So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[BillF]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

 

1 hour ago, EKE BBB said:

[jazzbo]

More Leo Wright, this time "Suddenly the Blues" Atlantic Records Japan cd

Leo with Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter and Rudy Collins. Great session!

[jazzbo]

Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding et al "Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival"

[John Tapscott]

5 hours ago, BillF said:

13 hours ago, BillF said:

 

Now: 

John Hicks is outstanding on this recording. 

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[BillF]

4 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

 

48 minutes ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Chuck Nessa]

[John Tapscott]

CD's 1 & 2 

[John Tapscott]

[Milestones]

I have been checking out Bob Mintzer lately.  I had a thread going on The Hudson Project, which I greatly enjoyed.  This is my first listen of one of his big band albums, and it's a nice effort all the way around.

[jlhoots]

Gary Bartz: There Goes The Neighborhood

[EKE BBB]

[Rabshakeh]

21 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

A real picker upper 

[BillF]

2 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Gary Bartz: There Goes The Neighborhood

[jazzcorner]

4 hours ago, Milestones said:

I have been checking out Bob Mintzer lately.  I had a thread going on The Hudson Project, which I greatly enjoyed.  This is my first listen of one of his big band albums, and it's a nice effort all the way around.

At the moment he is the "leading" bandleader for the WDR big band here in Cologne (Germany). The WDR big band is direceted by different personalities during the times  and has no constant leader. One of them in the 1980s was Bill Holman, another one Bill Dobbins.

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[BillF]

35 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

[jazzcorner]

39 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

Have several of those Norman Granz' 'Jam Sessions' - all excellent and swinging jazz.

A total of 9  volumes were produced

 

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[BillF]

Now playing:

[Rabshakeh]

McCoy Tyner – 4 X 4 (Milestone, 1980)

[BillF]

[sidewinder]

15 minutes ago, BillF said:

Time to pull out the Morgan/Shorter Vee-Jay Mosaic Box !

Enjoying this one with a relaxing lazy breakfast. 

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[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Starting the morning off with a genius live.

Roland Kirk "Live at Ronnie Scott's 1963"

Sound is just acceptable. Playing is excellent. Stan Tracey is at the piano, Malcolm Cecil on bass and Ronnie Stephenson on drums.

[BillF]

17 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Starting the morning off with a genius live.

Roland Kirk "Live at Ronnie Scott's 1963"

Sound is just acceptable. Playing is excellent. Stan Tracey is at the piano, Malcolm Cecil on bass and Ronnie Stephenson on drums.

I saw Roland live at Ronnie's around that time and knew the rhythm section members well. (Sadly all now passed.)

Gigs of course were in the evenings and during his seasons in London Roland liked to spend day time in Dobell's jazz record shop in Charing Cross Road.

He almost stopped the business of the shop, leaning on the counter, blocking the narrow passageway and demanding that record after record be played. Turns out his favourites were by Fats Waller. (I guess that figures when you hear Mingus' "Eat That Chicken" on which he played.) 

 

[jazzbo]

13 minutes ago, BillF said:

I saw Roland live at Ronnie's around that time and knew the rhythm section members well. (Sadly all now passed.)

Gigs of course were in the evenings and during his seasons in London Roland liked to spend day time in Dobell's jazz record shop in Charing Cross Road.

He almost stopped the business of the shop, leaning on the counter, blocking the narrow passageway and demanding that record after record be played. Turns out his favourites were by Fats Waller. (I guess that figures when you hear Mingus' "Eat That Chicken" on which he played.) 

 

Thanks for sharing.

Right now

Re-visiting Hubert Laws "Crying Song" CTI/Beat Goes On cd.

This is a fascinating release. Originally arranged and scored for a Stanley Turrentine date, Hubert Laws was called in as a replacement. And with large stringed and brass orchestration and multi-tracked flute pieces that seem a bit psychedelic . . . it's a treat to listen to. And . . . those song choices. Wild!