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.

[SimonNZ]

Sought out after hearing the amazing version of The Man I Love from this on the radio yesterday.

[San Antone]

Dança das cabeças
Egberto Gismonti

[Karl Henning]

Chick Corea, My Spanish Heart. 

[AnotherSpin]

Charles Lloyd – saxophone
Jason Moran – piano
Marvin Sewell – guitar

[JBS]

Starting on the pile of Miles Davis CDs I ordered last week.*



The full original cover art


*I ordered 5 CDs on one order. Amazon split them into four packages, and shipped with three different shipping services: USPS, UPS, and Amazon itself.

But they did all get here.

[JBS]

Starting on the pile of Miles Davis CDs I ordered last week.*



The full original cover art


*I ordered 5 CDs on one order. Amazon split them into four packages, and shipped with three different shipping services: USPS, UPS, and Amazon itself.

But they did all get here.

The perils of 'bonus tracks'

This issue has four bonus tracks--43 minutes worth, about one third of the total.  They were recorded in 1969-70 but not released in Davis's lifetime.  The shortest one, Trevere, is just under 6 minutes and consists almost entirely of aimless noodling. I can fully understand why it was omitted from the original album.

[JBS]

Tonight's Miles


Tracks
Prince of Darkness
Pee Wee
Masquelero
The Sorceror
Limbo
Vonetta
Nothing Like You
Masquelero (alternate take)
Limbo (alternate version)

All but one of these songs was recorded in May 1967. Nothing Like You was recorded August 21, 1962, was arranged by Gil Evans,features vocals by Bob Durough and has no piano.

Personnel
On all tracks
Miles Davis trumpet
Wayne Shorter Tenor Saxophone

On everything other than Nothing Like You
Herbie Hancock piano
Tony Williams drums

On everything except Nothing Like You and the alternate version of Limbo
Ron Carter bass

On the alternate version of Limbo
Buster Williams bass

On Nothing Like You
Frank Rehak trombone
Paul Chambers bass
Jimmy Cobb drums
Willie Bobo bongos

[JBS]

...and Miles in the morning

Prelude (32:35)
Maiysha (12:20)
Interlude (26:50)
Theme From Jack Johnson (25:16)

Recorded February 1, 1975
Osaka Festival Hall

Miles Davis
Trumpet, Organ
Sonny Fortune
Soprano and Alto Saxophone, Flute
Michael Henderson
Fender Bass
Pete Cosey
Guitar, Synthi, Percussion
Al Foster
Drums
Reggie Lucas
Guitar
Mtume
Conga,Percussion, Water Drum, Rhythm Box