tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323950.post114394875844817166..comments2023-10-07T11:23:25.259-04:00Comments on Settled In Shipping: Unfortunate lossesRyshpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07008400121978741507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323950.post-1145023199190132592006-04-14T09:59:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:59:00.000-04:00Wow, I didn't know that about Cynthia, Chris. I wi...Wow, I didn't know that about Cynthia, Chris. I will definitely give them suggestions. About a year and a half ago they went out and bought a ton of modern jazz that they were lacking - Dave Douglas, Brad Mehldau, Fred Hersch, Chris Potter, David Binney - so they're definitely amenable to it, I know.Ryshpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008400121978741507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323950.post-1145022342948694232006-04-14T09:45:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:45:00.000-04:00David, if you think the McGill Library needs a rec...David, if you think the McGill Library needs a record, by all means submit a suggestion! They are STARVING for students and faculty to let them know what to acquire. Cynthia Lieve (possibly the best music librarian I have ever known) is very jazz-friendly (did you know she dated Scott LaFaro in university?) and will take suggestions very seriously. She knows the McGill jazz collection is seriously underrepresented, and needs our help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323950.post-1143960820537922202006-04-02T01:53:00.000-05:002006-04-02T01:53:00.000-05:00though not One Step Beyond or Destination Out.Why ...<I> though not One Step Beyond or Destination Out.</I><BR/><BR/>Why does that not surprise me... <BR/><BR/>His earlier straightahead stuff is amazing too, of course, but for me, what's truly remarkable is the arc of his career, the evolution from his early days as <I>the</I> hard-bop alto player to his truly innovative 1963-1968 records. Jackie was among the first -- if not <I>the</I> first -- to successfully bridge the gap between free jazz and bebop. Virtually everyone playing today is hugely indebted to that legacy.<BR/><BR/>Definitely check out Grachan's <I>Evolution</I> as well any 1960's McLean Blue Notes you can get your hands on. (Kevin Dean will have them all.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323950.post-1143958290713916732006-04-02T01:11:00.000-05:002006-04-02T01:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for the recommendations, Darcy. The McGill ...Thanks for the recommendations, Darcy. The McGill library has a fair amount of Jackie McLean (as well as Moncur's <I>Evolution</I>), though not <I>One Step Beyond</I> or <I>Destination Out</I>. I'll keep an eye out for those records.Ryshpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008400121978741507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323950.post-1143952702159294872006-04-01T23:38:00.000-05:002006-04-01T23:38:00.000-05:00I forgot to mention, the best way to get those rec...I forgot to mention, the best way to get those records is the <A HREF="http://mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MS-001" REL="nofollow">Grachan Moncur Mosaic Select box</A>. You get Jackie's <I>One Step Beyond</I>, <I>Destination Out</I>, <I>Hipnosis</I> and (most of) <I>'Bout Soul,</I> plus Grachan's <I>Evolution</I> and <I>Some Other Stuff</I>. Absolutely essential stuff, IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323950.post-1143951125752463552006-04-01T23:12:00.000-05:002006-04-01T23:12:00.000-05:00Jackie is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz. ...Jackie is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz. He was one of the few hardboppers to seize on the possibilities that Ornette was opening up for everyone. One of the the greatest changes-players of all time, he decides to embrace the freedom of greater harmonic abstraction and sophisticated forms, with thrilling results. He's less abstract and more emotionally direct than Dolphy, and he understood that mood, atmosphere and vibe could be just as powerful as full-bore pyrotechnics. His collaboration with Grachan Moncur, who wrote most of the tunes on <I>One Step Beyond</I> and <I>Destination Out</I>, is one of the most sympatico relationships in jazz. <BR/><BR/>Grachan must be devastated by Jackie's passing. Those guys really loved each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com