News for Lulu
News for Lulu
ASIN: B000001YQB
Track Listings
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1. K.D.'s Motion
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2. Funk in Deep Freeze
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3. Melanie
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4. Melody for C
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5. Lotus Blossom
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6. Eastern Incident
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7. Peckin' Time
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8. Blues, Blues, Blues
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9. Blue Minor I
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10. This I Dig of You
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11. Venita's Dance
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12. News for Lulu
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13. Olé
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14. Sonny's Crib
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15. Hank's Other Tune
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16. Blue Minor II
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17. Windmill
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18. News for Lulu [Live]
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19. Funk in Deep Freeze [Live]
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20. Windmill [Live]
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News for Lulu,John Zorn,George Lewis,Bill Frisell,hatHUT,Hard Bop,Post-Bop
Average customer rating:
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News for Lulu
John Zorn
Manufacturer: Hat Hut
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00008F7DY
Release Date: 1995-10-19 |
Tracks:
- K.D.'s Motion
- Funk in Deep Freeze
- Melanie
- Melody for C
- Lotus Blossom
- Eastern Incident
- Peckin' Time
- Blues, Blues, Blues
- Blue Minor I
- This I Dig of You
- Venita's Dance
- News for Lulu
- Ol
- Sonny's Crib
- Hank's Other Tune
- Blue Minor II
- Windmill
- News for Lulu [Live]
- Funk in Deep Freeze [Live]
- Windmill [Live]
Customer Reviews:
Zorn plays hard bop?.......2005-08-05
One of the things I've noted over the years is a seeming lack of desire amongst people to hear music with a personal identity-- think about the old "downtown"/"uptown" jazz divide that was a big deal in the Jazz press years ago-- John Zorn, et.al. explore, push boundaries, and find new ways of expression, Wynton Marsalis and his cohorts make jazz into a self-reflective art, ignoring later innovations, later musics, and just performing in old styles, sometimes just playing old songs. And mind you, this isn't just limited to jazz-- Beethoven sells better than any modern composer as orchestra after orchestra re-records his pieces letter perfect (no slight against Beethoven, I'm rather fond of him) while modern composers struggle to sell a thousand records, and in rock music, the Rolling Stones manage to sell out tour after tour playing hits from 30-40 years ago without having made a coherent and legitimate music statement in longer than I have been alive.
As such, when I approached "News for Lulu", it was with much trepidation. John Zorn does bebop, everyone loves it. I've heard since I first started listening to Zorn that I should check this out, its fantastic, and whatnot. Of course, it's also out of print, and unlike Zorn's other bebop excursion (The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet), it sells for a small fortune. The truth is that I'm not one for looking backward, and all my favorite musicians pushed in new directions their entire careers and didn't look back even at their own catalog and influences, and when they did, it was like Zorn's "Naked City", looking backward to get forward.
The truth is, I shouldn't've worried so much about "News for Lulu"-- it deserves the praise it gets. This isn't a bebop project really, John Zorn (blowing alto exclusively by this point in his career) is joined by trombonist George Lewis and guitarist Bill Frisell in this trio, dedicated to exploring the compositions of Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, and Freddie Redd. The songs are great-- these are some relatively obscure hard bop composers, and Zorn doesn't even pick the more well known pieces by them. The music itself is stunning-- without a conventional rhythm section, there's a need for forced inventiveness, with horns often taking the roll of bass, Frisell covering endless ground comping behind the horns, and space being used to imply the sort of rhythmic structures that would typically be stated by a drummer. It very much is a record as much about what's not there as what is.
Straight from the opener, "KD's Motion", you know what you're getting into-- all three play fantastically, twisting around each other, and exercising great subtlety. And certainly the voices of all three players shine pretty brightly throughout, with each taking spotlight now and again. Personal favorites include the loose "Lotus Blossom" featuring opposing lines that meet now and again to form coherent statements, the dueling solos on "Ole" and the bluesy and super "Sonny's Crib"-- Lewis wails, Zorn digs in, and Frisell is just a monster.
So yes, it's Zorn plays hard bop, but it's really so much more than that. My only complaint is that this recording really could use some remastering-- the sound isn't as thin as the live recording, but the production bears a lack of preparation for CD. Nonethelss, this is essential Zorn, it's really a shame its not more readily available. Highly recommended.
Average customer rating:
- A superb recording that needs some sonic help.
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More News for Lulu
John Zorn
Manufacturer: Hat Hut
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Bebop & Post-Bop
| Compilations
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00008F7E8
Release Date: 1995-10-19 |
Customer Reviews:
A superb recording that needs some sonic help........2005-07-28
In the 1980s, John Zorn recorded a number of projects as tributes to some of his favorite musicians-- "Voodoo" as part of the Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet, his Ennio Morricone tribute "The Big Gundown", aggressive takes on Ornette Coleman on "Spy vs. Spy" and the News for Lulu project. Consisting of Zorn on alto sax, George Lewis on trombone, and Bill Frisell on guitar, this unusual trio tackles hardbop compositions. "More News for Lulu" is a pair of live concerts from Paris and Basel (Switzerland).
What is imemdiately noticable is the extraordinary use of space between these three-- without the benefit of drums or bass, this unusual trio makes implies rhythm and beats with open space, be it melody-countermelody from the horns or Frisell's nimble accompaniment of them. It is, however, this that makes the record somewhat inaccessible-- the playing stays pretty far inside but the sound is unusual.
