tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post3863087786614626657..comments2024-02-10T04:02:19.545-06:00Comments on Jazz Note SDP: Top Ten Avant Garde RecordingsKen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-17909857615608225552010-03-23T17:32:30.246-05:002010-03-23T17:32:30.246-05:00Watch Shirley Clarke’s documentary on Coleman, “Or...Watch Shirley Clarke’s documentary on Coleman, “Ornette: Made in America”, as a video on demand stream<br /><br />http://www.realeyz.tv/en/shirley-clarke-ornette-made-in-america_cont2029.htmlgroove68https://www.blogger.com/profile/13122452176755112089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-75764140493723595072010-03-23T00:03:10.220-05:002010-03-23T00:03:10.220-05:00Ken: Pharaoh Sander's 'The Creator Has a ...Ken: Pharaoh Sander's 'The Creator Has a Master Plan' is a wonderful piece of epic jazz composition. As it happens, I first heard it on one of your shows. I can still remember the moment. I was driving from Aberdeen to the Twin Cities, going around a curve with a beautiful open landscape on my right (complete with impressionistic hay bales), when the melody opened up. It is very accessible music, with all the spiritual force that Sanders obviously intended. <br /><br />I have a box set by the Art Ensemble. It's a mixed bag, it seems to me. Most of the work is very challenging, even for someone fond of avant garde jazz. Thanks for the comment. I love these lengthy threads.Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-39108489731421101452010-03-22T17:54:08.878-05:002010-03-22T17:54:08.878-05:00OK, I'll suggest one more. Pharaoh Sanders, Ka...OK, I'll suggest one more. Pharaoh Sanders, Karma (The Creator Has a Master Plan). Pharaoh, I believe, carried on the torch of the Avant Garde movement after Trane's death.<br /><br />Also, though I really don't know that much about them, I often read the the Art Ensemble of Chicago was an important part of the AG movement.Ken Lasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828859773379284792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-7059444163869453192010-03-22T00:43:47.132-05:002010-03-22T00:43:47.132-05:00Robert: I don't know Trane's last album. ...Robert: I don't know Trane's last album. I will have to get it. But in this list I was looking for albums that stand out, in the sense that they show up in Borders or on record club offerings and/or get a lot of critical attention. Except for Ascension, Trane's post-ALS work is pretty obscure in the literature.Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-29336236423388989782010-03-21T21:48:06.472-05:002010-03-21T21:48:06.472-05:00Out to Lunch. Great Album. Tony Williams at his ...Out to Lunch. Great Album. Tony Williams at his early finest. Dolphy, Hutcherson, Richard Davis on Bass and Freddie Hubbard came together to make this disjointedly coherent masterpiece. <br /><br />I would consider Coltrane's final album "Expression" for this list. It was Trane's goodbye message. Perhaps the pinnacle of the Saxophone in that it can't be taken any further than that.Robert R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-81708343880130370422010-03-21T21:45:23.713-05:002010-03-21T21:45:23.713-05:00Out to Lunch. Great Album. Tony Williams at his ...Out to Lunch. Great Album. Tony Williams at his early finest. Dolphy, Hutcherson, Richard Davis on Bass and Freddie Hubbard came together to make this disjointedly coherent masterpiece. <br /><br />I would consider Coltrane's final album "Expression" for this list. It was Trane's goodbye message. Perhaps the pinnacle of the Saxophone in that it can't be taken any further than that.Robert R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-82848278008564320112010-03-21T15:13:11.121-05:002010-03-21T15:13:11.121-05:00ps. As to Coltrane's Meditations, I think it ...ps. As to Coltrane's Meditations, I think it is a splendid album. I might be my favorite after A Love Supreme. I am not sure that it had nearly the impact of the other works on my list. Like Sun Ship, I am guessing that a lot of Trane travelers have never heard it. <br /><br />I don't know Coleman's science fiction, but I will keep a look out.Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-17321407597754082832010-03-21T15:04:50.536-05:002010-03-21T15:04:50.536-05:00MN: You're right. I added "Ascension&quo...MN: You're right. I added "Ascension". Given the impact, there is really no excuse not to. <br /><br />KL: "Let Freedom Ring" is certainly influenced by Coleman. It is McLean's push in the direction of later avant garde. The Penguin Guide describes it as "ruggedly individual post-bop." Elsewhere I have seen it in AG lists. Either way, it's magnificent.Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-85897152446442684332010-03-21T07:05:26.385-05:002010-03-21T07:05:26.385-05:00For consideration,
Meditations: John Coltrane
Scie...For consideration,<br />Meditations: John Coltrane<br />Science Fiction, Ornette Coleman<br /><br />Is Jmac's LFR really AG?Ken Lasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828859773379284792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805095272435181099.post-83002861545982300522010-03-20T06:18:20.306-05:002010-03-20T06:18:20.306-05:00Without John Coltrane's "Ascension" ...Without John Coltrane's "Ascension" this list seems a bit uncomplete for me. Cheers!MNhttp://www.kochamjazz.blogspot.plnoreply@blogger.com