So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Rabshakeh]

John Handy's Quintet featuring Barry Martyn – John Handy's Quintet Featuring Barry Martyn

Trad altoist Cap'n John Handy, rather than the late 60s alto player John Handy III. 

This record's great. I don't know why it took me so long to uncover Handy's music. Right on the border between trad, swing and R&B. Super tight and full of juice. Trumpeter Cuff Billett is great on this one too.

[Referentzhunter]

2023 repress !

Monolake- Hongkong

[Justin V]

On my 4th listen to this, my early impression is that it'd be hard to beat for a single disc of Hawk.

[EKE BBB]

Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin’ (Blue Note)

[John Tapscott]

[Rabshakeh]

Gerd Dudek / Buschi Niebergall / Edward Vesala – Open

[soulpope]

42 minutes ago, John Tapscott said:

Outstanding platter ....

[EKE BBB]

Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note)

[BillF]

2 hours ago, Justin V said:

 

👍

1 hour ago, John Tapscott said:

👍

1 hour ago, EKE BBB said:

Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin’ (Blue Note)

👍

[jazzcorner]

[John Tapscott]

[BillF]

18 minutes ago, John Tapscott said:

👍

[HutchFan]

 

 

3 hours ago, Justin V said:

On my 4th listen to this, my early impression is that it'd be hard to beat for a single disc of Hawk.

I agree.  It's a tremendous album, some of my favorite Hawkins.

 

Edited July 10, 2023 by HutchFan

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Gerd Dudek / Buschi Niebergall / Edward Vesala – Open

Fabulous 

[Rabshakeh]

30 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Fabulous 

It's a really good one. 

[Peter Friedman]

[T.D.]

Just received an order from CDJapan.

 

[JSngry]

This much weight is more befitting death than breakup .. 

[Larry Kart]

2 hours ago, JSngry said:

This much weight is more befitting death than breakup .. 

 

Who did the arrangements?

[JSngry]

Glenn Osser. Seems to have been the de facto Mathis guy in those days. Totally competent, but maybe teetering just a teensy bit towards a lack of real personality.

But jeez, on something like that, Mathis is so intense it's personality enough for the whole song. All the arrangement has to do is to, above all, not suck and then just keep the runway lit.

Mission accomplished then. 

[Larry Kart]

I had fun reviewing Mathis  witn enthusiasm back in the day. My recollection ia that the more or less orchestral timbres he could come up with in live performance were almost unreal.

[JSngry]

Johnny Mathis has been severely undervalued by history. Only a very little bit of that is understandable, and even less of it is excusable, imo.

 

[jazzcorner]

12 hours ago, Justin V said:

On my 4th listen to this, my early impression is that it'd be hard to beat for a single disc of Hawk.

👍😁

[soulpope]

10 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

Excellent Rhythm Section ....

[HutchFan]