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THIS WEEK'S THEME: Foreign Jazz COMPILED BY: jazzisprettycool
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If you missed last week's thread, DON'T WORRY. It's not too late. Here are the links for the mystery tracklist. Download the tracks, record your thoughts/guesses/evaluations for each one, and then come back and post them in the thread. Remember, people will be posting guesses and thoughts in this thread so don't read the thread until you have listened to the music and collected your thoughts in order to avoid spoilers. Track info for this week's tracks will be posted on Saturday, so if you see the thread is close to dying before then, give it a bump.
1: Rumbles and reeks of danger like some 60's soundtrack song. The piano riff sounds familiar, but I don't think I've heard this particular track before.
This kind of makes me think of 60's French nouvelle vague, so maybe someone like Martial Solal.
Man the piano riff feels really familiar - I have a feeling I might have heard another version of this.
Pretty nice track, if a bit brief.
2: So indian vibes with a tabla and a sitar or similar. Not familiar with that much jazz that draws this heavily from Indian music - maybe something Trilok Gurtu or Ravi Shankar is involved in.
It's nice how the sax and trumpet are playing in a more traditional jazz style - gives this track some nice contrast.
I guess I'll have to primarily guess that it's some Ravi Shankar thing, although I guess it's kind of an obvious guess. He did something with Bud Shank and the horns here have a west coast-y feel, but I don't think this is from that collaboration from what I remember.
3: Off to Brazil we go. More on the easy listening side of bossa nova - as far as easy listening/lounge goes, bossa tends to be as good as it gets.
Polish vocal group Novi Singers did a bossa album, so maybe this is a clever ruse. This really reminded me of them for some reason in any case. Can't think of any Brazilian vocal bossa groups off the top of my head.
Fun summer music.
Elijah Perry
>Track 1 I like this. The “head” is pretty interesting with a nice combination of modern harmonies. I’d guess this is from the 70’s. There’s some Tyner-style fourths going on but there’s also some nice closed voicings in there that I like. I like the contrapuntal effect the pianist has going on in the solo with the lines he’s doing in his left hand even though it sounds pretty pretty much pattern-based. There’s also some Ahmad Jamal flavor going on in this too. I’m not sure who this could be. If the theme weren’t “foreign” jazz I’d probably assume it was somebody American. I didn’t really pick up on any clues about where this recording could be from though.
>Track 2 As I’ve stated before, I very seldom like sitar use in jazz/rock/pop. I guess I didn’t mind it here in the first part of the song when it was playing melodically behind the flute solo. The flute solo was very shapeless though. Then the middle section of the song is pretty interesting. I really like this polyphonic style of composition and whoever wrote/arranged this piece did a pretty good job. Then again, I think i’d prefer to hear this composition played by a more traditional “jazz sextet” rather than a group with sitar and tabla. Can anybody tell the time signature once they go into the solo sections though? Possibly they’re all playing in different time signatures? It’s hard to tell where the downbeats fall. So to sum up- I like the composition a lot, though not necessarily the instrumentation. The solos were passable but nothing spectacular and the rhythm section seemed generally unclear, possibly intentionally. I’m going to assume this artist has some kind of Indian connection.
Joseph Phillips
4: More indian influence. Hahaa! It's Caravan - it's been a while.
Sure, the exotic tinge is a big part of Caravan's appeal, but not sure this twist was really necessary. :)
No particular guesses to the musicians, very much feels like a novelty track to me.
5: Hmh. I don't even know what language they are singing in. I already spent a Novi Singers -guess once, maybe I should double down - doesn't sound like Polish, though.
Light entertainment jazz from 60's, early 70's. Not particularly memorable outside of the mysterious language.
6: A little more contemporary sound - sounds like maybe the 80's.
With the violin in there, maybe Jean-Luc Ponty or Michał Urbaniak. I guess both are a little more fusion or funky than this.
The pianist kind of sounded like he wanted to be in the 60's, but didn't quite get there for me. The sax solo on the other hand was nice.
This kind of seems to be drawing a little from fusion sources as well as modal jazzy piano, still - not surprised if this is some thing involving Ponty.
This reminds me of some 80's Pharoah Sanders albums - although the sax player doesn't, but there's something similar in the general sound.
