What jazz music are you listening to?

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin'
Qobuz 24/192




I adore the piano playing of Clark.
He had a very recognisable touch.
His band here was the best!

There is something in the way Clark touches his keyboard that I simply adore...

[njcardave]

Originally Posted by bart

Jim, thank you for this suggestion!

Jim, Really enjoying listening to your music selection. 👍🎶🎶🎶

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by bart

I read about this in a Stereophile review.

It is spendid music!



Jan Garbarek

Anouar Brahem

Shaukat Hussain - Madar

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You could call this also world music.

Tenor and soprano sax, oud and tabla.

Very good interplay!

Playing this now, wonderful music.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Oded Tzur - Here Be Dragons
Qobuz 24/96




I needed some calm music.
The Corona madness is getting a bit too much...

Anyway, ECM (almost) always delivers the goods, and here they do it again.
SQ is brilliant.
The tunes are relaxing me.

Having moved to New York like a great many Israeli jazz artists, Oded Tzur quickly established his unique tenor saxophone for a simple reason. His teacher was not a player of the instrument, but was none other than the ultimate master of the bansuri flute Hariprasad Chaurasia. By exploring the subtleties of classical Indian music and ragas, the Tel Aviv native was able to build his knowledge of jazz differently. For his arrival on ECM, Oded Tzur joined forces with pianist Nitai Hershkovits, double bassist Petros Klampanis and drummer Jonathan Blake. Each theme on Here Be Dragons presents itself as a sort of mini raga developing over a moving bass and playing on the juxtaposition of two very different musical concepts. “The dialogue between these dimensions takes us wherever it takes us,” details the saxophonist. “For me, the raga is a universal concept. I hear its connection to synagogue prayers or to the blues -- a marvellous creation -- and to music all around the world.” This is a vision he shares with his three colleagues who are all on the same wavelength as him. The level of restraint, the accuracy of the interventions and the talent of manipulating silence are the most impressive on this record, as Tzur easily avoids the contemplative and self-indulging traps. The depth of his sound even allows him to create a rather captivating narrative. The blissful singing appears to invite you to a journey within. This is a sublime album which finishes with a rather surprising cover of Can’t Help Falling In Love by Elvis. With no gimmicks, Oded Tzur makes the King’s iconic hit his own and thus completes his grandiose entry to Manfred Eicher’s label with a cheeky wink. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz

Just played this again.
It's good!

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Petra Magoni & Ferruccio Spinetti - Musica Nuda
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Very fresh interpretations of internationally known songs, but also well sung Italian ones. Petra is excellent, and the terrific, accompanying bass is very well recorded.

Great recording!
I especially like the bass player.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Christian McBride Trio - Live at The Village Vanguard
Qobuz 24/96



Fantastic live album.

Bass – Christian McBride
Drums – Ulysses Owens, Jr.
Piano – Christian Sands

Good sound, truly excellent and inventive playing.
This album is top!

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Andrew Cyrille - Lebroba
Qobuz 24/88.2




Trumpet, guitar and drums.
It works wonderfully well.
Brilliant musicians.
Terrific sound.

Browsing through my Roon library.
This is yet another agreeable ECM release.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Andrew Cyrille Quartet - The Declaration Of Musical Independence
Qobuz 24/96




Second listen.
Quite a fascinating album.

A very interesting musician.
No album of his is comparable.

[bart]

Gabriel Mervine - Say Somethin'
Qobuz 24/88.2




Sounds good... but isn't our kind of jazz.

[bart]

Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Not Far From Here
Qobuz 24/88.2




Great album.
Hülsmann has a beautiful sound.
Intelligent interplay.
ECM sound, synonym for good.

Each time she releases a new album, we find ourselves asking the same question: why aren’t there more musician like Julia Hülsmann? Of course, the jazz world is saturated with tons of great pianists, though the German pianist (who already has ten albums to her name) possesses a truly unique touch. With Not Far From Here, her chamber jazz fuses beautifully with the ECM sound, her record label since 2008. The album is wonderfully energetic and eclectic, largely thanks to the presence of the Berlin-born saxophonist Uli Kempendorff. Playing in quartet with her faithful rhythm section (composed of drummer Heinrich Köbberling and her double bassist and husband Marc Muellbauer), Hülsmann finds in Kempendorff a partner who stimulates both her compositions and performances. The quartet’s improvisations go from a cool sixties-style jazz to a more avant-garde style and outright playful sequences. United like never before, the group reveal a vast yet cohesive colour palette. The beautiful oddity of this record is a surprise cover of This Is Not America which David Bowie recorded in 1985 with the Pat Metheny Group. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz