That is why I would try listening to more Ellington, especially in different settings. Small groups, piano trios, duets, etc.
Sorry, I missed your Miles embargo. It's just such a classic and rewarding release it was my very first thought. As for Ellington. . . you may well become an Ellington fan in time. I wasn't one until my second decade of jazz listening. . . and since then I have become a rabid fan.
NP: Art Farmer, Benny Golson - Another Git Together (Mercury stereo OG LP) After seeing the album posted here I found a copy and am enjoying the excellent playing not just by Farmer and Golson, but thread-favorite Grachan Moncur III. Also, Tommy Nola's stereo recording from Nola Penthouse studios is a plus. The album title makes it sound like a throwaway or blowing session, but Moncur's composition and Golson's compositions bring unique qualities to this 'git together'. Bass – Herb Lewis* Drums – Roy McCurdy Piano – Harold Mabern Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson Trombone – Grachan Moncur III Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Art Farmer
I have listened to Ellington at various times. Just doesn’t do anything for me. Funnily enough I do have the new Mingus (I have it as a download. It’s interesting...and a challenge! Which is not a bad thing lol.
NP: Don Ellis (Candid / Barnaby stereo) Don Ellis is a trumpeter I'm still becoming familiar with, and realizing I should explore further. I've been comparing several Candid reissues in stereo (Barnaby reissues on LP) vs. mono (recent Japanese CDs), and mostly favor the stereo. This is not a title I have on CD, but the stereo sounds satisfying, and the quartet are in fine form. Not 'third stream jazz' as I understand it—more straight ahead bop. Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Charlie Persip Piano – Jaki Byard Trumpet – Don Ellis
Some more suggestions that haven't been mentioned yet by Lon and Chervokas. Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Ugetsu (Riverside) Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Memorial Album (Prestige); This is At the Five Spot Vol. 3. The RVG CD remaster includes this album as bonus material on Vol. 1 & 2, but the RVG sounds atrocious and nothing like the original releases (and, frankly, every other reissue). Joe Henderson The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 & 2 (Blue Note); From the 1980s, but great. Freddie Hubbard Without a Song: Live in Europe 1969 (Blue Note) The Great Jazz Trio (Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Tony Williams) At the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 & 2 and At the Village Vanguard Again (East Wind) Charles Mingus @Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside); 4 CD set. A new release with a stunning performance by Mingus' last great 1970s band in great sound on discs 3 & 4. Archie Shepp Steam (Enja) Archie Shepp Attica Blues Big Band: Live at the Palais des Glaces 1979 (Blue Marge) McCoy Tyner Enlightenment (Milestone) McCoy Tyner Passion Dance (Milestone) Ben Webster Saturday Night at the Montmartre (Black Lion)
oh man, Ellington really does it for me. Duke Ellington - The Cotton Club Years When Ellington is on, I can't fathom music getting any better. I'm sure it can and does, but it really feels like it doesn't.
No doubt anyone who follows up on this recording will discover the entire catalog known as Bear's Sonic Journals that includes recordings by Doc and Earle Watson, Hot Tuna, The Allman Brothers, and others. Bear's recording of the Allmans was made the weekend they shared the bill with the Grateful Dead at Fillmore East in February of 1970. Bear considered Fillmore East in 1970 to have been a peak time and place for music, the Grateful Dead's in particular. His recordings of The Dead that weekend appear on the Warner Brothers album History of the Grateful Dead Bear's Choice as well as volume four in the Dick's Picks series. Bears Sonic Journals - Owsley Stanley Foundation
I've had this forever. I have no idea how to define the jazz subgenre called Spiritual Jazz. When I first heard this it seemed to mine a similar sonic vein as the music of McCoy Tyner of that time, specifically the Extensions and Sahara albums. Heavily African coloration. Idris Ackamoor has continued to be fairly active through the years since. I have a CD compilation of his that includes some Pyramids on it. I think these musicians got together at Antioch.
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (Blue Note/Analogue Productions CAPP-042 SA) Haven't listen to this album in ages. It sold over 25 million copies in the days when CDs were hot things. Nice and mellow, perfect for this morning.
She sure is a beautiful woman. I met her father when I was young. . . and I would never have guessed he would have two beautiful daughters . . . . A very nice man, a huge talent, but not the most handsome of men.
I recommend the Bird Live at the Savoy. See https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Live-Performances-Savoy-1947-Oct/dp/B00000DC2I Also, Dexter Gordon did a lot of live performances that were issued by SteepleChase. All recommended. Here are a couple of suggestions. Dexter Gordon Quartet – Billie’s Bounce – SteepleChase 36028 (Volume 7, Dexter in Radioland) Dexter Gordon Quartet – It’s You Or No One – SteepleChase 36022 (Volume 6, Dexter in Radioland) Dexter Gordon Quartet – I Want More – SteepleChase 36015 (Volume 4, Dexter in Radioland) You can probably find them on Discogs.
jerry garcia & david grisman | so what (Acoustic Disc) HDCD Jerry Garcia (guitar), David Grisman (mandolin), Jim Kerwin (bass), Joe Craven (percussion), Matt Eakle (flute) Tracks recorded between 1990-1992 at various sessions. Posted about this elsewhere but so what! All 8 tracks sound very classy and are Jazz influenced recordings with 5 selections written by Miles Davis, two by Milt Jackson plus one David Grisman original.
