Velvet Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Who's going tonight? I got a cheapo GA, maybe I'll see some of you ruffians there.Skiddly-doo wah-wah, daddy-o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 see you their. Super stoked for this show. just made it back from partying with friends in north bay all weekend, ready to hear those tight grooves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Wow, what a show.Brian Blade transcends time. He paints pictures with meter. It's incredible and a priviledge to witness. Worth the $50 in the first ten minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 agreed. mind=blown the whole band was tight. but i was down in reserved 3 rows from brian blade and was fixated with him the whole night. what a drummer and what a smile. they guy couldn't stop smiling. i do have to see him again soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Agreed! Thoroughly enjoyed the show. Early start and an early finish for a Sunday night. They played about 90 minutes. Blade's smile and subtleties were fantastic. Money well spent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Told ya Blade is the shit!! Getting ready for front row at Massey Hall tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 This is some sweet live stuff from the trio but with the great Steve Gadd on the kit instead of blade. http://bit.ly/a6tQnr Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Steve Gadd – Super Trio He may be in his mid-sixties, but pianist Chick Corea hasn’t slowed down in the least. In the past five years there’s been a monumental three-week run at New York’s Blue Note, focusing a bright light on acoustic ensembles past and present and beautifully documented on the ten-DVD set Rendezvous in New York (Image Entertainment, 2005). Corea re-formed his powerhouse Elektric Band for an album—To the Stars (Stretch, 2004)—and tour. He reunited with members of Paco de Lucia’s band for a tour documented on the double live CD Rhumba Flamenco (Chick Corea Productions, 2005), available only at shows and on Corea’s website. The Ultimate Adventure (Stretch, 2006) hearkened back to the days of high concept albums like My Spanish Heart (Polydor, 1976) without sounding the least bit retro. Why Super Trio is only being released in Japan is a mystery. This live set revisits material from Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Solid State, 1968), Light as a Feather (Polydor, 1972), The Mad Hatter (Polydor, 1978), Friends (Polydor, 1978) and Three Quartets (Warner Brothers, 1981), focusing as much on Corea the composer as Corea the pianist. In the same way that recent trios led by guitarist Pat Metheny have drawn from a broad cross-section of writing from his entire repertoire, Super Trio is a reminder of how many memorable tunes Corea has written—many still becoming part of the collective musical unconscious. Still, it’s not as if the trio doesn’t exercise broad liberty with the material. Take the open-ended version of “Matrix,†one of Corea’s earliest compositions, for example. Bassist Christian McBride’s opening solo, free though it may be, insidiously alludes to the familiar theme without giving away the store. Corea and drummer Steve Gadd join in on the free play; while Corea may have for the most part left the more obfuscated cerebralism of his pre-Return to Forever group Circle behind, it’s still part of his vernacular. The trio takes its time, stretching the source material every which way, never completely coalescing for the melody—instead, dancing around it for nearly fourteen minutes and proving just how malleable Corea’s writing can be. Elsewhere the trio’s approach is more straightforward, but a playful exuberance makes the hard-swinging “Humpty Dumpty†and the more relaxed “The One Step†and “Windows†proof that the traditional format of head-solos-head need not be inherently confining. As vividly interactive as Keith Jarrett in his standards trio, but with an original songbook and more attention to form, Corea has always been a responsive player, but this trio may be the most informal-feeling group he’s had in years. Risk-taking may be a given, but the players are so finely attuned to one another that it never feels that way. “Sicily†and “Spain†round out the set, referencing Corea’s strong Latin roots. There are plenty of sparks and moments of intensity, but Super Trio is ultimately an extremely approachable album that never sacrifices its sense of adventure and complete commitment. – John Kelman mp3@320CBR Track List 1. Humpty Dumpty 10:07 2. The One Step 11:27 3. Windows 10:44 4. Matrix 13:49 5. Quartet #2 Pt. 1 9:54 6. Sicily 12:28 7. Spain 9:54 http://bit.ly/a6tQnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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