So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[jazzbo]

John Coltrane "Giant Steps--60th Anniversary Edition" disc 2

[Peter Friedman]

[JSngry]

I like how Rob Brown digs in and has the skills to keep digging. And is Warren Smith still going strong? He is, right? almost 82!

[Rabshakeh]

Ben Webster, Buck Clayton And The Henri Chaix Quartet – Ben And Buck (Sackville, 1967)

Nice one from Switzerland.

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

I like how Rob Brown digs in and has the skills to keep digging. And is Warren Smith still going strong? He is, right? almost 82!

I don't know Rob Brown. Where would you start?

[JSngry]

He's got a lot of records, but I don't really "follow" him. The three I've put up here are really good, though, especially the record with Roy Campbell, William Parker, and Hamid. That thing is HOT.

[jlhoots]

6 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

 

 

I don't know Rob Brown. Where would you start?

O'Neals Porch

[JSngry]

Yeah, he's on plenty of prime William Parker records too. That's a good one.

[mjazzg]

This was my first exposure to Rob Brown and I still rate it

But his recordings with William Parker aren't to be missed and O'Neal's Porch is a standout amongst them, I agree

[jlhoots]

Gary McFarland: Point Of Departure

 

[clifford_thornton]

5 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

This was my first exposure to Rob Brown and I still rate it

But his recordings with William Parker aren't to be missed and O'Neal's Porch is a standout amongst them, I agree

yeah, that one is great. I believe I was exposed to him through William's music or that of Matt Shipp, back in the late 90s. 

Saw a duo with Juan Pablo Carletti (d) several years ago that was truly incredible, very much in the direction of Lyons but with a highly individual and razor sharp language all his own. Also, there was a great Whit Dickey band with Rob, Karen Borca, Michael Bisio, and Jackson Krall that was bananas -- there is a concert on YouTube worth watching. It was intended to be released on CD but there were issues with the audio recording I guess (video/audio seems fine and it was amazing to witness live).

[Rabshakeh]

Oh cool. I do know him then. I had just assumed that he was Ari Brown. 

O Neal's Porch is my favourite William Parker record.

Edited April 25, 2022 by Rabshakeh

[mjazzg]

11 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Oh cool. I do know him then. I had just assumed that he was Ari Brown. 

O Neal's Porch is my favourite William Parker record.

Ari Brown's good too. Try him with Kahil El 'Zabar

or this

[BillF]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

John Coltrane "Giant Steps--60th Anniversary Edition" disc 2

[jlhoots]

Kahil El 'Zabar: A Time For Healing - not with Ari Brown but other excellent musicians.

 

Edited April 25, 2022 by jlhoots

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Omar Sosa & NDR Big Band "Es: Sensual" featurnig the arrangements of Jacques Morelenbaum

My system broke into an anxious sweat when it saw this one being loaded into the transport, but it's playing it back with aplomb.

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

Gary McFarland: Point Of Departure

A beauty ....

[Rabshakeh]

Misha Mengelberg - Solo (Buzz, 2000)

 

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

Ari Brown's good too. Try him with Kahil El 'Zabar

or this

 

The El Zabars I know and like a lot. The Moye looks interesting and will be checked out. Thanks.

[JSngry]

How refreshing it is to see a Blues record with liner notes - lengthy ones at that - composed by the artist themself.

Also refreshing to hear the results of having a not-outstanding artist backed by jazz musicians who know how to play blues with empathy, as opposed to some stylistically indigenous players of equal or lower quality of not-outstanding-ness.

Like a well-mixed drink, this one goes town smooth and repetition works in its favor.

Oh, btw - Curtis Amy is RIGHT on this record. right in every way.

[Dub Modal]

5 hours ago, JSngry said:

Two other groups that travels somewhat the same path are Kyoto Jazz Massive and United Furutre Organization

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1808-Kyoto-Jazz-Massive

https://www.discogs.com/artist/29568-United-Future-Organization

Those two + Jazzanova are sort of my "Big 3" for "remix jazz".

Kyoto Jazz Massive actually popped up in the continued play algorithm once that Of All the Things record played through and I dug that sound too. United Future Org will be checked out as well. Thanks for the lead! 

4 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Charles Mingus/Hampton Hawes/Dannie Richmond "Trio" Jubilee/Atlantic 2 cd deluxe set released Friday 4/22.

Listening to disc 2, which has unreleased and alternate material.

CD 2: Outtakes (previously unreleased)

1. Untitled Blues
2. Untitled Blues (Take 2)
3. Back Home Blues (Take 6)
4. Hamp's New Blues (Take 4)
5. I Can't Get Started (Take 1)
6. Yesterdays (Take 2 - Incomplete)
7. Dizzy Moods (Take 2)
8. Summertime (Take 3)

This started popping up over the weekend and I didn't know it had previously unreleased tracks. Adding to the queue. 

[jazzbo]

Charles Mingus "Tijuana Moods" Jazz Connoisseur Legacy Sony cd

Listening to the trio version of "Dizzy's Moods" made this spin inevitable. . . .

Listening to the European cd from 2016. I have a handful of versions of this one. . . been listening to it for four decades now.

[Rabshakeh]

Giorgio Gaslini Quartet – Dalla Colonna Sonora Del Film "La Notte" (Cinevox, 1967)

This is a great one. Some beautiful compositions. 

Sadly, streaming it whilst wearing a tracksuit like a schlub, rather listening to it on pristine ultra rare original pressing vinyl, in my fur coat.

[BillF]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

Charles Mingus "Tijuana Moods" Jazz Connoisseur Legacy Sony cd

 

[Peter Friedman]

Count Basie - Live, 1959 and 1959

[Rabshakeh]

The Vandermark Quartet - Big Head Eddie (Platypus, 1993)

 

Anthony Davis – Variations In Dream-Time