What Are You Listening To Jazztravaganza!

Anteater · 08-27-2020, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Exo

I bought that record just to sell it to some Youtuber in a few years for twice what I paid.

Not a bad idea. Hell, you might even get triple.

I became more impressed by the album after learning he recorded it only after 6 years of self-taught playing. He didn't even start until his early 20's.

OccultHawk · 08-28-2020, 04:50 PM

Abdullah Ibrahim - Daniel Schnyder / Munich Radio Symphony, Barbara Yahr / Absolute Ensemble, Kristjan Järvi ‎– African Symphony

innerspaceboy · 08-29-2020, 03:40 PM

Underworld put The Necks on my radar after collaborating with them on the 47-minute single, "Appleshine Continuum (#Drift, Ep 2, Pt. 6)" from their 52-week Drift Series sound experiment, so I thought I'd explore them further.

I grabbed 17 of their primary albums and from what I'd read, their 1999 LP, Hanging Gardens sounded right up my alley, blending avant-garde jazz, minimalism, and free improvisation. A Youtube comment described the album as "like jazzy Neu!" and another said it was the perfect soundtrack to traveling by train. I absolutely loved it.

I tried Unfold from 2017 next, which was evidently the album that introduced the band to newer and younger audiences and was described as highly-accessible. I personally preferred the rhythmic classical minimalism of Hanging Gardens to the ambiance of Unfold.

I'd definitely welcome further listening suggestions from their primary discography which align with 20th century classical. I understand that their live albums are critically lauded as well.

**Frownland** · 08-29-2020, 03:50 PM

Their latest album Three has some of both. Bloom is one of my favourite tracks of theirs, the maximal minimalism of the percussion blows my mind.

innerspaceboy · 08-29-2020, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Their latest album Three has some of both. Bloom is one of my favourite tracks of theirs, the maximal minimalism of the percussion blows my mind.

Thanks for your input! Three is among the 17 albums I grabbed so I'll give it a listen. I found the percussion quite captivating on Hanging Gardens and was trying to work out whether or not they used loop pedals or were actually performing for that entire duration.

OccultHawk · 08-31-2020, 07:10 PM

Memory/Vision by Evan Parker's Electro-Acoustic Ensemble

Anteater · 08-31-2020, 07:46 PM

Pat Metheny Group - Letter From Home (1989)

Was sitting with this earlier....I think it is pretty underrated. More varied in mood and timbre than a lot of his other PMG stuff too.

OccultHawk · 09-07-2020, 04:11 PM

Global Warming by Sonny Rollins

ando here · 09-08-2020, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Insane Guest

Arturo Sandoval - There Will Never Be Another You - great performance all around.

John Coltrane - Equinox - Coltrane's Sound - one of my favorite saxophone tracks I've heard, the flow is real.

Nice post. Not a huge Chet Baker fan but his version of the Warren/Gordon song is my favorite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xpcBx1Gm-c

OccultHawk · 09-09-2020, 06:02 AM

Brazilliance, Volume 2 by Bud Shank and Laurindo Almeida

AKA Holiday in Brazil

Found this doing a deep dive on Gary Peacock

You know about this, Psy-Fi?

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