On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, GD wrote:
quoted 16 lines AtL-5 wrote:> AtL-5 wrote:
> >
> > I've heard a lot of talks about Miles Davis on this list and the
> > inspiration by him from a lot of idm musician, so I'm deciding to pick up
> > one of his disc. Which one should I start with? In front of the 'Kind of
> > Blues' disc, it says 'one of the most influential disc of the 20th century'
> > or something like that. So should I start with that one?
>
> I'd say 'Kind of Blue' is truly a classic - all analog sounds in a more
> trad jazz stylee (hence less IDM-related), but well worth your while.
> A good second purchase after 'Bitches Brew'. If the Miles Davis stuff
> get you going, check out the Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny 'Song X'
> collaboration, Ornette Coleman/Prime Time's 'In all Languages', or any
> of the releases by the group 'Earthworks' (featuring Bill
> Bruford). Jazz using electronic instrumentation that'll blow yer lid.
>
Nice stuff all
Longtime IDM subscribers know I periodically flog this puppy:
Weather Report "Sweetnighter" -- unfortunately Sony Music
has never reissued this on CD or vinyl. Superfunky jazz-rock dream team --
Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Airto Moriera, Miroslav Vitous, Eric Gravatt...
Columbia EC 32210
Airto -- FINGERS (CTI SLIB177)
Airto Moreira is a Brazilian percussionist who played
with everyone in the 70's. "Fingers" is his debut American album. Very
melodic, rhythmically dense stuff on the brazilian tip. A huge chunk
of a track from this record was sampled on a recent Nuyorican Soul record.
By the way, ANYTHING you see on CTI from the 70s is worth having. They
always stand out because they have super glossy covers with a black border
surrounding a bright color picture.
Horacee Arnold "Tales of the Exonerated Flea" Columbia KC 32869
Extremely rare and out of print and my copy is rather thrashed ;-(
Polyrhythmic, odd time signatures, minimoog wailing, and pre-Philip Glass
minimal hypnotic loopiness. If ANYONE finds a copy of this in good
condition I will pay up to $30 for it.
Going further afield:
Chick Corea "Light as a Feather" -- before Chick twinked out and became
a scientologist, before the dreadful "Romantic Warrior" period noodle-wanking,
this was the album. Also featuring Flora Purim on vocals and Airto on traps,
this contains the almost unbearably dreamy "500 miles high" which is floaty
and funky in turns.