So what do we get here? A pure classic show by Wayne Shorter, recorded at the Village Vanguard with Herbie Hancock, Gary Peacock and Tony Williams - if this was in prime sound, it might as well be a favorite, but as it is, it's more a curiosity of historical value.
This seems to come from the midst of a period of inactivity of Miles' band - Peacock was one of the bass players who subbed occasionally when Carter was unavailable (others were Richard Davis and Al Stinson). Coincidentally, Miles' return to the scene took place at the Village Vanguard and with Peacock as well, in late 1965 (see here).
Wayne Shorter Quartet
New York City (USA), Village Vanguard
August 1, 1965
Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - piano
Gary Peacock - bass
Tony Williams - drums
1. The Eye of the Hurricane (10:15)
2. Just in Time (9:35)
3. Oriental Folk Song (12:02)
4. Virgo (7:09)
5. Fran-Dance (6:06)
TT: 45:09
Sound: B
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Edited by ubu, ripped today from CDR (w/EAC, secure, log) > TLH > FLAC (8)
15 comments:
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Many thanks ubu..Inspite of all lousy sound issues there is something so precious bout sessions like these..I've heard talk of a left bank (Baltimore) recording from this period that features Sam Rivers alongside Herbie Hancock and others..I don't know if it exists but again its a session anyone remotely interested in these musicians work would wanna hear(rather like the present offereing)..As you point out in your preamble '65 was a quiet year for the Miles quintet due to M Davis's health..Of course the plugged nickel sets changed all that!
'This, alas, is no pleasure to listen to, sound is really bad'...Hey ubu having heard 'Eye Of The Hurricane' from this session I gotta take issue with your statement above..Actually folks this is very listenable!!! And it is pleasurable!! O.k people you know what you're gonna get with this: An audience bootleg that has passed thru several generations before its reached your ears..That said this is hands down pure gold-dust!!!!
I await with bated breath... THANK YOU, ubu!
Glad you enjoy this so much - it's indeed a classic, but I just have trouble getting adjusted... even more so as Shorter has one of the most rich-in-nuance tones on tenor, and it's sad not to hear any of that!
Thank you!--we're like archaeologist poring over tattered old papyrus scrolls, but we can still get the message.
Hey ubu..Of course you are right when it comes to the capturing of tone on a recording as poor as this..The nuances in everyones playing suffers in that respect..Still what does come through is the complete mastery of collective improvisation on form that these musicians pioneered in this golden period of acoustic jazz..'Oriental Folk Song' is a great example..After Peacock's solo Shorter completely re-invents the head in order to accomodate the change in mood the bass solo produced..Awesome!!!
I concur -- the sound sure ain't pristine, but for what it is, it ain't bad, either. It certainly warrants some close attention on headphones! Thank you again, ubu.
Thanks a lot for this one ubu. We'll wrap our ears around it one way or another...
This is fabulous music! Young masters at a super high point in their game. There's enough sonic information here for my imagination to fill in where the sound quality come up short. Btw, as a bassist, I must say the Peacock sounds huge--what a sound, let alone the great content.
There seem to be quite some bassists queuing up here to listen to my sets these days :-)
Peacock back in those days was awesome! He did so much great music on record as well... from Bud Shank right to Albert Ayler! One of the most listening bass players ever, I guess!
'Peacock back in those days was awesome!' Yea totally agree with you there ubu..Not quite sure why but I don't hear any of that sound and conception in his more recent work (K Jarrett trio etc)..But one quality hasn't changed: His sensitivity to listening..I remember reading how scared he was initially to play with A Ayler..He felt completely unprepared for the challenge..His playing on this live recording is, as Slim points out, well worth paying attention to..I've also gotta put a plug in for his playing on T Williams '65 Blue Note date 'Spring'..Its quite awesome and utterly unique and unpredictable.
NOT Gary Peacock. NOT Art Davis. Albert Stinson?
Care to elaborate, Robert?
Any chance I could get this from anyone? Been looking for a while and of course when I find this it's already gone. Email is jsjazz@gmail.com Thanks!
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