«Si l’Histoire n’a retenu que les exploits du chasseur, c’est parce que le lion n’a pas d’historiens», écrit Jean-Yves Le Naour. À côté des grandes figures de proue, des êtres ordinaires ont eux aussi «fait» l’Histoire. Les destins des «oubliés» choisis ici éclairent d’un jour nouveau la vie politique ou sociétale du XXe siècle : la résistance allemande au nazisme à travers le portrait de Sylvin Rubinstein ; le combat pour le suffrage féminin dans l’entre-deux-guerres par Louise Weiss ; la prise de conscience écologique incarnée par René Dumont ; la révolte des prostituées emmenée par Grisélidis Réal ou encore la fronde du torero Manolete sous le franquisme…
"I don't know what the next record will be," Josef Zawinul said in the summer of 1972, "but it'll be something else! We've been learning every night, and we're still growing."Indeed, Sweetnighter was something else. Zawinul began to assert greater control of band, steering it away from the collective improvisation that marked its live performances toward more structured compositions emphasizing funk and groove. This was exemplified by the album's two dominant tracks, "Boogie Woogie Waltz" and "125th Street Congress," as well as the album closer, "Non-Stop Home." Other tracks were reminiscent of Weather Report's previous albums, making Sweetnighter a transition from the band's first phase to what one might call its mature phase.
As displays of sonic excitement made with specific audiences in mind, the two Quincy Jones albums included in this set are tremendously effective performances, brilliantly recorded. Around the World was aimed at fans who like their quality big band music easy on the ear, for though there is some nice soloing by Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Sahib Shihab and Benny Bailey, these are primarily lushly voiced atmospheric arrangements delivered by a brilliant, airy and swinging band.
24CD set. Collects every Columbia live and studio album from "Weather Report" (1971) to "Legendary Live Tapes : 1978 - 1981" (2015). This is an incredible set of all of their studio and live albums. The sound is fantastic and love listening to it over and over again. They did a great job putting this set together without taking away from the music. The sound is great.
"I don't know what the next record will be," Josef Zawinul said in the summer of 1972, "but it'll be something else! We've been learning every night, and we're still growing."Indeed, Sweetnighter was something else. Zawinul began to assert greater control of band, steering it away from the collective improvisation that marked its live performances toward more structured compositions emphasizing funk and groove. This was exemplified by the album's two dominant tracks, "Boogie Woogie Waltz" and "125th Street Congress," as well as the album closer, "Non-Stop Home." Other tracks were reminiscent of Weather Report's previous albums, making Sweetnighter a transition from the band's first phase to what one might call its mature phase.
Moins médiatique que les autres chanteurs de son époque, Henri Tachan n'en est pas moins un fin lettré qui, comme Léo Ferré et tant d'autres, flirte avec Verlaine, Rimbaud et Baudelaire. Son goût musical pour Beethoven ou Schubert se ressent dans les sonorités de ses musiques comme dans la chanson Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert et Rossini.