What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Joseph K]

The John Surman Trio - Live in Altena 1970

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qLQMPOaG0E

Listening to this now, finally, thanks.

[Ian Thumwood]

The new J D Allen album is terrific and features the old trio with Gregg August and Rudy Royston supplimented by guitariat Charlie Hunter. The first volume of "Americana" from a number of years ago reflected a heavy indebtedness to Coltrane but Volume 2 switches the blues influence to a more archaic style which conjured up impressions of Willie Wixon for me. There are three "meditations"in the middle of the disc where the core trio is pitched in to more of a contemporary, contemplative style but the bulk of the record pitches Allen's tenor against the blues guitar of Hunter in a fashion which recalls a modern re-working of Stanley Turrentiine's "Midnight Blue." You can rely on Allen to deliver the goods and Hunter is something of a revelation.

In my opinion, this is one of the best new releases this year and a record that I think Bliesnik will love.

[Stanfordian]

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

[Jazzrook]

Hampton Hawes with Harold Land, Scott LaFaro & Frank Butler playing Benny Harris's 'Crazeology' in 1958 from the album 'For Real!'(not issued until 1961):

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=C5MqVHfmRXs

JR

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

One of my favourite albums and wonderfully recorded, at least on the vinyl, Contemporary did their artists proud. The "slap" of Lafaro's bass strings etc. Just great.

[eighthobstruction]

....that's great....

[elmo]

Hampton Hawes with Harold Land, Scott LaFaro & Frank Butler playing Benny Harris's 'Crazeology' in 1958 from the album 'For Real!'(not issued until 1961):

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=C5MqVHfmRXs

JR

Favourite album of mine too, coincidentally I just got copy of the Land/Hutcherson bands 'Another Shade of Blue'. I wasn't aware of this album but I have to say its one of their best - here is the title track

https://youtu.be/uWs_lXtqaCE

elmo

[eighthobstruction]

....mmmm, that's my theme tune for tomorrow

[elmo]

Joe Harriott's 'Abstract' and 'Free Form' albums groundbreaking stuff and still sounds fresh and exciting (as all good music should). love this version of 'Oleo'

https://youtu.be/jYViOTAttgQ

elmo

[Jazzrook]

Joe Harriott's 'Abstract' and 'Free Form' albums groundbreaking stuff and still sounds fresh and exciting (as all good music should). love this version of 'Oleo'

https://youtu.be/jYViOTAttgQ

elmo

Love this track 'Shadow' with Joe Harriott, Kenny Wheeler, Pat Smythe, Ron Mathewson & Bill Eyden recorded in 1968:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=bZ1to9gYh7w

JR

[Ian Thumwood]

One of my favourite albums and wonderfully recorded, at least on the vinyl, Contemporary did their artists proud. The "slap" of Lafaro's bass strings etc. Just great.

It has just been re-issued on Avid with three other Hampton Hawers trio discs. Have to say that I am a huge fan of this pianist who was probably the hardest swing maestro until McCoy Tyner..

Been listeing to a lot of Scriabin and Scarlatti keyboad pieces this week, though.

[Jazzrook]

James Newton with Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter & Tony Williams playing Eric Dolphy's 'Hat and Beard' in 1985 from 'One Night With Blue Note Preserved Vol. 1':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=0yeJpMLPlEo

JR

[eighthobstruction]

....that Harold Land tracks posted by elmo is really a corner of the jazz continum I've known little about....thanks....great sound engineering on those tracks - so clear....

[Jazzrook]

Lennie Tristano playing 'Descent Into The Maelstrom' from 1953!

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=99UTNVHLgEk

JR

[Jazzrook]

Mal Waldron with Reggie Workman & Billy Higgins playing 'Snake Out' from the 1973 album 'Up Popped The Devil':

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

JR