Jump to content

So, What Are You Listening To NOW?


JSngry

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 78.6k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • soulpope

    8801

  • Peter Friedman

    7608

  • HutchFan

    7342

  • BillF

    5533

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

Now I came to the CD Nr. 4, the last one. 

Oh, all that Music, and the great Thing is you hear the whole tunes, not only Bird, but all the fine solos done by Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, and two guests Lucky Thompson and Milt Jackson. 

Maybe that´s why I hadn´t purchased the Dean Benedetti stuff, because I prefer to hear the whole tunes, starting with Bird and than with the great musicians who played with him. 

So this is among the very best Bird live stuff I ever heard……., 

Unbenannt.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

Great ! I bought this in 1978 with another cover and it became a "hit" among my Friends. We all hummed those catchy tunes "The Squirrel" "Good Bait", "Our Delight", and don´t forget Allen Eager, he is great on those sides. 

But we were mis-lead by the wrong cover notes of our Musidisc LP, it said it was done in 1949 at Birdland. Later I found out it was made at the Roost. 

Fats Navarro was an extremely talented player. So sad he was gone so soon!

As for the Royal Roost recordings, there is yet another release, on the Jazz View label. But I haven't compared the material on these two-cds pack with the Fresh Sound disc.

Agreed on Allen Eager, a marvellous player sadly underrecorded!

Ernie Henry is another hidden gem, to be found in several Fats Navarro recordings for Blue Note and Savoy.

2 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

So this is among the very best Bird live stuff I ever heard……., 

Unbenannt.png

Yesssssss!!! :tup

Edited by EKE BBB
Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, BillF said:

May I join you in worshipping at the shrine of Bird, Fats, Allen and Ernie? So nice to see music of this era played!

I'm almost tempted to start a thread titled "Playing Favourites: Reflections on Jazz of the Later 1940s", but am too lazy. ;)

Please do! I would happily join the discussion... :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 hours ago, BillF said:

May I join you in worshipping at the shrine of Bird, Fats, Allen and Ernie? So nice to see music of this era played!

I'm almost tempted to start a thread titled "Playing Favourites: Reflections on Jazz of the Later 1940s", but am too lazy. ;)

Terrific idea!  And a most excellent thread name as well. :D 

 

 

This morning, I've been (stopping and) listening to "Baby Face" Willette:

R-4386037-1364276094-6924.jpeg.jpg

Edited by HutchFan
Link to comment
Share on other sites

R-14507415-1575946160-9267.jpeg.jpg

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Abe Becker, Chris Kozak, David Ray
Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Bowland, Kelley O'Neal, Mace Hibbard
Baritone Saxophone – Steven Collins
Bass Trombone – Brandon Slocumb
Drums, Producer – Mark Lanter
Electric Guitar, Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Tom Wolfe
Percussion – Dave Crenshaw
Piano, Organ [Hammond B-3], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Andy Nevala
Slide Guitar – Jack Pearson, Matt Casey
Soprano Trombone – Wycliffe Gordon
Tenor Saxophone – Nathan McLeod
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Aven
Trombone – Billy Bargetzi, Chad Fisher
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Barney Floyd, Chris Gordon, Mart Avant, Rob Alley
Vocals – Marc Broussard, Ruthie Foster

Link to comment
Share on other sites

51oDkzot2HL.jpg

This compilation includes a nearly 13 minute version of "Europa" which, A) reminds one of how beautiful a melody that is when just played "as is"; brother,if you can't get busy with that melody as your background music, then perhaps it's time to set out the "going out of business" sign, and B) is quite the showcase for Eric Alexander.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...