So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[John Tapscott]

9 hours ago, BillF said:

This morning while driving:

Joe Farnsworth is outstanding on this recording.  Joe has become one of my favorite drummers over the past 10-15 years. His presence almost guarantees a high quality session. 

 

Edited February 25, 2022 by John Tapscott

[Kevin Bresnahan]

37 minutes ago, John Tapscott said:

Joe Farnsworth is outstanding on this recording.  Joe has become one of my favorite drummers over the past 10-15 years. His presence almost guarantees a high quality session.

You got that right. Joe is a fantastic drummer. I always try to go to any show when he is going to be in the drum chair.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Speaking of Farnsworth...

Anthony Wonsey - The Thang (Sharp Nine). I always liked this label. I should have bought more of them when they were around.

[sidewinder]

Another spin for the excellent freebie MPS sampler included with this month’s ‘Jazzwise’. Outstanding !

[soulpope]

[BillF]

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Earl Hines and Budd Johnson - The Dirty Old Men (Black and Blues, 1974)

Excellent ....

[T.D.]

[Peter Friedman]

[Rabshakeh]

21 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Excellent ....

It's an unbelievable record. Featuring what may be the worst shirt choice in jazz on the front cover.

[John Tapscott]

2 hours ago, bresna said:

Speaking of Farnsworth...

Anthony Wonsey - The Thang (Sharp Nine). I always liked this label. I should have bought more of them when they were around.

That's a good one. Sharp Nine is still around and it looks like you can still buy their CD's. Just no new releases in quite some time. But they made a number of fine recordings.   https://www.sharpnine.com/#Home.php

 Now:

The music is good, but the sound is mediocre at best. The sound seems flat and dull. There have been lots of recordings at the Vanguard with decent sound, so it's not the room at fault. 

Edited February 25, 2022 by John Tapscott

[JSngry]

43 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

It's an unbelievable record. Featuring what may be the worst shirt choice in jazz on the front cover.

Seen in real time (and in color!), it makes wonderful "hip old guy" sense.

Hines' toupee choices, otoh...not so much (if at all).

[Rabshakeh]

16 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Seen in real time (and in color!), it makes wonderful "hip old guy" sense.

Hines' toupee choices, otoh...not so much (if at all).

You saw him?

and Yes, those toupees: Industrial strength,

[JSngry]

Not him, but I saw literally hundreds (conceivably more?) of people of his age and general "hipness" dressing like that back in the day. Often roomfuls at once.

Those 70s old people were not afraid to be gaudy...I thin they kind of dug it, actually. Why not? They're old and still alive and kicking, flaunt it like that!

 

[medjuck]

52 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

You saw him?

and Yes, those toupees: Industrial strength,

I saw Budd Johnson with the Earl Hines Quartet but it was 1965 and they wore business suits. 

[soulpope]

8 hours ago, medjuck said:

I saw Budd Johnson with the Earl Hines Quartet but it was 1965 and they wore business suits. 

😁😎 ....

[BillF]

11 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

 

[Rabshakeh]

10 hours ago, JSngry said:

Those 70s old people were not afraid to be gaudy...I thin they kind of dug it, actually. Why not? They're old and still alive and kicking, flaunt it like that!

There's gaudy, and there's pandashirt gaudy.

[mikeweil]

... from the Mosaic Selct box with  Pacific Jazz piano trios - although this was first issued on Liberty and recorded ny Nocturne but never released on that label. Fresh Sound did a reissue later on. There is one Japanese reissue of the Liberty LP that sounds like a needle drop of a worn LP copy!

Edited February 26, 2022 by mikeweil

[Referentzhunter]

[Referentzhunter]

Listening on youtube ,...the cd is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to expensive for me. I hope this is going to be reissued on cd in the near future. 

[Chuck Nessa]

[Peter Friedman]

[JSngry]

[BillF]