So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Joe]

[Jim Duckworth]

[jazzbo]

Lucy has a "hair appointment" so I am getting a bonus listening session in and continuing with 

Miles Davis, "Water Babies" Columbia cd, from the Complete Columbia Albums box set

Great, different music on both sides of this original album, I really wanted to hear side 1 this time, the second great Quintet. 

This cover always brings me back to childhood in Philadelphia. . . we had one neighbor Dad who brought out a big monkey wrench a few times each summer and opened up a water hydrant and kids flocked to frolic in the outpouring of water for about an hour before city workers came out to wrench it closed again. Ah, simple fun urban childhood times. 

[BillF]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

"Miles Davis In Person Saturday Night" Columbia cd, disc 1 from the Complete 2 cd set.

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

I believe I read that Sean Levitt is the son of drummer Al Levitt. He is guitar player who reminds me slightly of Jimmy Raney or Doug Raney.  This is the first time I heard him. I like his playing.

Now playing. Yes, I think you're on to a good one there, Peter. 

29 minutes ago, Jim Duckworth said:

One of my favourite Blue Note albums.

Those Dorham compositions! 

[jazzbo]

Grant Green with percussion! I felt like listening to some guitar.

Grant Green "Green is Beautiful" Blue Note Japan UHQCD UCCQ-9478

Bass – Jimmy Lewis
Bongos – Richard Lendrum
Congas – Candido Camero
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Guitar – Grant Green
Organ – Emanuel Riggins, Earl Neal Creque (one track)
Producer – Francis Wolff
Tenor Saxophone – Claude Bartee
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

[Peter Friedman]

[sidewinder]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

Lucy has a "hair appointment" so I am getting a bonus listening session in and continuing with 

Miles Davis, "Water Babies" Columbia cd, from the Complete Columbia Albums box set

Great, different music on both sides of this original album, I really wanted to hear side 1 this time, the second great Quintet. 

This cover always brings me back to childhood in Philadelphia. . . we had one neighbor Dad who brought out a big monkey wrench a few times each summer and opened up a water hydrant and kids flocked to frolic in the outpouring of water for about an hour before city workers came out to wrench it closed again. Ah, simple fun urban childhood times. 

When that LP came out in 1976, I thought of it almost like a ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ linking the Sorcerer era on side 1 with the ‘Dual Mr Tillman Anthony’ stuff on side 2 as a missing link into the ‘In A Silent Way’ period. A real humdinger release at the time, when Miles was otherwise silent. 

I don’t think Tony Williams’ drums was ever recorded better by Columbia than he was on those side 1 tracks.

Edited March 19, 2022 by sidewinder

[jazzbo]

4 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

When that LP came out in 1976, I thought of it almost like a ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ linking the Sorcerer era on side 1 with the ‘Dual Mr Tillman Anthony’ stuff on side 2 as a missing link into the ‘In A Silent Way’ period. A real humdinger release at the time, when Miles was otherwise silent. 

I don’t think Tony Williams’ drums was ever recorded better by Columbia than he was on those side 1 tracks.

It was a really exciting release when it came out. I can even remember when I picked it up and where, and I've loved this music ever since.

[sidewinder]

1 minute ago, jazzbo said:

It was a really exciting release when it came out. I can even remember when I picked it up and where, and I've loved this music ever since.

Yeah - I remember hearing one track on side one and the whole of side 2 being broadcast on a radio show, liking it from the off and buying the LP very soon after.

[jazzcorner]

1 hour ago, Joe said:

 

 

Like this one Very good

[soulpope]

[BillF]

3 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

[Chuck Nessa]

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

59 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

[Rabshakeh]

On 3/16/2022 at 8:13 AM, BillF said:

Listening to this for the first time. I was familiar with Ponomarev from his work with Blakey and his debut Means of Identification, but this is in a much higher league than that latter record.

What's Sweet Basil like? I see it has John Hicks in the piano seat.

[jlhoots]

John Zorn: New Masada Quartet (Tzadik CD)

[Jim Duckworth]

On 3/15/2022 at 11:44 AM, EKE BBB said:

Love that Billy Kyle.  

[John Tapscott]

51 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Listening to this for the first time. I was familiar with Ponomarev from his work with Blakey and his debut Means of Identification, but this is in a much higher league than that latter record.

What's Sweet Basil like? I see it has John Hicks in the piano seat.

Sweet Basil is a really fine set. 

Now:

[HutchFan]

Recorded in Half Moon Bay, CA in 1977 with Alan Broadbent (p), Frank De La Rosa (b), and Benny Barth (d)

 

 

10 hours ago, BillF said:

One of my favourite Blue Note albums.

Those Dorham compositions! 

Whistle Stop is one of my BN faves too.  Superb!

 

Edited March 20, 2022 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Recorded in Half Moon Bay, CA in 1977 with Alan Broadbent (p), Frank De La Rosa (b), and Benny Barth (d)

A heavenly voice ....

[BillF]

[Rabshakeh]

Just finished

Johnny Griffin - The Kerry Dancers (Riverside, 1962)

Now halfway through:

Eddie Harris - Come On Down! (Atlantic, 1970)

Now something softer: 

Onaje Allan Gumbs - Onaje (Steeplechase, 1977)

[sidewinder]

Kenny Wheeler 75th Birthday Big Band Concert, QEH London, 2005.

[Referentzhunter]