Originally Posted by Zeno
Thanks for the very informative post. Just ordered:
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition) - Miles Davis
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
-Zeno
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Originally Posted by kudzudemon
You realize reviews will be expected...
I received all the above two days ago. I listened to
Time Out three times in a row yesterday and the pleasure increased each time. The first cut,
Blue Rondo a La Turk, I like the off-syncopation and change in rhythms and the transitions to the smooth driving beat. The famous
Take Five cut has symmetry reminiscent of pop tunes that probably accounts for its wide popularity. Personally I enjoyed
Three to Get Ready much more that the
Take Five cut.
Three To Get Ready has a building theme on a simple structure, and more excellent feedback and interplay among the musicians.
Kathy’s Waltz was special also and had a shadow of ragtime intermixed with the main theme that really adds a kick. Everything seemed to ‘fit’ and this was a most enjoyable album. Perfect for a Sunday Morning.
Mingus AH UM. Flat out wonderful. I wrote down some pithy comments for a few of the tracks:
Better Get It In Your Soul – Just plain fun
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat – Soulful
Boogie Stop Shuffle – Rat-a-tat-tat
Open Letter to Duke - Flats and Sharps
Jelly Roll - YAZ and STOMP
There are three extra tracks on the re-mastered CD and all are great also. I think this album is somewhat better than Take Five only in that takes more chances and dives down more alleys, all to the good. Perfect for a Saturday Evening.
John Coltrane,
Giant Steps. The interplay of all the musicians is masterful and held together wonderfully by John’s saxophone work. In the cut
Spiral I especially enjoyed the bass and piano duo. My simple comment on the track
Countdown is – ZAP. This re-mastered CD also had alternate takes on some of the tracks but I haven’t listen enough to parse out any great differences. But listening to this album makes me want to get out my Charlie Parker Millennium edition CD and compare these two great saxophone artists.
Have yet to crack open the Miles Davis
Kind of Blue or
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. I'm at present relistening to the above three CDs again, they are so enjoyable. I'll post a review on the above two, soon.
-Zeno