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I've always loved this album, and after years of playing it, I still play it frequently. I do not hold it in quite as high esteem as Miles Davis' "Kind Of Blue," but Oliver Nelson's "Blues And The Abstract Truth" is way up there on my jazz favorites list.
Len, I saw her last summer in Central Park. She's a bit eccentric, but talented. I first saw her when she was a member of Polyphonic Spree, which she fits right in since it's an eccentric band. Did you know she's the niece of Tuck Andress of Tuck and Patti fame?Cheers,Paul
Gregg Allman's "One More Try: An Anthology" is a most unusual retrospective, for the 34 songs on the two CDs include only eight performances that have ever been released before. Perhaps this is an admission by Allman himself that his solo albums have been over-produced in a way that distracted from his primary asset, his blues-drenched baritone. That voice dominates the stripped-down demos, pre-orchestration alternate takes and live performances that make up the 26 previously unreleased tracks. Many of these rarities suffer from a lack of rhythmic push, but to hear Allman growling and purring his way through his favorite Muddy Waters, Jackson Browne and Bobby Bland tunes, as well as his own originals, is a genuine treat. Highlights include a jam with Johnny Winter, Buddy Miles, and Berry Oakley on "Wasted Words," an acoustic-guitar-and-vocal version of "Come and Go Blues" and a soulful reading of Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman." --Geoffrey Himes
Radif Suite is an important new recording from trumpeter Amir ElSaffar and tenor saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh. The CD is a cross-cultural exchange between the Iraqi maqam, the Persian dastgah, and American jazz. Both ElSaffar and Modirzadeh are of mixed heritage (Iraqi-American and Iranian-American, respectively) whose musical careers are dedicated to expressing their ancestral traditions within the jazz medium. ElSaffar has spent years traveling abroad seeking out masters who could impart to him the Iraqi maqam tradition...Modirzadeh had spent years under the guidance of Iranian master musician Mahmoud Zoufounoun and developed his own “chromodal” approach to intercultural musical practice, which allows for the co-existence of multiple traditions within one cohesive system. He is known among saxophonists for his masterful ability to traverse different musical temperaments. They are supported with superb sensitivity by renowned bassist Mark Dresser and master drummer, Alex Cline...http://www.pirecordings.com/album/pi32
Martha Berner - This Side of Yesterday (2005)SamplesMan, I've been playing this a lot for the past couple of weeks. She speaks to me.
David Gray - Live At The Point (DVD)no samples found
I have tickets to see him in 3 weeks
