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Post by alunsevern on Feb 9, 2024 16:09:45 GMT
...Are there other Manne records you would recommend?... one of the first jazz albums I owned - MY SON THE JAZZ DRUMMERThank you. I know of it but based solely on the title always dismissed it as a bit of hokum. I know where there is a Vogue UK copy for a tenner so perhaps I'll snap it up. 👍
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Post by Doom Girl on Feb 9, 2024 16:26:30 GMT
one of the first jazz albums I owned - MY SON THE JAZZ DRUMMER... a bit of hokum... yes, that too I guess ...but I was once much younger than that now...
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Post by bassman on Feb 9, 2024 18:49:10 GMT
Shelly's my main Manne. "Impeccably hip [and] absolutely bang up to the moment" just like on Ornette's "Tomorrow Is The Question!" More than 65 years later, tomorrow still is the question. (Music is the answer, to quote our friend heavyp above.)
Bassman, You got me: I have used that quote before and may have forgotten to attribute it then too; it is Cook & Morton's description of Manne's drumming in The Penguin Guide to Jazz... I love him on the Ornette record and wish he had had a longer tenure in the line-up. Are there other Manne records you would recommend? I don't know Live at the Blackhawk sets, for instance... The Blackhawk recordings are first class, both soundwise (Howard Holzer) and musically. Hardly any "live" document I know is as perfect as this. Being a Victor Feldman fan, too, I may be a little biased. As a listener, my first encounter with Shelly Manne was through the stunning Coleman Hawkins session from 1943 that rendered "The Man I Love", with Oscar Pettiford's remarkable bass solo and Bean's dramatic tenor solo. Talking about hi-fi stuff, I have all the Contemporary material with Shelly on drums, and most of it is good listening. As I have said before, the Lennie Niehaus records are among my special favourites. Not to forget the duo sessions with Russ Freeman, of course. One extraordinary effort, however, is "Empathy" (Verve V6-8497, recorded in 1962) with Bill Evans on piano and Monty Budwig on bass, followed by "A Simple Matter of Conviction" (Evans, Manne, Eddie Gomez - Verve 7675) from 1966.
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Post by bassman on Mar 2, 2024 12:16:38 GMT
Unlike the artists themselves I was introduced to Ellington’s music by other musicians who recorded his songs. Monk’s Ellington LP was one of the first jazz records I owned but I’ve acquired a few more over the years. Stan Tracey and Quadrant are two I’ve been playing of late. There must be lots of LPs dedicated to Ellington’s music. Do you have any you like? It just occurred to me that this one must not be overlooked by any means (go to Youtube for complete playlist):
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