So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Teasing the Korean]

15 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I bought the Reprise records as they were issued and have a soft spot for the whole bunch. I was also catching the band "live" at the time as well.

Me too.  Especially Afro Bossa, as it is Duke's full-on exotica album, even though he had been doing exotica one-offs for years, including things like "Baikiff" and of course "Caravan." 

[HutchFan]

36 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I bought the Reprise records as they were issued and have a soft spot for the whole bunch. I was also catching the band "live" at the time as well.

I wish I could have seen Duke live. 

If I could travel back in time to see anyone, I'd go see Ellington. No doubt about it.

 

19 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Me too.  Especially Afro Bossa, as it is Duke's full-on exotica album, even though he had been doing exotica one-offs for years, including things like "Baikiff" and of course "Caravan." 

I love that element of Ellington's music too -- both the imaginary "exotica" as well as the full-on African and "Other" places as-filtered-through-Ellington.

It always strikes me as odd to read critics who were put off by that aspect of Ellington's music.  I remember reading Helen Oakley Dance throwing shade on Ellington pieces like "Caravan."  Like she knows better than Ellington what he should record!  (Just like Norman Granz and Leonard Feather.)  It's absurd.

 

Edited September 4, 2021 by HutchFan

[Teasing the Korean]

26 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I love that element of Ellington's music too -- both the imaginary "exotica" as well as the full-on African and "Other" places as-filtered-through-Ellington music.

It always strikes me as odd to read critics who were put off by that aspect of Ellington's music.  I remember Helen Oakley Dance throwing shade on Ellington pieces like "Caravan."  Like she knows better than Ellington what he should record!  (Just like Norman Granz and Leonard Feather.)  It's absurd.

There is sadly a sub-set of the jazz audience who lacks any sense of fun, adventure, or joie du vivre.  Who needs 'em.  

For example, all those calcified academics who hate Sun Ra.

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Today, I've been listening to Ellington's mid-60s Reprise recordings:

That version of "All My Loving" would fit great on Afro Bossa!

Edited September 4, 2021 by Teasing the Korean

[danasgoodstuff]

14 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

There is sadly a sub-set of the jazz audience who lacks any sense of fun, adventure, or joie du vivre.  Who needs 'em.

Yeah, there's a whole bunch of peoples everywhere that applies to.  To heck with 'em.

[Teasing the Korean]

1 minute ago, danasgoodstuff said:

Yeah, there's a whole bunch of peoples everywhere that applies to.  To heck with 'em.

Or just give them a big Bugs Bunny kiss on the lips.  

[danasgoodstuff]

1 minute ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Or just give them a big Bugs Bunny kiss on the lips.  

That'll fix 'em!  Who's going to go do that for Evan Parker now?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Earlier this evening

Stanley Turrentine - Nightwings - Fantasy 1977

Tito Puente - Pachanga con Puente - Tico 1961

 

 

MG

[danasgoodstuff]

3 hours ago, duaneiac said:

Hilarious that he's playing his usual alto in that pic when the whole point of this album is that he's playing tenor on it instead.  Must be a reissue, my copy has a pic of him with a goosenecked tenor in his mouth.

[Teasing the Korean]

57 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I love that element of Ellington's music too -- both the imaginary "exotica" as well as the full-on African and "Other" places as-filtered-through-Ellington.

We have a tiki room in our home, with a docking station that plays jungle sound effects on a loop.  I always blast the jungle sound effects when listening to Afro-Bossa.  They improve an already fantastic album!  

[Rabshakeh]

Lee Konitz - Wild As Springtime (Candid, 1997)

A lovely late period Lee Konitz record, with Harold Danko. Nil points for the rotten cover art, though. What even is it?

[Chuck Nessa]

40 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Lee Konitz - Wild As Springtime (Candid, 1997)

A lovely late period Lee Konitz record, with Harold Danko. Nil points for the rotten cover art, though. What even is it?

Fine Konitz. I have that on vinyl - GFM Records out of Glasgow. Same "artwork".

[HutchFan]

After watching this video about a guy who bought George Benson's record collection, I decided to give this a spin:

 

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Breakfast with

Bill Doggett - 3046 people danced 'til 4AM - Warner Bros 1961

 

Willie Bobo - A new dimension - Verve 1968

 

Beny More - El barbaro del ritmo - RCA Victor early fifties

 

James Moody - Another bag - Argo 1962

 

MG

 

[BillF]

[EKE BBB]

[BillF]

[Peter Friedman]

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

[jazzbo]

Second to the last disc to listen to on this first time through the UHQCD set from Japan--disc 2 because I am going backwards this time.

Really enjoying this box set, one of the best reissues of the year. Maupin is a great composer and player and adds real heft to this Morgan outfit.

Lee Morgan "Complete Live at the Lighthouse 1970" Blue Note Japan UHQCD box set, disc 2

[Teasing the Korean]

Various - Basic Principles of Sound, Vol. 1, featuring thee definitive version of "Beginnings" by Astrud Gilberto!

[mikeweil]

[soulpope]

As good as it gets ....

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

4 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Lovely one.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This evening

Mills Blue Rhythm Band - 1931 - Chrono Classics

Led by the great Edgar Hayes, fresh from his experience with Eight Black Pirates - I wish that band had recorded

George Shearing & Dakota Staton - In the night - Capitol 1957

Nemours Jean-Baptiste & Webert Sicot - Union - Delta 1983

Jean-Baptiste (in glasses) was only a couple of years from death when this was made, but it's still good. 

MG