So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[jazzbo]

Miles Davis “In A Silent Way” Sony LP facsimile cd SRCS 9117

 

Been quite some time since I listened to this SBM remastered version.

[jazzcorner]

Contemporary  4CCD-4425-2 West Coast Jazz Box

[mikeweil]

[Referentzhunter]

Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

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[jazzbo]

Francy Boland & The Orchestra “Blue Flame / Red Hot / White Heat” MPS 2 cd set, disc 2 then disc 1

I was thinking I’d play some Ellington and saw this and played these two discs first instead. Not a bad choice or dissimilar choice. . . Boland was very influenced by Ellington and Basie, and both are referenced here in arranging style. Soloists are mainly artists that are featured in various configurations of The Clarke Boland Big Band, or small groups drawn from the Big Band. Really good music and sound!

Followed by

Orin Evans “The Magic of Now” Smoke Sessions cd

 

 

Immanuel Wilkins! I love his playing.

[Rabshakeh]

Steve Turre – Rhythm Within

The Betty Carter Album

This record really was ahead of its time. 

[Peter Friedman]

[BillF]

Just now, Peter Friedman said:

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[HutchFan]

More Japanese jazz today. 

Now:

Masahiko Togashi - Spiritual Nature (East Wind, 1975)
with Masahiko Satoh (p), Masami Nakagawa (bass fl), Keiki Midorikawa (b, vc), Yoshio Ikeda (b), and others

 

Earlier: 

Takashi Kako - The Legend of the Sea-Myself (Trio, 1977)
with Masami Nakagawa (as, fl), Keiki Midorikawa (b, vc), and Masahiko Togashi (d)

 

[jazzbo]

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers “One For All” A&M cd

 

600×600 126 KB

 

I believe this is Art’s final recording.

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Steve Turre – Rhythm Within

The Betty Carter Album

This record really was ahead of its time. 

Two terrific records.   

 

[HutchFan]

McCoy Tyner - Passion Dance (Milestone, 1979)
with RC and Tony

 

[Rabshakeh]

Jason Moran - Same Mother

Since Ten, I've been finding Moran a little po faced for my tastes, but that original run in the 00s was just incredible. Moran made all those other 90s/00s piano guys look like also-rans.

I hear a lot of Don Pullen on this one. More in the way concepts move into each other and high and low combine than in terms of direct influence.

Edited September 26, 2023 by Rabshakeh

[Rabshakeh]

Black / Note – L.A. Underground

[Peter Friedman]

Other than his early Prestige albums, Mal Waldron's playing has not been to my taste.

This is an exception. Waldron plays standards and I found this an enjoyable recording.

[jazzbo]

SHM-SACD just arrived from cdjapan.co.jp

Wow. This may be the best sounding of the recent Coltrane SHM-SACDs.

[Rabshakeh]

Sten Sandell and Lisa Ullén – Double Music (Clean Feed, 2021)

First listen to this. A piano duo on Clean Feed. Very modern classical in style, drawing on French modernism, to my ears. I think I'd rather hear more developed compositions played expertly by one pianist than this. I'm just not that sure what the improvisatory duo adds.

[felser]

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

Miyazawa Akira Quartet - Kiso (Victor World Group Japan, 1970)

Akira Miyazawa (ts, fl)
Masahiko Satoh (p)
Yasuo Arakawa (b)
Takeo Moriyama (d)

 

and

Masahiko Satoh Trio - Transformation '69/'71 (Express Japan, 1971)

Masahiko Satoh (p)
Yasuo Arakawa (b)
Masahiko Togashi (d, perc)

An extraordinary album.  

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by HutchFan

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Now streaming:

Grachan Moncur III - Shadows (Denon, 1977)
Andy Bey should've received a front-cover "featuring" credit, since his voice is so prominent throughout the album.

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by HutchFan

[T.D.]

4 hours ago, felser said:

I love Nucleus's 6-CD Torrid Zone box set on Esoteric. Have often been tempted by the BBC set, but could never justify purchase given that significant box from the same era I already own.

Edited September 27, 2023 by T.D.