So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[rostasi]

[Chuck Nessa]

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Need to pull that out & see if my DVD player still works.

[jazzcorner]

Candid  CCD 79711/2 - Vic Lewis Presents  Contemporary West Coast Jazz - rec. 1993 - Engineer: Trevor Feldman

[rostasi]

[Misterioso]

[Gheorghe]

One of my favourite records in the last months

[HutchFan]

[mjazzg]

13 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Need to pull that out & see if my DVD player still works.

I wish it had been a CD release. I ended up with downloads, terrific music 

[jazzbo]

Warmest morning yet. . .but rainy. Still nice to not have to wear heavy socks!

Starting off with a new arrival to the mailbox:

Miles Davis “Birth of the Blue” Columbia/Analogue Productions SACD

I disclike the title and the concept of titling this but the music is excellent and the mastering is really good.

One fault: it’s short. They could have added a little.

I wasn’t going to purchase this but eventually I caved.

[jazzbo]

“Classic Vanguard Jazz Piano Sessions” disc 1

Jo Jones Trio! Sir Charles Thompson Quartet!

[Rabshakeh]

Archie Shepp - Blue Ballads

 

I really struggle with this period of Shepp. He seems to run out of breath quite a lot and there's a samba version of "If I Should Lose You" where he doesn't seem to be able to control his horn. Maybe it is on purpose. 

Edited March 29 by Rabshakeh

[jazzbo]

Once again the stereo LP from the Rhino sixtieth anniversary mono/stereo 2 LP set

John Coltrane “My Favorite Things”

[Peter Friedman]

[Kevin Bresnahan]

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Archie Shepp - Blue Ballads

 

I really struggle with this period of Shepp. He seems to run out of breath quite a lot and there's a samba version of "If I Should Lose You" where he doesn't seem to be able to control his horn. Maybe it is on purpose. 

I bought several of Shepp's Venus recordings during a sale and like you, I struggle to get into his playing on them.

Thursday night, I saw Dave Schumacher play at Arthur's House of Jazz in Methuen, MA and after the set, he offered his latest CD (2024) for sale so I bought a copy. The place was pretty packed and he only managed to sell 2 CDs. Bummer. I'm playing that CD now and it's really good stuff and I'm very glad I bought it.

Dave Schumacher & Cubeye - Smoke In The Sky (Cellar). Great latin jazz here. You can hear/buy it on bandcamp: https://daveschumachercubeye.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-in-the-sky

Dave Schumacher - Baritone Saxophone
Josh Evans – Trumpet (1, 5-8)
Jesus Ricardo – Trumpet (2-3)
Peter Brainin – Tenor, Soprano Saxophones (1, 5-8)
Manuel Valera – Piano
Alex “Apolo” Ayala – Bass
Mauricio Herrera – Congas, Iyá, Itótele, Okónkolo, Chekeré
Joel Mateo – Drums, Bells

[Chuck Nessa]

[dougcrates]

[jlhoots]

4 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Archie Shepp - Blue Ballads

 

I really struggle with this period of Shepp. He seems to run out of breath quite a lot and there's a samba version of "If I Should Lose You" where he doesn't seem to be able to control his horn. Maybe it is on purpose. 

I always liked Shepp's Venus CDs. Whaddya gonna do?

[rostasi]

[Kevin Bresnahan]

1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

I always liked Shepp's Venus CDs. Whaddya gonna do?

I think what turns me off is his intonation. He doesn't seem like he has a firm hold on the sustained notes and it gives it a kind of frailty that makes me cringe a bit. Sucks getting old I guess.

[JSngry]

He's always played ballads like that, more or less. It's wobbly, but it's a controlled wobbly.

[Peter Friedman]

[optatio]

Eric Dolphy: Iron Man. West Wind WW 2057 [Germany 1990]

[jazzcorner]

MGM E 4042 (compilation)  - The George Shearing Quintet "Soft and Silky" - rec. 1949 to 1951

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Mel Powell - Borderline (Vanguard/Mosaic). Disc 3 of the latest Mosaic release. Nice stuff. Sound quality sounds a bit below the previous discs. It's weird to see a pianist listed with a trio and see that it's piano/sax/drums.