What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

pumpkinman · « **Reply #14280 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 01:15 am »

Sorry guys wrong thread

Starchild · « **Reply #14281 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 02:45 am »

Samples: George Shearing / Carmen McRae - Two for the Road

Asimov · « **Reply #14282 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 03:19 am »

George Shearing With Nancy Wilson - The Swingin's Mutual!

Asimov · « **Reply #14283 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 04:14 am »

Gil Evans - Out Of The Cool

Asimov · « **Reply #14284 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 05:01 am »

Halie Loren - After Dark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDHldUcUXkE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU2UEKxkb6A

Asimov · « **Reply #14285 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 05:36 am »

Halie Loren - They Oughta Write a Song

Halie Loren (born October 23, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter. Her 2008 CD They Oughta Write a Song won the 2009 Just Plain Folks award for Best Vocal Jazz Album and subsequently received international distribution and acclaim,becoming the No. 2-selling jazz album in Japan for 2010. Her next album, Heart First, won Jazz Critique Magazine's Golden (top) prize in the vocal album section of Jazz Audio Disc Awards 2011, reached No. 1 on the iTunes Canada jazz albums chart, and rose to No. 2 in jazz CDs at Amazon Canada. Her 2013 album, Simply Love, was released in Japan on June 19, 2013, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Japan's Top Jazz Albums chart. Released in North America on September 10, 2013, it spent 24 weeks on the JazzWeek airplay chart, peaking at No. 25.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halie_Loren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8wU-LnDrxc

rajacat · « **Reply #14286 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 06:14 am »

We Thought About Duke
Franz Koglmann, Lee Konitz

Very pleasing free jazz tribute to the Duke with excellent SQ. The bass is nice and gritty.

ArthurDent · « **Reply #14287 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 09:13 am »

Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser '67

Starchild · « **Reply #14288 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 01:44 pm »

Samples: The Montgomery Brothers: Groove Yard (Bonus Track Version)

ACHiPo · « **Reply #14289 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 02:15 pm »

Dexter Gordon
Go

ACHiPo · « **Reply #14290 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 02:38 pm »

Dexter Gordon
Dexter Calling

ACHiPo · « **Reply #14291 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 02:40 pm »

Quote from: ArthurDent on 22 Jan 2016, 09:13 am

Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser '67

Thanks for the samples. This definitely sounds approachable (I admit to having a fear of Monk (too avant garde for me--still looking for a gateway album besides Monk's Music. This sounds like it might be it.)

Asimov · « **Reply #14292 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 04:17 pm »

Halie Loren - Full Circle

ArthurDent · « **Reply #14293 on:** 22 Jan 2016, 04:23 pm »

Quote from: ACHiPo on 22 Jan 2016, 02:40 pm

Thanks for the samples. This definitely sounds approachable (I admit to having a fear of Monk (too avant garde for me--still looking for a gateway album besides Monk's Music. This sounds like it might be it.)

I was in the same camp for a long time AC. Until a few months ago all I had of his was Monk's Blues on vinyl.

Then a friend shared this one, and I thought 'maybe I should revisit my thinking'. Picked up the Real Gone Jazz 6 album CD remaster, and have been pleasantly surprised. I think like many we heard mostly his late '60s & '70s work and felt he was too free form. His '50s & early '60s work was more 'classic' jazz based, and quite accessible. I see there are a couple of other remaster sets available now by Enlightenment, 54-57 & 57-61 (5 discs for ~ $15 @ azon), that I'll probably check out. The RGJ sets are well done, but seems like there is a tad more bang for the buck with the Enlightenment sets, and they are (to my ears) well remastered. I have a dozen of the RGJ sets, only 1 of the E-ment at the moment, Bill Evans. Makes for an inexpensive way to check various artists out without breaking the bank.