So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

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Sahib Shihab, Sahib's Jazz Party

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1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

Very nice. Do you have Tsabropoulos's solo disc  'Akroasis' on ECM? My favourite of his I think

No but I’ll ad that to my ‘to play’ list thanks Mark!

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Finally getting to chronicle what I listened to early this morning.

Started off with one of my favorite “Legends of Jazz” cds from Prestig/OJC, “Rusty Bryant Vol. 2”

Idris Muhammed is so darned good hear, as are all the guitarists.

 

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Followed by
Dave Douglas’ new one, “Alloy” on Greenleaf Music cd. Three trumpets, vibes, bass and drums. Nice!

 

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Lori Williams: Here we are. Double Moon/Challenge DMCHR7 1464 [Austria 2025]

Saw and enjoyed them live at TIF (Theater im Fridericianum) in Kassel yesterday, September 21, 2025.

 Photo (c) by Udo Hinz, Göttingen

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Another warm morning. Starting off with “Nelson Angelo E Joyce” on EMI cd. Interesting engineering here! And music as well from this then married couple.

 

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followed by

“LIVE IN CUBA
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis” Blue Engine 2 cd set, disc 1

 

 

 

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Unmistakable language, unexpected dialect.

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  Since when did Wes start looking look like Jim Hall 🤔

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Starting off a warm drizzly morning with a disc released in May that my wife really likes and requested. . . .

José James “1978 Revenge of the Dragon” Rainblow Blonde cd

 

From a chatbot description:

José James released his 13th studio album, 1978: Revenge of The Dragon, on May 16, 2025, via his own Rainbow Blonde Records.

The album, inspired by the year of his birth, explores the rebellious, underground spirit of the late 1970s, drawing from jazz fusion, kung fu cinema, and Blaxploitation films, in contrast to its predecessor, 1978 (2024), which evoked the disco era of Studio 54.

Recorded live to tape in one take at Dreamland Studios, a restored 19th-century church near Woodstock, New York, the project features a tight ensemble including Taali on vocals, BIGYUKI on keys and analog synth, Jharis Yokley on drums, bassists David Ginyard and Kyle Miles, and a brass section with Takuya Kuroda, Ebban Dorsey, and Ben Wendel.

The album blends four original tracks with four reimagined classics, including Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You,” Herbie Hancock’s “I Thought It Was You,” the Rolling Stones’ “Miss You,” and the Bee Gees’ “Inside And Out”.

The lead single, “They Sleep, We Grind (for Badu),” is a hypnotic groove steeped in dub, funk, and sampledelia, featuring a mantra-like hook and lyrical nods to Erykah Badu, Bob Marley, and Nas, and is accompanied by a kung fu short film.
The album’s title and cover pay homage to Bruce Lee and the cultural impact of 1978’s kung fu cinema.

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Wycliffe Gordon, Cone's Coup (Criss Cross)