[What was the first jazz you heard that really fascinated you?]

On 11/5/2016 at 5:31 AM, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Er... Who is it, please?

It IS a compelling image.

MG

Christian Scott - Anthem 

[What was the first jazz you heard that really fascinated you?]

 

Was looking for something new to listen to as I was losing interest in the direction hip hop was going. This cover intrigued me, still think its such a powerful image, and it ended up being the perfect bridge into "jazz" for me.

[Ivo Perelman six new releases on Leo]

2 hours ago, Clunky said:

It's hard to judge the deal offered and indeed probably not fair to pass too much comment as it only details some of the total costs. Nonetheless  it appears pretty transparent and clearly plenty of artists have signed up to Leo over the years. Presumably the catalogue has become so extensive because the financial risks are shared between artist and label. Can't imagine anyone making a boatload from any Leo release.

I agree. As an artist this seems like a fair proposition, and a reasonable way to keep cost down while still getting a physical product.

[Ivo Perelman six new releases on Leo]

I've got 30 albums with Ivo as leader. I personally love his work, but honestly his recent output is impossible to keep up with. And its put me off from buying them. There is just too much music to dedicate this much time and money to him. He does put together some of the most interesting collectives of artists/instruments of any artists. 

[What live music are you going to see tonight?]

Recently I've seen 

Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey

Vinny Golia Quartet w/ Steve Adams, Matt Small and John Hanes

Gregory Porter

Joshua White + Codes w/ Dwight Trible, Ralph Moore,  Dean Hulett, and Jonathan Pinson

Rudresh Mahanthappa's Bird Call w/ Adam O'Farrill, Joshua White, Thomas Kneeland, and Dan Weiss 

 

 

Its been a good run recently. Hoping to catch Gavin Templeton Quartet this Friday too

[Your top five Jazz albums of all time.]

20 hours ago, soulpope said:

Good to see this platter as one of the top choices ....

Handy's opening solo is incredible. I have listened to it on repeat for an entire commute before (1 hr + on the train)

[Your top five Jazz albums of all time.]

Christian Scott - Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny

Vinny Golia - One, Three, Two

John Handy - Live at Monterey Jazz Festival

Tyshawn Sorey - Koan

Phil Woods - Live at the Showboat

and

Steve Coleman - Invisible Paths: First Scattering

 

This was really hard

 

[Music stores in San Diego?]

I was down there last year with no luck. Don't remember which shops we wandered through but I made no purchases

[Album Covers with Trains, Locomotives, or Rolling Stock]

+

Brad Dutz - Railroads (awesome album)

and

Fred Hess - How 'Bout Now

[Private Recordings Part This-is-it-I-swear]

Dan, I'm interested in these if still available.

JAMES CLAY – TOM KIRKPATRICK – NETHERLANDS

SONNY ROLLINS JUST JAZZ – 3-4-74 PHILADELPHIA 3 DISCS

SONNY ROLLINS TRIO 11/1/65 COPENHAGEN SBD

JESSE DAVIS – CHARLIE PARKER LEGACY BAND 10-8-05 – KRISTIANSTAD

THOMAS FRYLAND – ERIC ALEXANDER – DAVID HAZELTINE 4-11-06 DENMARK

PLAS JOHNSON W. TOMMY FLANAGAN 12-28-80 STOCKHOLM

[Private Press Recordings]

Christian Scott's first release was a self-titled, self-produced outing he funded while still at Berkley. 

[Few rares for sale]

a couple more titles added

[What live music are you going to see tonight?]

Was able to catch The Gavin Templeton Quartet on Wed. Best show I've seen in a loooooooong time. Blew Logan Richardson out of the water, as well as when I recently saw Greg Osby. Gavin with Joshua White on piano (absolute MONSTER), Richard Giddens on Bass and Gene Coye on Drums. Outstanding!!!!

[What live music are you going to see tonight?]

Saw Logan Richardson on Saturday. Pretty good set, only got to stay for the first one. Wasn't completely happy with the mix, guitar was way to loud. Logan was buried at times. Tommy Crane was on drums and that man was insane! 

Oh and should be going to Gavin Templeton on Wed. For his album release. He's a fantastic performer, I saw him a couple years ago with Vinny Golia and immediately bought his catalog. And as a bonus Joshua White will be on piano and he is fantastic as well. 

[Apple Music blues]

I've had music go missing from iTunes, but the ripped files are still located in my iTunes library folder. I don't know how apple could delete the files off your hard drive. They can't arbitrarily delete files from a hard drive. 

[Few rares for sale]

I will pick up additional copies of stuff I find that is rare to supplement my buying habit. All copies in great shape, no promo marks. 

All prices include shipping in the US

 

Bobby Bradford - Live at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art SOLD

Mike Taylor Quartet - Pendulum SOLD

William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra - Mayor of Punkville SOLD

Richie Cole - New York Afternoon  - $25 cd version features Eddie Jefferson on a couple songs. 

William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra ‎– Flowers Grow In My Room - $25

[Jeff Crompton / Edgewood Big Band - May 21]

Very nice. Glad to see the project is done, let me know when its going to be available to us

[What live music are you going to see tonight?]

Wadada Leo Smith and Vijay Iyer last night. Wonderful way to spend a Saturday night

 

[Modern Blue Note releases?]

Has anyone else been disappointed by new Blue Note releases? This for me goes back a ways but I started thinking about it again while listening to the new Marcus Strickland album I got today. I think I'm only missing one of Marcus' releases and this was the least satisfying on first listen. Which was also the case with Takuya Kuroda's Blue Note debut after 3 extremely solid indie releases. To a lesser extent, the Jason Moran "All Rise" which I absolutely enjoy, and feel that Jason captured Fats with a unique and beautiful tribute that was still decidedly Moran, I was still left wondering if part of this release had "label direction". On a side note, I think what they've done for Gregory Porter and other vocalists, outstanding. Anyone else have similar feeling?

[Pops from metal masters]

This is incredible!

[Sonny R, Rd Shows 4]

If I recall, I picked up most of these for similar prices.

[Born to be Blue Movie Trailer]

I'm planning on going to see this sometime this coming week. I personally have higher expectations for this than the Miles pic.

[Melissa Aldana interviews Sonny Rollins]

1 hour ago, CJ Shearn said:

I really enjoyed this interview, the kind of musician to musician insight and Sonny's encouragement to Melissa are really cool.

agree. I'm heading to amoeba tomorrow and hoping to pick up her new disc. She's not the soloist of depth, IMO, but compositionally I enjoyed her playing. I think the trio setting suits her as well. 

[Matt Parker Trio - Present Time]

Too many vocal tracks or I would have been all over this. 

[Which Jazz box set are you grooving to right now?]

John Handy - Mosaic Select

I picked this up very inexpensively and have listened continuously for the past 3 days during my commute. Beautiful stuff.