Best track you heard all week

[paul secor]

Clifton Chenier: "Ay. Ai Ai" from Louisiana Blues and Zydeco

[JohnS]

Reaquainted my self with the MJQ's Concorde this week. The title track and Ralph's New Blues stand out for me.

[BillF]

"Popo", a Shorty Rogers composition and arrangement played by a nonet led by Art Pepper on The Artistry of Pepper.

Great achievement to get a nonet, including a tuba, steamin'! On the issued (as opposed to alternative) take the rhythm section of Russ Freeman, Monty Budwig and Shelly Manne sound out of their heads!

Edited September 21, 2008 by BillF

[John Tapscott]

"Stompin' the Blues" - the title track from the Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet CD with special guests John Allred and Scott Hamilton (Arbors)

Allred is great on this.

[BillF]

The Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band playing "Walkin' Shoes" recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival 1960 and heard on Bebop Spoken Here from KBCS.

[Guest Bill Barton]

Jabbo Smith - "Weird and Blue" (from Chronological Classics Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces 1929-1938)

[aparxa]

Dollar Brand - Archie Shepp : Barefoot Boy From Queens Town

[BillF]

Hope I'm not finding these tracks too often! The best track you heard all day, more like! But couldn't resist listing this one:

"Stompin' at the Savoy" from Art Farmer Quartet Featuring Jim Hall, Live at the Half Note. Backed by Walter Perkins and Steve Swallow, they attain a prodigious swing on this one!

[AllenLowe]

Bill - thanks for the reminder of Jabbo Smith, whom I used to see in NYC in the 1970s - as a matter of fact, in the 1980s I used to play a version of Weird and Blue with Randy Sandke -

Edited September 25, 2008 by AllenLowe

[jazzbo]

Pops. "St. Louis Blues" from "Plays W. C. Handy." An old old favorite that never loses it's thrill.

[paul secor]

Mal Waldron: "The Man I Love" from Blues for Lady Day (Black Lion)

[Dan Gould]

"I Don't Know" (Willie Mabon composition) by Freddie King, off of a new reissue of his Atlantic recording, My Feeling For The Blues. Amazing performance of a classic tune.

[Chuck Nessa]

"I Don't Know" (Willie Mabon composition) by Freddie King, off of a new reissue of his Atlantic recording, My Feeling For The Blues. Amazing performance of a classic tune.

Guess you heard this on the radio.

[Dan Gould]

"I Don't Know" (Willie Mabon composition) by Freddie King, off of a new reissue of his Atlantic recording, My Feeling For The Blues. Amazing performance of a classic tune.

Guess you heard this on the radio.

The last time I listened to the radio was last November when I replaced the car stereo.

And why is it that you presume this to be the case?

[Big Al]

Not a song, but a whole album: Getz/Gilberto

Once "The Girl from Ipanema" starts, I leave the whole album on and remember why this is and always will be one of my top-five albums ever. Love to hum along with Joao when he sings (and occasionally I get some of the pronunciations right!).

[Tom 1960]

The track "The Green Leaves Of Summer" from the Hampton Hawes release of the same name. A good part of this track features Hampton solo before the rest of the trio kicks in. I've been playing this ALOT the past few days.

[Big Al]

One jazz tune, and one bad-80's-synth-pop tune:

"Sweet Sapphire Blues" by John Coltrane. Even at 18+ minutes, it's too short. I could ride A.T.'s groooooove all day!

"Love is a Stranger" by the Eurythmics. AFAIC, they never topped this. Icy, sleek, robotic, and CATCHY AS HELL!!!! So... it's... an... obsession!

[Sundog]

Rory Gallagher- Walk On Hot Coals (Irish Tour 74)

[robynbrock84]

has anyone heard the new Terrance Howard album? its supposed to be good

[Guest Bill Barton]

has anyone heard the new Terrance Howard album? its supposed to be good

Yeah, I've heard it, and I don't care for it at all. The guy may be talented but it's a little hard to tell burrowing through the overproduction.

Back to something that has serious soul...

This week the new Charlie Haden with family and friends disc Rambling Boy is getting lots of repeat play here. Although there are some "big name" guests among the friends, the tracks featuring the Haden family are the ones that really reach me the most so far, and the one at the top of the list - right now - is "The Fields of Athenry" with Petra Haden's vocal. Gorgeous. And chilling.

Edited October 8, 2008 by Bill Barton

[webberm3]

Hank Mobley, A Baptist Beat off of his album Roll Call. Swingin' man.

Also, been checking out a guitarist named Jonathan Kriesberg, he has a new album called South of Everywhere. Very Rosenwinkle meets Metheny.

[Big Al]

JAZZ: the title track to Danilo Perez' Across the Crystal Sea. I got this more for Claus Ogerman than Perez, but Perez playing is gorgeous on this whole album (admittedly, the first album of his that I've purchased). The theme has constantly been running through my head.

ROCK/POP: Can you believe I'm still listening to "Love is a Stranger" nonstop? (Hush, Skid!) Seriously, Zep's "The Rain Song" has gotten me again. I love to change the tuning on the acoustic guitar so I can play along with this tune. Still as stunning as when I first heard it back in '85.

[glutschi]

"nomad" from Grant Green's album "idle moments"

[kh1958]

For Harry Carney--Charles Mingus--broadcast of 1975 University of Missouri concert--even better than the Changes Two version, with a great and profound bass solo.

[paul secor]

Duke Jordan: They Can't Take That Away from Me

Some of the best Duke Jordan I've heard. (A tip of the hat to a Larry Kart post for turning me on to a record I already had .) I listened to a 1980's vinyl reissue. It's available now on a Savoy Jazz CD - Trio and Quintet.