What Jazz are you listening to now?

[aligreto]

John Coltrane: The Prestige Recordings CD 5





(Original album, and recording date, for each track listed in parentheses)

CD 5:

Blue Calypso (Mal Waldron – Mal/2 – 4/19/57)
The Way You Look Tonight (Mal Waldron – Mal/2 – 5/17/57)
From This Moment On (Mal Waldron – Mal/2 – 5/17/57)
One By One (Mal Waldron – Mal/2 – 5/17/57)
Cattin' (Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette – 5/17/57)
Anatomy (Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette – 5/17/57)
Vodka (Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette – 5/17/57)
Sunday (Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette – 5/17/57)

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

A La Mode, Art Blakey and JM.

[SimonNZ]

Mr. Billy Hiiggins (1985)



Archie Shepp - Mama Rose (1982)

[aligreto]

Steve Gadd: Gadditude





This is an interesting and very appealing sound world. I like the overall relaxed atmosphere, tone, rhythms and direction of the album overall. It is a very chilled but also an engaging sound world. It also has some fine guitar and keyboard work. The drumming is not half bad either! The music is exciting and well driven.

[George]

Steve Gadd: Gadditude





This is an interesting and very appealing sound world. I like the overall relaxed atmosphere, tone, rhythms and direction of the album overall. It is a very chilled but also an engaging sound world. It also has some fine guitar and keyboard work. The drumming is not half bad either! The music is exciting and well driven.

An amazing drummer! Never heard that album, though. Love his studio drumming for Steely Dan, Paul Simon, etc.   

[SimonNZ]

Tonight:

[aligreto]

An amazing drummer! Never heard that album, though. Love his studio drumming for Steely Dan, Paul Simon, etc.

Interesting. I did not know of him prior to listening to this album.

[aligreto]

Tonight:

Cool. That is a mega listening session 

[Artem]

Yeah, that's a cool line up. Criss Cross together with SteepleChase have been my recent most favourite jazz labels.

How's Eastern Rebellion, by the way? I saw it among new reissues.

[SimonNZ]

Eastern Rebellion is essential listening and was the highlight of last night's marathon. It was actually a pity I played it first because the other fine albums couldn't match it - with the exception maybe of the much quieter Quartrt West.

[George]

Interesting. I did not know of him prior to listening to this album.

He played on many classic tracks, including these: https://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/five-songs-featuring-steve-gadd-every-drummer-needs-to-hear

[SimonNZ]

And tonight:

[aligreto]

He played on many classic tracks, including these: https://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/five-songs-featuring-steve-gadd-every-drummer-needs-to-hear

Thank you for that. 

[SimonNZ]

[aligreto]

Houston Person: Nice "n" Easy





The sound matches the description. However, it is not so easy that it is dull or boring. On the contrary, the album moves along quite well and it is driven very well in places. It is more that the overall atmosphere is Nice "n" Easy. There are some very smooth slow numbers on the album. Everybody involved contributes very well and the sound quality is excellent, especially that of the saxophone. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Blue Velvet, Houston Person. Inspired by the post above by Aligreto. 

[aligreto]

Blue Velvet, Houston Person. Inspired by the post above by Aligreto. 

Take it Nice "n" Easy my friend 

[SimonNZ]

Houston Person: Nice "n" Easy





The sound matches the description. However, it is not so easy that it is dull or boring. On the contrary, the album moves along quite well and it is driven very well in places. It is more that the overall atmosphere is Nice "n" Easy. There are some very smooth slow numbers on the album. Everybody involved contributes very well and the sound quality is excellent, especially that of the saxophone.

The lettering is a clear nod to the Sinatra album. Is there any other connection?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The lettering is a clear nod to the Sinatra album. Is there any other connection?

You sound right. Otherwise, this maybe what Carl Jung called Synchronicity!   

[aligreto]

John Coltrane: The Prestige Recordings CD 6





(Original album, and recording date, for each track listed in parentheses)

CD 6:

Straight Street (Coltrane – 5/31/57)
While My Lady Sleeps (Coltrane – 5/31/57)
Chronic Blues (Coltrane – 5/31/57)
Bakai (Coltrane - 5/31/57)
Violets For Your Furs (Coltrane – 5/31/57)
Time Was (Coltrane – 5/31/57)
I Hear A Rhapsody (Lush Life – 5/31/57)
Trane's Slow Blues (Lush Life – 8/16/57)
Slowtrane (The Last Trane – 8/16/57)
Like Someone in Love (Lush Life – 8/16/57)
I Love You (Lush Life – 8/16/57)