New Jazz Releases

[Brian]

Anybody know anything about this?

[asin] B01C02P654[/asin]

Says it was recorded just 5 days removed from the Montreux Festival live album with Gomez and DeJohnette, by the German producer who also did Oscar Peterson's "Exclusively For My Friends" series. Sounds promising. I don't know if this is truly a new issue or something of dubious provenance...

[king ubu]

Gonna get it - DeJohnette with Evans is of interest!

That producer dude btw founded MPS, a great European jazz label, offering so much more than those (fine) OP albums (there's even substantially more - and better! - by OP too).

[Brian]

substantially more - and better! - by OP too).

Now you've got me more interested. The Exclusively... series is my favorite OP so far, more than the "Songbook" studio albums or the Telarc Blue Note series. I see there are two albums of Exclusively... "Lost Tapes" which are rather hard to find, and a number of other albums from around 1970... "Great Connection" looks like a good start? Oh and "Tracks". Looks like all of these are out-of-print and I will have to buy used...

[king ubu]

Now you've got me more interested. The Exclusively... series is my favorite OP so far, more than the "Songbook" studio albums or the Telarc Blue Note series. I see there are two albums of Exclusively... "Lost Tapes" which are rather hard to find, and a number of other albums from around 1970... "Great Connection" looks like a good start? Oh and "Tracks". Looks like all of these are out-of-print and I will have to buy used...

sorry for being slow in answering - here's my attempt at rating the Peterson albums I know - re: MPS: go for "Tristeza" and "Tracks" first, "Walking the Line" and "Great Connection" next:


:: RCA Kanada, 1945-49 ::

This Is Oscar Peterson (Bluebird First Editions 2 CD, 2002 / rec. 1945-49) * * *

:: Verve, 1949-1958: die Gitarren-Trios ::

Oscar Peterson - Debut! The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951 (Clef, Mercury / Hip-O-Select 3 CD) * * * *
The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953) (Clef, Mercury / 7 CD, Mosaic) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson & Ella Fitzgerald: JATP Lausanne 1953 (TCB) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson & Friends: JATP Lausanne 1953 (TCB) * * * *
Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren (Clef 1954) * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen (Clef 1954) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh (Clef 1954) * * * *
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (Norgran 1954) * * * *
The Oscar Peterson Trio at Zardi's (Pablo 1955) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (Clef 1955) * * * *
Oscar Peterson with Strings: In a Romantic Mood (Verve 1955) * * *
The Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Verve 1956) * * * * *
The Oscar Peterson Trio with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones at Newport (Verve 1957) * * *1/2
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve 1957) * * * *
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (Verve 1957) * * *1/2
[The Modern Jazz Quartet and the] Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House (Verve 1957) * * * *
The Oscar Peterson Trio at the Concertgebouw (Verve 1957) * * * *
On The Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve 1958) * * * * *


:: Verve, 1959-1964 ::

Oscar Peterson Plays "My Fair Lady" (Verve 1958) * * *
Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve 1959) * * * *
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (Verve 1959) * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *
Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *
Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays the Harry Warren/Vincent Youmans Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *
Oscar Peterson Plays the Irving Berlin Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book (Verve 1959) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh Song Book (Verve 1959) * * *
The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson (Verve 1959) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy and Bess (Verve 1959) * * * *
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (Verve 1959) * * * * *
The Music From "Fiorello" (Verve 1960) * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Trio - Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol. 30 [Zurich 1960] (TCB) * * * *1/2
1961 Cologne, Gürzenich Concert Hall (WDR Jazzline/Delta Music) * * * *
The Complete London House Sessions (Verve 1961) * * * * *
Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson: Very Tall (Verve 1961) * * * *1/2
West Side Story (Verve 1962) * * *1/2
The Oscar Peterson Trio with the All Star Big Band! - Bursting Out (Verve 1962) * * * *
Affinity (Verve 1962) * * * * *
Night Train (Verve 1962) * * * *
Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve 1963) * * *
Exclusively for My Friends Vol. 1: Action (MPS 1964) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson Trio + One, Clark Terry (Verve 1964) * * * *
We Get Requests (Verve 1964) * * * *1/2
Olympia - 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963 / Théâtre des Champs-Elysées - 1964 (Laserlight 2 CD) * * * *


:: Limelight & MPS, 1965-1971 ::

