What jazz music are you listening to?

[joel_hifi]

Originally Posted by bart

Joel..., I streamed this.
Ideal to accompany my cooking activities.

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This is a handsome lady!


This is not an album for those die-hard bossa fans. These popular Jobim tunes all were revisited by Elias with the goal of bridging the gap between Brazilian music and jazz; that goal was achieved. She affirms herself in this complex idiom, resulting in an album that can be enjoyed by any jazz connoisseur.
On this record, Elias responds successfully to all the challenges that come with interpreting a legendary artist like Jobim. Enriching Jobim's harmonies through her own musical wisdom, already in the album's first track ("Waters of March"/"Água de Beber"), she escapes from the trap of a conventional soothing rendition. Together with the talents of percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, she instills there a true Brazilian samba spirit, with its restless, somewhat aggressive quality. "Sabiá," usually recalled under Jobim's dense orchestration, receives a delicate ad-lib treatment that metamorphoses into a ballad. "Desafinado," one of the best known Jobim tunes in America, may be the biggest surprise, with itsunstable jazz rhythm joined by creative re-harmonization. "Angela," a haunting, mysterious melody, is properly explored as a calm ballad. "Zíngaro," or "Retrato Em Preto E Branco," is faithful to its Brazilian sentiment in which a ballad feel menaces to take charge but is soon substituted by a typically Brazilian melancholy. "Samba de Uma Nota Só," in a funky interpretation, is not recognizable until they come to the bridge. Then a samba feel takes place, with hot solos and cuíca interventions with the jazzy drumming of deJohnette's enriching the overall pancultural result. The album closes with Elias singing "Don't Ever Go Away" with her heartfelt tone backed by a piano that betrays the classical music tradition inherent to the formation of the Brazilian sensitivity.

© Alvaro Neder /TiVo

Yes indeed

[80B]

Originally Posted by bart

Oscar Pettiford - Baden-Baden 1959 - Karlsruhe 1958
via Qobuz




Authentic swing, but with good sound compared to the 30s and 40s swing.
Excellent small ensemble jazz, recorded by one of his biggest fans: Joachim-Ernst Berendt.

Thanks Bart, great recommendation for a rainy Sunday afternoon!

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Keith Jarrett
Gary Peacock
Jack De Johnette - After The Fall
Qobuz 24/44.1




Kind of a comeback concert for Keith Jarrett and his fantastic rhythm section.
The text below tells you about it.
105 minutes of fine jazz!

After The Fall by Keith Jarrett

"Another live album from Jarrett's trio?" It's hard not to let out a little yelp as the Allentown pianist continues his apparently-infinite discographic march, aided by drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Gary Peacock. But after listening to the first-ever release of this concert from 14 November 1998 at Newark's New Jersey Performing Arts Center, you might start to see where producer Manfred Eicher was coming from when he decided to bring this one out. Keith Jarrett even said himself: “I was amazed to hear how well the music worked. For me, it's not only a historical document, but a truly great concert.”

As ever, the three friends move quickly through a few classics from the Great American Songbook but also a few wonders by John Coltrane ( Moment’s Notice), Bud Powell (Bouncin' With Bud) and Sonny Rollins (Doxy). Above all, that evening signalled that Keith Jarrett was back in business after two years spent offstage for health reasons. From 1996 to 1998 the pianist was suffering from Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, and hearing his return to form here is a real treat. Let's resist the temptation to start waxing lyrical about the fascinating complicity between Jarrett and his rhythm section, and just say that After The Fall is a record that speaks with one voice. It's an original voice, as is the re-reading of Bud Powell that opens the concert - and swing proudly reigns at its heart. This world first is also a ray of sunshine and a burst of infectious joy. As ever, DeJohnette and Peacock merrily create jaw dropping havoc on Bouncin' With Bud... In short, it would have been a crime to leave these tapes in the archive. © Max Dembo/Qobuz

We were very lucky that they did release this after 20 years!

[bart]

Ultimate Nat King Cole
via Qobuz




Last one for today.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Nat 'King' Cole - After Midnight
Analogue Productions mono SACD




Probably one of the best remasters in this fantastic series.
Cole, his trio and some guests play very intimate and delicious 'chamber jazz'.
No strings spoiling the music here.

Streaming it (Qobuz 24/192) this time.
Fantastic!

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Nat King Cole - Love is the Thing
SACD from Analogue Productions



Sweet, even sugary but oh so nice.
Brings me back 40 years, when my dad's old LP's were playing through the old Grundig equipment, and Nat's enchanting voice was filling our living room.
This 3-channel SACD sounds wonderful. Excellent remaster.

Streaming it now (Qobuz 24/96). Sounds wonderful.
I'm getting old I guess, not wanting to leave the couch and streaming instead of spinning.

[bart]

Matthieu Bordenave
Patrice Moret
Florian Weber - La Traversée
Qobuz 24/88.2




A fine listen, in the ECM tradition.

[bart]

Adam Bałdych
Vincent Courtois
Rogier Telderman - Clouds
Qobuz 24/88.2



Violin (also renaissance violin), cello and piano.
You could think this is a classical chamber music album.
Sometimes, it reminds you of classical, but this remains improvised music, so I'd call it jazz.
ACT delivers here.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Ella Fitzgerald - Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Analogue Productions SACD



Paul Smith on piano & Ella.
You don't need more musicians to have a wonderful album.
Sounds fantastic!

Playing again one of our absolute favourites.
This time I'm streaming it. (Qobuz 24/192).
At least as good as the SACD.

[bart]

Nat King Cole - At The Sands
Qobuz 24/192




Recorded Jan. 14, 1960.

Good sound for a 1960 live recording!