What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Asimov · « **Reply #13600 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 01:52 am »

New York Jazz Quartet - Blues For Sarka

Starchild · « **Reply #13601 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 02:04 am »

Benny Golson - New York Scene

Personnel: Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone); Sahib Shihab (baritone saxophone); Art Farmer (trumpet); Julius Watkins (French horn); James Cleveland (trombone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Charlie Persip (drums).

Recorded in New York, New York on October 14 & 17, 1957.

Starchild · « **Reply #13602 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:33 am »

Cannonball Adderley - Jazz Workshop Revisited Vol 3

Personnel: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute, oboe); Nat Adderley (cornet); Joe Zawinul (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Louis Hayes (drums).

Recorded live at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, September 22, 1962.

Starchild · « **Reply #13603 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 01:00 pm »

A nice one from Charles Fambrough.

Charles Fambrough - Blues at Bradley's

Personnel: Charles Fambrough (acoustic bass), Donald Harrison (alto saxophone), Joe Ford (soprano saxophone), Steve Turre (trombone, conch shells), Bill O'Connell (piano), Bobby Broom (guitar), Ricky Sebastian (drums), Steve Berrios (percussion). Hide Description

Down Beat (12/93, p.55) - 3 Stars - Good - "...here is a bassist more felt than seen...[Fambrough's] virtues include a powerful tone, the requisite LaFaro-esque solo technique, rock-solid time, and the ability to lock in with...very different drummers...."

Asimov · « **Reply #13604 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 01:02 pm »

Ahmad Jamal - One

Asimov · « **Reply #13605 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 01:43 pm »

Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana Revisited & Freeflight

willsw · « **Reply #13606 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 02:57 pm »

Miroslav Vitous Group with Michel Portal - Remembering Weather Report (2006-2007)

Miroslav Vitous - Double Bass
Gary Campbell - Tenor Saxophone
Franco Ambrosetti - Trumpet
Michel Portal - Bass Clarinet
Gerald Cleaver - Drums

richidoo · « **Reply #13607 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:50 pm »

Bud Powell - "Portrait of Thelonius"

Bud's playing smart and strong AND it has excellent audio quality!

Starchild · « **Reply #13608 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 11:28 pm »

A nice and smooth one from Chet accompanied by a killer band.

Chet Baker - Chet

Personnel: Chet Baker (trumpet); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Herbie Mann (flute); Bill Evans (piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Paul Chambers (bass); Connie Kay, Philly Joe Jones (drums).

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York on December 30, 1958 and January 19, 1959.

Q (Magazine) (p.133) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "A 1959 instrumental set of melodious standards, including gentle sketches of 'September Song' and 'How High The Moon'."

richidoo · « **Reply #13609 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 11:51 pm »

recorded at Blue Jay Studio in Carlisle, MA on custom baritone guitar.

Won 2004 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.

Wait? What?!?!

CactusBob · « **Reply #13610 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 11:52 pm »

John Taylor, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler ~ Azimuth

ECM, German Pressing, 1977

CactusBob · « **Reply #13611 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 12:27 am »

Julian Priester and Marine Intrusion ~ Polarization

ECM, German Pressing, 1977

CactusBob · « **Reply #13612 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 01:21 am »

Mike Nock Quartet ~ In Out and Around

featuring Michael Brecker, George Mraz and Al Foster

Timeless Muse Promo, 1979

Asimov · « **Reply #13613 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 01:56 am »

Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band - At The Village Vanguard

Starchild · « **Reply #13614 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 02:05 am »

A nice one from the Dizzty Gillespie Octet.

Dizzy Gillespie Octet - The Greatest Trumpet of Them All

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Henry Coker (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Benny Golson (ts), Pee Wee Moore (bs), Ray Bryant (p), Tommy Bryant (b) and Charlie Persip (d).

Recorded in New York City, on December 17, 1957.

Starchild · « **Reply #13615 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 03:10 am »

A nice one from Duke and Johnny Hodges.

Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues

Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Les Spann (guitar); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Jo Jones (drums).

Recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, New York, February 20, 1959.

Starchild · « **Reply #13616 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 11:48 am »

A nice one from Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis.

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Jazz at the Philharmonic 1983

Personnel: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Al Grey (trombone); Art Hillery (piano, organ); John Heard (bass); Roy McCurdy (drums).

Recorded at Mars Studio, Hollywood, California on December 15, 1982.

Asimov · « **Reply #13617 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 12:13 pm »

Howard Roberts - Color Him Funky - H.R. Is A Dirty Guitar Player

Starchild · « **Reply #13618 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 12:40 pm »

A nice and smooth set from Eric Reed.

Eric Reed - Something Beautiful

Personnel: Eric Reed: piano; Reuben Rogers: bass; Rodney Green: drums.

Release Date October 18, 2011

Down Beat (p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "These performances are thrilling, in their understatement and elegance. When swing is the thing, they swing but also fascinate in how they do so."

JazzTimes (p.54) - "Practically flawless, SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL is the kind of recording you want to preserve in amber."

Asimov · « **Reply #13619 on:** 26 Nov 2015, 01:15 pm »

Jimmy Ponder - Jump