So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[jazzbo]

Charlie Haden "Silence" from the  Black Saint/Soul Note box set.

I wish Chet and Charlie had done dozens of records together.

[HutchFan]

Superb.

 

2 hours ago, Justin V said:

I like it a lot.  Stephens plays tenor, bari and soprano and is joined by Walter Smith III on tenor.  Despite the frontline, it doesn't feel like a saxophone battle.  Stephens lets his big, round speak for itself and the arrangements are thoughtful and varied, aided by a well-matched group of contemporaries.  

Regarding other recommendations, I also heartily recommend Kenny Barron's Concentric Circles, although I suspect that you probably already have it.  I've seen Stephens with both Barron and Al Foster, which says something about him.  Incidentally, he overcame health problems and received a kidney transplant several years ago.

Thanks Justin!   

 

[jazzbo]

Duke Ellington "Anatomy of a Murder" Columbia/Sony cd from the Complete Albums box set (the first).

Had to adjust the treble a bit, this is a harsher cd than most. But great music!

[soulpope]

[BillF]

52 minutes ago, soulpope said:

[soulpope]

Another re-play ...

[jlhoots]

14 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Shabaka and the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History (Impulse)

 

[JSngry]

Ok...I was watching a documentary on Eno and this came on (Gymnopedies no. 1, of course, what other Satie is ever played to signify "Satie"?)...took me about 2-3 seconds to notice that it was reaaaaalllly slow. Beautifully slooooooooooooow. So at the end of the doc, they showed what it was, I 1-clicked that bad boy and now here we are.

Illuminative.

[Joe]

11 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Ok...I was watching a documentary on Eno and this came on (Gymnopedies no. 1, of course, what other Satie is ever played to signify "Satie"?)...took me about 2-3 seconds to notice that it was reaaaaalllly slow. Beautifully slooooooooooooow. So at the end of the doc, they showed what it was, I 1-clicked that bad boy and now here we are.

Illuminative.

Yes indeed! Maybe the absurd version of this, but still illuminative: https://unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/satie-slowly

 

[JSngry]

Probably stupid on my part, but I had never connected Satie and Eno...had a reasonable engagement with Eno (the performer and the producer, different animals there) back in the 70s thru the beginnings of the "Ambient" stuff, not really enthralled by all of it, but always found him somebody who was "on to something", if you know what I mean, something/someone to know about and not be unaware of. Kinda moved on, but Amazon Prime has this doc that covers him from the beginning up to the big Talking Heads "breakthrough", so, you now, it's a holiday weeke3nd, nothing else going, why not, right? Good show, actually, and when this Satie thing starts playing, WHOA!!!!! right?

Now here's a probably stupid question - how much connection between Satie and the Bill Evans of "Peace Piece" has there been? Putting this de Leeuw record right in that mix connects some dots, puts one more piece of the puzzle on the table. It never stops....

[Peter Friedman]

[gmonahan]

34 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

[sidewinder]

CD2 - Mindblowing !

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, JSngry said:

Probably stupid on my part, but I had never connected Satie and Eno...had a reasonable engagement with Eno (the performer and the producer, different animals there) back in the 70s thru the beginnings of the "Ambient" stuff, not really enthralled by all of it, but always found him somebody who was "on to something", if you know what I mean, something/someone to know about and not be unaware of. Kinda moved on, but Amazon Prime has this doc that covers him from the beginning up to the big Talking Heads "breakthrough", so, you now, it's a holiday weeke3nd, nothing else going, why not, right? Good show, actually, and when this Satie thing starts playing, WHOA!!!!! right?

Now here's a probably stupid question - how much connection between Satie and the Bill Evans of "Peace Piece" has there been? Putting this de Leeuw record right in that mix connects some dots, puts one more piece of the puzzle on the table. It never stops....

 

Along with the Bill Evans connection, here are two more artists that owe a debt to Erik Satie:

Particularly on Hutcherson's composition "Bouquet"

 

and

Beirach blends classical influences with jazz more successfully than any other pianist I've heard.  Particularly 20th c. composers like Scriabin, Mompou, and Bartok.  I hear Satie's influence on this disc.  Apparent simplicity that's not really simple.  Like a haiku.

We can also make another connection in the puzzle b/c Beirach is also connected back to Bill Evans -- since he was one of Evans' protégés/students. 

 

Edited January 11, 2021 by HutchFan

[jazzbo]

Bill Evans "Turn out the Stars" disc 4

I haven't played any of this box set in a while. I forget the bright velocity of some of these interpretations. Music bubbling with energy. 

[BillF]

[John Tapscott]

7 minutes ago, BillF said:

 

Now, disc 1 

[soulpope]

23 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Bill Evans "Turn out the Stars" disc 4

I haven't played any of this box set in a while. I forget the bright velocity of some of these interpretations. Music bubbling with energy. 

Treasurous ....

[Simon8]

[Peter Friedman]

[Bluesnik]

[John Tapscott]

[Dub Modal]

Toans for Joan's Bones. Ferrell & Shaw take off on this one. 

[HutchFan]

Dizzy Gillespie - Jambo Caribe (Limelight)

Hooray for Diz !!!  And Moody too !!!