So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Peter Friedman]

[Rabshakeh]

Paul Humphrey – Supermellow (Blue Thumb, 1973)

[Chuck Nessa]

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[kh1958]

22 hours ago, soulpope said:

One of these days, I need to acquire Shirley Horn's Steeplechase recordings. I don't have any of them.

[soulpope]

6 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

One of these days, I need to acquire Shirley Horn's Steeplechase recordings. I don't have any of them.

All solid gold ....

[soulpope]

[HutchFan]

Now streaming:

Masahiko Sato & Toshiyuki Miyama and His New Herd - Nayutagenjo (Columbia Japan, 1976)

Hypnotic, potent music. . . . And strange -- in the best sense of the word. 

 

[ghost of miles]

To quote a late-period Bud Powell title, in the mood for a classic. Presumably this will be part of the forthcoming Mosaic set—I remember how thrilled I was when it was reissued in the Connoisseur series:

Edited December 28, 2022 by ghost of miles

[HutchFan]

8 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

I love his unconventional style of piano playing. He didn´t seem to have much speed, but has a very original percussive and "two fisted"  piano style, but above all I noticed his compositions which all are rare beauties.  

Yes, I can hear that.  At times, Redd's playing reminds me (a little) of Randy Weston's style.  Both men love those low, low bass notes.

 

8 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

I don´t have records of Redd from later years, but always wondered how he managed to survive, since his discography is quite scarce and even Jackie McLean stated that Freddie Redd is like some wonderful ghost that appears sometimes....., so I don´t know, did he teach to earn a living, or what else.....

I don't know what Redd did either.  I have a few of his records from more recent years, including a 2015 SteepleChase release, Music for You.  I've enjoyed what I've heard from Redd -- but, you're right -- his discography is relatively small, especially given the duration of his career.

 

1 hour ago, kh1958 said:

One of these days, I need to acquire Shirley Horn's Steeplechase recordings. I don't have any of them.

 

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

All solid gold ....

Agreed! . . .  But my recommendation would be to BEGIN with A Lazy Afternoon.  

 

[jazzbo]

I too wonder how Redd survived--perhaps he eked out a living playing sporadically in NYC. Wiki calls him an "autodidact" and he does sound self-taught to me (takes one to know one).

I never know he played organ on James Taylor's "Carolina in my Mind"!

[JSngry]

How does any jazz musician survive?

[HutchFan]

10 minutes ago, JSngry said:

How does any jazz musician survive?

You'd be more qualified to answer that question than most of us.

 

[optatio]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

👍👍

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[John Tapscott]

[Rabshakeh]

Erik Friedlander – Topaz Siam, 1997)

A bit of a nostalgia fest here for me.

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

Superb.  

 

[Rabshakeh]

Sex Mob – Dime Grind Palace (Ropeadope, 2003)

Haven't heard much from Steven Bernstein recently. I always liked the feel of records like this and Diaspora Soul. Genuinely sleazy music.

Edited December 28, 2022 by Rabshakeh

[ghost of miles]

[BillF]

[Rabshakeh]

Marcin Wasilewski Trio / Joe Lovano – Arctic Riff (ECM, 2020)

 

[Rabshakeh]

Byard Lancaster – Exodus (Philly Jazz, 1977)