So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[EKE BBB]

[B. Goren.]

[Justin V]

Disc 1: I tend to start out the morning with organ jazz, but this is a good way to start the day.

Edited August 22, 2019 by Justin V

[JSngry]

Paul Bryant & Earl Palmer ready-made for airplay, not necessarily "funky" in any but the most vocabularyistically limited circles, but  still, not bullshit in any way. Color him/them pretty badassty fluent.

[John Tapscott]

[aparxa]

[jazzbo]

Duke Ellington "Live at Newport 1956" (Complete), disc 2

Followed by George Benson, "Benson Burner" disc 1

[ejp626]

Antobal's Cuban All-Stars ‎– Havana Big Sound!

[JSngry]

Nostalgia is ephemeral, skills are forever.

and Charles Stepney was a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad man!

[ghost of miles]

Jonesin’ for some CBBB:

[HutchFan]

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Pocketful of Dreams, Vol. III (Decca/GRP)
In the photo above, the way that Louis is looking down & spreading his arms makes me think that he's about to take a cartoon-like swan-dive off a very high stage.  

 

 

5 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

I've never seen that one, EKE. 

What do you think of it?

 

Edited August 22, 2019 by HutchFan

[JSngry]

37 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Nostalgia is ephemeral, skills are forever.

and Charles Stepney was a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad man!

Has anybody really, really analyzed/broken this album down in terms of musical/lyrical thematic development/continuity? Seems like there's a real "concept album", or even an actual by-god "suite" to be had here, maybe.

Stepney taking Bacharach seriously as musical inspiration, not just commercial motivation (the irony is all too real).

Can you imagine the sessions for this record? November 24-26, 1969, three days to get this made. Skills!

 

[Peter Friedman]

[JSngry]

[jlhoots]

Sam Rivers Trio: Emanation

[JSngry]

11 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Getting boring in a hurry...

[JSngry]

[HutchFan]

This afternoon: John Lewis!!!

Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East / 3 Degrees West (Pacific Jazz)

 

and

Kansas City Breaks (Red Baron; originally Finesse)

Both terrific!

[JSngry]

[jazzbo]

Duke Ellington "Ellington Indigos" Impex gold cd. 

This is such an exquisitely engineered album. From microphone placement to reverb this is so carefully crafted to suit and support the wonderful music.

Coleman Hawkins and his All-Stars "Swingville" OJC cd. This is such a swinging session. The way that Wendall Marshall is recorded just makes it so. Joe and Vic do some whack playing here. Maybe there was one too many bottles on a sideboard in the studio. Regardless, Hawk is so authoritative and Tommy so fluid and full of ideas. . . Man I dig it.

[BillF]

2 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

 

 

Coleman Hawkins and his All-Stars "Swingville" OJC cd. This is such a swinging session. The way that Wendall Marshall is recorded just makes it so. Joe and Vic do some whack playing here. Maybe there was one too many bottles on a sideboard in the studio. Regardless, Hawk is so authoritative and Tommy so fluid and full of ideas. . . Man I dig it.

Yes, always was a good 'un. 

[sidewinder]

[HutchFan]

[soulpope]

3 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Very good ....

[soulpope]

NP ..... :