This builds up nicely towards the end, I didn't particularly enjoy this at first, but I think it ended up coming together pretty well, I'll probably listen to more of this after the reveal.
David Collins
>Track 3 Brazilian obviously. Flora Purim? Oh I doubt it actually after that male scat solo. Sounds a bit like Frank Rosolino singing. Anyway it’s a pretty thinly disguised version of A-train and now it’s pretty obvious once it switches to full-tilt swing. Now it sounds a bit like Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross or Manhattan Transfer with the way that their harmonies fit almost like a horn arrangement for a shout chorus of A-train. I’m don’t really know of any foreign groups who did stuff like that. This sort of thing usually ends up feeling very dated to me (although there are still groups who do this stuff). I’ll listen to this and appreciate the arrangement and the ability of the singers to blend it right but I’d usually never listen to something like this for enjoyment.
>Track 4 >putting Caravan on a playlist >not making it the last track You know you just fucked up right? Anyway this sounds like a decidedly Arabic version. I’d have liked to hear them do more to make it an interesting arrangement rather than just playing basic Caravan A section over a Baladi rhythm then fucking around with harmonic minor scales for a few minutes. I guess they do add that extra tag into the end of the melody which is nice but I think it’s been done before. The only person I know who does stuff like this is Rabih Abou-Kahlil but his stuff I’ve heard has had a lot more individual character than what this has.
Benjamin Richardson
I'll also just throw out Francy Boland as an additional guess for #1...
Parker Moore
>Track 5 Now this is Portuguese. This is a little bit different with the way they’re combining horns and vocals now. Also electric bass. No wait, it’s French I think. It’s a cool arrangement but I wanted to hear the sax take a real solo. It sounded like he was itching to, but had to play around what the vocals were doing. A vocal solo could have been nice too. Again, this ends up feeling pretty dated to me. French possibly?
>Track 6 They should have just gone all the way and made this bassline a tone-row. Sounds like there’s a vocalist over-top of the horns. Or maybe that was just the violin. Anyway I’m not sure what to make of this head. I’ve never really heard anything like it. This piano solo is pretty nice though. He’s got a nice quartal flavor but then also some blues ideas in there and some more abstract phrases. This tenor player is pretty great too. Reminds me a bit of Brecker and the feel of this overall has a very 80’s sound.
>Track 7 This reminds me a bit of Mingus in a way. The trumpet player reminds me a little of Kenny Wheeler too. This one was pretty good overall, I liked the solos and the loose waltz feeling. It sounded very American to me though, like a mid-to-late 60’s kind of thing. Nice overall.
John Ramirez
>Track 8 I thought the beginning section went on for way too long. I’ve always hated this kind of bass solo with no melody or definite rhythm or even shape. Once the tune itself gets started though it’s not bad. This definitely sounds like a late 70’s kind of thing. This trumpet player sounds pretty familiar to me and is pretty good but I can’t put my finger on it. The triumphal horn choral towards the end sounded a bit like “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”. I liked this arrangement overall, I could do without the beginning section though. The trumpet player stood out the most to me, I could see this being something that Enrico Rava or Paolo Fresu was involved in, somebody European like that. Or I could see this being Japanese too. It reminded me most of the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin band but I don’t think I’d call them foreign jazz.
>Track 9 Witchcraft. With a sort of half-assed Caribbean vibe. I’d assume this is Gabor Szabo. I do like the guitar playing. I’ve never listened to Szabo all that much but if this is him I’d say this sound is pretty influential on modern guitarists. Especially the way he harmonizes the melody and his solo. The Caribbean feel was a little bit gimmicky but overall this arrangement actually works pretty well.
>Track 10 This is somebody very influenced by Bill Evans. Oh because it’s “Israel” a tune that Bill Evans is known for. Sounds like a pretty good imitator. I guess playing this tune that influence especially comes out.
Ethan Davis
Oh that's a pretty good guess that I hadn't thought of. I've never listened to that band all that much.
Robert Long
7: The accompaniment here reminds me of some early 60's Coltrane.
I don't have too much to say about this, but I actually liked this one a lot. Maybe my favorite track so far this week.
Something Italian maybe?
