What Jazz are you listening to now?

[CGR]

Live @ Ronnie Scotts
John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension
Mediastarz

[Joseph K]

Live @ Ronnie Scotts
John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension
Mediastarz

[Stanfordian]

‘Blues Up & Down’
Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis & Johnny Griffin with Lloyd Mayer, Larry Gales & Ben Riley
Jazzland (1961)

[Jazzrook]

Max Roach with Odean Pope(tenor sax); Cecil Bridgewater(trumpet) & Tyrone Brown(bass) playing 'Giant Steps' in East Berlin(1984).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fub7bCayAHU

JR

[burning dog]

Max Roach with Odean Pope(tenor sax); Cecil Bridgewater(trumpet) & Tyrone Brown(bass) playing 'Giant Steps' in East Berlin(1984).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fub7bCayAHU

JR

[Stanfordian]

‘The Tower of Power!’
Dexter Gordon with James Moody, Barry Harris, Buster Williams & Albert Heath
Prestige (1969)

[Stanfordian]

'Getting’ Around'
Dexter Gordon with Bobby Hutcherson, Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw & Billy Higgins
Blue Note (1965)

[Stanfordian]

‘Breaking Point!’
Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, Ronne Mathews, Eddie Khan & Joe Chambers
Blue Note (1964)

Taken out for tonight!

[Jazzrook]

Randy Emerick playing the contrabass saxophone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwTorKNmED4

JR

[Stunsworth]

Miles Davis: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6

Relased today and streamed from Qobuz.

European tour from the early 60s with a French audience not liking Coltrane.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Miles Davis: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6

Relased today and streamed from Qobuz.

European tour from the early 60s with a French audience not liking Coltrane.

One of the classics. Bye Bye Blackbird, where Coltrane is trying to avoid the obvious (Dexter Gordon) "Mona Lisa" quote he's leading up to...and then thinks, "Fk 'em!" and plays it. Joyous moment.

[Stanfordian]

‘Preachin'’
Gene Ammons with Clarence 'Sleepy' Anderson, Sylvester Hickman & Dorral Anderson
Prestige (1962)

[Stanfordian]

‘One Foot in the Gutter - A Treasury of Soul’
Clark Terry with Junior Cook, Curtis Fuller, Horace Parlan, Dave Bailey & Pack Morrison (The Dave Bailey Quintet)
Riverside (1960)

[Stanfordian]

‘Boss Soul!’
Gene Ammons with Walter Bishop Jr, Patti Brown, Art Davis, George Duvivier, Art Taylor & Ray Barretto
Prestige (1961)

[Ian Thumwood]

jaimie branch - "Fly or die" ( No capitals in her name!!)


On first listen this CD almost seems like a demo and I had the impression that the music had been recorded live in a club. This isn't the case and it is a record that is increasingly warming on me although it is probably unlikely to be reserved to be played later on Stanfordian's turntable !!

The core trio consists of branch on trumpet, Jason Adjeman on bass and the excellent Chad Taylor on drums. There is a lot of Tomeka Reid on this record too. Other tracks are augmented by an acoustic guitar and a couple of cornets. Upon reflection, the edginess and uncompromising nature of this record firmly plants this record into the more outside realms of Jazzrook's discerning tastes and I am guessing this would appeal to him. It is a really short disc which effectively comprises of two-extended suites, the first of which shares something of Sonny Rollin's "Freedom Suite" opening theme. For me, Taylor ( again) stands out as a great drummer and Reid offers her voice as the record's most compelling soloist. The leader is pretty boisterous, offering extra-musical sounds through her mouthpiece but also touches of Cootie Williams when she employs a mute. For the most part, branch plays an open horn and her approach is pretty aggressive and biting.

I suppose the thing I like the best about the record is the fact that it does make something of a shock element. Some parts have a string groove component whereas others like "The storm" is like listening to the musical equivalent of two Stuka diver-bombers. There are samples of Amazon if you are curious. This does make a nice contrast to other female trumpeters like Jensen, Jurd or Ahmed albeit I would appreciate that she is not to everyone's taste. If you enjoy the music from the current Chicago scene, this is yet further proof that the Windy City certainly has the edge when it comes to more adventurous styles of jazz.