What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Bert]

John Coltrane - Live in Japan, disk 2 (Crescent)

Very much a favourite of mine.

[Joseph K]

Very much a favourite of mine.

I like it too, though part of me would like to have more Coltrane and a bit less Pharoah Sanders... My favourite performance is the first one, Afro Blue, cos Trane takes his longest solo on that one.

[Bert]

I like it too, though part of me would like to have more Coltrane and a bit less Pharoah Sanders... My favourite performance is the first one, Afro Blue, cos Trane takes his longest solo on that one.

I'd agree with that. Pharoah Sanders does contribute some interesting improvisations, but it goes on a bit too long and I'm more interested in what Coltrane is doing anyway ....

[Stanfordian]

‘Contours’ - Sam Rivers
with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Joe Chambers
Blue Note (1965)

[Jazzrook]

Roswell Rudd, Steve Lacy, Misha Mengelberg, Kent Carter & Han Bennink playing Herbie Nichols' '2300 Skidoo' from the 1982 album 'Regeneration':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=XN4idc124pc

JR

[Joseph K]

Disk 3 of John Coltrane Live in Japan, which features the tunes Peace on Earth and Leo.

[Stanfordian]

‘Some Other Stuff’ – Grachan Moncur III
with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Cecil McBee & Tony Williams
Blue Note (1964)

[Jazzrook]

Alto saxophonist Monty Waters with guitarist Yoshiaki Masuo, bassist Ronnie Boykins and drummer George Avalov from the 1975 album 'The Black Cat':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=waxyytBKnD0

JR

[Joseph K]

John Coltrane Live in Japan disk 4 - My Favorite Things

[Jazzrook]

Miles Davis, Sam Rivers, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams in Tokyo, July 12, 1964:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=pE3H8iGsk7w

JR

[Jazzrook]

Fela Ransome Kuti Quintet playing 'Amaechi's Blues':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=rLRzI4hnRWo

JR

[Bert]

Back to basics ...........

[Joseph K]

A classic and the Mahavishnu album I reach for the most - Meeting of the Spirits and Vital Transformation being my favourite tracks.

I'm currently listening to McLaughlin's Extrapolation, having woken up early with Arjen's Bag playing in my head.

[muzzer]

I’m listening to Milder PS, a Scandinavian jazz quartet who have recorded two CDs of Paddy McAloon (Prefab Sprout) songs, the more recent CD being very improvisational in places and the musicianship overall very high indeed, imho. Perfect for Sunday morning.

[Jazzrook]

Group Sounds Four & Five with Henry Lowther, Lyn Dobson, Jack Bruce & Jon Hiseman playing 'Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise' in 1966:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=9n2MXt2UxsI

JR