8: This one sure is taking it's time to get going. A very mid-70's feel from the time fusion started moving towards smooth jazz. Like early Bob James or something, although this seems to be getting more bizarre than funky when we're maybe getting out of the Rhodes intro.
Well, it did get pretty funky. Feels very much like some CTI release - like Deodato or something. Some of that kind of stuff is one of my guilty pleasures, but this track just feels too long and I'm not sure what it's trying to accomplish overall.
Haha. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God from nowhere! Is this some strange alternate version/cover of Bob James' Valley of Shadows that has the same bit at the end? Obviously this has something to do with that track.
A Mighty Fortress... is a pretty well known hymn here in Finland - a very serious and somber thing that is traditionally sung at the traditional Christmas Peace Declaration ceremony: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Peace . Always cracks me up when it just comes out of nowhere at the end of that Bob James track.
9: Guitar playing reminds me of Gabor Szabo, especially that two-string harmony thingy is a very Szabo like thing to do.
I'll have to say I'm surprised if this isn't him - some of his music has this vibe, even.
Pretty nice track - maybe a little too much on the lounge-side, but I like a lot of Szabo's music and this was pretty enjoyable, whether it was him or someone who just sounds a lot like him.
10: Somewhat generic piano trio jazz.
As a general thought for this foreign jazz -week, there's a lot of locally important jazz music that's been influential in introducing local audiences to current jazz styles of the time and cultivating a local generation of musicians and an interest in playing jazz that doesn't sound like much compared to better known American classics without knowing the context.
This feels like that sort of thing. No particular guesses, or on second thought I'll just hail mary Tete Montoliu - some of his music gives me a similar vibe than this.
Caleb Perry
1. This is my kind of thing. Nice modal-post bop from the ‘70s. It sounds like it could have been on the spiritual jazz playlist. I especially like the stuff the piano player is doing with the lower notes. 3.5 stars. 2. This one definitely has a foreign sound with the sitar. Obviously it’s got Indian influence. And then it’s also got muted trumpet and flute and some influence from more traditional jazz. I’d say this is some of the better Indo-jazz I’ve heard. I liked all of the solos and the mix of traditional jazz sound with Indian instruments. 4 stars.
3. Some vocal jazz. It has a Brazilian sound but then starts to swing too. The solo singer has a pretty interesting style that I think I like but I’m not completely sure. Overall though I’m not really a big fan of this kind of vocal jazz. I’ll give it 3 stars.
4. Caravan! One of the few standards that I actually will recognize every time. This is heavy on the gypsy influence though. Especially with the violin. I will make a guess that this is Stephane Grappelli. It’s a pretty cool version and really brings out the middle eastern influence that the original song has. 3.5 stars.
5. More vocal jazz but this is in a foreign language. Some kind of Eastern European language possibly. This reminds me a lot of track 3 and I’m not really a fan of that style of vocal jazz so I don’t have much else to say about this one. That one at least had an interesting vocal solo. 2.5 stars.
Charles Carter
6. This instrumentation is interesting. Especially the addition of a violin. Other than that it sounds like pretty normal 70’s jazz with pretty good soloists. The piano player sounds like he is influenced by Herbie Hancock and the saxophonist sounds more modern than the rest of the players. I liked this. 3.5 stars.
7. I like the floaty feeling this has and the trumpet player has a unique sound too that goes well with the floating feeling. The soprano solo was nice too and I like how it kind of echoed the feeling of the trumpet solo. This track was just about the right length too. 4 stars.
8. It starts out with a very quiet free time feeling and some very nice piano work then switches to featuring the bass. Then it turns out to be a whole big band and very funky. I like the dramatic melody that the horns are doing and then there are some nice solos too. I liked this one a lot considering how long it was. 3.5 stars.
9. Guitar with Afro-Cuban sounding percussion. It’s a pretty cool combination that I don’t think I’ve heard before. I don’t have too much to say about this other than I liked some of the licks the guitarist played in his solo. It sounded rock influenced sometimes. 3 stars.
10. This sounds like a pretty average piano trio. It could be from anywhere in the world if it’s not from America. I think I’m picking up some Bill Evans influence but I don’t know many foreign pianists who are influenced by him. 3 stars.
