So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Dan Gould]

On 10/19/2023 at 2:23 PM, HutchFan said:

 

As for Shirley Scott organ playing on the Live at Rick's LP:  I think that's mistake in Discogs.  OTOH, I haven't heard the LP in a while, and my memory isn't what it used to be.   

 

 

 

Finally dug out the LP which thankfully I had retained since any transfer is still MIA, and you are right - Shirley Scott plays piano, it's a Discogs error.  Going to be listening to this later today and I do want to follow up on a set of all of these recordings from Rick's, but supplemented with one from two year's before - Al Grey Jazz All-Stars at Traveler's Lounge, which is the same group supplemented by Pete Minger on trumpet.

[Joe]

3 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Starting the day off with the second cd I’ve bought of Nelson Angelo. This guy captivates me. He has an amazing arranging gift and he has more than 50 years of experience singing and writing. And . . . he retains a goofiness that is very endearing alongside his mastery. I love his guitar playing!

Nelson Angelo “Times Square”

Are you familiar with this collaboration with Joyce? Tremendous. https://www.popmatters.com/nelson-angelo-joyce-review

[jazzbo]

16 minutes ago, Joe said:

Are you familiar with this collaboration with Joyce? Tremendous. https://www.popmatters.com/nelson-angelo-joyce-review

I know of it and know his association goes bak five decades--but I have not found a copy I can afford of their release together.

 

Edit to add: I decided to pay more than I wanted to for a cd copy.

Edited January 21, 2024 by jazzbo

[sidewinder]

3 hours ago, jazzbo said:

More in this series are due out the end of the month. Great stuff, reissued expertly.

Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: Live At I.U.C.C. 11/26/1978

Relieved to hear that we will be seeing the rest of the disks by end of March.

19 hours ago, soulpope said:

This band was really hot at said time .... special mention goes to Buster Williams ....

A good one !

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzcorner]

Muse Records MR 5037 - Phill Woods "Musique Du Bois" - rec. 1974 - Engineer: Paul Goodman (RCA)

Edited January 21, 2024 by jazzcorner

[soulpope]

52 minutes ago, jazzcorner said:

Muse Records MR 5037 - Phill Woods "Musique Du Bois" - rec. 1974 - Engineer: Paul Goodman (RCA)

The Rhythm Section nothing short of sensational here ....

[Pim]

i still have mixed feelings about Ware. On one hand I dig him and enjoy the music. On the other hand his music seems a little directionless or something like that. After half an hour I find it quite a tiresome listen. Anyone who (dis)agree?

[Rabshakeh]

5 minutes ago, Pim said:

i still have mixed feelings about Ware. On one hand I dig him and enjoy the music. On the other hand his music seems a little directionless or something like that. After half an hour I find it quite a tiresome listen. Anyone who (dis)agree?

I definitely do agree with you. Often quite samey too.

[Rabshakeh]

Jacques Loussier Trio – Plays Debussy

More out of idle curiousity than anything.

[Teasing the Korean]

16 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Jacques Loussier Trio – Plays Debussy

More out of idle curiousity than anything.

I had one of his more recent albums on CD, and I did not care for some of the nods to more contemporary styles that for me are at odds with the overall aesthetic.  So back to the dollar bin it went!

[HutchFan]

5 hours ago, Dan Gould said:

Finally dug out the LP which thankfully I had retained since any transfer is still MIA, and you are right - Shirley Scott plays piano, it's a Discogs error.  Going to be listening to this later today and I do want to follow up on a set of all of these recordings from Rick's, but supplemented with one from two year's before - Al Grey Jazz All-Stars at Traveler's Lounge, which is the same group supplemented by Pete Minger on trumpet.

  All great stuff.  The Grey-Forrest pairing is right on! 

Dan, have you heard Al Grey's Struttin' and Shoutin' (Columbia), which was recorded around the same time?  It's an amazing large ensemble album featuring Jimmy Forrest, Cecil Payne, Waymon Reed, and a bunch of other heavies.  AFAIK, it's never been reissued in any digital format. Vinyl only. Definitely worth seeking out.

 

NP:

😍

Edited January 21, 2024 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

28 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

NP:

😍

This recording is a labour of love ....

[kh1958]

Duwayne Burnside, Acoustic

[HutchFan]

Prompted by the @Dan Gould post above:

 

[Rabshakeh]

1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said:

I had one of his more recent albums on CD, and I did not care for some of the nods to more contemporary styles that for me are at odds with the overall aesthetic.  So back to the dollar bin it went!

Plays Debussy was alright. It was Debussy on piano, with a rhythm section, for no particularly good reason. 

But it wasn't bad bad.

Edited January 21, 2024 by Rabshakeh

[jazzbo]

Eliane Elias “Dance of Time” Concord cd.

 

[Dan Gould]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

 

Dan, have you heard Al Grey's Struttin' and Shoutin' (Columbia), which was recorded around the same time?  It's an amazing large ensemble album featuring Jimmy Forrest, Cecil Payne, Waymon Reed, and a bunch of other heavies.  AFAIK, it's never been reissued in any digital format. Vinyl only. Definitely worth seeking out.

 

 

I have had that one for quite a while, found a library copy in surprisingly good shape many moons ago.  Its terrific. And while it's his only Columbia recording of the 70s it seems Grey wasn't there on a one-off. The Al Grey Jazz All-Stars release I mentioned has a "by permission of  Columbia Records" notation.

25 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Prompted by the @Dan Gould post above:

 

Thanks for this convenient pic - I can now see that  the original Rick's LP only has In a Mellotone as unique to it. Unless that is, the Truly Wonderful Stash CD has that track.

of course we're also assuming that different releases are same takes.  Three nights, at least two sets per night - could be different performances.

Edited January 21, 2024 by Dan Gould

[Peter Friedman]

[jlhoots]

2 Myra Melford Quintet Rogue Art CDs.

[Dan Gould]

So glad I came across this searching for the aforementioned Live at Rick's LP, not even a Bobby Durham vocal ruins the good vibes, and trombone-tenor-trumpet front line gives a nice depth to the themes/unison spots even if "head" arrangements.

This compilation of the complete Al Grey-Jimmy Forrest recordings are going to be a killer listen (and will include the last one, Out Dere with Don Patterson on organ).

Edited January 21, 2024 by Dan Gould

[soulpope]

Lost and found .... one of Mosaic`s best deeds ....

[optatio]

5 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

Muse Records MR 5037 - Phill Woods "Musique Du Bois" - rec. 1974 - Engineer: Paul Goodman (RCA)

👍

[jazzbo]

The Brazilian version. . . .


Released elsewhere as


This is like classical music to me, and if there were more classical music somewhat like this I'd listen to even more classical music.

Jobim at a peak of his creativity showcasing wonderful compositions with the amazing arranging and orchestrations of Claus Ogerman. Jobim strutting his stuff in his finest livery. Diego Oivas gets it right, here:

Tom Jobim: Matita Perê (1973) – FOND/SOUND

[HutchFan]