A music / listening share thread?

Post by **Sy Borg** » May 27th, 2021, 11:09 pm

Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:10 am
Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:09 pm And now for some sheer, unadulterated beauty. No words needed.
[Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments]

Thanks for that. I've never heard of Oliver Nelson, but anyone who plays with Eric Dolphy and Bill Evans has to be worth checking out. So I'm off to check some out. Thanks again! 🚶‍♂️

I'm not a huge fan of the album, but that particular piece makes my ears very happy!

Papus79 · Post by **Papus79** » May 28th, 2021, 9:43 pm

Post by **Pattern-chaser** » May 29th, 2021, 7:21 am

Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 11:09 pm
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:10 am
Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:09 pm And now for some sheer, unadulterated beauty. No words needed.
[Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments]

Thanks for that. I've never heard of Oliver Nelson, but anyone who plays with Eric Dolphy and Bill Evans has to be worth checking out. So I'm off to check some out. Thanks again!
I'm not a huge fan of the album, but that particular piece makes my ears very happy!

"Stolen moments" is the first track on "The Blues and the Abstract Truth", that users and AllMusic alike rate as his best work. Having listened, my wife and I both rather like it. Thanks for the introduction.

Post by **Sy Borg** » May 29th, 2021, 10:06 pm

Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑May 29th, 2021, 7:21 am
Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 11:09 pm
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑May 27th, 2021, 10:10 am
Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 26th, 2021, 9:09 pm And now for some sheer, unadulterated beauty. No words needed.
[Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments]

Thanks for that. I've never heard of Oliver Nelson, but anyone who plays with Eric Dolphy and Bill Evans has to be worth checking out. So I'm off to check some out. Thanks again! 🚶‍♂️
I'm not a huge fan of the album, but that particular piece makes my ears very happy!

"Stolen moments" is the first track on "The Blues and the Abstract Truth", that users and AllMusic alike rate as his best work. Having listened, my wife and I both rather like it. Thanks for the introduction.

Excellent! It's as smooth as silk.

Here's another tune that's as smooth as honey without being dumbed down (apologies to Kenny G), by violin virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty. I have a quite a few of his albums:

Post by **Pattern-chaser** » May 30th, 2021, 6:49 am

Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 29th, 2021, 10:06 pm Here's another tune that's as smooth as honey without being dumbed down (apologies to Kenny G), by violin virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty. I have a quite a few of his albums:

I don't remember ever listening to any of his solo work, but I've been aware of him since "Hot Rats", and his subsequent work with Mahavishnu Orchestra. Good violinist.

Post by **Sy Borg** » May 30th, 2021, 7:34 pm

Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑May 30th, 2021, 6:49 am
Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 29th, 2021, 10:06 pm Here's another tune that's as smooth as honey without being dumbed down (apologies to Kenny G), by violin virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty. I have a quite a few of his albums:

I don't remember ever listening to any of his solo work, but I've been aware of him since "Hot Rats", and his subsequent work with Mahavishnu Orchestra. Good violinist.

I have a number of his albums. My favourite is Aurora, which has the Renaissance track.

Fellowmater · Post by **Fellowmater** » May 31st, 2021, 8:26 am

Post by **Pattern-chaser** » May 31st, 2021, 11:42 am

Has anyone heard of Susie Ibarra, a jazz percussionist? I just read about her in my latest charity shop purchase ("A rough guide to Jazz"), and she sounds interesting. But I can't find much of hers, and Amazon want too much for me to spend on an artist who could turn out to be a waste of time. So, does anyone have any opinions they care to offer?

Post by **Sy Borg** » May 31st, 2021, 10:20 pm

Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑May 31st, 2021, 11:42 am Has anyone heard of Susie Ibarra, a jazz percussionist? I just read about her in my latest charity shop purchase ("A rough guide to Jazz"), and she sounds interesting. But I can't find much of hers, and Amazon want too much for me to spend on an artist who could turn out to be a waste of time. So, does anyone have any opinions they care to offer?

From memory, my jam pal sent me a video of her playing. Pretty creative and unconventional. I do like drummers who can keep the volume down.

As a drummer, I really love the smooth, tasty approach of players like SB:

and Tony Allen:

and James Gadson:

and, of course, Papa Jo Jones:

It's easy to make drums sound exciting. Much harder to make create beauty with them.

Papus79 · Post by **Papus79** » June 3rd, 2021, 11:23 pm

Post by **Pattern-chaser** » June 4th, 2021, 12:19 pm

Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 31st, 2021, 10:20 pm It's easy to make drums sound exciting. Much harder to make create beauty with them.

Indeed, although I love the excitement of the transient sounds a drum makes. I was converted to hi-fi, many years ago, by hearing a direct-cut acetate of a 1953 mono FM broadcast. The track began with a snare drum roll, and it was so explosive I took a step backward. I'd never before heard anything approaching the sharpness of a crack of lightning, but this did. Excitement is an understatement.

Post by **Sy Borg** » June 5th, 2021, 5:50 pm

Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑June 4th, 2021, 12:19 pm
Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 31st, 2021, 10:20 pm It's easy to make drums sound exciting. Much harder to make create beauty with them.
Indeed, although I love the excitement of the transient sounds a drum makes. I was converted to hi-fi, many years ago, by hearing a direct-cut acetate of a 1953 mono FM broadcast. The track began with a snare drum roll, and it was so explosive I took a step backward. I'd never before heard anything approaching the sharpness of a crack of lightning, but this did. Excitement is an understatement. ;)

Quite amazing the way music affects us when we are young. Everything is new. Discovering new music was a journey into the unknown.

Papus79 · Post by **Papus79** » June 5th, 2021, 6:04 pm

Papus79 · Post by **Papus79** » June 8th, 2021, 7:11 am

Post by **Pattern-chaser** » June 8th, 2021, 7:18 am

Sy Borg wrote: ↑June 5th, 2021, 5:50 pm
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑June 4th, 2021, 12:19 pm
Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 31st, 2021, 10:20 pm It's easy to make drums sound exciting. Much harder to make create beauty with them.
Indeed, although I love the excitement of the transient sounds a drum makes. I was converted to hi-fi, many years ago, by hearing a direct-cut acetate of a 1953 mono FM broadcast. The track began with a snare drum roll, and it was so explosive I took a step backward. I'd never before heard anything approaching the sharpness of a crack of lightning, but this did. Excitement is an understatement.
Quite amazing the way music affects us when we are young. Everything is new. Discovering new music was a journey into the unknown.

The excitement I described I first recognised when young, but it continues even now. Transient sounds are exciting. We are tuned to them by evolution, perhaps starting with the proverbial sabre-toothed tiger snapping a twig as it creeps up behind us. Don't you find the amazing CRACK of a thunderbolt exciting? Perhaps it's just me?