With Respect To Nat (Limelight 1965) * * *
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées - 1964, 1965 / Salle Pleyel - 1966 (Laserlight 2 CD) * * * *
Exclusively for My Friends Vol. 2: Girl Talk (MPS 1965-67) * * * *
Exclusively for My Friends: The Lost Tapes (MPS 1965-68) * * *1/2
Soul Español (Limelight 1966) * * *
Salle Pleyel - 1966, 1969 (Laserlight 2 CD) * * * *
Exclusively for My Friends Vol. 3: The Way I Really Play (MPS 1968) * * *1/2
Exclusively for My Friends Vol. 4: My Favorite Instrument (MPS 1968) * * * *1/2
Exclusively for My Friends Vol. 5: Mellow Mood (MPS 1968) * * *1/2
Exclusively for My Friends Vol. 6: Travelin' On (MPS 1968) * * * *
The Vienna Concert (diverse Bootleg-Ausgaben 1968) * * *1/2
Motions and Emotions (MPS 1969) * * *1/2
Hello Herbie (MPS 1969) * * * *
Tristeza on Piano (MPS 1970) * * * * *
Walking the Line (MPS 1970) * * * *1/2
Another Day (MPS 1970) * * * *
Tracks (MPS 1970) * * * * *
Oscar Peterson-Milt Jackson Quartet: Reunion Blues (MPS 1971) * * * *
Great Connection (MPS 1971) * * * *1/2


:: Pablo, 1972-1986 ::

Solo (Pablo 1972) * * * *
Oscar Peterson-Stéphane Grappelli, Vol. 1 (America 1973) * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson-Stéphane Grappelli, Vol. 2 (America 1973) * * *1/2
The Trio (Pablo 1973) * * * *1/2
The Good Life (Pablo 1973) * * * *
Count Basie Encounters Oscar Peterson: Satch and Josh (Pablo 1974) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson and Roy Eldridge (Pablo 1974) * * * *
Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison (Pablo 1974) * * * *
Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à la Salle Pleyel (Pablo 1975) * * * *1/2
Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson: Ella and Oscar (Pablo 1975) * * * *
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 (Pablo) * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass: Porgy and Bess (Pablo 1976) * * * *
Oscar Peterson Jam - Montreux '77 (Pablo) * * *1/2
The Pablo All-Stars Jam - Montreux '77 (Pablo) * * *1/2
Count Basie & Oscar Peterson: Satch and Josh ... Again (Pablo 1977) * * * *
Count Basie & Oscar Peterson: Yessir, That's My Baby (Pablo 1978) * * * *
Count Basie & Oscar Peterson: Night Rider (Pablo 1978) * * * *
Count Basie & Oscar Peterson: The Timekeepers (Pablo 1978) * * * *
The London Concert (Pablo 1978) * * * *1/2
Night Child (Pablo 1979) * * * *
Oscar Peterson/Stéphane Grappelli - Skol (Pablo 1979) * * *1/2
Nigerian Marketplace (Pablo 1981) * * * *
Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson: Two of the Few (Pablo 1983) * * * *1/2
Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson (Pablo 1986) * * * *


:: Telarc, 1990-2004 ::

The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note (4 CD, Telarc 1990) * * * *1/2
Oscar Peterson with Ray Brown, Benny Carter, Clark Terry: The More I See You (Telarc 1995) * * * *
Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson: The Very Tall Band Recorded Live at the Blue Note November 24-26, 1998 (Telarc) * * * *
Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson: What's Up? The Very Tall Band Recorded Live at the Blue Note November 24-26, 1998 (Telarc) * * * *1/2



But I'd also like to repeatedly stress that MPS has done so much more than Peterson (whose playing I really enjoy as you can see from the above, but whom I'd not rate as an essential favourite of mine at all, nonetheless) - their catalogue includes great music by Martial Solal, Cecil Taylor, the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, Hans Koller and many, many others!

[Brian]

sorry for being slow in answering - here's my attempt at rating the Peterson albums I know - re: MPS: go for "Tristeza" and "Tracks" first, "Walking the Line" and "Great Connection" next:

I never said thank you for this - but thanks so much, it is a great resource & it helps setting my priorities! Just purchased "Tracks" and "Sonny Stitt Sits In". (Along with "Mingus at Antibes".)

[Spineur]

This is tempting.  Anybody has listened to the whole album ?

[asin]B01D5I30X2[/asin]

[Spineur]

This new album of Tigran Hamasyan was actually released in september.  I have seen very good reviews
[asin]B01CZ7OJFM[/asin]
I am sort under his spell anyway...

[San Antone]

This new album of Tigran Hamasyan was actually released in september.  I have seen very good reviews
[asin]B01CZ7OJFM[/asin]
I am sort under his spell anyway...

