Saturday, November 13, 2010

O.O.P. Cal Tjader - Last Bolero In Berkeley [1973-1974]

Here's another LP rip in the Cal Tjader O.O.P. series : (and yes it's in flac)


Cal Tjader
Last Bolero In Berkeley
Fantasy F9446

1. Gary's Theme
2. Don't let me be lonely tonight
3. Charisma
4. Never can say goodbye
5. Bolero
6. Cloudburst
7. Curtain Call
8. Where Is The LOve
9. I Want You Back

Cal Tjader vibes, timbales, percussion

on 2,4 & 9
recorded on February 7, 1973
Jon Faddis, Victor Paz tp
Frank Wess bs, fl
Seldon Powell ts
Ed Bogas keyb
Joe Beck g
George Duvivier b
Jimmy Johnson dr
Ralph MacDonald congas

on 1, 5, 8
recorded on September 10, 1973
Billy Brooks, Melvin Moore tp
Don Cooke tb
Jerome Richardson fl & ts solos
Herman Riley ts
Mike Wolff el p
Randy Oda g solo on Bolero
Larry Carlton rhythm g
Chuck Rainey el b
Dick Berk ds
Michael Smithe congas
Bobbye Hall Porter perc
Ed Bogas synht

on 3 & 6
recorded on September 11 1973
same as previous sesssion for horns,rhythm guitar,bass and percussion
Merl Saunders el p, organ
Mike Wolff p
Paul Humphrey ds
King Errison congas

on 7
recorded on September 20 1973
Pearl Bonney vocal
Ed Bogas keyb
John Heard b
Dick Berk ds
Mayuto Correa shakers

Friday, November 12, 2010

Henri Gorecki R.I.P.

Polish composer Henryk Gorecki has died at the age of 76, the country's national orchestra has announced.

He was best known for his Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, which was composed in 1976 and sold more than a million copies following a 1992 re-release.

The symphony - part of which drew on an inscription scrawled on a Nazi prison wall during World War II - featured vocals from US soprano Dawn Upshaw.

It was often played on radio station Classic FM when it launched in 1992.

Gorecki had been suffering from a prolonged illness, a spokeswoman for Polish Radio's National Symphony Orchestra said.

Monumental style

Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki was born close to the industrial city of Katowice in southern Poland, where he studied music and taught at the city's music academy.

His early works were avant-garde in style, and later influenced by folk music of his native land.


By the 1970s he had developed the monumental style for which he became famous.

He was often at odds with the communist authorities in Poland and withdrew from public life in the 1980s to concentrate on composing.

His Symphony No. 3, which dealt with themes of war and separation in a slow, stark style, became the best-selling record by a contemporary composer.

Gorecki had completed his fourth symphony, the premiere of which was shelved on account of his illness.

Last month he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest honour.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11741555

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Johnny Cash and 'Asshats'

Johnny Cash's daughter to GOP chief: Stop using my father's name, you 'asshat'

By Raw Story
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 -- 11:16 am

Stumble This!

The daughter of star singer Johnny Cash has some harsh words for the Republican Party's House leader.

Notes Gawker, "Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has been using a dumb-trust me, really dumb-line involving Johnny Cash in some recent speeches. Cash's daughter Roseanne doesn't think much of that. And she let Boehner know, by calling him 'asshat.'"

Boehner's line was, "Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash. Think about where we are today. We have got President Obama. But we have no hope and we have no cash."

Adds Gawker, "And, well, yes, it is a very stupid line, even by stump-speech standards, but it's pretty successful at ignoring any kind of socio-historico-cultural accuracy (I mean, Johnny Cash, a Reagan-era cultural touchstone?) in favor of connecting three vaguely iconic Americans in some kind of nostalgia wonderland as though they really had anything to do with each other, like the rhetorical equivalent of those airbrushed t-shirts where Kurt Cobain is jamming out with Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis is there or something."

Roxanne Cash's Tweet is available here.

Politico's Ben Smith notes its an expletive he's "never had to try redacting before."

Monday, October 18, 2010

OOP : Cal Tjader - Live At Funky Quarters

I just transferred some O.O.P. fantasy lp's by Cal Tjader and here's one live. You can check out more on Cal Tjader on this wiki page.




lineage : LP -) Total Recorder -) HD -) Cd Wave -) Switch -) FLAC


Cal Tjader
Live At The Funky Quarters
Fantasy 9409

1. Leyte
2. Mother and child
3. Cubano Chant
4. Soul Sauce III
5. Philly Mambo
6. Davito
7. Manteca
8. Theme

Cal Tjader vibes, perc
Al Zulaica fender rhodes electric piano
Joh Heard bass
Dick Berk drums
Michael Smithe congas

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010

James Joyce at Carnegie Hall

I admit the title is a littl misleading but a few days ago the American Symphony Orchestra focused in a Carnegie Hall concert on Joyce's musical universe. Read more about it here.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Their favourtite Miles album

The Quietus asked several musicians about their favourite Miles album. Read what Iggy, Nick Cave and others have to say about it here.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Nobel Prize Literature 2010 : Mario Vargas Llosa

Finally the Nobel Prize committee has nominated since long an author which i really dig.

The Swedish Academy says it's honouring the 74-year-old author "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat."


Congratulations Mr. Vargas Llosa!!



Thursday, September 30, 2010

Rashaan Roland Kirk


I just added a link in the music blog list to the "Does your house have Lions?"  blog dedicated to Rashaan Roland Kirk. The author is preparing a book on the late RRK so no doubt the blog's worth a visit.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Arthur Penn R.I.P.


Just read the news that Arthur Penn passed away. The NYT published their more than complete obituary here.
When reading of his passing i thought immediatley of "The Chase" and not necessarily of "Bonnie and Clyde". Just checked his filmography at IMDB and was reminded of "The Missouri Breaks", "The Lefthanded Gun" and of course "Little Big Man". I never saw "Mickey One" (which has never made it to DVD) although i have it on my HD, and neither did I see "Night Moves".
Hell why do i have to work tomorrow i just want to start a 24 hour Arthur Penn marathon...

Monday, September 27, 2010

Glenn Gould in the New York Times

The NYT had an article on Glenn Gould yesterday. It's still online as usual and one can read it here. Enjoy!

Saturday, September 25, 2010

ROIO of the week : Ron Carter - Gleisdorf, 28.05.2009

Although his music is not earth moving or as innovative as other musicians these days, it's always a real pleasure to listen at Ron Carters concerts. The delicatesse each member of his groups showcases throughout the concert is impressive. I really dig Stephen Scott who surprises me every time when i listen at their concerts.
Enjoy!


Ron Carter Quartet  
2009-May-28  
Gleisdorf, Austria,
Forumkloster,
Voices Of Jazz Festival 2009  

Stephen Scott,p
Ron Carter,b
Payton Crossley,dr
Rolando Morales-Matos,per  

1 Medley (fade-out) 53:10  

Lineage: ORF Radio Steiermark (MPEG1 Layer 2 / 160kbps, 48kH) > flac
Sound Rating: A/A-