What Jazz are you listening to now?

[SimonNZ]

My god, the energy and enthusiasm he had in all these 1970 gigs. To some extent it must have been the popular and critical success of Bitches Brew putting this wind in his sails.

[Henk]

Fascinating to hear the Bitches Brew -era material performed by a quintet

I have that set. Gonna give it some attention. 😋

[SimonNZ]

August 29th, 1970

Have also started reading this:

[SimonNZ]

That Miles:Remixed album that came out in the late 90s. Had avoided this until now, but as I'd been playing the electric material recently, which this is all taken from, I thought I'd give it a chance.

...and now wish I hadn't and into the charity bin it goes.

[AnotherSpin]

Quentin Ghomari, Antoine Paganotti, Yoni Zelnik

Gentle and civilised European jazz, with no forced cheerfulness, no overdone emotion and heaven forbid any political stance. Just right.

[AnotherSpin]

[KevinP]

Never heard of it.

[hopefullytrusting]

Man, YouTube is a treasure trove:

Sugar Chile Robinson

Newsreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-lZv8vCXzE

Caledonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFj4m9cX900
Go, Boy, Go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdR-6HrCh5M - his most famous work, thanks to GMC
Numbers Boogie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhFlE4mFqA4
Vooey Vooey Vay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB4R16YKfLo

2007:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpr2wM6LB7o - you can feel that groove, that soul - oh boy - stank face tier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdZsnkq3ifQ

[brewski]

Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album 2005. Revisiting one of the greatest jazz projects to emerge after Hurricane Katrina. One blockbuster track after another, starting with Allen Toussaint in an optimistic take on "Yes We Can Can," the 1970s hit by The Pointer Sisters. Other faves: "Back Water Blues" by the great Irma Thomas, a gently stirring "Gather By The River" by Davell Crawford, and Buckwheat Zydeco wailing through "Cryin' In The Streets."

Just marvelous all around.

[brewski]

My favorite track from this album, in the brilliant a cappella arrangement by Gene Puerling. Other groups have performed it, but few with such accuracy.

[AnotherSpin]

A new mono remaster of the great album was released a week ago. The sound's quite good, and I was particularly struck by the tone of Tyner's piano. That said, I'd still go for a decent vinyl transfer, but this does the job well enough.