{"id":174,"date":"2018-12-17T07:14:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T07:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2022-12-18T12:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T12:24:06","slug":"music-troc-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=174","title":{"rendered":"MUSiC: Troc, 1972"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1321\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2248-300x300.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1321\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Troc '72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2248-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2248-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2248-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2248.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stars_09_fourhalf-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4346\" width=\"155\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stars_09_fourhalf-1.jpg 155w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stars_09_fourhalf-1-150x30.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I forget now exactly how I discovered this group. But I can&#8217;t forget the euphoria &#8216;Kali Lo&#8217; produced when first I heard it. Like the best of 1950s hard-bop or modal jazz, Troc&#8217;s finest material sounds remarkably fresh, current, even modern, despite its age. And like a good vintage wine or spirit, it has aged beautifully.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1322\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2250-300x256.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1322\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" alt=\"Troc '72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2250-300x256.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2250.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2011 Cd-reissue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drummer Andr\u00e9 Ceccarelli was\/is the dynamo at the heart of Troc, and he plays on this disc exactly how I want and aim to play, with a light touch, but both loosely fluid, precise, and a kind of simmering controlled intensity. His is the kind of &#8216;in the (Goldilocks) zone&#8217; playing I aspire to: never too much, nor too little, just <i>exactly<\/i> right. A perfect balance of groove and finesse, the ballast of which is always spirit\/feel.<\/p>\n<p>So, obviously a large part of what I love here is the rhythmic element. But I also love the <i>whole<\/i> sound. For&nbsp;one thing music of this ilk is usually instrumental. Alex ligertwood does something pretty amazing in bringing the vocal dimension to such a sound so successfully. No easy feat!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-yqD-JlW0-w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But all the elements are just terrific: the fluid jazz-rock guitar, the mellifluous Rhodes electric keys, and the thick, fat, warm and muscular bass. &#8216;Kali Lo&#8217; kicks off this excellent album with a hypnotic bass riff and percolating drums and keys that simmer with a controlled intensity I absolutely adore.<\/p>\n<p>For me Kali Lo remains my favourite track. But the whole album is superb. There&#8217;s even a very good version of &#8216;Old Man River&#8217;, which, whilst a venerable and hoary old jazz standard, isn&#8217;t quite what the rest of the music here would lead one to expect. But that&#8217;s exactly why so much music of this era is so good; you can expect the unexpected.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Drummer Andr\u00e9 Cecarelli has played with loads of top flight big names, and is listed as an online drum teacher&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.isyourteacher.com\/en\/10__\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;(now there&#8217;s a thought!?). Cecarelli reformed Troc in 2011, and they issued a new album, reissuing their original &#8217;72 recording off the back of that.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eEjhifgcN-o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1323\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2252-300x199.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1323\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" alt=\"Troc '72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2252-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2252.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giordano&#8217;s Rhodes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About two years ago I was forced into the reluctant sale of my Rhodes 54 electric piano. Truth is it didn&#8217;t quite have the bright sound of the Fender Rhodes 77s or 88s I so love. But it sure as damn-it sounded better than any of the virtual &nbsp;&#8216;plug-in&#8217; Rhodes available in Logic, that I&#8217;d been using before.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1324\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2253-300x225.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1324\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Troc '72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2253-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2253-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2253-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2253.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For sale\/hire at&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every now and again I have a look online to see what if any Rhodes are about. I would dearly love to acquire another. But this time a 77 or 88, for sure. Imagine my surprise to see that one used by Troc keys maestro Henri Giordano &#8211; perhaps the one on these very recordings? &#8211; was (is?) available for hire\/sale. I would <i>sooo<\/i> love to own this Rhodes!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I forget now exactly how I discovered this group. But I can&#8217;t forget the euphoria &#8216;Kali Lo&#8217; produced when first I heard it. Like the best of 1950s hard-bop or modal jazz, Troc&#8217;s finest material sounds remarkably fresh, current, even modern, despite its age. And like a good vintage wine or spirit, it has aged &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=174\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MUSiC: Troc, 1972&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-2O","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7673,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions\/7673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}