So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[jazzbo]

"The Complete Roulette Jack Teagarden Sessions" disc IV

I have several versions of this material, stereo and mono LPs and Japanese SHM-CDs, and it all sounds so good. Jack's playing and singing are a good fit for my today.

[JSngry]

21 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

 

That would make a really solid 3-on-2 Blue Note CD collection, if they (ever) did something like that.

[soulpope]

[jazzbo]

Milt Jackson "Burnin' in the Woodshed" Warner Bros cd

Alto Saxophone – Jesse Davis
Bass – Christian McBride
Drums – Kenny Washington
Piano – Benny Green
Tenor Saxophone – Joshua Redman
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson

[Dub Modal]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

I dig this one: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mht6rh4OcGsLHJATrRYooZtz3P-TvBfyY

 

 

Queued for play after this current one. 

 

 

 

[Peter Friedman]

A very fine big band album. It features one of my favorite "little known" tenor players - Bob Rockwell.

[John Tapscott]

[BillF]

1 minute ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

 

[jazzcorner]

 

[JSngry]

  

First time listening in a few decades, and I like it as much now as ever, albeit for probably completely different reasons. 

Bruce Johnstone came to play. Hell, the whole band came to play. When people come to play, hell, that's all you can ask of them. How they do, that's their business. They're not gaming you, so enjoy the honest humanity in that 

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

[soulpope]

9 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

His finest hour as leader .... 

[Referentzhunter]

[BillF]

To accompany my reading of this, with which I'm still persevering:

Charlie Christian was so much further down the road than Dizzy in 1941! In my ears he's coming out as the virtual inventor of bop. I must refresh my knowledge of Bird with Jay McShann.

P.S. Ah yes, 1941 Bird is way out there, too. So Diz must have made enormous steps before his 1945 recordings.

Edited February 12, 2022 by BillF

[ghost of miles]

Not sure why, but I often find myself in the mood for 1920s jazz on Saturday mornings:

15 hours ago, JSngry said:

  

First time listening in a few decades, and I like it as much now as ever, albeit for probably completely different reasons. 

Bruce Johnstone came to play. Hell, the whole band came to play. When people come to play, hell, that's all you can ask of them. How they do, that's their business. They're not gaming you, so enjoy the honest humanity in that 

My friend John Porter turned me on to this album! 

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

[BillF]

[JSngry]

an intriguing combination of ingredients:

 

[jazzbo]

A video I have not seen before of the largest organ that my great great great great great grandfather built for the Moravian church in Salem, NC.

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Chuck Nessa]

[kh1958]

Oumou Sangare, Acoustic

[John Tapscott]

3 hours ago, BillF said:

 That may be my favorite Blakey album. 

Now:

19 hours ago, JSngry said:

  

First time listening in a few decades, and I like it as much now as ever, albeit for probably completely different reasons. 

Bruce Johnstone came to play. Hell, the whole band came to play. When people come to play, hell, that's all you can ask of them. How they do, that's their business. They're not gaming you, so enjoy the honest humanity in that 

My first copy looked like that, too. I played it a LOT!  It's a fine album, still sounds good. As one wag put said,  it could have been titled "Bruce Johnstone and His Orchestra." The amount of solo space Johnstone gets is really apparent when you listen to the whole thing right through on CD. The tenor player Ferdinand Povel is impressive, too.   

Edited February 12, 2022 by John Tapscott

[Peter Friedman]