What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Starchild · « **Reply #12820 on:** 9 Oct 2015, 01:09 am »

One good album deserves another:

Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers

Personnel: Horace Silver (piano); Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Doug Watkins (double bass); Art Blakey (drums).

CactusBob · « **Reply #12821 on:** 9 Oct 2015, 01:14 am »

^^^ That's another great one if not the greatest for introducing "Jazz Messenger's" to the world. I have tons of Silver albums but have to settle down and make dinner and such.

Tomorrow's Fusion Friday, be there!!

Cheers, CB

brooklyn · « **Reply #12822 on:** 9 Oct 2015, 02:41 am »

Asimov · « **Reply #12823 on:** 9 Oct 2015, 05:12 pm »

John Hicks - Fatha's Day

rockadanny · « **Reply #12824 on:** 9 Oct 2015, 07:56 pm »

Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 1

Road Shows, Vol. 1 is the exciting inaugural release in the series of outstanding live Sonny Rollins recordings from the last 30-plus years. The seven tracks on this CD, culled from the Carl Smith collection and Sonny Rollins' own personal soundboard recordings, were recorded in the U.S., Japan, France, and Sweden. Featuring the saxophonist with a variety of sidemen, including Al Foster, Mark Soskin, Clifton Anderson, Bob Cranshaw, and Stephen Scott, Road Shows captures the Saxophone Colossus in full flight, dazzling audiences around the world.

CactusBob · « **Reply #12825 on:** 9 Oct 2015, 11:46 pm »

Woody Shaw ~ Blackstone Legacy

with Gary Bartz, Bennie Maupin, George Cables, Clint Houston & Lenny White

Recorded 8 and 9, 1970 at A & R studios in New York City

Contemporary, 1971

Shaw's answer to "Bitches Brew"

Starchild · « **Reply #12826 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 12:08 am »

Not a new artist but new to me. A very nice album and a fine tenor saxophonist.

JD Allen: Graffiti

Personnel: JD Allen: tenor saxophone; Gregg August: bass; Rudy Royston: drums

Starchild · « **Reply #12827 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 12:43 am »

New to me but this guy's been out there for a while. Piano trio lovers will dig this.

Quincy Jones about Kenny Werner: "Perfection. 360 degrees of soul and science in one human being. My kind of musician." And this is what "The Melody" is like!

The Melody

Line up: Kenny Werner (p), Ari Hoeing (dr), Johannes Weidenmüller (b)

CactusBob · « **Reply #12828 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 01:07 am »

George Duke ~ Faces in Reflection

MPS/BASF, 1974

CactusBob · « **Reply #12829 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 02:33 am »

Can't remember the last time I spun this one. Superb guitar work!

Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine ~ Twin-House

Elektra, 1977

CactusBob · « **Reply #12830 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:05 am »

Shakti with John McLaughlin ~ Natural Elements

Columbia, 1977

rabbits · « **Reply #12831 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:28 am »

"What Lies Ahead" by Peter Martin

The music is dynamite and the production values are A+++

Starchild · « **Reply #12832 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:30 am »

Quote from: CactusBob on 10 Oct 2015, 01:07 am

George Duke ~ Faces in Reflection

MPS/BASF, 1974

Hi Cactus Bob. You sent down memory lane on that one. I lost a bunch of brain cells over the years listening to George Duke. I became aware of him and Jean Luc Ponty when they were playing with Frank Zappa. As you can imagine, "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" was a hit in stoner land. Anyhow, I have a zillion George Duke albums but my single favorite one is After Hours.

After Hours

The personnel on that album was pretty special too.

Personnel: George Duke (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, synthesizer); Sheridon Stokes (bass flute); Paul Jackson, Jr. (acoustic & electric guitars); Ray Fuller (electric guitar); Christian McBride (acoustic bass); Larry Kimpel (fretted & fretless electric basses); Byron Miller (electric bass); Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).

rabbits · « **Reply #12833 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:33 am »

"What Lies Ahead" by Peter Martin.

rabbits · « **Reply #12834 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:36 am »

Quote from: rabbits on 10 Oct 2015, 03:33 am

"What Lies Ahead" by Peter Martin.

Starchild · « **Reply #12835 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:43 am »

Quote from: rabbits on 10 Oct 2015, 03:28 am

"What Lies Ahead" by Peter Martin

The music is dynamite and the production values are A+++

I hadn't heard of him. The samples I heard are pretty inviting. The vocal on "The Verty Thought of You" are killer. I've become a big fan of Erin Bode (she sang two of the songs). You should check her out. Erin Bode discography. I'll be on the look out for this guy.

rockadanny · « **Reply #12836 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:48 am »

Yo CB!

Quote

Woody Shaw ~ Blackstone Legacy
with Gary Bartz, Bennie Maupin, George Cables, Clint Houston & Lenny White
Recorded 8 and 9, 1970 at A & R studios in New York City
Contemporary, 1971
Shaw's answer to "Bitches Brew"

Man! You've really got me intrigued here with this description. Even though I am still on a CD purchasing timeout, I'm going to have to look into this.
Thanks for posting!

ArthurDent · « **Reply #12837 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 06:03 am »

Weather Report: Night Passage '80

Up late I see Mr. rocka.

Have a toddy on me.

Asimov · « **Reply #12838 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 01:05 pm »

Curtis Fuller - Bone & Bari

Asimov · « **Reply #12839 on:** 10 Oct 2015, 03:45 pm »

Gerry Mulligan - The Sound Of Jazz