‘Breaking Point!’
Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, Ronne Mathews, Eddie Khan & Joe Chambers
Blue Note (1964)
Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, Ronne Mathews, Eddie Khan & Joe Chambers
Blue Note (1964)
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Yep - caught the end of this programme, which I think wasn't a repeat of an earlier one she did on Simone, which I saw in its entirety? Laura Mvula's a fine deep-toned singer in her genre, and has a most winning personality as presenter. I'd like to hear her go head-to-head with Jumoké Fashiola, presenting J to Z.Originally posted by Lat-Literal View PostBBC4 - Secret Knowledge : Nina Simone & Me with Laura Mvula
Another reminder of how Nina Simone had everything as in absolutely everything music and character wise.
Odd thoughts go through the mind like wondering whether to ditch half the personal record collection so as to replace it with all that she recorded and what place she should have in the list of priority people if science ever sufficiently develops to bring back people from the dead. I reckon somewhere in the region of top five.
Laura Mvula did a pretty good job in this programme - I had perhaps too readily dismissed her and will now explore her recording outputs properly - and there was an unusually strong - and relevant - selection of interviewees/people to sing along with. But it could have been longer. I'd have happily have had three hours of it.Comment
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It was first aired in 2015 but she may have done other programmes on Simone. Having briefly viewed a few Mvula clips since the programme, I can see why I had a different opinion of her. Ok - she is perhaps to jazz what Angelique Kidjo is to WM and I guess there is a need to appeal to younger audiences - but I much prefer her on Simone style songs. Obviously Simone had impeccable taste in the material she chose. I was very taken by LM on "Little Girl Blue" which apparently was used for "12 Years a Slave". I very much liked the brand of gospel in the programme in which she took part. And I thought Al Shackman was fairly heroic here both as an accompanist and an interviewee. I completely agree with you on J to Z.Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostComment
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‘Breaking Point!’
Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, Ronne Mathews, Eddie Khan & Joe Chambers
Blue Note (1964)Comment
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Nina Simone's rendition of Mr. Bojangles is a real favourite of mine:Originally posted by Padraig View Post
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If there's ever an album "NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A COVER VERSION !!!" this would be the first track IMOOriginally posted by Stanfordian View Post
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Originally posted by burning dog View PostIf there's ever an album "NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A COVER VERSION !!!" this would be the first track IMO
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‘The Rumproller’
Lee Morgan with Joe Henderson, Ronnie Matthews, Victor Sproles & Billy Higgins
Blue Note (1965)Comment
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The title of this tune is actually 1920's slang with "barbecue" being the equivalent of a contemporary word like "totty."Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostComment
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‘Tenor Madness’
Sonny Rollins with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones
Prestige Records (1956)Comment
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I've always felt both front line players were at too early a stage in their respective developments for this to have been the success it might have been had they delayed it by, say, 6 years - at which time Sonny was coming out of his Erensburg Bridge woodshedding period, and recording "The Bridge", and 'Trane his first famous Village Vanguard sets. Both were "in transition" and might have profitted creatively from such an onstage interchange. Instead of which, Coltrane pushed ahead singlemindedly within his own terms and Rollins chose to cut whatever losses he might have incurred in his hard-won acquisitions by going free, and remained within the changes.Originally posted by Stanfordian View PostComment
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