So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

[mikeweil]

This afternoon:

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Arturo O’Farrill and Chuco Valdes “Familia-Tribute to Bebo and Chico” cd 1

I have been tube rolling and using Afro-Cuban Jazz and Afro-Samba jazz as that helps me distinguish differences. And the music is great.

[felser]

[Rabshakeh]

John Lindberg / Albert Mangelsdorff / Eric Watson – Dodging Bullets

[jazzbo]

Staying with this excellent set, disc 2 now.

Arturo O'Farrill and Chuco Valdes "Familia"

[jazzbo]

Artemis “Arboresque” Blue Note cd

Their third just arrived last night. Nice!

 

 

Pianist Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, saxophonist Nicole Glover, bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Allison Miller

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

John Lindberg / Albert Mangelsdorff / Eric Watson – Dodging Bullets

Interesting line up, any good?

Another good day from the design team at least...

[jazzbo]

Giacomo Gates “Miles Tones, Sings The Music Of Miles Davis” Savant cd

This used disc came with a nice letter that Gates wrote to a reviewer of this cd.

Bass – Lonnie Plaxico
Drums – Vincent Ector
Guitar – Dave Stryker
Piano – John Di Martino
Trumpet – Freddie Hendrix
Vocals – Giacomo Gates

Recorded, mixed & edited at Jazz At Lincoln Center, New York, September-December 2012

 

[Rabshakeh]

39 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Interesting line up, any good?

Another good day from the design team at least...

Yes. Good record. Not a million miles off the more famous Quartet Afterstorm record, which is pretty similar.

Now on this one, which goes well beyond the Criss Cross standard fare:

Orrin Evans – Listen To The Band

 

[mikeweil]

I love this album so much! I'm really glad I finally got a copy a month or two ago. Sound is much better than on most jazz recordings.

[jazzbo]

Arrived yesterday this newly discovered release by Ella Fitzgerald. . . .

“Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum” Verve cd

 

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Tapes were unearthed in the private tape collection of Verve Records founder Norman Granz - mixed directly from 4-track tapes recorded by Wally Heider - resulting in higher-fidelity audio than most ‘lost’ recordings. This album Includes the first Ella recordings of the hit songs “Alfie” and “Music to Watch Girls By” and her band features the rarely-heard but hard-swinging trio of Jimmy Jones, Bob Cranshaw and Sam Woodyard. The Ellington band captured here was at its peak, featuring Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope.

 

[Rabshakeh]

Oliver Sain - Fused Jazz

 

[kh1958]

Bessie Smith, 1925-1927 (Classics)

[Chuck Nessa]

[jazzbo]

5 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Arrived yesterday this newly discovered release by Ella Fitzgerald. . . .

“Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum” Verve cd

 

526×525 28.3 KB

 

Tapes were unearthed in the private tape collection of Verve Records founder Norman Granz - mixed directly from 4-track tapes recorded by Wally Heider - resulting in higher-fidelity audio than most ‘lost’ recordings. This album Includes the first Ella recordings of the hit songs “Alfie” and “Music to Watch Girls By” and her band features the rarely-heard but hard-swinging trio of Jimmy Jones, Bob Cranshaw and Sam Woodyard. The Ellington band captured here was at its peak, featuring Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope.

 

This one again. Nice!

[rostasi]

[Peter Friedman]

Disc 2

[T.D.]

[Pim]

my sons pick for this morning. Excellent taste just like his father 🤘

[jazzcorner]

On 2/28/2025 at 8:18 PM, mikeweil said:

This afternoon:

 

Interesting compilation 👍 - have the ABC BB vinyl.

[jazzbo]

Starting off a cold morning with one of my favorite releases of this decade:

Joel Ross “Who Are You?” Blue Note cd

Joel Ross, vibes, with Jeremy Corren on piano, Immanuel Wilkins on alto saxophone and Jeremy Dutton on drums, Kanoa Mendenhall on bass. Harpist Brandee Younger is also featured on five of the album’s tracks.

 

[jazzbo]

David Crosby “Lighthouse” GroundUP cd

Followed by

Some sophisticated swing!  

Buddy DeFranco And His Orchestra “I Hear Benny Goodman And Artie Shaw” Lone Hill 2 cd set, disc 1