In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday October 18th, 2023 with Heavy Ben
Art Maiste, Spiritual Jazz 14, Birthdays
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| Happy birthday:
Maurice El Medioni (p) b. 1928 (age 95) in Oran, Algeria Esperanza Spalding (b) b. 1984 (age 39) in Portland, OR, USA Wynton Marsalis (tp) b. 1961 (age 62) in New Orleans, LA, USA |
| Touchia Zidane Maurice El Medioni - Pianoriental / Le Meilleur Des Trésors de la Chanson Judéo-arabe (The Very Best Of Jewish-Arab Song Treasures) - Buda Musique - 2000, 2012 |
| City Of Roses Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society - Heads Up International - 2012 |
| Sister Cheryl Wynton Marsalis - Wynton Marsalis - Columbia - 1982 |
| Vague Suspicions Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society - Heads Up International - 2012 |
| Ana Ouana Maurice El Médioni (Medioni) Meets Roberto Rodriguez - Descarga Oriental: The New York Sessions - Piranha - 2006 |
| The latest in the Jazzman Records (UK) series of Spiritual Jazz compilations is on private pressings. Most of these original albums are in the hands of the 1% of the 1% of record collectors. |
| By the Grace of God, I Am Erni Clark - 7" / Spiritual Jazz 14: Private - M-Odd Records - 1971 / Jazzman - 2023 |
| Delilah Andrew McPherson - Andrew McPherson At Smedley's / Spiritual Jazz 14: Private - Squalor - 1965 / Jazzman - 2023 |
| Themes & Variations Black Is ---- - 7" / Spiritual Jazz 14: Private - The Smith Record Co. - 1968 / Jazzman - 2023 |
| Pharoah's Thing Compass - Compass Rises / Spiritual Jazz 14: Private - Schoolhouse Productions 1973 / Jazzman - 2023 |
| Art Maiste was born in Tallin, Estonia in 1929. He studied in Sweden then moved to Montreal in 1950. Maiste was the pianist for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for 25 years, but we'll focus on jazz recordings from the 60s and 70s: Radio Canada International/CBC, avant garde, soundtrack, pop, and funk. Armas "Art" Maiste was a member of the jazz faculty at McGill University, and taught at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto and in Ottawa.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/armas-maiste-emc https://www.eesti.ca/art-maiste-jazz-virtuoso-par-excellence/print929 |
| The Metamorphic Ten [excerpt] Eldon Rathburn feat. Art Maiste - The Metamorphic Ten - Crystal - 1977 
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| Un Poco Loco Art Maiste (orig. Bud Powell) - Pianostyles - Radio Canada International / CBC - 1973
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| My Sister Maynard Ferguson Sextet feat. Art Maiste - Maynard Ferguson Sextet - CBC Radio Canada - 1967
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| Pour Ma Mélancolie Lucille Dumont feat. Art Maiste - Pour Toi - Columbia - 1965
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| The Key To Love Art Maiste (orig. Charles Williams) - At The Piano - Canadian Talent Library - 1967
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| P.S. Special Roger Simard feat. Art Maiste - Encore - Radio Canada International / CBC - 1977
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| Tangerine Willy Girard feat. Art Maiste - Jazz Violin - Radio Canada International / CBC - 1970
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| Balcones Al Mar (Samba) Los Bianco Combos feat. Art Maiste - Danse Strict Tempo, Vol.II - Les Disques Danse-Bec. - circa 1977
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| Monica La Mitraille Denise Filiatrault (composed by Michel Conte) feat. Art Maiste - Monica La Mitraille - Polydor - 1968
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| Bluedecaphonique Art Maiste - Pianostyles - Radio Canada International / CBC - 1973
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| Another month, another Misha Panfilov release. "In Focus" is part of the "New Library Series" on Jazzaggression (Norwegian jazz label based in Finland).
For more on Misha Panfilov and Estonian Jazz: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/61243.html --------------------- In the early 1980s, Ronald Langestraat was a fixture of the Amsterdam jazz scene, a pioneer of what he calls “space jazz” – a Moog-driven, otherworldly take on the genre. Melding electronic funk and dance with brooding, introspective lyrics, he would play for patrons of the Apollo Hotel, surprising the guests – who might have otherwise expected a sober piano recital – by bringing along modules, a computer and sequencer. Three decades on and Ronald has lost none of his zest for music-making. As bold and foward-thinking as ever, his 2022 album Light Years Away intermingles a drum machine with organic, improvised saxophone, the Dutchman's voice reverberating into the cosmos. |
| Your Smile Misha Panfilov - In Focus - Jazzaggression - 2023 
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| A Fast Drive Through The Universe Ronald Langestraat - Apollo - South Of North - 2019 (rec. 1991) |
| Worldwide Clarinet Ronald Langestraat - Apollo - South Of North - 2019 (rec. 1991) |
| Smoky Misha Panfilov - In Focus - Jazzaggression - 2023
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| Harvest Time (Live - Willisau) Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah - Luaka Bop - 2023 (rec. 1977)
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| Cosmic Bliss Misha Panfilov - In Focus - Jazzaggression - 2023
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Looks like a good show, Ben!
9:04 PM, October 18th, 2023