So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[soulpope]

17 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

One of Andrew Hill's many masterpieces. 

Yep .... and one the masterful Joe Henderson sideman dates on Blue Note .... 

[jazzcorner]

31 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Another 24bit by RVG Blue Note Japan cd that arrived today from "bresna," Sonny Clark "Leapin' and Lopin'"

On 25.3.2021 at 7:56 PM, Referentzhunter said:

On 25.3.2021 at 7:13 AM, Referentzhunter said:

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

My favorite Sonny Rollins Trio recording hands down...

High on my list also!!!

[John Tapscott]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Two by José Roberto Bertrami:

Blue Wave (Milestone, 1983)

 

and

Dreams Are Real (Milestone, 1986)

 

[Rabshakeh]

Courtney Pine's Underground (Verve, 1997). 

I am pretty allergic to hip hop crossover (at least for pre-Kanye/trap era hip hop) and when I was a teenager I regarded this album in particular as Satan. But returning to it now, it strikes me as one of the few jazz-side records of the era to successfully make the jump: the musicians don't sound like they are doing their best in a 120bpm straightjacket (which I think is the chief danger of the genre, even for records like Shipp's Equilibrium).  Not sure why my views on it have changed - presumably I've just got older and less demanding.

 

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[BillF]

[Rabshakeh]

Now onto this one: Steve Grossman's Shapes To Come (PM, 1974).

[Д.Д.]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Courtney Pine's Underground (Verve, 1997). 

I am pretty allergic to hip hop crossover (at least for pre-Kanye/trap era hip hop) and when I was a teenager I regarded this album in particular as Satan. But returning to it now, it strikes me as one of the few jazz-side records of the era to successfully make the jump: the musicians don't sound like they are doing their best in a 120bpm straightjacket (which I think is the chief danger of the genre, even for records like School's Equilibrium).  Not sure why my views on it have changed - presumably I've just got older and less demanding.

 

As for successful hip-hop / jazz crossovers, have you heard this one? https://stevelehman.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-b-yone I don't like rap, but I thought this one was very good. 

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Now onto this one: Steve Grossman's Shapes To Come (PM, 1974).

Good stuff ....

[Rabshakeh]

29 minutes ago, Д.Д. said:

As for successful hip-hop / jazz crossovers, have you heard this one? https://stevelehman.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-b-yone I don't like rap, but I thought this one was very good. 

I haven't but I like Steve Lehman a lot so I will definitely give it a go. Thanks for the recommendation.

No objection to hip hop / rap at all on my side. I think I just don't normally like jazz where the musicians are being required to solo over tight break beats. 

[Д.Д.]

Oh, remembered another hip-hop album I liked - Flying Lotus "You're Dead". It's not jazz, just has some jazz elements.  

[mjazzg]

That Lehman is fine.

I thought some of Steve Coleman's attempts to marry the genres worked.

Then from the other perspective the use of Jazz elements by the likes of Gang Starr, ATCQ, Digable Planets, Common all worked well for me at the time, during my only real flirtation with hip hop.

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[Peter Friedman]

[Referentzhunter]

[John Tapscott]

Edited March 27, 2021 by John Tapscott

[HutchFan]

Santi Debriano - Soldiers of Fortune (Evidence/Free Lance, 1990)
with John Purcell (ts, fl, b cl), David Fiuczynski (g), Joe Locke (vib), Kenny Werner (p, synth), Ronnie Burrage (d)

Debriano is an interesting composer and musician.

 

[Peter Friedman]

Louis Armstrong in Scandinavia Vol.1 (1933-1952)

[John Tapscott]

[mjazzg]

gets better with each listen over the last 24 hours

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/arts/music/floating-points-pharoah-sanders-promises-review.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesarts

Edited March 27, 2021 by mjazzg

[kh1958]

Dr. Lonnie Smith, Breathe (Blue Note)

8 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

gets better with each listen over the last 24 hours

Pre-ordered. Comes out in U.S. next Friday.

[soulpope]

[Rabshakeh]

25 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Nice one.

[HutchFan]