HiJinks - Official Recording (US Coast Guard Band)

Based on "Flow My Tears"
Composed by: John Orfe
Performed by: Alarm Will Sound

Dowland Remix

Randy Reinhart, the brilliant New York cornetist, drove from New York to Boston to fill in for Bo Winiker on January 14, 2014.  

Leaning more, perhaps, to the legacy of Spike Jones than to the New Orleans ensembles who put this rag together, this version of one of the most frequently recorded jazz standards features instrumental virtuosity, boffo humor, and a keen sense of ensemble collaboration.  

Note, for example, Ted's klezmer clarinet inflections and pop song quotations, the confusion, graciously resolved, between Bob and Jeff on whose solo it was, Jeff's brilliant, silent drum break in vivid contrast to the nonsense that went before, the split-second realization by Ted, Randy, and Herb that Bob was going to continue after his solo break in the following chorus, and how Randy -- all the while completing a virtuosic improvisation -- signals in jazz sign-language that the band should modulate to B flat for the following, final chorus. (Two fingers down signify two flats, the key signature of B flat major. Such a last-minute key change adds surprise and intensity to the mix. It can be overdone.)

Of course, there's an abundance -- overdoing, for sure! -- of tiger evocations, although Herb's growling trombone suggests more a sweetly purring kitten than Eli's rampaging beast. Over-the-top humor is a vital element in this beloved jazz tradition, and were we ever having a ball!



Tiger Rag by Eli & The Hot Six

MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD
Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
Thursday, September 26, 2002
2002-09-26.neumann-ak40.12562.t-flac16
https://theshackproject.com/the-shack-stream/2002-09-26/

Set 1: Improv > Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Lonely Avenue > Uninvisible > Pappy Check > Partido Alto

Set 2: Open Improv > Ten Dollar High > Bass Solo > Shacklyn Knights > Drum Outro > Creole Love Call (w/ Snake Anthony bass line) > Drum Solo > Fire, Smoke > The Dropper > Felic > Blue Pepper

Encore: Organ Intro > I Wanna Ride You

The Dropper >

Thanks to Scott Bernstein (@scott_bernstein) for recording this Medeski Martin & Wood show.  You can find the entire recording in lossless format click here:

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=554991.

This concert featured over a dozen guests, many of them replacing a member of MMW one at a time.  This was tuba legend Bob Stewart replacing the bass player Chris Wood.  These three gentlemen had never met before playing together on stage.  Pretty amazing stuff.

For those not familiar with Bob Stewart, he is a tuba legend and has played with everyone including John Coltrane.  Here is a great clip of him killing Voodoo Child: 

http://andrewhitz.com/2012/01/09/monday-youtube-fix-bob-stewart/

Enjoy!

Bob Stewart with John Medeski and Billy Martin - 05/09/12 Masonic Temple - Brooklyn, New York

This 4Ds session will bring you incredible value!! We talk about how to allocate your time, not judging yourself, and not knowing the alternative before making a decision. I believe that if you understand the nuances of not judging yourself that it will change your world. Making decisions with the data you have available at that moment and not judging yourself is the biggest advice I can give you to go fast. Executing is better than pondering and strategizing. Excited for you guys to listen to this one. I hope you enjoy. xoxo

Bob Stewart with John Medeski and Billy Martin - 05/09/12 Masonic Temple - Brooklyn, New York

HitzTuba

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