So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[EKE BBB]

More recent spins:

Elvin Jones / McCoy Tyner Quintet ‎– Love & Peace (Trio, 1982)

 

Hans Koller - Masterpieces (MBS, 1959-76)

 

Jimmy Forrest ‎– Heart Of The Forrest (Palo Alto, 1982)

 

King Pleasure ‎– Mr. Jazz (United Artists, 1962)

 

Lee Konitz - Tranquility (Verve, 1957)

 

 

 

 

 

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

Cecil McBee Sextet With Chico Freeman ‎– Compassion (Enja, 1979)

Very good indeed ....

[soulpope]

[Cyril]

Happy 75th Birthday, Han Bennink

 

 

[soulpope]

Hidden behind a hilarious cover (a rather young Paul Desmond in front of an Edmonton Festival 1976 emblem) this is another formidable late Paul Desmond live performances from 1976 with his "Canadian Trio" - on par with his releases recorded the year before with the same group for A&M Records ...

[soulpope]

Next in line .... :

[l p]

DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA 

Washington, DC 24 April 1971 
Shoreham Hotel 

unknown location USA March 1952 
Dance date
(rlr label)

Houston, TX 19 Nov 1962 
Concert Cullum Auditorium 

 

Rotterdam, 28 January 1967 

 

[jazzbo]

The beautiful Carolyn Hester. . . wanted to hear some playing by the recently passed Bruce Langhorne (here on the far left with Carolyn, Bob Dylan here and above at his first recording session, and Bill Lee, Spike's dad).

 

Edited April 17, 2017 by jazzbo

[JohnS]

 

[HutchFan]

19 hours ago, Tom 1960 said:

What do you think of that Terry Gibbs record, Tom?

[alankin]

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Treasury Series No.45 [(8/31/46) on Vol. 23 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.)
— With Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker(t); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Rusell Procope(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Oscar Pettiford(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Kay Davis, Marion Fox, Al Hibbler(v).
— Live ABC broadcast, Lincoln Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
— Titles include: My Honey's Loving Arms, Warm Valley, Jumpin' Punkins, Things Ain't What They Used To Be, Three Cent Stomp, Moon Mist, Just Squeeze Me and a W.C. Handy tribute suite consisting of: Beale Street Blues, Memphis Blues and St. Louis Blues.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Treasury Series No.46 [(10/5/46) on Vol. 23 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.)
— With Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker(t); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Russell Procope(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Oscar Pettiford(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Kay Davis(v).
— Live broadcast from ABC Studio 6B, Radio City, NYC.
— Titles include: Just Squeeze Me, Things Ain't What They Used To Be; live broadcast from Aquarium Restaurant, NYC.

 

Edited April 17, 2017 by alankin

[EKE BBB]

And yet a few more:

Fred McDowell ‎– The First Recordings (Rounder, 1959)

 

Steve Kuhn - Wysteria (ECM, 2011)

 

Wynton Kelly - Last Trio Session (Delmark, 1968)

 

Tete Montoliu - Catalonian Rhapsody (Alfa Records/Venus, 1992)

 

Tete Montoliu ‎– En El Teatro Real (RTVE, 1988)

[ghost of miles]

Lots and lots and lots of late-period Duke Ellington.

[BillF]

[alankin]

Randy Weston Trio plus Cecil Payne – With These Hands... (Riverside Records / OJC Limited Editioni Series)
— With Randy Weston - piano; Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone; Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass; Wilbert Hogan - drums

 

[EKE BBB]

Ella Fitzgerald ‎– Ella In Rome - The Birthday Concert (Verve, 1958)

[HutchFan]

Gordon Beck - Sunbird (JMS)
with Allan Holdsworth -- R.I.P.
and Jean-François Jenny-Clark & Aldo Romano

[duaneiac]

 

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, alankin said:

Randy Weston Trio plus Cecil Payne – With These Hands... (Riverside Records / OJC Limited Editioni Series)
— With Randy Weston - piano; Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone; Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass; Wilbert Hogan - drums

 

Such a wonderful record.  

[EKE BBB]

Ella Fitzgerald ‎– Mack The Knife - The Complete Ella In Berlin (Verve, 1960)

[alankin]

Coleman Hawkins – The Hawk Swings — Vol. 1 (Crown Records / Fresh Sound Records)
— Thad Jones (trumpet); Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Eddie Costa (piano & vibes); George Duvivier (bass); Osie Johnson (drums); Nat Pierce (piano on one track).

    
 

Edited April 17, 2017 by alankin

[mikeweil]

[jazzbo]

Bingo Miki & The Inner Galaxy Orchestra "Montreux Cyclone" XRCD

This would have been a fun concert to see! 1979 appearance of Miki's Japanese big band with American soloists Joe Beck, Jon Faddis and Bob Brookmeyer. Quite CTI-like.

[l p]

cd's 1-3

[duaneiac]