What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Joseph K]

The Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency!

Happy birthday Tony Williams!

[groovydavidii]

Listening to a decade-old (2011) the “Composer of the Week” Donald Macleod and Geoffrey Smith focus on Be-Bop of which I managed to CD-R record the second feature–the 'yin and yang' of Dizzy and Bird, the narrative and illustrative numbers compel frequent listening.

[Jazzrook]

Stan Tracey with Peter King, Dave Green & Bryan Spring playing 'The Green Kingspring of King Springreen' in 1969:

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

JR

[Stanfordian]

‘Headin’ South’ - Horace Parlan
with George Tucker, Al Harewood & Ray Barretto
Blue Note (1960)

[Joseph K]

Generally going on a youtube journey checking various guitarists' versions of All The Things You Are (Julian Lage, Mike Moreno, Peter Bernstein)...

[elmo]

Generally going on a youtube journey checking various guitarists' versions of All The Things You Are (Julian Lage, Mike Moreno, Peter Bernstein)...

Here's a favourite guitarist of mine Grant Green's version of 'all the things' with Wilbur Ware and Al Harewood.

https://youtu.be/t6KR6WJ_zBU

elmo

[Joseph K]

Here's a favourite guitarist of mine Grant Green's version of 'all the things' with Wilbur Ware and Al Harewood.

https://youtu.be/t6KR6WJ_zBU

elmo

Nice.

[Jazzrook]

John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, Garvin Bushell, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Ahmed Abdul-Malik & Elvin Jones playing 'India' at 'Village Vanguard', November 5, 1961:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Q8wXJBgjSA8

JR

[Ian Thumwood]

It has always amused me to see Garvin Bushell in the mix with Coltrane. His autobiography is a fascinating read and covers his career from the 1920s through to working with Coltrane in addition to working in Classical orchestras. It is a book I would thoroughly recommend as he was clearly extremely talented whilst also have an open mind with music even if you sense his heart was with earlier styles of jazz. The most fascinating elements in his book relates to his impressions of the band he worked with. There cannot be many musicians from his generation who made that musical journey from jazz's very early days through to Coltrane's modal explorations.

I have been listening to some of the Romanian composer George Enescu's early piano works and have been fascinated. I am not sure where you would place these as they seem to be of their own style even if the parallels with Bartok as worthwhile making as he too plundered folk music for inspiration. There was a comment by Richard last week which questioned the nature of improvisation and picking up this point whilst reading about Enescu is quite fascincating. A lot of his compositions were never actually written down but performed by memory by the composer. This accounts for the Sonata No. 2 for piano being missicng. It existed , just not on manuscript. The powers of recollection must have been staggering and it is clear that Enescu was one of last century's great musicians without referring to his composing. It did make me wonder just how much the part of improvisation much have played with his work. I was vaguely familiar with Enescu beforehand although not really appreciative of how good he was. He was a pupil of Faure and a mentor to Menhuin but his music seems popular with performers but neglected by the public. Even his piano music comes with a hefty price tag - probably a reflection of it's difficulty.

[Stanfordian]

‘Somethin' Else’ – Cannonball Adderley
with Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Sam Jones & Art Blakey
Blue Note (1958)

[Joseph K]

John Coltrane - Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording

Trane's tone is somewhat harrowing on 'My Favorite Things'.

[Jazzrook]

It has always amused me to see Garvin Bushell in the mix with Coltrane. His autobiography is a fascinating read and covers his career from the 1920s through to working with Coltrane in addition to working in Classical orchestras. It is a book I would thoroughly recommend as he was clearly extremely talented whilst also have an open mind with music even if you sense his heart was with earlier styles of jazz. The most fascinating elements in his book relates to his impressions of the band he worked with. There cannot be many musicians from his generation who made that musical journey from jazz's very early days through to Coltrane's modal explorations.

I have been listening to some of the Romanian composer George Enescu's early piano works and have been fascinated. I am not sure where you would place these as they seem to be of their own style even if the parallels with Bartok as worthwhile making as he too plundered folk music for inspiration. There was a comment by Richard last week which questioned the nature of improvisation and picking up this point whilst reading about Enescu is quite fascincating. A lot of his compositions were never actually written down but performed by memory by the composer. This accounts for the Sonata No. 2 for piano being missicng. It existed , just not on manuscript. The powers of recollection must have been staggering and it is clear that Enescu was one of last century's great musicians without referring to his composing. It did make me wonder just how much the part of improvisation much have played with his work. I was vaguely familiar with Enescu beforehand although not really appreciative of how good he was. He was a pupil of Faure and a mentor to Menhuin but his music seems popular with performers but neglected by the public. Even his piano music comes with a hefty price tag - probably a reflection of it's difficulty.

Will have to track down the Garvin Bushell autobiography and also investigate George Enescu, a new name to me.

JR

[Ian Thumwood]

Will have to track down the Garvin Bushell autobiography and also investigate George Enescu, a new name to me.

JR

Enescu seems to have been extremely highly regarded by those who knew him. This is the piece that fascinates me and serves as a fascinating contrast to Debussy's "Sunked Cathedral" which does seem a little naive in comparison....

[Joseph K]

Oz Noy - Riverside

Speaking of 'All The Things You Are', this fine album begins with this tune. Oz Noy is a great guitarist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE4DpJtPCQU

[Serial_Apologist]

Oz Noy - Riverside

Speaking of 'All The Things You Are', this fine album begins with this tune. Oz Noy is a great guitarist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE4DpJtPCQU

There just has to be a pun on his name!