The Lonnie Plaxico Group - Live at Jazz Standard - Eighty Eights - VRCL-18812 (2005) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (3.45GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Mch (2.48GB) (+2.33dB gain) | 2ch (1.01GB) DR15 (+2.61dB gain) | Jazz A DSD recording! -------------------------------------------------------------- Bassist Lonnie Plaxico is perhaps best known for his associations with Greg Osby & M-Base, & for being the long-time bassist for Cassandra Wilson. He was the leader of several recordings made for the now static Muse label in the '80s & '90s. On January 29, 2003, Plaxico was leading an energetically funky sextet at New York City's Jazz Standard. The pieces populating this live disc are closer to Plaxico's Art Blakey experience than to his M-Base involvement. That is to say that this is superb contemporary hard bop. The spirit & association of Bu is big, very big. Plaxico's group mimics the greatest of Blakey Band setups with a trumpet/tenor front on a standard piano trio platform (with added percussion). Festivities are kicked off appropriately with a blue-flame "Sidewinder." Trumpeter Alexander Norris pays proper homage to composer Lee Morgan without descending into mere imitation. But it is Strickland who solos 1st, more Hank Mobley than Wayne Shorter. Then Norris surfaces with a suitablee funky solo. For the more standard-minded, if "Sidewinder" did not whet your appetite, there is the most original "Summertime" since Gene Harris' version with Ray Brown on Bam, Bam, Bam. Here, the chestnut begins as a unison ensemble piece resembling a big band. Then, the mood and personality changes to a nuclear funk counterpoint bouncing off of a contemporary filter. "You don't Know What Love Is" features a plaintive Norris trumpet recalling Chet Baker. Plaxico's own compositions are provocative & thematic. "A Shorter Take" is a wink at Way Shorter, written in his beautifully abstract style. "Along Came Benny" nods to Benny Golson & his "Along Came Betty." All are smartly composed & played, making this a completely enjoyable recording. Tracks: 1. The Sidewinder 2. Jumping Jacks 3. Dedicated to You 4. A Shorter Take 5. Summertime 6. Along Came Benny 7. You Don't Know What Love Is 8. Cachao's Dance 9. Seņor Silver Musicians: Lonnie Plaxico: Bass; Alexander Norris: Trumpet; Marcus Strickland: Tenor Saxophone; Martin Bejerano: Piano, Keyboards; Lionel Cordew: Drums; Kahlil Kwame Bell: Percussion. http://www.filefactory.com/folder/0905721418a59f2d -------------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: cb4dfd7f38715f619db2caf6efe1380c *The Lonnie Plaxico Group - Live at JAZZ STANDARD (Japanese).iso Checksums for flac tracks Mch: 4a4b497ea088ece57b84c22191670908 *01 - The Sidewinder.flac cf44756926f0f4a71ac57271c84641ef *02 - Jumping Jacks.flac 44b4d13fef5e3cd843093b9af280f11c *03 - Dedicated to You.flac 6ee9608adf7ad9ff1d7a7dbd12cb1d8f *04 - A Shorter Take.flac 46c600321da6ff3de2e8ce3b74a51856 *05 - Summertime.flac 3994f982e2e1575eed88432cd58b760a *06 - Along Came Benny.flac 0893b9158c7ea672be8ae6859b7c8901 *07 - You Don't Know What Love Is.flac 632ec44374c03f3a42cb89314844e7e2 *08 - Cachao's Dance.flac 99ab1af884114b7fd3c3a03d8ce58d63 *09 - Senor Silver.flac Checksums for flac tracks 2ch: a520ba6260b3a027c90267732e1ef80d *01 - The Sidewinder.flac cb95d0275074c718222463fa4aad9740 *02 - Jumping Jacks.flac 6a9cdc8cc452c1c5a3239bc00dad1e99 *03 - Dedicated to You.flac 924df1a80686cc8401d94671e343b15a *04 - A Shorter Take.flac d03957eff1a0fe41324ea4180361f5be *05 - Summertime.flac 50e36eb5b174bf928ec03837396b2c43 *06 - Along Came Benny.flac b98f28852fd78560eba3d2d07f2f3f08 *07 - You Don't Know What Love Is.flac 9052afba390c12c195754465f633f3f2 *08 - Cachao's Dance.flac 3dbdf7ec60d1b5b3244939c9088e31c3 *09 - Senor Silver.flac