So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Gheorghe]

14 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

It's a good one. Of the three recordings under Neil's leadership, I think this one may be the best (or at least the one I most enjoyed at first listen). Not that there's anything wrong with the other two! 

Now:

On CD.  This is one of my favorite Mingus recordings. Not only the title track, but the Todo Modo music is excellent, too, in my view. And the CD includes a shorter alternate take. 

mine too. "Cumbia" and "Three or Four Shades of Blues" where the albums during the time I saw Mingus live twice and the repertory on the tour was the title tunes of both albums. 

Only, that I found the live versions much more exiting. Look, I heard that stuff live after it was recorded but apperently before the two albums came out simultanously. On both albums, compared to the live Mingus Quintet the studio versions were slower and a bit too much packed with non-Mingus-studio-musicians.......

I had stated that yesterday while responding to a posting of "Three or Four Shades" here on that forum but nobody payed no heed......but I can´t help commenting it, because Mingus was part of my live in the budding years of learning about jazz.....

[jazzbo]

A really cool morning! Fall is in the air, though 80 degrees are due later this week. The kitchen cabinets will be finished today. . . and then the long wait for the countertops begins.

Starting off with an old favorite in a new “light”–Miles Davis “Miles in Berlin” Blu-Spec CD2, disc 2 (the original German “stereo” release remastered)

The only drawback really is that this does not have the delightful “Stella by Starlight” released later.

[jazzbo]

I put in the "mono" disc 1 of the "Berlin" 2 cd set just to hear "Stella by Starlight" which was not included on the second disc. This is a phenomenal "Stella."

Then. . . .

Moacir Santos “Ouro Negro” disc 2

I just love this 2 cd set and never play it often enough.

[mhatta]

I just noticed that it came out this year and this is very good!

[John Tapscott]

9 hours ago, ejp626 said:

I've seen this claim (that Here for a While is his third recording) but I think people are not counting Red Shift and probably not Tranquility where Neil is co-leader with Don Thompson (but still gets first billing).

 

Oh yes, you're right. I completely forgot about Tranquility. I have that one. It's a superb recording. I was not aware of Redshift. I'll check for it on itunes.  I have a few CD's on Addo. It was a rather obscure label that kind of got lost in the shuffle (at least, in my shuffle). 

Now:

[Peter Friedman]

[John Tapscott]

14 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

👍 I've always liked that one. 

Now:

2 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

Oh yes, you're right. I completely forgot about Tranquility. I have that one. It's a superb recording. I was not aware of Redshift. I'll check for it on itunes.  I have a few CD's on Addo. It was a rather obscure label that kind of got lost in the shuffle (at least, in my shuffle). 

 

Here's another one. Neil Swainson is co-leader in this co-operative group.

 

[soulpope]

21 minutes ago, John Tapscott said:

Here's another one. Neil Swainson is co-leader in this co-operative group.

Recorded in the early 90's .... looks interesting 🧐 ....

[optatio]

6 hours ago, jazzbo said:

A really cool morning! Fall is in the air, though 80 degrees are due later this week. The kitchen cabinets will be finished today. . . and then the long wait for the countertops begins.

Starting off with an old favorite in a new “light”–Miles Davis “Miles in Berlin” Blu-Spec CD2, disc 2 (the original German “stereo” release remastered)

The only drawback really is that this does not have the delightful “Stella by Starlight” released later.

 

 👍 - The original LP from 1967 on my shelf!

 

 

[soulpope]

Was about time for some Nathan Davis .... gathering his two excellent LP`s on MPS ....

[jazzbo]

2 hours ago, optatio said:

 

 👍 - The original LP from 1967 on my shelf!

 

 

Yes, I never had the 1967 LP. . . I had this at first in the 2 LP set with the Tokyo concert. That was a dynamite one-two punch when it was released.

Edited September 3, 2024 by jazzbo

[jlhoots]

Emmet Cohen: Vibe Provider

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

 

[JSngry]

Smooth jazz.

[jlhoots]

Jon De Lucia: The Brubeck Octet Project CD (feat. Scott Robinson)

[HutchFan]

[JSngry]

 

The master of mooing soulfulness.

[Peter Friedman]

[JSngry]

Out of nowhere and apropos of nothing else in particular...

[ghost of miles]

[jazzbo]

Moacir Santos “Ouro Negro” disc 1

[jazzbo]

“Jazz Celebration: A Tribute To Carl Jefferson” Concord Records 4 cd set, disc 2

[ghost of miles]

Gawd I love this album. Grateful for both versions, but this one’s my love supreme:

[Gheorghe]

19 hours ago, mhatta said:

I just noticed that it came out this year and this is very good!

I only have one BN album on which it seems that Brother McDuff is on organ, but I´m not sure, there was too many albums with organ on BN in the 60´s. It seems they were lookin desperatly for a second Jimmy Smith, hopin to make some money. I really forgot who was the leader on that record, it must have been a horn player or what. Oh wait a minute. I think on that album was also Yusuf Lateef, it might be the only recording of him on BN, and also the only occasion I heard him. So who might have been the leader ? 

Live albums are always a gas, I prefer them to studio albums, you hear the drummer better and hear all the noise, but it "lives", it´s not done in many takes in the studio, it´s what happened on that occasion. 
Only..... if there might be one single tune I really hate, and I mean really hate, it´s "Ain´t No Sunshine".....