Bunky Green/Tony Williams

[Larry Kart]

Two nice finds at Half Price today:

 1) Bunky Green's "Another Place" (2004) with Jason Moran, Lonnie Plaxicio, and Nasheet Waits. Probably Bunky's best album, though it might be tied with his excellent old Vanguard LP with Randy Brecker et al. Moran is in very fine form, as is Waits.

2) Tony Wiliams Trio, "Young at Heart" (Columbia, 1996)  with Mulgrew Miller and Ira Coleman., rec. in Tokyo, probably when Tony's quintet was on tour there. What a loss Mulgrew was -- everything he plays is so clear and fresh.

 

[Rabshakeh]

Thank you, did you know them before?

[Larry Kart]

No, I didn't, the albums that is, but I'll buy, with fingers crossed, anything from Bunky (sadly there's much less than there should be) and and likewise anything with Mulgrew.

P.S. The first piece I wrote for Downbeat back in 1967 ("Tale of a TV Taping") was about a  local PBS TV show that featured a band co-led by Bunky and pianist-vibes player Stu Katz. 

[Rooster_Ties]

I stumbled on a $2 promo CD of Young at Heart in a bargain bin in the early 2000’s, and snapped it up for sure at that price. No liners, and a generic tray card — but the music is wonderful.

Right or wrong, I’ve always filed it with my other Mulgrew leader-dates — being “just a”  piano trio, after all.

[Guy Berger]

Agreed on Another Place being really good.

Larry, his album w/Rudresh Mahanthappa (APEX, on Pi Recordings) is excellent too.

[sonnymax]

My favorite Bunky.

[kh1958]

Another good one: 

[Peter Friedman]

I don't know the Bunny Green album. but have had a SACD copy of the Tony Williams Trio session for a long time. Haven't played it in a while. Need to pull that one off the shelf to hear today or tomorrow.

[jlhoots]

15 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

Another good one: 

[JSngry]

17 hours ago, Guy Berger said:

 

Larry, his album w/Rudresh Mahanthappa (APEX, on Pi Recordings) is excellent too.

Yep.

[mikeweil]

Both Green and Williams play on this CD:

https://www.discogs.com/master/1438228-Travis-Shook-Travis-Shook

Edited December 25, 2021 by mikeweil