So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

NP:

Ketil Bjørnstad - Finnes du noensteds ikveld (Philips Norway)
with Knut Riisnæs (ts, ss), Arild Andersen (b), and Pål Thowsen (d)

 

 

Earlier:

Charles Sullivan - Re-Entry (Whynot)
with Rene McLean (as, ts), Kenny Barron (p), Buster Williams (b), Billy Hart (d)

[mikeweil]

Earlier today:

[HutchFan]

Just arrived in the mail today. 

[Brad]

[ghost of miles]

[EKE BBB]

VSOP - The Quintet (Columbia, 1977)

[soulpope]

  On 11/22/2018 at 7:54 AM, EKE BBB said:

VSOP - The Quintet (Columbia, 1977)

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Very good .... nevertheless I prefer the subsequent release "Tempest In The Colosseum" (probably for sentimental reason - bought as release back then) inter alias with a truly staggering performance of "Eye Of The Hurricane" .... those were the days ....

[EKE BBB]

  On 11/22/2018 at 8:42 AM, soulpope said:

Very good .... nevertheless I prefer the subsequent release "Tempest In The Colosseum" (probably for sentimental reason - bought as release back then) inter alias with a truly staggering performance of "Eye Of The Hurricane" .... those were the days ....

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Stylistically, VSOP is not my cup of tea, actually. 

[Gheorghe]

  On 11/22/2018 at 8:42 AM, soulpope said:

Very good .... nevertheless I prefer the subsequent release "Tempest In The Colosseum" (probably for sentimental reason - bought as release back then) inter alias with a truly staggering performance of "Eye Of The Hurricane" .... those were the days ....

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Great, I still remember the exitement in the jazzszene, when this formation was founded and we all had the chance to listen to those guys, who were our idols, especially for those who also preferred electric rock jazz. Hancock and Williams were in the 30´s , the others maybe in their early 40´s so it was still quite young men, we were youngsters of the "70´s generation" and for some of us this music was the link from what they listened "Headhunters" , "Lifetime"....., back to acoustic jazz. And for the older ones it was a great reunion of the men from the "2nd Great Quintet".

As Soulpope said, I too prefer the harder to find "Tempest at the Colloseum".

Many of us also listened (and still listen) to the very first VSOP from 1976, the one with 3 Hancock bands: 1 set the VSOP Quintet, 2nd set a reunion of the late 60´s early 70´s Hancock Sextet feat. Bennie Maupin.

And the 3rd set the electric band with the famous Wah Wah Watson. All of us listend to that music, some preferred the electric band and "accepted" the acoustic because the men behind also played electric, others vice versa (myself). I listened mostly to those electric band where I had a connection to their acoustic past.

[EKE BBB]

Curtis Amy - Groovin' Blue (Pacific, 1961) + Way Down (Pacific, 1962) + Tippin' On Through (Pacifi, 1962) --> FSR 2-cd reissue

       

Edited November 22, 2018 by EKE BBB

[EKE BBB]

John Coltrane (& others) ‎– The Winner's Circle (Bethlehem, 1957)

[EKE BBB]

Stéphane Grappelli ‎– Le Toit De Paris (RCA Int./Camden, 1969)

[paul secor]

  On 11/22/2018 at 10:07 AM, EKE BBB said:

John Coltrane (& others) ‎– The Winner's Circle (Bethlehem, 1957)

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It's somewhat of a mish-mash, but I've found it an interesting one.

N.P.

[corto maltese]

  On 11/21/2018 at 7:45 PM, soulpope said:

Traditionally play this and "Basra" back to back as these are sort of companion albums ....

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I see what you mean.

It makes you wonder what the reputation (not to mention the market value) of this album would be, if it had been released (with superior sound) on Blue Note. 

[mikeweil]

Machito & His Afro Cuban Orchestra* - Mambo Mucho Mambo - The Complete Columbia Masters

[John Tapscott]

[duaneiac]

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[Buddha the Magnificent]

Roxy Coss - The Future is Female (2018, Posi-Tone 8181).  Roxy Coss - tenor, soprano sax, b clarinet; Alex Wintz - guitar; Miki Yamanaka - piano; Rick Rosato - bass; Jimmy MacBride - drums.  Exceptional compositions and outta sight playing.

[JohnS]

  On 11/22/2018 at 3:35 PM, Peter Friedman said:

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A favourite of mine.  An Esquire EP was my introduction to hard bop and to Hank Mobley.

[JohnS]

[soulpope]