Autumn leaves
There is a gravel track that heads north from the San Chuan de Plan /Chistan junction, up the Chistau in the direction of the great lost peaks of Bachimala, Culfreda and Lustou. A family and rural path follows the river and the variety of trees is documented with panels. The film features the water and the autumn leaves.
The track is from 'Somethin' Else' (1958), the first of a diptych of visual musical sounds that ended with Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue' (1959) marking the focal point for today's understanding of 'Cool Jazz'. For the record, Davis gave Adderley the headline for what would be Adderley's only Bluenote release. Davis leads on trumpet and Adderley follows with his Alto Sax solo, and this alone merits the name of the record, and can only be described as 'Somethin' Else'. Hank Jones on piano could probably have enjoyed another take to keep up with the level set and Art Blakey sets the tone with some intimate tapping and subdued reflections.
The song as cropped for being over 10minutes log and the final Coda can be seen/heard on the adjacent post.
AJM 03.12.21
Autumn leaves
There is a gravel track that heads north from the San Chuan de Plan /Chistan junction, up the Chistau in the direction of the great lost peaks of Bachimala, Culfreda and Lustou. A family and rural path follows the river and the variety of trees is documented with panels. The film features the water and the autumn leaves.
The track is from 'Somethin' Else' (1958), the first of a diptych of visual musical sounds that ended with Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue' (1959) marking the focal point for today's understanding of 'Cool Jazz'. For the record, Davis gave Adderley the headline for what would be Adderley's only Bluenote release. Davis leads on trumpet and Adderley follows with his Alto Sax solo, and this alone merits the name of the record, and can only be described as 'Somethin' Else'. Hank Jones on piano could probably have enjoyed another take to keep up with the level set and Art Blakey sets the tone with some intimate tapping and subdued reflections.
The song as cropped for being over 10minutes log and the final Coda can be seen/heard on the adjacent post.
AJM 03.12.21