So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[HutchFan]

Mongo Santamaria - Soca Me Nice (Concord Picante, 1988)

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Larry Kart]

Two-CD compilation of Smith's Verve material -- big band and small group. Big band arrangements, mostly by Oliver Nelson, are excellent, more varied than one might think (check out the mysterioso "St. James Infirmary" -- does Nelson really get those upper-register shrieks from a band (on this track) with no brass, only reeds and rhythm?)  and played with much zest by all. Grady Tate in top form does most of the drum work, but don't miss Ed Shaughnessy on the title track. Some fine Burrell and a very nice outing from Eric Gale.

[JSngry]

Clarinets, check out the outchorus, where the unison intonation is less than "perfect" and the instruments reveal themself.

[Larry Kart]

Thanks. Clarinets would have been my guess.

[duaneiac]

[Peter Friedman]

[John Tapscott]

[BillF]

[EKE BBB]

[BillF]

[jazzbo]

On 5/8/2021 at 4:57 PM, jazzbo said:

Jackie Terasson/Cassandra Wilson "Rendezvous" Blue Note Japan cd.

Love this collaboration.

This one again.

[jazzbo]

It was time for some T.

Jack Teagarden "Big 'T's Dixieland Band" Capitol mono LP

[Joe]

 

[HutchFan]

R.I.P. Curtis Fuller

 

[jazzbo]

Anthony (Tony) Williams "Life Time" Blue Note Japan cd

[JSngry]

Drug music, make no mistake.

1 hour ago, Joe said:

 

How is it?

[Dub Modal]

5 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Drug music, make no mistake.

Which drug?

[JSngry]

Some kind of opiate. Or alcohol. For people who can do it without worrying about getting it or running out of it or getting public with it.

[HutchFan]

Graciela, Mario Bauza and Friends - Afro-Cuban Jazz (Caiman, 1987)

 

[Dub Modal]

13 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Some kind of opiate. Or alcohol. For people who can do it without worrying about getting it or running out of it or getting public with it.

Interesting. Streaming now and it's got a strong lounge music vibe going, meaning to me it's background music. Unobtrusive, mellow and not very interesting if listened to closely. Melvoin is new for me in regard to an organ player. 

[JSngry]

Actually, more interesting if you listen closely. Very specific decisions being made in terms of timbre, decisions that can get you into a really narcotic zone of a space of sweet clouds with no rough edges. Everything to make you float, nothing to make you hurt.

Not everybody likes to float, true. But there are many different types of float for those who do. This one is soft, painless, and floaty as fuck.

[jazzbo]

David Sanchez "Street Scenes" Columbia cd

[Dub Modal]

5 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Actually, more interesting if you listen closely. Very specific decisions being made in terms of timbre, decisions that can get you into a really narcotic zone of a space of sweet clouds with no rough edges. Everything to make you float, nothing to make you hurt.

Not everybody likes to float, true. But there are many different types of float for those who do. This one is soft, painless, and floaty as fuck.

Hmmm...will have to listen more closely then, but will need better speakers than these laptop ones. 

[JSngry]

aka

which was easily - and correctly filed under Bley, alongside Coleman Classics. But now....Cherry? Huh? No.