What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Jazzrook]

Jackie McLean's 1956 album 'Lights Out!' with Donald Byrd, Elmo Hope, Doug Watkins & Art Taylor.
This version of 'A Foggy Day' was recorded again by Jackie three days later on Charles Mingus's 'Pithecanthropus Erectus' session:

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPlDPnT41P4

JR

[Manupstairs]

A great share.

Thanks, Jazzrook.

[Tenor Freak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXgEPBYGk-I

[Stanfordian]

'Brother' Jack McDuff with Jimmy Forrest, Grant Green & Ben Dixon
'The Honeydripper'
Prestige (1961)

[Jazzrook]

Have been listening to 'The Zappa Album' by Ensemble Ambrosius who interpret 15 of FZ's compositions playing baroque era instruments.
Here's their exhilarating version of 'G-Spot Tornado' which originally appeared on FZ's 1986 album 'Jazz From Hell':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2vzWDa-E3k

Here's FZ's original Synclavier version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvH3xf0e-I

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Have been listening to 'The Zappa Album' by Ensemble Ambrosius who interpret 15 of FZ's compositions playing baroque era instruments.
Here's their exhilarating version of 'G-Spot Tornado' which originally appeared on FZ's 1986 album 'Jazz From Hell':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2vzWDa-E3k

Here's FZ's original Synclavier version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvH3xf0e-I

JR

I can't imagine Bach going to town on that!

Speaking of Zappa-influenced, I've been listening to Gary Husband's "Diary of a Plastic Box" (FMR) - short, impressionistic in a fusion kinda way, free funk by way of Zappa and Debussy - pieces improvised on his portable Korg M1 Workstation whiling the spare time in hotel roms etc on tours between 1989 and 1995. Lots of colours and an authoritative sense of complexity. Gary's something of a genius in my view - he's great on piano and keyboards and of a standard good enough to have been taken on by Billy Cobham - though possibly better known on drums. You'll hear his kbds on the John McLaughlin number on today's JRR (track 10).

[teamsaint]

Mosaic.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
I was interested to read about Cedar Walton, who wrote the title track. ( I know you all know that....)

Anyway, in my ignorance I was impressed by the vast number of albums he produced under his own name.
Any strong recommends out of that lot?

[Serial_Apologist]

Mosaic.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
I was interested to read about Cedar Walton, who wrote the title track. ( I know you all know that....)

Anyway, in my ignorance I was impressed by the vast number of albums he produced under his own name.
Any strong recommends out of that lot?

I picked up a CD coupling the Messengers' "Caravan" and "Buhaina's Delight" the other week, replacing my worn LP of the former. Cedar's on both of those. I seem to remember he was in a band called Eastern Rebellion in the early 1970s, maintaining the banner for hard bop at a time when many were going for fusion.

[Ian Thumwood]

Have been listening to 'The Zappa Album' by Ensemble Ambrosius who interpret 15 of FZ's compositions playing baroque era instruments.
Here's their exhilarating version of 'G-Spot Tornado' which originally appeared on FZ's 1986 album 'Jazz From Hell':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2vzWDa-E3k

Here's FZ's original Synclavier version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvH3xf0e-I

JR

I believe that one of Zappa's descendants was a genuine composer in the 18th century - Francesco Zappa.

I must admit that I love this track although I probably shouldn't be too enthusiastic !!

[Ian Thumwood]

Have been listening to 'The Zappa Album' by Ensemble Ambrosius who interpret 15 of FZ's compositions playing baroque era instruments.
Here's their exhilarating version of 'G-Spot Tornado' which originally appeared on FZ's 1986 album 'Jazz From Hell':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2vzWDa-E3k

Here's FZ's original Synclavier version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvH3xf0e-I

JR

I believe that one of Zappa's descendants was a genuine composer in the 18th century - Francesco Zappa.

I must admit that I love this track although I probably shouldn't be too enthusiastic !!

[Beef Oven!]

I believe that one of Zappa's descendants was a genuine composer in the 18th century - Francesco Zappa.

Are you sure?

Frank Zappa’s children are; Moon Unit Zappa, Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa (Dweezil), Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa and Diva Muffin Zappa. There is no Francesco Zappa. And none of them are capable of time travel, as far as I know.

[Bryn]

Are you sure?

Frank Zappa’s children are; Moon Unit Zappa, Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa (Dweezil), Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa and Diva Muffin Zappa. There is no Francesco Zappa.

Well of course Ian meant antecedents, but there is no evidence that I am aware of that Francesco was in any way an ancestor of Frank Vincent of that name.

[Stanfordian]

Dexter Gordon with Donald Byrd, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning, Orsted Pedersen & Art Taylor
'One Flight Up'
Blue Note (1964)

[Stanfordian]

Joe Henderson with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Hutcherson, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter & Joe Chambers
'Mode for Joe'
Blue Note (1966)

[Stanfordian]

Gigi Gryce with Mickey Roker, Richard Gene Williams, Richard Rylands & Reggie Workman
‘The Hap'nin's’
New Jazz (1960)