http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/MediaThings/archives/jazz.xml Information, entertainment, art: the constructed realm of narrative, discourse and aesthetic creativity. en-us eBlog@synaptic.bc.ca 2004-05-28T19:52:22-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/MediaThings/archives/2004/05/roots_in_the_sky.php Perhaps my favourite jazz LP (Yes, my tape is recorded from the original vinyl!) See the entry New Chautauqua for a story about the longevity of this tape in my library. Oregon is an ensemble of crack acoustic instrumentalists featuring strings, horns, winds and keys with a distinctly Indian percussion component. Rich, lustrous, complex, ranging from moody melodies to driving rhythmic flurries. Like a classical ensemble hell-bent for cool.<br /><br />Oregon 277@http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/MediaThings/ Music 2004-05-28T19:52:22-08:00 http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/MediaThings/archives/2004/05/new_chautauqua.php The most melodious and mellifluous of Metheny's work, all guitar. A jazz riff on folkish themes. The cover image is appropriate; I have a tape featuring this album on side A and Oregon's Roots in the Sky on B and it generally just sits in my car, plugged into the deck. Three times it's been broken into and each time the bastards stole all my tapes. Except this one: Without power, they couldn't eject the tape.<br /><br />Pat Metheny 276@http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/MediaThings/ Music 2004-05-28T19:41:21-08:00