So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[HutchFan]

[BillF]

7 hours ago, HutchFan said:

 

 

 

 

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[jazzcorner]

4 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Now:

from the Pacific Jazz "West Coast Classics" CD series

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[jazzcorner]

[jazzbo]

This one again–it was sounding so good.

Jonathon Blake “Homeward Bound” Blue Note cd

 

 

Acoustic Bass – Dezron Douglas
Alto Saxophone – Immanuel Wilkins
Drums, Producer – Johnathan Blake
Piano, Keyboards – David Virelles
Vibraphone – Joel Ross

[Gheorghe]

17 hours ago, Pim said:

When I started listening jazz I had trouble connecting to his sound. But a few years ago there it was and I love his whole Blue Note output. All Seeing Eye and Etcetera are my favorites but I learned to love them all. 
 

I had a similar experience with Jackie McLeans music. Evidence that it’s good to revisit those artists you don’t really dig.

Well I think the Sound of Shorter is a bit strange compared to other great tenorists, but I think I was made for the sounds that didn´t appeal to everybody, I mean Jackie McLean......as soon as I heard him I was "hooked" . It must have to do with the times I lived in and the jazz community I was surrounded by ......and my own personality which can be a bit difficult at sometimes. 

I practically started with Mingus-Dolphy collaboration, Dolphy was my first hero on alto and I think this has much to do with my preference of saxophone sound  and approach of the notes......

[jazzbo]

Blossom Dearie “That’s Just the Way I want to Be” Fontana lp facsimile SHM-CD, Japan

 

Just got in all six of the Blossom Dearie discs released in Japan Friday. Beautiful LP facsimiles and a 2 cd digipak set.

[sidewinder]

2CDs from Jazz In Britain.

[jazzbo]

John Coltrane “Ballads” Impulse/Universal Japan SHM-SACD 2023

 

Listening to this one again. Have to admit it is one fine sounding disc. The depth of the sound field is represented very well.

[Pim]

15 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

Well I prefer his earlier recordings  in the Mulligan 4tet and was glad to find these 2 comps

which were issued in Japan only.

Same Baker preference here and those are two great compilations of his quartet work with Freeman!

[BillF]

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[jazzbo]

Sonny Clark Leapin’ and Lopin’ Blue Note, from the Sonny Clark Mosaic cd box set

 

I haven’t played this session in a while and forgot its powerful performances.

[Gheorghe]

43 minutes ago, BillF said:

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I haven´t heard it but I remember well that I picked up a similar album also with Cedar Walton, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins with Clifford Jordan added, I remember some really fine versions of "Old Devil Moon" and "St. Thomas" and a medium tempo version of "I Should Care". It was very fine. 
I heard some Bob Berg somewhere, he was fine, I think he was somehow the post Trane generation like Dave Liebman. But otherwise than "Lieb" , he somehow didn´t find his place in the Miles Davis Group, but maybe this was not his fault, it was just, that otherwise than the Miles from 73 to 75 was exiting, the late 80´s band just sucked, no good tunes, too much synthies and drum machines.....

[mjazzg]

3 hours ago, jazzbo said:

This one again–it was sounding so good.

Jonathon Blake “Homeward Bound” Blue Note cd

 

 

Acoustic Bass – Dezron Douglas
Alto Saxophone – Immanuel Wilkins
Drums, Producer – Johnathan Blake
Piano, Keyboards – David Virelles
Vibraphone – Joel Ross

Tasty lineup, thanks for posting this. I wasn't aware of it.

[jazzbo]

You're welcome. Can't go wrong with Immanuel and Joel in the mix.

NP

Grateful Dead,“Here Comes Sunshine 1973” disc 17, RFK Stadium show second set

The only “Dark Star” in the box set.

[HutchFan]

[BillF]

23 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

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[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

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[HutchFan]

Ricky Ford - American-African Blues (Candid, 1993)
with Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, and Ben Riley

Outstanding!

 

EDIT:
I first heard this music many years ago when I downloaded the album from emusic.com.  I've been meaning to get a CD version for years, and a few weeks ago I stumbled across a copy.  So good to hear this music in full fidelity.  I don't really consider myself an audiophile -- but the jump from MP3 to CD is significant when it comes to AQ.  I'm hearing all sorts of "new" sonic/musical details.   

I find myself upgrading quite a few of the MP3 albums I bought on emusic.com back in the day to CDs -- especially as prices of CDs continue to fall.

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by HutchFan

[BillF]

[John Tapscott]

[HutchFan]

[BillF]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

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[jazzcorner]

3 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

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Yes a good one from the series with the Metropole Orchestra from the Netherlands.

These are here:

CD    Candoli Brothers    Pete & Conte Candoli and the Metropole Orchestra    1950/92  

CD    Holman,Bill    Further Adventures - Metropole Orchestra    1995/96    Koch Jazz

CD    Metropole Orchestra    I wished on the moon - Bill Perkins    1990    Candid
CD    Metropole Orchestra    Saxophone Dreams - Lee Konitz    1997    Koch Jazz
CD    Metropole Orchestra    Andy Martin & Metropole Orchestra    1997    Mons
CD    Metropole Orchestra    A flower is a lovesome thing - B.Cooper/B.Shank    1998    Koch
CD    Metropole Orchestra    Out Of This World - Bob Brookmeyer    1998    Koch
CD    Metropole Orchestra    Twilight - Bart van Lier / Vice Mendoze    1998    Koch
CD    Metropole Orchestra    A Beautiful Friendship - Neil Richard Singers    1998    Koch Jazz
CD    Metropole Orchestra    Love Walked In -  Jiggs Wigham    1999    Koch
CD    Metropole Orchestra    LPyramid - Lew Tabackin    1999    Koch
CD    Metropole Orchestra    Only A Rose - Zoot Sims    1999    Koch

 

On 8/1/2023 at 4:44 PM, HutchFan said:

Re Hutcherson

Have seen this at CD Japan so I should hurry :-]

 

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by jazzcorner