So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[HutchFan]

Prompted by Jim's recent Pope-ploration:

Odean is a badass.

 

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[jazzcorner]

16 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

[soulpope]

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[Peter Friedman]

[Joe]

This stream: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/23/894579168/the-golden-age-a-newport-jazz-festival-special

<< The Newport Jazz Festival was just one year old when the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet blazed onto its stage in 1955. By 1960, when pianists Dave Brubeck and Horace Silver each played a rollicking set, the event was an institution, known all over the world. And so it remains today — though there's something to be said about the fest in that formative era, when every step forward was historic.

For all of us at Jazz Night in America, the Newport Jazz Festival is both hallowed ground and a cherished hang. Our host, Christian McBride, is the festival's artistic director. (Call that a disclosure, if you like; we think of it as a heavy asset.) So this summer, in the absence of a physical gathering, we've set out to lovingly recreate the festival experience, Jazz Night-style.

Our three-part series begins with The Golden Age — a jump back to the mid-to-late '50s, featuring McBride's selection of rare and unreleased Newport recordings by Brown and Roach, Brubeck and Silver, along with a killer festival house band. (Will there also be a taste of Muddy Waters? You'll have to listen to know for sure.)

Musicians

Newport House Band: Joe Zawinul, piano; Howard McGhee, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet; Zoot Sims, tenor saxophone; Wendell Marshall, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet: Clifford Brown, trumpet; Max Roach, drums; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass.

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Dave Brubeck, piano; Paul Desmond, alto saxophone; Eugene Wright, bass; Joe Morello, drums.

Horace Silver Quintet: Horace Silver, piano; Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor saxophone; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Set List

"Chasin' At Newport" (Newport House Band)
"Jaquis" (Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet)
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" (Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet)
"Swanee River Boogie" (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
"Blue Rondo À La Turk" (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
"Señor Blues" (Horace Silver Quintet)
"Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver Quintet)
"Goodbye Newport Blues" (Muddy Waters) >>

[jazzbo]

 

First off the instrumental version of Flying Lotus "Flamagra" on cd. Talk about soundscapes!

Then on to Kurt Elling "Man in the Air" Blue Note cd.

[Justin V]

I don't know if I'd ever heard Childers as a soloist before receiving this album yesterday.  I found a signed copy on eBay and was interested in hearing him with Russ Garcia's arrangements.  I'm on my fourth back-to-back listen, which is rare.  The combination of Childers' sunny, melodic flugelhorn and Garcia's lush arrangements is a fine way to close out a night or start the day.

[jazzbo]

Louis Armstrong "V-Discs"

[Gheorghe]

What a wonderful relaxed thing after some heavy days , now things start to calm down and this record really does relax me. Even my wife likes this version of "Am I Blue"....

[soulpope]

While thinking about favorite ECM recordings this one came to my mind .... :

[Kevin Bresnahan]

1 minute ago, Gheorghe said:

What a wonderful relaxed thing after some heavy days , now things start to calm down and this record really does relax me. Even my wife likes this version of "Am I Blue"....

I am always surprised when someone says that they like this date. It has never been a favorite of mine. I actually think it's pretty boring. I'm spinning it right now in fact and... nope. I just think it sounds sloppy.

[jazzbo]

Disc 3

[Peter Friedman]

[Jim Duckworth]

[soulpope]

So good ....

[mikeweil]

Lots of good music played here today!

I pulled this from the mailbox today, it includes several "outtakes" that were not on the Dance Mania Legacy edition double CD.

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

So good ....

Yes!!!

 

[jazzbo]

Houston Person "All Soul" High Note cd

[HutchFan]

[gmonahan]

Disc 4

 

[Bluesnik]