jazzbo Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 (edited) Jacques Morelenbaum CelloSam3aTrio “Saudade Do Futuro Futuro Da Saudade” Biscoto Fina cd 300×300 6.56 KB This was hard for me to find for a while, but worth the effort–beautiful music, beautiful sound. Acoustic Guitar – Lula Galvão Cello – Jaques Morelenbaum Drums, Percussion – Rafael Barata I check out anything with either Jacques or Paula Morelenbaum–fascinating artists. EDIT to add: I just found out about the death of a great work partner I had for a number of years in Texas, Felix Farias. Felix was a great ying to my yang as he was a calm and steady counter-rhythm to the excitable boy I sometimes was. And he was so warm and open and friendly, and very funny. A great man! RIP Felix. It's interesting that I pulled this disc from the shelf because of all the music that I played at work Felix liked bossa nova and samba the best, followed by Nat King Cole, who he loved because his father used to play Nat's Spanish language albums all the time. Edited February 19 by jazzbo Quote
Gheorghe Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 6 hours ago, rostasi said: I love the albums I have with Tristano. One is called "A Guiding Light in the 40´s", and one might be with Lee Konitz in a live set. But I really heard Tristano first on two Parker Broadcasts where he is the pianist and has beautiful trio features. Only on the album with Lee Konitz I can´t get it in touch with my vibrations, since I can´t feel the overdubs. Others sure can, but I fail to feel that. Quote
Gheorghe Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 22 hours ago, Pim said: The great Mal plays duets with the underrated Romanian saxophonist Nicolas Simion. Great recording! Nicolae Simion (he changed the real name into Nicolas.... didn´t ask him why. You know: NicoLAE, I spotted him at some joint where I was leading the "house band" for a jam session night and in came that tall guy, and up he came on stage and .......oh boy.......what stuff he played. I felt I might play for ever with that wonderful musician. Never had seen him and was sure he is a great international jazz tenorist who somehow had a day off in that town Viena. He was so great that one after the other left the stage, so it was reduced to the four musicians who have it at heart and we forgot about all things around. It was like if you are out in the night and meet a person who you know was always there, and you finally find her and there is no end..... I don´t know what tunes we played, but they might last 15 - 20 minutes..... When the stuff finally made a sign that they want to close the joint, someone said to me that this guy .....he doesn´t no his name but that he had heard the guy is from România. So .....same music, same feeling....... and same language.... He was quite surprised when I approached him, see there was not so much Români in Viena back then..... The next years we played here or then a gig, once with the then blood young trumpetist Ingrid Jensen ! Wonderful. Well, later Nicolae concentrated more on finding a combination of jazz and his folclore background, I mean some old folk music from the villages of Transilvania and stuff....... Well, I am a 100 la 100 city guy and muzică populară, if there was any, it was modernized, just for weddings or stuff, but know one I new ever listened voluntary to it....... He became a big name in Germany and played with all greats that exist: Mal Waldron, Tomasz Stanko, Lee Konitz, Archie Shepp and who knows..... Quote
Pim Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Gheorghe said: Nicolae Simion (he changed the real name into Nicolas.... didn´t ask him why. You know: NicoLAE, I spotted him at some joint where I was leading the "house band" for a jam session night and in came that tall guy, and up he came on stage and .......oh boy.......what stuff he played. I felt I might play for ever with that wonderful musician. Never had seen him and was sure he is a great international jazz tenorist who somehow had a day off in that town Viena. He was so great that one after the other left the stage, so it was reduced to the four musicians who have it at heart and we forgot about all things around. It was like if you are out in the night and meet a person who you know was always there, and you finally find her and there is no end..... I don´t know what tunes we played, but they might last 15 - 20 minutes..... When the stuff finally made a sign that they want to close the joint, someone said to me that this guy .....he doesn´t no his name but that he had heard the guy is from România. So .....same music, same feeling....... and same language.... He was quite surprised when I approached him, see there was not so much Români in Viena back then..... The next years we played here or then a gig, once with the