So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Peter Friedman]

1 hour ago, BillF said:

I strongly share your enthusiasm for Shorty's music.

I don't think he came to Europe much, so I was lucky to see him when he came out of retirement in the 1980s to lead a British National Youth Jazz Orchestra tour.

 

I share your enthusiasm for Shorty Roger's music. His albums on Atlantic and RCA are things I greatly enjoy. Yet, I never thought much of his trumpet playing. It was his compositions, arrangements and his terrific sidemen that made those albums so interesting to me.

[BillF]

[Peter Friedman]

Jazz in Sweden:1949-1961  -  The Legendary Years

   Vol.2 of 9 CD Box

[jazzbo]

"Stan Getz Quartet Live at the Village Gate Nov. 26 1961" disc 2

We're fortunate this was captured on tape.

[jazzcorner]

3 hours ago, BillF said:

Yep one of the best he ever did

[jazzbo]

Freddie Hubbard "Open Sesame" Blue Note Japan Platinum SHM-CD (mono)

Tina Brooks!

[jazzcorner]

4 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

It was his compositions, arrangements and his terrific sidemen that made those albums so interesting to me.

Yes he was not the greatest trumpetplayer but the above said hits the nail on the top. Great also his "Three little Bops" & the Boots Brown tracks. I have the Impression he took his jazz career not too seriously

[jazzbo]

Miles Davis "Big Fun" 2 LP set, "Ife"

Whenever I want to see what condition my condition is in I play a side from these lps.

11 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Miles Davis "Big Fun" 2 LP set, "Ife"

Whenever I want to see what condition my condition is in I play a side from these lps.

My condition warranted moving on to "Lonely Fire" on LP 2.

[BillF]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

"Stan Getz Quartet Live at the Village Gate Nov. 26 1961" disc 2

 

[Peter Friedman]

Gheorghe has said that he prefers the Columbia sessions by Dexter Gordon. In my view his series on Blue Note are his best recorded work. I like Dexter's recordings on Bethlehem, Steeplechase, some of the other labels, and Columbia, but the albums on Blue Note are the ones I prefer. 

Different strokes...

[Brad]

[BillF]

[Referentzhunter]

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

[Rabshakeh]

15 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Gheorghe has said that he prefers the Columbia sessions by Dexter Gordon. In my view his series on Blue Note are his best recorded work. I like Dexter's recordings on Bethlehem, Steeplechase, some of the other labels, and Columbia, but the albums on Blue Note are the ones I prefer. 

Different strokes...

Always been a Prestige guy myself, which I think is a minority view. I like how they sound a bit ragged.

[JSngry]

 

[jazzbo]

The lovely Linda Sharrock, "Like a River" from 1994. This album is sort of a trip. A nice one. A fusion of jazz, world music, R&B. . . her unique blend.

Edited December 24, 2021 by jazzbo

[jazzbo]

June Tyson "The Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Orchestra" cd

She made a great recruiting agent for Outer Spaceways Incorporated.

Nice compilation cd!

Five tracks are previously unissued.

[HutchFan]

Earlier: 

with Ron Carter and Al Foster; originally released on the BlackHawk label

 

 

Now:

[JSngry]

Some interest, not all.

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

"Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington recording Together for the First Time" Roulette/WEA Japan cd.

This sounds better than an LP copy I have. I wish these sessions had gone on and on.

[Chuck Nessa]

9 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

"Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington recording Together for the First Time" Roulette/WEA Japan cd.

This sounds better than an LP copy I have. I wish these sessions had gone on and on.

The 2 disc version with the rehearsals and brekdowns is a fascinating document.

[jazzbo]

Agreed, I have that and both LP and cd versions of the two original releases.