What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Starchild · « **Reply #13041 on:** 20 Oct 2015, 11:23 pm »

I'm in the process of burning in a new dac so I'm going to be jumping arouind a little bit. Here's a nice one from Barbara Streisand.

What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman

Personnel: Dean Parks, John Chiodini (guitar); Gayle Levant (harp); Thomas Ranier, Randy Waldman (piano); Gregg Field, John Robinson , Peter Erskine (drums).

Starchild · « **Reply #13042 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 12:50 am »

More jazz with strings

Roy Hargrove With Strings: Moment To Moment

Personnel includes: Roy Hargrove (trumpet, flugelhorn); Larry Willis (arranger, piano); Gil Goldstein, Cedar Walton (arranger); Sherman Irby (alto saxophone); Gerald Cannon (bass); Willie Jones III (drums) and the Monterey Jazz Festival Chamber Orchestra

Recording information: 10/04/1999-10/10/1999.

rockadanny · « **Reply #13043 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 01:19 am »

Babs? Jazz? Seems you've jumped off the deep end.

Starchild · « **Reply #13044 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 02:07 am »

Just staying in touch with my sensitive side and trying to hear how my dac handles the more delicate stuff.

Earl Klugh - HandPicked

Personnel:

Earl Klugh – Guitar
Bill Frisell – Guitar on "Blue Moon"
Jake Shimabukuro – Ukulele on "Hotel California"
Vince Gill – Guitar and Vocals on "All I Have To Do Is Dream"

Starchild · « **Reply #13045 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 02:45 am »

And now for a word from one of our icons! This is the first album Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald recorded together. What took them so long?

Ella And Basie!

Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Freddie Green (guitar); Frank Foster , Frank Wess (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Eric Dixon (flute, tenor saxophone); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Flip Ricard (trumpet, trombone); Don Rader, Joe Newman , Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn (trumpet); Grover Mitchell , Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Benny Powell (trombone); Count Basie (piano); Sonny Payne (drums).

Arranger: Quincy Jones.

Recording information: New York, NY (07/16/1963/07/17/1963).

Starchild · « **Reply #13046 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 03:50 am »

...And the band palys on.

Ray Brown Trio - Live At The Loa - Summer Wind

Ray Brown Trio: Ray Brown (acoustic bass); Gene Harris (piano); Jeff Hamilton (drums).

Recorded live at The Loa, Santa Monica, California in July 1988.

Starchild · « **Reply #13047 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 04:30 am »

Another good one:

Christian Mcbride & Inside Straight - Kind of Brown

Personnel: Steve Wilson (saxophone); Eric Scott Reed (piano); Warren Wolf, Jr. (vibraphone); Christian McBride (bass instrument); Carl Allen (drums).

Starchild · « **Reply #13048 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 10:17 am »

Good morning y'all. Here's a nice one by Ellis Marsalis.

Ellis Marsalis Trio -Twelve's It

Personnel: Ellis Marsalis (piano); Roland Guerin, Bill Huntington (bass); Jason Marsalis (drums).

Recorded at Snug Harbor, New Orleans, Louisiana on March 1 & 2, 1996 and Ultrasonic Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana on October 19, 1997.

Starchild · « **Reply #13049 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 11:34 am »

A nice one from Les McCann. I love the photo on the cover.

Les McCann - How's Your Mother?

Personnel: Les McCann (piano); Leroy Vinegar (bass); Frank Severino (drums).

Recorded live at The Village Vanguard, New York, New York, on July 16, 1967.

Starchild · « **Reply #13050 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 09:51 pm »

An enjoyable disk that I keep returning to. A nice combination of natural and dynamic acoustics. A great listen at loud or soft volumes.

Dave Holland/Pepe Habichuela - Hands

Personnel: Pepe Habichuela (guitar); Josemi Carmona, Carlos Carmona (guitar); Juan Carmona, Israel "Piraña" Porrina (percussion).

Recording information: CATA Studio, Madrid, Spain (03/16/2009-03/20/2009).

Starchild · « **Reply #13051 on:** 21 Oct 2015, 11:20 pm »

A nice Grant Green album. Nice band too.

Grant Green - I Want to Hold Your Hand

Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Larry Young (organ); Elvin Jones (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 31, 1965. Originally released on Blue Note (84202).

Starchild · « **Reply #13052 on:** 22 Oct 2015, 03:31 am »

My man Red Garland. A recommended set. The 24 bit Rudy Van Gelder remaster is essential.

Red Garland's Piano (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)

Personnel: Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (upright bass); Art Taylor (drums).

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ; March 22, 1957 (#5, 6) and December 14, 1956.
Remastering, 2005 - (Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ). All transfers were made from the analog master tapes to digital at 24-bit resolution. Total Time 45:00

Starchild · « **Reply #13053 on:** 22 Oct 2015, 03:51 am »

Road Shows, Vol. 3 by Sonny Rollins. The entire series is quite good as is the 24 bit recording.

Sonny Rollins - Road Shows, Vol. 3

Personnel: Sonny Rollins: tenor saxophone; Clifton Anderson: trombone; Stephen Scott: piano (1); Bobby Broom: guitar (2, 4, 5); Peter Bernstein: guitar (3); Bob Cranshaw: bass; Kobie Watkins: drums (3. 4, 6); Perry Wilson: drums (1); Steve Jordan: drums (5); Victor Lewis: drums (2); Kimati Dinizulu: percussion (1, 2, 5); Sammy Figueroa: percussion (3, 4, 6).

Starchild · « **Reply #13054 on:** 22 Oct 2015, 10:16 am »

Hey, where is everybody!! Oh well, let's soldier on. Here's a killer disk from Sonny Criss.

Sonny Criss - This Is Criss!

Personnel: Sonny Criss (alto saxophone); Walter Davis (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Alan Dawson (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 21, 1966. Originally released on Prestige (7511).

Starchild · « **Reply #13055 on:** 22 Oct 2015, 11:13 am »

You can't lose with this one.

Paul Desmond Quartet Live

Paul Desmond Quartet: Paul Desmond (alto saxophone); Ed Bickert (guitar); Don Thompson (bass); Jerry Fuller (drums).

Recorded live at Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada between October 25 and November 1, 1975. Originally released on A&M Horizon (850).

Starchild · « **Reply #13056 on:** 23 Oct 2015, 12:45 am »

A little Carmen McRae. Very nice.

Carmen McRae - Live at Bubba's

Recorded live in 1981.

Personnel:
Carmen McRae - vocals
Marshall Otwell - piano
Jim Andron - double bass
Mark Pulice - drums

Asimov · « **Reply #13057 on:** 23 Oct 2015, 07:20 am »

Woody Herman - 1964

Asimov · « **Reply #13058 on:** 23 Oct 2015, 07:58 am »

Woody Herman - Road Band

Asimov · « **Reply #13059 on:** 23 Oct 2015, 09:34 am »

Woody Herman - Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet