Patterns of Jazz

Patterns of Jazz

Patterns of Jazz

ASIN: B000008BYT

Track Listings
 
1. This Time the Dream's on Me
2. How Deep Is the Ocean?
3. Chessman's Delight
4. Arnetta
5. Saucer Eyes
6. Man of Moods
7. Bringing up Father
8. Groovin' High

Patterns of Jazz,Cecil Payne,Savoy Jazz,Bop,Hard Bop,Jazz,Jazz Music
The Dynamic Sound Patterns
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • wonderful music, sadly unknown
  • wonderful music, sadly unknown
 The Dynamic Sound Patterns
Rod Levitt
Manufacturer: Ojc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008Z47M
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

  1. Holler
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars wonderful music, sadly unknown.......2003-05-17

If you do a Google search for trombonist Rod Levitt you may find that he played with Dizzy Gillespie and Gil Evans. It may also mention this album and the 3 he made for RCA. What it doesn't mention is that at least 3 of these are among the most brilliantly composed, arranged and performed jazz albums ever.

Taking Ellington as his starting point, Levitt composed melodic, harmonically advanced and downright fun (and often funny) music and got seven of his colleagues in the Radio City Music Hall pit band to play it. None of these guys are "name" musicians, with the possible exception of trumpeter Rolf Ericson who played with Duke for a time. No matter- the group interplay and solos are wonderful. There was a lot of doubling in this band, and Levitt made use of the coloristic possiblities. He also had that knack for making 8 musicians sound like 20 if he wanted to. "Dynamic Sound Patterns" indeed- The first tune goes from a rough-voiced trombone call to slightly spooky 3/4 flute & bass unison passage to some swinging ensemble passsages & solos within the first 2 minutes. The rest of the album is similar- constantly shifting and yet somehow cohering. These guys obviously played together a lot and really liked playing what Levitt wrote, and what he wrote was obviously just for this particular set of musicians.

This was Levitt's first LP, a Grammy nominee for 1962's best Jazz album. This reissue is his first full album to make it to CD. Be warned: If you buy this there is good chance you will soon be searching for vinyl copies of the RCA albums (start with "Solid Ground" if you do).

Considering the obscurity of this record, you really have to wonder how much other brilliant music is lying around relatively unheard, buried under the hype given to lesser artists.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful music, sadly unknown.......2003-05-17

If you do a Google search for trombonist Rod Levitt you may find that he played with Dizzy Gillespie and Gil Evans. It may also mention this album and the 3 he made for RCA. What it doesn't mention is that at least 3 of these are among the most brilliantly composed, arranged and performed jazz albums ever.

Taking Ellington as his starting point, Levitt composed melodic, harmonically advanced and downright fun (and often funny) music and got seven of his colleagues in the Radio City Music Hall pit band to play it. None of these guys are "name" musicians, with the possible exception of trumpeter Rolf Ericson who played with Duke for a time. No matter- the group interplay and solos are wonderful. There was a lot of doubling in this band, and Levitt made use of the coloristic possiblities. He also had that knack for making 8 musicians sound like 20 if he wanted to. "Dynanmic Sound Patterns" indeed- The first tune goes from a rough-voiced trombone call to slightly spooky 3/4 flute & bass unison passage to some swinging ensemble passsages & solos within the first 2 minutes. The rest of the album is similar- constantly shifting and yet somehow cohering. These guys obviously played together a lot and really liked playing what Levitt wrote, and what he wrote was obviously just for this particular set of musicians.

This was Levitt's first LP, a Grammy nominee for 1962's best Jazz album. This reissue is his first full album to make it to CD. Be warned: If you buy this there is good chance you will be searching for vinyl copies of the RCA albums (start with "Solid Ground" if you do).

Considering the obscurity of this record, you really have to wonder how much other brilliant music is lying around relatively unheard, buried under the hype given to lesser artists.
Patterns/Message to South Africa
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    		Patterns/Message to South Africa
    Noah Howard
    Manufacturer: Eremite Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000A0GP90
    Release Date: 2005-08-02

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    1. Patterns
    2. Message To South Africa
    Patterns in a Chromatic Field
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Feldman's most comical composition
    • Not so Great
    		 Patterns in a Chromatic Field
    Morton Feldman
    Manufacturer: Tzadik
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00029J262
    Release Date: 2004-07-27

    Tracks:

    1. Patterns In A Chromatic Field

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Feldman's most comical composition.......2006-03-02

    None of the reviewers of this piece so far have mentioned what to me is one of its most salient characteristics -- its sense of humor. The dry title doesn't give any clue: perhaps PATTERNS IN A CHROMATIC FIELD TO PERFORM WHILE WAITING FOR GODOT would convey the mood more accurately. It makes me laugh, and laughing is good!

    PATTERNS, from 1981, is unlike any other Feldman work, but definitely more like the "still-life" compositions (Cello & Orchestra, Piano & Orchestra, Flute & Orchestra, etc -- see my review of the 2-disc set on CPO), mainly from the 1970s, than like his later "Persian rug" music. PATTERNS is full of startling juxtapositions. The cello and piano play one little pattern after another, often utterly different in style and tone, including wild glissandos, plucking, and other techniques, with abrupt transitions from one to the next. It is not slow, quiet or repetitive as are the celebrated late works that would follow.

    The first recording of PATTERNS on hatART is over 100 minutes long, on two discs, fully 1/4 again as long as this Tzadik recording. Based on my experience with FOR SAMUEL BECKETT (1987 -- see my review of the Kairos recording), I am confident that this faster version is preferable. This is great Feldman all the way around -- one of his best, most dynamic and variegated compositions, superbly performed and recorded.

    Here's a revealing quote from the liner notes, from Feldman's ESSAYS (1985):

    "The abstract, or rather the Abstract Experience, is only one thing -- a unity that leaves one perpetually speculating... The Abstract Experience is a metaphor without an answer. Whereas the literary kind of art, the kind we are close to, is involved in the polemic we associate with religion, the Abstract Experience is really far closer to the religious. It deals with the same mystery -- reality -- whatever you choose to call it."

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    3 out of 5 stars Not so Great.......2005-01-02

    I LOVE Morton Feldman, and I have bought five albums of his. This is the only disappointment. It is a little 'modern', a bit weird, or unpleasant. It may be choice of instruments in the cello, going for a less than beautiful sound. I suppose I would feel the same about the Samuel Beckett piece: less meditative than enstranging.
    Patterns in Jazz
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      		Patterns in Jazz
      Gil Melle
      Manufacturer: Blue Note
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      Patterns
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        		Patterns
        Lennie Niehaus
        Manufacturer: Fresh Sounds Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000050SM0
        Release Date: 2004-11-16

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        1. Patterns
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        Patterns
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Excellent
        		 Patterns
        Bobby Hutcherson
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        ASIN: B000005H1E
        Release Date: 1995-10-24

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        1. Patterns
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        6. Nocturnal
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        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......1999-07-16

        Patterns is a bit more mellow than my other favorite album by Bobby Hutcherson, Stick-Up! This is probably due to Joe Chambers writing and playing. Chambers contributes several mellow tunes (including Patterns which eerily sounds like My Favorite Things to me) and plays softer than Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, or Billy Higgins. His playing here is on par with his contribution to Wayne Shorter's Etcetera... another fantastic (and lesser known) album. The rest of the band is top notch, including James Spaulding's alto sax and flute work and of course Bobby Hutcherson on vibes... great album... pick it up before it disappears...
        Patterns of Jazz
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Great early Cecil Payne
        		 Patterns of Jazz
        Cecil Payne
        Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000008BYT
        Release Date: 1993-03-30

        Tracks:

        1. This Time the Dream's on Me
        2. How Deep Is the Ocean?
        3. Chessman's Delight
        4. Arnetta
        5. Saucer Eyes
        6. Man of Moods
        7. Bringing up Father
        8. Groovin' High

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Great early Cecil Payne.......2006-02-21


        This initial LP outing by Cecil Payne (he had a couple of R&B-ish dates earlier for Decca) is an absolute gem. Payne was one of the most delicately lyrical baritone sax players, and that quality really shines on this album. Dizzy Gillespie's GROOVIN' HIGH and the Harold Arlen standard THIS TIME THE DREAM'S ON ME are both taken up-tempo and Cecil dances through them like sunlight sparkling on a clear lake. His compositional skills are also on display, and both ARNETTA and MAN OF MOODS are attractive tunes. Kenny Dorham is on trumpet for four tracks, and does a real nice job on Payne's BRINGING UP FATHER. Pianist Duke Jordan is delightful as usual. This CD never ceases to give pleasure, no matter how often I listen to it.
        Willow Tree
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          Kristi Bartleson
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          Release Date: 2006-03-27

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          Patterns of Excellence
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            		Patterns of Excellence

            Manufacturer: Playhouse Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B0006SQ8PC

            Product Description

            Jazz Guitar soloist from Houston, Texas. 1. Interview 2. Patterns of Excellence 3. Untitled 4. Misunderstood 5. Interview 6. Pluckett 7. Anyway It Goes 8. Soothing 9. Interview 10. Tribute and Intro to Paulo's Song 11. Paulo's Song 12. Drip Drop 13. Rainy Days 14. Interview 15. The Monkey Show
            Kristi Bartleson & Reddesert
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              		Kristi Bartleson & Reddesert
              Kristi Bartleson & Reddesert
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              ProductGroup: Music
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              ASIN: B0006LY0EU
              Release Date: 2006-03-27

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