Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff (RVG Edition)
Artist.....: Grachan Moncur III
Title......: Some Other Stuff (RVG Edition)
Label......: Blue Note Records
Store Date.: Feb-24-2009
Genre......: Jazz
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Size.......: 52,4 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Gnostic 11:48
02 - Thandiwa 08:21
03 - The Twins 12:56
04 - Nomadic 07:41
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40:46 min
Release Notes:
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Grachan Moncur III was one of the top trombonists of the jazz
avant-garde in the 1960s although he had only a few chances to
lead his own record sessions. This 1964 set (which has been
reissued on CD) was one of his finest, a quintet outing with
bassist Cecil McBee, two of the members of the Miles Davis Quintet
(pianist Herbie Hancock and drummer Tony Williams), and tenor
saxophonist Wayne Shorter just a brief time before he joined
Miles. The group performs four of Moncur's challenging originals,
including "Nomadic" (which is largely a drum solo) and "The
Twins," which is built off of one chord. None of the compositions
caught on but the strong and very individual improvising of the
young musicians is enough of a reason to acquire the advanced
music.
Blue Note's version of experimental jazz in the '60s was rooted in
tradition and played with uncanny empathy and a looseness that
belied the precision and intricacy of the music. These four varied
compositions could not have been played by anyone other than Wayne
Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Cecil McBee, and Tony Williams with
anywhere near the same results. This is a fresh, bold masterpiece
that sounds like it was recorded yesterday rather than 44 years
ago. Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder from the original analog tapes.
Please Enjoy..