So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[BillF]

59 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

Haven't heard it for decades, but I recall it was good!

Now playing (in complete contrast):

[Rabshakeh]

Spent my morning on two very good recentish records that i hadn't expected to enjoy:

Irreversible Entanglements - Open The Gates (International Anthem)

I thought their first two records were a bit style over substance, but this one hits me much harder overall - slightly more improvisation and group playing and less Moor Mother who is at the same time more effective to my ears here than on their earlier records. I feel like this is the record that fulfils the pitch.

Shipp, Dickey and Parker - Village Mothership (TAO)

I'd sworn off Parker and Shipp recently because I was getting over saturated. But this one really is very good; I think my favourite of theirs in a long while. Parker isn't just playing William Parker, and is much more into the spirit of free improvisation, which opens Shipp right up.

Edited February 17, 2022 by Rabshakeh

[EKE BBB]

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Spent my morning on two very good recentish records that i hadn't expected to enjoy:

Irreversible Entanglements - Open The Gates (International Anthem)

I thought their first two records were a bit style over substance, but this one hits me much harder overall - slightly more improvisation and group playing and less Moor Mother who is at the same time more effective to my ears here than on their earlier records. I feel like this is the record that fulfils the pitch.

Shipp, Dickey and Parker - Village Mothership (TAO)

I'd sworn off Parker and Shipp recently because I was getting over saturated. But this one really is very good; I think my favourite of theirs in a long while. Parker isn't just playing William Parker, and is much more into the spirit of free improvisation, which opens Shipp right up.

Interesting to read your impressions of the IE album. I'm a big fan of the first two and haven't really connected with the new one nearly as much. For me it lacks the laser focus of the earlier ones and meanders a bit. I appreciate it but don't love it like the others.

I have also reached Shipp and Parker saturation so intrigued to hear this one is worth visiting, thanks

[Dub Modal]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Spent my morning on two very good recentish records that i hadn't expected to enjoy:

Irreversible Entanglements - Open The Gates (International Anthem)

I thought their first two records were a bit style over substance, but this one hits me much harder overall - slightly more improvisation and group playing and less Moor Mother who is at the same time more effective to my ears here than on their earlier records. I feel like this is the record that fulfils the pitch.

Shipp, Dickey and Parker - Village Mothership (TAO)

I'd sworn off Parker and Shipp recently because I was getting over saturated. But this one really is very good; I think my favourite of theirs in a long while. Parker isn't just playing William Parker, and is much more into the spirit of free improvisation, which opens Shipp right up.

Two albums I've been enjoying as well. 

[EKE BBB]

4 hours ago, BillF said:

Haven't heard it for decades, but I recall it was good!

 

If I remember correctly, this Hackett Capitol album (together with Jazz Ultimate) are actually in the Jack Teagarden Mosaic, and not in Hackett's own Mosaic. I will check it tonight, since I have both of them.

[JSngry]

What you see is what you get. Clint Houston provides some nice compositions and Loui' brother Gerald play good alto. Stubblefield & Tolliver are who they are.

In 1999, this wasn't exactly "fresh" but it was far from tired either. It's a good record with no small amount of spunk.

[jazzbo]

Tania Maria "Come with Me" Concord SACD

I haven't heard this one in some time. I tend to play later Tania Maria but I'm really enjoying re-visiting this one.

I love this woman. She has so much talent and personality and energy and she communicates it all so well. I have to thank one little video appearance with her nephew Ed Motta for inspiring me to seek her work out and for many many hours of audio enjoyment.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Stan Getz & Kenny Barron - People Time (Verve). Disc 1. Such a beautiful recording. I've read where people say that they can "hear" that Getz is ill but I am not one of them. I suppose comparatively, one could say that he doesn't sound like the Stan of old, but to my ears,he still sounds pretty damn good.

BTW - When I first saw this cover, I tried to figure out why TTYA was bolded and never could. Anyone know if there was a reason or was it simply an artistic move by the cover designer?

