Bandcamp Friday is here again, with an archival bounty from Tim Berne, a vital debut by Alden Hellmuth, and a slew of new arrivals and upcoming releases.
"Jon Pareles cited “Conversation with Harold” in a New York Times review of Berne’s 1986 quintet date at the late, lamented Sweet Basil – “his first major New York club engagement,” Pareles wrote – but the tune evidently appears nowhere else on record."
So that's a fascinating find. The tune *does* appear on record, as "Mac's Groove" (or "Mag's" depending on which was a typo on the original release :) on SANCTIFIED DREAMS. (Also, "Dream Status" on this new release was the title track of that record.) Interesting that the "Harold" title was noted in the live review, which perhaps indicates that's the original title and not "MG".
Similar renaming happened on FULTON ST MAUL ("Minature" appeared first as "Preview" on ...THEORETICALLY, and "Betsy" as "San Antonio" on SONGS AND RITUALS IN REAL TIME) and SD ("Blue Alpha" was "Sirius B" on THE ANCESTORS). When I asked Tim in 1993, he explained that Columbia had required all new compositions, so he retitled as he pleased to satisfy that condition. (Note also FSM's "Icicles Revisited".) So the same plausibly applies to the SANCTIFIED DREAMS tracks above too.
Honest truth, the first draft of this post originally included a parenthetical that I trimmed out before hitting the publish button: “(My old friend Vince will correct me if I’m mistaken.)” Well spotted, sir.
Major recommendation on that Patricia Brennan Septet album. And Wednesday’s record release show at Nublu was superb, except for the “jazz audience” not knowing about dancing 😂😂😂
I wish I'd known about that gig ahead of time… I still couldn't have made it, but I'd have amplified the news. Great that you covered AND got down there.
"Jon Pareles cited “Conversation with Harold” in a New York Times review of Berne’s 1986 quintet date at the late, lamented Sweet Basil – “his first major New York club engagement,” Pareles wrote – but the tune evidently appears nowhere else on record."
So that's a fascinating find. The tune *does* appear on record, as "Mac's Groove" (or "Mag's" depending on which was a typo on the original release :) on SANCTIFIED DREAMS. (Also, "Dream Status" on this new release was the title track of that record.) Interesting that the "Harold" title was noted in the live review, which perhaps indicates that's the original title and not "MG".
Similar renaming happened on FULTON ST MAUL ("Minature" appeared first as "Preview" on ...THEORETICALLY, and "Betsy" as "San Antonio" on SONGS AND RITUALS IN REAL TIME) and SD ("Blue Alpha" was "Sirius B" on THE ANCESTORS). When I asked Tim in 1993, he explained that Columbia had required all new compositions, so he retitled as he pleased to satisfy that condition. (Note also FSM's "Icicles Revisited".) So the same plausibly applies to the SANCTIFIED DREAMS tracks above too.
Honest truth, the first draft of this post originally included a parenthetical that I trimmed out before hitting the publish button: “(My old friend Vince will correct me if I’m mistaken.)” Well spotted, sir.
Major recommendation on that Patricia Brennan Septet album. And Wednesday’s record release show at Nublu was superb, except for the “jazz audience” not knowing about dancing 😂😂😂
I wish I'd known about that gig ahead of time… I still couldn't have made it, but I'd have amplified the news. Great that you covered AND got down there.