My only complaint, and reflected by my rating of these recordings, is the sound quality, particularly on the Paris show where Frisell is mixed way too low. This recording is in serious need of some remastering. This would also increase its availability, which is extraordinarily limited.
In any event though, this is more than worth seeking out. Highly recommended.
Average customer rating:
- Zorn plays hard bop?
- Awesome, essential Zorn
- Avant-Garde BeBop Triumph
- Impressionist bebop
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News for Lulu
John Zorn , George Lewis , and Bill Frisell
Manufacturer: hatART
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Avant Garde & Free Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
New Orleans Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
Avant-Garde
| Jazz
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B000001YQB
Release Date: 1994-04-11 |
Tracks:
- K.D.'s Motion
- Funk in Deep Freeze
- Melanie
- Melody for C
- Lotus Blossom
- Eastern Incident
- Peckin' Time
- Blues, Blues, Blues
- Blue Minor I
- This I Dig of You
- Venita's Dance
- News for Lulu
- Ol
- Sonny's Crib
- Hank's Other Tune
- Blue Minor II
- Windmill
- News for Lulu [Live]
- Funk in Deep Freeze [Live]
- Windmill [Live]
Customer Reviews:
Zorn plays hard bop?.......2005-08-05
One of the things I've noted over the years is a seeming lack of desire amongst people to hear music with a personal identity-- think about the old "downtown"/"uptown" jazz divide that was a big deal in the Jazz press years ago-- John Zorn, et.al. explore, push boundaries, and find new ways of expression, Wynton Marsalis and his cohorts make jazz into a self-reflective art, ignoring later innovations, later musics, and just performing in old styles, sometimes just playing old songs. And mind you, this isn't just limited to jazz-- Beethoven sells better than any modern composer as orchestra after orchestra re-records his pieces letter perfect (no slight against Beethoven, I'm rather fond of him) while modern composers struggle to sell a thousand records, and in rock music, the Rolling Stones manage to sell out tour after tour playing hits from 30-40 years ago without having made a coherent and legitimate music statement in longer than I have been alive.
As such, when I approached "News for Lulu", it was with much trepidation. John Zorn does bebop, everyone loves it. I've heard since I first started listening to Zorn that I should check this out, its fantastic, and whatnot. Of course, it's also out of print, and unlike Zorn's other bebop excursion (The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet), it sells for a small fortune. The truth is that I'm not one for looking backward, and all my favorite musicians pushed in new directions their entire careers and didn't look back even at their own catalog and influences, and when they did, it was like Zorn's "Naked City", looking backward to get forward.
The truth is, I shouldn't've worried so much about "News for Lulu"-- it deserves the praise it gets. This isn't a bebop project really, John Zorn (blowing alto exclusively by this point in his career) is joined by trombonist George Lewis and guitarist Bill Frisell in this trio, dedicated to exploring the compositions of Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, and Freddie Redd. The songs are great-- these are some relatively obscure hard bop composers, and Zorn doesn't even pick the more well known pieces by them. The music itself is stunning-- without a conventional rhythm section, there's a need for forced inventiveness, with horns often taking the roll of bass, Frisell covering endless ground comping behind the horns, and space being used to imply the sort of rhythmic structures that would typically be stated by a drummer. It very much is a record as much about what's not there as what is.
Straight from the opener, "KD's Motion", you know what you're getting into-- all three play fantastically, twisting around each other, and exercising great subtlety. And certainly the voices of all three players shine pretty brightly throughout, with each taking spotlight now and again. Personal favorites include the loose "Lotus Blossom" featuring opposing lines that meet now and again to form coherent statements, the dueling solos on "Ole" and the bluesy and super "Sonny's Crib"-- Lewis wails, Zorn digs in, and Frisell is just a monster.
So yes, it's Zorn plays hard bop, but it's really so much more than that. My only complaint is that this recording really could use some remastering-- the sound isn't as thin as the live recording, but the production bears a lack of preparation for CD. Nonethelss, this is essential Zorn, it's really a shame its not more readily available. Highly recommended.
Awesome, essential Zorn.......2004-04-27
I've got about 30 Zorn CDs--News For Lulu is on my must-have essential Zorn list. It's a very hard bopping jazz trio. Not a lot of improvised noise going on here, but really incredible musicianship and excellent playing.
The live version is likewise incredible. Very unusual mix of instrumentation as well--guitar, Zorn's alto sax, trombone. But man, does it work! Very listenable, and very different from anything else I've heard from Zorn.
Avant-Garde BeBop Triumph.......2003-09-19
John Zorn, Bill Frisell, and a trombone player! No disrespect to George Lewis, I'm just not familiar with his work. But all three musicians distinguish themselves on the exciting CD. Anyone looking for a contemporary take on Bop and Soul Jazz from the top players in the game today need look no further. Import contains three stellar live tracks. Some of John Zorn's most accessible playing, but still maintains his unique flavor and sparkle. A real must have for Zorn fans, but also for fans of Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, or Kenny Dorham, whose works are all interpeted here.
Impressionist bebop.......1999-04-15
Three excellent musicians on the top of their playing, freely interprete compostions of boppers Sonny Clark, Freddie Redd, Kenny Dorham and Hank Mobley, always with an incredible sense of trio improvisation.
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