What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Starchild · « **Reply #13420 on:** 13 Nov 2015, 11:13 am »

Mark Whitfield - True Blue

Personnel: Mark Whitfield (guitar); Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Kenny Kirkland (piano, keyboards); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums).

Recorded at Oceanway Recording, Hollywood, California on June 8-10, 1994.

Starchild · « **Reply #13421 on:** 13 Nov 2015, 12:27 pm »

Kenny Burrell - 12-15-78 Live at the Village Vanguard

Personnel for both sessions: Kenny Burrell- guitar; Larry Gales- acoustic bass; Sherman Ferguson- drums.

Record Label: 32 Records

mcgsxr · « **Reply #13422 on:** 13 Nov 2015, 02:54 pm »

Working from home this windy, chilly AM, and chillin to some Getz.

Asimov · « **Reply #13423 on:** 13 Nov 2015, 04:37 pm »

Lennie Tristano - Manhattan Studio

CactusBob · « **Reply #13424 on:** 13 Nov 2015, 11:58 pm »

Ah Yes, Friday the 13th Fusion!!

Allan Holdsworth with I.O.U. ~ Metal Fatigue

Enigma, 1985

Starchild · « **Reply #13425 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 12:12 am »

Bobby Hutcherson - Skyline

Personnel: Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone, marimba); Kenny Garrett (alto saxophone); Geri Allen (piano); Christian McBride (bass); Al Foster (drums).

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York from August 3-5, 1998. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.

Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (08/03/1998-08/05/1998).

Product Reviews:

Q (6/99, p.106) - Excellent - "...Featuring the cream of younger generations (pianist Geri Allen, bassist Christian McBride and extraordinary Miles Davis alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett), and the great Al Foster on drums, SKYLINE is a fine place to check out the current state of jazz art."

CactusBob · « **Reply #13426 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 12:28 am »

Bill Connors ~ Step It

with Tom Kennedy & Dave Weckyl

Pathfinder, 1984

CactusBob · « **Reply #13427 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 01:32 am »

My wife is on her way home from work and I wanted to play something to get her in the mood.

For music of course!!!

Gary Burton and Steve Swallow ~ Hello Hotel

ECM German Pressing, 1974

Starchild · « **Reply #13428 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 03:44 am »

Bill Evans Trio - At Shelly's Manne-Hole

Bill Evans Trio: Bill Evans (piano); Chuck Isreals (bass); Larry Bunker (drums).

Recorded live at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, California on May 14 & 19, 1963.

md92468 · « **Reply #13429 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 03:46 am »

Listening to this after just seeing The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith at the NYC Documentary Film Festival. If you're in NY, do NOT miss this....it's a jewel directed by WNYC's Sara Fishko... here's a link:

http://www.docnyc.net/film/jazz-loft-according-to-w-eugene-smith-the/#.Vkat5rSkGv0

Asimov · « **Reply #13430 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 12:23 pm »

Lee Ritenour - Rhythm Sessions

Asimov · « **Reply #13431 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 12:25 pm »

Indra Rios-Moore - Heartland

Asimov · « **Reply #13432 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 01:34 pm »

Brian Bromberg - Downright Upright

Asimov · « **Reply #13433 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 02:08 pm »

Chris Potter & Kenny Werner - Concord Duo Series, Vol. 10

Starchild · « **Reply #13434 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 02:31 pm »

Dave Holland Quartet = Extensions

Dave Holland Quartet: Dave Holland (bass); Steve Coleman (alto saxophone); Kevin Eubanks (guitar); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums).

Product Reviews:

Q (1/91) - 3 Stars - Good - "Holland's bass is the formidable linchpin, soulful and propulsive throughout." - Recommended as one of the five best jazz albums of 1990. - "Lovely, lissome, rhythmically flexible 1990s contemporary bop."

Village Voice (2/5/91) - Performance A / Sound B - "The people telling you that the Holland is one of last year's best aren't exaggerating."

Asimov · « **Reply #13435 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 02:43 pm »

Dorothy Ashby, Junior Mance - The Fantastic Jazz Harp, Live at the Top

Starchild · « **Reply #13436 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 04:05 pm »

Jim Hall Live!

Personnel: Jim Hall (guitar); Don Thompson (bass); Terry Clarke (drums).

Recorded live at Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada in June 1975. Originally released on Horizon Records (705).

Starchild · « **Reply #13437 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 04:23 pm »

Dizzy Gillespie - The Alternate Blues

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Joe Pass (guitar); Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn); Oscar Peterson (piano); Ray Brown (double bass); Bobby Durham (drums).

Recorded in March 1980.

Asimov · « **Reply #13438 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 05:15 pm »

Jimmy Ponder - Something To Ponder

ArthurDent · « **Reply #13439 on:** 14 Nov 2015, 06:05 pm »

The Modern Jazz Quartet w/ Jimmy Giuffre: At The Music Inn, Vol 1 '56