Looks like a good band. 

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Arve Henriksen is amazing. Get this.



World of Glass is next on my list, but unfortunately, unless you want to ship from Norway, it is only available as an MP-3 album.

[Spineur]

Arve Henriksen is amazing. Get this.



World of Glass is next on my list, but unfortunately, unless you want to ship from Norway, it is only available as an MP-3 album.

Got Stjon through amazon marketplace.   I havent seen World of Glass anywhere.  Thanks for the advice.

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Here it is.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OYAXQTY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2B1HM6CFFZN3A&coliid=I16B8JW13ESLDN

[toledobass]

I enjoy the album. I don't think it's in the upper echelon of his recordings, but it is all well played, arranged, interesting and enjoyable to listen to. The live solo collection that was released before this was a big bite to chew on, so in a way it is nice to have something lighter to listen to from him and his compadres.

A

This is tempting.  Anybody has listened to the whole album ?

[asin]B01D5I30X2[/asin]

[San Antone]

Some things that came out this year that look good.

[king ubu]

Nice haul!

The Vijay Iyer may be my top jazz album of the year ... Roscoe Mitchell's double one on ECM is a strong contender, but it's so much less accessible and due to the amount of music (and the density/complexity of it all) it's really not an easy one to take in.

The Brahem is gorgeous, the Lloyd is lovely (one of his best actually, I think - I'll always remain ambiguous about him, but this is a strong one for sure!), and the Jaco is just wonderful to have - the band and the repertoire are known by now (Birthday Concert, two Vols. from Japan, the Warner studio albums ... to, me, the "Birthday Concert" was the way in, opening with that terrific version of "The Chicken").

The Berne is in my cart (not sure I went through and ordered by now or not), the others I thought I'll skip ... there are more ECM albums from this year that I did get though: Craig Taborn, Aaron Parks, Django Bates ... what else? The Taborn I enjoyed, the other two not so much by now, but the Bates seems to have some more promise, the Parks is a bit tame and alas I found it quite boring, post Bill Evans impressionist piano trio jazz ... and the presence of Billy Hart alas makes not that much of a difference I found - but these are first impressions only.

[San Antone]

... the Jaco is just wonderful to have - the band and the repertoire are known by now (Birthday Concert, two Vols. from Japan, the Warner studio albums ...

Yes, but the sound on this one is vastly improved - magnificent, in fact.

[king ubu]

John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

Tracklist according to amazon:

Disc: 1
1. Untitled Original 11383 – Take 1
2. Nature Boy
3. Untitled Original 11386 – Take 1
4. Vilia – Take 3
5. Impressions – Take 3
6. Slow Blues
7. One Up, One Down – Take 1

Disc: 2
1. Vilia – Take 5
2. Impressions – Take 1
3. Impressions – Take 2
4. Impressions – Take 4
5. Untitled Original 11386 – Take 2
6. Untitled Original 11386 – Take 5
7. One Up, One Down – Take 6

Story:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/08/lost-1963-john-coltrane-album-discovered

Yowzah!

This is from March 6, the day before Coltrane's quartet cut the album with Johnny Hartman ... not sure what to expect, studio sessions for Impulse between "Coltrane" and "Crescent" tended to be a bit on the tame side (not complaining, there's beautiful stuff on the softie trilogy and then there's "Alabama", which is about as powerful as it gets) - would be cool if this turned out to be kind of a missing link ...

[Alek Hidell]

John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

Yowzah!

This is from March 6, the day before Coltrane's quartet cut the album with Johnny Hartman ... not sure what to expect, studio sessions for Impulse between "Coltrane" and "Crescent" tended to be a bit on the tame side (not complaining, there's beautiful stuff on the softie trilogy and then there's "Alabama", which is about as powerful as it gets) - would be cool if this turned out to be kind of a missing link ...

Yowzah indeed! Can't wait to hear this one. It's startling to think that there is still previously-unissued stuff being discovered, especially for an artist who, like several others (Dylan, Hendrix, Charlie Parker, the Beatles, etc.), inspires his fans' desire to see his every recorded fart and belch put onto disc. You'd think the vaults would be thoroughly scoured by now.

Interesting cover photo: someone unfamiliar with the music might think Coltrane was a drummer ...

[Todd]

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Funny. Maybe it will win a Grammy next year when Kayne West wins a Nobel for poetry. . .

[Brian]

There is a new, fancily packaged/marketed issue, "Nightconcert," of Erroll Garner and his trio playing a midnight set in I think Amsterdam. I might put it on my Christmas list to find out how it is with no risk.