So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[jazzcorner]

13 hours ago, HutchFan said:

[BillF]

16 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

This is a very strong recording. All players unknown to me, other than the great Joe Farnsworth. But they all play very well. Lots of fire.  

 

All regulars at Smalls. Farnsworth now of an older generation than the others. All talented.

[Dub Modal]

5 minutes ago, BillF said:

All regulars at Smalls. Farnsworth now of an older generation than the others. All talented.

I’ll have to check this one out. Glover’s recent solo album didn’t impress much but I’ve heard live recordings that were much better. 

[jazzbo]

I listened to part of one of my Dad's final sermons posted on Facebook. He was a master. He is missed.

 

Following this up with a new release from another master of a different art: 

 

Bill Evans "Inner Spirit" Resonance Records 2 cd set

 

 

 

Edited May 20, 2022 by jazzbo

[Quasimado]

 

'Talk of the Town'  here strikes me as one of the great ballads on disc. Diz is superb - Getz is sublime (and I'm not even a Getz fan)!

[Peter Friedman]

[Ken Dryden]

22 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

I listened to part of one of my Dad's final sermons posted on Facebook. He was a master. He is missed.

 

Following this up with a new release from another master of a different art: 

 

Bill Evans "Inner Spirit" Resonance Records 2 cd set

 

 

 

It must be great to have your father's voice to hear, I wish I had taken the time to interview my father at my radio station about his life as an engineer and entrepreneur. 

I enjoyed Inner Spirit immensely, it was a huge improvement over the widely reissued bootleg versions, I used to own the dreadful West Wind version, which sounded like it was copied directly from the original Yellow Note 2 LP bootleg.

I only heard Bill Evans once, with this trio in Atlanta, in November 1979. Once again, I didn't get to hear the encore, since the engineer ran out of tape. I didn't get to hear the encore in Atlanta, as my very sleepy fiancee had to get back to college so we had to leave. But she's enjoyed telling my jazz friends over the years that she actually got to hear him in concert. Unfortunately, this version of "Nardis" was a bit too abstract for her to enjoy in the car...

[jazzbo]

Yes, I have a number of recordings of my father, including a 78 of his winning speech when he won a national contest as a senior in high school. 

This is a great release, and better than the previous bootlegs in sound.

[jazzbo]

So glad I found an affordable copy of this one.

 

Now listening to disc 2.

 

"Elvin Jones live at the Lighthouse" Japanese 24Bit by RVG 2 cd gatefold LP facsimile edition.

[JSngry]

 

a "missing chapter" perhaps? Unjust if so.

[jazzbo]

Bill Evans "Inner Spirit" Resonance Records 2 cd set, now disc 2

[HutchFan]

[soulpope]

Art Hodes "Pagin' Mr. Jelly" (Candid)         1989 ....

[ghost of miles]

[John Tapscott]

[Chuck Nessa]

[jazzcorner]

[Rabshakeh]

Mal Waldron / Marion Brown – Songs Of Love And Regret (Freelance, 1987)

There's been a Mal drought on these pages for a while. 

[soulpope]

13 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Mal Waldron / Marion Brown – Songs Of Love And Regret (Freelance, 1987)

There's been a Mal drought on these pages for a while. 

A beauty ....

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Jack Walrath & Hard Corps - Journey, Man! (Evidence, 1996)

 

[jazzbo]

"The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions" disc VII (stereo) followed by Disc III (mono). Great stuff.

[Dub Modal]

Brand new today I think. Solo album from Shabaka Hutchings. Heavy meditative vibes so far. 

[Rabshakeh]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Jack Walrath & Hard Corps - Journey, Man! (Evidence, 1996)

How's this one? Looks quite interesting.

17 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

Brand new today I think. Solo album from Shabaka Hutchings. Heavy meditative vibes so far. 

How do you find it? Good? Bad? Solid? Indifferent?

[BillF]

23 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

Very good. I like Sam's guitar playing very much. 

Now:

This is a very strong recording. All players unknown to me, other than the great Joe Farnsworth. But they all play very well. Lots of fire.  

 

Agree with you about lots of fire. A bit rough at the edges though (with the obvious exception of Farnsworth) and at c.28-30 we can't blame it on their youth when we remember what the giants of the past - who are such an influence on these guys - did in their early 20s.

3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

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6 hours ago, Quasimado said: