Best track you heard all week

[BillF]

"Lover Man" from this:

[Peter Friedman]

The tune "Sudwest Funk" has killer solos by Barry Harris and Ronnie Cuber that swing and have emotional intensity.

[soulpope]

Andrew Cyrille "High Priest" (Soulnote)      1980

[John Tapscott]

"Dicky Wells Blues" from

Incredible. Could have picked the preceding track "Lady be Good", as well. Equally wonderful. 

 

 

Edited March 13, 2016 by John Tapscott

[paul secor]

"Sometimes" - the first issued take from Warne Marsh: Star Highs

[BillF]

4 hours ago, paul secor said:

"Sometimes" - the first issued take from Warne Marsh: Star Highs

 

[Royal Oak]

Hymn To Freedom from Oscar Peterson's Night Train album. I'm a sucker for that kind of thing lately.

[BillF]

"Blues Connotation" from this:

[BillF]

Roy Eldridge and Eric Dolphy together(!) and both on blistering form on "Body and Soul" from this:

 

[HutchFan]

 

[paul secor]

"Nica's Dream"

[Steve Reynolds]

Grateful Dead:

Viola Lee Blues 5/2/70

 

[paul secor]

"Moon Song" from:

Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson

[Steve Reynolds]

Lots of incredible stuff but the choice is the second 16+ minute track from "Hotel Grief" - unexplainable and uncategorizable 

[jeffcrom]

Tommy Dorsey - Who (1937). I don't have this on CD or LP, but I have a mid-50s RCA "shaded dog" 78 reissue - the same label that most of Elvis's RCA recordings appeared on in 78 form. Once the vocal is over, we have a good Tommy Dorsey trombone solo, sandwiched by absolutely stunning solos be Pee Wee Erwin on trumpet and Bud Freeman on tenor.

[soulpope]

The Lafayette Afro Rock Band "Red Matchbox" .... a Mal Waldron composition ....

[BillF]

"Satin Doll" from this:

Perfect bridge crossing by Roy Eldridge on the theme restatement.

[paul secor]

I listened to a fair amount of Merle Haggard this past week - many great performances. Here are two:

"The Man Who Picked the Wildwood Flower" - a song written by Merle's friend, Tommy Collins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpmpo5OI2MU

"Leonard" - Merle's tribute to Tommy Collins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZUkzcJoqUI

 

Edited April 11, 2016 by paul secor

[Steve Reynolds]

Combination of Dark Star>Sugar Magnolia>Caution (Do Not Stop On The Tracks) from 4/8/72 @ Wembley Pool, London

now *this* is the sequence of all sequences for the naysayers of The Grateful Dead

energy level through the roof

[Brad]

Lil Darling on Wes Montgomery's One Night in Indy CD.  A fantastic interpretation.

[soulpope]

Happy 70th Birthday Al Green ....

 

[paul secor]

"Ballad with One L." from The Jazz Doctors: Intensive Care (Cadillac)

[JohnS]

18 hours ago, paul secor said:

"Ballad with One L." from The Jazz Doctors: Intensive Care (Cadillac)

I can't think why I didn't buy this record.  Maybe I wasn't that impressed by the bands live show.  I probably shouldn't have overlooked it.

[paul secor]

1 hour ago, JohnS said:

I can't think why I didn't buy this record.  Maybe I wasn't that impressed by the bands live show.  I probably shouldn't have overlooked it.

I hadn't listened to it for years, though I had very good memories of it. When I did last week, the memories were confirmed - especially side 1.

[BillF]

"Tears Inside" from this:

Art's beautiful take on the Ornette composition.