So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Rabshakeh]

47 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

NP:

 

Bill O'Connell Latin Jazz Project - Black Sand (Random Chance, 2001)

I keep coming back to this disc again and again lately. 

 

It has a great lineup.

[HutchFan]

1 minute ago, Rabshakeh said:

It has a great lineup.

Yes! 

With Andy Gonzalez, Steve Berrios, and Joe Ford, I suppose it's not surprising that some of Black Sand has a Fort Apache Band flavor.  ... I didn't realize until recently that O'Connell sometimes subbed for Larry Willis in that group.

 

[HutchFan]

Perfect Friday afternoon and work is almost done music:

So glad ARC Records UK reissued this!  

 

[mjazzg]

2 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Perfect Friday afternoon and work is almost done music:

So glad ARC Records UK reissued this!  

 

Good old Gilles P

[Peter Friedman]

[mjazzg]

3 hours ago, rostasi said:

How is the Salah Ragab?

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

Good old Gilles P

Yes indeed!

 

NP:

Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Legends of Acid Jazz (Prestige)
Originally released as two LPs: Soul Talk (1969) and Black Feeling! (1970) 

 

Edited June 25, 2021 by HutchFan

[mjazzg]

such a great album, thanks to Jazzcorner for posting it in another thread

[gmonahan]

Disc 2

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Kevin Bresnahan]

The Drummonds (Renee Rosnes, Ray Drummond & Billy Drummond) - A Beautiful Friendship (Videoarts Music). Nice piano date for Rosnes, who, as far as I know, never went by Renee Drummond when she was married to Billy.

Edited June 26, 2021 by bresna

[mjazzg]

That's something you would think Strut might have thought to do

[cds23]

THE SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE | KARYŌBIN ARE THE IMAGINARY BIRDS SAID TO LIVE IN PARADISE | ISLAND RECORDS_HEXAGRAM | UK FIRST STEREO PRESSING ILPS_9079_60 LP




My first foray into Free Improvised (Jazz) Music. I knew almost all of the players before but mostly from collaborations with german musicians (Peter Brötzmann, Manfred Schoof). The music is highly inspirational and though completely improvised, doesn't need that much listening to get into. I can't get enough of Dennis Bailey's guitar and John Steven's cymbal work, the sounds they create are out of this world yet still make "sense" in their microcosm.

This album is finally available on CD again; the first digital reissue from the UK (from what I've read) didn't sound so good and was prohibitively expensive. The latest CD edition was remastered from the original master tapes and should sound better than any other version. This is a first UK pressing LP and the sound is very nice and detailed; my guess is it's unplayed or maybe once or twice at best. My favourite record dealer had it for some time but I had to prioritize other records before finally taking the plunge. Anyway, I am extremely glad to add this to my collection.

Edited June 26, 2021 by cds23

[soulpope]

21 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

❤❤❤ !!!

[B. Goren.]

Earlier:

Edited June 26, 2021 by B. Goren.

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

[Morganized]

 

Edited June 26, 2021 by Morganized

[Peter Friedman]

[mjazzg]

7 minutes ago, rostasi said:

Well, these deaths hit hard. So, I'm gonna spend some time with them today.

Frederic Rzewski (just saw him in 2017 with Musica Elettronica Viva and solo)

and

Peter Zinovieff (influential engineer: EMS studios introducing the VCS3 synthesizer to lots of major rock bands).

When I saw these, it showed that they died on the same day - today -
but seconds later it showed Zinovieff dying three days ago.

Both people very important to their professions.

Well said

[Peter Friedman]

[John Tapscott]

4 hours ago, BillF said:

 

 

 

Now:

[Rabshakeh]

10 hours ago, cds23 said:

THE SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE | KARYŌBIN ARE THE IMAGINARY BIRDS SAID TO LIVE IN PARADISE | ISLAND RECORDS_HEXAGRAM | UK FIRST STEREO PRESSING ILPS_9079_60 LP




My first foray into Free Improvised (Jazz) Music. I knew almost all of the players before but mostly from collaborations with german musicians (Peter Brötzmann, Manfred Schoof). The music is highly inspirational and though completely improvised, doesn't need that much listening to get into. I can't get enough of Dennis Bailey's guitar and John Steven's cymbal work, the sounds they create are out of this world yet still make "sense" in their microcosm.

This album is finally available on CD again; the first digital reissue from the UK (from what I've read) didn't sound so good and was prohibitively expensive. The latest CD edition was remastered from the original master tapes and should sound better than any other version. This is a first UK pressing LP and the sound is very nice and detailed; my guess is it's unplayed or maybe once or twice at best. My favourite record dealer had it for some time but I had to prioritize other records before finally taking the plunge. Anyway, I am extremely glad to add this to my collection.

One day I will own this. 

[mjazzg]

29 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

One day I will own this. 

My thought exactly.  I once saw Evan P with a copy at the Vortex, nearly mugged him

[sidewinder]

Very, very difficult to find in halfway good condition as that sleeve is fragile. Thankfully, not something I was ever after !