So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Rabshakeh]

Kazutoki Umezu - Bamboo Village (What Next, 1980)

 

53 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

I'm listening to a bit of Phil Woods too . . . 

Thelonious Monk "Big Band and Quartet in Concert" Columbia 2 cd set, disc 1 (from the "Live" Columbia box set).

I've always liked all the material I have heard from this tour. The musicians seemed to be having fun and also to be serious about the music.

I inherited this one from my father in law on vinyl. Not my favourite Monk, but a relaxed fun one.

[Rabshakeh]

Don Byron - Music For Six Musicians (Nonesuch 1995)

 

This one seems to get a bit lost in the run of early Byrons, but I think it is one of the stronger ones.

[mjazzg]

11 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Don Byron - Music For Six Musicians (Nonesuch 1995)

 

This one seems to get a bit lost in the run of early Byrons, but I think it is one of the stronger ones.

I agree, although I haven't listened to it in ages. That and Tuskegee Experiments, even better,  were the two that really did it for me.

He left me behind to a large extent after that album although I continued to buy his releases for a while,all offloaded since.

50 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Kazutoki Umezu - Bamboo Village (What Next, 1980)

Good to see you tracked this down, what do you think?

[Rabshakeh]

1 minute ago, mjazzg said:

I agree, although I haven't listened to it in ages. That and Tuskegee Experiments, even better,  were the two that really did it for me.

He left me behind to a large extent after that album although I continued to buy his releases for a while,all offloaded since.

Good to see you tracked this down, what do you think?

I'm the same with Byron. He lost me after those first couple of records.

The Umezu is really good. More like Ornette than I'd expected. Live at the Golden Circle but in the David Murrey Octet era. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Bill Evans "The Secret Sessions" disc 8, Village Vanguard, '73-'75 with Gomez and Morell, and Gomez and Zigmund ('75)

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[JSngry]

His real name was Park.

[HutchFan]

1 minute ago, JSngry said:

His real name was Park.

That album title -- "The Master" -- is spot on.

 

[JSngry]

It is, but still and all, I like Pepper more with at least on other horn, for color in the ensemble. He writes such nice pieces.

[jazzbo]

"Two Jims & Zoot" Jim Raney, Jim Hall, Zoot Sims, Steve Swallow, Osie Johnson. Mainstream/Solid Records cd Japan.

Just right for looking out onto the snowy trees today.

[EKE BBB]

[Simon8]

(an unexpected find at a nearby used cd store yesterday ) 

[BillF]

3 hours ago, jazzbo said:

 

Thelonious Monk "Big Band and Quartet in Concert" Columbia 2 cd set, disc 1 (from the "Live" Columbia box set).

 

13 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

Now playing:

 

 

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[John Tapscott]

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[EKE BBB]

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzcorner]

1 hour ago, EKE BBB said:

Different colors on my vinyl?

 

 

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[JSngry]

Still a quartet, but I don't miss any additional hors here. By first reaction to that is that between Roland Hanna and (especially) Mel Lewis, they color the quartet in a way that one there's no gaps in the texture to fill. Exquisite!

[BillF]

29 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

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[jazzbo]

Herbie Mann, Phil Woods "Beyond Brooklyn" Manchester Craftsmen's Guild cd

Accordion – Gil Goldstein
Alto Flute, Flute – Herbie Mann
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Phil Woods
Bass – Dwayne Dolphin, Paul Socolow
Drums – Ricky Sebastian, Roger Humphries
Guitar – Marty Ashby
Piano – Alain Mallet
Trombone, Percussion, Trombone [Alto Trombone] – Jay Ashby

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[Peter Friedman]

In Copenhagen - Harry "Sweets" Edison & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

with Kenny Drew (P), Hugo Rasmussen (b), drummer ?  

[BillF]

2 hours ago, JSngry said:

 

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[mikeweil]

Over the last few days: