So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[alankin]

Louis Sclavis – Napoli's Walls (ECM)
— Louis Sclavis — clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone; Médéric Collignon — pocket trumpet, voices, horn, percussion, electronics; Vincent Courtois — cello, electronics; Hasse Poulsen — guitar; inspired by Ernest Pignon-Ernest's artwork on walls in Naples.

[HutchFan]

Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim - Ode to Duke Ellington (Inner City / Nippon Phonograph)
Ellington tributes are a dime-a-dozen, but this is a special one. Ibrahim transforms Duke's music, blending it seamlessly with his own -- so everything about this solo recital seems entirely personal. He's not just playing Ellington's music; he's playing his own music. Tremendous.

[paul secor]

Wendy Lewis - Bill Carrothers: The Language of Crows (Bridge Boy)

[alankin]

Hiromi's Sonicbloom – Beyond Standard (Telarc Jazz)
— Hiromi Uehara (piano, keyboards), Dave "Fuze" Fiuczynski (fretted and fretless guitar), Tony Grey (bass), Martin Valihora (drums)

[alankin]

David Williams / Cedar Walton / Billy Higgins – Up Front (Timeless Records—Solid Records/Ultra-Vybe Japan)
— Cedar Walton - piano; David Williams - bass; Billy Higgins - drums

 

[HutchFan]

Steve Kuhn and Ecstacy - Motility (ECM)
 

 

Art Pepper - Winter Moon (Galaxy)
Lovely music -- and equally wonderful cover photography by Galen Rowell.

[jazzbo]

This is definitely an improved mastering over the previous cds.

Bob Dylan and the Band "Before the Flood" Mobile Fidelity SACD.

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Charles Mingus "East Coasting" (Bethlehem/Solid Records Japan). New Ultimate HQ CD. Sounds pretty darned great.

[sidewinder]

Thad & Mel Solid State Mosaic, CD5 - 'Consummation'. Sounds pretty damn great !

[soulpope]

[David Ayers]

 

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Thad & Mel Solid State Mosaic, CD5 - 'Consummation'. Sounds pretty damn great !

Yes!!!  

 

 

I'm now listening to another one of Steve Kuhn's ECM LPs:

I think Non-Fiction is even better than Motility.  Why?  Two words: Bob Moses.

 

 

Edited September 12, 2017 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

 

[HutchFan]

3 hours ago, soulpope said:

 

One of Mingus' best. High, HIGH mountains. Does jazz -- does MUSIC -- get better than this?!??!

 

 

 

No. It does not. 

 

 

[BillF]

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, BillF said:

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Edited September 12, 2017 by soulpope

[catesta]

[Peter Friedman]

[catesta]

Edited September 12, 2017 by catesta

[Cyril]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Billy Harper Quintet - Love on the Sudan (Denon)
with Everett Hollins (tr); Mickey Tucker (p); Gregg Maker (b); Malcom Pinson (d)