What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Asimov · « **Reply #13820 on:** 11 Dec 2015, 05:18 pm »

Ron Carter - 1+3

rockadanny · « **Reply #13821 on:** 11 Dec 2015, 09:15 pm »

Marcin Wasilewski Trio, "January"

They do a wonderfully beautiful version of Prince's "Diamonds and Pearls" on here.

Review excerpt ...
This is the young Polish piano trio that surfaced with that country s veteran jazz-trumpet star Tomasz Stanko
a few years back, and made a big impact on their own account with their debut for ECM in 2005. Part of the
group s secret is the patient ease with which they intertwine impressionistic music and powerful pulses, and
here Wasilewski's strong originals once again give much of the set its backbone ... The album may not appear
to be trying to hit you between the eyes, but in the long run it does that anyway. --The Guardian (UK)

CactusBob · « **Reply #13822 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 12:14 am »

It's Fusion Friday in Cacti-Land!!

Hope all is well with you Cats & Kittens

Gary Burton ~ Throb

Atlantic, 1969

Starchild · « **Reply #13823 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 12:17 am »

Samples: Cannon Re-Loaded: An All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley

Personnel: Tom Scott (alto saxophone); Nancy Wilson (vocals); Terence Blanchard (trumpet); George Duke (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, Wurlitzer organ); Larry Goldings (Hammond b-3 organ); Dave Carpenter, Marcus Miller (electric bass); Steve Gadd (drums).

Reviews:
Down Beat (p.60) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The band has a close-in feel, with saxophonist Scott's history of pop/funk jazz well-suited to the material. Trumpeter Terence Blanchard serves as the perfect foil for him..."

JazzTimes (pp.122-123) - "Along with keyboardist George Duke, drummer Steve Gadd, bassist Marcus Miller and trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Scott gets to the cheery caramel center of the Adderley aesthetic."

CactusBob · « **Reply #13824 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 12:40 am »

Bireli Lagrene ~ Foreign Affairs

with Jeff Andrews, bass and Dennis Chambers, drums

Blue Note, 1988

CactusBob · « **Reply #13825 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 03:01 am »

Herbie Hancock ~ Head Hunters

Columbia

Asimov · « **Reply #13826 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 03:33 am »

Ron Miles - Quiver

CactusBob · « **Reply #13827 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 03:33 am »

Jean-Luc Ponty ~ Cosmic Messenger

Atlantic, 1978

brooklyn · « **Reply #13828 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 05:34 am »

Asimov · « **Reply #13829 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 07:42 am »

Benny Bailey Quintet - Peruvian Nights Live

Asimov · « **Reply #13830 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 08:45 am »

Bill Barron - Hot Line

Asimov · « **Reply #13831 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 11:49 am »

Mal Waldron - Impressions

Asimov · « **Reply #13832 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 01:10 pm »

Abdullah Ibrahim Trio - Cape Town Revisited

Starchild · « **Reply #13833 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 02:21 pm »

Samples: Abdullah Ibrahim - Mantra Mode

Personnel: Abdullah Ibrahim (piano), Basil "Manenberg" Coetzee (tenor saxophone), Johnny Mekoa (trumpet), Robbie Jansen (flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), Errol Dyers (guitar), Spencer Mbudu (bass), Monty Weber (drums).

Asimov · « **Reply #13834 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 02:26 pm »

McCoy Tyner - Nights Of Ballads & Blues

Starchild · « **Reply #13835 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 03:23 pm »

Milt Jackson with a killer band!

Samples: Milt Jackson - Plenty, Plenty Soul

Personnel: Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Frank Foster , Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone); Sahib Shihab (baritone saxophone); Joe Newman (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Horace Silver (piano); Connie Kay, Art Blakey (drums).

Arranger: Quincy Jones.

Recorded at Coastal Studios, New York, New York on January 5, 1957 and Capitol Studios, New York, New York on January 7, 1957.

Starchild · « **Reply #13836 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 04:06 pm »

Keith Jarrett...'nuff said.

Samples: Keith Jarrett Trio - Standards Live

Keith Jarrett Trio: Keith Jarrett (piano); Gary Peacock (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums).

Recorded live on July 2, 1985.

Starchild · « **Reply #13837 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 05:04 pm »

I can't fiond any samples but this is a damned good disk!

From Allmusicguide:
The most unusual aspect to this Novus CD is that James Moody, in addition to his usual tenor and alto, also plays a bit of soprano. Joined by pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Todd Coolman and drummer Akira Tana, Moody alternates between interpreting standards and group originals, sounding quite beautiful on "When You Wish Upon A Star." Even at age 65, he was still very much in his musical prime. ~ Scott Yanow

Kenneth Patchen · « **Reply #13838 on:** 12 Dec 2015, 08:35 pm »

Archie Shepp with Tommy Turrentine, Charlie Hayden, Beaver Harris and two trombones (Grachan Moncur III and Roswell Rudd) with Howard Johnson on tuba. Wow! The opening tour de force burner , "Portrait", rips it up a bit.

This well-worn album was among a handfull of others that first sent me down the slippery slope.

Starchild · « **Reply #13839 on:** 13 Dec 2015, 12:15 am »

Samples: Dr. Lonnie Smith - Jungle Soul

JazzTimes (p.73) - "JUNGLE SOUL fuses intricate rhythms and soul jazz. Spare, sinewy and taut, it has a quietly insistent force, an undercurrent that pulls all -- including the listener -- along with it."