What Jazz are you listening to now?

[Ian Thumwood]

Just listening to this sample of Alan Ferber's big band album which is due for release next week. I stumbled across his music by accident having read a review on line and then heard a track on JLU afterwards. I have his last three albums , a mixture of big band, nonet and a nonet + strings, each of which is pretty amazing. I am a huge fan of his music and think he is easily one of the most rewarding people writing jazz at the moment. The opening of this track is pretty weird and immediately grabbed my attention.

https://twitter.com/alanferber

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

My bemusement is who it was aimed at. There was a spate of jazz meets folk tunes albums around this time, presumably to cash in on the late 50s emergent folk scene. Kingston Trio et al. I've got a Jim Hall/Bill Smith effort and a Harold Land/Carmell Jones plays Folk Songs...hard bop meets Tom Dooley. The best of the bunch by far is Johnny Griffin's Kerry Dancers, which is a wonderful album with Barry Harris and Ron Carter.

Shelly's Jewish take was I suspect more in line with these than a homage to Jazz Jewishness. Who bought it is anyone's guess. I gather a second set was planned but never saw the light. The band however is VERY good and if given the right material...

BN.

[Jazzrook]

Composer Duane Tatro's album 'Jazz For Moderns' recorded for CONTEMPORARY in 1954/55.

Here's 'Backlash' with Stu Williamson(trumpet); Bob Enevoldsen(valve trombone); Joe Eger(French horn); Lennie Niehaus(alto sax); Bill Holman(tenor sax); Jimmy Giuffre(baritone sax); Ralph Pena(bass) & Shelly Manne(drums):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2geVkfM1Z38

JR

[Stanfordian]

'Face to Face'
‘Baby Face’ Willette with Fred Jackson, Grant Green, & Ben Dixon
Blue Note (1961)

[Stanfordian]

'Inner Urge'
Joe Henderson with McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw & Elvin Jones
Blue Note (1964)

For this evening!

[Stanfordian]

'Page One'
Joe Henderson with Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Butch Warren & Pete La Roca
Blue Note (1963)

[Jazzrook]

Thelonious Monk's 1966/67 studio album 'Straight, No Chaser' with extra tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlIbs0mZYSA

JR

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

I used to be a bit dismissive of those later Columbia albums, but there's some very good stuff on them. And when Monk is restrained, Charlie Rouse asserts. Rouse grows on me.

[Stanfordian]

'The Waiting Game'
Tina Brooks with Kenny Drew, Wilbar Ware & Philly Joe Jones
Blue Note (1961)

[Stanfordian]

‘Destination Out’
Jackie McLean with Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Ridley & Roy Haynes
Blue Note (1963)

[Braunschlag]

Black Light - John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension. To be followed soon after by his latest 'Live from Ronnie Scott's' , released last Friday.

[Serial_Apologist]

‘Destination Out’
Jackie McLean with Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Ridley & Roy Haynes
Blue Note (1963)

Will somebody take a look outside, and see if that's Stanfordian I can see up there on the end of that kite?

[Stanfordian]

‘Our Thing’
Joe Henderson with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Eddie Khan & Pete La Roca
Blue Note (1963)

[Jazzrook]

Art Blakey's 1956/57 album 'Drum Suite'.

Here's 'Lil' T'(aka 'The Third') by a little-known edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Donald Byrd, Ira Sullivan, Kenny Drew & Wilbur Ware:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U57IKY8nF7M

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Will somebody take a look outside, and see if that's Stanfordian I can see up there on the end of that kite?

Oh well, never mind. Monday innit. Purcell washes whiter.