What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Stanfordian]

'Back at the Chicken Shack' – Jimmy Smith
with Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine & Donald Bailey
Blue Note (1960)

[Jazzrook]

Andrew Hill with Richard Davis & Roy Haynes playing 'Subterfuge' from the great 1963 album 'Black Fire':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ssVVhb0ILcM

JR

[Jazzrook]

Archie Shepp with Chet Baker, Horace Parlan, Herman Wright & Clifford Jarvis playing 'Dedication to Bessie Smith's blues' at Frankfurt J.F. in 1988:

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

JR

[Jazzrook]

Jimmy Lyons with John Lindberg & Sunny Murray playing 'Tortuga' live at Willisau in 1980:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=w_BAA9ZG7D8

JR

[Jazzrook]

Bill Barron with Booker Ervin, Kenny Barron, Larry Ridley & Andrew Cyrille playing 'Now's The Time' in 1962:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=-ouSwy98BYo

JR

[Joseph K]

Happy birthday to Monk! Here's his 'Introspection' -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJiWfxj5yf8

[burning dog]

Happy birthday to Monk! Here's his 'Introspection' -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJiWfxj5yf8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95uMWaaTts4

[Stanfordian]

‘Search for the New Land’ – Lee Morgan
with Wayne Shorter, Grant Green, Reggie Workman & Billy Higgins
Blue Note (1964)

[Joseph K]

Miles Davis's On the Corner was released 50 years ago this day. I'm listening to the complete sessions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb3q7po2QQQ&list=OLAK5uy_l8kjbonyMqboHbmVlWwcLPtcYXLHM3hbU

[Serial_Apologist]

Miles Davis's On the Corner was released 50 years ago this day. I'm listening to the complete sessions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb3q...cLPtcYXLHM3hbU

This album is reviewed on tonight's Free Thinking on Radio 3 tonight, at 10pm: I have linked to it on my weekly thread.

[Joseph K]

This album is reviewed on tonight's Free Thinking on Radio 3 tonight, at 10pm: I have linked to it on my weekly thread.

Awesome. I shall have to catch this.

[Stanfordian]

'Solid' – Grant Green
with James Spaulding, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw & Elvin Jones
Blue Note (1964)

[Joseph K]

Miles Davis - On The Corner

Towards the end of this and, as you can see from the fact that I've started typing this before the end, I would be lying if I said this album had me captivated for its entirety. It's cool and funky for sure, though there is a certain rigidity and repetitiveness - which reminds me of things like techno in a way - particularly in the drums, which is OK on its own terms but I just prefer the more flowing, varied, looser and freer rhythms of Miles's albums that preceded this (and in general). There are textural aspects which are interesting and the bass hook and melody of each piece from Black Satin onwards is catchy and strong - worth repeating, I'd say. It's funny, I used to be of the opinion that the album would have been better had McLaughlin and Lieberman been on the whole thing rather than just the first track, but it didn't seem to matter too much this time. It's not a bad album, in fact it's quite good and it's certainly quite a departure as well as being important and innovative - but for me, while nice to give it a listen every so often, at the same time reinforces by comparison the positive aspects of music I listen to more often. As we know, historical importance sometimes does not coincide with the same extent of aesthetic worth.

[Padraig]

As we know, historical importance sometimes does not coincide with the same extent of aesthetic worth.

A bit of both here, JK? Well... I enjoy a band that can still play a 1923 Jelly Roll Morton number with verve in 2022. Viva le jazz hot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPhikx4cMp8

[Tenor Freak]

Medina - Bobby Hutcherson (vib, marimba), Harold Land (ts), Stanley Cowell (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Joe Chambers (d). Recorded 11 August 1969, which must have been after they got back from the '69 European tour.