{"id":11815,"date":"2016-11-24T05:30:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=11815"},"modified":"2016-11-23T16:42:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T21:42:57","slug":"hundred-word-reviews-for-nov-dec-2016-part-4-of-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/24\/hundred-word-reviews-for-nov-dec-2016-part-4-of-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundred-word Reviews for Nov.\/Dec. 2016, Part 4 of 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thanksgiving. Here are five more quick reviews. Today it&#8217;s all jazz.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11799\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/surman_morning_glory.jpg\" alt=\"surman_morning_glory\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/surman_morning_glory.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/surman_morning_glory-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B01KAPPY4Q&amp;asins=B01KAPPY4Q&amp;linkId=f9c74a96edfd71f599c3b18fa5084892&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b>John Surman et. al. \u2013 <\/b><i><b>Morning Glory<\/b><\/i><br \/>\nIf your tastes extend toward free and modal jazz \u2013 think <b>Ornette Coleman<\/b>, for example \u2013 then a new reissue of this 1973 live album may be just the thing for you. Alternating between high-flying musical excursions and sweet, gentle musicality, <i>Morning Glory<\/i> is a challenging yet rewarding listen. Surman&#8217;s band is never less than fascinating; it&#8217;s not exactly fusion, but there&#8217;s some tasty electric guitar amidst the rumbling bass clarinet, sparking piano and nimble drum work. The set was recorded in Canterbury, a British city that has long appreciated music that started as jazz and happily pushed beyond it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11817\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/surman_westering.jpg\" alt=\"surman_westering\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/surman_westering.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/surman_westering-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B01DB8629K&#038;asins=B01DB8629K&#038;linkId=f1650783e3503443a79a908b5c3f1616&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b>John Surman \u2013 <\/b><i><b>Westering Home<\/b><\/i><br \/>\nAn authorized reissue released concurrently with <i>Morning Glory<\/i> (see above), this is Surman&#8217;s 1972 studio album. It&#8217;s at once busier and more adventurous than the live set, and is definitely not for musically conservative ears. But there are many moments of dissonant beauty within the tracks. \u201cMock Orange\u201d seems to have at least three melodies going at once, and they don&#8217;t always \u201cplay together\u201d nicely. \u201cWhirligig\u201d is totally unaccompanied Surman, and he doesn&#8217;t need any help. Kudos to my friend <b>Pat Thomas<\/b> \u2013 a deep-cut jazz aficionado if there ever was one \u2013 for encouraging the reissue. Seek this out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11818\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jazz_haunts.jpg\" alt=\"jazz_haunts\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jazz_haunts.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jazz_haunts-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B01KA8EEYY&#038;asins=B01KA8EEYY&#038;linkId=1c782e1060593feeaac51aae86d243bf&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b>Various Artists \u2013 <\/b><i><b>Jazz Haunts &amp; Magic Vaults<\/b><\/i><br \/>\nThis one makes me smile. From the (blue) note-perfect cover graphics to track selection, it&#8217;s a wonderful collection of jazz by some of the best names in the biz: <b>Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro<\/b>(!), <b>Stan Getz, Gene Harris, Wes Montgomery<\/b> \u2026 you get the idea. But what makes it special is that there are all from recently (or soon-to-be) released albums, recordings rescued from oblivion by Resonance Records&#8217; intrepid <b>Zev Feldman<\/b>. Making it even better is an archival live cut from Funk Brother and guitarist extraordinaire <b>Dennis Coffey<\/b> (look for my interview\/story on him coming soon to <i>Goldmine Magazine<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11819\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ray_charles_swiss.jpg\" alt=\"ray_charles_swiss\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ray_charles_swiss.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ray_charles_swiss-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B01J94DWGG&#038;asins=B01J94DWGG&#038;linkId=98f39041c1969c64fc344c4066639807&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b>Ray Charles Orchestra \u2013 <\/b><i><b>Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series #41: Zurich 1961<\/b><\/i><br \/>\nAmerican treasure Ray Charles transcended genres. He was about (and a master of) gospel, soul, blues and r&amp;b as much as anything else \u2013 including country \u2013 but he was also an important if sometimes overlooked jazz artist. This live set from 1961 captures his big band in a fiery performance at Kongresshaus Zurich. They open with <b>Sonny Stitt<\/b>&#8216;s \u201cHappy Faces,\u201d winning over the crowd before a word is spoken. Ray is joined by his four-piece vocal group the <b>Raelettes<\/b>. A fun and pleasingly varied set, in top-notch fidelity. The disc&#8217;s version of \u201cGeorgia\u201d is worth the price of admission.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11820\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trane_90.jpg\" alt=\"trane_90\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trane_90.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trane_90-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B01KZHTYBS&#038;asins=B01KZHTYBS&#038;linkId=2a5674802e10e578786c871d4e761276&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b>John Coltrane \u2013 <\/b><i><b>Trane 90<\/b><\/i><br \/>\nAnother European release (see my recent <b>John Lee Hooker<\/b> review), this sprawling set commemorates what would have been Coltrane&#8217;s 90<sup>th<\/sup> birthday by bringing together a wide variety of material from his short career. The first disc focuses on his work as a sideman (with <b>Miles Davis<\/b> and <b>Monk<\/b>&#8216;s outfits). The second samples from work released with Coltrane as bandleader (eight cuts released on four different labels). Disc three spotlights collaborations with <b>Sonny Rollins<\/b>, <b>Red Garland<\/b>, <b>Art Blakey<\/b> and others. The fourth disc draws from broadcast tapes and \u201cprivate recordings\u201d (some call &#8217;em bootlegs). The enclosed 50-page booklet is essential reading.<\/p>\n<p>Much more to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thanksgiving. Here are five more quick reviews. Today it&#8217;s all jazz. 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