So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[BillF]

[sidewinder]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Need to dig out your old vinyl copy Bill !👍

A welcome respin of a fine album. This would make a good Tone Poet reissue on vinyl.

 

4 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

I was not aware of that album. I think "Elektra Musician" was a very short lived label, I think I had some of them, the Dexter Gordon album that I consider quite mediocre and first of all I´m not really a fan of organ, and a whole side is with organ, then I think I have that Woody Shaw  which is fine, and maybe an old Cliff Brown - Max Roach. 

This one of Ron Carter must be very interesting as a pianoless thing. And I´m a big fan of Tony Williams. Bill Evans was from the only 80´s Miles band that sounded interesting to me, but the biggest surprise for me is the participation of Art Farmer. I saw Art Farmer so many times I can´t count them, but always did believe that he is the kind of trumpetist who needs a piano player. It must be interesting to hear him in a pianoless context. 

And Ron Carter was an idol of all of us in the 70´s and early 80´s. His big sound. I think I might start a topic about his sound and his playing style ......, it´s something I grew up with 

Art was also featured in the piano-less Gerry Mulligan Quartet of course.

[jazzbo]

Pulled this one from the shelves to start the day.

Duke Pearson “The Phantom–featuring Bobby Hutcherson” Blue Note/Universal Japan SHM-CD

 

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I have the Water Records cd reissue of this title as well, they both sound very good.

[jazzbo]

From the shelves, one I haven’t spun in probably ten years.

Trijntje Oosterhuis & Metropole Orchestra “Who’ll Speak for Love” Blue Note cd

Full-bodied sound! Big orchestra, lovely voice.

[Justin V]

What's better than when your five-year-old daughter starts mouthing 'wah-wah' to plunger-muted trombone?  When she follows that up with some enthusiastic air clarinet.

Edited February 10, 2023 by Justin V

[sidewinder]

From the Mosaic Select

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Okay after that dose of sweetly sung Bacharach tunes I needed something to get my pulse back up. Was looking at a lot of hardbop on Blue Note and pulled this bebop session out and it will do the job. Everyone is “on” on this one but Lou is in my opinion the star of the show, as it should be on his date.

Lou Donaldson “Lou Takes Off!” Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24

 

[HutchFan]

[Dub Modal]

47 minutes ago, Justin V said:

What's better than when your five-year-old daughter starts mouthing 'wah-wah' to plunger-muted trombone?  When she follows that up with some enthusiastic air clarinet.

Raising her right!

37 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

From the Mosaic Select

I need to pick this up. Likely go for a CD or LP of it. One of the Patton sessions I'm missing. 

[dougcrates]

[Pim]

19 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Lou Blackburn “The Complete Imperial Sessions” Blue Note Connoisseur Series cd

 

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Bass – John Duke
Drums – Leroy Henderson
Piano – Horace Tapscott
Trombone – Lou Blackburn
Trumpet – Freddie Hill
Recorded on January 25, January 31, March 12, and March 18, 1963 at United Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

One underaprecciated master of trombone. And a young Tapscott at the piano

31 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Thats such a great period. I love that period of his playing.

[John Tapscott]

20 minutes ago, dougcrates said:

👍

Now:

[Jim Duckworth]

[jazzbo]

Joe Chambers “Dance Kobina” Blue Note cd

So good to see this master drummer still going strong both in playing and writing.

 

[HutchFan]

with Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, and Ben Riley

 

 

18 minutes ago, Pim said:

Thats such a great period. I love that period of his playing.

I agree.   

 

[jazzbo]

Joe Williams “Everyday” Savoy/Denon cd--pre-Basie Joe.

Early Joe in not the best but okay sound. He had a little broader vibrato in these days. Otherwise. . .it’s Joe! And some cool overdubbing to make a chorus of Joes!

[John Tapscott]

I don't listen often to any of the Marsalises , but I must say, this one is pretty good.   

Edited February 10, 2023 by John Tapscott

[Chuck Nessa]

[HutchFan]

[Peter Friedman]

[John Tapscott]

[HutchFan]

Now dipping into this goldmine:

The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia & Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic)
Disc 5 - recordings from 1935-36

 

[soulpope]

9 hours ago, BillF said:

Superb ....

[BillF]

22 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

 

 

👍

23 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Lou Blackburn “The Complete Imperial Sessions” Blue Note Connoisseur Series cd

 

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Bass – John Duke
Drums – Leroy Henderson
Piano – Horace Tapscott
Trombone – Lou Blackburn
Trumpet – Freddie Hill
Recorded on January 25, January 31, March 12, and March 18, 1963 at United Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

👍