So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[soulpope]

  On 1/14/2022 at 7:48 PM, HutchFan said:

 

Weber's sound has always been distinctive.  You've got to give him that. ... But I suppose I've never found his sound terribly appealing either.

As always, different strokes and all that.   

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Well said ....

[Peter Friedman]

[Kevin Bresnahan]

  On 1/10/2022 at 8:35 AM, Referentzhunter said:

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Many years ago, Mosaic posted the uncropped photo from this cover and I saved it.

 

My favorite Jazz recording...

[BillF]

  On 1/14/2022 at 7:49 PM, sidewinder said:

I’m assuming that’s on Spotify and not the one you sold me way back when Bill 

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Full marks for deduction! 

I have met and had long, agreeable chats with two of this band - drummer Matt in Southport and Osian at a gig at my friend Malcolm Frazer's house.

Here's Malcolm's clip of Osian and local tenorman Liam Byrne:

 

[HutchFan]

Next up:

Some excellent playing here by a very young Renee Rosnes.

 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

  On 1/14/2022 at 9:23 PM, HutchFan said:

Next up:

Some excellent playing here by a very young Renee Rosnes.

 

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That is a very nice CD. I haven't played it in a while. Maybe it's time to pull it out again?

[HutchFan]

  On 1/14/2022 at 9:09 PM, bresna said:

Many years ago, Mosaic posted the uncropped photo from this cover and I saved it.

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Interesting. I don't recall seeing that uncropped photo before. ... It's amazing how much cropping it and adding a blue filter transforms the image.

[sidewinder]

  On 1/14/2022 at 9:12 PM, BillF said:

Full marks for deduction! 

I have met and had long, agreeable chats with two of this band - drummer Matt in Southport and Osian at a gig at my friend Malcolm Frazer's house.

Here's Malcolm's clip of Osian and local tenorman Liam Byrne:

 

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Nice !

I saw the Fishwicks at Swanage some years ago. With a bit of luck they will be back, once ‘normality’ returns.

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

Conrad Herwig Quintet - The Amulet (Ken Music, 1992)

 

[John Tapscott]

  On 1/14/2022 at 7:02 PM, BillF said:

 

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  On 1/14/2022 at 7:02 PM, BillF said:

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Now:

 

 

Disc 2

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Jack Wilson ‘Something Personal’

Edited January 15, 2022 by Son-of-a-Weizen

[Gheorghe]

  On 1/14/2022 at 9:12 PM, BillF said:

Full marks for deduction! 

I have met and had long, agreeable chats with two of this band - drummer Matt in Southport and Osian at a gig at my friend Malcolm Frazer's house.

Here's Malcolm's clip of Osian and local tenorman Liam Byrne:

 

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That´s wonderful ! I like it so much. They sound wonderful, two tenors somehow in the Mobley tradition, and a very good piano player. Very fine bass work, only a drummer is missing. But once again, those are great musicians

[BillF]

  On 1/15/2022 at 8:30 AM, Gheorghe said:

That´s wonderful ! I like it so much. They sound wonderful, two tenors somehow in the Mobley tradition, and a very good piano player. Very fine bass work, only a drummer is missing. But once again, those are great musicians

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Agreed! Here's some more.

Sadly, the pandemic seems to have put an end to these sessions. Malcolm used to squeeze up to 40 people into his living room, so I can't see this resuming in present conditions.

 

[sidewinder]

The ‘Step Lightly’ session.

[Rabshakeh]

The Golden Palominos - S/T (Celluloid, 1983)

[Referentzhunter]

[jazzcorner]

One of the great Mulligan groups - the sextet with Sims, Eardley & Brookmeyer

[Joe]

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

  On 1/15/2022 at 1:16 PM, jazzcorner said:

One of the great Mulligan groups - the sextet with Sims, Eardley & Brookmeyer

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[BillF]

  On 1/15/2022 at 8:30 AM, Gheorghe said:

That´s wonderful ! I like it so much. They sound wonderful, two tenors somehow in the Mobley tradition, and a very good piano player. Very fine bass work, only a drummer is missing. But once again, those are great musicians

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Glad you liked it, Gheorghe. Re the Mobley tradition, yes I agree. The forefathers of both these guys - and Mobley too - are clearly Pres and Bird and, judging by his sound on albums, Rollins is also clearly important for Osian.  Liam names Al Cohn as his favourite tenorman and when New York-based Rossano Sportiello first heard Liam he said it was unusual and very pleasing for someone of Liam's age to adopt this style. Here's a clip of that meeting. Liam says they'd never played a note together before this. A great first meeting, I'm sure you'll agree:

 

[mikeweil]

[kh1958]

John Young, Serenata (Delmark)

[Peter Friedman]