(Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion) Don Grolnick (feat. Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland, Peter Erskine, Randy Brecker) - The Complete Blue Note Recordings (2CD) - 1997, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
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Don Grolnick
THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE RECORDINGS
Жанр: Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion
Страна-производитель диска: USA
Год издания диска: 1997
Издатель (лейбл): Blue Note
Номер по каталогу: 7243 8 57197 2 1
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 51:07 + 57:02
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нет
Источник (релизер): demonoid, thanks lervit
Треклист:
CD1
1. Nothing Personal
2. Taglioni
3. A Weaver of Dreams
4. His Majesty the Baby
5. I Want to Be Happy
6. Persimmons
7. Or Come Fog
8. Five Bars
СD2
1. Heart of Darkness
2. What Is This Thing Called Love
3. One Bird, One Stone
4. Nighttown
5. Genie
6. Spot That Man
7. The Cost of Living
8. Blues for Pop
Собственно, в этот сет включены два альбома Грольника, вышедшие на Blue Note (1990-92 гг.), и переизданные после смерти музыканта: "Weaver of Dreams" (есть на трекере) и "Nighttown" (нету). В архив ушел некорректный рип-image этого сборника.
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REM GENRE Jazz
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Дон Грольник - американский пианист и композитор. Родился 23 сентября 1947 в Бруклине, Нью-Йорк. Его первым инструментом был аккордеон, но уже вскоре он пересел за пианино, которое имелось у его деда. Джазом увлекся после того как отец взял его на концерт Каунта Бейси, с юных лет начал сочинять собственные композиции, однако Tufts University закончил по специальности далекой от джаза - философия. Зато в период учебы Дон познакомился с Майклом Бреккером, который в 1969-ом пригласил его в фьюжн-группу Dreams. Немного позднее он будет играть в Brecker Brothers и Steps Ahead, и его клавишные внесут существенный вклад в звучание этих широко известных коллективов. В это же время Грольник начинает открывать для себя мир поп- и фанк-музыки, он становится опытным студийным музыкантом, записывается со многими звездами (Roberta Flack, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Billy Cobham, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Steely Dan), кроме того, в течение 20 лет был музыкальным директором группы органиста Джеймса Тэйлора, продюсировал несколько альбомов М. Бреккера, один из которых получил "Грэмми". В 1985 году вышел первый "лидерский" диск Грольника - "Hearts and Numbers". Начало 90-х выдалось для музыканта очень плодотворным: он записал два альбома на Blue Note, съездил в турне по Европе и Японии, работал со Стингом, женился на певице Jeanne O'Connor. Увлекся латинской музыкой и записал "Medianoche" (опять же с Бреккером, Майком Майньери и др.), альбом был номинирован на "Грэмми", но музыкант этого, увы, уже не увидел - Дон Грольник скончался 1 июня 1996 года от лимфомы.
THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE RECORDINGS
Жанр: Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion
Страна-производитель диска: USA
Год издания диска: 1997
Издатель (лейбл): Blue Note
Номер по каталогу: 7243 8 57197 2 1
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 51:07 + 57:02
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нет
Источник (релизер): demonoid, thanks lervit
Треклист:
CD1
1. Nothing Personal
2. Taglioni
3. A Weaver of Dreams
4. His Majesty the Baby
5. I Want to Be Happy
6. Persimmons
7. Or Come Fog
8. Five Bars
СD2
1. Heart of Darkness
2. What Is This Thing Called Love
3. One Bird, One Stone
4. Nighttown
5. Genie
6. Spot That Man
7. The Cost of Living
8. Blues for Pop
Собственно, в этот сет включены два альбома Грольника, вышедшие на Blue Note (1990-92 гг.), и переизданные после смерти музыканта: "Weaver of Dreams" (есть на трекере) и "Nighttown" (нету). В архив ушел некорректный рип-image этого сборника.
Исполнители
CD 1
Don Grolnick - piano
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Bob Mintzer - bass clarinet
Barry Rogers - trombone
Dave Holland - bass
Peter Erskine - drums
CD 2
Don Grolnick - piano;
Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone;
Randy Brecker - trumpet;
Marty Ehrlich - bass clarinet;
Steve Turre - trombone;
Dave Holland - bass;
Bill Stewart - drums
Don Grolnick - piano
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Bob Mintzer - bass clarinet
Barry Rogers - trombone
Dave Holland - bass
Peter Erskine - drums
CD 2
Don Grolnick - piano;
Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone;
Randy Brecker - trumpet;
Marty Ehrlich - bass clarinet;
Steve Turre - trombone;
Dave Holland - bass;
Bill Stewart - drums
Логи ЕАС
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Review
Don Grolnick had such a successful career as a commercial keyboardist, playing with the likes of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Steely Dan, and James Brown, among others, that it was often forgotten that his roots were in jazz. In 1989, he recorded the album Weaver of Dreams and nearly three years later led Nighttown. All of the music from the two dates are reissued on this two-CD set without any additional material. In both cases, Grolnick utilizes an unusual four-horn front line featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker, either Barry Rogers or Steve Turre on trombone, and Michael Brecker or Joe Lovano on tenor, and has a prominent bass clarinet (either Bob Mintzer or Marty Ehrlich). The unpredictable arrangements, which cover a wide range of styles, are quite colorful, sometimes hinting at Dixieland and swing, and are open to the influence of Charles Mingus. Grolnick himself (heard throughout on acoustic piano) is well showcased on "A Weaver of Dreams," and his eccentric and joyful reworking of "I Want to Be Happy" is a classic. Well worth exploring.