Tyler Ward
Overall a pretty nice and varied selection this week, I enjoyed myself - of course I lament the lack of clearly Northern European styles, but you'll be getting plenty of that from me anyway
I'll be checking out more of 1, 6, 7 at least - 9 too if it isn't Szabo. Also really interested in what the heck 8 was.
Benjamin Brooks
several of my record collector -type friends are big fans the Clarke-Boland big band, I'm not that familiar with their discography although I've heard a lot of it over the years
Boland's Out of the Background is a pretty nicepiano trio + bongos album that I think would deserve more attention in general
>Hmh. I don't even know what language they are singing in. Are you pretty sure it's not French? It sounded like French to me and I know there are some French singers who have dabbled in bossa nova.
Jace Fisher
>Bob James' Valley of Shadows that has the same bit at the end? Obviously this has something to do with that track. I haven't heard that track before but I caught the "Mighty Fortress" reference in there too. I grew up going to Lutheran church so that's a hymn I grew up singing. I didn't know it was well-known in Finland or that it was associated in any way with Christmas.
Yeah I figured this was Szabo too, although my first thought was that it was something much more modern. It reminded me of Gilad Hekselman but the recording quality sounded much too early for that.
Isaiah Gray
I don't think it sounds French much at all apart from sounding generally like it's some romance language - there's like no r-rolling going on or anything else particularly French in the intonation to me, it kind of sounds like like Finnish people who don't know French pronouncing French words as if they were Finnish if that makes sense to anyone
kind of sounds like it might be Romanian or something from that area to me - I get a Eastern European vibe from it
Eli Gomez
Hm. I don't really know anything about languages outside of the Romance languages, so I'll take your word about that... relistening to it now I went back to thinking the pronunciation sounds Portuguese but I don't recognize any of the words.
Kevin Butler
it's certainly a Lutheran thing - still the state church over here. There's nothing particularly Christmassy about it or the Finnish lyrics, but somehow it has established itself in that particular local tradition.
It also has some historical political connotations here, the bit that refers to satan in the German original that's apparently translated as "For still our ancient foe , doth seek to work us woe; " in the English version has been generally been used to refer to the Soviet Union/Russia in political contexts.
Since you know your Lutheran hymns, it might be interesting for you to check our Jukka Perko's hymn based albums - not sure how much of the source material is internationally known in Lutheran circles, but he has multiple albums that are firmly rooted in Finnish Lutheran hymn tradition.
Jukka Perko & Virtuosi di Kuhmo - Kaanaanmaa (internationally released as Land of Canaan: Northern Hymns) Jukka Perko/Teemu Viinikainen/Severi Pysalo - Maan korvessa Jukka Perko/Teemu Viinikainen/Jarmo Saari - Avara
Nathan Long
Hm. From looking at the track titles I'm not sure if I am familiar with those hymns but I'll listen to some. Sometimes I know the tunes but with a different title or text. Jazz versions of these kind of hymns would be interesting too because for the past 8 years or so I've played in African American churches and gotten a lot more familiar with Gospel hymns and spirituals and how jazz relates to those but never really thought much about blending jazz with those European hymns that I grew up with.
Angel Hill
surprising - I would have thought pretty much every jazz fan is familiar with Bob James' One as an infamous harbinger of smooth jazz if nothing else - maybe it's just that Nautilus is such a well known source of samples. It tends to be that people who actually play jazz and people who just listen to jazzy records have surprisingly diverging tastes and often very different views on jazz albums that "everyone knows".
Owen Bell
I mean- I know of the album and I think I've heard some of the tracks but I've never listened to the whole thing.
Liam Mitchell
Yeah I heard those Bill Evans influences in that last track too.
David Gonzalez
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Connor Davis
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Jack Watson
>24 replies >4 Posters
Jaxson Flores
1. The recording wasn't up to far with what I've heard - and I've definitely heard something amazing and new. The melodic as well as the dissonant parts fit so well together with the rhythm section and it all blends into a great piece.
2. Sitar. Jazz. That's all I'm saying about this piece. Just unbelievable!
3. Brazilian jazz perhaps? That guitar is really smooth and it all fits well with the piano lines and scat singing.
4. Could this be some Turkish jazz? Sounds really eastern and somewhat similar to folk music from my country. There's definitely some interesting percussion work, but this song didn't really make me go: WOW!
