Re: New Jazz Acquisitions (was: Alison David (was Re: JazzadelicaTop Ten for January 2001))

From: Keyser & Shuriken (keyser.shuriken@freemail.hu)
Date: Tue Mar 06 2001 - 10:42:41 CET

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    Too bad you were not picking it for me!!!!!!

    It's one of my long long sought after LPs! Of course the mighty UFO did a
    cover (not so recently. maybe 4-5 yrs ago), but there is a remix 12" out now
    on the Italian Mo Smog label (of Paolo Scotti or what was the guy's name).

    shuriken

    PS the vinyl police is gonna getcha. it's just a matter of time....

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Nathaniel Rahav <nat@rhythmlove.com>
    To: Mark Turner <nugroove@pacbell.net>
    Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 7:10 PM
    Subject: Re: New Jazz Acquisitions (was: Alison David (was Re:
    JazzadelicaTop Ten for January 2001))

    >
    > Speaking of catching up on old school Jazz records, here are a couple of
    > sweet gems I picked up in Philly over the weekend:
    >
    > Archie Shepp: Sea of Faces (Black Saint, 1975)
    > From the catalog number this looks like the second record released on the
    > Italian Black Saint jazz label, and it is SLAMMIN. The first side is one
    > whole song that starts out with a nice (samplable...) groove and escalates
    > into intense and highly tonal improvisations. Reminiscent of that track on
    > New Thing at Newport with the french name, but much more intense and wild
    > especially towards the end. On the flipside is 'Song For Mozambique' a
    > tune which I immediately recognized thanks to a recent Acid Jazz remix (
    > though I cant remember by who... anyone know?? )... which also features
    > Shepp reciting a poem he wrote. This song is definitely worth checking out
    > for those on the Black History Month thread....
    >
    > Max Roach: Deeds not Words (Riverside, mid 60's)
    > Somehow all the songs on here sounded familiar, but oh what a sweet and
    > solid record this is! Check the last song on the second side for the
    > excellent Roach solo track Conversation... Overall I guess this record is
    > hard bop or post bop or whatever you call early/mid-60's jazz at its best.
    >
    > Now that I think of it, coincidence or not: one of my favorite records of
    > all time, which I cant recommend enough, is a double album on Hat Hut
    > Records: Max Roach and Archie Shepp, "The Long March"
    > This features just the two of them improvising, in a 'free jazz' kind of
    > style where each song is so frought with emotion, tone, complexity, and
    > just straight up chops, its an absolute pleasure to experience.
    >
    >
    > OK peeps keep swingin
    >
    > Nat
    >
    >
    > >
    > > I should confess that watching Ken Burn's "Jazz" series is what prompted
    me
    > > to buy the Mingus album. Also picked up MOANIN' by Art Blakey and the
    Jazz
    > > Messengers, which is very fine too. So the series was good for
    something.
    > > ;-)
    > >
    > > _____________________
    > > Mark Turner
    > > nugroove@pacbell.net
    > > www.jazzadelica.com
    > > _____________________
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >
    >



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