So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

[HutchFan]

More Azymuth:

[HutchFan]

Joachim Kühn, Daniel Humair, Jean-François Jenny-Clark - From Time to Time Free (CMP, 1988)

 

[Bluesnik]

An old thread here on Jaspar piqued my interest and I took this out... and was surprised to see that I have more Jaspar than I thought. 2 JiP, 2 Vogues and some more.

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

The two saxmen are supported by an excellent rhythm section.

 

[soulpope]

7 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Joachim Kühn, Daniel Humair, Jean-François Jenny-Clark - From Time to Time Free (CMP, 1988)

Good one ....

[EKE BBB]

[mjazzg]

Floating Points & Pharaoh Sanders - Promises

Genius

[EKE BBB]

[Gheorghe]

4 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

I didn´t know about this CD. I have the three performances as individual albums, the 1947 Bird and Diz, the 1949 "Chrismas Concert", and I think the 1954 stuff with the guys from MJQ was the last live recording of Bird. He sounds good, but maybe not at his peak. I have that Bellaphone LP "Jazz Tracks" and the last three tracks are those from 1954 "The Song is You", "My funny Valentine" and "Cool Blues". "My Funny Valentine" I think is the only occasion Bird played that tune. 

[Rabshakeh]

Just finished Grover Washington, Jr. - Live at the Bijou (Kudu/CTI, 1977)

Now onto Other Afternoons (BYG, 1969) by Jimmy Lyons, starring Lester Bowie, Alan Silva and Andrew Cyrille.

One of the standout BYGs from that period in my opinion.

Edited March 26, 2021 by Rabshakeh

[John Tapscott]

[Rabshakeh]

2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Floating Points & Pharaoh Sanders - Promises

Genius

It's generating a lot of traction online. I'm going to give it a go.

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

It's generating a lot of traction online. I'm going to give it a go.

I hope you enjoy it.

I'm a big fan of Floating Points and a bigger fan of Pharoah so it was either going to be a horrible disappointment or something rather special. I'm pleased I'm hearing the latter.

I think Shepherd has composed something that shows his real understanding of the Pharaoh/Alice/Impulse legacy.

I also think purists from both camps might not agree as it doesn't explore the outer realms of either genre but brings them together in the middle. Some will quite honestly see that as a musical compromise too far. I don't.

 

Edited March 26, 2021 by mjazzg

[HutchFan]

[JSngry]

Bilal Abdur Rahman...this is how I like it.

[Rabshakeh]

27 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I hope you enjoy it.

I'm a big fan of Floating Points and a bigger fan of Pharoah so it was either going to be a horrible disappointment or something rather special. I'm pleased I'm hearing the latter.

I think Shepherd has composed something that shows his real understanding of the Pharaoh/Alice/Impulse legacy.

I also think purists from both camps might not agree as it doesn't explore the outer realms of either genre but brings them together in the middle. Some will quite honestly see that as a musical compromise too far. I don't.

 

It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it.

10 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Bilal Abdur Rahman...this is how I like it.

Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it.

29 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I hope you enjoy it.

I'm a big fan of Floating Points and a bigger fan of Pharoah so it was either going to be a horrible disappointment or something rather special. I'm pleased I'm hearing the latter.

I think Shepherd has composed something that shows his real understanding of the Pharaoh/Alice/Impulse legacy.

I also think purists from both camps might not agree as it doesn't explore the outer realms of either genre but brings them together in the middle. Some will quite honestly see that as a musical compromise too far. I don't.

 

It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it.

[mjazzg]

3 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it.

Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it.

It's very good! Pharaoh sounds incredible, and the compositions set him off well. As you say, Floating Points has nailed that Impulse! spiritual feel, but without pastiching it.

Yep, he has done just that. It's very apparent he understands that music.

And Pharoah is just so Pharoah, that gorgeous tone

Edited March 26, 2021 by mjazzg

[Dub Modal]

This is great music. But I always get the feeling that these head melodies from 70s jazz really inspired whomever was writing game show or sit-com theme songs back then. Same feeling from some of Tolliver's work from back then too. Or maybe some of these players were involved in ghost writing those tracks too? Once they break out of the head into the solos that goes away. 

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, John Tapscott said:

❤❤❤ !!!

[Dub Modal]

6 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it.

Per this bandcamp page they released it in 2011

[JSngry]

25 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Is this a recent reissue by NoBusiness? I hadn't heard of it.

2011

[jazzbo]

Karl Berger "Crystal Fire" Enja/Solid Records Japan cd