So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[jazzbo]

Steve Turre "Woody's Delight"
 

[Peter Friedman]

An overlooked Gem !

[jazzcorner]

5 hours ago, Larry Kart said:

i like Florence's writing, though my friend Bill Kirchner finds it very white bread. I see what he means, but I still like it. And it's a very good group of players. I'm especially fond of "Magic Time." Nick Ceroli was a fine drummer.

There are also some nice recordings with european orchestras. He was  2 times in Germany to play with the HR big band (Frankfurt) and with the SWR big Band. Very good also his collaboration with the Norwegian Radio big band.

4 hours ago, JSngry said:

I was quite surprised to see that Florence's writing was being used in a lot of those WorldPacificJazz poppish-jazzy records from the middle 1960s. And also in Buddy Rich's first few records of his 1960s band.

The guy certainly earned the right to his perspective.

He was also member of the Mike Vax  "Kenton Ghost band" (later renamed) touring the US.

Edited October 28, 2022 by jazzcorner

[ghost of miles]

[Gheorghe]

10 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

When I first bought this on LP long long ago when first released, I just considered it ok.  

Over time I have come to like it a great deal. It is now one of my favorites by Jackie.

It´s a wonderful album. I think I love Jackie McLean´s sound most, from all alto saxophonists, maybe there are other listeners who like other altoists more, those who have a more mellow sound, but for me McLean is the ultimative sound for my tastes. 

Sure I´m listening more to things like "Let Freedom Ring" or "One Step Beyond" , but this little standard record is so fine and has such a good rhythm section. And I think there are not many musicians who play "Let´s Face the Music and Dance". 

If I remember right, it has Walter Bishop on piano. I think I listened to it mostly together with Dizzy Reece´s "Sounding Off" which is another very fine record of standards also with Walter Bishop. 
I must look where I have them, maybe when the evenings will be longer or I got some time off, I´d spin it again, but I fear the list of records I´d like to re-listen is dozens of times longer than what really will materialize.....

[B. Goren.]

[BillF]

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Outstanding .... btw George Duvivier (!!) ....

[jazzcorner]

Palo Alto PA 8001 - Full Faith & Credit Big Band " Debut - Big Band Jazz" - rec.1980 - Engineer: Phil Edwards & George Horn

directed by, arranged by  Ray Brown (tp)

[mikeweil]

[Peter Friedman]

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[BillF]

[Joe]

[Rabshakeh]

36 minutes ago, Joe said:

That's a good one.

[Peter Friedman]

These two combined in one CD.

[BillF]

1 hour ago, Joe said:

16 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

 

 

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Edited October 29, 2022 by BillF

[Peter Friedman]

[Chuck Nessa]

[Peter Friedman]

[dougcrates]

International Phonograph reissue.  Shame they stopped their reissue program.

[Gheorghe]

13 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

These two combined in one CD.

I also have those two on a CD, but I think there is not the Fats-McGhee Encounter on it, The Navarro-McGhee if I remember is on the Fats Navarro album under his own name. 

But that Allstar bop session led by Maggie is vintage bebop at it´s best. There was also a McGhee Vol. II, but it sounds else, it doesn´t have that power though Horace Silver is on it. And I think on the side B is a guitar duo, that plays super fast, but doesn´t really move me in the same manner like let´s say a Kenny Burrell or a Grant Green......

[soulpope]

Yesterday evening.... :

[BillF]

[jazzcorner]

6 hours ago, soulpope said:

Yesterday evening.... :

Excellent. Got it  a month ago from Reference with some rare Wes Montgomery

reasonable shipping  too.

 

Great Fresh Sound reissue on viny.

[Peter Friedman]