What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Joseph K]

Max Harrison gave this LP an enthusiastic review in 'Modern Jazz 1945-70 The Essential Records'(Aquarius 1975).
I've never been able to track down a copy.

JR

Listening now.

[Stanfordian]

‘Blue’s Moods’ - Blue Mitchell
with Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones & Philly Joe Jones
Riverside (1960)

[Tenor Freak]

NP: Marta Sanchez quintet, "El Rayo de Luz", featuring Chris Cheek on tenor. New name to me, she's from Spain but living in NYC since 2011. This CD was a Downbeat editor's pick and one of the New York Times best records of 2019.

[Stanfordian]

‘Makin' Out’ – John Wright
with Eddie ‘Cat-Eye’ Williams, Wendell Marshall & Roy Brooks
Prestige (1961)

[Jazzrook]

Hadley Caliman with Hotep Cecil Barnard, David Williams & Elvin Jones playing Billy Strayhorn's 'Lush Life' in Hollywood, 1977:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=FdQLUz72BQ4

JR

[Stanfordian]

‘The Thing to Do’ - Blue Mitchell
with Junior Cook, Chick Corea, Gene Taylor, Al Foster
Blue Note (1964)

[Tenor Freak]

NP: Ojos Negros, Dino Saluzzi & Anja Lechner, ECM 2007.

[Jazzrook]

Tubby Hayes Quartet with Mike Pyne, Ron Matthewson & Tony Levin playing a marathon version of 'Mexican Green' live at The Little Theatre, Rochester, Kent, April 2, 1970:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=5a62j1H8SJI

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Tubby Hayes Quartet with Mike Pyne, Ron Matthewson & Tony Levin playing a marathon version of 'Mexican Green' live at The Little Theatre, Rochester, Kent, April 2, 1970:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=5a62j1H8SJI

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Miles Davis on David Sanborn's NBC TV show in '89. Lovely Kenny Garrett alto halfway through, on Mr Pastorius.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?=7U0gDkriczc

[Joseph K]

Bill Evans' Sunday at the Village Vanguard arrived today.

It feels as though I've banged on about this album quite a lot, but it is staggeringly beautiful - come to think of it, I can't think of a trio album I like more. It conjures a smoky, often haunting atmosphere. Rhythmically Evans departs quite a bit from the quaver-based bebop rhythms instead favouring often longer durations, which enables bassist Scott LaFaro greater scope to interact with the pianist. Some of the modal harmonies have something very soulful and kind of gospel about them. Terrible that LaFaro died in a car crash not long after recording this, I love his chords and overall style and 'Gloria's Step' is a fine composition.

This transcription might aid appreciation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCbF9NZFmtE

[Serial_Apologist]

Martin Speake's band Change of Heart - "Unrepentant": Speake (as) Bobo Stenson (p) Steve Watts (b) Jeff Williams (d) -25 Feb 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLRLU_4R0U8

Steve Watts did a gig in our garden when I first came to live here! - a fundraiser for a charity. "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Bristol?" he said. "I live here!" I told him! Place been going downhill ever since...

[Joseph K]

Sonny Rollins on Impulse!

[Stanfordian]

‘Heavy Sounds’ - Elvin Jones and Richard Davis
with Frank Foster & Billy Greene
Impulse (1967)

[Tenor Freak]

Stumbled onto some old KPM library music dates. Here's an example by David Lindup (father of Mike Lindup of Level 42). He'd clearly been listening to a lot of Gil Evans arrangements when he did this. Listen out for a solo by a musician who needs no intro on this Bored, at 1:52. His style is unmistakeable.