So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[jazzbo]

Ella Fitzgerald “Live In East Berlin 1967” Lost Recordings 2 UHQCD set, disc 2

Jimmy Jones, Bob Cranshaw and Sam Woodyard!

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[jazzbo]

Something funky to spin before the Missus awakes.

Dr. Lonnie Smith “Evolution” Blue Note cd

 

[mjazzg]

23 hours ago, kh1958 said:

Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones, New Monuments (We Jazz)

Thanks for posting this as it alerted me me to its release. I enjoy her previous releases.

[jazzbo]

Listening to this one again.

Charles Greenlee “I Know About the Life” Bay State/Future Shock reissue LP

Alto Saxophone, Flute – Sulaiman Hakim
Baritone Saxophone – James Ware
Bass – Buster Williams
Drums – Beaver Harris, Charlie Persip
Percussion – Nel Clark
Piano – Art Mathews, Hubert Eaves
Producer, Trombone – Charles Greenlee
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trumpet – Alden Griggs, Charles Sullivan
Vocals – Jean Carn, Joe Lee Wilson

[Peter Friedman]

[kh1958]

Duke Ellington, 1943 and 1945, volume 3 (Circle)

[HutchFan]

Last night:

 

Last night and again this morning:

 

 

22 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

I really like that one.   

 

[kh1958]

2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Thanks for posting this as it alerted me me to its release. I enjoy her previous releases.

The new one is just as good as the prior two.

[HutchFan]

More EKE:

[Peter Friedman]

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And Duke's other album for Bethlehem:

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[Simon8]

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[jazzbo]

J and K “Stonebone” CTI RSD LP

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[Kevin Bresnahan]

Harry Allen is a really good saxophonist on the scene today who doesn't seem to get mentioned very often. I think it's because his swing stylings, much like Scott Hamilton before him, isn't "current" so he's somewhat dismissed as a Prez/Getz/Zoot copycat. I dig the guy a lot and listen to him pretty regularly. I'm now digging one of his Japanese RCA releases titles, "Isn't This A Lovely Day", with Hank Jones on piano, George Mraz on bass & Kenny Washington on drums. It certainly makes this a lovely day.


I miss seeing Harry play live. Before Covid, he used to play at Jocko's Jazz Club (now called Arthur's House of Jazz) in Methuen, MA pretty much once a year. One time he brought Ken Peplowski and another time he had Scott Hamilton up on stage with him. Those are some fond memories.

[Ken Dryden]

I've seen Harry Allen several times over the years, including as a member of Newport Allstars (Howard Alden, John Colianni, Oliver Jackson, Randy Sandke, Frank Tate), plus sets with Judy Carmichael and Chris Flory and one at Feinstein's with Rebecca Kilgore. He's an underrated songwriter as well and a delightful interview.

It is amazing how many recordings he has made for release in Japan and Europe.

 

[John Tapscott]

[jazzbo]

Cannonball Adderley “Discoveries” Savoy Jazz LP

 

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Miles Davis “Directions” 2 LP set, LP 1

 

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[Chuck Nessa]

21 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

 

Tons of memories. Von was more than special.

 

[HutchFan]

10 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Tons of memories. Von was more than special.

🙂

 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

18 minutes ago, Ken Dryden said:

I've seen Harry Allen several times over the years, including as a member of Newport Allstars (Howard Alden, John Colianni, Oliver Jackson, Randy Sandke, Frank Tate), plus sets with Judy Carmichael and Chris Flory and one at Feinstein's with Rebecca Kilgore. He's an underrated songwriter as well and a delightful interview.

It is amazing how many recordings he has made for release in Japan and Europe.

It is amazing and it makes for a tough time finding some of them. His recording for the Japanese arm of RCA, "Day Dream", with Tommy Flanagan on piano, is probably my favorite date of his.