So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Larry Kart]

11 minutes ago, BillF said:

When I first heard this back in the day it was a revelation.

[HutchFan]

[John Tapscott]

4 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Now:

Disc 1

[Rabshakeh]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

I think the fact that J. Redman's albums were so heavily promoted had as much to do with non-musical factors as musical ones.  Not hard to "package" an attractive, articulate young man.  OTOH, his middle-of-the-road-ness -- music-wise -- might have been a positive from the Marketing Department perspective at Warner Brothers.  Just like his appearance, it was non-threatening. ... In other words, it comes down to "major label" nonsense.

All that said, I enjoy some of Redman's music.  I just think his level of promotion (especially in his early years) had much more to do with marketing machinations than music.

For sure. I'm just surprised there wasn't anything better that they found.

[HutchFan]

Giovanni Hidalgo - "Time Shifter" (TropiJazz/Sony, 1996)
Excellent music.  Along with Hidalgo, bassist Eddie "Guagua" Rivera is really catching my ear tonight.

 

[ghost of miles]

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Giovanni Hidalgo - "Time Shifter" (TropiJazz/Sony, 1996)
Excellent music.  Along with Hidalgo, bassist Eddie "Guagua" Rivera is really catching my ear tonight.

A good one indeed ....

[BillF]

9 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

Disc 1

[BillF]

Unconventional (Hampton style) piano technique, which is fine, but why didn't they give him a decent piano to play on? 

Edited January 12, 2022 by BillF

[Gheorghe]

16 hours ago, soulpope said:

I love it. And Buster Williams is one of my favourite bassists.

[soulpope]

37 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

I love it. And Buster Williams is one of my favourite bassists.

Ja eine prächtige Scheibn ....

[mjazzg]

Sapphire Symphony No.4

[Gheorghe]

39 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Ja eine prächtige Scheibn ....

The Trio Barron-Williams-Riley was also part of the Ron Carter Quartet that played in 1979 at Velden Jazzfestival. Carter played the piccolo bass only on that occasion. 
 

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

David Bowie "Toy" from the latest (fifth) box set, "Brilliant Adventure." This is the first official release of the album.

This is a fascinating album. . . Bowie in 2000 re-arranging and re-recording songs from '64 to '71. The label decided not to release it at the time.  Pretty darned awesome sound on this edition, as is the case for these box sets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_(David_Bowie_album)

Just released is a three cd set including more material. . . I may get this in time.

[jazzbo]

Disc 3 of Miles Davis "Bootleg Series Vol. 1" Sony Blu-Spec CD edition.

I was so excited when this first volume was released--a promising start to a great series of reissues.

Edited January 12, 2022 by jazzbo

[JSngry]

2 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Disc 3 of Miles Davis "Bootleg Series Vol. 1" Sony Blu-Spec CD edition.

I was so excited when this first volume was released--a promising start to a great series of reissues.

It has been...but I wonder when/if they are going to get some of those great 72-75 "electric jungle" shows out. We know they're out there...

[kh1958]

21 hours ago, Jim Duckworth said:

Yeah! Both Bascomb brothers-Paul gets a good helping on Sweet Georgia Brown.

A fine band for sure.

[Dub Modal]

A couple of Don Grolnick records today. Not a player I'm at all familiar with, but a track from Nighttown showed up on this month's Blue Note playlist and I was intrigued. Enjoyable records for sure, with some iffy choruses by the horn section on Nighttime. Dig Ehrlich's bass clarinet when it's spotted.

I was way outside of the jazz scope in the early to mid 90s, so I'm guessing this was well within the mainstream of the time; and they honestly don't strike me as being much different than what Brian Lynch is doing currently. Very much in the pocket, thematic, with some cool solos. 

[mikeweil]

In the car today:

Edited January 12, 2022 by mikeweil

[jlhoots]

4 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Sapphire Symphony No.4

The entire 4 CD box is excellent.

[Chuck Nessa]

4 minutes ago, jlhoots said:

The entire 4 CD box is excellent.

True.

Now playing disc one of three

[JSngry]

 

Probably a "supplemental" Ra record, but it's a good one, intimate and thoughtful.

Plus,any additional unmask the batman is always welcome here!

 

 

[jazzbo]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

It has been...but I wonder when/if they are going to get some of those great 72-75 "electric jungle" shows out. We know they're out there...

We'll be lucky if anything comes out. . . here's hoping there will be more. I'm eager for any "period" of Miles to be honest.

[Peter Friedman]