Jazz Beat (Part 37)

Carlos Garnett – Resurgence (Muse Records)
— With Carlton Holmes, Brad Jones or Steve Neil, Taru Alexander or Shingo Okkudaira

 

like it....?

 

Oh yes. It sounds noticeably "better" than the other version I have.

 

Akira Miyazawa - Kiso



Recorded at Nippon Victor No. 2 Studio, Tokyo, March 17, 1970

Akira Miyazawa - Tenor Saxophone
Masahiko Sato - Piano
Yasuo Arakawa - Bass
Takeo Moriyama - Drums

 

Anthony Braxton – Nine Compositions (Hill) 2000 (CIMP)
— With Steve Lehman, Paul Smoker, Kevin O'Neil, Andy Eulau, Kevin Norton; all compositions by Andrew Hill

 

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Speaking of frisell, I forgot to mention that he is joining Charles Lloyd as part of a quartet in April-I will be going to see that show, as well...

 

The Red Garland Quintet - All Mornin' Long
1958, Prestige Records
Analogue Productions 200g mono reissue

 

Nice - saw this group with Frisell at the Chicago Jazz Fest last year (I think it was last year).

Speaking of cool guitars, enjoying this new one from MoonJune:
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Wow, that's a killer track!

.... is the rest of the album as good as that?

 

Sonny Clark ~ Leapin' and Lopin'

 

The track you provided sounds a lot freer than what I hear in Bull Trout. Please correct me if I am wrong as I haven't listened to Bull Trout for a long time. Is the whole album also like this?

 

Oh yeah, the rest of the album (it's only four tracks) is fantastic! The 20-minute title track is especially smokin' but the whole album cooks. I highly recommend this one!

 

Yes this one is more out and the playing is soooo fiery! Lots of Coltrane worship going on and the drumming, in particular, is awesome which stands to reason as the mighty Moriyama, of Yosuke Yamashito Trio fame, is pounding the skins on this date. As much as I love Togashi's work on Bull Trout, I think Moriyama is a better fit with the tunes here. He takes a solo on the title track that burns from start to finish!

Don't get me wrong, I think both Bull Trout and Yamame are excellent recordings but I have to give a slight edge to Kiso. It just seems to gel better as an album and I LOVE the playing but with a band this incredible I guess that kinda goes without saying!

 

The Louis Hayes Group - Variety Is The Spice

 

Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra - Live At Sweet Basil

 

Myra Melford Extended Ensemble, EVEN THE SOUNDS SHINE (Hatology). Beguiling music, challenging but in an inviting way, recorded live in 1994. Pianist and composer Melford was joined by Dave Douglas trumpet, Marty Ehrlich clarinet and alto sax, Lindsey Horner bass, Reggie Nicholson drums. Among other things, this recording brings back for me just how much Dave Douglas was getting around in the mid-1990s. With 20 years hindsight, he was on a remarkably high proportion of the classic recordings from the era, and with quite an array of different collaborators (come to think of it, not much has changed for Douglas in that regard!).

 

He's definitely what I would call a "restless spirit" Lives down the road from me, but I doubt he's ever home.

 

Abdullah Ibrahim with Carlos Ward - Live At Sweet Basil Vol.1 (Blackhawk/Ekapa Records)
This is such a great album and well recorded too imho of course.

This one got the rare flip to the other side to play both sides. I usually play one side of a record I post about but sometimes a record will be extra special or just scratch that particular itch so it requires a flip. I haven't p,ahed this in a while so it was nice getting to know it again. I probably haven't p,ahed ot with my current cartridge set jp which is over a hear old. That would explain a lot.

 

Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra - Live At Sweet Basil Vol. 2

 

Masayuki Takayanagi - Gin Paris Session

Everyone left the office so I can play this loud now!

 

Thanks, I've just ordered a copy........

 

Before I went off to "work" I played this one again. Sounds so good.

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Cool Jazz from 1953 with a great sound on the CD issue (which includes three bonus tracks, two with vocals).



Kenny Dorham Quintet - Kenny Dorham Quintet (Debut/OJC)