Dub Modal

For track 1 if I had to hazard a guess it would be Mingus Big band or Dynasty. There's a slim to none chance that's right; regardless it's an enjoyable track. The group effort is impressive and the woodwinds sound incredible. Love it. 2 swings like hell. Raucous tune. Things to like about 3 but it ended up losing me. 4 swings back in nicely. Drum and bass driving hard. Another great track. Love 5 too. Sax player is so good. Bass solo is impressive. 6 follows it up in good fashion but then 7 lost me. Probably a legend. 8 sounds like a classic. Is it McLean? 9 my out of left field guess is Blue Mitchell? 10 is a hard driving blues number. Great ambiance to this recording. 11 is a familiar tune. Played very well. That crisp swing style. 12 is another classic played very well. What a groove! 13 is yet another good one. Some really focused hard driving drumming on this BFT. 14 & 15 are just fantastic as well. The outro was someone I think I've heard before it no names are coming to me.

Have to pass this year so June will be an open month.

Nice. Glad to hear it was well received. Been diving into some Tyner lately and didn't realize that Asante was held for 4 years before being released, and released right around the time of Trident and his other Milestones. No idea if Asante was well received either but listening to it from the perspective of it being from 1970 is kind of a shock, at least to me, and a good one at that.

Two minutes' hate. It's got to work bc so many orgs make use of it.

Tyner's Trident Listening to this among other Tyner albums tonight and wondering how this album was received at the time of release? It doesn't sound like it would be run of the mill but I don't recall hearing other music from around the same time that sounds like this.

Winnipeg 70

Glad to finally get to this. Hate I missed last month's all together. 1. Sounds Hancock-ish with that Headhunters style break beat. No doubt this has been sampled. Vocals start and I'm convinced I've heard this before. God made me funky! It is the Headhunters. I love this tune and the album it's from. Sweet stuff. 2. Hey Jude...mixed with some electronic wizardry. Interesting. No guesses. 3. Lovely congas in the intro. Familiar melody too. The horns sound great together. 4. Sun Ra-ish intro for a few seconds. Good flow from the MC. Sounds like 90s hip hop for sure but no guesses. I don't recognize this voice. 5. More great congas. Restrained production as well. Rhythm comes in and makes me think this is from this century even though the vocal cadence is old school. No guesses but intrigued. 6. B3 player who goes for the bass lines, always welcomed. Nice song. 7. This sounds like 80s Miles at least when it starts. But it's not and I don't recognize the horn player at the moment. Those synths though.... 8. Left field opening. No idea who this is... 9. The Godfather himself. Good God!!! Thanks for the BFT. Good stuff and some intriguing sounds.

Awesome set man. I need to go back and finish it up, as well as track these down via Bandcamp. Thanks for doing this and I hope you'll do another although I understand it can be time consuming.

Coming back around for the reveal. All songs I'm not familiar with, but enjoyed listening to. Thanks again.

Finally got some time: 1. Bass is roaring and this is a good groove. Sounds like something Tenderlonious was influenced by actually. Trumpet sounds like Freddie a little bit. I like this song quite a bit. No idea who to guess though. 2. Love that intro. Feel like I know this drummer but can't name them. Pianist is familiar too, Bobby Timmons? 3. Fucking lovely. Would love to see a band like this live. Reminds me of Le Rex but I don't think it's them. 4. Another winner. No idea who but the sax player is going wild. Drummer is killing it too, and the vibes solo is right nasty. 5. Thought this was going to be all solo but those drums came in and set it off. Bass solo is tight. Whole song is nice. 6. Loving this one too. Intro groove is ridiculous and the whole song is excellent. Billy Bang? 7. Sounds like a 70s tune. There's some cheese but the bass line saves it. Drummer does some carrying too. No guesses. 8. Interesting intro. Notice the poor recording quality but that's not keeping me from hearing some good stuff. 9. A favorite so far. Whole thing is glorious. Sounds almost like it's live in places. 10. This is familiar and I wonder if I have it or where I've heard it. Of course, I have no idea who to guess. The pianist's facility is impressive. Is it Melford? 11. Helluva rhythmic build up and quite a ride on the way there. This is wild as hell. Will love to see who this is. Ok, that bass line has been sampled... 12. Sounds like Sanders. If it's not him, someone has drawn near complete inspiration from him. Im not sure of the song though. I love it. Unfortunately I can't finish the rest. I'll have to come back and revisit. Stunningly good BFT. Thanks for putting this together!

Well, I'm excited for the season. Glad it's finally here.

Love to see so many recs coming in this thread. Lots to explore for sure.

Butthole surfing of jazz lol. A buddy of mine calls Chet Baker this.

There's a lot to like there. Especially dug that bass solo. Ventured out and found another live show by this quintet:

Thanks. Will check this out

Agreed. And the Columbia Legacy 2CD set is essential. The alternate take of (Fight) Apartheid is crucial.

Speaking of Komeda, that Okraglak vendor also spoke glowingly of this album, saying that it's a masterpiece I haven't been able to listen and verify but he piqued my interest. The songs here are all Komeda's, played in solo piano with some electronics. That's a familiar name, but as I scrolled through I didn't see anything I've heard before.

