What Are You Listerning To...?

[ppjazz]

I've always enjoyed this subject since it can result in excellent music recommendations of music that may easily be overlooked otherwise. Some recent releases I've been enjoying are:

1. "Big Fun" " Bill Evans (the saxophonist) on ESC/EFA, 2002) Features players like the Brecker brothers, Ricky Peterson, Vinnie Colaiuta, etc.

2. "SitDownJazz" - Doug Robinson (Act As If Music, 2002) West coast artist who hangs out on the Jazz Corner website and discussion area. The guy plays anything and on this one is joined by drummer Peter Erskine, Saxophonist Bob Sheppard, Guitarists Peter Sprague and Mike Miller and bassist Dave Carpenter. This is one excellent record.

3. "Brazilian Dreams" - Paquito D'Rivera (MCG Jazz, 2002). another release from the Manchester Craftsman Guild of Pittsburgh, PA. It features also the New York Voices and trumpeter claudio Roditi.

4. "TNT" - Steve Turre (Telarc Jazz, 2002) Ture is joined by tenor greats James Carter, Dewey Redman and David Sanchez, pianist Mulgrew Miller, Lewis Nash and Victor Lewis on drums, and Peter Washington on bass.

[hoochmonkey9]

1. D.D. Jackson, "So Far". Solo piano. A mix of originals & standards dedicated to his heroes. A great 2 handed piano player, a student of Don Pullen.
2. Bud Powell, "Live at Massey Hall, 1953". Explanation needed? I didn't think so.
3. John Coltrane, "A Love Supreme". Been reading Ashley Kahn's book about the album, so an old favourite hits the turntable again.
4. Miles Davis, "In A Silent Way". I just like it, that's why.
5. Art Tatum, "Solo Masterpieces". Are you kidding me?
6. Lennie Tristano, Descent Into the Maelstrom". If you haven't, you should.

[Coypu]

Ron Jarzombek - Solitary Speaking of theoretical confinement
Cynic - Focus (re-release)

[omar zamora]

Mat Maneri - Sustain
Bailey/Fell - August 15 2002
Jason Lescalleet - Matresslessness

[clifton]

Ornette Coleman "At The Golden Circle", David Berkman "Communication Theory", Coleman Hawkins "Rainbow Mist", and lots of Charlie Parker.

[PiousBionicus]

Oscar Peterson - Night Train and Oscar In Paris
Buddy Rich - Big Swing Face

[ppjazz]

Just received:

"Upojenie" - Anna Marie Jopek & Friends with Pat Metheny. This recording comes from Poland and Ms. Jopek seems an excellent fit for Metheny-esque music. The CD has 14 arrangements including several from the PMG book ("Letter From Home," "Are You Going With Me," etc.). Pat is featured on his 42-string Pikasso, the familiar synthesized guitar as well as electric and acoustic.

All-in-all it's a very nicely put together session.

[ma³goœka]

I'm so glad that this recording is available even in US and that more people can appreciate AMJ's voice. Some of them say that this is the best Anna Maria's but the worst Pat's record - I don't agree. As ppjazz have said it's really good music greatly illustrated with polish lyrics.

[ryanoceros]

Originally posted by hoochmonkey9

6. Lennie Tristano, Descent Into the Maelstrom". If you haven't, you should.

i love the tristano school. never heard of that album. has it been reissued on cd or do you have an LP of it?

as for my recent listening:

Lee Konitz MOTION ...you wouldn't think konitz and elvin would be a great match but oh my god, this shit is fantastic! Elvin kicks his polyrhythmic 6/4 feel in a more subdued manner and plays off Konitz' sense of subtlety and interesting phrasing. i'm transcribing some konitz solos from the 3 disc reissue of the album and it's alternate sessions (w/drummer Nick Stabulus)

ISOTOPE 217 "the unstable molecule" & "utonian automatic" ...i think this is what Miles would be into if he were around.

Chicago Underground Quartet s/t ...This group shares cornet player Robert Mazurek and post-Jim Hall guitarist Jeff Parker from ISOTOPE, but plays modern jazz with some great effects and subtle ProTools manipulation. If you think you're in on the modern jazz scene then you should be paying attention to these guys (ISOTOPE & Chicago Underground)

Bird (Savoy & Dial sessions)

Booker Ervin "the Freedom Book" & "the Song Book" ...oh man, I don't have any problem saying that these guys (Ervin, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis & Alan Dawson) surpass the inventiveness and interactive brilliance of the Coltrane Quartet at times (especially on "the Freedom Book" and "the Space Book"). On the Song Book, Tommy Flanagan replaces Byard and brings his tasteful melodicism to the session of lesser known Standards.


