So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Joe]

[jazzbo]

Lisa Sokolov "Presence"

A very interesting singer, lots of mult-tracked performances here. Her daughter is also an interesting singer.

Oddly enough she sometimes reminds me of Grace Slick.

Edited January 11, 2022 by jazzbo

[BillF]

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

[John Tapscott]

4 hours ago, BillF said:

2 great Kennys! 

[jazzbo]

Hank Mobley "A Caddy for Daddy" AP SACD

[BillF]

31 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Hank Mobley "A Caddy for Daddy" AP SACD

[jazzbo]

Terry Morel "Songs of a Woman in Love" Bethlehem/Solid Records Japan cd

Herbie Mann, flute; Ralph Sharon, piano; Jay Cave, bass; Christy Febbo, drums. Recorded live at Montclair Club, Jackson Heights, NY, January 1956

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

3 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Currently revisiting Joshua Redman's Elastic (Warner, 2002).

I remain surprised at how heavily pushed Redman's, perfectly competent, music was. Was jazz in the 1990s in such straits that this was the best on offer? These albums are still in print even now.

I think the fact that J. Redman's albums were so heavily promoted had as much to do with non-musical factors as musical ones.  Not hard to "package" an attractive, articulate young man.  OTOH, his middle-of-the-road-ness -- music-wise -- might have been a positive from the Marketing Department perspective at Warner Brothers.  Just like his appearance, it was non-threatening. ... In other words, it comes down to "major label" nonsense.

All that said, I enjoy some of Redman's music.  I just think his level of promotion (especially in his early years) had much more to do with marketing machinations than music.

 

[HutchFan]

NP:

[BillF]

2 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

[Larry Kart]

11 minutes ago, BillF said:

When I first heard this back in the day it was a revelation.

[HutchFan]

[John Tapscott]

4 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Now:

Disc 1

[Rabshakeh]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

I think the fact that J. Redman's albums were so heavily promoted had as much to do with non-musical factors as musical ones.  Not hard to "package" an attractive, articulate young man.  OTOH, his middle-of-the-road-ness -- music-wise -- might have been a positive from the Marketing Department perspective at Warner Brothers.  Just like his appearance, it was non-threatening. ... In other words, it comes down to "major label" nonsense.

All that said, I enjoy some of Redman's music.  I just think his level of promotion (especially in his early years) had much more to do with marketing machinations than music.

For sure. I'm just surprised there wasn't anything better that they found.

[HutchFan]

Giovanni Hidalgo - "Time Shifter" (TropiJazz/Sony, 1996)
Excellent music.  Along with Hidalgo, bassist Eddie "Guagua" Rivera is really catching my ear tonight.

 

[ghost of miles]

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Giovanni Hidalgo - "Time Shifter" (TropiJazz/Sony, 1996)
Excellent music.  Along with Hidalgo, bassist Eddie "Guagua" Rivera is really catching my ear tonight.

A good one indeed ....

[BillF]

9 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

Disc 1

[BillF]

Unconventional (Hampton style) piano technique, which is fine, but why didn't they give him a decent piano to play on? 

Edited January 12, 2022 by BillF

[Gheorghe]

16 hours ago, soulpope said:

I love it. And Buster Williams is one of my favourite bassists.

[soulpope]

37 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

I love it. And Buster Williams is one of my favourite bassists.

Ja eine prächtige Scheibn ....

[mjazzg]

Sapphire Symphony No.4

[Gheorghe]

39 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Ja eine prächtige Scheibn ....

The Trio Barron-Williams-Riley was also part of the Ron Carter Quartet that played in 1979 at Velden Jazzfestival. Carter played the piccolo bass only on that occasion. 
 

[Peter Friedman]