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Butthole surfing of jazz lol. A buddy of mine calls Chet Baker this.

There's a lot to like there. Especially dug that bass solo. Ventured out and found another live show by this quintet:

Thanks. Will check this out

Agreed. And the Columbia Legacy 2CD set is essential. The alternate take of (Fight) Apartheid is crucial.

Speaking of Komeda, that Okraglak vendor also spoke glowingly of this album, saying that it's a masterpiece I haven't been able to listen and verify but he piqued my interest. The songs here are all Komeda's, played in solo piano with some electronics. That's a familiar name, but as I scrolled through I didn't see anything I've heard before.

I did a prerequisite search of the site but didn't find any threads that dealt specifically with Polish jazz in this Recommendations forum. If I missed it, please advise. On a recent trip to Krakow, I noticed that there seemed to be a considerable jazz scene there. From buskers on the corner to the Summer Krakow Jazz Festival posters (that I unfortunately missed by a few days, and that included acts like Meldhau & James Carter's Organ Trio), and the HQ of Audio Cave - a prominent Polish jazz label. There was a record vendor in the Okraglak day market that was super nice and who hipped me to several Polish jazz artists, and he especially loved Audio Cave LPs. I had all the intent in the world to go back there that afternoon and pick something up but missed him. Since then I've found Audio Cave on Bandcamp and have enjoyed several of those artists like Tubis Trio, Fumanek, Dominik Strycharski, Gralak, Taduesz Sudnik et al. I'm definitely familiar with Tomasz Stanko and enjoy several of his albums. If anyone else digs Polish jazz, please chime in and provide some recs.

Well, I agree 💯 with @Stevie Mclean's first sentiment that this is absolutely the best jazz forum on the internet. I also agree it's not without issues, but perfection is unattainable and to my main point, there's no comparison to Reddit's current jazz discussion situation. Reddit is a great place for other topics, but not this music. Maybe that will change at some point, maybe not. If it does, great. The more places to discuss and learn about jazz and other music, the better. Until then, make mine Organissimo 🤌

Definitely.

Pre-Morello Brubeck is interesting for sure. Whoever it is does well, works that kick drum to good effect.

Same. I immediately thought of Sideways while watching, and I mean that as a compliment. The cynical/depressed lead who's guzzling wine only this time he's a writer. Very similar in mood all around. Also, I think the closing song was Adderley's Autumn in New York; while I also think there was definite nods to jazz legends in the names Monk & Maynard; along with Ellison being a reference to the author. Sometimes stuff like that can come across as the writers trying to be overly clever but in the scope of this movie I thought all of that worked.

Sorry - that came across harsher than intended. Shouldn't let a bad day bleed over into a post here. My bad. To finish up the tracks... 10 - Here we go. I recognize this from some recent Bird listening spree but I can't name the tune. It's obviously not Bird as it's a much later recording. Players are obviously having fun and enjoying it. I dig the whole thing. They are grooving something serious and it's a fun listen. 11 - Terrific track. I'm pretty sure I've heard this and likely have it in the collection but I can't name it right now. Is this from the Savoy label by chance? The pianist and trumpet have a clear style that should be obvious but I'm coming up empty. Great stuff though. 12 - A definite change in style here, and I like the overall composition. The restraint builds some tension which is a nice touch. I sense some classical influence on whoever wrote this. The brass crescendo was a bit off, and there's something here that keeps this tune from being really good. It's a bit cold, maybe that's the point...overall it's like this was made at an intersection of 80s ECM and the Jones/Lewis big band. 13 - This is interesting...not necessarily a fun tune but interesting. The horns are arranged well. Oh wait - much better as it gets to the 3 minute mark. The feel of this to me comes across as a bridge tune on an album, trying to tie some other songs together for a thematic emphasis. On it's own though it doesn't hit all the buttons for me. 14 - Is this Grappelli? He's a great player but there's some maudlin stylings that are coming through. But there's also some bluegrassy moments that make me think this isn't Grappelli. Hmmm.... 15 - This sounds live, and I love how they captured this drummer. Sax sounds an awful lot like Paul Desmond. Wow. Yeah, that's Desmond so is this Brubeck? Interesting if so. Brubeck really plays to the crowd, like he's simplifying everything. Was this one of his calling cards? Thanks for putting this together. There's a ton of variation here which made for some interesting twists and turns.

finally got around to watching American Fiction. Have been trying to catch this movie for several months. It was stellar, although the ending(s) isn't without some confusion on my part. Watched through the credits and noticed Patrice Rushen plays piano on the film's score. Check it out. Satire like this doesn't get made enough.

1 - Nice intro from the saxophone. Hearing some James Bond theme in that melody. Drummer is on point. Sax player seems to incorporate some Charles Lloyd style playing although it's definitely not Lloyd with those Sanders-esque notes. And they're going so long that I'd say it's their date. Piano solo is nice. Overall a good song. 2 - Sounds like Billy Bang with that Chinese style melody. Beautiful playing. This is the kind of intro that brings a listener in. No other guesses. I ended up just letting this play and didn't take any other notes. Fantastic tune. 3 - Someone is all over those keys. Bassist is going 100 mph too. Not a fan of what the pianist is doing early on here. It's like the focus is on the tempo and facility and all else is abandoned. It's the complete opposite of track 2. Got to be the pianist's date right? 4 - Good playing. A bit of a "by the numbers" approach to me. Trumpet tone is nice. Around the 3 minute mark this gets better. No guesses. 5 - The arrangement is nice, reminiscent of Duke Pearson almost. Good playing. No guesses. 6 - The trumpet playing a fantastic. Good tone and carries this song IMO. Lots of notes, but there's something behind them. 7 - Upbeat piano - no guesses. 8 - Great sax playing and nice song but no guesses. 9 - I like this one, the playing is nice and they're all in here. I'll have to come back for the last few tracks. Not that I'm sharing anything of worth, but who fucking cares anyway. Here's an emoji 🐼

Highly recommend both the Pablo and Yabby You sets. They're well done and honor the artists respectfully. Excellent music as well 👍

So a V Disc could have some Benny Goodman on there that his estate can't block, correct?

Great story. Thanks for sharing that. You should write some memoires!

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Wow. No way could I go for that either. Sorry Branford.

Had to officially leave the jazz subreddit as it has gotten awful. There's a "jazz circlejerk" subreddit, created to make fun of the main jazz sub, but they've basically become the same thing. So for online jazz discussion, reddit ain't it.

Loved the Euro this year. Spain played so well throughout. Watching the Copa final was brutal, at least the 2nd half and extra time. Colombia's "offense" was awful. I mentioned to my friend that neither team would have made it past the quarters in the Euro.

Y'all gotta love how England looked today compared to the last match. Should be a great game with Spain.

Indeed. Rockers captures that late 70s reggae vibe better than any other movie I've seen. That's likely due to it including so many legendary artists in the cast. The only other one that rivals Rockers for that vibe is the documentary The Land of Look Behind:

RIP Jim Rotondi

I re-watched this recently on Tubi and had the same issue with subtitles. When I first saw it decades ago, it was via VHS and the movie's subtitles were sufficient (but I'm also a native a English speaker), and I'm pretty sure those subtitles are baked into the movie itself. Unless one is fluent in Jamaican patois, it's difficult to completely understand otherwise. I plan on watching again and will turn the streaming platform's subtitles off because I thought they were distracting and unnecessary as well. I've seen The Harder they Come but not Smile Orange. Another one I highly recommend is Countryman, which I rank up there with Rockers, and slightly better than The Harder they Come:

Good find 👍 I dig it.