5. This is definitely some Spanish smooth jazz. The second track with scat singing. I just love the drums on this track. It's a pretty interesting song overall.
6. Another track with great drumming. And the piano player is on fire! The sax player sounds like something you can hear on Mingus's recordings, but it's mellow at the same time and it could definitely fit a smooth jazz tune. I'm impressed. Couldn't tell which country could this piece be possibly coming from. Nevertheless - I love it.
7. An avant-garde piece - interesting. It sounded somewhat like Sun Ra for the first two minutes, but it didn't continue carrying on that vibe and that's what made it not so great for me.
8. Another piece where the recording isn't up to par with the quiality of the music. Dark jazz or TV jazz perhaps? It started like that, but it ended up in another dimension. I could definitely hear some of it being played on a TV show though. And there were moments where I could hear some Don Ellis. And then there were some groovy/funky elements. This song has it all!
9. A Latin piece and an interesting bossa track. I like the tone of that guitar.
10. A pretty refreshing piece for the end. Would definitely like to hear more songs like this.
Alexander Morris
I'm the fifth one. Yeah, it's sad really. We definitely hit a new low this week. I know Sup Forums has been bad, but this week was filled with nothing but shitposts, waifus and pop threads... It's pathetic really.
Jonathan Stewart
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Samuel Reed
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Nathaniel Baker
Is this your first week joining in? Usually there are a few who post some thoughts on Saturday morning too
Aiden Lewis
These threads are basically the only reason I come to Sup Forums anymore. The /comp/ threads are good sometimes too.
Henry Lee
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Benjamin Rodriguez
Yes, this is my first time here. I guess these threads are what'll keep me coming back. Do we eventually get the names of the tracks we were listening to? In any case, Shazam's always there.
John Harris
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this was recently released (and recorded just this past March) and it's very good if anybody is looking for new releases
Caleb Peterson
yeah the artist info gets posted on Saturday
Nathaniel Lopez
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Christian Phillips
Yes! I compiled the tracks so I will post them tomorrow. I was busy with music studys today so I wasn't able to meme on Sup Forums.
Brody Adams
Ok downloading the tracks now
Noah Martinez
I tried my best. I'm new to jazz so yall will have to cut me some slack.
You'll be very surprised at what country it's from
Cooper Cook
>so yall will have to cut me some slack. Are you from Texas?
You study music at a University?
Liam Edwards
I grew up in Alaska but I go to school (and have lived here for quite some time) in South Carolina
And yes I'm a comp-performance (guitar) major who is very behind.
Jaxon Sanders
So as a comp/guitar performance major do you play much jazz?
Ryan Long
Yeah. I used to be a mealfag, then started listening to classical and then jazz and now a lot of foreign music because I enjoy learning about other cultures.
What about you?
Ian Young
I studied jazz in college, now I teach and play.
This is a longshot but you don't happen to know a bald guy named Nelson do you? He's a friend of mine who I think now studies guitar at a college in SC. I'm not sure which school he's at but how many decent music schools could there be in SC?
Jace Smith
Nope. There are a few but I'd rather not give what college I go to.
USC, Winthrop and Furman are a few good ones
Josiah Sullivan
Hm. guess that shows what I know. Have you been placed in ensembles yet for the semester?
Lincoln Hughes
Classical guitar ensemble. Probably the worst in there and it's very unforgiving.
