What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

CactusBob · « **Reply #6900 on:** 20 Apr 2014, 10:06 pm »

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five ~ Volume 1

Columbia, 1956

CactusBob · « **Reply #6901 on:** 20 Apr 2014, 10:36 pm »

John Lewis ~ Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West

Pacific Jazz

CactusBob · « **Reply #6902 on:** 20 Apr 2014, 11:24 pm »

Shelley Manne & His Friends

Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from My Fair Lady

Contemporary, England

Shelley Manne, drums; Andre Previn, piano, Leroy Vinnegar, bass

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #6903 on:** 20 Apr 2014, 11:42 pm »

Quote from: CactusBob on 20 Apr 2014, 11:24 pm

Shelley Manne & His Friends

Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from My Fair Lady

Contemporary, England

Shelley Manne, drums; Andre Previn, piano, Leroy Vinnegar, bass

This is one from my jr. high school daze

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dburna · « **Reply #6904 on:** 20 Apr 2014, 11:49 pm »

Stanley Turrentine "Look Out!" (RVG Version).

CactusBob · « **Reply #6905 on:** 21 Apr 2014, 12:01 am »

Jean-Luc Ponty ~ Sunday Walk

BASF, MPS

ArthurDent · « **Reply #6906 on:** 22 Apr 2014, 12:01 am »

Chico Hamilton Quintet: self titled '57 from Real Gone Jazz set

dburna · « **Reply #6907 on:** 22 Apr 2014, 12:57 am »

Freddie Hubbard "Without A Song: Live in Europe 1969"

Asimov · « **Reply #6908 on:** 22 Apr 2014, 05:13 pm »

Eric Alexander : Temple of Olympic Zeus

Asimov · « **Reply #6909 on:** 22 Apr 2014, 05:20 pm »

Horace Tapscott : Thoughts of Dar Es Salaam

rockadanny · « **Reply #6910 on:** 23 Apr 2014, 11:08 am »

Recorded in 1965 but not released until 1980, Et Cetera holds its own against the flurry of albums Wayne Shorter released during the mid-'60s, a time when he was at the peak of his powers. It is hard to imagine why Blue Note might have chosen to shelve the album, as it shows Shorter in a very favorable light with an incredibly responsive rhythm section performing four of his originals and a cover of Gil Evans' "Barracudas." The low-key nature of the album as a whole, especially the title track, might have contributed to Blue Note's lack of attention, but there are definitely gems here, especially the closing track, "Indian Song." At times the rest of the album seems like a warm-up for that amazing tune, where Shorter swirls around in a hypnotizing dance with Herbie Hancock's piano, grounded by the nocturnal bass of Cecil McBee and the airy structure of Joe Chambers' drumming. The short, repetitive themes and passionate, soulful playing echo John Coltrane, but this quartet has its own flavor, and the perfect, intricate web they weave here helps pull the whole session up to a higher level. --Stacia Proefrock

Blue Note rarely recorded groups of more than quintet dimensions, but this 1965 recording gives Shorter the luxury of a septet to present the most challenging and forceful music of his career. He uses the four-horn frontline to develop thick textures and dense, layered harmonies that build on his work with the Messengers as well as his own quartet and quintet dates. There's a gravity of purpose in this meeting of post-bop and avant-garde impulses, a creative intensity that would be missing from his later work. Along with Shorter's energized tenor, there are strong contributions from several Bue Note regulars of the period, including trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, and trombonist Grachan Moncur III. The rhythm section of pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Joe Chambers creates a churning, explosive backdrop. The most powerful track, though, isn't composed by Shorter. It's the concluding "Mephistopheles," written by Wayne's brother, Alan. A looming, menacing theme, it has darkly foreboding flugelhorn playing by Alan, a gifted avant-gardist who appeared on very few recordings in his brief public career. --Stuart Broomer

jazzyguytheone · « **Reply #6911 on:** 24 Apr 2014, 01:59 pm »

I'm listening to June Christy.

jazzyguytheone · « **Reply #6912 on:** 24 Apr 2014, 06:41 pm »

VINCE GUARALADI AT GRACE CATHEDRAL

jazzyguytheone · « **Reply #6913 on:** 24 Apr 2014, 06:46 pm »

GABOR SZABO THE SORCERER

jazzyguytheone · « **Reply #6914 on:** 24 Apr 2014, 06:50 pm »

BARNEY KESSEL

CactusBob · « **Reply #6915 on:** 24 Apr 2014, 11:30 pm »

Charles Mingus ~ Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961

Asimov · « **Reply #6916 on:** 25 Apr 2014, 03:56 am »

Keystone Trio - Newklear Music

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #6917 on:** 25 Apr 2014, 04:56 am »

Quote from: jazzyguytheone on 24 Apr 2014, 06:50 pm

BARNEY KESSEL

Oh man, that's some good old West Coast stuff. I have several Contemporary's myself but not that one.

jazzyguytheone · « **Reply #6918 on:** 25 Apr 2014, 05:27 am »

Thank you I love it. It is great that I can post as I waited for a while. I love jazz and have a large collection,I plan on posting some more rare jazz records.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #6919 on:** 25 Apr 2014, 02:40 pm »

Quote from: jazzyguytheone on 25 Apr 2014, 05:27 am

Thank you I love it. It is great that I can post as I waited for a while. I love jazz and have a large collection,I plan on posting some more rare jazz records.

I'm wondering if you may have Checkmate by Shelley Manne and His Men. The Jazz Crusaders while from Houston, did there best work on the West Coast (I swear) way back.