What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Starchild · « **Reply #13740 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 12:15 pm »

Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Rollins / Sonny Stitt

Samples: Sonny Side Up

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet); Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt (tenor saxophone); Ray Bryant (piano); Tommy Bryant (bass); Charlie Persip (drums).

Recorded at Nola Recording Studio, New York, New York on December 19, 1957.

Asimov · « **Reply #13741 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 12:58 pm »

Shirley Scott - Girl Talk

Starchild · « **Reply #13742 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 01:00 pm »

Ahmad Jamal - I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn

Personnel: Ahmad Jamal (piano); Ephriam Wolfolk (bass); Arti Dixon (drums). Hide Description

Reviews

Down Beat (9/96, p.51) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...Jamal's poetry at the keyboard resonates with expected beauty and expression."

JazzTimes (6/95, p.91) - "...[Jamal] is in command of one of the most disciplined trios in all music..."

Jazziz (6/95, p.94) - "...a dignified collection of unique lyrical interpretations....while Jamal's technique is impeccable, his interpretations, particularly on the ballads, are what elevate this above the usual tribute fair....deceptively serene, joyful, and ultimately captivating."

Asimov · « **Reply #13743 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 01:32 pm »

Shirley Scott Trio - For Members Only & Great Scott!!

Starchild · « **Reply #13744 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 02:11 pm »

Samples: Ahmad Jamal - The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings

Personnel: Ahmad Jamal (piano); Ahmad Jamal; Eddie Calhoun, Israel Crosby (acoustic bass); Ray Crawford (guitar).

Recording information: Columbia Studios, Chicago, IL (10/25/1951-10/25/1955); Columbia's 30th Street Studio, New York, NY.

JazzTimes (p.100) - "It is a microcosmic universe of creative manipulation of form yet also a sincere tribute to a particularly beautiful song."

Asimov · « **Reply #13745 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 04:11 pm »

Joe Pass - Joy Spring

Starchild · « **Reply #13746 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 07:58 pm »

Samples: Kenny Burrell - The Road to Love

Personnel: Kenny Burrell, electric & acoustic guitar;Special guest - Barbara Morrison, vocals; Justo Almario, tenor saxophone; Tom Ranier, piano; Tony Dumas, bass; Clayton Cameron or Marvin “Smitty” Smith - drums.

Starchild · « **Reply #13747 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 10:04 pm »

Samples: Karrin Allyson: Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers And Hammerstein

Personnel: Karrin Allyson: vocals, piano (14); Kenny Barron: piano; John Patitucci: bass.

jrobinson · « **Reply #13748 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 10:17 pm »

Starchild · « **Reply #13749 on:** 5 Dec 2015, 11:01 pm »

Samples: Kenny Barron - Flight Path

Starchild · « **Reply #13750 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 12:27 am »

Samples: Cécile McLorin Salvant - WomanChild

Personnel: Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals); James Chirillo (guitar, banjo); Aaron Diehl (piano); Rodney Whitaker (double bass); Herlin Riley (drums).

Starchild · « **Reply #13751 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 01:33 am »

A nice change of pace and a surprisingly good album.

Samples: The Rippingtons - Fountain of Youth

Starchild · « **Reply #13752 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 01:57 pm »

A nice solo piano recording by George Shearing.

Samples: George Shearing - More Grand Piano

Asimov · « **Reply #13753 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 01:58 pm »

Ahmad Jamal - Rhapsody

Asimov · « **Reply #13754 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 02:50 pm »

Alan Hartwells Big Band - 24 Original Cozy Cole Hits

Starchild · « **Reply #13755 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 03:13 pm »

A nice one from the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars.

Samples: Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars - Things to Come

Recorded live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in September 2000.

JazzTimes (9/02, p.122) - "...Breathes new life into such Gillespie staples as 'Things to Come', 'Ray's Idea', 'Manteca', 'A Night In Tunisia', 'Emanon' and 6 other classics..."

Starchild · « **Reply #13756 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 03:47 pm »

Samples: Brad Mehldau - Day Is Done

Personnel: Brad Mehldau (piano); Larry Grenadier (double bass); Jeff Ballard (drums).

Reviews:

JazzTimes (p.83) - "Mehldau continues to emphasize his personal take on the modern songbook, with new interpretations of his reigning favorites....It's got a timeless jazz feel..."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.64) - Ranked #9 in Mojo's "2005 Jazz Albums Of The Year."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Meldau still burns brightly....[He] tackles a couple of Fabs numbers, including 'Martha My Dear', artfully reconfigured as a contrapuntal baroque fugue for solo piano. Exhilarating."

Asimov · « **Reply #13757 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 04:21 pm »

Doug Watkins - Watkins At Large

Asimov · « **Reply #13758 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 05:33 pm »

John Taylor - Requiem for a Dreamer

Starchild · « **Reply #13759 on:** 6 Dec 2015, 11:58 pm »

Samples: Denny Zeitlin - Slickrock

Personnel: Denny Zeitlin: piano; Buster Williams: bass; Matt Wilson: drums.

JazzTimes (p.95) - "Opening freely with plucked piano strings, percussive clatter and bass pops, it kicks into a driving ostinato...moves into a pause for quiet reflection that again gets a little raucous before reprising the ride home."