So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[T.D.]

This enja reissue has pretty vivid sound quality.

[jlhoots]

14 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Terri Lyne Carrington “The New Standards Vol. 1”

 

 

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Great "rhythm" section.

[jazzcorner]

7 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

👍

[jazzbo]

Lou Donaldson “Midnight Creeper” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD

 

 

One of my favorite Blue Note “Soul Jazz” releases, in great sound.

Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Guitar – George Benson
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 15, 1968

I can imagine the saints come marchin' in to "Love Power"

 

Edited March 7, 2024 by jazzbo

[jazzbo]

Some Latin jazz to warm things up.

Cal Tjader And Charlie Byrd “Tambu” Fantasy/OJC cd

Bass – John Heard
Electric Bass – Joe Byrd
Guitar – Charlie Byrd
Percussion – Mayuto Correa
Percussion, Drums – Dick Berk, Mike Stephans
Piano – Mike Wolff
Vibraphone – Cal Tjader
Recorded September 18-20, 1973

 

[jazzbo]

Nicholas Payton “Dear Louis” Verve cd

 

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Been a long time since I’ve spun this. I appreciate it more every time I spin it.

Bass – Reuben Rogers, Walter Payton
Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Contrabass Saxophone, Flute – Scott Robinson
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Bill Easley
Drums – Adonis Rose
Guest, Vocals – Dianne Reeves, Dr. John
Guitar – Peter Bernstein
Organ – Mel Rhyne
Percussion – Kenyatta Simon
Piano – Anthony Wonsey
Producer – Nicholas Payton
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Tim Warfield
Trombone – Vincent Gardner
Trumpet – Ray Vega
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Paul Stephens
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals, Electric Piano, Arranged By – Nicholas Payton
Tuba – Bob Stewart

 

[mjazzg]

15 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Tommy Smith – Standards

First listen (it is on Bandcamp).

Ew.

Great cover art, though 

I was obsessed with his performance on this record as a teenager.

For what it's worth, this was the one Tommy Smith album that made me sit up at the time

 

 

 

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[soulpope]

8 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

For what it's worth, this was the one Tommy Smith album that made me sit up at the time

Lars Danielsson + Jon Christensen are running the show here (btw beautifully recorded !)....

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

Lars Danielsson + Jon Christensen are running the show here (btw beautifully recorded !)....

Yes it's a fabulous album, I was lucky enough to see them play it live

[Kevin Bresnahan]

17 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Tommy Smith – Standards

First listen (it is on Bandcamp).

Ew.

Great cover art, though 

I was obsessed with his performance on this record as a teenager.

I always liked Smith's mellow blues disc, "BlueSmith" on Linn.

[soulpope]

40 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Yes it's a fabulous album, I was lucky enough to see them play it live

I'm full of envy 😇👹 ....

[John Tapscott]

[kh1958]

The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe, The Spirit Speaks

[John Tapscott]

[Peter Friedman]

[Rabshakeh]

3 hours ago, mjazzg said:

For what it's worth, this was the one Tommy Smith album that made me sit up at the time

 

 

Azure or Standards? I'll have a listen if the former as I don't know that record. 

I've always been a bit interested in the British scene of that time (the Silver Age?), as well as the equivalent scenes in other European countries. They're pretty much buried by history. Not golden age, so not reissued; not American, so not likely to be reissued; but also pre-internet, so generally not streamable.

As for Standards, it struck me as a record that didn't have much ambition beyond just playing. Loved the trenchcoat though.

1 hour ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I always liked Smith's mellow blues disc, "BlueSmith" on Linn.

Interesting, thanks! 

Edited March 7, 2024 by Rabshakeh

[Simon8]

[Rabshakeh]

32 minutes ago, Simon8 said:

Never heard of this one.  How do you rate it?

[Pim]

lovely series on High Note this is. Volume 1 is my favorite for the presence of Carter Jefferson and the compositions like Love Dance and Why. Stafford James plays some serious bass here

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, kh1958 said:

The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe, The Spirit Speaks

 

6 minutes ago, Pim said:

lovely series on High Note this is. Volume 1 is my favorite for the presence of Carter Jefferson and the compositions like Love Dance and Why. Stafford James plays some serious bass here

Yes!  Mine too.  

 

 

NP:

Disc 2

 

[Niko]

53 minutes ago, Simon8 said:

I really like this one...

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Azure or Standards? I'll have a listen if the former as I don't know that record. 

I've always been a bit interested in the British scene of that time (the Silver Age?), as well as the equivalent scenes in other European countries. They're pretty much buried by history. Not golden age, so not reissued; not American, so not likely to be reissued; but also pre-internet, so generally not streamable.

As for Standards, it struck me as a record that didn't have much ambition beyond just playing. Loved the trenchcoat though.

Interesting, thanks! 

Azure

[soulpope]

10 minutes ago, Pim said:

lovely series on High Note this is. Volume 1 is my favorite for the presence of Carter Jefferson and the compositions like Love Dance and Why. Stafford James plays some serious bass here

😍 .... btw Vol. 2 features "Isabel The Liberator" with Carter Jefferson on 🔥fire🔥 ....

[mikeweil]

https://www.discogs.com/release/5265269-Bernie-Worrell-Elevation-The-Upper-Air

[kh1958]

6 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

 

In 1991, I saw Bill Lee leading a group and performing his own compositions at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth. I didn't know any of the sidemen at the time, but the concert and compositions were superb. He was very impressive as a bassist, composer and leader. Too bad there is not much recorded evidence of this.