So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[EKE BBB]

[EKE BBB]

[Referentzhunter]

[JSngry]

[soulpope]

[Referentzhunter]

[Rabshakeh]

Mark Turner - Yam Yam (Criss Cross, 1995)

I have come to the conclusion that I enjoy Turner far more as a younger player. He's never been my number one, but there's a feel of excitement to this release.

Edited October 26, 2021 by Rabshakeh

[mjazzg]

18 hours ago, JSngry said:

Having another go with this....one song goes on waaaaaaayyyyyyy ttoooooooo lllllooooonnnnnggggggggggggg….but other than that, it's an invigorating record, not at all "crossover" like her last two might have been (although that's giving way too much credit to the current commercial landscape...)

If she does plan on having any kind of a pop carreer, in retrospect, this could be viewed as her Hissing Of Summer Lawns...but that one didn't stop Joni, and I doubt this one will stop her.

The naysayers will continue to neigh, of course they will, but this woman has an abuncance of talent and ideas, and I don't think she's anywhere near exhausting either, just as I'm sure she's nowhere near never making some bad judgemnts (that one song.....yikes....).. But here she is, and if her and Wayne are really gonna get that opera done...pay attention.

Me too now, thanks to JSngry's posts.  She left me behind a few albums ago but this has something about it and that Wayne solo too. I'm only half way through so it could well be too long later

[BillF]

[EKE BBB]

22 hours ago, soulpope said:

Motivated by "EKE BBB" .... :

 

2 hours ago, soulpope said:

Now I need to listen to this companion disc...

[soulpope]

1 minute ago, EKE BBB said:

 

Now I need to listen to this companion disc...

Haven`t listened to it for a long time, but currently it hits my personal sentiments spot on ....

[Chuck Nessa]

[soulpope]

[John Tapscott]

[HutchFan]

John Abercrombie - Getting There (ECM, 1988)

Haven't heard this since my college days, back when it was a new release.  A buddy who lived in my dorm had it.  Trippy to hear it again after so many years.

 

[Rabshakeh]

Ronnie Ross - Cleopatra's Needle 

Enjoying what I can hear of this one. Does anyone know any others by Ronnie Ross or his tenor player Art Ellefson that they'd recommend?

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[Rabshakeh]

Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette - Tribute to Coltrane, Live Under the Sky (Columbia, 1987)

[EKE BBB]

[JSngry]

somewhere in the 80s, Chico Freeman quite unintentionally started tuning into mid-60s Hank Mobley in terms of phrasing and to a lesser extent, tone. Not saying that he cloned or anything, no, but it was - and is - an attractive element in his playing.

As for this record itself...look at it, that's what it is, no surprises there. And if it looks like something you might want, you will want to track it down, then.

Ok, not exactly "turned into" mid-60s Hank Mobley, but definitely adopted elements of Hank's attack and phrase structure. Like I said, not at all unattractive.

[kh1958]

15 minutes ago, JSngry said:

somewhere in the 80s, Chico Freeman quite unintentionally started tuning into mid-60s Hank Mobley in terms of phrasing and to a lesser extent, tone. Not saying that he cloned or anything, no, but it was - and is - an attractive element in his playing.

As for this record itself...look at it, that's what it is, no surprises there. And if it looks like something you might want, you will want to track it down, then.

What year is this recording? I heard him at the Village Vanguard in 2017; hard to believe it was four years ago. Two really strong sets.

[HutchFan]

[Rabshakeh]

Karl Drewo - Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (Metronome, 1961)

Another nice one from the Euro Modernism thread.

[mjazzg]

Oh to be 22 again