jazzbo Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Posted January 13, 2009 Aretha Franklin, "Save Me" So simple, so direct, so communicating. I remember suggesting this for a band I played drums in, The Blue Flames. We never could get it together. Not surprising. Quote
Sundog Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 Muddy Waters "Clouds in My Heart" from the album King Bee. Hard to understand why this song was not part of the original release. It's the best thing on the album AFAIC. The way the band plays off Muddy's lyrics is tremendous. Real blues, real good! Quote
paul secor Posted January 15, 2009 Report Posted January 15, 2009 Bird, Red Rodney, Kenny Drew, Curly Russell, Art Blakey: "Anthropology" - WJZ broadcast from Birdland in 1950 from Charlie Parker: More Unissued Vol. 2 It's only been a few days since I posted on this thread, but I'm pretty sure that nothing else I'll hear this week will top this one. Bird is on fire, Blakey sounds like he's ready to blow up the place, Red Rodney comes across with some of his best early playing that I've heard, a young Kenny Drew more than holds his own, and Curly Russell is the beat holding it all together. Quote
BillF Posted January 15, 2009 Report Posted January 15, 2009 Bud Powell: "Un Poco Loco" and "You Go To My Head" from The Amazing Bud Powell Volume One (BN RVG) I never get tired of listening to "Un Poco Loco", no matter how many times I hear it. Well, he gives you it three times for a start! Quote
paul secor Posted January 15, 2009 Report Posted January 15, 2009 Bud Powell: "Un Poco Loco" and "You Go To My Head" from The Amazing Bud Powell Volume One (BN RVG) I never get tired of listening to "Un Poco Loco", no matter how many times I hear it. Well, he gives you it three times for a start! Glad there are all three takes, but the master take is my favorite. Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 15, 2009 Report Posted January 15, 2009 The title track from Johnny Adams, One Foot In The Blues. One of the smartest things I've done in the past 12 months was taking a chance on Room With a View of the Blues. What an amazing set of pipes. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 15, 2009 Report Posted January 15, 2009 "Am am" by Royal Band de Thies from the album "Meanwhile in Thies" Dakar Sound. Well nigh perfect early Mbalax from the early eighties. MG Quote
JSngry Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 Hands down - "That Night" by Jazzanova feat. Bembe Segue. It's made a powerful connection with my heart, body, mind, and soul. Quote
JohnS Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Two tracks particularly caught my ear yesterday Some Other Time - Monica Zetterlund with the Bill Evans Trio (Complete Bill Evans on Verve) One Never Knows - Modern Jazz Quartet (The Last Concert, Atlantic) Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Well, despite having bought a Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday this week, what really grabbed mee this morning was "Sudan" from Idris Muhammad's "House of the rising sun" (Kudu), which I've had for aeons. Fabulous groove! Great solos from Fred Wesley, Tom Harrell, Sir Roland Hanna and Idris. In particular, Tom Harrell really got through this time. I think I should perhaps look into him a bit. MG Quote
sidewinder Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 'Five Will Get You Ten' from Jackie McLean's 'A Fickle Sonance'. An astonishingly good composition, especially with the limited length and thematic development. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 "Uncrowned" from Soul Progressin' by Lafayette Gilchrist Quote
AndrewHill Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Andrew Hill's Dusk. What a haunting track especially the title track. The bass line has been in my head for a good few days now. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Well, it's got to be the two tracks I was raving about a few days ago, by Kouyate Sory Kandia - "Sakhodougou" and "N'na" from his album "Kouyate Sory Kandia" - Syliphone (Syllart). The feeling hasn't left me yet. MG Quote
JSngry Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Stan Kenton - "Willow Weep for Me" from Standards In Silhouette. Marvelously inventive writing by Bill Mathieu impeccably interpreted by the band. Not sure what, if anything, Kenton had to do with this ending up as it did, but if credit is due, then credit is given. And if it turns out that Mathieu was given free reign to rehearse & conduct his charts, then he gets the credit (and Kenton would get credit for knowing when to do the right thing and get out of the way). Quote
Shawn Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Stan Kenton - "Willow Weep for Me" from Standards In Silhouette. Marvelously inventive writing by Bill Mathieu impeccably interpreted by the band. Not sure what, if anything, Kenton had to do with this ending up as it did, but if credit is due, then credit is given. And if it turns out that Mathieu was given free reign to rehearse & conduct his charts, then he gets the credit (and Kenton would get credit for knowing when to do the right thing and get out of the way). I'll spin that one tonight, I'm stuck at work this afternoon. Quote
JSngry Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Please do, and pay attention to how Mathieu's arrangements integrate the soloists into the chart. It's very seldom a head-solo-outchorus thing like so much big-band writing is. This guy weaves them in and out of the arrangements, almost as commentary rather than as statement, if that makes any sense. A very linear, organic, non-rigid course of development, it seems to me. You know how I feel about Kenton in general, but this one is....different somehow. At least to my ears. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Sivuca's "Voce Abusou (I'm Free As A Bird)" just won't let loose its grip on my lobes today. What a beautiful melody! Quote
Shawn Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Please do, and pay attention to how Mathieu's arrangements integrate the soloists into the chart. It's very seldom a head-solo-outchorus thing like so much big-band writing is. This guy weaves them in and out of the arrangements, almost as commentary rather than as statement, if that makes any sense. A very linear, organic, non-rigid course of development, it seems to me. You know how I feel about Kenton in general, but this one is....different somehow. At least to my ears. I really like that little repeated motif that drifts in and out throughout the arrangement, it's almost got a Gershwin mood to it. I don't think I've ever heard that song played with that particular mood before, it's got an ominous quality about it. You are also correct about the arrangement of the soloists, they don't stand out as "hey, I'm soloing now", but fit in to create a cohesive whole. It's an interesting album, think it will take several spins to really sink in. Edited January 25, 2009 by Shawn Quote
jazzbo Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Posted January 25, 2009 "By Your Side" by Sade, from Lovers Rock. It just speaks volumes to me right here and now. Her music, her words, her voice. . . these are some of my favorite things. Quote
Big Al Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 Two tracks: 1) "Minawa" by Hugh Masekela (from Home is Where the Music Is). It's a beautiful composition anyway, but I was listening to it while driving to my folks house to help my dad get my mom from the car to the bed after having eyelid surgery. What would normally be a five-second walk for my mom became an hour's journey guiding my pain-killer-stuffed semi-conscious (and fiercely independent) mother to her bed for much-needed rest and recuperation. (I'm happy to report she's fine now and is seeing much better than before the surgery). The tune just sounded very longing and fit perfectly with the anxious mood of the drive. 2) "On the Corner / New York Girl / Thinkin' One Thing and Doin' Another / Vote for Miles" Listened to this while driving to church this morning. I happened to get behind a vehicle which had a license plate, on which the word SLY was part of the license-plate number. How cool is that? Quote
paul secor Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 Bob Dylan: "Highway 61 Revisited" - the most incisive song about the Vietnam war that I know. and Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals: "Stock Yards Strut" & "Salty Dog" (take 2) from Freddie Keppard 1923-1926 (Retrieval) Quote
AndrewHill Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 Stan Getz-Captain Marvel-La Fiesta-what a great tune, starting with Corea's intro on electric piano. Probably the most aggressive thing I've ever heard Getz do. Quote
T.D. Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 R. R. Kirk, Theme for the Eulipions Quote
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