What Jazz are you listening to now?

[AnotherSpin]

One and only Mel Tormé

[Henk]

Different, unusual, weird. Fun. It's a group recording btw:
Shara Lunon - voice and vocal processing
Anna Webber - flute
Oscar Noriega - clarinets
James Brandon Lewis - tenor saxophone
Nate Wooley - trumpet
Jennifer Choi - violin
Kyle Armbrust - viola
Michael Nicolas - cello
Shahzad Ismaily - bass and keyboards
Ches Smith - electronics, programming, vibes, drums, tubular bells, glockenspiel, timpani, tam tam, metal percussion

[brewski]

The Singers Unlimited: "All the Things You Are". Vocal prowess aside, Gene Puerling's stunning arrangement is part of the appeal.

-Bruce

[brewski]

Highline: "Skylark." A vocal quintet new to me, with a fantastic arrangement of a classic.

-Bruce

[eoghan]

The Singers Unlimited: "All the Things You Are". Vocal prowess aside, Gene Puerling's stunning arrangement is part of the appeal.

-Bruce

Love that there's another Singers Unlimited fan here. Here's my personal favourite:

Here are a few more:

[AnotherSpin]

Bass – George Tucker
Drums – Andrew Cyrille
Piano – Andrew Hill
Vibraphone – Walt Dickerson

[AnotherSpin]

[SimonNZ]

Reaquired more Jarrett and I've had this one on high rotation for the last couple of weeks.

I'd forgotten how much scrappier and energetic this sounds than many/most of the Standards Trio discs - including, oddly, material from the same sessions on S2

[T. D.]

I listened to that the other day. Along with:

[Henk]

Great album. New release.

[SimonNZ]

Charles Lloyd - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (2024)

Which was every bit as good as all the glowing reviews promised.

Now I want to hear every album this pianist Jason Moran has played on, including the other five he's made with Lloyd.

[modified]

Mal Waldron Trio feat. Jim Pepper (1988): Mal, Dance and Soul

[SimonNZ]

Double Image - Dawn (1978)

mentioned on a different forum - an early ECM album I somehow hadn't seen or heard before

[brewski]

Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer (arr. Jared Graveley): I Walk with Music (Highline Vocal Jazz). Discovered this group while looking for arrangements by Gene Puerling (of The Singers Unlimited), and am becoming a big fan.

The group's multitalented bass, Jared Graveley, does many of the ensemble's arrangements, and also sings with Chanticleer.

-Bruce

[brewski]

The Real Group: Pass Me The Jazz. Another vocal group new to me, recorded here in Stockholm.

-Bruce

[San Antone]

Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer (arr. Jared Graveley): I Walk with Music (Highline Vocal Jazz). Discovered this group while looking for arrangements by Gene Puerling (of The Singers Unlimited), and am becoming a big fan.

Another big fan of The Singers Unlimited.  This kind of ensemble close harmony singing is wonderful and it is good to see other younger singers carrying on the tradition.

Btw, my favorite album with the Singers Unlimited is In Tune with the Oscar Peterson Trio. (and I just saw that you'd posted several clips of them)

[NumberSix]

Bill Bruford: If Summer Had Its Ghosts (1997)

[Brian]

A recent release featuring this all-star lineup in an early 70s live format:
Sonny Stitt
Kenny Barron
Sam Jones
Louis Hayes

They're all in top form. Stitt recycles some of his famous riffs, licks, and tags, but it's a delight nonetheless, as he is at peak form on both alto and tenor, and the band behind him really gets to show off on several 15+ minute tunes. Not a slow number to be heard in the 85 minutes.

The booklet notes are half the pleasure: multipage comments from Barron, Hayes, and Stitt's children, plus a note on the actual performance and an especially insightful comment on Stitt's legacy in general by Charles McPherson. McPherson's essay has musical examples and things to listen for that are especially helpful and reflect a smart musician's insights (rather than just "he could swing"). The others are funny to read because of how competitive and fierce Stitt was onstage.

But there is a mystery. On two tracks of this set, there is a second saxophonist. Apparently nobody knows who it is, because their identity is not disclosed anywhere. I am thinking I should email the Jazz Detective label and ask??

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

A recent release featuring this all-star lineup in an early 70s live format:
Sonny Stitt
Kenny Barron
Sam Jones
Louis Hayes

They're all in top form. Stitt recycles some of his famous riffs, licks, and tags, but it's a delight nonetheless, as he is at peak form on both alto and tenor, and the band behind him really gets to show off on several 15+ minute tunes. Not a slow number to be heard in the 85 minutes.

The booklet notes are half the pleasure: multipage comments from Barron, Hayes, and Stitt's children, plus a note on the actual performance and an especially insightful comment on Stitt's legacy in general by Charles McPherson. McPherson's essay has musical examples and things to listen for that are especially helpful and reflect a smart musician's insights (rather than just "he could swing"). The others are funny to read because of how competitive and fierce Stitt was onstage.

But there is a mystery. On two tracks of this set, there is a second saxophonist. Apparently nobody knows who it is, because their identity is not disclosed anywhere. I am thinking I should email the Jazz Detective label and ask??

Some people say it maybe Mickey Fields. Louis Hayes is my favorite drummer.

[NumberSix]

Grant Green: "Idle Moments"

I was listening to a few songs on which Mike Bloomfield guested. When that short list ended on youtube, this track is what it gave me next. I did not shut it off.