What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Joseph K]

To cheer myself up, Thelonious Monk's 1953 version of 'Friday the 13th' with Sonny Rollins, Julius Watkins, Percy Heath & Willie Jones:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=NT9xGJvW13c

JR

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Post Election Blues, "forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do", although the British electorate do, only too well...

http://youtu.be/mlQKkXQ_Y0A The Frank Strozier Sextet, "Long Night", Jazzland 1961.
I was up until 4am watching the carnage...BN.

[Jazzrook]

Horace Silver with Bennie Maupin, Bill Hardman, John Williams & Billy Cobham playing 'Nutville' on Denmark TV, 1968:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKGBLjjy-hQ

JR

[Stanfordian]

‘Street Singer’ - Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean & Tina Brooks with Blue Mitchell, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers & Art Taylor
Blue Note (1961)

[Serial_Apologist]

Horace Silver with Bennie Maupin, Bill Hardman, John Williams & Billy Cobham playing 'Nutville' on Denmark TV, 1968:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKGBLjjy-hQ

JR

That was fun!!!

[Stanfordian]

‘In The World’
Clifford Jordan with Richard Davis, Wilbur Ware, Julian Preister, Don Cherry, Kenny Dorham Al Heath, Ed Blackwell, Roy Haynes, Wynton Kelly
Strata-East (1969)

[Jazzrook]

Roots: Arthur Blythe, Sam Rivers, Chico Freeman, Nathan Davis, Don Pullen, Santi Debriano & Idris Muhammad playing 'Lester Leaps In' in 1992:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=XU_eKFPsdaY

JR

[elmo]

JR thanks for that marvellous Monk track, it cheered me up too. Here is an ace track by The Who "Boris the spider"

I quite like spiders they make a great contribution to the ecology, all that is except the "Bullingdon species.

https://youtu.be/SgRPu9YZg98

elmo

[Jazzrook]

JR thanks for that marvellous Monk track, it cheered me up too. Here is an ace track by The Who "Boris the spider"

I quite like spiders they make a great contribution to the ecology, all that is except the "Bullingdon species.

https://youtu.be/SgRPu9YZg98

elmo

Thanks for that, elmo.
Here's 'The Bullingdon Boys' by Madness:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=czb5_-puIeE

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Thanks for that, elmo.
Here's 'The Bullingdon Boys' by Madness:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=czb5_-puIeE

JR

Tremendous - hadn't seen that before!

Sometimes I wonder if Anthony Burgess got his movie idea from the Bullingdon Boys.

(The Clockwork Orange, of course - couldn't remember the title!)

[elmo]

Thanks for that, elmo.
Here's 'The Bullingdon Boys' by Madness:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=czb5_-puIeE

JR

That's a good one JR - the country now moves onward to 1898 what a farce.

[Ian Thumwood]

That's a good one JR - the country now moves onward to 1898 what a farce.

I find some of the venom directed against Jeremy Corbyn really difficult to understand. I was speaking to a "traditional" Labour voter at the football on Saturday and suppose she was typical insofar that many people who would normally vote Labour preferred Boris. The reaction in the North East is the most shocking and I think they will deeply regret their decisions when Nissan is closed down. What was staggering was that the Labour manifesto could not have been more enticing yet the impression I get is that no one seemed to believe it would happen. It seemed too incredible. This is a shame as Labour had really begun to regain it's soul and actually stand by it's principles again. This is probably the biggest disaster to befall the party since it rejected Tony Benn nearly 40 years ago.

I think that Brexit has brought out the worst in people and the election result is a consequence. I don't think the stance of the EU in the negotiations has helped the argument against Brexit ( although I am baffled what people actually think the benefits of Brexit will be - I think it will be a disaster) but Corbyn had no chance as the likes of Kuenssberg had character assassinated him even before the mainstream press had started to attack. Taking a pragmatic and sensible view was too nuanced for most of the voting public especially in parts of the country where the views of the extreme Right were also gaining traction. I find it amazing that it is the South of England which is now more "liberal" although I believe that Boris will get his just desserts in the next election.

On top of all that , the anti-Semitism non-issue was ramped up in order to make Corbyn seem like a racist whereas no one ever seemed to ask why there was such as organisation at "Labour Friends of Israel" in the party. (What next, Lib Dem Friends of Isis?) One of the first things Labour needs to go is kick out MPs like Margaret Hodge who must take a large proportion of the blame for altering people's perception of Labour. It is a disgrace that she painted Corbyn in such a fashion when he had always campaigned against racism and she managed to help alter the public's perception of him. The vestiges from Blair's era also need to be removed and the case made that Socialism is a viable alternative. The other issue of Corbyn being the suggestion that he was a "friend of terrorism" was a disgrace and especially so at a time when the government is selling arms to the Saudi's to bomb Yemen. He will ultimately be proved right regarding Ireland with the passage of time.

It is disappointing that the dissenting Labour voices in Parliament were not reselected beforehand and replaced with more MPs who were "on message." However, part of me wishes that Labour had a leader as strong as Nicola Sturgeon in charge. I find her difficult to stomach but she is the most capable political leader of our time. I don't think she will yield to Boris and currently remains the most credible voice in the country against Boris. The problem will be that an independent Scotland will leave the rest of the UK susceptible to prolonged Tory rule. In wishing to jump ship, she will be leaving everyone else in the lurch.

[Stanfordian]

‘Dippin'’ - Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley with Lee Morgan, Harold Mabern Jr, Larry Ridley & Billy Higgins
Blue Note (1965)

[Bryn]

About to start my way through Unexpected Alchemy, purchased at the iklectik matinee on Saturday (£50 from Eddie Prévost's Matchless supply). If it looks to be your bag, check its availability from Matchless Recordings. It appears to cost rather more from other vendors. Alternatively, Eddie, along with John Butcher (saxophones), Phil Durrant (electronics/modular synth), James Malone (electronics/modular synth), NO Moore (modularised guitar) will be playing at Set Space, Dalston tomorrow night (a very poorly advertised event. There is not even a mention of it on the Set Space's own site!). Eddie may have copies of Unexpected Alchemy for sale there.

https://www.thewire.co.uk/events/improvisers-inside-electronics-20191217-2000

[elmo]

The track "Night Watch" from Kenny Dorham's Blue Note album "Trompeta Toccata" with Joe Henderson, Tommy Flanagan, Richard Davis and Albert Heath.
A stellar band and a very underrated album.

https://youtu.be/29PGW_fNX-M

elmo