So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[medjuck]

On 3/15/2022 at 0:24 AM, BillF said:

I had a girl friend many years ago who only owned one jazz record and this was it. 

On 3/10/2022 at 0:10 PM, jazzbo said:

This volume in the series is great--all either Commodore Records sides (I have all three of the Mosaic Records LP sets) or V-DISCS and every performance features Pee Wee Russell as a band member, and that's a great thing, plus lots of ERNIE CACERES!

I didn't know about this but bought it (cheap) on Amazon for Pee Wee. It's great. Thanks for the recommendation. 

A weird brain fart:  for years I remembered that in my home town, which only had one radio station, it  not only played cover versions of early rock and roll (Pat Boone instead of Little Richard) but a cover of Buddy Knox's Party Doll by Muggsy Spanier.   I recently mentioned this to a knowledgeable friend and he pointed out that it was Wingy Manone who'd done a cover of Party Doll.  I checked it out on Lord and he was right.  Now I'd never heard of either trumpeter at that time so when did I do the transference?

 

[HutchFan]

[sidewinder]

Another excellent archival release from JIB.

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Another reminder of just how good Beck was and how valued he was as pianist to Ms Merrill.

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Underappreciated platter ....

[BillF]

4 hours ago, medjuck said:

I had a girl friend many years ago who only owned one jazz record and this was it. 

 

 

Well, a pretty good choice! 

[BillF]

[EKE BBB]

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Starting off with some sunlight today which is a nice change and I decided that I'd play this one, which I haven't spun in a while.

Nicely-recorded, this is one of my favorites from this lovely lady.

Monday Michiru "Optimista"

[John Tapscott]

Disc 1 

[HutchFan]

6 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Another reminder of just how good Beck was and how valued he was as pianist to Ms Merrill.

Agreed.  He shapes the sound of that record every bit as much as she does.

 

[BillF]

Just now, John Tapscott said:

Disc 1 

[John Tapscott]

15 hours ago, BillF said:

13 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Here are a couple I can recommend. And there are many more well worth hearing.

Another one I really like:

 

[BillF]

[kh1958]

Joe Bonner Trio, New Life (Steeplechase)

[jazzbo]

"The Charles Bell Contemporary Jazz Quartet" Columbia LP

[Rabshakeh]

Evan Parker - Conic Sections (Ah Um, 1993)

[Ken Dryden]

[Peter Friedman]

[EKE BBB]

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Superb ....

[Rabshakeh]

Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition - Tin Can Alley (ECM, 1980)

[BillF]

[John Tapscott]

5 minutes ago, BillF said:

 That's a good one. I was thinking about Hicks just yesterday and realized that I haven't listened to him recently. Must get to it.  

[soulpope]