So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, kh1958 said:

Tubby Hayes, The Lost Fontana Studio Sessions 1969

Excellent ....

[gmonahan]

Got this one on a trip to Europe. The original was issued on MGM in 1959, and I'd never even heard of it. Tracks are short but very sweet, and BG is in good form:

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Larry Kart]

On 8/16/2022 at 1:35 AM, EKE BBB said:

Andrew Hill's "Passing Ships." What a great album! Kudos to all involved, including Cuscuna for rescuing it from the"train wreck" pile, Dizzy Reece, Joe Farrell, Julian Priester -- everyone.

[HutchFan]

On 8/27/2022 at 1:03 PM, Rabshakeh said:

How does this one compare to the four Minton's records, Tenor Scene, and the three "Sets", and to the Twofer with the same name?

Rab -- It's all the same music, just re-swizzled in different packages.  The Live at Minton's and The Tenor Scene CDs collect all of the music from the Minton's gig -- with the exception of a track (or maybe two) that were reissued on one of the duo's studio CD reissues. 

 

NP:

Randy Weston - Self Portraits: The Last Day (Verve, 1990)
with Jamil Nasser (b); Idris Muhammad (d); and Eric Asante (perc)

Weston sounds terrific playing the Bösendorfer Imperial on this album.  Such DEEP resonance -- just like a massive drum.

 

 

37 minutes ago, Larry Kart said:

Andrew Hill's "Passing Ships." What a great album! Kudos to all involved, including Cuscuna for rescuing it from "train wreck" pile, Dizzy Reece, Joe Farrell, Julian Priester -- everyone.

I couldn't agree more, Larry.   

 

Edited August 28, 2022 by HutchFan

[Peter Friedman]

[John Tapscott]

8 hours ago, BillF said:

 

Now:

[HutchFan]

Shelly Manne & His Men - At The Black Hawk, Vol. 3 (Contemporary/OJC, 1960)
 

[EKE BBB]

[BillF]

7 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

6 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Shelly Manne & His Men - At The Black Hawk, Vol. 3 (Contemporary/OJC, 1960)
 

Now playing:

 

[EKE BBB]

[sidewinder]

16 hours ago, soulpope said:

Just been spinning this one again on vinyl - excellent. Victor Lewis’s ‘Seventh Avenue’ is always good to hear; when he was in Bobby Watson’s Horizon they used to feature that one too.

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

Just been spinning this one again on vinyl - excellent. Victor Lewis’s ‘Seventh Avenue’ is always good to hear; when he was in Bobby Watson’s Horizon they used to feature that one too.

I believe this Woody Shaw Quintet edition was part of the best 70' working bands ....

[jazzcorner]

On 28.8.2022 at 0:34 PM, Rabshakeh said:

Lee Ritenour – Captain Fingers (Epic, 1977)

Gradually coming to the conclusion that I like Lee Ritenour's stuff quite a lot. It's light pop fusion, but it never has the deadly quality of stiff rhythms or silly guitar shredding. Sort of a watered down Bill Cobham sound. Dated enough to be distant and charming. Actually nice. Doubt it appeals to 90% of listeners here.

Agree to your analysis. Have several of his albums on vinyl. Smooth listening stuff.

18 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Shelly Manne & His Men - At The Black Hawk, Vol. 3 (Contemporary/OJC, 1960)
 

All 5 volumes are a very good listening stuff. Feldman with his block chords is tremendous.

Edited August 29, 2022 by jazzcorner
typo

[Referentzhunter]

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

 

Duke Ellington "Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival 1969-1973" Lost Recordings cd

https://couleursjazz.fr/duke-ellington-live-at-the-berlin-jazz-festival-1969-1973/

Great sound, interesting performances. Scratching my Ellington itch this morning.

You know there was a time when I didn’t pay much attention to late Ellington. But I now realize what a mistake that was. There’s a world of charm in the late recordings. And “the piano player” was often featured prominently for good reasons.

Edited August 29, 2022 by jazzbo

[JSngry]

[Kevin Bresnahan]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

 

Duke Ellington "Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival 1969-1973" Lost Recordings cd

https://couleursjazz.fr/duke-ellington-live-at-the-berlin-jazz-festival-1969-1973/

Great sound, interesting performances. Scratching my Ellington itch this morning.

You know there was a time when I didn’t pay much attention to late Ellington. But I now realize what a mistake that was. There’s a world of charm in the late recordings. And “the piano player” was often featured prominently for good reasons.

There's a reason Kevin Gray stopped cutting vinyl for this label. He doesn't work on bootlegs.

[jazzbo]

Okay. I have seen nothing that convinces me they are bootlegs either way.  

Right now

Franco Cerri "Bossa Nova" 

CDJapan actually sent me this cd instead of "International Jazz Meeting" which has Barney Wilen. I kept it anyway, it's an interesting early (1963) Bossa Nova interpretation from Europe. Nothing serious or ground-breaking but it does make me want to move about. Like the flute and trombone blend on many main melody statements.

Edited August 29, 2022 by jazzbo

[Kevin Bresnahan]

17 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Okay. I have seen nothing that convinces me they are bootlegs either way. 

Look at the CD art. Do they mention the label they licensed the material from? They may claim that they have clearance from the artists' estates, but that is not all that's needed. I get that you like these releases, but I spoke with a couple of people in the industry, and they tell me they are not legit. It's probably just not worth the money for a label to fight it in today's limited market. I was really surprised Universal (Verve) didn't go after them for that Stan Getz release.

[jazzbo]

Okay, you're convinced.

Right now

The new stereo US cd released Friday on the newly managed Candid Records label, "The World of Cecil Taylor."

This certainly sounds very good.

[Jim Duckworth]

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Count Basie and His Orchestra "This Time by Basie" Reprise cd

Another 1963 album. Slick, smooth, swinging.