So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[soulpope]

3 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

👍👍and therefore what an album.

Yep .... btw the gamechanger here is Tony Oxley, who pushes both Anders Jormin and Bobo Stenson to unexpected heights ....

[jazzbo]

First session of the day. . . a cold clear morning. Yesterday’s meager snowfall glistening in the moonlight.

Andrew Hill “Point of Departure” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary SHM-SACD

Another great sounding SHM-SACD

 

 

 

[jazzbo]

Kenny Barron "Innocence" Wolf Records/Solid Records Japan cd

This one is new to me, a re-reissue from last week. Nice! First released in 1978.

Kenny Barron – keyboards
Jimmy Owens – trumpet 
Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone 
Buster Williams – bass 
--or-- 
Gary King – electric bass  
Brian Brake 
--or--
Ben Riley - drums
Rafael Cruz 
--or--
Billy Hart  - percussion

[Balladeer]

3 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

👍

[mjazzg]

Patricia Brennan - Breaking Stretch

 

[Joe]

 

[John Tapscott]

[jazzbo]

I’m certainly not sure I would qualify these two releases “jazz” in the strictest sense–over time I’ve come to think of jazz as material more closely aligned to the tradition.

But I used to own these Ayers Uqibquity albums when released and at the time they were in fact a sort of personal joy as no one around me was into these, or the George Duke Epic lps they resemble to me, or electric Miles, or the growing interest of mine in acoustic jazz of the 'forties, 'fifties and 'sixties. All my “peers” were more into Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Bowie, and the pop on the radio. . . I was fine sharing an interest in Yes and Bowie, but the rest. . . a little dab did me and they were constantly around me to the point of annoyance.

The engineering on these Ayer albums stands out to me now–my system is so much better and the clarity and texture so prevalent that these sound reborn to me. So 'seventies and yet carefully and skillfully recorded. And fun to listen to! This new three cd set is really a reminiscent and ear-opening one for me.

 

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I followed listening to the first disc in this set with the first disc of Miles Davis “Agharta,” the 2023 Blu-Spec CD2 edition. Wow. I have been holding off listening to this as it’s a mood and opportunity item, and the system is different from the last time I immersed myself in it, and again I’m taken back to the time of this album’s first years when it was a solo pleasure of mine and blew my mind. This time the sound of the hall and the textures are so well-presented. . . I love my system and the ability it has to transport me into a musical world. Amazing music! In 1975 Reggie Lucas, Michael Henderson, Al Foster and Mtume were a lift-off stage propulsive unit.

 

 

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[kh1958]

The Awakening, Mirage (Black Jazz)

 

 

[HutchFan]

[jlhoots]

2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Patricia Brennan - Breaking Stretch

 

👍

[soulpope]

14 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Good one from Chet Baker's late(r) career ....

[Peter Friedman]

My interest in jazz began roughly in the years 1952-1954. I was living in Detroit which was a hot house for the development of jazz musicians in the Bop and Hard Bop styles.

I heard 3 of the musicians on this album -  Sonny Red, Paul Chambers and Roy Brooks -  prior to any of them making their first recording. 

[HutchFan]

I just put a Chet Baker CD back on the shelf.  Right next to Baker sits Billy Bang.  So now this:

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

My interest in jazz began roughly in the years 1952-1954. I was living in Detroit which was a hot house for the development of jazz musicians in the Bop and Hard Bop styles.

I heard 3 of the musicians on this album -  Sonny Red, Paul Chambers and Roy Brooks -  prior to any of them making their first recording. 

That's really cool, Peter.  I bet you heard some AMAZING music!   

 

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[Chuck Nessa]

[HutchFan]

[jazzbo]

Joe Henderson “Page One” 85th Anniversary Blue Note Japan SHM-SACD

 

[jazzbo]

Dave Brubeck Carmen McRae “Take Five Live” Sony Blu-Spec CD2

 

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Carmen McRae - vocals
Dave Brubeck - piano
Gene Wright - double bass
Joe Morello - drums

Such a great album!

[jazzcorner]

Whaling City Sound  WCS 143 - Terry Gibbs Dream Band "Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes 1959" - Engineer: Wally Heider

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[optatio]

3 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

My interest in jazz began roughly in the years 1952-1954. I was living in Detroit which was a hot house for the development of jazz musicians in the Bop and Hard Bop styles.

I heard 3 of the musicians on this album -  Sonny Red, Paul Chambers and Roy Brooks -  prior to any of them making their first recording. 

👍

[soulpope]

Ann Burton "Some Other Spring" (LOB Records)                                                       1980 ....

[HutchFan]

Pops!

[optatio]

6 hours ago, Joe said:

 

👍

[Rabshakeh]

William Parker and Ellen Christi – Cereal Music

William Parker's new spoken word record. I found it embarrassingly poor. 

3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Looks very interesting. I didn't know about this one.

[Peter Friedman]