Parker Morgan
I'm not really good at describing music so it might suck but I'll give it a shot 1. I love the piano in this. It feels like you are being chased in some oldies flick. Pretty moody atmosphere as well. Pretty good starter i would say 2. I really enjoy the Indian influence on this track. The flute was amazing as well and it got a really good groove to it 3. The vocals got a really Brazilian style that I enjoy. It's just a laid track where you can relax while you are in Brazil 4. Now this has a pure Indian influence with cool drumming and excellent strings. Basically more praise for track 2 5. I feel some Swing I believe. It sounds very Broadway sound to my ears which I guess is cool, but I'm not really into Broadway desu. Don't know what the Language is tho. Overall good track 6. Oh yeah. I'm digging this. The Piano and Bass are just great. The Sax especially is fantastic with an exceptional flow. I really can't describe this great track. 7. An interesting piece. The Bassline is cool. It's got a pretty atmospheric tone to it. The Piano is great as well With a great progression to it, I would say. 8. In the beginning, I feel this would be played in a Tv Show, but I can't name which one with that little electronic sound all over the track. I don't know what it's called but it sounds pretty cool. It's another interesting track when it all of a sudden changes into to a cool groove with great Horns and Drums.Another track that I couldn't describe with its greatness. 9. Feels very elevator music-esk with a groove you would hear in an elevator. Now that's not an insult it's just how I would describe it. That being said the Guitar is really good and wouldn't mind hearing it again. 10. Pretty alright nothing really special and nothing really much to talk about on my part. Overall I would give this collection of songs a 7/10
Connor Reed
Oh so no jazz ensemble? Who are your favorite classical composers? Not necessarily guitar composers but any composers
David Hall
>Oh so no jazz ensemble? Not good enough at improv desu. I tried it for a week and gave up because I had such a hard time
Favourite composers are Prokofiev, Villa-Lobos, Bartok and Scriabin.
What time is the second thread up by the way?
Ian Parker
>Bartok and Scriabin. yeahhh two of my favorites as well
I think ideally this thread stays bumped so there's no need for a second thread
Juan Kelly
>I think ideally this thread stays bumped so there's no need for a second thread Should I post the albums?
David Martinez
No, not til tomorrow. There's usually people who post in the morning.
Yeah a lot of the early Criss Cross albums were recorded in his studio too
Christian Martin
Yeah wait until tomorrow afternoon to post the album info
Leo Thompson
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Zachary Turner
bumpin'
Christopher Rogers
hourly bump
Matthew Perry
bumpin' with the miles davis quintet
Cooper Perez
Wow a thread on Sup Forums that actually seems really cool Too bad I know fuck all about jazz
Robert Miller
1. I get a small spiritual jazz vibe from this, dunno. The pianist reminds me of Tyner at times even though it's very likely not him. 2. I suppose this is a sitar or a tambura or similar. As well as a flute, I like this very much, it's a very fresh and good sound. I wasn't very excited when I first heard it fearing it'd be some noise in the background like journey in satchidawhatever, but it's reasonably active in here. Kinda reminds me of that record 'jazz meets india' by irene schweizer and a bunch of other musicians. 3. Not very fond of bossa nova but that's with albums mostly as it becomes a chore after a few tracks. This is okay. 4. That's caravan! Has been quite a while since we had this on a playlist I think. This has an arabic sound, and I really don't know about arabic jazz. I've heard one Anouar Brahem record and it really didn't sound like this. Ahmed Abdul-Malik might be closer but still a stretch. 5. Not my thing either. Most of my attention was in knowing what language was thing sung in though. Doesn't sound like any romance ones except maybe romanian which is somewhat different. And it didn't sound germanic to me either but I'm not as familiar with those. I wonder if it's from the balkans, this comes to mind: youtu.be/j_CX6S3geEE Or else from outside of Europe Gonna keep listening
You can still participate! Just download the tracklist, listen and give your thoughts, or tell us which ones you liked.
David Cooper
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Wyatt Mitchell
6. Uplifting. This is cool, especially the second half. To me, this has more of a 70s-80s sound than a 'foreign' one. 7. I really liked this, it's not particularly spacious but still manages to give me the same feeling as Tony Williams' first two blue note records for example. Sounds fascinating to me but I find it hard to explain. 8. First five minutes sounded like atmospheric jazz fusion such as in a silent way but more abstract, but it turns out the band is bigger than expected, what do you know. Nine minutes in the trumpeter seems to have a similar sound to that of Miles' in Bitches Brew. Fits with the funky goove. Now it's slowing down, I can't get into this part as much. Quite a long track that felt more like three different ones, not tedious at all. 9. The percussion at the beggining feels really familiar but I don't know from where. Oh, it's from spellbinder by Gabor Szabo, which I heard earlier this month. Like this track, most of the album has a pretty nice rhythm supporting Gabor's playing, although the rhythm section gets stale for me sometimes. 10. This feels like something from the 60s, pretty standard and not really any highlights, it's ok.
