Jazz for aficionados

@tyray 

Another Towner appearance on an early Fusion date: Horacee Arnold’s "Tales of the Exonerated Flea". Unfortunately, I can’t seem to pin down which track/tracks he appeared on. 

If you enjoy early Fusion and haven’t heard this album, or Arnold’s Tribe, you might find them interesting: 

Flea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I0ZabeGRRg&list=OLAK5uy_nFU_IRzD1SvDJu5wPQ4gh4zQBt81c4qgc&index=2

Tribe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3GGUdtJkQ0&list=OLAK5uy_kPhzaC11rHynCIg1YEbQuLBa869EuBh9g&index=2

@stuartk,

Horace Arnold is fantastic and right in my wheelhouse. For lack of better words, Horace Arnold’s Flea and Tribe sound organic, refreshing.

Truth be told, even when I Sing the Body Electric came out, even then as a kid I felt it was too contrived and sound like a rehash of Bitches Brew. And with all that talent, Joe and Wayne were not on their game then. No creativity or originality.

People forget just how good a producer/arranger John Hammond was. And to hear his other works in other genres that’s just as good as his straight ahead jazz work is way cool.

I’ve always liked anything Dom Um Romão was on also. Again, thank you for the intro. Keep droppin ’em.

@tyray 

Glad you like them! 

@stuartk 

Plus 4 is on my list. :)

Another session with Marcin Wasilewski's Faithful - a late-night, low-light listening session. For those of you with a resolving system, this album can sound 3 dimensional with a lot of texture. There's a lot at play here so expect huge piano imaging,  bass with a natural sounding wood tone, and extreme and natural cymbal decay. Needless to say I like this album very much!