I know we love him here, but there hasn't been much discussion of his inimitable touch on the keys. "Mount Harissa"! Money Jungle! And so much more. Talk here.
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 19 October 2008 02:11 (eighteen years ago)
Caravan on Money Jungle...jeeezus. So badass.
― bendy, Sunday, 19 October 2008 02:39 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x499a9_duke-ellington-la-plus-belle-africa_music
― bendy, Sunday, 19 October 2008 02:43 (eighteen years ago)
i like him tinkling on a few keys. fleurette africaine, in a sentimental mood w/coltrane.
― schlump, Sunday, 19 October 2008 02:54 (eighteen years ago)
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― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 19 October 2008 06:56 (eighteen years ago)
Oh man, I love him as a pianist. He's one of those rare people, like Monk or Bill Evans, with an instantly recognizable style and touch.
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Sunday, 19 October 2008 14:48 (eighteen years ago)
the 70s duet album with Ray Brown "This One's For Blanton" is beautiful. I've got a tape of some comp released the 80s/90s that has solos, duos and trios from the 30s to the 60s. Some cool stuff with Strayhorn and Earl Hines, not to mention the Jimmy Blanton sides.
― tylerw, Sunday, 19 October 2008 16:03 (eighteen years ago)
tyler otm. "fragmented suite" on side 2 of that album is incredible.
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Sunday, 2 June 2024 18:10 (two years ago)
search: live at the whitney (1972). sparse renditions of classics with plenty of solo sections. the "lotus blossom" here is maybe my fav?
― "The Well-Tempered Holophonor by Philip J. Fry" (Austin), Friday, 14 February 2025 00:19 (one year ago)
The Pianist, a compilation of two trio sessions from 1966 and 1970 that was released after his death in 1974, is great.
https://tidal.com/browse/album/1282733?u
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Friday, 14 February 2025 00:58 (one year ago)