F - Enjoyed reading those Santana comments. What a gracious, humble person (at least based on that). I'll have to try and find out what the Zappa Dylan-parody is about. Didn't know about that.
Hmm... soprano sax. That explains a few things. Not my favorite instrument (if I might opine) but bass clarinet - we love it's tone.
Time and place for many things. So I wanted to go back and hear Hancock's earlier stuff which led to Takin' Off (also saved in Spotify, Maiden Vogage and Empyrean Isles). What a different feel from HH has T.O.!
Being somewhat hit and miss on this Aficionado thread, your earlier post of T'.O. was missed. The alternate take at that link is one of 3 "extra" tracks on the Rudy Van Gelder re-issue. Has seemed to me that higher frequencies get way to much emphasis in "typical" remasters making things sound unpleasantly bright. Not so with the Van Gelder reissues. I love the spaciousness of his recordings. He definitely knew what he was about in the studio.
re FH -
Blues & The Abstract Truth duly noted. What a lineup! Bill Evans & Eric Dolphy too. Will definitely have to check that out.
I do remember people talking about Red Clay when that came out (might be repeating myself). Being late to the jazz party as it were, knew his name but not much else. His soloing in that Blue Note concert video is just INsane! I'd like to know, at the very end, what they are kind of laughing about. He has an almost apologetic look on his face as he turns to Joe Henderson after the finish. The ending on his second solo is a little (anti-climactic?) if not down right odd. Hancock is kind of laughing a little too.
That 1985 Blue Note Concert is available as DVD. Will give serious consideration to purchasing it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Night_with_Blue_Note
https://www.amazon.com/One-Night-Blue-Note-Historic/dp/B0000DZ3HM
Okay...blathered on a good bit here.
Orpheus - apologies if I'm just trampling ground already well-ploughed. Hope not.
Hmm... soprano sax. That explains a few things. Not my favorite instrument (if I might opine) but bass clarinet - we love it's tone.
Time and place for many things. So I wanted to go back and hear Hancock's earlier stuff which led to Takin' Off (also saved in Spotify, Maiden Vogage and Empyrean Isles). What a different feel from HH has T.O.!
Being somewhat hit and miss on this Aficionado thread, your earlier post of T'.O. was missed. The alternate take at that link is one of 3 "extra" tracks on the Rudy Van Gelder re-issue. Has seemed to me that higher frequencies get way to much emphasis in "typical" remasters making things sound unpleasantly bright. Not so with the Van Gelder reissues. I love the spaciousness of his recordings. He definitely knew what he was about in the studio.
re FH -
Blues & The Abstract Truth duly noted. What a lineup! Bill Evans & Eric Dolphy too. Will definitely have to check that out.
I do remember people talking about Red Clay when that came out (might be repeating myself). Being late to the jazz party as it were, knew his name but not much else. His soloing in that Blue Note concert video is just INsane! I'd like to know, at the very end, what they are kind of laughing about. He has an almost apologetic look on his face as he turns to Joe Henderson after the finish. The ending on his second solo is a little (anti-climactic?) if not down right odd. Hancock is kind of laughing a little too.
That 1985 Blue Note Concert is available as DVD. Will give serious consideration to purchasing it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Night_with_Blue_Note
https://www.amazon.com/One-Night-Blue-Note-Historic/dp/B0000DZ3HM
Okay...blathered on a good bit here.
Orpheus - apologies if I'm just trampling ground already well-ploughed. Hope not.