So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Gheorghe]

12 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

It´s my favourite Curtis Fuller record. 
In my youth I had the wish to gather at least one record from all those heroes of mine. Let´s say my first jazz was the First Miles Davis Quintet and sure I had records from each of the members, let´s say "Blue Trane", "Whims of Chambers" "Blues for Dracula" and "Garlands of Red" or so, and sure when I heard "Blue Trane" I heard Curtis Fuller and got that "Opener". That´s how I bought records....

6 hours ago, JSngry said:

 

Indeed a great event. But somehow I remember that Mingus was not very happy with the results and later said "too many friends". 
But as an ultimate Mingus Fan in my youth I sure had that double CD. 

But somehow, from all listening I have the feeling that the Mingus from 1970-1973 still was not the Mingus with all that power, especially on his own bass. 
Ironically I found the bands from 1975-77 much sharper, especially because Richmond was back, and Mingus was playing more of those exiting solos up into the highest register of the bass. 
I never will forget his solo on "For Harry Carney" in summer 1977, where he played that pizzicato up into the register of a violin and back to the deep deep notes, the best school to learn to play the bass fiddle....

[EKE BBB]

...originally on Wynne, with "El Gato" as the leader:

[jazzbo]

Allen Lowe, “Louis Armstrong’s America Volume 1” disc 2

 

 

Fascinating set. Like a bizarro universe at times, but truly involving.

[jazzbo]

Followed by

“Bill Evans in Norway” Elemental Music cd

 

[Rabshakeh]

The Three Suns – Fever And Smoke

[Peter Friedman]

Bags and Monty Alexander work extremely well together. This is among my many favorite Milt Jackson recordings.

[optatio]

21 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

👍

[EKE BBB]

Dexter Gordon - Gordon’s Gotham (Everest, 1970)

[HutchFan]

[Chuck Nessa]

[John Tapscott]

Excellent. 

[EKE BBB]

[optatio]

8 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

👍

[soulpope]

1 minute ago, optatio said:

 

Rhythm Section .... ?

[optatio]

3 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Rhythm Section .... ?

I have to check it out ...

[HutchFan]

The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (Xanadu/Elemental, 1976)

Oh yeah.

 

[soulpope]

5 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (Xanadu/Elemental, 1976)

Oh yeah.

Likely his strongest leader date ....

[HutchFan]

Just now, soulpope said:

Likely his strongest leader date ....

Agreed.

 

[T.D.]

11 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

It´s my favourite Curtis Fuller record. [The Opener]
In my youth I had the wish to gather at least one record from all those heroes of mine. Let´s say my first jazz was the First Miles Davis Quintet and sure I had records from each of the members, let´s say "Blue Trane", "Whims of Chambers" "Blues for Dracula" and "Garlands of Red" or so, and sure when I heard "Blue Trane" I heard Curtis Fuller and got that "Opener". That´s how I bought records....

 

Mine too

[Peter Friedman]

46 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (Xanadu/Elemental, 1976)

Oh yeah.

 

Count me in the - Agree - column

 

Now listening to;

[HutchFan]

Dave Liebman - Ceremony (Chesky, 2014)

Liebman with electric bassist Oscar Stagnaro -- who sounds fantastic -- and four percussionists.  I love it. 

 

8 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

Count me in the - Agree - column

 

[soulpope]

15 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Dave Liebman - Ceremony (Chesky, 2014)

Liebman with electric bassist Oscar Stagnaro -- who sounds fantastic -- and four percussionists.  I love it. 

Indeed ....

[jazzbo]

Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern” RPM/Columbia cd

Wow.

 

Edited December 11, 2024 by jazzbo

[soulpope]

The title mirrors a December day @ Wien perfectly .... 

[HutchFan]

More Lieb:

Dave Liebman - Return of the Tenor: Standards (Double-Time, 1996)