[jazzbo]

1 minute ago, bresna said:

Stan Getz & Kenny Barron - People Time (Verve). Disc 1. Such a beautiful recording. I've read where people say that they can "hear" that Getz is ill but I am not one of them. I suppose comparatively, one could say that he doesn't sound like the Stan of old, but to my ears,he still sounds pretty damn good.

Yes, I traded this away and have the box set. . . . I agree that he sounds wonderful here, and so does Kenny. Performances that always unfold and reveal a new bit of truth and beauty.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

1 minute ago, jazzbo said:

Yes, I traded this away and have the box set. . . . I agree that he sounds wonderful here, and so does Kenny. Performances that always unfold and reveal a new bit of truth and beauty.

Is that big box set really worth it? Are there tracks on there that just have to be heard? I have a lot Getz and I always figured the 2 CD version was enough. truth be told, as good as this is, I tend to play "Serenity" and "Anniversary" more often than this set.

[jazzbo]

You are probably good where you are. I like to listen to all of this set. . . I generally play a different disc each time I pull it down and have not gotten tired of any of them. I'm more inclusive and expansive as far as collecting goes than you, and I've been retired for almost fourteen years now and have had lots of time to play discs. I think for your collection you're fine with the 2 cd set.

 

NP: Cannonball Adderley and Nat Adderley "The David Axelrod Years" Stateside 2 cd set, disc 1

Nice compilation!

Track#1.1 & 2.9 are from the 1970 LP "Experience In E". 
Track#1.2, 1.6, 2.2 & 2.5 are from the 1972 LP "Soul Of The Bible". 
Track#1.3 was released as a Capitol 45. 
Track#1.4, 1.7 & 2.6 are from the 1968 LP "Accent On Africa". 
Track#1.5, 2.1 & 2.7 are from the 1972 LP "Soul Zodiac". 
Track#1.8 is from the 1970 LP "The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free". 
Track#1.9 & 2.4 are from the 1967 LP "74 Miles Away/Walk Tall". 
Track#1.10 is from the 1972 LP "Music You All". 
Track#2.3 is from the 1967 LP "Why Am I Treated So Bad!". 
Track#2.8 is from the 1971 LP "The Black Messiah"

Edited February 17, 2022 by jazzbo

[BillF]

2 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

Piano solos 

[Peter Friedman]

[Rabshakeh]

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

Interesting to read your impressions of the IE album. I'm a big fan of the first two and haven't really connected with the new one nearly as much. For me it lacks the laser focus of the earlier ones and meanders a bit. I appreciate it but don't love it like the others.

Sounds like we liked / disliked them for the same reasons. 

I liked the more diffuse approach, which opened things up a bit, at least to my ears, for the instrumentalists, particularly Stewart on bass. I find Moor Mother's schtick a little irritating, but liked it a lot in the smaller portions served by this record.

[jazzbo]

SFJazz Collective "The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Original Compositions" disc 2 (the original compositions disc)

[soulpope]

[Rabshakeh]

Danilo Pérez - Providencia (Mack Avenue, 2010)

[jazzcorner]

16 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

Now: 

This is an excellent entry in the Maybeck series. I've always liked this one a lot.  

Yes this series is really great

Here are my Items from that series:

Broadbent,Alan    Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 14

McKenna,Dave    live at Maybeck Recital Hall,Vol II

Kellaway,Roger    Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Vol 11

 

8 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

A fine LP

[BillF]

[scooter_phx]

Feelin' cool today...

Birth of the cool.  Fantastic.

[EKE BBB]

16 minutes ago, jazzcorner said:

Yes this series is really great

Here are my Items from that series:

Broadbent,Alan    Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 14

McKenna,Dave    live at Maybeck Recital Hall,Vol II

Kellaway,Roger    Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Vol 11

 

I've got the Dave McKenna, the Jaki Byard, the Marian McPartland, the Cedar Walton and the Toshiko Akiyoshi. Also the Ken Peplowski and Howard Alden at Maybeck from the Concord duo series.

[John Tapscott]

[scooter_phx]

Gotta love Buckshot Adderley.

[Peter Friedman]