
peer wyborys, drums
fernando sobrino, piano (on track 205, autumn leaves)
josé antonio galicia, drums (on 206, blues)
carlos villa, guitar (on 207, impressions)

204 secret love (slim whitman y freddy fender) (14:39)
205 las hojas muertas (autumn leaves) (joseph kosma) (12:43)
206 blues (bas) (9:59)
207 comments j.m.lopez (2:46)

vlady bas, alto sax
carlos villa, guitar
fernando sobrino, piano.
david thomas, bass
josé antonio galicia, drums

301 impressions (coltrane) (complete) (15:57)
302 intro j.m.lopez (3:27)

paula bas, vocals
jaime “jimi”, guitar
(unidentified rhythm section)

303 1984 intro paula bas (0:51)
304 chega de saudade (jobim, arrangement by “jimi”) (5:30)
305 i’m just a lucky so and so (duke ellington) (7:08)
306 comments j.m.lopez (0:15)

vlady bas, alto sax
vladislav sendecki, piano
lenny white, drums
david thomas, bass

307 on green dolphin street (bronislaw kaper) (12:46)
308 comments j.m.lopez (00:57)
309 lover man (jimmy davis) (15:56)
310 milestones (miles davis) (13:14)

401 intro j.m.lopez (1:08)
402 outro j.m.lopez (0:51)

tt 3:11:58

https://www.condeduquemadrid.es

source:
rtve website (untracked mp3) > ffmpeg (convert to wav) > cd wave editor (tracking) > tracked flac
metadata edited using foobar2000.
original mp3 was vbr 256 kbs; 2 channels; sampling 44.1 khz.
see also included mediainfo details for the original mp3’s.

downloaded as mp3, 15 & 16-nov-2020 from the rtve website.
tracks 1xx from discópolis jazz show 11024 “sesiones tesoro vlady bas & monty alexander”, 25 july 2020
https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/discopolis-jazz/discopolis-jazz-11024-sesiones-tesoro-vlady-bas-monty-alexander-25-07-20/5631398/

tracks 2xx from discópolis jazz show 11031 “vlady bas homenaje 2”, 1 aug 2020
https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/discopolis-jazz/discopolis-jazz-11031-vlady-bas-homenaje-2-01-08-20/5634921/

tracks 3xx from discópolis jazz show 11038 “vlady bas homenaje 3”, 8 aug 2020,
except track 309, 401 & 402 from discópolis jazz show 11045 “sesión rne 179: tomás san miguel”, 15 aug 2020
https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/discopolis-jazz/discopolis-jazz-11038-vlady-bas-homenaje-3-08-08-20/5642676/
https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/discopolis-jazz/discopolis-jazz-11045-sesion-rne-179-tomas-san-miguel-15-08-20/5646388/

comments

josé miguel lopez chose to skip the 3-song warm up by the monty alexander trio, unfortunately, but
even without that it is still the longest show that i’ve run across on discópolis. as josé miguel
said, “fue largo, fue largo de verdad”. it’s a wonderful show, although the quality of the recording
is a bit variable (which seems odd, if you ask me), with the last third noticably better
than the rest.

jml was not happy with the details available & goes on at some length about it in track 207.
“documentamente hablando un desastre”…. “por favor, que desastre”. i am actually quite sympathetic,
but it really is very funny. bottom line: the line up as shown is jml’s best effort at reconstruction,
for which big thanks are in order.

“impressions” was broadcast twice, incomplete at the end of the second broadcast and complete at the
start of the third broadcast. i’ve only included the complete version.

as noted above, track 309 “lover man” was broadcast out of order in the fourth broadcast, as the very
last piece, as jml tries to fit everything in. i’ve put it back in the original sequence as performed.
as broadcast, the order was 308-310-401-309-402. also, track numbering reflects the original
broadcasts not how you might burn this onto cds (like, who even does that anymore? and even if you do,
why number based on the cd, in the first place?)

conde duque, in barrio malasaña, is a phenomenal place. before it was restored, conde duque was on
occasion a venue for giant outdoor parties, one summer in the early 1990s, as was the nearby templo
de debod (at least if memory serves; the templo at least sounds insane). it’s now beautifully restored,
with art exhibits, concerts, and so forth. it is, and was, a phenomenal venue. conde duque is a very
short walk from the plaza españa, and well worth a visit if you’re in the area, both to see it and for
the art exhibits.

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sample: 206 Blues (Bas)
download:  Vlady Bas 1984-05-19 Conde Duque, Madrid Spain.zip

photo:  stock photo from discogs.com