Keeping an ear for a sound that moves...
John Coltrane once remarked that he was looking for a sound that could heal people-- that place where he could play a phrase and have a direct and palpable affect on people.
The first two real moments when jazz consumed me was hearing Cannonball Adderley’s “Dis Here” over the radio during one of those ‘drive way moments’ except it was in 100+ degree Florida heat with no air conditioning. The second came soon afterward when a friend at a local record shop recommended a Peter Kowald solo performance that weekend where only about thirty other people showed up but the music was simply incredible. Both were inspiring, lasting moments in time. Both had a palpable affect on me.
Whether art is visual, aural, or visceral it is the experience that I remember most, the macro feel composed of those micro moments. And these experiences make a daily impact on our lives whether we realize it or not.
Listen with open ears.
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My Desert Island Picks
- Thomas Chapin - Alive (Complete Knitting Factory Recordings)
- John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion
- Miles Davis - The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel, 1965
- Miles Davis - The Complete Studio Recordings (1965-68)
- Duke Ellington - Never No Lament: The Blanton Webster Band
- Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
- Joe Henderson - The Blue Note Years (Box Set)
- Andrew Hill - Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66)
- Keith Jarrett - La Scala
- Myra Melford - Alive In The House of Saints (Expanded / Complete)
- Charles Mingus - Passions of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-61)
- Hank Mobley - The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions
- Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings
- Thelonious Monk - Live At The It Club (Complete)
- Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes
- Charlie Parker - Complete Savoy Live Performances: Sept. 29, 1947 - Oct. 25, 1950
- Art Pepper - The Complete Galaxy Recordings
- Max Roach - The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions
- Vandermark 5 - Alchemia
- Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy - Live At Dreher Paris, 1981 (Complete)
What I'm Listening To Now (As of 2010-01-29)
- Other than that on the turntable or home stereo:
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Favorite Web Sites
Favorite Jazz Genres
African Jazz
Ambient
Beyond Jazz
Big Band
Blues
Brazilian
Classical
Dixieland/New Orleans/Swing
Electronica
Free Improvisation/Avant-Garde
Fringes of Jazz
Funk/Groove
Fusion/Progressive Rock
Jam Band
Latin/World
Modern Jazz
Straightahead/Mainstream
Vocal
