So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[duaneiac]

Steve Allen must have still been in Benny Goodman mode a couple of years after he starred in that infamous biopic.  Here he is leading a Goodman style sextet (with Gus Bivona on clarinet and GB was certainly no BG, nor was Steve-arino a Teddy Wison, Jess Stacy or Mel Powell for that matter) through a series of rather loose jams on this album originally recorded for Roulette.  Terry Gibbs provided the most musical interest here for me.

 

[duaneiac]

That disc inspired me to listen to more Terry Gibbs so I got out this

and am listening to Disc 1, which includes the albums Terry Gibbs and Mallets-A-Plenty.  Both albums featured Terry Pollard on piano.  There's a very good player who seems all but forgotten today.  I wonder if Terry Gibbs himself gets all the recognition he deserves among vibes players.  Whatever the context, whether big band or small group, he was (and I guess still is) a font of energy and swing.

[HutchFan]

More Ira Sullivan:

[Larry Kart]

The other day I heard on the radio "All the Things You Are" from Gibbs' recent album "92 Years Young." An elegant swinging solo from the man.
 

 

[duaneiac]

1 hour ago, Larry Kart said:

The other day I heard on the radio "All the Things You Are" from Gibbs' recent album "92 Years Young." An elegant swinging solo from the man.
 

 

Thanks for posting this,  I had heard about his new CD, but had not heard anything from it.  I was kind of skeptical about it, first of all because he has been retired for a few years, so I wondered if he "still had it" after not playing for an extended time.  Secondly, I remember how Lionel Hampton was but a shadow of himself in his later years.  I remember he was a guest on Conan O'Brien's show once and I couldn't watch it, it was so sad seeing Hamp like that.  But this track does swing and it could easily be mistaken for something Terry Gibbs might have recorded 20-25 years ago.  He certainly "still had it" on this number.

Now playing:

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra with special guests Jimmy Rushing and Billie Holiday (whose voice was in very good shape here for 1958)

[JSngry]

ZOOT!

 

[duaneiac]

As often happens on YouTube, one thing leads to another and voila -- here's video of Terry Gibbs jamming in his home at age 91!

 

He looks amazingly spry and his playing is sharp and swinging.  And I love the dog at the start just chillin' at his side and groovin' on the tune!!!

[HutchFan]

Sammy Figueroa - Imaginary World (Savant)

[kinuta]

[Berthold]

Lucky Thompson "In Paris 1959"

[JohnS]

followed by long time favourite

[soulpope]

worth the ticket of entry just for this deep classic made @Muscle Shoals :

.... and the remaing tracks are (nearly) as good ....

[soulpope]

Jerry Jemmott (b) + Pretty Purdie (dr) groove along irresistibly .....

[soulpope]

Former Spinners lead singer finds his way back home .... to southern soul ....

Edited August 17, 2017 by soulpope

[Berthold]

the new CD´s from Lucky Thompson arrived this morning.

Lucky Thompson: The Small Group Sessions 1956-1959 CD1

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, Berthold said:

Lucky Thompson "In Paris 1959"

Great ....

[soulpope]

[paul secor]

Southern Journey Vol. 8 - Velvet Voices (Rounder)

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, paul secor said:

Southern Journey Vol. 8 - Velvet Voices (Rounder)

Great compilation - especially do appreciate the Silver Leaf Quartet performances ....

[duaneiac]

[Cyril]

[HutchFan]

Now playing:

Bryan Lynch Presents MADERA LATINO: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw (Hollistic MusicWorks)

[jazzbo]

This one again. Wonderful release.

Yazz Alhmed "La Saboteuse"
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[John Tapscott]

[soulpope]