What Jazz are you listening to now?

[San Antone]

Mingusiana:

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I listen to this recording on average once a month; it is one of the greats

[SimonNZ]

Meredith Monk - Key (1971)
Sonny Rollins - G-Man (1987)

[Alek Hidell]

I listen to this recording on average once a month; it is one of the greats

Absolutely. Along with The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Mingus' two greatest (IMO, needless to say - well, maybe I do need to say it ).

[Spineur]

Django Reinhart: retrospectives
Joy in music

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[Brian]

Louis Smith - Here Comes Louis Smith (1958)

Really curious about this one - it's been on my wishlist for a long time because I'm a big fan of Buckshot La Funke. How do you like it?

[SimonNZ]

Really curious about this one - it's been on my wishlist for a long time because I'm a big fan of Buckshot La Funke. How do you like it?

Heh. Buckshot Le Funke is Cannonball Adderley, right? It's a fun album and he's showcased well. Hard to believe he was recording it around the same time as Milestones as this in contrast is pure bebop of the Diz-Bird type.

[Mirror Image]

Here Comes Louis Smith is a fun album indeed and with that lineup of musicians, how could it not be?

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One of my all-time favorites. Everything is just right here.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Petrucciani made this album when he was 18 yrs. old. The music on this album doesn't sound like it came from a teenager. It sounds like he's been playing for 30 years. Quite an accomplishment indeed.

[SimonNZ]

Philip Catherine and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen ‎– Spanish Nights (1992)
Ambrose Akinmusire - When The Heart Emerges Glistening (2010)

[James]

https://www.youtube.com/v/GmIsJ5GVfbI

[San Antone]

A playlist with four classic records:

[SimonNZ]

Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint (2014)

[millionrainbows]

What did Cecil Taylor say in 1955?

I meant "was he right?" in the sense of "was he going in the right direction?" His earlier recordings were done as early as 1955, and even back then he was departing from the norm. His music was more approachable back then. Some of the tunes are based on standards, and some are blues forms. With a blues form, we know the basic underlying form, so it's easier to interpret 'the stuff on top of it.' For instance, Steve Lacy solos in a more traditional way, and when Cecil Taylor solos, it's easier to hear the implications of what he's doing. It has more to do with rhythmic gesture, and less with melody or harmony.

Now listening to Chick Corea-related groups.

[San Antone]

Random playing from this great set

[SimonNZ]

David Binney - Barefooted Town (2011)

[Spineur]

Brad Mehldau: 10 years solo live - CD 1 -


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[SimonNZ]

Danny Grissett - Form (2009)

[James]

https://www.youtube.com/v/I9HZe5vP5-M

[James]

https://www.youtube.com/v/1hnfriKoJEc

[SimonNZ]

Ambrose Akinmusire - A Rift In Decorum: Live At The Village Vanguard (2017)
Joe Roland - Joltin Joe Roland (1954)



Kenny Clarke - Bohemia After Dark (1955)
Sonny Rollins - Way Out West (1957)