Best track you heard all week

[ghost of miles]

Duke Ellington's "Way Low" (from the new Mosaic set), which is full of mood and nuance and features a superlative clarinet solo from Barney Bigard. Also from the same set (and disc), "The Sergeant Was Shy," a track of which Larry has written wonderfully and at length:

The Sergeant Was Shy

[Neal Pomea]

Time Passes Slowly, Bob Dylan -- New Morning, 1970

(raspy vocal, piano, 2 crazy electric guitars, drums)

Went to See the Gypsy, Bob Dylan -- New Morning, 1970

(nonsensical lyrics, of course, but good guitar, voice, organ mix)

Edited May 19, 2011 by Neal Pomea

[ghost of miles]

Right now, Miles Davis' "Blue in Green"... good music for making a late-night funk go down a bit easier.

[B. Goren.]

Stan Getz & Kenny Barron play "Autumn Leaves".

[John Tapscott]

"Gerrylike" from Nick Brignola's "Flight of the Eagle" (Reservoir) - not sure it's the "best", but it is a nicely swinging track and the melody really sticks with me.

Edited May 21, 2011 by John Tapscott

[Sundog]

Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs- Repo Man

Pretty rockin' tune for someone known mainly as a "soulful folkie"

[B. Goren.]

"Spanish Lady" by John Handy quintet. Mosaic Select, disk # 2.

[BillF]

Howard Roberts, "Relaxin' at Camarillo" from The Jazz Guitar Album

[Neal Pomea]

Midnight Blues, from Bunk Johnson "The King of the Blues," American Music Records AMCD-1. Can't get that song out of my head!

Bunk Johnson, trumpet

George Lewis, clarinet

Jim Robinson, trombone

Baby Dodds, drums

Lawrence Marrero, banjo

Alcide Pavageau, bass

[Chicago Expat]

Jean Lapouge - "Des Enfants"

Guitar, vibes, and trombone. Just a terribly pretty tune. Appeals to me much in the same way as Bill Frisell's old "Quartet" album does.

Can't figure out what album it's on, though. I only heard it on his myspace.

[jazzbo]

"Ysabel's Table Dance"

This is such a fantastic album. Every listen, year after year, I still get drawn into the energy, imagination and stellar arranging.

Edited June 10, 2011 by jazzbo

[jeffcrom]

Midnight Blues, from Bunk Johnson "The King of the Blues," American Music Records AMCD-1. Can't get that song out of my head!

Bunk Johnson, trumpet

George Lewis, clarinet

Jim Robinson, trombone

Baby Dodds, drums

Lawrence Marrero, banjo

Alcide Pavageau, bass

That was recorded by Bill Russell switching his disc recorder from 78 to 33 RPM and asking for a long blues, just to see what would happen. Since it was recorded several years before the introduction of the LP, he never expected it to be released. It's also one of my favorites.

[Neal Pomea]

Thanks for the history, Jeff!

[Peter Friedman]

How Deep Is The Ocean - Dave Cliff Duo with Geoff Simpkins on alto sax and Cliff on Guitar

from CD - Dave Cliff Duo & Quartet - Sipping At Bells on Spotlite

[BillF]

How Deep Is The Ocean - Dave Cliff Duo with Geoff Simpkins on alto sax and Cliff on Guitar

from CD - Dave Cliff Duo & Quartet - Sipping At Bells on Spotlite

Fine musician, Dave Cliff! Knew him in our student days in Leeds. He certainly benefited from Peter Ind's tuition on his course.

[colinmce]

Sonny Clark w/ Ike Quebec, "Deep In A Dream" off Leapin' & Lopin' which I listened to for the first time. Exceptional, like everything Ike did at the time.

[Chicago Expat]

"Burrito" from the new album Bienestan by Guillermo Klein and Aaron Goldberg.

Streamed here...

Sunnyside Jazz Bandcamp page

Edited June 15, 2011 by Chicago Expat

[paul secor]

Little Son Willis: "Harlem Blues" from Bad Luck n' Trouble (Arhoolie)

and

Roscoe Mitchell Quintet: "Page Two A" from Turn (RogueArt)

[B. Goren.]

Art Pepper plays "Summertime". MS-15, disk #3. Carl Perkins (at the pianist chair) is doing an amazing job too.

Edited June 17, 2011 by B. Goren.

[BillF]

Art Pepper plays "Summertime". MS-15, disk #3. Carl Perkins (at the pianist chair) is doing an amazing job too.

Yes, that is a great one!

My favourite for the week is the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra playing "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", arranged by Ed Neumeister, solos by Kenny Werner and Dick Oatts from this album:

[Matthew]

Miles Davis: Ascent from Directions. I found it incredibly beautiful last night, especially Wayne Shorter's soprano sax solo.

[Shawn]

Sonny Clark w/ Ike Quebec, "Deep In A Dream" off Leapin' & Lopin' which I listened to for the first time. Exceptional, like everything Ike did at the time.

Well said. This phrase "Exceptional, like everything he did at the time." applies equally as well to either player.

Edited June 18, 2011 by Shawn

[ejp626]

I've been transferred stuff from several portable hard drives onto a new hard drive bought solely to back up music. Still have a long way to go, but most of the core stuff is secure now -- or at least saved in a couple of places.

Anyway, revisiting some old favorites.

"Work" performed by Chris Spedding & Peter Frampton from Side 4 of the double LP "That's The Way I Feel Now - A Tribute to Thelonious Monk"

And now "Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit" which is Side 4 of McCoy Tyner's Enlightenment LP.

[paul secor]

Hattie Hudson: "Doggone My Good Luck Soul" from Before the Blues Vol. 2 (Yazoo) - mainly for Will Tyson's piano accompaniment

and

Blind Joe Taggart: "Been Listening All the Day" from Before the Blues Vol. 2 (Yazoo) - Maybe the races weren't supposed to mix in the old south, but their musics sure did.

[Peter Friedman]

K-Man's Crew from the Joe Locke/David Hazeltine Quartet CD titled Mutual Admiration Society.