Ryder Nguyen
Bump. It is nice to see some new people in here. Also I have not listened to a lot of new stuff this week, but among those things there was this Gregory Porter I think one of you guys might have recommended me. Very cool vocal style and easy to get into, I liked it. Oh, I will check this out, really liked Alive at the Vanguard, not sure where to go from there and this just seems like the thing.
Cameron Collins
Bumping. On my way to see Verneri Pohjola play the music of Pekka Pohjola - his biological father
Noah Adams
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Honestly don't know any of the songs, but they're all really beautiful. Can't wait to find out where all of this comes from!
David Sanders
Yeah it is nice to have some new people join in this week
Asher Gray
It seems like this is one of the more obscure playlists we've had in a while. I think the only track that people have recognized is the Gabor Szabo one.
Thomas Fisher
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Angel Morris
Anybody have a playlist ready to go for next week?
Jason Edwards
>Track 1 This track is "Avamine" by The Tonu Naissoo Trio on their self titled album from Estonia.
Carter Stewart
>Track 2 This track is "Overture" by the Joe Harriott Double Quintet with John Mayer on the album Indo-Jazz Suite. It is from Jamaica/India
Charles Martin
>Track 3 Jazzpossu was right on this one! The track is "Żółty Słoń/The Yellow Elephant" by the NOVI singers on their album Bossa Nova. Obviously from Poland
Lucas Perez
>Track 4 This track is "Caravan" by Rabih Abou-Khalil on his album Roots & Sprouts. This is from Lebanon I think.
Ryder Cruz
>Track 5 This is by far the most obscure one on this tracklist. You can really only find these songs on YouTube. This track is called "ცისარტყელა" (which means Rainbow) and is on the album ჯაზ ქორალი (Jazz Choral). This from from Georgia and is led by some guy named Alexsandra Kiladze
John Green
>Track 6 Seemed to be the common favourite here. This track is called "Yoake-Dawn" by Hajime Yoshizawa on his album Japan. From Japan but has some English guest singers on it. I think this guy usually records electronic music.
Jeremiah Phillips
>Track 7 This track was another favourite one in here. It is called "Wariacja Na Temat Oj Tam U Boru/Variation On The Theme Near The Forest" by The Andrzej Trzaskowski Sextet Featuring Ted Curson on the album Seant. More polish jazz. The title track on this album is very avant-garde and I recommend listening to it at least once.
Jackson Roberts
>Track 8 Seemed to be universally disliked. This track is "Sprehod Po Galeriji" by Jože Privšek on the album Križanke. This is from Yugoslavia
Aiden Diaz
>Track 9 Yes everyone, it is Szabo. Track is called "Witchcraft" on the album "Spellbinder." This Hungarian I think
Liam Torres
>Track 10 Last track. This one is "Israel" on by Rubén López Fürst on the album Jazz Argentino. From Argentina
Lucas Lee
Some pretty cool stuff. Thanks for putting together the playlist this week.
Josiah White
No problem! It was a lot of fun. I tried to get some stuff from Africa in there but I don't know many releases from there.
David Clark
Hm. I've heard both of these before but didn't recognize them.
Lucas Hughes
bump
Bentley Sullivan
Didn't get round to listening to any of the tracks this week but just wanted to say I dig this record.
It's actually from England - though there are a couple of Jamaicans and a few Indians on board. Joe Harriott is the fucking man.
Levi Bell
>It's actually from England Ah sorry then. It is a great record though. The first two tracks are my favourite. The second track makes clever use of dissonance
Dominic Anderson
We can do "Piano Trios play Ellington" if nobody else has any ready.
Levi Hall
Probably should have recognized this - I actually saw Naissoo live couple of years ago and have heard this album multiple times before.
Josiah Morales
I'll do something for the week after that then.
Thomas Hill
I remember there being something on this album that really reminded me of some of Keith Jarrett's later 70s stuff and I remember wondering whether Jarrett could actually have been influenced by Naissoo because he was with Charles Lloyd's band in Tallinn on their famous Soviet Union visit right around the time this was recorded and I think they performed at the same festival.
