So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Alan Simon - Rainsplash (Cadence Jazz Records). Ralph Lalama on tenor.

Edited September 2, 2020 by bresna

[Peter Friedman]

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

Cool.

Waiting for my copy to arrive.

[HutchFan]

Gordon Beck - Sunbird (Disques JMS, 1979)
with Allan Holdsworth, J-F Jenny-Clark, and Aldo Romano

 

Edited September 2, 2020 by HutchFan

[sonnymax]

[jazzbo]

1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

Waiting for my copy to arrive.

Hope it comes soon! It's a nice mellow date.

[gmonahan]

[duaneiac]

Jule Styne,  Not exactly a name one thinks of in the company of GAS creators such as Gershwin, Porter, Kern or Berlin, but the man had quite the career.  He was something of a piano prodigy and had performed with the Chicago, St. Louis and Detroit Symphonies by the time he was ten years old.  He was 21 when his first hit song came in 1926 with "Sunday" -- yeah, that "Sunday" which became something of a jazz standard.  And I suppose to complete the weekend, he later wrote "Saturday Night (Is The Lonelieset Night of The Week)".  He went on to write a number of songs for movies (such as "I Don't Want To Walk Without You", "I Fall In Love Too Easily", "Time After Time" and "Three Coins In The Fountain") and a series of hit Broadway shows (including Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy and Funny Girl).  The man's work speaks for itself, but he still hasn't seemed to get the "songbook" treatment from very many singers the way Gershwin, Porter, Kern, etc. do, which make this Maxine Sullivan album (one of her last) most welcome.

The one song on this collection which always knocks me out is one I'd never heard of before.  Sometimes, it's not just a matter of pairing the right material with the right singer.  Matching the right material to the right singer at the right time can make all the difference in a song.  Had this song been available for Ms. Sullivan to sing during her first round of musical stardom back in the 1930's, it would have  seemed like yet another song about the end of a romance or love affair.  Sung by a woman of maturity, it suggests a far deeper loss.  Beautiful trumpet solo by Glenn Zottola.  Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.

 

Edited September 2, 2020 by duaneiac

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Chick Corea and Return to Forever, "Light as a Feather" Verve Master Edition, cd 1

[jazzcorner]

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Michael Weiss - Power Station (DIW). After finishing up Weiss's latest offering, an LP cut of 2003's "Soul Journey", I thought that I hadn't spun this CD in a while. Weiss again with Joe Farnsworth on drums but with the added advantage of having some great work by Eric Alexander and John Webber. Such a great band. I really dig this date. It's too bad it's only ever been available as an expensive import.

It's interesting to listen to these two dates back to back since there is some overlap in the tune selection, with 'Atlantis', 'Orient Express' & 'Soul Journey' appearing on both.

[HutchFan]

 

and

[mikeweil]

Today's batch:

[optatio]

Cecil Taylor: Jazz Advance. Blue Note CDP 7 84462 2 [1991]

[Peter Friedman]

[Bluesnik]

Very good. With Joseph Reinhardt playing under his name, among the performers.

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

 

 

and

Edited September 3, 2020 by HutchFan

[jcam_44]

 

Jason Palmer - At Wally's Vol. 1. 

Jason is a fascinating player. Mellow yet dynamic. This is a much more "lively" set compared to his Rhyme and Reason set which was live at the Jazz Standard. Rhyme and Reason sounds like a studio album recorded live in front of an audience versus At Wally"s which sound like a live set that happened to be recorded, if that makes sense. I don't think I've ever heard Jason as "fiery' as his presence on Michael Thomas' Event Horizon which was live from the Jazz Standard, but no matter what or how he plays he is always enjoyable. 

[sidewinder]

[BillF]

11 hours ago, bresna said:

Michael Weiss - Power Station (DIW). After finishing up Weiss's latest offering, an LP cut of 2003's "Soul Journey", I thought that I hadn't spun this CD in a while. Weiss again with Joe Farnsworth on drums but with the added advantage of having some great work by Eric Alexander and John Webber. Such a great band. I really dig this date. It's too bad it's only ever been available as an expensive import.

It's interesting to listen to these two dates back to back since there is some overlap in the tune selection, with 'Atlantis', 'Orient Express' & 'Soul Journey' appearing on both.

Now playing:

Edited September 3, 2020 by BillF

[jazzcorner]

12 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Today's batch:

 

Like those Shearings and have them in my collection

13 hours ago, HutchFan said:

 

[EKE BBB]

[Referentzhunter]