So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[HutchFan]

36 minutes ago, soulpope said:

👍👍👍!!!

Absolutely.

I'm now listening to Vol. 1 from the same gig:

[John Tapscott]

[jazzbo]

Listened to this one again, Jimmy Smith with Stanley Turrentine, Prayer Meetin'--the new cd from Blue Note Japan. Wow.

Followed by Peggy Connelly Peggy Connelly on Bethlehem, Verse Music Group cd. Nice band and arrangements but overall. .. meh.

Finally, Lonnie Smith, Live at Club Mozambique, a Blue Note Rare Groove cd.

[Peter Friedman]

[Larry Kart]

7 hours ago, erwbol said:

 The music is of course genius, but the sound is surprisingly good as well (for a home recording).

Not that surprising at all. The person doing the "home recording" was Ray Heindorf, music director at Warner Bros. One would think that Heindorf's home would have rather sophisticated recording equipment in place.

[Gheorghe]

Since this was the first Ornette Coleman Album I could purchase, it allways will have a Special meaning . It was my first "guide" to so called "free jazz" and anyway it´s easy listenin free jazz since Maybe on Alfred Lions insistence they had to Play also some swing pieces like you see on "Good Old Days" . 

And for the difference of others I allways found Ornettes violin playing quite good and interesting. I don´t have classical trained ears and a violin for my own happiness must not Sound like Mozart or Beethoven. But here it sounds like the stuff some 20th century classical compositions from Eastern Europe, mostly from Hungary did it, I think Gyorgye Ligeti was his Name. 

[soulpope]

8 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Absolutely.

I'm now listening to Vol. 1 from the same gig:

Excellency revisited ....

[EKE BBB]

[EKE BBB]

[BillF]

1 hour ago, EKE BBB said:

Now playing:

[EKE BBB]

[B. Goren.]

[Justin V]

Disc 1: I tend to start out the morning with organ jazz, but this is a good way to start the day.

Edited August 22, 2019 by Justin V

[JSngry]

Paul Bryant & Earl Palmer ready-made for airplay, not necessarily "funky" in any but the most vocabularyistically limited circles, but  still, not bullshit in any way. Color him/them pretty badassty fluent.

[John Tapscott]

[aparxa]

[jazzbo]

Duke Ellington "Live at Newport 1956" (Complete), disc 2

Followed by George Benson, "Benson Burner" disc 1

[ejp626]

Antobal's Cuban All-Stars ‎– Havana Big Sound!

[JSngry]

Nostalgia is ephemeral, skills are forever.

and Charles Stepney was a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad man!

[ghost of miles]

Jonesin’ for some CBBB:

[HutchFan]

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Pocketful of Dreams, Vol. III (Decca/GRP)
In the photo above, the way that Louis is looking down & spreading his arms makes me think that he's about to take a cartoon-like swan-dive off a very high stage.  

 

 

5 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

I've never seen that one, EKE. 

What do you think of it?

 

Edited August 22, 2019 by HutchFan

[JSngry]

37 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Nostalgia is ephemeral, skills are forever.

and Charles Stepney was a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad man!

Has anybody really, really analyzed/broken this album down in terms of musical/lyrical thematic development/continuity? Seems like there's a real "concept album", or even an actual by-god "suite" to be had here, maybe.

Stepney taking Bacharach seriously as musical inspiration, not just commercial motivation (the irony is all too real).

Can you imagine the sessions for this record? November 24-26, 1969, three days to get this made. Skills!

 

[Peter Friedman]

[JSngry]

[jlhoots]

Sam Rivers Trio: Emanation