What Jazz album are you listening to?

OccultHawk · 09-04-2020, 05:19 PM

A Portrait of Thelonious by Bud Powell

grindy · 09-06-2020, 01:20 PM

I'm rediscovering Billy Bang whom I haven't listened to in about ten years.
Too bad because he has some amazing albums.

Currently listening to:
Billy Bang Quintet Featuring Frank Lowe ‎– Above & Beyond: An Evening In Grand Rapids

https://open.spotify.com/album/5vkDqYF9IM3fg6CmWgRqD0

It's far from smooth jazz but this should be very listenable even for people who aren't into avantgarde jazz.
Not to say that there aren't some delicous dissonant flourishes here and there keeping it interesting.
This album is also a farewell to the great sax player Frank Lowe who died from lung cancer not long after this concert.
He sounds great here and you'd never guess that this is the playing of a dying man with just one lung left.
Recommended for pretty much everybody here who likes jazz.

OccultHawk · 09-07-2020, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

I'm rediscovering Billy Bang whom I haven't listened to in about ten years.
Too bad because he has some amazing albums.

Currently listening to:
Billy Bang Quintet Featuring Frank Lowe ‎– Above & Beyond: An Evening In Grand Rapids

https://open.spotify.com/album/5vkDqYF9IM3fg6CmWgRqD0

It's far from smooth jazz but this should be very listenable even for people who aren't into avantgarde jazz.
Not to say that there aren't some delicous dissonant flourishes here and there keeping it interesting.
This album is also a farewell to the great sax player Frank Lowe who died from lung cancer not long after this concert.
He sounds great here and you'd never guess that this is the playing of a dying man with just one lung left.
Recommended for pretty much everybody here who likes jazz.

He was also a radical af black revolutionary. He was in the American War of Aggression against the Vietnamese when he found Marxist literature that stated “Black GI This is not you war Go Home” and when he finally did get back to the so called United States he read Mao’s Red Book and then used his military training to pick out and purchase guns (mostly pistols) for underground black revolutionary marxists but he did not identify which specific organization by name in any interviews.

**Marie Monday** · 09-07-2020, 03:12 PM

I listened to John Coltrane's Ascension today; now and then I was struck by the beauty but mostly I just felt overwhelmed. Big ensemble free jazz à la Coltrane is truly something else.

I enjoyed grindy's Billy Bang rec, especially the deeply soothing quiet part near the end of the third track, and the delightful violin outburst at the end of the record

grindy · 09-08-2020, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I listened to John Coltrane's Ascension today; now and then I was struck by the beauty but mostly I just felt overwhelmed. Big ensemble free jazz à la Coltrane is truly something else.

I enjoyed grindy's Billy Bang rec, especially the deeply soothing quiet part near the end of the third track, and the delightful violin outburst at the end of the record

grindy · 09-08-2020, 06:48 AM

Fred Anderson - Timeless

Bass – Harrison Bankhead
Drums, Percussion – Hamid Drake
Tenor Saxophone – Fred Anderson

https://open.spotify.com/album/1oVvRdAr1insHAiC3PishL

Effortlessly inventive and beautiful.
Absolutely amazing, telepathic interplay.
All three are god tier but Hamid Drake's drumming stands out especially to me.

ando here · 09-08-2020, 12:14 PM

The Lost Septet Miles Davis (2020, Sleepy Night Records)

Recent release. Recorded in 1971, at the beginning of Miles' rock phase. One of the aspects that intrigues me about the septet is how Miles got Keith Jarrett to go electronic - and, of course, what he did once he got there. Jarrett never did it again after splitting with the band. They all have great chops and are freewheeling in a very late 60s/early 70s funk way. The organ/vibes seem to hold it all down on initial listenings but they do trade off roles throughout. Speaking of keys I wonder if Miles ever asked Steve Winwood to jam. He'd have fit right in.

