So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Rabshakeh]

Tia Fuller – Diamond Cut

I've been trogging through a lot of 90s smooth jazz recently and assumed from the cover art and the reference to "diamonds" in the title that I'd added this to my to-listen list then. It is actually a reasonably advanced and perfectly enjoyable bop record, with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette as rhythm section and Sam Yahel on organ. It is in Mack Avenue, not Warner Brothers, so I should really have clocked. 

She backed Beyonce and was apparently Geammy-nominated, so, a bit like Donny McCaslin, she seems to be more famous with those who are listening out for pop musician's backing bands.

[BillF]

[optatio]

33 minutes ago, BillF said:

👍 - as LP on my shelf!

[Rabshakeh]

John Zorn - Jamie Saft Trio – Astaroth (Book Of Angels Volume 1)

John Zorn - Erik Friedlander – Volac (Book Of Angels Volume 😎

Relistening to these now, probably the best of the bunch, in my view, particularly the Saft, which would stand on its own as a very good record.

Saft is not a musician whom I know at all, outside of his work with Zorn. 

Edited October 10, 2023 by Rabshakeh

[jazzbo]

Relistening to this one this morning. This one helped me last night ease out of troubled mind from watching news analysis. It’s quite a nice release with some interesting arrangements of Strayhorn material.

Planet D Nonet “Salute to Strayhorn”

 

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Followed by

Great new cd reissue. Pharoah Sanders “Pharoah” India Navigation cd

 

 

[jazzbo]

27 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

John Zorn - Jamie Saft Trio – Astaroth (Book Of Angels Volume 1)

John Zorn - Erik Friedlander – Volac (Book Of Angels Volume 😎

Relistening to these now, probably the best of the bunch, in my view, particularly the Saft, which would stand on its own as a very good record.

Saft is not a musician whom I know at all, outside of his work with Zorn. 

I don't really enjoy Zorn stuff, so haven't heard his with Zorn but I do have and enjoy this Jamie Saft, solo piano material:

 

[Rabshakeh]

20 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

I don't really enjoy Zorn stuff, so haven't heard his with Zorn but I do have and enjoy this Jamie Saft, solo piano material:

 

Thanks. That looks interesting.

[kh1958]

Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah

[jlhoots]

3 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah

Me too!!

[HutchFan]

João Donato - A Bad Donato (Blue Thumb, 1970)

I like this album.  It's pleasingly strange and uncategorizable.  But I think Donato's collaboration with Eumir Deodato -- DonatoDeodato (Muse, 1973) -- is even better.

 

[mjazzg]

5 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Thanks. That looks interesting.

On Saft, you might try 'The New Jazz Standard' if you haven't already. With Steve Swallow and Previte

Time to join in with the Book Of Angels listening

Volume 12 Stolas, Masada Quintet featuring Joe Lovano 'Plays Masada Book Two'

completely forgot I had this

Edited October 10, 2023 by mjazzg

[jazzcorner]

17 hours ago, mikeweil said:

I have that one on this twofer CD:

Appears also on  Fresh Sound

Edited October 10, 2023 by jazzcorner

[John Tapscott]

[Rabshakeh]

31 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

completely forgot I had this

Always promising.

[Peter Friedman]

[mjazzg]

26 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Always promising.

Or a sign of just too many in a collection.

It's all very competently played but just a little dull, no real edge to it. Occasionally the themes rescue it

[jazzbo]

The Julius Watkins Sextet “Vols. 1 & 2” Blue Note cd

[jazzbo]

George Benson “Beyond the Blue Horizon” CTI/Mosaic Records cd

Needed a little hot grease in the pan today.

Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Jack DeJohnette
Guitar – George Benson
Organ – Clarence Palmer
Percussion – Albert Nicholson, Michael Cameron

[Mark Stryker]

39 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

The Julius Watkins Sextet “Vols. 1 & 2” Blue Note cd

Happy birthday, Julius Watkins, born in Detroit on October 10, 1921. #JazzFromDetroit

[jazzbo]

Monk's day as well!

 

[John Tapscott]

10 hours ago, BillF said:

👍 The trumpet section looks very tired. Must have been a long night.

Now:

 

[jazzcorner]

Jasmine JASM 1019 - Les Brown " All -  Weather  Music " - rec. 1956            

 

 

3 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

👍

[GA Russell]

[BillF]

1 hour ago, John Tapscott said:

 

 

👍

[Chuck Nessa]