[PROGRESSIVE ROCK]

the notwist "neon golden"
wilco "yankee hotel foxtrot"
the flaming lips "the soft bulletin"
the microphones "the glow pt. 2"

[lazy bird]

John Coltrane / Stellar regions
Louis Sclavis / L'affrontement des prétendants
Charlie Parker / complete savoy & dial sessions
Boulez conducts Stravinsky / Le chant du rossignol, L'histoire du soldat, ...

[clifton]

ryanoceros: you mentioned Booker Ervin, who I've been digging for decades. I wanted to add "Setting The Pace", Book's great session with Dexter Gordon, Byard, Workman, and Dawson. Everybody's really smokin' here, and Dex takes a long solo on "Dexter's Deck" that is simply one of the greatest tenor solos ever recorded, by anyone, ever. I don't know if "Setting The Pace" has ever been reissued on CD, but it's worth searching for. BTW Ervin's classic "Structurally Sound" is going out of print so get it while you can.

[ryanoceros]

Originally posted by clifton
ryanoceros: you mentioned Booker Ervin, who I've been digging for decades. I wanted to add "Setting The Pace", Book's great session with Dexter Gordon, Byard, Workman, and Dawson. Everybody's really smokin' here, and Dex takes a long solo on "Dexter's Deck" that is simply one of the greatest tenor solos ever recorded, by anyone, ever. I don't know if "Setting The Pace" has ever been reissued on CD, but it's worth searching for. BTW Ervin's classic "Structurally Sound" is going out of print so get it while you can.

oh man, you've sold me. i believe "setting the pace" is out on CD and i will put it in my Amazon wishlist to remind me that i need to pick it up.

i just read up on "structurally sound" on allmusic.com and it sounds like it'll be right up my alley.

thanks for the recommendations, clifton!

how do folks feel about George Coleman and Illinois Jacquet?

[clifton]

ryanocerous: are you telepathic or something? I l-o-o-v-e Jacquet, although not as much as my wife, kids, Coleman Hawkins, or Charlie Parker. I believe Jacquet to be one of the very greatest tenor players, for all practical purposes, the first great "Texas tenor", unless you count Hershel Evans. Jacquet practically invented rhythm and blues tenor, with its big sound, riffing, and honking and squealing. He was also (and still is) a superb straight ahead jazzman, combining showmanship with driving swing and a strong grasp of bebop's fluidity and harmony. And Jacquet's exploration of the tenor's upper register paved the way for Coltrane and the energy players of the 1960's avant garde. If you have the bread, you should spring for Mosaic's 4-CD Jacquet set; it's amazing. But do it now, they're running low. If money is a problem, Jacquet's "Jumpin' At Apollo", on Delmark, has some of the Mosaic material, and it's just one CD. (Order from www.delmarkrecords.com, you'll be glad you did). BTW I really dig George Coleman, too, a major player who is highly underrated.

[markvi]

nils petter molvaer "khmer", archie shepp "st. louis blues" (it ain't pete fountain), chris speed "emit". still digesting my christmas cd's.

[Old Pa]

"Jazz at Massey Hall" - The Quintet
"Way Out West" - Sonny Rollins
"Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane"
"Misterioso" - Thelonious Monk
"The Cactus of Knowledge" - Rabih Abou-Khalil
"Blues & Roots" - Charles Mingus

[Marcelina]

Dear Pious
My name is Marcelina. I' not sure about this side becouse I, m new.I don't understand some things from here:)I' m from Poland and my English is not very well, so sorry about that:)Do you like "Sometimes I'm Happy" cose I love that one:)
Please reply,waiting to hire from you soon, Marcelina

[markvi]

your english is better than my polish.am listening to tomasz stanko from your country as i write this.- his cd soul of things. in addition to stanko, i have underground jazz- live at smalls, freddie hubbard hub songs, dave douglas witness, and nick payton's dear louis in my cd player. live at smalls is one of my treasures.

[Pharaohrock]

Joachim Kuhn- Dynamics
James Hurt- Dark Rhythms, Mystical Grooves
Jimi Hendrix- Voodoo Soup
Alice Coltrane- Transfiguration
Big Black and Anthony Wheaton

[Jazz]

hmm...

