So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[T.D.]

12 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

That one's on the agenda for tomorrow!

Meanwhile,

[medjuck]

9 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Duke Ellington “Copenhagen 1958 (Bonus: After Hours 1950)” Storyville cd

Classic jazz done with Ellington style and grace. My kind of symphonies! It was a good night in Copenhagen, and the sound is decent.

I like the "Afterhours" stuff too, 

[Gheorghe]

2 hours ago, T.D. said:

That one's on the agenda for tomorrow!

Meanwhile,

I remember I have purchased "Descent into the Maelstrom" decades ago, it must have been in the 70´s and it was quite expensive. 
A very strange record: The title tune seems completely free like Cecil Taylor, but harder to understand than Cecil Taylor. Some tunes are with an obscure trio, where one is based on "You Stepped Out of a Dream" but what I often found annoying about Lennie whom I otherwise appreciate, is that he doesn´t find the time to play a theme properly, it also happens on the Paris 1965 tunes, beautiful ballads, but I would have liked to here the plain theme before the improvisations.
And some pieces sound like of 3 Hands are playing. This kind of overdubbing I can´t stand. 
I think I liked the trio tunes when I was young, but know the drummer and bassist sound very weak..... it doesn´t seem to be together.....

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, T.D. said:

Meanwhile,

Excellent music in outstanding transfer ....

[jazzbo]

This one again to start the morning. Got to sleep in a bit more. . . Fiona the dachshund slept longer than usual.

Duke Ellington “Copenhagen 1958 (Bonus: After Hours 1950)” Storyville cd

[jazzbo]

This is a good one. Tom Harrell “Visions” Contemporary OJC cd

 

 

[Peter Friedman]

[optatio]

10 hours ago, T.D. said:

 

👍

[HutchFan]

10 hours ago, T.D. said:

That one's on the agenda for tomorrow!

It's one of Bobby's finest hours.   

 

[jlhoots]

Ron Miles: Old Main Chapel

[kh1958]

The John Reid Collection (American Music)

Stephen Walker, Midnight Cocktails

 

[jazzbo]

Miles Davis “Sketches of Spain” Blu-Spec CD2 2023, mono disc

The mono Sketches is a different experience!

Followed by

Mario Adnet “Jobim Jazz” Adventure Music cd

[T.D.]

12 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

I remember I have purchased "Descent into the Maelstrom" decades ago, it must have been in the 70´s and it was quite expensive. 
A very strange record: The title tune seems completely free like Cecil Taylor, but harder to understand than Cecil Taylor. Some tunes are with an obscure trio, where one is based on "You Stepped Out of a Dream" but what I often found annoying about Lennie whom I otherwise appreciate, is that he doesn´t find the time to play a theme properly, it also happens on the Paris 1965 tunes, beautiful ballads, but I would have liked to here the plain theme before the improvisations.
And some pieces sound like of 3 Hands are playing. This kind of overdubbing I can´t stand. 
I think I liked the trio tunes when I was young, but know the drummer and bassist sound very weak..... it doesn´t seem to be together.....

This was cheap, only 1,000 yen but shipped from Japan so part of bulk purchase.

Strange record indeed, but I find Lennie kind of weird so no surprise there. I like Lennie's overdubbing - for instance I recently listened to a bunch of Conlon Nancarrow's player piano music - and enjoy it on other (Tristano) recordings too. OTOH, I recall not enjoying Bill Evans's overdubs...haven't listened for ages so will have to try them again.

Drummer Nick Stabulas on two of the trio selections (Roy Haynes is on the other two, no problems there but he's low in the mix) sounds strange and kind of heavy on the cymbals, but I overall like the trio tunes because they're not as motoric/metronomic as some Lennie trios can sound. Along those lines, I just reread an Ethan Iverson essay on Tristano that has interesting observations on Lennie's rhythm sections among other things.

Edited June 20, 2024 by T.D.

[Referentzhunter]

[John Tapscott]

[Referentzhunter]

[Jim Duckworth]

Kenny Dorham on Yesterdays really working for me today.

[Peter Friedman]

Disc One

[HutchFan]

Now listening to Yusef Lateef's Hush 'n' Thunder (Atlantic, 1973):

A very, very interesting record.  

 

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

Disc One

Great "box" set.

[jazzbo]

Dexter Gordon “The Montmartre Collection” Muzak 2 cd set Japan MZCB-1400, disc 2

I have had this material on LP and cd before and it has never sounded better than here.

 

[HutchFan]

The Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble - Just Like Magic (Latin Percussion Ventures, 1979)

Timbales, Vibraphone, Marimba, Synthesizer – Tito Puente
Congas, Shekere – Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Bongos, Guiro – Johnny Rodriguez
Drums – Steve Berrios
Piano, Electric Piano – Edy Martinez
Bass – Sal Cuevas
Trumpet – René López
Vocals – Jeanette Rodriguez, Nancy O'Neill

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Rabshakeh]

ERIC DOLPHY - AT THE FIVE SPOT - COMPLETE EDITION

Just so good.

[soulpope]

10 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

ERIC DOLPHY - AT THE FIVE SPOT - COMPLETE EDITION

Just so good.

Obviously both co-leaders take the laurels, but the Rhythm Section is outstanding ....