Listenin' to Jazz and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Lonson, Sep 1, 2016.

  1. ohnothimagen

    ohnothimagen "Live music is better!"

    Location:
    Canada
    I admit I have to be in the mood for Bitches Brew -I like the album, and appreciate it's place in music history, of course, plus how the title track makes one helluva lullaby for my four year old- but I'll always have a soft spot for "Pharaoh's Dance". What's not to like about a song where the first three minutes or so are a thirty second tape loop pieced together in such a way that you don't even notice at first that it's a loop? Pure genius, though I can never decide to credit Miles or Teo Macero for it...
     
  2. vanhooserd

    vanhooserd Senior Member

    Location:
    Nashville,TN
    Just good clean fun.
     
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  3. markp

    markp I am always thinking about Jazz.

    Location:
    Washington State
    We moved a year ago to Southern California, and our back yard is next to an 80 acre bird/wildlife preserve owned by the local colleges. So many birds passing by this time of year, including some ducks who visit our pool. My wife and I go out back and sit in chairs and listen to all the birds talking to each other. It's a kind of music, and a great way to end the day.
     
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  4. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now playing "Moving Out."

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    Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
    Kenny Dorham – trumpet - except More Than You Know
    Elmo Hope – piano
    Percy Heath – bass
    Art Blakey – drums
    Thelonious Monk – piano on "More Than You Know"
    Tommy Potter – bass on "More Than You Know"
    Art Taylor – drums on "More Than You Know"

    "Moving Out"
    "Swingin' for Bumsy"
    "Silk 'n' Satin"
    "Solid"
    "More Than You Know"
     
  5. Yesternow

    Yesternow Forum pResident

    Location:
    Portugal
    See some folks here ridding a jazz-guitar wave. This is one to check:
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    Found the early 70s Sharrock albums impossible to like - too extreme for my taste.
    But this early 90s CD, with Pharoah Sanders and Elvin Jones, I come back to with pleasure.

    Funny how this happens a lot of times, like someone told him it was going to be his last album: he puts all his heart and soul into it.
     
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  6. Tribute

    Tribute Senior Member

    I think it is just great that Lester Young is the only jazz musician honored with a national holiday. Pull out your Pres recordings today, and if you don't have any, check this out

    JazzWax

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  7. dzhason

    dzhason Forum Resident

    Location:
    PA
    Hank Mobley I’ve always enjoyed most on other people’s sessions and haven’t gotten as much into his own sessions. I decided to confront that head on and ordered his 50s session set from Mosaic and am warming up my Mobley receptors by streaming his first BN album:

    Hank Mobley Quartet

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  8. dzhason

    dzhason Forum Resident

    Location:
    PA
    Hank Mobley - Hank

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  9. dzhason

    dzhason Forum Resident

    Location:
    PA
    Now I’m properly psyched up for that Mobley Mosaic set. The last two albums I streamed weren’t individually available on Apple Music, they were listed on a release called “Capitol Vaults Jazz Series”. The tracks and number of discs on this look to be the same as the Mosaic set. Seemed a little strange to me as I did not realize that Blue Note was ever affiliated with Capitol, which prompted me to check out the BN wikipedia page where I learned that this is indeed the case.
     
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  10. dzhason

    dzhason Forum Resident

    Location:
    PA
    Everyone is always praising Ahmad Jamal of who I don’t believe I have a single recording. I was looking at his Mosaic set and decided to hold off on ordering it for a while since it wasn’t listed as an endangered species on Mosaic’s site. I see that Apple Music has his Mosaic set available, so now I’m checking that out.

    The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62
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    @pitro Based on the first few tracks I’ve heard so far I’d say you’d be doing yourself a solid on getting this one.
     
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  11. This couple dropped by for breakfast recently.
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  12. Tribute

    Tribute Senior Member

    these birds were spotted inside my house today

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  13. Six String

    Six String Senior Member

    Beautiful photo! They look so regal in their winter wonderland.

    NP Paul Desmond Qt. Live (A&M/Horizon)

    Stayed up late last night listening to music so I wokeup later than my usual. Teacup in hand and Desmond on the TT.
     
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  14. Six String

    Six String Senior Member

    WP Dave Douglas & Uri Caine - Present Joys (Greenleaf)

    NP Kenny Drew Trio - Pal Joey (Riverside) black stereo label

    Present Joys is a duo album.
     
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  15. lwh1

    lwh1 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Kent, England
    Donald Byrd "Byrd In Flight"
    Never heard this one before, very nice.
     
  16. Six String

    Six String Senior Member

    Cedar Walton Trio - Iron Clad (Monarch)
    Live at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA

    I was at one of the performances from that week's run but not this particular night (Saturday).
     
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  17. chervokas

    chervokas Senior Member

    The most recent record from Mark Helias, Tony Malaby and Tom Rainey's Open Loose trio, from 2015, is not only on of the great jazz records of recent years but also is a great sounding recording. Props to Michael Brorby and Acoustic Recording in Brooklyn for making such an open, present recording with instruments in great scale in what looks like such a tight space.

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  18. BluTom

    BluTom Forum Resident

    Julius Hemphill- Dogon A.D. (2011 Arista Freedom reissue)
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    If Julius Hemphill never did anything else his influence
    would still be quite large. Such a unique album. Still sounds
    totally fresh even today.
     
  19. BluTom

    BluTom Forum Resident

    This set is an abundance of riches. Not to be missed!
     
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  20. xybert

    xybert Forum Resident

    Location:
    New Zealand
    Listening now via Spotify. I haven't kept up with Malaby these last few years, i'm adding this to my list of recent-ish Intakt releases that i need to pick up at some point (funnily enough, among others also trios from Ellery Eskelin and Chris Speed).
     
  21. Six String

    Six String Senior Member

    Randy Weston - The Spirits Of Our Ancestors (Antilles)
    from 1991, a real tour de force from musicians and arranger Melba Liston. Dizzy Pharoah, Billy Harper, Dewey Redman and many more were gathered to help Weston and Liston achieve their goals of remembering their ancestors. They succeeded no doubt.
     
  22. Craig's Story

    Craig's Story Forum Resident

    Location:
    Canada
    One of my all time favourite musicians and albums ! I could not live without this album , who else could have Pharoah and Dizzy on the same album?
     
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  23. chervokas

    chervokas Senior Member

    An amazing record, and even better with the addition of The Hard Blues on the reissue, and yeah, it does sound remarkably fresh all these years later.
     
  24. Doggiedogma

    Doggiedogma "Think this is enough?" "Uhh - nah. Go for broke."

    Location:
    Barony of Lochmere
    [​IMG] Grachan Moncur III - Evolution
    Recorded November 21, 1963. Grachan Moncur's 1st release as a bandleader.
    Grachan was part of Jackie Mclean's band at the time, and he used the same people but added Lee Morgan.
    Musicians:
    Grachan Moncur III: trombone
    Lee Morgan: trumpet
    Jackie McLean: alto saxophone
    Bobby Hutcherson: vibraphone
    Bob Cranshaw: bass
    Tony Williams: drums.
     
  25. xybert

    xybert Forum Resident

    Location:
    New Zealand
    Keith Jarrett - Spirits

    Been having a bit of a 'real-time mixtape' session this morning just listening to single tracks from various albums; intended just to have a quick listen to track 2 (Spirits 2, a favourite off this album) but ended up just letting the album play... keep meaning to switch to something else but it's really doing me good this morning. I think i'll just let it spin...

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