Comments on: So What?

By: Philip J. Keleshian

Philip J. Keleshian — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:36:23 +0000

Here is an other one if you are lucky enough to get a copy. Miles Davis and John Coltrane in Stockholm. If you want to borrow mine it will take something very valuable for deposit. Here is a link. Don’t forget to clik-through from the KCSM website:http://www.amazon.com/Miles-Davis-John-Coltrane-Stockholm/dp/B000M4ZIYM

Phil

By: Philip J. Keleshian

Philip J. Keleshian — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:27:52 +0000

It was asked,what can I listen to after KOB. The first thing which comes to my mind is Miles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come.

Phil

By: Chris Kildegaard (cwkjazzfan on forum)

Chris Kildegaard (cwkjazzfan on forum) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:48:48 +0000

I’m surprised that even though you work at KCSM, you just now jumped in! But that’s OK. I don’t mean anything negative by this at all. I’ll suggest to you what I’ve told everyone else: listen o a Jazz station (KCSM would be perfect!) and play all the jazz you can get your hands on.

By: Márcia W.

Márcia W. — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:33:43 +0000

Dear C.S.
“Where to go from here”?
Ha, that´s exactly what I hate about Kind of Blue; every time I hear it there´s nothing else I can hear the following 2 weeks. Sometimes I make a radical switch : from Sketches of Spain to a Night in Tunisia…

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:01:15 +0000

On Jazz books – Here are several that are among my favorites:

Morning Glory – A Biography of Mary Lou Williams by Linda Dahl

Friends Along The Way, Cats of Any Color, Other books – by Gene Lees

The Making of Kind of Blue – Ashley Kahn

A Love Supreme – Also Ashley Kahn

I agree with Donna about Gil Evans also. One of my early experiences listening to Jazz, quite a few years ago, was his work with Kenny Burrell on “Guitar Forms”, especially “Lotus Land”. I also listen to “Out of the Cool” on a regular basis.

By: Donna Shore

Donna Shore — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:03:01 +0000

After reading my recommendation for Chris Smith, I realized how much I admired Gil Evans and how much more I wanted to know about this true jazz genius. He was a close friend of my dear departed ex and I never had an opportunity to meet the man whose music I so revered. I instantly went to Amazon and ordered the two Gil Evans biographies in publication: “Castles Made of Sound” by Larry Hicock and “Gil Evans – Out of the Cool, His Life and His Music” by Stephanie Stein Crease. So far I am enjoying the heck out of “Castles Made of Sound”.

Then I realized that another old friend, George Russell should have a biography published somewhere so I sent an email to Sheila Jordan (I know I sound like a name dropper, but I do know these people) and her response provoked the sad news that he had died the day before.

I still have no idea if there is a book about George but googling comes up with nothing concerning the composer George Russell other than his own published book “The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization”.

If anyone knows of a published biography of George Russell please let me know.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:22:17 +0000

I second the emotion of: Bill Evans’ “Peace Piece”, “The Gentle Side of John Coltrane” and Donald Byrd’s “Christo Redentor” and would like to add Tommy Flanagan’s rendition of Horace Silver’s “Peace” for your consideration. All doors thru which I walked into the wonderful world of Jazz. Welcome!

By: Chris Cortez

Chris Cortez — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:03:12 +0000

Donna, bring it on. I can split the headphones into two feeds when you are here at the station. Then, we can both levitate in unison.

By: Donna Shore

Donna Shore — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:27:38 +0000

You described eloquently your headphone experience that Chris Cortez had recommended you try. I know that thrill of hearing recordings on headphones and I must ‘trump’ Mr. Cortez with my ‘head thrill’ recording. On many occasions, I have forced visiting friends to sit in a comfortable chair and listen to my all time favorite recording on high quality headphones. The recording I recommend is “The Individualism of Gil Evans”! To hear driving rhythms of Elvin Jones on one side of the phones evokes spiritual levitation. You won’t regret a moment of it and you may even become a greater jazz lover than you were before having this religious experience.

Trust me, Chris!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:30:26 +0000

I also love Jim Hall’s Concierto, the solo version especially. He also has some new work available through Artist’s Share. Artist’s Share is certainly worth further research. I’m sure Alyssa, Chris Cortez and others as Jazz 91 will be able to tell you more about this project.

I forgot to mention Lee Morgan’s Search for the New Land. I first heard this on SF’s KJAZ many, many years ago and it had a lasting impact. Lee Morgan on Trumpet, Wayne Shorter and Tenor, Herbie Hancock – Piano, Grant Green – Guitar, Reginald Workman on Bass, Billy Higgins – Drums. From here I went on to explore each of them individually, especially their work on Blue Note.

Also, Donald Byrd “A New Perspective”, especially Cristo Redentor. Kenny Burrell is on guitar on this Blue Note recording.

Both are available in the remastered Rudy Van Gelder series from Blue Note. (No I do not work for Blue Note).

Bill Evans Peace Piece of course, per above, and his solo album “Alone”, which is quite haunting.