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If you like King Crimson (especially the old stuff) and you like jazz and you live in L.A., you should consider going to La Ve Lee on November 11. The Crimson Jazz Trio is going to be performing there for their CD release party. You may have guessed that the Crimson Jazz Trio plays jazz arrangements of King Crimson's older music and includes Ian Wallace, a former drummer of KC. If you don't live in L.A. but still like the idea then get their CD. If you don't like the idea, you're stupid, ridiculous and visually unpleasant.
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Cool - I'll check it out. Speaking of Jazz - and thinking of progressive jazz....Ever listen to Soft Machine or Focus? Or how about Ornette Coleman? Now that is jazz...Originally posted by Stark Evade
And speaking of Jazz arrangements of perhaps otherwise rock (or not) peices - I recommend - Ed Palermo Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
Great disc and nice live (I recorded - audio & a bit of vid - a show down in Florida a few years back...)
Also - of course - the classic - John Luc Ponty - King Kong (plays the music of Frank Zappa)
And a little known and hard to get disc: L. Shankar - Touch me There
I have the ultimate L Shankar - FZ colaboration however - recorded myself at the Tower Theater in Philly - a Zappa show where FZ and Shankar trade off solos for about 20 minutes - whole show is dynamite and Frank is very inspired in his playing to keep up with Shankar....it really is quite special...
And speaking of Fripp (were we?) - I am sure you are familiar with his coloborations with David Sylvian (once of the group Japan [also great stuff]) - all is worth checking out if you are unfamiliar....(I particularly like Japan's Obscure Alternatives)...
And for some reason this is making me think of Public Image - certainly not Jazz - but, anyway...much great music...that so few are at all familiar with.... -
Of course! I know Focus and Soft Machine well. And I own a couple of Coleman CDs. I also own Naked Lunch.Originally posted by winoman
I'll check it out.And speaking of Jazz arrangements of perhaps otherwise rock (or not) peices - I recommend - Ed Palermo Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
Great disc and nice live (I recorded - audio & a bit of vid - a show down in Florida a few years back...)
I know Ponty but not that album.Also - of course - the classic - John Luc Ponty - King Kong (plays the music of Frank Zappa)
And a little known and hard to get disc: L. Shankar - Touch me There
I have the ultimate L Shankar - FZ colaboration however - recorded myself at the Tower Theater in Philly - a Zappa show where FZ and Shankar trade off solos for about 20 minutes - whole show is dynamite and Frank is very inspired in his playing to keep up with Shankar....it really is quite special...
Don't know the stuff.
I'm familiar with almost everything Fripp. From GG&F, to the RF Quintet, to No-Man, to Fripp & Eno, to Andy Summers stuff, to little things like his support on FSOL albums.And speaking of Fripp (were we?) - I am sure you are familiar with his coloborations with David Sylvian (once of the group Japan [also great stuff]) - all is worth checking out if you are unfamiliar....(I particularly like Japan's Obscure Alternatives)...Last edited by Stark Evade; 09-30-2005, 02:41 PM.Comment
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Don't know "naked lunch"
There was also a John Goodsal collaborative piece you brought up in earlier conversations - I was interested - could you tell me the title and players again.
Not sure I'm familiar with all the Fripp colaberations you mention - though muc I know - particularly Fripp & Eno (and the entire [early] Eno catelogue is a must - including his work with Cluster & of course Roxy Music). I'll have to check inot all your Fripp references to see if I'm missing something....you are aware of his work with David Byrne I assume and the League of Crafty Guitarists - and more I can't think of at the moment...Comment
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About time they go back to their roots a little, I'm not a fan of KC's newer material, except maybe the Thrak album.Comment
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I love new K.C. The album ConstruKction of Light is just phenomenal, especially the title track and FraKctured. Those songs are goddamn sick.Comment
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It's a movie by David Cronenberg that I love based on the book by William S. Burroughs which I love and its soundtrack is entirely Ornette Coleman music which I love.Originally posted by winoman
You're probably talking about the Fire Merchants. John Goodsall, Chester Thompson, and Doug Lunn. It was a trio that released two albums, I believe.There was also a John Goodsal collaborative piece you brought up in earlier conversations - I was interested - could you tell me the title and players again.
I own an album or two.....you are aware of his work with David Byrne I assume and the League of Crafty Guitarists - and more I can't think of at the moment...Comment
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And thank you BTW - that was the one I was interested in. And naked lunch - yes - didn't get the reference - will have to check the movie out - sounds good all around...and I don't know the new KC album - suppose I should check it out...Comment
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By new you mean Power to Believe? I liked that album very much as well. If you've loved old KC for a long time it can be a little scary. But if you have an open mind you will see that it is still marvelous work. King Crimson has always been a constantly evolving work of art. They change and move on and develope but always maintain what makes them King Crimson. Fripp has always been there to oversee the music and make sure that it is constantly a developement of what is and will always be K.C.Comment
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Ya, but releases like Beat in my opinion did not preserve the genuine KC style of the old at all. It was a real departure from it.Comment
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