What Jazz are you listening to now?

George · June 11, 2017, 03:50:57 PM

Quote from: HIPster on June 11, 2017, 03:45:21 PM
Dig your lineup there George!

Thanks!

Now:

SimonNZ · June 11, 2017, 09:50:06 PM

Paul Barbarin - And His New Orleans Jazz (1955)
Pharoah Sanders - Live At The East (1971)

John Coltrane - Live in Japan (rec.1966)

disc four: the 57-minute "My Favorite Things"

NikF · June 12, 2017, 01:21:47 AM

Guy Lafitte: Blue and Sentimental.

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Henk · June 12, 2017, 04:42:34 AM

A recent release. A great one. Scofield is sounding better than ever.

NikF · June 12, 2017, 05:10:27 AM

Rene Thomas: Meeting Mister Thomas.

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His playing is often so driven, kind of like Raney but perhaps more rambunctious - and that's cool.

Henk · June 12, 2017, 09:51:48 AM

Good stuff, second album from this band. Might be better than the first album, but I need to relisten. Fusion, though acoustic instruments dominate. Some tracks reminded me of music by Herbie Hancock in his funk period. Others (on Amazon) refer to Weather Report of which Erskine was drummer.

NikF · June 12, 2017, 10:09:52 AM

Hal McKusick: Now's the Time. (1957-58)

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SimonNZ · June 12, 2017, 03:53:14 PM

Mundell Lowe - The Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)

NikF · June 13, 2017, 01:15:01 AM

Quote from: SimonNZ on June 12, 2017, 03:53:14 PM

Mundell Lowe - The Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)

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That looks interesting for a number of reasons, not least of all that it's a guitar player right smack in the mid-50s - a period which contains many of the guitar sounds I love.

The Mellow Moods Of Jazz: Hal McKusick/Barry Galbraith.

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Karl Henning · June 13, 2017, 08:23:13 AM

http://www.youtube.com/v/89OTZV-NHkU

NikF · June 13, 2017, 10:28:05 AM

Gypsy Jazz: Various Artists.

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There are a number of needle drops that make up the performances in this collection, but I consider them a small price to pay in light of the charm and spirit they possess.

SimonNZ · June 13, 2017, 03:44:10 PM

Mal Waldron - The Dealers (1957)
Pharoah Sanders - Wisdom Through Music (1972)

NikF · June 14, 2017, 11:23:22 AM

Alone Together: Jim Hall/Ron Carter.

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SimonNZ · June 14, 2017, 04:34:01 PM

Victor Feldman - Suite Sixteen (1955)
Pharoah Sanders - Karma (1969)

NikF · June 15, 2017, 02:33:55 AM

Jimmy Giuffre: The Four Brothers Sound.

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More Giuffre shenanigans. Perhaps not quite as cool as 'Travlin Light', but it doesn't need to be.

SimonNZ · June 16, 2017, 03:34:45 AM

Billy Bauer ‎– Plectrist (1956)
Mal Waldron - Our Colline's A Treasure (1991)

NikF · June 16, 2017, 07:15:38 AM

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Billy Bauer - Good stuff. That's on my 'Top ten mid-50s guitarist desert island discs'.

And I think his work with Lee Konitz is cool too.

Toshiko Akiyoshi: United Notions.

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I'm listening to this mostly for the contributions of Rene Thomas. Maybe later I'll revisit his 'Guitar Groove'.

XB-70 Valkyrie · June 16, 2017, 10:16:24 PM

Enjoying this one a lot lately. Can't even find a webpage or anything on them...

NikF · June 17, 2017, 03:17:00 AM

Rene Thomas: Guitar Groove.

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Yeah, time for a listen to this.

SimonNZ · June 17, 2017, 03:42:30 PM

Quote from: NikF on June 16, 2017, 07:15:38 AM
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Billy Bauer - Good stuff. That's on my 'Top ten mid-50s guitarist desert island discs'. And I think his work with Lee Konitz is cool too.

I don't think I'd heard of Bauer before, but really enjoyed that one. I'll check out his work with Konitz - thanks!

now:

Errol Garner - Encores In Hi-Fi (1956)
Mary Lou Williams - Black Christ Of The Andes (1964)

Cecil Taylor - One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye (1978)