Great clips, acman3. And good analysis of the Harry Allen clip; I agree. Harry Allen has been a fixture on the still fairly vibrant Swing scene in NYC along with others like Ken Peplowski and Frank Vignola; great player. That recording is new to me and one to put on my list to buy. Thanks! Interesting that they went for the sound of the “Four Brothers” saxophone section sound with three tenors and baritone. When I hear current players like Allen, Smulyan and Magnarelli it’s obvious Jazz is not going anywhere.
Good to see you back, Chazro. Dafnis Prieto is a force of nature. Amazing drummer with an uncanny ability with multi-rhythms. Thanks for the clip. I checked out some of the cuts from that record and I like them a lot. I posted this a while back. May not seem like much at first, but it’s pretty amazing. His sense of time is remarkable in its ease and ability to pull the listener in.
https://youtu.be/YXpxsXC4Tdw
I like Dafnis’ big band record a lot. I tried, I really tried with Henry Threadgill on that big band clip. I do get it. I know he is a bit of a giant in the “out”/avant-garde scene, and he does have some moments in that solo when he sounds highly emotive and lyrical (in a way). But, I just can’t get past that sound and funky (as in bad) intonation. The “out” guys sometimes get a free pass on those aspects of playing. In certain settings that aesthetic actually works well. In a ballad (bolero) like this, I’m not so sure. Just me.
In the studio with Dafnis’ big band:
https://youtu.be/rWm1s3ze8d4
More Dafnis Prieto:
https://youtu.be/J4TxjKzxuQo
Good to see you back, Chazro. Dafnis Prieto is a force of nature. Amazing drummer with an uncanny ability with multi-rhythms. Thanks for the clip. I checked out some of the cuts from that record and I like them a lot. I posted this a while back. May not seem like much at first, but it’s pretty amazing. His sense of time is remarkable in its ease and ability to pull the listener in.
https://youtu.be/YXpxsXC4Tdw
I like Dafnis’ big band record a lot. I tried, I really tried with Henry Threadgill on that big band clip. I do get it. I know he is a bit of a giant in the “out”/avant-garde scene, and he does have some moments in that solo when he sounds highly emotive and lyrical (in a way). But, I just can’t get past that sound and funky (as in bad) intonation. The “out” guys sometimes get a free pass on those aspects of playing. In certain settings that aesthetic actually works well. In a ballad (bolero) like this, I’m not so sure. Just me.
In the studio with Dafnis’ big band:
https://youtu.be/rWm1s3ze8d4
More Dafnis Prieto:
https://youtu.be/J4TxjKzxuQo