So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

BFrank · Saturday at 04:40 PM

Peter Friedman · Saturday at 04:59 PM

This comparison speaks volumes for me. The Roland Hanna swings, has depth, and is an interesting album.

The Noah Haidu lacks all 3 of the things mentioned above. Buster Williams is the one saving grace, but is not (in my opinion), able to save this basically very dull album.

jazzbo · Saturday at 07:30 PM

It is COLD today, for May.

My listening schedule has been morphing lately as with the passing of my dog I’ve been waking up later and my wife has been waking up earlier and I don’t now generally get to dive into listening first thing.

Today we got to meet with one of Lucinda’s sisters and brother-in-law who live about 90 minutes away here locally for lunch, which was really nice. Lucinda’s sister Ann has been blind about 20 years and her husband Chris is the role model of a loving spouse and takes incredible care of her while also having a demanding job. I love these people.

Now I’m finally in front of the main system. I started off with

Keith Jarrett “New Vienna” ECM cd

and moving on to

Tom Harrell “Moving Picture” High Note cd

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adh1907 · Saturday at 08:11 PM

5 hours ago, dougcrates said:

Original LP

Interesting, many of these early Tyner dates on Impulse are not easy to find.

jazzbo · Saturday at 08:24 PM

Stan Kenton “Adventures in Blues” Capitol cd

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rostasi · Saturday at 08:47 PM

with the great Richard Evans on bass guitar...

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JSngry · Saturday at 09:30 PM

58 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Stan Kenton “Adventures in Blues” Capitol cd

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That's a good record. For some reason, Gene Roland's soprano playing reminds me of Lucky Thompson. And Kenton's obsession with not swinging in the traditional sense pays off here as Roland totally gets it. He sees both sides of this street clearly!

When I pull my Kenton holdings, this one will definitely be staying!

jazzbo · Saturday at 09:35 PM

Yes, it's one of my favorites of the Kentons. I pulled a few others to listen to soon. . . been awhile since I have spun some Stan.

Now

One For All Featuring Eric Alexander “Too Soon To Tell” Sharp Nine cd

Bass – Peter Washington
Drums – Joe Farnsworth
Piano – David Hazeltine
Tenor Saxophone – Eric Alexander
Trombone – Steve Davis
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jim Rotondi

Recorded Feb 25, 1997, RVG