What jazz ALBUM are you currently listening to?

Starchild · « **Reply #13780 on:** 9 Dec 2015, 03:52 am »

A nice and easy one from Gerry Mulligan.

Samples: Gerry Mulligan - Night Lights

Personnel: Gerry Mulligan (clarinet, baritone saxophone, piano); Jim Hall, Jon Gray (guitar); Art Farmer (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bob Brookmeyer (trumpet, trombone); Pete Jolly (piano); Dave Bailey , Hal Blaine (drums).

Recording information: Nola Studios, New York, NY (09/12/1963-10/03/1963).

ACHiPo · « **Reply #13781 on:** 9 Dec 2015, 04:04 am »

Art Blakey
A Night at Birdland

A new acquisition in Hi-rez. It's nice to kick back and just listen after messing with file management, servers, etc.

Samples

Starchild · « **Reply #13782 on:** 9 Dec 2015, 04:58 am »

Chet Baker Plays The Best Of Lerner & Loewe

Personnel: Chet Baker (trumpet); Zoot Sims (alto & tenor saxophones); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Herbie Mann (flute); Bill Evans, Bob Corwin (piano); Earl May (bass); Clifford Jarvis (drums).

Recorded in New York, New York on July 21 & 22, 1959.

brooklyn · « **Reply #13783 on:** 9 Dec 2015, 05:35 am »

Asimov · « **Reply #13784 on:** 9 Dec 2015, 12:17 pm »

Frank Morgan - Yardbird Suite

Starchild · « **Reply #13785 on:** 9 Dec 2015, 12:39 pm »

Samples: Frank Morgan - City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard

Personnel: Frank Morgan (alto saxophone); Frank Morgan All-Stars (alto saxophone); Curtis Lundy (bass instrument); George Cables (piano); Billy Hart (drums).

Recording information: The Jazz Standard, New York, NY (11/28/2003-11/30/2003).

JazzTimes (p.92) - "[T]he informality of the session, with its resulting in-the-moment freshness, was a good thing."