I did a prerequisite search of the site but didn't find any threads that dealt specifically with Polish jazz in this Recommendations forum. If I missed it, please advise. On a recent trip to Krakow, I noticed that there seemed to be a considerable jazz scene there. From buskers on the corner to the Summer Krakow Jazz Festival posters (that I unfortunately missed by a few days, and that included acts like Meldhau & James Carter's Organ Trio), and the HQ of Audio Cave - a prominent Polish jazz label. There was a record vendor in the Okraglak day market that was super nice and who hipped me to several Polish jazz artists, and he especially loved Audio Cave LPs. I had all the intent in the world to go back there that afternoon and pick something up but missed him. Since then I've found Audio Cave on Bandcamp and have enjoyed several of those artists like Tubis Trio, Fumanek, Dominik Strycharski, Gralak, Taduesz Sudnik et al. I'm definitely familiar with Tomasz Stanko and enjoy several of his albums. If anyone else digs Polish jazz, please chime in and provide some recs.

Well, I agree 💯 with @Stevie Mclean's first sentiment that this is absolutely the best jazz forum on the internet. I also agree it's not without issues, but perfection is unattainable and to my main point, there's no comparison to Reddit's current jazz discussion situation. Reddit is a great place for other topics, but not this music. Maybe that will change at some point, maybe not. If it does, great. The more places to discuss and learn about jazz and other music, the better. Until then, make mine Organissimo 🤌

Definitely.

Pre-Morello Brubeck is interesting for sure. Whoever it is does well, works that kick drum to good effect.

Same. I immediately thought of Sideways while watching, and I mean that as a compliment. The cynical/depressed lead who's guzzling wine only this time he's a writer. Very similar in mood all around. Also, I think the closing song was Adderley's Autumn in New York; while I also think there was definite nods to jazz legends in the names Monk & Maynard; along with Ellison being a reference to the author. Sometimes stuff like that can come across as the writers trying to be overly clever but in the scope of this movie I thought all of that worked.

Sorry - that came across harsher than intended. Shouldn't let a bad day bleed over into a post here. My bad. To finish up the tracks... 10 - Here we go. I recognize this from some recent Bird listening spree but I can't name the tune. It's obviously not Bird as it's a much later recording. Players are obviously having fun and enjoying it. I dig the whole thing. They are grooving something serious and it's a fun listen. 11 - Terrific track. I'm pretty sure I've heard this and likely have it in the collection but I can't name it right now. Is this from the Savoy label by chance? The pianist and trumpet have a clear style that should be obvious but I'm coming up empty. Great stuff though. 12 - A definite change in style here, and I like the overall composition. The restraint builds some tension which is a nice touch. I sense some classical influence on whoever wrote this. The brass crescendo was a bit off, and there's something here that keeps this tune from being really good. It's a bit cold, maybe that's the point...overall it's like this was made at an intersection of 80s ECM and the Jones/Lewis big band. 13 - This is interesting...not necessarily a fun tune but interesting. The horns are arranged well. Oh wait - much better as it gets to the 3 minute mark. The feel of this to me comes across as a bridge tune on an album, trying to tie some other songs together for a thematic emphasis. On it's own though it doesn't hit all the buttons for me. 14 - Is this Grappelli? He's a great player but there's some maudlin stylings that are coming through. But there's also some bluegrassy moments that make me think this isn't Grappelli. Hmmm.... 15 - This sounds live, and I love how they captured this drummer. Sax sounds an awful lot like Paul Desmond. Wow. Yeah, that's Desmond so is this Brubeck? Interesting if so. Brubeck really plays to the crowd, like he's simplifying everything. Was this one of his calling cards? Thanks for putting this together. There's a ton of variation here which made for some interesting twists and turns.

finally got around to watching American Fiction. Have been trying to catch this movie for several months. It was stellar, although the ending(s) isn't without some confusion on my part. Watched through the credits and noticed Patrice Rushen plays piano on the film's score. Check it out. Satire like this doesn't get made enough.

1 - Nice intro from the saxophone. Hearing some James Bond theme in that melody. Drummer is on point. Sax player seems to incorporate some Charles Lloyd style playing although it's definitely not Lloyd with those Sanders-esque notes. And they're going so long that I'd say it's their date. Piano solo is nice. Overall a good song. 2 - Sounds like Billy Bang with that Chinese style melody. Beautiful playing. This is the kind of intro that brings a listener in. No other guesses. I ended up just letting this play and didn't take any other notes. Fantastic tune. 3 - Someone is all over those keys. Bassist is going 100 mph too. Not a fan of what the pianist is doing early on here. It's like the focus is on the tempo and facility and all else is abandoned. It's the complete opposite of track 2. Got to be the pianist's date right? 4 - Good playing. A bit of a "by the numbers" approach to me. Trumpet tone is nice. Around the 3 minute mark this gets better. No guesses. 5 - The arrangement is nice, reminiscent of Duke Pearson almost. Good playing. No guesses. 6 - The trumpet playing a fantastic. Good tone and carries this song IMO. Lots of notes, but there's something behind them. 7 - Upbeat piano - no guesses. 8 - Great sax playing and nice song but no guesses. 9 - I like this one, the playing is nice and they're all in here. I'll have to come back for the last few tracks. Not that I'm sharing anything of worth, but who fucking cares anyway. Here's an emoji 🐼