So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[HutchFan]

[mjzee]

Recently found the Verve CD reissue of this.  Blown away by both the music and sound quality.

Has anyone written about the Argo label?  Much has been written about Blue Note, and less so about Prestige and Savoy, concerning the producers' philosophies and what sorts of music they liked to record.  Is there any sort of consistent thread that goes through Argo releases, or was it just musicians who were in Chicago?  This Moody album was produced by Jack Tracy - did he produce most of Argo's releases, or only some?

[dougcrates]

[Chuck Nessa]

2 hours ago, mjzee said:

Recently found the Verve CD reissue of this.  Blown away by both the music and sound quality.

Has anyone written about the Argo label?  Much has been written about Blue Note, and less so about Prestige and Savoy, concerning the producers' philosophies and what sorts of music they liked to record.  Is there any sort of consistent thread that goes through Argo releases, or was it just musicians who were in Chicago?  This Moody album was produced by Jack Tracy - did he produce most of Argo's releases, or only some?

Worthy of a thread. Complicated story and I had contact with some of the participants.

[BillF]

7 hours ago, mjzee said:

 

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Choice inspired by this featuring board member David Weiss yesterday:

 

Edited January 22, 2023 by BillF

[Balladeer]

Nels Cline - Lovers (Blue Note)

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzcorner]

More of the recent mentioned bassplayer " Sam Jobes". He had only a few Issues under his name as leader but was participation in many groups as sideman in the rhythm section

 

10 hours ago, HutchFan said:

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[optatio]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

 

Choice inspired by this featuring board member David Weiss yesterday:

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Thanks for sharing. Saw David Weiss with 'The Cookers'. I get his newsletters!

 

[mikeweil]

Last evening:

 

 

Right now disc two of the Mobley compilation 

10 hours ago, mjzee said:

Recently found the Verve CD reissue of this.  Blown away by both the music and sound quality.

Same here sometime last year when I finally found a copy.

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

I had a weird dream last night in which I was telling my (late) first wife that I love stereo equipment but it’s because I love music.

That’s really true.

Right now, first of the day
Thelonious Monk “Misterioso” Riverside/OJC cd

 

Edited January 22, 2023 by jazzbo

[Chuck Nessa]

[Peter Friedman]

[sidewinder]

[BillF]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

 

 

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[Joe]

[Peter Friedman]

[Bluesnik]

With a wonderful version of My funny Valentine in which Hayes plays vibes instead of tenor.

[HutchFan]

Earlier today:

 

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[ghost of miles]

About halfway through Lakecia Benjamin's new one Phoenix and really digging it so far.  In the same neo-spiritual neighborhood as Kamasi Washington, but a little more judiciously compressed and musically interesting to me than some of Kamasi's stuff.... she's distilled the influences in a more engaging way:

[Peter Friedman]

[kh1958]

Tyloer Mitchell Octet featuring Marshall Allen, Sun Ra's Journey

[Gheorghe]

7 hours ago, HutchFan said:

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Wonderful "There´s No Business like Show Business". That´s a thing, to improvise on that form up tempo.....fine study

14 hours ago, jazzbo said:

I had a weird dream last night in which I was telling my (late) first wife that I love stereo equipment but it’s because I love music.

That’s really true.

Right now, first of the day
Thelonious Monk “Misterioso” Riverside/OJC cd

 

Oh nice association with your first wife.

I got this record together with the first CD "Monk in Action" from my wife and she always said that the cover of "Misterioso" reminds her of Hamlet....

Great music and great Johnny Griffin. 

[BillF]

8 hours ago, Bluesnik said:

 

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7 hours ago, HutchFan said:

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