So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[sidewinder]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Les McCann's "Bitches Brew". Great album.

Yes, I can hear exactly what you're talking about!  Invitation to Openness is perhaps a bit less thrusting and urgent than BB.  McCann's album is more gentle and meandering.  But both of their conceptions are definitely similar: jam sessions that are electric, percussive & orchestral.

 

NP:

[BillF]

27 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

👍

[jazzbo]

One of my favorite discs in the Chronogical Classics series of cd releases: "George Wettling 1940-1944"

[HutchFan]

Harold Alexander - Sunshine Man (Flying Dutchman, 1971)

Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Harold Alexander
Electric Piano – Neal Creque
Bass, Electric Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Pretty Purdie
Congas – Richard Landrum

[soulpope]

22 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Harold Alexander - Sunshine Man (Flying Dutchman, 1971)

Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Harold Alexander
Electric Piano – Neal Creque
Bass, Electric Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Pretty Purdie
Congas – Richard Landrum

Excellent ....

[jazzbo]

 

Carmen McRae "Book of Ballads" . . .what a wonderful record.

[sidewinder]

[jazzcorner]

Innovation Records / Dark Orchid  602-01018 - Rob McConnell " All In Good Time" - rec. 1982 - Engineer: Phil Sheridan

 

 

[Peter Friedman]

In the latter part of 1957 I had just completed my Army Basic Training at Fort Riley, Kansas. The group I was in that completed training were granted a leave. A friend and I took the train to Chicago . My friend lived in Chicago, and I decided to stay overnight before heading home to Detroit the next day.

Somehow I discovered that The Horace Silver Quintet had a gig at the Sutherland lounge in Chicago. So I convinced my friend to join me to go hear Horace and his quintet. It was a marvelous evening of outstanding music. To the best of my recollection, that was the only time I had the opportunity to hear The Horace Silver Quintet. Though it was over 60 years ago, it is a memory I cherish.

[John Tapscott]

[HutchFan]

58 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

In the latter part of 1957 I had just completed my Army Basic Training at Fort Riley, Kansas. The group I was in that completed training were granted a leave. A friend and I took the train to Chicago . My friend lived in Chicago, and I decided to stay overnight before heading home to Detroit the next day.

Somehow I discovered that The Horace Silver Quintet had a gig at the Sutherland lounge in Chicago. So I convinced my friend to join me to go hear Horace and his quintet. It was a marvelous evening of outstanding music. To the best of my recollection, that was the only time I had the opportunity to hear The Horace Silver Quintet. Though it was over 60 years ago, it is a memory I cherish.

Great story!  Thanks for sharing that, Peter.   

[HutchFan]

 

 

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Good stuff.  

 

[Stompin at the Savoy]

https://archive.org/details/09-count-basie-musidisc-30-ja-5160_20210623_1346

This is a 1975 album on Musidisc with material from 1944-1945 called Super Count Basie.  Never heard this before.  Sound is goodish and some pretty great playing.  Stream or download flac.

[Justin V]

 

[Gheorghe]

13 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Side one with Red Garland on piano, yeah. 

There was another Bird album curiously issued on BN, from about the same time, but with a less interesting rhythm section, I think I gave it only one listening....

[EKE BBB]

[soulpope]

16 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

Good one ....

[EKE BBB]

Henry Red Allen day at the office now...

[BillF]

[EKE BBB]

[EKE BBB]

From the "new" George Lewis to the "old" George Lewis (both absurdly mixed up in Spotify).

Edited November 30, 2022 by EKE BBB

[Rabshakeh]

Various – Montreux Summit, Volume 1 (CBS, 1977)

[EKE BBB]