Sat, 11 Oct 2008
Waltz for Debby
Tonight's Music for Programming is the second album from Bill Evans' June 25, 1961, date at the Village Vanguard: Waltz for Debby. The first album contained tracks that highlighted the work of bassist Scott LeFaro, who was killed in a car accident just 10 days after the Vanguard concert.
The last few days I've dipped here and there into Evans' discography and have found it a very good accompaniment to programming.
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Wed, 08 Oct 2008
Mulligan at the Vanguard
This morning's Music for Programming: Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band live at the Village Vanguard in December 1960.
Later: hey - this is good stuff! Nice horn section and a sax sound I can live with.
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008
Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans, the hopeless junkie whom everybody dug, is up next in today's Music for Programming with his June 25, 1961 session at the Village Vanguard with bassist Scott LeFaro and drummer Paul Motian. If you think Miles' Kind of Blue is just the thing (and some folks don't), this is even more so. Details to follow.
If we ever visit New York City, we'll hit the Vanguard to catch whoever's there.
Later: I listen to music while I think about and write code, and this just didn't do it for me as accompaniment. To enjoy this album I'd need a dark quiet room, a tall drink and a foul mood. There are great gems here - the cool spare intellectual style and the almost telepathic communication between the musicians make for some awesome moments, but like other albums, it's not hanging together for me right now.
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