then blood young trumpetist Ingrid Jensen ! Wonderful. Well, later Nicolae concentrated more on finding a combination of jazz and his folclore background, I mean some old folk music from the villages of Transilvania and stuff....... Well, I am a 100 la 100 city guy and muzică populară, if there was any, it was modernized, just for weddings or stuff, but know one I new ever listened voluntary to it....... He became a big name in Germany and played with all greats that exist: Mal Waldron, Tomasz Stanko, Lee Konitz, Archie Shepp and who knows..... Thanks for sharing that. He’s a great tenor player. The country and decade he grew up in might caused the fact he never really became well known. He definitely deserves wider recognition Edited February 19 by Pim Quote
jazzbo Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette “Yesterdays” ECM cd Adding a little mental warmth to a cold morning. Ye olde dachshund woke me up early again! Quote
Gheorghe Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 3 hours ago, Pim said: Thanks for sharing that. He’s a great tenor player. The country and decade he grew up in might caused the fact he never really became well known. He definitely deserves wider recognition not well known in the country he grew up. At least in jazz circles of people from a bit older generation he is extremly well known. Saw his name mentioned in some anecdotes or facts from the programfolder at the Festival internațional Sibiu then, when I player there. Nicu as we call him already was living in Austria. So people asked me how he is doin. Well you know , club gigs are not well paid so mostly got support from friends. I mean among jazz fans who might not be your friend. He made some fine records here. "Black Sea" I remember, with topnotch players. I just played a few gigs then, but the situation was so desperate that I had to accept also some dumb gigs for weddings and stuff where you must play 90 la 100 easy music, șlagări and stuff..... But I saw him in fine shape when he came back to Viena when he already lived in Germany. Oh, great human being, maiebe I got to rite him a message ....... Quote
jazzbo Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 Maria Schneider and SWR Bib Band “Jazz Works & Arrangements” disc 2 Quote
kh1958 Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 Russell Malone, Time for the Dancers (High Note) Quote
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Pim Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 Persian Classical music can’t get much more beautiful than this. Parissa has the voice of an angel and the ensemble provides excellent accompaniment. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 Mario Adnet “Um Olhar Sobre Villa-Lobos” Adventure Music cd 500×450 19.7 KB 300×300 29.8 KB Quote
jazzbo Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra “Cuba–the Conversation Continues” Motema Music 2 cd set disc 1 170×148 11 KB I seem to like Cuban music best in big band form. This is very good. My wife (one quarter Cuban–one half Irish, one quarter English) likes this too. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Bobby Timmons must have hated that piano. bad mechanics and out of tune. Roland Hanna had the better chops to cope with that machine. Contrary to Cuscuna's notes on this 1987 CD reissue, I do not think that ths is one of Burrell's best. Quote
Holy Ghost Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 On 2/17/2025 at 1:01 AM, Gheorghe said: What a paralel !!!! Same here. My younger kid also heard his first Miles "WE WANT MILES" and dug it so much. Later I let him hear also some old Miles (Miles in the Sky or something like that) and later "Agharta", all of them great. He´s been living for many many many years in Spania but when he come´s by here, he sometimes: "spin some Miles, pops" and we listen.... 😎 Quote
jazzbo Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Hubert Laws “In the Beginning” CTI cd 640×640 71.2 KB Hubert Laws - flute, arranger Ronnie Laws - tenor saxophone Bob James - keyboards, arranger, conductor Clare Fischer - piano, electric piano Richard Tee - organ Gene Bertoncini - guitar Ron Carter - bass Steve Gadd - drums Dave Friedman - vibraphone Airto Moreira - percussion David Nadien - violin Emanuel Vardi - viola George Ricci - cello A nice mellow easing into another cold morning. Snow expected all day. . . not the best weather for our ninth anniversary, but we’re going to try to go out to dinner tonight. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 “George Benson with Hubert Laws: In Concert - Carnegie Hall” CTI cd 489×500 39.2 KB George Benson - guitar, vocals Hubert Laws - flute Ronnie Foster - keyboards Wayne Dockery - bass Marvin Chappell - drums Bernard Fennell - cello Quote
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