Time is going by far too quickly and it's clear that I have some catching up to do on this listening if I want to get it done in time! My friends have been asking where I'm at in the count, and I'm a little bit ashamed to say I'm sitting at a mere 8 discs, with many more to go and not so many days to finish. However, I refuse to give into my usual vices and sit around watching Veronica Mars and snacking on banana loaf and fried apples. I'm going to finish this thing that I've started because in fact, I do enjoy it.
On Friday I listened to the John Coltrane album Blue Train but found myself rather quickly succumbing to the sweet thought of sleep. But alas! I have not forgotten. Blue Train. It's an album filled with standards that I actually know, which was what I found most surprising about the album. It features Lee Morgan on Trumpet, Curtis Fuller on Trombone, Coltrane on Tenor Sax, Kenny Drew on Piano, Paul Chambers on Bass and Philly Joe Jones on Drums. Who stood out to me aside from Coltrane (obviously) was Curtis Fuller. I can count the times on one hand that I've listened to a Trombone player and checked the disc to find out who it was because I liked it so much.
This album featured the title track Blue Train, Locomotion , I'm Old Fashioned, Lazy Bird and one of my personal fav's Moment's Notice. Great album. Thumbs up people.
Onto the next...
E.S.P. by Miles Davis. Featuring:
Miles Davis - Trumpet
Wayne Shorter - Tenor Sax
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Ron Carter - Bass
Tony Williams - Drums
This album is definitely a step in a different direction for Miles when I compare it to 'Round About Midnight which he recorded 9 years earlier. A new group with a very different vibe. Tony Williams adds a totally different feel on the drums. Not to mention the arrangments and compositions are much different too this time around. My favourite track on the album was a composition by Wayne Shorter entitled "Iris". It's beautiful and simple. A beautiful ballad in 3/4.
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