So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[BillF]

4 hours ago, mjzee said:

 

👍

Now playing:

[EKE BBB]

[Rabshakeh]

Affirmation – Identity Crisis (Rhombus, 1985)

Some rad 1980s fusion. 

Edited December 5, 2022 by Rabshakeh

[BillF]

[Rabshakeh]

The George Shearing Quintet – You're Hearing George Shearing (MGM, 1950)

One big discovery for me this year has been how much I enjoy some of George Shearing's records. If you would have told me this five years ago, I would have thought that you were mad, but it's there. When it works, there's that great combination of jazz pop and Debussyian exotica, with lovely piano and vibes interplay.

[Peter Friedman]

[Rabshakeh]

15 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

Is this a good one?

[kh1958]

Joe Henry, The Gospel According to Water

[jazzbo]

Lonely Fire!

 

[John Tapscott]

5 hours ago, BillF said:

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Now playing:

Everyone of Valery's Reservoir recordings is 👍 IMHO.

Now:

 

[jazzbo]

SFJazz Collective "Works of Horace Silver Plus Original Compositions" disc 1

 

 

[JSngry]

Charles McCracken, virtuoso.

[jazzbo]

Cootie Williams "1945-1946" Chronogical Classics cd

Picked this up last month--haven't heard most of this ever before. It's rougher around the edges than the Ellington Orchestra and a bit more R&Bish. I'm digging it.

  

[EKE BBB]

[Referentzhunter]

[JSngry]

23 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Cootie Williams "1945-1946" Chronogical Classics cd

Picked this up last month--haven't heard most of this ever before. It's rougher around the edges than the Ellington Orchestra and a bit more R&Bish. I'm digging it.

  

I think it's interesting that Cootie, Rabbit, and even Al Sears, made music that was, if nothing else, R&B "adjacent" after leaving Duke. And without condescending or otherwise playing down to that market.

It tells me that that flavor was deep inside of Duke's world, both before and after.

Then again, Duke's world pretty much contained every flavor!

[soulpope]

[Joe]

[Jim Duckworth]

Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor followed by Hank Mobley  then Sidney Bechet and finally Emmylou Harris-this is how I pictured retirement.

[BillF]

2 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

Now:

 

I like that one! 👍

22 minutes ago, Jim Duckworth said:

 

👍

1 hour ago, EKE BBB said:

👍

[Chuck Nessa]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

Cootie Williams "1945-1946" Chronogical Classics cd

Picked this up last month--haven't heard most of this ever before. It's rougher around the edges than the Ellington Orchestra and a bit more R&Bish. I'm digging it.

  

My friend Eddie Johnson held down a tenor chair in Cootie's band - he's on the Capitol sides. Mid '47 he left to join Louis Jordan's outfit.

[jazzbo]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

I think it's interesting that Cootie, Rabbit, and even Al Sears, made music that was, if nothing else, R&B "adjacent" after leaving Duke. And without condescending or otherwise playing down to that market.

It tells me that that flavor was deep inside of Duke's world, both before and after.

Then again, Duke's world pretty much contained every flavor!

Well, round this time and soon after Duke sort of entered the same zones looking for a hit or two (I think). As made a lot of good music.

Just now, Chuck Nessa said:

My friend Eddie Johnson held down a tenor chair in Cootie's band - he's on the Capitol sides. Mid '47 he left to join Louis Jordan's outfit.

That's neat. I noticed his name there. Some great Cleanhead these years and earlier too. 

[JSngry]

I think an instructive comparison can be made between Johnny Hodges and Little Walter.

[soulpope]

[jazzbo]

Jackie & Roy "In the Spotlight"