bluesoul Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 “What are 3 or 4 of your favorite jazz record albums of the 1960’s?” Responses from Michael Cuscuna, Ted Panken, Vijay Iyer, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Glad to see credit for Machine Gun. Bit of an oldie list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 A wee bit single-minded but: Roscoe Mitchell — Sound Lester Bowie — Numbers 1&2 Roscoe Mitchell — Congliptious Eric Dolphy — Out To Lunch The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thanks bluesoul! That's a fun article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Strange no one put down Willis Jackson - Star bag - Prestige - 1968 or James Brown - Grits & soul - Smash - 1964 or Illinois Jacquet - The soul explosion - Prestige - 1969 and Illinois HAS to have two in there Illinois Jacquet - Go power - Cadet - 1966 MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Glad to see credit for Machine Gun. Bit of an oldie list. Sinton's picks are ones I would either have picked or have thought about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I would have a tough time limiting it to 3 or 4 albums for each year of the 60's (resulting in a list of 30-40 albums total). 1963-73 is probably my favorite "jazz decade" - if I had to pick 10 specific years (and yeah, I know, even that's 11 technically). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 A wee bit single-minded but: The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan Wow - I've seen so many negative reviews of this but when I see this appear in Larry's list my curiosity to hear it increases enormously. If ever a session attracted diverse opinions it is this one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thanks for posting this.Enjoyed reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Initial reaction says: 'Filles De Kilimanjaro' 'Africa Brass' 'Maiden Voyage' (subject to change..) Edited April 14, 2014 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thinking back to my school days, these were most often on the turntable. Mal Waldron "The Quest" Steve Lacy "Evidence" John Coltrane "Africa Brass" Ornette Coleman "Town Hall 1962" Duke Ellington "Afro-Bossa" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thinking back to my school days, these were most often on the turntable. Mal Waldron "The Quest" Steve Lacy "Evidence" John Coltrane "Africa Brass" Ornette Coleman "Town Hall 1962" Duke Ellington "Afro-Bossa" Are they STILL your favourites, Chuck? I never got 'Star bag' until 1996, but I'd still put that in with other stuff I bought at the time. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio: Smokin' at the Half Note Sonny Rollins: Alfie Miles Davis: Anything with the Quintet Oliver Nelson: Blues and the Abstract Truth Really too many more to list for a time of such prolific recording. Edited April 14, 2014 by fasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thinking back to my school days, these were most often on the turntable. Mal Waldron "The Quest" Steve Lacy "Evidence" John Coltrane "Africa Brass" Ornette Coleman "Town Hall 1962" Duke Ellington "Afro-Bossa" Great choices though I do not have the Ellington title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Just like the polls here, ask 100 people get a hundred answers..... mine could be.... John McLaughlin------ Extrapolation-----(Polydor) Coltrane-----Plays Chim Chim....------ (Impulse) Miles----------Bitches Brew------(CBS) Lucky Thompson------Lucky Strikes----(Prestige) Being a child of the 60s I've approached the music of the decade in hindsight. I've known the above LPs the longest and they all had a big impact on my listening in the late 80s. Had I heard Sound then rather than last year then I've little doubt it would have wormed its way into my affections. The point being that what we list here probably has as much to do when we heard it in our development of jazz appreciation as it does it's absolute value. Edited April 15, 2014 by Clunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Been thinking about LOTS of others. That was a good decade for music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybert Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Chick Corea - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs John McLaughlin - Extrapolation Miles Davis - Sorceror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 A wee bit single-minded but: The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan Wow - I've seen so many negative reviews of this but when I see this appear in Larry's list my curiosity to hear it increases enormously. If ever a session attracted diverse opinions it is this one ! It's an AWESOME record...can't imagine anyone being equivocal about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'd lose too much sleep to play this game I think...but strangely, the first which came to mind was Hampton Hawes' 'The Green Leaves of Summer'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybert Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 A wee bit single-minded but: The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan Wow - I've seen so many negative reviews of this but when I see this appear in Larry's list my curiosity to hear it increases enormously. If ever a session attracted diverse opinions it is this one ! It's an AWESOME record...can't imagine anyone being equivocal about it! Worth noting that it's recently been reissued as part of the Warner Japanese/Euro 1000 Yen series. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roach-Trio-Featuring-Legendary-Hasaan/dp/B00DRE800I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397514035&sr=8-1&keywords=hasaan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Just ordered the Roscoe Mitchell quartets with Philip Wilson which I've never heard so my quick list below night not be compete: Eric Dolphy - Live at the Five Spot volume 1 John Coltrane: First Meditations Peter Brotzmann: Nipples Hank Mobley: Workout Wes Montgomery: Full House Or add one of Miles Smiles or Filles De Kilemenjaro Impossible to pick - and I'm not as big a listener to 60's jazz as I am of 90's onward. Plus I love fasstrack's picks My favorite Rollins are Alfie plus the later impulses Damn I need to get a new copy of Wes' At the Half Note - I used to play the hell out of that one Another two would be Inner Urge and Idle Moments Edited April 14, 2014 by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Strange no one put down... I'd lose too much sleep to play this game I think...but strangely, the first which came to mind was Hampton Hawes' 'The Green Leaves of Summer'! On the JJM site, one of the comments began with: "I find it strange that no one else included “Rah,” the first album by Mark Murphy". WTF? Anyway, I don't get all the "strange" references. There's nothing strange going on here. As Clunky said above, "Just like the polls here, ask 100 people get a hundred answers....." It's bizarre that someone would find it "strange" that one of their personal favorites wasn't mentioned, unless it was some universally-recognized classic (and even then, it might be too subjective to voice an objection). What was more surprising to me was that two of the participants in the linked story selected JJ's "Proof Positive". That's not to say I don't think it's worthy, but what were the odds? Even in one decade, the number of choices is immense. I might have chosen a Hawes Contemporary title too, btw, but probably "I'm All Smiles" or "Here And Now" over "Green Leaves", particularly because the material was generally more "contemporary" to the 60's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 We need a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon8 Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Then my chapter would be... Paul Bley - Footloose ! George Russell - G.R. Sextet in K.C.: Original Swinging Instrumentals Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin' Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song... or Andrew Hill - Black Fire...or Archie Shepp - Four for Trane Edited April 15, 2014 by Simon8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uli Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) We need a book. We're making one. I'll add a para too Mingus presents Mingus Coltrane Tansition Ornette Ornette! Ayler Spirits Rejoice Rollins Our Man in Jazz Edited April 14, 2014 by uli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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