What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Asimov · « **Reply #8640 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 04:59 am »

Andrew Cheshire — Water Street Revival

brooklyn · « **Reply #8641 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 06:07 am »

Michel Petrucciani Music

Asimov · « **Reply #8642 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 07:19 am »

Art Farmer & Hal McKusick Quintet — Complete Studio Recordings

Asimov · « **Reply #8643 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 08:54 am »

Grant Green — Street of Dreams

Asimov · « **Reply #8644 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 11:40 am »

Ike Quebec — With A Song In My Heart

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8645 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 02:56 pm »

Benny Waters
Live at the Pawnshop

Really enjoying this one. Nice swing jazz recorded well.
Benny Waters--soprano, alto, and tenor sax and clarinet
Bjorn Milder--piano
Goran Stachewsky--guitar
Goran Lind--double bass
Krister Ohlsson--drums

Elusive Disc Description and Samples

ArthurDent · « **Reply #8646 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 03:56 pm »

Weather Report: 8:30 '79

brooklyn · « **Reply #8647 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 08:05 pm »

Nnenna Freelon Shaking Free

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8648 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 09:01 pm »

Tommy Smith
Sound of Love
pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Billy Drummond

Kinda background music, but enjoyable, well recorded, and mellow.

All Music review by Alex Henderson
...It's frustrating that the Scottish tenor saxman doesn't surprise us more and that he pretty much sticks to often-recorded classics like "Solitude," "In a Sentimental Mood," and "Chelsea Bridge." This isn't to say that well-known standards should have been off limits, but how about surprising listeners by embracing some of Ellington and Strayhorn's lesser-known ballads as well? Heaven knows, one could go on and on about all the gems they wrote that were never as famous as "Prelude to a Kiss" or "Sophisticated Lady." Interestingly, Smith's most adventurous choice isn't by Ellington or Strayhorn -- it's the very Ellingtonian Charles Mingus piece "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love." But while this album could have taken more chances, it's certainly enjoyable. A 30-year-old Smith plays with plenty of soul throughout the CD, and the captivating Barron does the same. Emphasizing ballads, Sound of Love essentially functions as mood music -- seductive, evocative, lower-the-lights mood music. Smith is playing it safe this time, but he's also playing from the heart.

Link to AllMusic and Samples

etcarroll · « **Reply #8649 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 09:20 pm »

Eliane Elias ‎– Fantasia

In todays mail, waiting on 2 other titles by her.

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8650 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 09:25 pm »

Quote from: etcarroll on 3 Jan 2015, 09:20 pm

Eliane Elias ‎– Fantasia

In todays mail, waiting on 2 other titles by her.

Not familiar with the music, but I like the album artwork!

etcarroll · « **Reply #8651 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 09:51 pm »

ACHiPo -

If you like Bossa Nova you will like her playing, from Allmusic guide - "Versatile pianist who has played straight-ahead jazz, fusion, and Brazilian jazz with equal skill. "

I saw her live last month at Birdland, a great performance.

Gene

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #8652 on:** 3 Jan 2015, 10:24 pm »

Quote from: ACHiPo on 3 Jan 2015, 02:56 pm

Benny Waters
Live at the Pawnshop

Really enjoying this one. Nice swing jazz recorded well.
Benny Waters--soprano, alto, and tenor sax and clarinet
Bjorn Milder--piano
Goran Stachewsky--guitar
Goran Lind--double bass
Krister Ohlsson--drums

Elusive Disc Description and Samples

Dunno this one but I DO know that is a good label for well recorded sound. Something bout those Scandinavians Must be the long nights. Cheers.

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8653 on:** 4 Jan 2015, 01:02 am »

Tommy Smith--Blue Smith

Hmmm a bit bebobby for my taste on first listen, but it's good playing and recording, so there's hope it may grow on me.

AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson:
Guitarist John Scofield has never had a problem interacting with saxophonists in a piano-less environment; anyone who admires the strong rapport that him and saxman Joe Lovano have enjoyed when there is no pianist on board can attest to that. So it isn't surprising that Scofield and Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith prove to be a strong combination on 1999's Blue Smith, which finds the two forming a piano-less quartet with upright bassist James Genus and drummer Clarence Penn. The only familiar song on this post-bop is "Amazing Grace"; all of the other selections were written by Smith, who keep things unpredictable and provides a variety of blues-influenced material for the quartet to work with. Scofield excels on everything that Smith throws his way, and that includes the funky "Rain Dance" and the angular "Dr. Sco," as well as the Native American-influenced "Rain Dance" and the John Coltrane-minded "Touch Your Toes." As the title indicates, Blue Smith is a CD with a lot of blues feeling; it isn't an album in which Smith (who is heard on both tenor and soprano) plays 12-bar blues numbers exclusively, but it is an album in which Smith and Scofield never forget the importance of blues feeling. Blue Smith is among his strongest albums.

AllMusic Review and Samples

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8654 on:** 4 Jan 2015, 01:04 am »

Quote from: jimdgoulding on 3 Jan 2015, 10:24 pm

Dunno this one but I DO know that is a good label for well recorded sound. Something bout those Scandinavians Must be the long nights. Cheers.

Jim, check out the samples--I think you'll enjoy it. Those "Scandahoovians" definitely like their jazz and can do a sweet job of recording it.

This album was one of the first SACDs released--I remembered seeing it all the time as a review piece when I got my first SACD player 15 or so years ago, but just picked up this used copy recently.

Evan

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8655 on:** 4 Jan 2015, 01:07 am »

Quote from: etcarroll on 3 Jan 2015, 09:51 pm

ACHiPo -

If you like Bossa Nova you will like her playing, from Allmusic guide - "Versatile pianist who has played straight-ahead jazz, fusion, and Brazilian jazz with equal skill. "

I saw her live last month at Birdland, a great performance.

Gene

Gene,
I'll keep an eye out for her. I like just about all Latin rhythms I've heard, so I'd probably like her as well.

Thanks,
Evan

etcarroll · « **Reply #8656 on:** 4 Jan 2015, 02:08 am »

She has some things on youtube to give you an idea.

Asimov · « **Reply #8657 on:** 4 Jan 2015, 04:10 am »

James Moody — Feelin' It Together

Asimov · « **Reply #8658 on:** 4 Jan 2015, 04:54 am »

Joey DeFrancesco — Home For The Holidays

Asimov · « **Reply #8659 on:** 4 Jan 2015, 06:18 am »

Lee Morgan — Dizzy Atmosphere