What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Karl Henning]

[ritter]

This CD release of Thelonious Monk's 1957 album Monk's Music is expanded with 6 additional tracks, featuring John Coltrane in a couple of them (Coleman Hawkins appeared in the album as originally released), and with two takes of Round Midnight (one solo piano version from 1954, and a quintet version from 1957).

[Selig]

Matilde, one of my favorite jazz ballads

[ritter]

More Thelonious Monk...



Recorded live during Monk' second residency at the Five Spot Café in New York's Bowery. The personnel of the quartet had changed, with Johnny Griffin replacing John Coltrane.

[Karl Henning]

Birthday Boy!

[Karl Henning]

[brewski]

New Orleans Jazz Vipers - The inaugural recording (2002) of a terrific "traditional jazz" band — the kind of music that would have people swing-dancing in a club.

-Bruce

[NumberSix]

Last night: A brief session from April 1954 recommended to me, from the Miles Davis Chronicle box (Prestige recordings).

An 8-disc box. Once again, I'm thankful for streaming subscriptions!

[brewski]

Cheryl Bentyne: Something Cool

-Bruce

[KevinP]

An 8-disc box. Once again, I'm thankful for streaming subscriptions!

I bought that when it was new, when CDs themselves were still fairly new, and the music not yet in public domain. My second most expensive set after the Complete Bird on Verve.

At that time, the box set was the highest honour bestowed on an artist. Only the greatest had a 'complete recordings' box. Now everybody does.

[SimonNZ]

[SimonNZ]

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra (1929 - 1932): Basie Beginnings

[brewski]

Diane Schuur: Pure Schuur - As time goes on, not "schuur" I like some of the over-produced arrangements, but her voice remains a wonder.

-Bruce

[AnotherSpin]

[modified]

Jack DeJohnette New Directions: New Directions (1978)

[AnotherSpin]

Wayne Shorter - Celebration, Volume 1
Live 2014 performance recorded at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden

[Henk]

I love it.

[brewski]

Nancy Wilson: "Guess Who I Saw Today." Recorded live, with surprising humor here and there, considering the song's melancholy cast. For many reasons, now among my favorite versions.

-Bruce

[KevinP]

Nancy Wilson: "Guess Who I Saw Today." Recorded live, with surprising humor here and there, considering the song's melancholy cast. For many reasons, now among my favorite versions.

-Bruce

That's from a live album called The Nancy Wilson Show which is absolutely worth adding to your collection and really shows her humour. The song 'Don't Talk, Just Sing' is hilarious and doesn't diminish on repeat listens, as funny songs often do. 'Ten Good Years', while not an outright humorous song, still manages to get a punchline in. (Bonus: these three songs are all consecutive.) The audience is quite audibly amused as well.

[Karl Henning]

Mingus, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady.