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[jazzbo]

Disc 2

[Justin V]

4 hours ago, Mark Stryker said:

This is a great record -- one of the best Criss Cross releases. FWIW, I first became aware of both Kikoski and Moore hearing them with Roy Haynes at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago in August 1986, about five months before 623 C Street was recorded. (Ed Howard was the bassist with Haynes' quartet.)

Wow.  I didn't realize that both Kikoski and Howard had worked with Roy so long ago.  I saw Howard with Roy 5 years ago or so; I think it was the gig with Savion Glover joining the band.  Kikoski was on piano the first time I saw Roy in 2009 and what I hope wasn't the last time in 2019.  Every other of the 9 or 10 other times I've seen Roy (other than once with Chick), Martin Bejerano was on piano.

I first saw Yasushi Nakamura with Cleveland trumpeter Dominick Farinacci maybe 12 years ago.  I then saw him with Lew Tabackin this past June.  I knew he had been busy in the years since and he was a strong player fresh out of Juilliard, but he is quite formidable now.  Incidentally, the late Lawrence Leathers was also on that first gig.

Edited October 3, 2022 by Justin V

[John Tapscott]

4 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Is this good? I enjoy all the horn players on here, but I don't know the others.

Yes, it is very good. Lots of alto and straight ahead be-bop, so it appeals to me a great deal. The rhythm section is perfect for the music. Carl Allen is especially on-target.

There is actually not that much to distinguish the alto players from one another. All very strong players. I listened on i-tunes, so didn't have the liner notes to clearly establish the solo order. I believe (not certain, but fairly sure) that the stereo mix coincides with the photo - Watson, left channel, Herring center; and Bartz, right channel. 

[Peter Friedman]

A few things to know about this CD. Stan plays 2 tunes I do not believe have been recorded by him previously. The first is  "Lars Meets Jeff" a very good tune written by Lars Gullin. The other is the lovely "Ballad For Laila"  by the pianist 

 Stan is joined by a top level Swedish rhythm section of Lars Sjosten, Piano & Georg Riedel, Bass * Rune Carlsson , drums.

Finally, the entire quartet is in very good form and play well throughout.

 

Edited October 3, 2022 by Peter Friedman

[Rabshakeh]

27 minutes ago, John Tapscott said:

Yes, it is very good. Lots of alto and straight ahead be-bop, so it appeals to me a great deal. The rhythm section is perfect for the music. Carl Allen is especially on-target.

There is actually not that much to distinguish the alto players from one another. All very strong players. I listened on i-tunes, so didn't have the liner notes to clearly establish the solo order. I believe (not certain, but fairly sure) that the stereo mix coincides with the photo - Watson, left channel, Herring center; and Bartz, right channel. 

Thanks.

[ghost of miles]

[BillF]

[BillF]

[Alexander Hawkins]

21 hours ago, mjazzg said:

I thought that might be the case, glad you enjoyed it so much. Maybe they'll record, I hope so. @Alexander Hawkinswhat say you?

I saw her there solo and with Mark Sanders a few years back and it was sensational.

It should have been a trio with Joelle Leandre who cancelled.  The audience that night was embarrassingly small, perhaps because of Leandre's non appearance

The gigs were a total joy...and super excited to have the chance to play again with Nicole at the end of the month - this time playing compositions, and in a sextet, so hugely looking forward to it also for this different perspective. She's an absolute magician!

[BillF]

[Referentzhunter]

Crafts Records

[jazzbo]

Luis Gasca "For those who Chant" Blue Thumb/Japan cd

I finally have a copy of this much lauded release. Great first listen!

[jazzcorner]

Some recent issued from Netherlands Jazz Archive here in the collection

 

[Peter Friedman]

[kh1958]

Buddy Guy, The Blues Don't Lie

[jazzbo]

Jean Michel Proust "To Barney Wilen Vol. 2"

Very nice sounding tribute to the Franco-American saxophone master.

Edited October 4, 2022 by jazzbo

[Rabshakeh]

Klaus Weiss – The Git Go (MPS, 1975)

Ah. The nineteen seventies.

Note the thrillingly clever Velazquezian touch to the cover art.

[BillF]

2 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

Crafts Records

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[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

This one again. I had digital clicks on the first copy. . . that I don't hear on this one yet thank goodness.

Great music.

[jazzbo]

Sheila Jordan "Jazz Child" High Note Records cd

Bass – Dave Finck*
Drums – Billy Drummond
Guest Vocalist – Theo Bleckmann 
Piano – Steve Kuhn
Producer – Sheila Jordan
Vocals – Sheila Jordan

[optatio]

22 hours ago, Justin V said:

Wow.  I didn't realize that both Kikoski and Howard had worked with Roy so long ago.  I saw Howard with Roy 5 years ago or so; I think it was the gig with Savion Glover joining the band.  Kikoski was on piano the first time I saw Roy in 2009 and what I hope wasn't the last time in 2019.  Every other of the 9 or 10 other times I've seen Roy (other than once with Chick), Martin Bejerano was on piano.

I saw Roy Haynes with David Kikoski and the late Dwayne Burno 1998 in my hometown Göttingen!

 

 

[John Tapscott]

On 10/3/2022 at 1:15 PM, Peter Friedman said:

10 hours ago, BillF said:

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