What jazz music are you listening to?

[bart]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Roberta Gambarini is a breath of fresh air among female jazz vocalists. Gifted with superb clear diction, a warm engaging voice, and an uncanny ability to bring out the best in each song, Gambarini shines throughout this one-afternoon session, recorded without isolation booths, splicing, or overdubs.

Her sole accompanist is the masterful pianist Hank Jones, a veteran who knows something about inspiring great vocalists with his inventive piano playing, having recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day, and Helen Merrill during a career that began over six decades prior to this session.

Serge, nice discovery!
She doesn't have the greatest vice in jazz history, but she uses it to the fullest.
An agreeable album.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by bart

Serge, nice discovery!
She doesn't have the greatest vice in jazz history, but she uses it to the fullest.
An agreeable album.

Hank Jones piano elevates the performance I thought. All in all it was a nice listen.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Sarah Vaughan - After Hours
via Tidal



Sarah Vaughan – vocal
Mundell Lowe – guitar
George Duvivier – double bass

Incredibly intimate recording, which allows Sarah to shine.
Yes, Sassy was the Devine One!

One of our favourites!
Streaming it via Qobuz now.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Sarah Vaughan - Sarah + 2
via Qobuz




Fantastic album.
Sarah + guitar and bass.
You really don't need more...

Roulette, the same label that brought the world Jimmie F. Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Joey Dee's "Peppermint Twist," also recorded some wonderful vocal sessions on Joe Williams, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. While most of these were dates for ballads and lush strings, they also allowed their artists latitude for a variety of settings. When a Sarah Vaughan album titled After Hours sold better than others -- despite featuring only guitar and bass accompaniment -- they replicated the formula for 1962's wonderful Sarah + 2. Only the personnel changed; Barney Kessel took over from Mundell Lowe, while Joe Comfort stood in for George Duvivier on bass. The results are excellent, highlighting the power of Vaughan's voice, whether she's singing a rosy "All I Do Is Dream of You" or one of the most turgid torch songs, "All or Nothing at All." Her best feature is "When Sunny Gets Blue," a spotlight for her dynamic range. ~ John Bush

Almost as good as the album above.
Sassy at her best!

[ehoove]

The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz
Working my way through this 6 LP Set from the Smithsonian Institution in 1973
Very interesting and enjoyable!
Columbia Records P6 11891
Regards,
Jim

[Antonmb]

John Coltrane - Jazz
Rhino 2011 vinyl reissue

[Antonmb]

Illinois Jacquet - God Bless My Solo
Black and Blue (2011), vinyl reissue

Outstanding - Jacquet is so smooth and rhythmic with a great tone.

[PHC1]

I always get a kick out of this album.

"Alligator Bogaloo is one example of Lou Donaldson's successful combinations of hard bop and soul-jazz. Of the six tunes, three are Donaldson originals, including the title hit.

The excellent band, consisting of Melvin Lastin, Sr. on cornet, George Benson on guitar, Lonnie Smith on organ, and Leo Morris on drums, mixes laid-back vamps beneath driving hard bop charts.

As the '60s turned into the '70s, Donaldson began shaving off hard bop invention for a more radio-friendly and 45 rpm length, leaving soulful -- yet monotonous -- vamping. At that point, Donaldson's material suffered from a lack of originality. That's not the case on Alligator Bogaloo."

[PHC1]

Continuing on with some more jazz organ


Having taken Benson along with him when he founded CTI, Creed Taylor merely leaves the guitarist alone with a small group on his first release.

The payoff is a superb jazz session where Benson rises to the challenge of the turbulent rhythm section of Jack DeJohnette and Ron Carter, with Clarence Palmer ably manning the organ.

Benson is clearly as much at home with DeJohnette's advanced playing as he was in soul/jazz (after all, he did play on some Miles Davis sessions a few years before), and his tone is edgier, with more bite, than it had been for awhile.

The lyrical Benson is also on eloquent display in "Ode to a Kudu" (heard twice on the CD, as is "All Clear"), and there is even a somewhat experimental tilt toward Afro-Cuban-Indian rhythms in "Somewhere to the East." A must-hear for all aficionados of Benson's guitar.

[PHC1]

Ron Carter

Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937 is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. Carter has two Grammy awards. Carter is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument.