So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Chuck Nessa]

Disc 3 - Song of Humanity

[Holy Ghost]

11 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Disc 3 - Song of Humanity

Woah. Sleeve is sweet.

Blues Walk-Lou Donaldson

 

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Sonny Stitt “Constellation” Camden 2 cd set

disc 2

 

[rostasi]

Oka-no-shou

by Kazuya Ishigami & Tim Olive

[rostasi]

Miner's Dance: Lithuanian Coal Miner's Bands from
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, April 1928 - March 1933

[Gheorghe]

I rarely listened to strictly straight ahead jazz lately, more some more advanced stuff, but this one is a real beauty. 

They all play so great stuff, so exiting. 

Each of them has fantastic solos. 

But if I had to pick out only one, it´s my favourite Jackie McLean. His sound and his phrasing always was the stuff that appealed most to me, almost since I listen to Jazz. 

But it is beautiful to hear Griff and Cecil Payne in such a great playing mood. 

With the exception of Don Sickler, who plays some very fine trumpet, I saw each of those musicians leading their own groups. 

Ron Carter is great on bass, Roy Haynes just wonderful like always, and the surprise is Duke Jordan. His version of Don´t Blame me is just a beauty, and it get´s a rousing round of applause.....

Some of Duke Jordan´s classic intros to some Bird tunes became very popular and it is great to hear it played by the horns for example on "Dewey Square".......

[jazzbo]

Gary Bartz “The Shadow Do” Prestige Japan cd

 

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Starting off a relatively warm morning with the humor and light funk of this Bartz album.

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Synthesizer, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Co-producer– Gary Bartz

Bass, Backing Vocals – Michael Henderson

Congas, Percussion – Mtume

Drums, Synthesizer – Howard King

Guitar – Reggie Lucas

Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer – Hubert Eaves*

Producer, Backing Vocals – Larry and Fonce Mizell

Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Larry Mizell

The Mizell Bros production is dominant, but Bartz’s stamp is heavily here as well. From 1975

[jazzbo]

Another Gary Bartz, with NTU Troop, “Follow, the Medicine Man” Prestige Japan cd

 

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Bass, Electric Bass, Voice, Percussion – Stafford James
Drums, Voice, Percussion – Howard King
Electric Piano – Andy Bey, Hubert Eaves
Guitar – Hector Centeno
Vocals – Gary Bartz
Vocals, Percussion, Electric Piano – Andy Bey
Voice, Electric Piano, Percussion, Sopranino Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Gary Bartz

From 1973

[jlhoots]

Gary Bartz: NTU Troop, Bremen Live, 2 CD set

[hopkins]

[Joe]

[Peter Friedman]

Eric Reed

[dougcrates]

[Pim]

the duo at its best. 

[soulpope]

6 minutes ago, Pim said:

the duo at its best. 

Indeed .... miraculous music ....

[soulpope]

This format suits Steve Lacy best .... with Jean-Jacques Avenel (b) and John Betsch (dr) ....

[Pim]

1 minute ago, soulpope said:

This format suits Steve Lacy best .... with Jean-Jacques Avenel (b) and John Betsch (dr) ....

Great one!

 

[rostasi]

[soulpope]

9 minutes ago, Pim said:

 

Seething bass luxury provided by Stanley Clarke and Cecil McBee ....

[JSngry]

26 minutes ago, rostasi said:

Wow, that's really good!

[Peter Friedman]

[rostasi]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

Wow, that's really good!

It is! I'm a big fan of the label. Worth checking out the other 31 titles.
(If case you want to know, his name is pronounced "bay-OTT")

[JSngry]

25 minutes ago, rostasi said:

It is! I'm a big fan of the label. Worth checking out the other 31 titles.
(If case you want to know, his name is pronounced "bay-OTT")

I sampled some of the other pieces and then ordered the CD.  It's nice and bouncy, which I like in string quartets!

[rostasi]

10 minutes ago, JSngry said:

I sampled some of the other pieces and then ordered the CD.  It's nice and bouncy, which I like in string quartets!

It comes with liner notes on the individual works, an interview with the performers, and general info on the composer's compositional methods. Some excerpts from the scores too.