So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[paul secor]

Ran Blake: Unmarked Van (A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan) (Soul Note)

[alankin]

1 hour ago, paul secor said:

Ran Blake: Unmarked Van (A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan) (Soul Note)

 

Now playing:
Ray Bryant Trio – North of the Border (Label M)
— Ray Bryant (piano), Harry Anderson (bass), Winard Harper (drums); recorded live at the Montreal Jazz Bistro, Toronto.

[jazzbo]

[sidewinder]

2 hours ago, alankin said:

The Pentagon – The Pentagon (East Wind Music / Universal Music Japan)
— Cedar Walton - piano; Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone; Sam Jones - bass; Billy Higgins - drums; Ray Mantilla - congas

The all-time greatest Direct-To-Disk recording, IMO..

[BillF]

[paul secor]

Don Friedman Trio: Circle Waltz

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

The all-time greatest Direct-To-Disk recording, IMO..

Most likely - but V.S.O.P Quintet "Five Stars" is no slouch either ....

[jazzbo]

Disc 6

[Bluesnik]

[paul secor]

18 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920's Vol. 7 (Blues Images)

[EKE BBB]

Lucky Thompson & Tete Montoliu Trio - Soul's Nite Out (Ensayo, 1970)

 

 

Nessa reissue as "Body & Soul":

 

[EKE BBB]

Movin' on to:

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra ‎– Cootie Williams In Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1958)

[BillF]

[EKE BBB]

Quincy Jones & his Orch. - Big Band Bossa Nova / Quintessence (Mercury/Impulse; 1962/1961)

Essential Jazz Classics cd reissue.

 

Edited June 22, 2017 by EKE BBB

[EKE BBB]

Teddy Wilson Trio ‎– The Complete Verve Recordings (Verve/Mosaic, 1952-57)

disc 1

[BillF]

[soulpope]

[David Ayers]

Schlippenbach Trio, Physics (FMP, 1993)  

 

Is this the most interesting group ever?

 

 

[Brad]

[alankin]

Buck Clayton – Buck Clayton All-Stars, 1961 (Storyville Records)
— With Buck Clayton (tp), Emmett Berry (tp), Earle Warren (saxes, cl), Buddy Tate (ts), Dickie Wells (tb), Sir Char-les Thompson (p), Gene Ramey (b), Oliver Jackson (d); previously unissued; recorded live in concert at Palais Des Beux Arts, Brussels, Belgium

[soulpope]

[Buddha the Magnificent]

Don Pullen - New Beginnings (Blue Note, 1988).  Don Pullen - piano; Gary Peacock - bass; Tony Williams - drums. 

[alankin]

Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra – Jazz Casual (Koch Jazz / Rhino Entertainment – Jazz Casual)
— With Thad Jones – flugelhorn; Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone; Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone; Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone; Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone; Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone; Snooky Young – trumpet; Richard Williams – trumpet; Randy Brecker – trumpet; Danny Moore – trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer – trombone; Garnett Brown – trombone; Jimmy Knepper – trombone; Benny Powell – trombone; Roland Hanna – piano; Richard Davis – bass; Mel Lewis – drums; 1968.

Woody Herman & His Swingin' Herd – Jazz Casual [on Jones-Lewis Jazz Casual] (Koch Jazz / Rhino Entertainment – Jazz Casual)
— With Woody Herman – clarinet, saxophone; Bill Chase – trumpet; Billy Hunt – trumpet; Dave Dale – trumpet; Phil Wilson – trombone; Henry Southall – trombone; Kenny Wenzel – trombone; Sal Nistico – tenor sax; Carmen Leggio – tenor sax; Jackie Stevens – tenor sax; Frank Hittner – baritone sax; Nat Pierce – piano; Chuck Andrus – bass; Jake Hanna – drums; 1963.

Edited June 22, 2017 by alankin

[mikeweil]

[Buddha the Magnificent]

Gerald Clayton - Tributary Tales (Motéma Music, 2017).  G Clayton - piano; L Richardson - alto sax; B Wendel - tenor, bass sax; D Stephens - baritone sax; J Sanders -  bass; J Brown - drums; A Monet, CH Rux, S Vasandani - voice; H Cole, Gl Lugo - percussion.