So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[mikeweil]

[Balladeer]

 Jakob Dreyer - Songs, Hymns and Ballads Vol 1 & 2 (Fresh Sound New Talent)

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[Simon8]

6 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Finally stopped raining, but it may return later this morning. Rained almost the entire day yesterday!

Starting off with a Bill Evans session I haven’t played in a long time, with a steller cast of musicians.

Bill Evans “Loose Blues” Milestone/OJC cd

👍👍

[jazzbo]

Roxy Coss “Restless Idealism” Origin cd

 

 

[John Tapscott]

On 10/29/2025 at 9:31 PM, T.D. said:

I wish Bill Evans had recorded more with PJJ.

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[Peter Friedman]

I have a special Attachment to this recording. It was one of the very first albums I bought back many many decades ago.

Also the tune on this album "Crazy Rhythm" features one of my alltime favorite solos by Stan Getz!!!!!

[Gheorghe]

On 10/28/2025 at 8:57 PM, optatio said:

Gerhard, my deepest condolences. It's a very sad time after this ... My wife died of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) eight years ago. I had chosen Vijay Iyer's piano version of Billy Strayhorn's "Blood Count" for the memorial service.

Oh, I feel sorry for you too. In our case, Serena told me years ago, that in case she might die before me, I must promise to take a stage piano to the incinerary services to play "When I fall in Love (I know it will be forever). Last year, after I recorded "Waltz for Serena" which you sure know, she added this also to the wish list. 

So I played them two tunes before she was incinerated. 

On 10/28/2025 at 8:18 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Gheorghe - I missed that your wife had died. I am so sorry to hear this. 47 is too soon to be taken away.

Thank you so much ! Yeah, much too soon and she looked so beautiful, like a model. Even when she was dead she looked like if she would sleep.

[jazzbo]

Pharoah Sanders “Live” Theresa cd

 

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From this box set, where it is disc III

 

 

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[John Tapscott]

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

No time to play them but it was a big day for music deliveries. . . got this set in the mail

 

 

And this box set delivered by amazon

 

[Gheorghe]

5 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Pharoah Sanders “Live” Theresa cd

 

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From this box set, where it is disc III

 

 

I´m glad you also listen to my hero Pharoah Sanders. You might like my composition "Tune for Pharoah" it will be out on my upcoming album we just recorded and will be out early next year. With vocal....great lyrics by my singer.....

[jazzbo]

Yes, I'm a Sanders fan. Have been for decades. He had such an interesting evolution as a player and he was an amazing human being. 

The spelling of his name does mess me up though. As a student of Egyptian history I feel it should be "Pharaoh."

[HutchFan]

[Gheorghe]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

 

 

The spelling of his name does mess me up though. As a student of Egyptian history I feel it should be "Pharaoh."

Me too, I know that the Egyptian word for king might be Pharaoh. Anyway, when I ordered my Pharoah Sanders T-Shirts (special individual order) the original source, though meant to be Pharoah SANDERS, also had "Pharaoh" on it, but as I had to have Pharoah Sanders T-Shirts made (3 in black, 3 in white) I wear them very often, I told them to write it as Pharoah. 

[Balladeer]

6 hours ago, HutchFan said:

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[jazzbo]

Due to Lucinda’s broken arm we opted out of our usual Halloween dispensing and had a quiet evening. It’s a cold morning, but the quietness continues.

Starting off the morning before Lucinda awakens with Pharoah Sanders “Heart is a Melody”

from this box set

[jazzbo]

On to the latest Mosaic.

Really enjoying the first disc of “Classic Decca Recordings Of Bob Crosby And His Orchestra & The Bob Cats (1936-1942)” Mosaic Records box set.

 

[Jazzmonkie]

[jazzbo]

Pharoah Sanders “Shukuru” Theresa

 

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From this box set

 

 

[Peter Friedman]

Jerry Weldon is one of my  4 or 5 favorite currently active jazz tenor players.

On track one he swings so hard that it brought a huge smile to my face!

[Pim]

 

Stunning 😍

 

[jazzcorner]

RCA Victor NL-45962 - Al Cohn / Shorty Rogers "Eats Coast - West Coast Scene" - rec. 1954

 

[Gheorghe]

7 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Due to Lucinda’s broken arm we opted out of our usual Halloween dispensing and had a quiet evening. It’s a cold morning, but the quietness continues.

Starting off the morning before Lucinda awakens with Pharoah Sanders “Heart is a Melody”

from this box set

Again a Favoriten of mine. I hat seen Pharoah live quote often in the Earl 80s in acoustic quartet setting.

[jazzbo]

Mark Meyers Ensemble (and Sextet) "Our Metier" Capri cd

That rare thing: a Meyers cd featuring his own compositions. And arrangements of course. Very nice in all ways!