Jazz - What's your bag, man?

[DaveF]

What's that one like Seán? It's one that has tempted me in the past whever I've flicked through vinyl in Freebird and Tower.

[Seán]

What's that one like Seán? It's one that has tempted me in the past whever I've flicked through vinyl in Freebird and Tower.

Well I really like it Dave. I love all of Miles' music up to and including 'Bitches Brew' and then I fall away to be honest. I listen to his recordings from 1945 up to BB.

[mcq]

In 1962, Duke Ellington led a trio comprising Max Roach and Charles Mingus performing music he wrote for a recording session, the result was an LP entitled 'Money Jungle'. The atmosphere between the musicians wasn't good, Mingus wanted to assault Roach as he was irritated by his playing, it took Ellington's best efforts to keep them apart. I shudder to think what might have happened had the pianist been Taylor rather than Ellington on thatocassion.

Taylor and Roach? that's certainly an interesting combination.

Mingus was notorious for his sometimes violent temper (I remember reading about a nasty confrontation he had with Jimmy Knepper which ended ther working relationship). Although he is uncompromising with his music, Taylor is apparently a very even-tempered and sweet-natured man in person. I imagine that, had he been invited to perform with Ellington's band, he would have fulfiled his contractual requirements in a professional manner. And he would also have been honoured because Ellington was an early influence on his music. To quote Taylor, "one of the things I learned from Ellington is that you can make the group you play with sing if you realize that each instrument has a distinct personality and (that) you can bring out the singing aspect of that personality if you use the right timbres for the instrument."

If you're curious about the Taylor/Roach colloboration, it's available on YouTube in four parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ETeksb ... 2D98365CAB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOj5yhV0 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsyExlJa ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j-YSwtx ... re=related

And here's a video clip from a show they did together at Columbia University in 2000:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMfWrTawRSE

[Seán]

[Seán]

In 1962, Duke Ellington led a trio comprising Max Roach and Charles Mingus performing music he wrote for a recording session, the result was an LP entitled 'Money Jungle'. The atmosphere between the musicians wasn't good, Mingus wanted to assault Roach as he was irritated by his playing, it took Ellington's best efforts to keep them apart. I shudder to think what might have happened had the pianist been Taylor rather than Ellington on thatocassion.

Taylor and Roach? that's certainly an interesting combination.

Mingus was notorious for his sometimes violent temper (I remember reading about a nasty confrontation he had with Jimmy Knepper which ended ther working relationship).

Yes, I know that he attacked poor Jimmy Knepper too.

If you're curious about the Taylor/Roach colloboration, it's available on YouTube in four parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ETeksb ... 2D98365CAB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOj5yhV0 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsyExlJa ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j-YSwtx ... re=related

And here's a video clip from a show they did together at Columbia University in 2000:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMfWrTawRSE

Thanks Paul.

[Seán]

Talking of Jimmy Knepper, this is a splendid LP:

[Seán]

[Seán]

On the TT:

[Seán]

A terrific double vinyl offering from Stan Getz:

[Ivor]

on repeat in the shop....