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Aug 14, 2019
You were warned
1 of 1 found this helpful Welllllllll... first a. brief personal history. When this album was first released, I snapped it up. All the players were personal favorites-- every single one, even including the wildly rambunctous bassist Richard Davis. Then I listened to it, and it played like a riddle, as in: why are these compositions and these performances so ridiculously abstruse? I'll admit now, though wdn't have back then, that I thought they were flaunting their "far-out" chops at the expense of meaningful playing. Over years (of critical praise for the album's landmark status) I gave it another try, and another. Still, for me, nada. Eventually I gave away the album (an LP) to an unsuspecting friend, and felt an immediate sense of relief. Years passed. Recently, there it was, Out To Lunch, bargain- basement cheap, and I thought, what the hell, let's give it one more chance. And once again experienced that old sinking feeling-- or lack of feeling-- for this cold-blooded masterpiece, a jazz landmark, according to innumerable jazz writers. I may be wrong. This may be the greatest jazz albums of all time. A landmark. Give it a whirl, but remember: you were warned.
Feb 06, 2019
Hip background music
Given that Smulyan won Jazz Times' top-baritone-sax accolades, this is a big disappointment. I'll give him credit for grainy, hard-swinging earnestness. Superficially it sounds great. It's just that it doesn't go anywhere. Doesn't tell any stories. It's as if Smulyan has found lots of novel and energetic ways of saying it he's got nothing to say. Essentially, Contrafacts is hip background music for people who aren't listening to closely.
Jun 27, 2019
A bargain and comfy
Great sound. I've spent five times as much for EarPods that were no better. Comfy too.