What Jazz are you listening to now?

[T. D.]

I bought that Jarrett album back in the '80s when I was heavily into ECM...still have it.



This is the ZYX release of the "Complete Solo Masterpieces", crummy packaging but sound quality is fine and the music is of course hors concours.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Django Reinhardt w Beryl Davis.

[AnotherSpin]

I bought that Jarrett album back in the '80s when I was heavily into ECM...still have it.

This was a second Jarrett's LP I bought, in late 70s. The first one was Arbour Zena. I was also deep into ECM. Still listening some and follow the news.

[KevinP]

Would anyone buy buy the Keith Jarrett catalogue again if they used AI to remove his 'vocalisations'?

[AnotherSpin]

Would anyone buy buy the Keith Jarrett catalogue again if they used AI to remove his 'vocalisations'?

Many times I've come across negative opinions about Jarrett's "singing". I guess those who can't stand them have their own reasons for that. As for me, I don't mind it at all. If making every musician "perfect" would it make all musicians sound the same, I'm not sure I'd want that. The beauty is in the little imperfections.

[AnotherSpin]

[T. D.]

Would anyone buy buy the Keith Jarrett catalogue again if they used AI to remove his 'vocalisations'?

I ultimately tired of Jarrett, but for other reasons. Still enjoy his Standards Trio, but haven't felt compelled to purchase recordings thereof.

There are pianists I enjoy who vocalise. The great Bud Powell, of course. Barry Harris. From Japan, Shoji Aketagawa (who is admittedly rather eccentric  ) and Masabumi Kikuchi (who doesn't always do it, but is extreme when he does), both of whom go over the top at times.

[AnotherSpin]

I ultimately tired of Jarrett, but for other reasons. Still enjoy his Standards Trio, but haven't felt compelled to purchase recordings thereof.

There are pianists I enjoy who vocalise. The great Bud Powell, of course. Barry Harris. From Japan, Shoji Aketagawa (who is admittedly rather eccentric  ) and Masabumi Kikuchi (who doesn't always do it, but is extreme when he does), both of whom go over the top at times.

I am big fan of Masabumi Kikuchi.

[AnotherSpin]

[T. D.]

I am big fan of Masabumi Kikuchi.

Have you seen this interview?

https://ethaniverson.com/interviews/interview-with-masabumi-kikuchi/

[AnotherSpin]

Have you seen this interview?

https://ethaniverson.com/interviews/interview-with-masabumi-kikuchi/

Thank you.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Pat Martino Live at Yoshi's.

[KevinP]

https://brandee.bandcamp.com/album/prelude

Though I unfortunately discovered her after the well of her physical releases has mostly dried up, I just made my first Bandcamp purchase.

A new release by (the more classical-oriented) harpist Ashley Jackson had a track composed by Younger which led me to check out her output.

[KevinP]

None of these are new to me, but I finally sequenced them in a listening session.

The parents were on vinyl. They sired a CD.

[San Antone]

Crescent is my favorite Coltrane album.  But I was never a fan of Alice; I think of her as the Yoko Ono of jazz.

[KevinP]

Don't see that at all.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bud Powell Live in Lausanne 1962.

[AnotherSpin]

That's my favourite Alice Coltrane album:

[KevinP]

That's my favourite Alice Coltrane album:

Mine as well. It's brilliant.

[T. D.]

I am an Alice Coltrane fan. All the Impulse! titles are very good, though arguably only Ptah is "pure jazz", whatever that might mean (and I don't care anyway).

I even get into the later devotional woo-woo music. No kidding. This one is excellent along those lines, and nice cover art, too.