What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Jazzrook]

J.J Johnson led an excellent quintet in 1956/57 which deserves to be better known.
Here’s J.J. with Bobby Jasper, Tommy Flanagan, Wilbur Little & Elvin Jones playing ‘Bernie’s Tune’ live at The Cafe Bohemia in 1957:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=tYivD4knKuw

JR

[Ian Thumwood]

Apologies for being late to the party but listening to Jamiroquai's .'Travelling without moving. '

Having been listening to Stevie Wonder recently, I think that Jamiroquai offer a version of pip music that will appeal to jazz fans. Only taken 30 years to wake up to this band ....

Wierd that no musician credits on the liner notes or not that I understand.

[teamsaint]

Apologies for being late to the party but listening to Jamiroquai's .'Travelling without moving. '

Having been listening to Stevie Wonder recently, I think that Jamiroquai offer a version of pip music that will appeal to jazz fans. Only taken 30 years to wake up to this band ....

Wierd that no musician credits on the liner notes or not that I understand.

There was a documentary of Jamiroquai on the road some years ago. I enjoyed the programme more than the music !!

[Jazzrook]

Yusef Lateef with George Arvanitas, Reggie Workman & James Black playing ‘Semiocto’ from the 1965 album ‘Psychicemotus’:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Th3DyIb_3to

JR

[Tenor Freak]

Bobby Hutcherson - "Patterns" from 1968. Another nugget which, unbelievably, sat in Blue Note's vaults until Cuscuna came along and released it in 1980. A fine quintet with Jimmy Spaulding on alto and flute, Stan Cowell keys, Workman and Chambers on d 'n' b respectively. I originally had a dodgy download from a blog site years ago. This LP has a superb version of Cowell's "Effi" which was also more famously on Members, Don't Git Weary . Just superb.

[Jazzrook]

Hutcherson’s ‘Medina’ from 1969 is also a fine album with Harold Land, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Johnson & Joe Chambers.
It came out on a Connoisseur edition(1998) paired with the 1968 ‘Spiral’.

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

JR