Miles Davis - Miles Ahead
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker - California Concerts
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Mingus Big Band - The Essential Mingus Big Band
Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk

[gilesg1]

:) I am listening to singer Susan Lamont . A New York area artist heavily influenced by Ella, Dianne Reeves and Sarah. Check out her website at susanlamont.com. It's worth a listen.

[GA Russell]

Sonny Rollins - This is What I Do
Sonny Rollins - Silver City
Sonny Rollins - Alfie
Julie London - About the Blues
Bud Shank - This Bud's For You
Pete Rugolo - Introducing...
Pete Rugulo - Adventures in Rhythm
Monica Mancini - The Dreams of Johnny Mercer
Linda Purl - Alone Together
Joe Farrell - Skateboard Park

[clifton]

GARussell: Thanks for mentioning This Bud's For You. I think it's a fantastic album and it gives the lie to the notion that West Coast players were anemic and unswinging.

[GA Russell]

Clifton, This Bud's For You was a Muse recording. I saw the other day that Denon/Savoy (Nippon Columbia) has purchased the Muse catalogue along with the rest of 32 Jazz. I'll look forward to seeing what they do with all that they have; especially the Mark Murphy material.

By the way, I'm a big fan of West Coast jazz. Perhaps if you heard Shank's '50s recording for Pacific Jazz you wouldn't think of them as anemic. But maybe you would! Different strokes...!

[jazzypaul]

I guess I've been on a new school kick as of late...

Mathias Lupri: Same Time Twice

Paul Wertico Trio: Don't Be Scared Anymore

Happy Apple: Youth Oriented

Bebel Gilberto: Tanto Tempo

Mark Turner: Dharma Days

Dave Holland: What Goes Around

Yaya3: Yaya3

[Pharaohrock]

James Spaulding- Brilliant Corners
Wallace Roney- Misterios
Don Braden- The Fire Within
Tom Harrell- Paradise
Stephen Scott- VisionQuest
Stan Getz- Serenity

[markvi]

today's rotation includes mingus-"revenge!", steve lacy and roswell rudd "monk's dream", liebman "unknown jobim" and lester bowie "brass fantasy".

[bombastic]

John Coltrane: Plays the Blues, Legacy Box Set, Love Supreme. Roots and Blues Box set (Columbia Legacy) Color of Money Soundtrack,(check out Willie Dixons track), Howlin' Wolf Chess Blues, Muddy Waters Chess Blues, Chess Blues Guitar,Best of Davis and Coltrane(Columbia) Dexter Gordon (Our Man in Paris), Coltrane Settin' the Pace, Lush Life, Soultrane.........:) :cool: Shivkumar Sharma, Rag Madhuvanti with Zakir Hussain(Nimbus c.d.s)

[markvi]

today's rotation in the cd player--dick oatts and garry dial "dial and oatts", ryan kisor "the usual suspects", the german and french jazz ensemble 20 birthday celebration cd, wayne shorter "speak no evil"

[3pointdeli]

markvi, "see no evil" was one of my selections last night as well. it's interesting to hear how elvin jones sounds on that disc (and myriad other blue note recordings) compared to his work with coltrane.

the other selection was the allman brothers "idle wild south."

i haven't been able to listen to much recorded music lately, but i did get a pretty big dose of live jazz (trio and big band) on my vacation. glory!

[3pointdeli]

oops, i meant "speak no evil" not "see no evil."

and just for the sake of babbling, the trio i got to hear was guitar/bass/drums...not recorder/viola/bagpipe. nice fellows.

[bruce]

thanks for the great suggestions all, i want to run to the record store right now. yes, indeed, a shout out for tomasz stanko, and his great young(er) band on "soul of things." deep, brooding, beautiful stuff. just wanted to chime in and mention:

kahil el'zabar trio, "love outside of dreams" feat. david murray and fred hopkins. great outing from some senior chicago / aacm heavies, and sadly fred hopkins' last session. sounds at times like updating of rollins' "freedom jazz suite," which is a very, very good thing.

scott amendola band, "cry," due out at the end of feb, 2003. exceptional outing by exciting, mostly california-based group. new lineup w/ nels cline replacing dave mcnab on guitar, jenny scheimann (of tzadik, frisell, etc. fame) on violin, eric crystal (omar sosa) on reeds and todd sickafoose on bass. really melodic, a lot of space but a lot of intensity and great communication. love their reading of the spiritual "his eye is on the sparrow," and cheers for the topical re-working of dylan's "masters of war." if you can find it, get it! on l.a. label cryptogramophone.

