T.T.T.T. - Tom Terrific Tuesday Thread

[DarrenH]

FUSION
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Lost Trident Sessions. This is from 1973. Man, McLaughlin smokes. Think Ponty meets Hendrix.

Islidurs Bane - Mind Vol 1. Their best imo although I haven't listened to anythng beyond this. I've heard that Mind vol 4 is pretty good. I must check that out.

Miles Davis - Jack Johnson Complete Sessions. Miles at his fusion-y peak. This thing smokes by way of McLaughlin's electric guitar and Billy Cobham's drum work. "Right Off" is an excellent 27 minute jam session. Ya like it or you absolutely hate it. Me likes.

Chick Corea and Return To Forever - Return To Forever. Return To Forvever is the name of the band and this is their 1972 s/t debut. The album cover lists Corea's name in the title for whatever reason. Subsequent releases drop his name and they are simply referred to as Return To Forever. Quite subdued compared to the others that I've listed. Features the outstanding vocals of Flora Purim, Stanley Clarke on bass and Corea's trademark keyboard work.

JAZZ
Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight. Miles' 1955 debut with Columbia featuring his first great quintet in John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. I guess you'd call this hard bop. Damn fine recording.

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things. Release in 1961.

Dave Holland Quintet - Not For Nothin'. Dave Holland was the bass player for Miles Davis during that fusion period many folks hate. This is a recent release from 2001 and harkens back to more a traditional jazz style although some would call it post bop. It's even referred to as Avant-Garde jazz but I this doesn't sound especially ground-breaking or different to me.

PROG
Porcupine Tree - Warszawa. Live recording recorded for Polish radio back in 2001. Twas heavily bootlegged so Wilson decided to release it legitimately. Features mostly tunes from Lightbulb Sun and Stupid Dream but also has a few older tracks including the awesome Voyage 34 phase I. Excellent sound!

Pineapple Thief - Variations On A Dream. Somewhat mellower version of Steven Wilson's band. Less melodic and not as good but I like it.

Anathema - A Natural Disaster. Now I know how Opeth fans felt when they were listening to Damnation. I kept waiting for them to break out into a maelstrom of melodic guitar riffs but it never happened. Good but not what I had hoped for. A relaxed version of A Fine Day To Exit.

Chain - Reconstruct. I mentioned this before and I can't stop listening to this. I just think it's a great prog rock album. The vocals of Matt Cash are outstanding and that sets this apart from Henning's other project, Frameshift. Well done Henning Pauley.

Darren

PS. I forgot to mention FA's most excellent Trews comp entitled House Of ILL Fame. This is pretty damn good. Got my motor revving over the weekend for sure. Also, her Canadian Toonies comp. Still absorbing this. Lots of singer/songwriter stuff. Will report later.