So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[HutchFan]

Now:

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[jazzbo]

Jeri Southern “Live at the Crescendo” Capitol Japan lp facsimile cd 2022

6 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Interesting.  I had no idea that there was more music from A Drum Is a Woman.   

That's a BIG bummer that Sony hasn't seen fit to release it.  Maybe some day?  Hopefully!?!

 

I asked Michael Cuscuna some time back if we might ever see it--he said no. I surmised it was because it was a Phil Schaap production about to be launched when he was canned from Columbia. I think the additional material was likely a recording of a performance or a rehearsal.

[Chuck Nessa]

48 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

I asked Michael Cuscuna some time back if we might ever see it--he said no. I surmised it was because it was a Phil Schaap production about to be launched when he was canned from Columbia. I think the additional material was likely a recording of a performance or a rehearsal.

I'm still pissed at Schaap's editing error on Such Sweet Thunder.

[medjuck]

5 hours ago, jazzbo said:

I love this recording. So much fun. A performance was broadcast on TV in the days before videotape and so far no one has found a Kinescope and put it out–I’d love to see it.

Kinescopes of it do exist.  I saw a screening of one in NY at a Duke Ellington conference a few years ago.  Unfortunately none of them are in colour. 

2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I'm still pissed at Schaap's editing error on Such Sweet Thunder.

The correct (mono) take is on a cd entitled "Ralph Ellison: Living with Music".

(These 2 replies together reveal me to be a pedant.) 

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[jazzbo]

5 minutes ago, medjuck said:

Kinescopes of it do exist.  I saw a screening of one in NY at a Duke Ellington conference a few years ago.  Unfortunately none of them are in colour. 

 

Thanks Joe. Nice to know this is out there.

[dougcrates]

[ghost of miles]

Another one off the shelf for a fresh listen, prompted by reading the new Sonny Rollins bio:

[HutchFan]

[BillF]

3 hours ago, ghost of miles said:

Another one off the shelf for a fresh listen, prompted by reading the new Sonny Rollins bio:

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Now playing:

[Rabshakeh]

Florian Arbenz: Conversation #8

Definitely enjoying this one. With thanks to @mjazzg

[jazzbo]

Starting off the day with some funky swing.

Donald Byrd "Mustang" Blue Note Universal Japan UHQCD

Great album with McCoy Tyner, Sonny Red and Hank Mobley.

[jazzbo]

“It’s so Peaceful In the Country” is a fitting song for me today.

A nice change of pace. . . I haven’t listened to June with full orchestra in some time.

June Christy “Gone for the Day” Capitol/Universal Japan LP facsimile cd 2022

 

[jazzbo]

Archie Shepp-Chet Baker Quintet "In Memory Of: first and last meeting Frankfurt and Paris 1988"

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[Peter Friedman]

[optatio]

[John Tapscott]

On 12/13/2022 at 7:20 AM, BillF said:

This is a nice one, John. Now listening for the first time.

They do great things with Wes's compositions and solos.

A thorough exploration of the Montgomery oeuvre, you might say! 😄

Yes, it is a very fine recording, very enjoyable.  I listened to it several times. 

7 hours ago, BillF said:

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That is an excellent CD. 👍

Now: 

[sidewinder]

Notable rare outing with guest Donald Byrd featured on ‘El Dorado’.

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[HutchFan]

Now spinning a disc that just arrived in the mail yesterday:

This 1994 Milestone CD is a reissue of two LPs by Brazilian guitarist Francisco Mário: Conversa de Cordas, Couros, Palhetas e Metais (1983) and Retratos (1986).  Gorgeous music, comparable to Baden Powell's -- although Mário's feels a bit more folky/choro-influenced and less samba-y. 

I suppose this isn't "Jazz," but it's certainly a cousin -- if not a closer relative.  (And the music features some heavyweights from the Brazilian jazz world, including bassist Zeca Assumpção and percussionist Djalma Correa.)  Think of a Brazilian version of the band Oregon, and you'd be in the right neighborhood.

 

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[jazzbo]

Going through this set a second time.

 

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Disc 2 now, starting off with the fine drumming of George Wettling.

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[BillF]

24 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

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1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

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[HutchFan]

Trombone – Luis Bonilla
Saxophone – Ivan Renta
Keyboards – Arturo O'Farrill
Bass – Andy McKee
Drums – John Riley

[Larry Kart]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Going through this set a second time.

 

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Disc 2 now, starting off with the fine drumming of George Whetting.

Wettling

[jazzbo]

45 minutes ago, Larry Kart said:

Wettling

Yes, sorry, get his name wrong often enough. I'll correct above.

“The Complete Capitol Recordings of Woody Herman” Mosaic Records cd 2

More glorious sound. This band, like the best of the big bands, had a distinct character and charm. And though I encounter many who are not, I’m a fan of Woody’s singing.

 

 

[Larry Kart]

Great drummer nonetheless  🙂

[Rabshakeh]

Florian Arbenz - Conversation 5: Elemental (Hammer, 2022)