Comments on: Jazzin’ it up http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/ Roger Bourland writes about music and life Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:11:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Brad Wood http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80979 Brad Wood Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:36:07 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80979 It's a very promising first album, and I'm happy I acquired it. Her own tunes are particularly interesting, and at the same time I think she was wise to do mostly familiar ones on an initial outing like this. She's also working with some excellent supporting players. I like how she plumbs the lower register fairly frequently, and doesn't venture way upstairs too much. There are occasional intonation issues that could be interpreted as expressive devices, although I find it not completely convincing. Her own voice does seem clearly discernible already, and she is not trying to be a Trane or Newk (Sonny Rollins) clone. Good on her! It’s a very promising first album, and I’m happy I acquired it. Her own tunes are particularly interesting, and at the same time I think she was wise to do mostly familiar ones on an initial outing like this. She’s also working with some excellent supporting players.

I like how she plumbs the lower register fairly frequently, and doesn’t venture way upstairs too much. There are occasional intonation issues that could be interpreted as expressive devices, although I find it not completely convincing.

Her own voice does seem clearly discernible already, and she is not trying to be a Trane or Newk (Sonny Rollins) clone. Good on her!

]]> By: Brad Wood http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80909 Brad Wood Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:04:45 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80909 Hitomi's CD is here (pricey import!!). I'm looking forward to it---she's doing a lot of great standards. Hitomi’s CD is here (pricey import!!). I’m looking forward to it—she’s doing a lot of great standards.

]]> By: Brad Wood http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80722 Brad Wood Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:34:02 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80722 Roger, my post of days ago is apparently still in spam purgatory :( Roger, my post of days ago is apparently still in spam purgatory :(

]]> By: Brad Wood http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80668 Brad Wood Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:13:32 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80668 Thanks Roger. BTW, the quartet (quintet if one includes the drummer) I alluded to was originally known as the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet. All female, the name commemorates the late Billy Tipton, who was discovered after his death to have been anatomically female. I heard this wild group when I was bookshopping in Chico, California, while up that way visiting my mother in nearby Paradise (which as I write has a raging fire, now just coming under control). One of their CDs was playing in the particular bookstore, and as the Texan in the movie Twins says, I simply had to have it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Billy_Tipton_Memorial_Saxophone_Quartet Thanks Roger.

BTW, the quartet (quintet if one includes the drummer) I alluded to was originally known as the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet. All female, the name commemorates the late Billy Tipton, who was discovered after his death to have been anatomically female.

I heard this wild group when I was bookshopping in Chico, California, while up that way visiting my mother in nearby Paradise (which as I write has a raging fire, now just coming under control). One of their CDs was playing in the particular bookstore, and as the Texan in the movie Twins says, I simply had to have it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Billy_Tipton_Memorial_Saxophone_Quartet

]]> By: Roger Bourland http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80662 Roger Bourland Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:14:40 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80662 I've put up a link to her CD on Amazon in the post above. I’ve put up a link to her CD on Amazon in the post above.

]]> By: Brad Wood http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80657 Brad Wood Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:35:01 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/06/14/jazzin-it-up/#comment-80657 I'll have to check her out. Female tenor players are extremely rare, especially jazz improvisers. It was funny just now---I tried to remember some specific ones other than "that person in the all-woman sax quartet I heard a recording of in Chico" et al.---and I went Oh sure of course---Josephine/(Joe) in Some Like It Hot, played by Tony Curtis ;) I’ll have to check her out. Female tenor players are extremely rare, especially jazz improvisers.

It was funny just now—I tried to remember some specific ones other than “that person in the all-woman sax quartet I heard a recording of in Chico” et al.—and I went Oh sure of course—Josephine/(Joe) in Some Like It Hot, played by Tony Curtis ;)

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