What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Beef Oven!]

Beef Oven

I have one of the Naxos discs too. They often collaborate with "foreign" artists and believe that they have released discs with Kenny Wheeler and John Surman in the past. The Brecker disc on;y came out in November and is very much in the style of the Nxoa material. The repertoire includes a number of Brecker originals including the catchy "Slang" but also features Horace Silver tunes "Nica's dream" and a rip-roaring version of "Nutville" which is probably the definitive version of the composition. If would strongly recommend this disc , especially if you appreciate the muscular combination of the great Mike Brecker and UMO. The band sound as good live as they do in the studio but this disc does have an extra edge about it.

Thanks Ian.

I just searched on Apple Music, and it's available. Currently listening to the first track 'Invitation'. I'll give it a proper listen over the weekend.

Edit: 2nd track, Slang playing now - inhuman solo from MB & terrific drums & percs!!

[Pianorak]

This is incredible!

Listening to Malaika (Angels) made me wonder whether it was jazz or "world music" - knowing next to nothing about either. Is World Music just a portmanteau that can encompass jazz, folk and perhaps even classical or is it more strictly defined?

[Quarky]

Listening to Malaika (Angels) made me wonder whether it was jazz or "world music" - knowing next to nothing about either. Is World Music just a portmanteau that can encompass jazz, folk and perhaps even classical or is it more strictly defined?

This is the definition in Wikipedia:
World music is a musical category encompassing many different styles of music from around the globe, which includes many genres of non-Western music including folk music, ethnic music, traditional music, indigenous music, neotraditional music, and music where more than one cultural tradition, such as when ethnic music and Western popular music intermingle. World music's inclusive nature and elasticity as a musical category pose obstacles to a universal definition, but its ethic of interest in the culturally exotic is encapsulated in Roots magazine's description of the genre as "local music from out there".[1] The term was popularized in the 1980s as a marketing category for non-Western traditional music.[2][3] Globalization has facilitated the expansion of world music's audiences and scope.[citation needed] It has grown to include hybrid subgenres such as world fusion, global fusion, ethnic fusion[4] and worldbeat.

But all seat-of-the-pants stuff, imv. For Jazz + World music, see e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huGNcM0XCkY

[Quarky]

Still hooked on Jazz at Lincoln Center, this time with Wayne:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMFgqHuvF6U

[Pianorak]

Thanks for the information, Oddball. (Sorry, should have googled before asking).

[Jazzrook]

Hank Crawford - "Soul Clinic" Atlantic c. 1961.

The GREAT Ray Charles small band/septet of that era, but minus Ray. If anyone doubts how good they were, ck/out "Lorelei's Lament" on Youtube, minimal perfection. Glorious.

BN.

Bluesnik ~ Thanks for your post which prompted me to get hold of a copy of 'Soul Clinic' coupled with Leo Wright's 'Blues Shout'(COLLECTABLES COL-CD-6281).
A great 75 minutes of modern jazz from the ATLANTIC label in 1960/61.
Here's 'A Night in Tunisia' from 'Blues Shout':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPjgnM4J7Vg

[Ian Thumwood]

Youtube is amazing. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack trying to find records by the likes of Harrison Bankhead, James Sanders, Ari Brown and Avreeyal Ra and yet here is a clip of them all playing together. One for tomorrow!

[Ian Thumwood]

the Ari Brown quintet performing a tune from the brilliant album "Groove awakening." I really love this musician's sound and there is a good natured vibe about his music that immediately hits home. Bluesnik will love this....

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Bluesnik ~ Thanks for your post which prompted me to get hold of a copy of 'Soul Clinic' coupled with Leo Wright's 'Blues Shout'(COLLECTABLES COL-CD-6281).
A great 75 minutes of modern jazz from the ATLANTIC label in 1960/61.
Here's 'A Night in Tunisia' from 'Blues Shout':

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPjgnM4J7Vg

Some superb concert footage of Ray and that great band in Paris and Antibes in '61 in the INA (French National AV) Archive. Playing "le jazz" as hip as Blakey.

BN.

[Jazzrook]

Some superb concert footage of Ray and that great band in Paris and Antibes in '61 in the INA (French National AV) Archive. Playing "le jazz" as hip as Blakey.

BN.

Great stuff, BN.
I think this is it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z73Say64UHE

JR.

[Ian Thumwood]

More stuff with Tomeka Reid on.......

[Ian Thumwood]

Just rediscovered this on Youtube:-

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Massimo Urbani', "Easy to love"

Italian alto player, hero in New York with Enrico Rava at 17, overdosed on smack at 36.

His stuff is on Utube.

BN.

[Serial_Apologist]

My next door neighbour is called Massimo - also Italian. He's six foot six. I reckon his parents had foreknowledge.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

My next door neighbour is called Massimo - also Italian. He's six foot six. I reckon his parents had foreknowledge.

This guy was recommended to me by an Italian friend where he was (apparently) some kind of legend for his playing and also erratic lifestyle. He certainly had the chops but I'm not totally convinced. There's a live clip of him playing Lover Man, I think, in some small club and he certainly goes through the jazz motions (and emotions). Sax held like Lester, grimaces, gestures, Bird quotes et al. Those Italians!

Morton/Cook rated him.

BN.