What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Gents, if you care, please check early recordings by Stefon Harris. They are hip and fashionable.

[aligreto]

Al Di Meoli: Flesh On Flesh





I am not sure how to catergorise this music; jazz fusion I suppose. However, the fusion of different genres of music is sonically very interesting and engaging. The occasional element of the breathy flute is atmospheric. We often take these things for granted when listening to various genres of music but the virtuosity of the various musicians on this album is quite superb!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Al Di Meoli: Flesh On Flesh





I am not sure how to catergorise this music; jazz fusion I suppose. However, the fusion of different genres of music is sonically very interesting and engaging. The occasional element of the breathy flute is atmospheric. We often take these things for granted when listening to various genres of music but the virtuosity of the various musicians on this album is quite superb!

Classic!  Great player.

[aligreto]

Classic!  Great player.

He certainly is!

[VonStupp]

A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas

Ellis Marsalis, piano
The Count Basie Orchestra

VonStupp's 25 Days of Christmas
An apt title.

VS

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Roy Hargrove: Of Kindred Souls (Live).

[T. D.]

New acquisitions (not new releases) I'll be listening to this weekend.
 

[Artem]

Coltrane and Parker. Fantastic musicians that will make any weekend a great one.

This evening I listened to the following. Baker's Quartet works like a great Christmas music too.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The Amazing Bud Powell, vol. 1.

[aligreto]

Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin: Friday Night in San Francisco





Man, I would have liked to have been present at that session. Virtuoso guitarists at the top of their game. The atmosphere is electric.

[mabuse]

About William Parker, I don't know him much ...
Do you have any favorite albums from him ?

[T. D.]

William Parker records really prolifically, both as a leader and sideman. I find it too much to keep up with all of his recordings (see the Allmusic page for instance). I'll mention some I own and like.
He has a bandcamp page, https://williamparker.bandcamp.com/
where you can play selections from many recordings.
As leader, O'Neal's Porch and Meditation/Resurrection, but most of the Aum Fidelity titles you can find at bandcamp are good. I have a couple of his Eremite recordings, which are probably oop.


One sideman recording (of many) I like is Planetary Unknown, which you can listen to on David S. Ware's bandcamp page (I'm a fan of pianist Cooper-Moore, so any Parker recording with him should be worthwhile).


There's a nice box set Centering of older archival material on NoBusiness, but probably better to start elsewhere.
.

Parker and drummer Hamid Drake are a highly regarded rhythm section and play on many recordings. One that comes to mind is


Just noticed Eremite has a bandcamp page, so you should be able to audition more.

[mabuse]

Thank you very much T.D.!
Your indications will help me.

...

About Hamid Drake, I remember this one, quite fun, especially if you like reggae music :
Hamid Drake & Bindu – Reggaeology
Rogueart (2010)

[Brian]

This evening I listened to the following. Baker's Quartet works like a great Christmas music too.

This reminds me to dig out that old Lionel Hampton album that randomly contains "Jingle Bells" in a lineup of otherwise totally not Christmas music.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Joe Henderson: Mode For Joe.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Groovin' with Tate: Buddy Tate.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Sun Ra: Jazz in Silhouette.

[aligreto]

Dexter Gordon: Go





I liked this album a lot. The playing is excellent from all concerned. There is great drive and delivery in the faster tempo tunes and a wonderful atmosphere and tone in the slower ones. Great sound too!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Dexter Gordon: Go





I liked this album a lot. The playing is excellent from all concerned. There is great drive and delivery in the faster tempo tunes and a wonderful atmosphere and tone in the slower ones. Great sound too!

Masterpiece. The sound was done by Rudy Van Gelder. Have you watched the movie, Round Midnight? Merry Christmas, Fergus!

[aligreto]

Masterpiece. The sound was done by Rudy Van Gelder. Have you watched the movie, Round Midnight? Merry Christmas, Fergus!

No, I have not seen Round Midnight but I will watch out for it.
Thank you for the recommendation.
Merry Christmas to you too, Manabu. I hope that it is a safe and peaceful one for you.