The Rubberband Man
joshua redman elastic band
momentum
The Plastic Ono Band?
Sorry... couldn't help myself.
Last night I played Simon and Garfunkle -"The Graduate" soundtrack
Followed by NIN "The Downward Spiral"
then chilled with Zero 7 "Simple Things"
which was followed by Hole "Live Through This"
then let my ears rest with a bit of Diana Krall "Live in Paris"
which was followed by "Garden State" soundtrack
I was all over the place... but my listening frequently is...
Widget
I knew someone would jump in with a 3rd.Originally Posted by Mr. Widget
WOW! Quite a ride! cool...Last night I played Simon and Garfunkle -"The Graduate" soundtrack
Followed by NIN "The Downward Spiral"
then chilled with Zero 7 "Simple Things"
which was followed by Hole "Live Through This"
then let my ears rest with a bit of Diana Krall "Live in Paris"
which was followed by "Garden State" soundtrack
I was all over the place... but my listening frequently is...
Sounds like a pretty good evening...Originally Posted by Mr. Widget
The soundtrack from the documentary, Jazz Seen, the video biography of William Claxton, renowned jazz/music photographer. Any time you see a picture of the jazz giants, be it your favorite jazz album cover or a page in a magazine, the man behind the camera was probably him.
Great music, too.
Sailing to Philadelphia
Outstanding, especially the title track with James Taylor.
Al
Archive.org Live Music Archive.
It's just plain expansive.
bo
"Indeed, not!!"
Sun Ra, The Magic City. Heart, Dog And Butterfly to cool down my brain and the equipment. Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding. All on old vinyl. Then Andy Sheppard, Learning To Wave.
To me, Sun Ra and the Arkestra composed and played the most advanced jazz to date. This album is a 1973 reissue of a 1960 recording, and it takes every bit of the 4345's to hear it all as intended. Personal opinion, the Arkestra was the best outfit, ever. Sends most people running for the exits, though.
Peace, Clark
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
In my own humble opinion, you're right about the Arkestra being the best jazz outfit ever; Don Ellis was way cool, too, but in an ever so different way. Unfortunately, you're also equally right about the stampede for the exits.Originally Posted by Ducatista47
Wow, a kindred spirit! We must be the guys who run toward the strange sounds. Any other Sun Ra/Arkestra or Don Ellis fans out there?Originally Posted by whizzer
I found that repeated exposure to more challenging jazz was necessary for myself to finally "hear" the music. A whole new world then appears, and what a rewarding world it is. My friends who have never put in the time look like a deer in the headlights when my favorite music is on, so I take it off and simplify things. Same with Arnold Schoenberg, Jimmy Lyons, Sam Rivers and Maria Pia De Vito.
Did you ever see a TV movie called The Deadly Tower (1975) about "Texas Tower" Whitman? The soundtrack was so unusual and just plain awesome, I checked the credits and behold - Don Ellis. That was my first exposure to his work. A true loss that he passed away so young.
Clark in Peoria
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
Interestingly, Ellis pioneered the analog "loop delay" effect that became popular about a decade later in mainstream jazz as well as top-40 by building it himself, with the effects heard perhaps most prominently (later on) in "Electric Bath," and never anywhere else I know of with such musicality. It at least sounds like Miles Davis picked up on this in "Bitches Brew." If you Google Don Ellis, one thing that will come up is, of all things, a doctoral dissertation all about Ellis' innovations in time signatures.
Yello with "Rubberbandmen" on my CD.
"One of these days" (Pink Floyd) at radio now.
BIG TIME YES!!!!!Originally Posted by Ducatista47
I certainly get a lot of things from listening to Sun Ra and the Arkestra that are in scarce supply from listening to other music. I guess when you take a genius musician and bandleader, rehearse the outfit ten hours or more on most days, elicit such excitement and musical hunger in the members that they practice the rest of their waking hours because they want to, and compose music that only such a group could play well, you just might get a musicical experience without peer.Originally Posted by JBLnsince1959
I have trouble describing the experience. I get too emotional when I try to express it in words. Assuming you met both Ellis and Ra, perhaps you could help me out here to explain why learning to listen to the Arkestra is such a worthwhile experience. Maybe Whizzer could help out here too.
I will say this. Sun ra and the Arkestra could play anything. From the Ward/Burns book Jazz: "...at his concerts in the 1980's, he typically combined impetuous blowouts with complex arrangements, visual spectacle, blues and tap dancing rhythms, a sermon, a Fletcher Henderson arrangement, and 'Hello Dolly!' " Wow. BTW, Sun Ra was one hell of a piano player.
Clark in Peoria
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
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