A brief sidestep from jazz to listen to this. Nearly a year since its release now. I haven't listened that often to "Murder Most Foul" so I'm making up for that now.
Bob Dylan "Rough and Rowdy Ways" Sony Japan cd release, disc 2
Woody Shaw "Lotus Flower" Enja cd Japan
Last one for the morning. Off to see my Dad. His C-Diff is back again. Sigh. Life sucks sometimes. Music is a great comfort.
Today started off with Joe Lovano
"Tenor Legacy" Blue Note cd. Nice date with Joshua Redman sharing the front line.
Then on to an earlier Blue Note, Lee Morgan "The Cooker" on TOCJ 20 bit cd from Japan.
One helluva band with Pepper Adams, Bobby Timmons, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.
Now onto another Blue Note date (though sort of a ringer) Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland and Company "The Golden 8" Japanese Blue Note cd
It's been too long since I spun some Clarke/Boland stuff. I love the big and the small units.
Jackie McLean "Demon's Dance" 24Bit by RVG Blue Note Japan cd.
Fierce!
Woody Shaw, trumpet
Jackie McLean, alto sax
Lamont Johnson, piano
Scott Holt, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums
"Abare Plays Jobim"
At first the strings on many numbers put me off but I've learned to ignore them or integrate them into the background. Abare's Les Paul sound is neat here and his rather non-bossa sound is a neat new way to interpret Jobim.
Archie Shepp "Live in San Francisco" SHM-CD 2021
I had thought I had ordered this one earlier but I had missed placing it in an order. I corrected that and it arrived with other cds from Japan yesterday. Sounds great.
Some new personnel for the All Stars along some long time members: Trummy Young on trombone and Danny Barcelona on drums, but new faces are clarinetist Joe Darensbourg and Irv Manning on bass, both of whom joined in the summer of 1961.