Best track you heard all week

[WorldB3]

Dr. Feelgood (Demo) - Aretha Franklin - Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul.

What a force of nature she was and a damn fine piano player to boot. It seriously doesn't get any better.

on the Jazz side I have been revisiting Donny McCaslin's In Pursuit and enjoying the heck out of it. The track Madonna has been getting multiple plays this week.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Four tracks actually, all by the Fletcher Henderson orchestra.

The version of JR Morton's "(New) King Porter stomp" recorded on 9 Dec 1932;

The versions of "King Porter stomp" and Coleman Hawkins' "Queer notions" recorded on 18 Aug 1933; and

The version of "Queer notions" recorded on 22 Sep 1933.

MG

[Clunky]

"Oxford Comma" by Vampire Weekend - liked this one a lot, pity about the repeated use of the "F" word which limit its play time at home.

[danasgoodstuff]

Stanley T, "Pres Delight (Flying Jumbo)", from Return of the Prodigal Son. Never really thought of Stan as all that Prezidential, but he gets all hot and brothered here. A better trib to Lester & Basie, IMHO, than anything on Chip Off the Old Block.

[JohnS]

Inspired to play this by a thread on this board-

My Conception by Eric Alexander, John Hicks, George Mraz and Idris Muhammad(from Solid, Milestone)

[Sundog]

Billy Harper- Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart

[WorldB3]

Billy Harper- Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart

Excellent choice! Great pick.

Mine:

Sandino - Geri Allen, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian - Etudes.

The Black Saint/Soul Note drop on emusic has been such a blessing. I had no idea how much great music was on those labels.

[Sundog]

The Black Saint/Soul Note drop on emusic has been such a blessing. I had no idea how much great music was on those labels.

Ditto re: Black Saint. Been exploring all those releases thanks to eMusic. Etudes is excellent as well!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Several tracks of McKinney's Cotton Pickers - "Gee baby ain't I good to you" and "I found a new baby" in particular.

MG

[alocispepraluger102]

lonely woman from the 8 bold souls arabesque recording, side show, is the most magnificent performance i have heard in many a week, and i hear lots of really fine music.

[Shrdlu]

A replay of Oliver Nelson's "Screamin' The Blues". Had not played it in years.

Close second, "Three Seconds", from the same Prestige album - no pun intended.

[paul secor]

James P. Johnson: "Aunt Hagar's Blues" from The Original James P. Johnson - 1942-1945: Piano Solos (Smithsonian Folkways)

[JohnS]

Tracks not track - James Moody in Paris, Quintet and with strings recorded in 1951. Lovely stuff my favourite Moody.

[jazzbo]

"Our Love is Here to Stay" on this new Paula Morelenbaum. Pulls on all my sentimental strings. . . .

[paul secor]

"Jimmy's Blues" from Blind James Campbell and his Nashville Band (Arhoolie)

[AndrewHill]

The Black Saint/Soul Note drop on emusic has been such a blessing. I had no idea how much great music was on those labels.

Ditto re: Black Saint. Been exploring all those releases thanks to eMusic. Etudes is excellent as well!

Yeah, a treasure trove of great music. I barely scratched the surface with these labels and preactically everything I've heard so far has been top-notch.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Well, it's gottta be Prez this week - listening for the first time to the complete Lester Young Keynotes there were several tracks that bloo me away entirely. Don't know which take of the first two, because I was walking around Cardiff at the time, but

Sometimes I'm happy

After theatre jump

Lester leaps again

all got to me quite severely.

MG

[BillF]

Well, it's gottta be Prez this week - listening for the first time to the complete Lester Young Keynotes there were several tracks that bloo me away entirely. Don't know which take of the first two, because I was walking around Cardiff at the time, but

Sometimes I'm happy

After theatre jump

Lester leaps again

all got to me quite severely.

MG

Wonderful tracks! (I've had them on vinyl since the 60s.)

[Joe]

"Blues Eleganté" by Kenny Dorham and The Jazz Prophets, from their eponymous 1956 ABC / Paramount session.

Because it is just so very, very decidedly hip.

[JohnS]

Smithville by Louis Smith. Difficult to pick out an individual track as Smith's playing is remarkable all the way through. Nice Rouse and a fabulous rhythm section.

[B. Goren.]

Fragile by Kenny Barron Trio.

Edited December 13, 2008 by B. Goren.

[zen archer]

My Walking Stick by Louis Armstrong with the Mills Brothers 1938......this track is a hoot .

Without my walking stick i'd go insane

can't look my best i'd feel undressed without my cane

Must have my walking stick cause it may rain

and when it pours can't be outdoors without my cane.

[Shawn]

"Blues Eleganté" by Kenny Dorham and The Jazz Prophets, from their eponymous 1956 ABC / Paramount session.

Because it is just so very, very decidedly hip.

That's a great one!

[JohnS]

"Blues Eleganté" by Kenny Dorham and The Jazz Prophets, from their eponymous 1956 ABC / Paramount session.

Because it is just so very, very decidedly hip.

That's a great one!

One to dig out and dust off right away!

[paul secor]

My Walking Stick by Louis Armstrong with the Mills Brothers 1938......this track is a hoot .

Without my walking stick i'd go insane

can't look my best i'd feel undressed without my cane

Must have my walking stick cause it may rain

and when it pours can't be outdoors without my cane.

If you like that one, you'll probably like the Golden Gate Quartet's version from a year later.