So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Benny Bailey - Grand Slam (Storyville, 1979)
These guys lay down such a mellow, feel-good vibe.  It's like a walk in the park on a sunny day.
 

[Larry Kart]

13 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

with guests Jimmy Heath, Flip Phillips & Frank Foster.

Oh yeah! Somewhat controversial cover.

[jazzbo]

Adriana Calcanhotto “Mare”

[Rabshakeh]

John Carter Quintet – Variations

 

[BillF]

2 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

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Edited April 10, 2023 by BillF

[Kevin Bresnahan]

When you really enjoy baritone saxophone, having three of them has to be better, right?

It's actually a very enjoyable recording. Nothing earth shattering but I think that having Farnsworth on the drums helps.

[jazzbo]

“The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury” Vol. 5, disc 2

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

❤️Outstanding❤️ ....

[rostasi]

"There's Always Room For Cello"

[gmonahan]

Some very fine Brown on this one

 

[jlhoots]

Nathan Davis: Two Originals (Happy Girl & The Hip Walk) - 2 LPs on 1 CD

[jazzbo]

This is the first cd reissue of one of my favorite albums from the 'seventies, originally released in the US on Cobblestone.

Great, wild music.

Hermeto Pascoal, “Hermeto”

 

[mjazzg]

Karl Berger & Kirk Knuffke - Heart Is A Melody [Stunt]

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Benny Bailey - Grand Slam (Storyville, 1979)
These guys lay down such a mellow, feel-good vibe.  It's like a walk in the park on a sunny day.

This may be the "half full" view wheres "half empty" would expect from players of this calibre a bit more .... to me sort of a missed opportunity .... 

[HutchFan]

First listen. Phew!  . . . Powerful stuff, for sure.
 

[Brad]

[Peter Friedman]

[Bluesnik]

The original soundtrack to a surf movie. But it showcases Billy Bean a lot. Plus the wonderful rhythm section of Gary Peacock and Chuck Flores.

[jlhoots]

2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Karl Berger & Kirk Knuffke - Heart Is A Melody [Stunt]

My copy arrives tomorrow.

[T.D.]

   

[HutchFan]

 

35 minutes ago, T.D. said:

What are your initial impressions, T.D.?

[T.D.]

35 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

What are your initial impressions, T.D.?

All the art and documentation, apart from a few words, are in Japanese so I can't say a lot of substance. I can piece together the constituent albums (covers are given in the booklet), but can't go anywhere on track titles without a whole lot more work.

Disc 1 is all jazz, I only have one tune (#8) on previously acquired recording, it's a nice compilation with a bunch of styles: some straight-ahead (one vocal), some fusion, some free. The apparent cult favorite Aya's Samba album is represented, not sure if it's the title tune (see above). Based on a couple of listens, the disc is rather good.

Disc 2 was a complete shot in the dark. Mostly pop or rock of some type, lots of vocals, one mainly electronic selection, one electric blues. Definitely interesting, I like it more than expected. Fortunately no discernible techno/disco/boy band material.

Overall a pretty cool set. I'm happy with the purchase, spent $20 + (domestic US) shipping and don't begrudge the money. I'd say that disc 2 and the compilation nature of disc 1 (8 tunes by different groups, which I find a bit tough to wrap my head around) limit the amount one would pay for it. If you can find it on a streaming site*, definitely take a listen!

*Some pretty obscure Japanese titles on the "Aketa's Disk" label seem to be on Apple Music; I dunno about "Johnny's Disk", but maybe...

Edited April 11, 2023 by T.D.

[ghost of miles]

On 4/8/2023 at 7:50 PM, HutchFan said:

Ghost - Is the audio quality OK?

 

To my less-than-audiophile ears, yes—more than acceptable. And so good to have such a trove of Scott with George Coleman. Three vocals from Ernie Andrews as well.