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  2. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by jazzcorner
    typos

    On 12/5/2022 at 12:05 PM, Rabshakeh said:

    The George Shearing Quintet – You're Hearing George Shearing (MGM, 1950)

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    One big discovery for me this year has been how much I enjoy some of George Shearing's records. If you would have told me this five years ago, I would have thought that you were mad, but it's there. When it works, there's that great combination of jazz pop and Debussyian exotica, with lovely piano and vibes interplay.

    Well I like the early Shearing & his quintet when I started collection in the 1960s. His Everest &  most MGM recordings are here. He was a fine bebopper  with a feeling for good melodies. Pete Rugulo did an interesting composition "Rugolo meets Shearing" on a Mercury LP.

    BTW I have 2 different 12"  editions of "You're hearing George Shearing"  (MGM E 3706 & MGM E 3216) and would like to see the tracks from the copy above. Is that a 10" edition?

    Here are my 2 versions (with different tracks)

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  14. What live music are you going to see tonight?

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted · Edited by jazzcorner

    2 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

    I went to the Roman Schwaller quartet tuesday night. 

    Roman Schwaller is one of the leading saxophonists here in Europe. He´s from Elvetia but lives in Viena. 

    He recorded with name musicians like Johnny Griffin and hundrets of others and is a great composer and arranger also. 

    The first time I had heard him was jammin with Sonny Stitt, when Roman still was very young and had played with the Viena Art Orchestra. 

    He had a very talented young bassist from Serbia, my favourite Oliver Kent on piano and my favourite Mario Gonzi on drums. 

    Interesting, they did a lot of Monk tunes that evening, like "Trinkle Tinkle" and so on. 

    And an astonishing medium tempo swing version of "For Heaven´s Sake" which is usually done as a ballad, at least that´s how I had played it once. 
    After the show Roman told me that he had heard Joe Lovano doing it that way. 

    If I go to a show just for my pleasure for listening,  I always sit as near to the drummer as possible, because I love to hear the drums loud and also feel it from the bottom....

    👍😁

    I know Roman Schwaller. Nice that you can see him live.  I think I have him as member of some groups. Have to check that.

    Have a question: did he ever record something under his name as group leader?

    Question solved. Found some on Discogs. 

     

  16. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

    in Miscellaneous Music

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    15 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

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    👍😁 Braff & Pizzarelli ---> always a good sounding combination

    15 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

    Somehow I discovered that The Horace Silver Quintet had a gig at the Sutherland lounge in Chicago. So I convinced my friend to join me to go hear Horace and his quintet. It was a marvelous evening of outstanding music. To the best of my recollection, that was the only time I had the opportunity to hear The Horace Silver Quintet. Though it was over 60 years ago, it is a memory I cherish.

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    😁👍 You cant have enough "Silver'.

    This box is really good

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  20. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

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    4 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

    I like this album very much. Tony Fruscella was a trumpet player who was able to dig into the music in his own special way.  His personal problems prevented him from recording more than a few times. Other than this one, I like the couple of tunes he plays on  with Stan Getz.

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    😁👍

     

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