[bombastic]

Mc Laughins "Remember Shakti" is excellent. i haven't listened to this guitarist in a long time, and to hear him play acoustic indian music is incredible. the compositions are all by indian composers,except the short opening track, which is by mc laughlin. i'm astonished by how good these musicians are. if you want to hear some phenomenal music, give this one a listen,. recorded live in bombay- december 2000. title: saturday night in bombay on verve c.d. zakir hussain on tabla-shivkumar sharma on santur. your money won't be wasted on this one.

[omar zamora]

Bombastic,

I have "Saturday Night at Bombay" and I like it quite a bit. I'm assuming you're familiar with Shakti's other albums, no?

Today:
Parker/Guy/Lytton - Live at Les Instants Chavires
TV Pow - Despite Ourselves
Simon H. Fell - Kaleidozyklen
Wm. Parker LHCMO - Raincoat in the River
MIMEO/Tilbury - The Hands of Caravaggio

[jazzypaul]

Just bought DKV Trio -- Trigonometry Friday night. Hasn't left the CD player yet. MMM MMM Good...

[valo]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ryanoceros
[B]


ISOTOPE 217 "the unstable molecule" & "utonian automatic" ...i think this is what Miles would be into if he were around.

Chicago Underground Quartet s/t ...This group shares cornet player Robert Mazurek and post-Jim Hall guitarist Jeff Parker from ISOTOPE, but plays modern jazz with some great effects and subtle ProTools manipulation. If you think you're in on the modern jazz scene then you should be paying attention to these guys (ISOTOPE & Chicago Underground)


Have to agree with these choices. these groups should get way more play than they do.

Add "Axis & Alignment"-Chicago Underground Duo to that list-Mazuek and percussionist Chad Taylor fill a lot of space with electronic and acoustic textures, but it has a lot of groove to it-not just ambient noodling[QUOTE]Originally posted by ryanoceros

[valo]

La Mer Enfortuna-Oren Bloedow & Jenifer Charles: exoctic sultry fusion of rock, middle eastern modes and ambient noise

Bar Kokhba-Masada Chamber Ensemble: a variety of small combos interpret Zorn's Masada song book. All "Middle Eastern" modes, tight improvisations-at times haunting, at others playful, grooves, swings, harsh and peaceful teextures-all on two discs!

The Amazing Bud Powell-Vol.1-"Un Poco Loco"

Yarra Yarra-Iro Haarla & Pepa Päivänen (November Music)-quietly intense duo carrying on Finnish composer/drummer Edward Vesala's legacy. Haarla plays harp or piano, while Päivänen plays a number of reeds

[markvi]

today's rotation in the player chick corea "origin", guitarist mordy ferber "mr. x" (with jack dejohnette, eddie gomez, george garzone, dave liebman, brad hatfield and nana vasconcelos--good company eh?), e.s.t. (strange place for snow), joe henderson,"inner urge" and jazz underground live at smalls.

[jazzypaul]

Wow, I was beginning to think I was the only person that owned that Jazz Underground disc. That's some great stuff...

[bombastic]

i've had that one in the past, but like all of my c.d.s, they get sold to buy fresh jazz- i thought it was great. who are the artists on there again- i'll pick it up again- i know it's on impulse.

[lazy bird]

John Zorn / Naked City live vol. 1
Wayne Shorter / Footprints live
Eric Dolphy / Out there
Sidney Bechet / complete RCA master takes
Frank Zappa / The grand wazoo
Béla Bartok / Concerto for orchestra (conductor: Pierre Boulez)

[Square]

Arthur Blythe - Focus (interesting instrumentation!)
Randy Sandke and the Inside Out Jazz Collective - Inside Out
Guillermo Klein - Los Gauchos III
Kahil El Zabar - Love Outside of Dreams (my favorites from El Zabar usually include the thumb piano - I love it)

[xricci]

These three were in heavy rotation over the last two weeks...

* Fred Hersch's "Live at the Village Vanguard" (Palmetto)
* Frank Kimbrough & Joe Locke's "The Willow" (Omnitone)
* Matthew Shipp's "Equilibrium" (Thirsty Ear)

The Randy Sandke, the Guillermo Klein, and the Kahil El Zabar (mentioned above) are all winners.