Band:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Gary Bartz, sax
Keith Jarrett, keys
Michael Henderson, electric bass
Ndugu Leon, drummer
Don Alias, percussion
James Mtume, percussion

grindy · 09-11-2020, 03:34 AM

Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz

Old school stuff, not terribly exciting but cool af and of course very well played by those masters. The sounds of baritone and tenor sax compliment each other beautifully.

ando here · 09-11-2020, 05:32 PM

Live From The Moonlight - Chet Baker Trio (1988, Philology Records)

Massimo Moriconi, Bass
Michel Graillier, Piano
Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals

Excellent. Blues for Chet. Man, he got better as he went. Nice (long) one.

OccultHawk · 11-28-2020, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

I'm rediscovering Billy Bang whom I haven't listened to in about ten years.
Too bad because he has some amazing albums.

Currently listening to:
Billy Bang Quintet Featuring Frank Lowe ‎– Above & Beyond: An Evening In Grand Rapids

https://open.spotify.com/album/5vkDqYF9IM3fg6CmWgRqD0

It's far from smooth jazz but this should be very listenable even for people who aren't into avantgarde jazz.
Not to say that there aren't some delicous dissonant flourishes here and there keeping it interesting.
This album is also a farewell to the great sax player Frank Lowe who died from lung cancer not long after this concert.
He sounds great here and you'd never guess that this is the playing of a dying man with just one lung left.
Recommended for pretty much everybody here who likes jazz.

Miss you dude

Vietnam: Reflections by Billy Bang

5/5

09-04-2020, 05:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
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09-06-2020, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	I'm rediscovering Billy Bang whom I haven't listened to in about ten years. Too bad because he has some amazing albums. Currently listening to: Billy Bang Quintet Featuring Frank Lowe ‎– Above & Beyond: An Evening In Grand Rapids https://open.spotify.com/album/5vkDqYF9IM3fg6CmWgRqD0 It's far from smooth jazz but this should be very listenable even for people who aren't into avantgarde jazz. Not to say that there aren't some delicous dissonant flourishes here and there keeping it interesting. This album is also a farewell to the great sax player Frank Lowe who died from lung cancer not long after this concert. He sounds great here and you'd never guess that this is the playing of a dying man with just one lung left. Recommended for pretty much everybody here who likes jazz. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

09-08-2020, 06:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Fred Anderson - Timeless Bass – Harrison Bankhead Drums, Percussion – Hamid Drake Tenor Saxophone – Fred Anderson https://open.spotify.com/album/1oVvRdAr1insHAiC3PishL Effortlessly inventive and beautiful. Absolutely amazing, telepathic interplay. All three are god tier but Hamid Drake's drumming stands out especially to me. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

09-08-2020, 12:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
ando here Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: NY, NY Posts: 1,802	The Lost Septet Miles Davis (2020, Sleepy Night Records) Recent release. Recorded in 1971, at the beginning of Miles' rock phase. One of the aspects that intrigues me about the septet is how Miles got Keith Jarrett to go electronic - and, of course, what he did once he got there. Jarrett never did it again after splitting with the band. They all have great chops and are freewheeling in a very late 60s/early 70s funk way. The organ/vibes seem to hold it all down on initial listenings but they do trade off roles throughout. Speaking of keys I wonder if Miles ever asked Steve Winwood to jam. He'd have fit right in. Band: Miles Davis, trumpet Gary Bartz, sax Keith Jarrett, keys Michael Henderson, electric bass Ndugu Leon, drummer Don Alias, percussion James Mtume, percussion Last edited by ando here; 09-10-2020 at 08:37 AM.

09-11-2020, 03:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz Old school stuff, not terribly exciting but cool af and of course very well played by those masters. The sounds of baritone and tenor sax compliment each other beautifully. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

09-11-2020, 05:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
ando here Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: NY, NY Posts: 1,802	Live From The Moonlight - Chet Baker Trio (1988, Philology Records) Massimo Moriconi, Bass Michel Graillier, Piano Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals Excellent. Blues for Chet. Man, he got better as he went. Nice (long) one.