AMERICAN TUNES - ALLEN TOUSSAINT (Nonesuch) CD Solo piano tracks recorded 2013. All other tracks recorded 2015 featuring artists like Bill Frisell, Rhiannon Giddens, Charles Lloyd & Van Dyke Parks. CD issued in cardboard gate-fold sleeve with 16 page booklet. The double LP edition has three additional tracks. So glad to reacquaint myself with this lovely album which is full of beautiful selections and in wonderful sound quality. One for all lovers of Allen Toussaint originals and his interpretations of mainly Jazz standards.
Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk Acoustic Bass – George Mraz Drums – Al Foster Piano – Eric Gunnison, Larry Willis (tracks: 1,12) Soprano Saxophone – Clifford Jordan (tracks: 13) Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse (tracks: 1,12), Clifford Jordan (tracks: 2 to 11, 14, 15) Vocals – Carmen McRae
Branford Marsalis - I Heard You Twice the First Time (1992). His working group (Kenny Kirkland, Reginald Veal, Jeff "Tain" Watts) plus guest appearances by BB King, John Lee Hooker and his brothers Wynton and Delfeayo. Highly entertaining and diverse collection well worth hearing, twice.
@Mirror Image I'll play John Zorn - On Leaves of Grass (2014) John Medeski (piano), Kenny Wollesen (vibes), Trevor Dunn (bass), Joey Baron (drums). (Tzadik)
(LP Blue Note King Record Japan "Blue Note Masterpiece Selection 150" GXK-8074) 1978 .... recorded May 24th, 1958 @ Van Gelder Studio Hackensack .... Bud Powell (p) + Sam Jones (b) + Philly Joe Jones (dr) .... guilty of this late Sunday morning pleasure .... Bud Powell in excellent form pushed by soulful Sam Jones and the sparkling energy flow courtesy of Philly Joe Jones .... immaculate King Records Japan vinyl press from the late 70`s ....
The Left Bank of New York - Jimmy Gourley (Uptown) CD with Jimmy Gourley (guitar), Marc Johnson (bass), Victor Lewis (drums), Ralph Moore (tenor sax), Don Sickler (trumpet) Recorded 1986 by RVG at Van Gelder Studio. The CD has two tracks not included on the LP edition. This was a great find in the 'bargains' a few years ago. It's a very satisfying, fresh sounding album and the band are in great form on every selection. "Jimmy Gourley is an American Jazz guitarist who has lived in Paris for the last three and a half decades - a real American in Paris. He played a pivital role in the development of Jazz in Paris and all of Europe."
Maybe my favourite Tone Poet release so far — sublime . . . 1956/2019 Blue Note – B0029974-01, Blue Note – BN 1523, Blue Note – 1523 Blue Note Tone Poet Series – KPG@CA
THE BRIGHT MISSISSIPPI - ALLEN TOUSSAINT (Nonesuch) CD Recorded 2008 Ever so often I take a fancy to listening to the Jazz inspired recordings of Allen Toussaint. This classy album is full of wonderfully cool & charming musical Mississippi vibes.
Very nice! I haven’t heard On Leaves of Grass (I own it and I believe it’s still sealed), but News For Lulu is great!
Ella Fitzgerald Twelve Nights In Hollywood, Disc 2 This 4 disc set from the always excellent Hip-o-select, is quite a document. Ella sings and swings so easy -- breezing through nearly every great song and standard you could imagine. But not repeating her sets at all over the twelve nights, making for some fascinating and untiring listening. I wonder what her motivation was, other than just pure love of singing great music. Probably just "hey, I'm going to be at the Crescendo for 12 nights -- record all of it and make an album of whatever you want. I'll give you TONS to choose from." Because back in '61 there's no way she thought they'd release all of it. But they totally could have. Thank goodness they have. It's all aces!
Then . . . Carter, Gillespie, Inc. Pablo, 1976 Now . . . Kenny Burrell/Jimmy Smith ~ Blue Bash! Verve, 1963
