What jazz music are you listening to?

[bart]

Originally Posted by Andik777

Studnitzky "ky do mar"

Streaming this now.
Nice!
Me gustó!

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

I used to have some of this collection on cassette a quarter century or more ago. I think it was taken from the LPs.
When I was a student, I didn't have the money to buy all albums I loved, but we had a great public library with a fantastic jazz collection.

Miles Davis - The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel 1965
via Qobuz




Over 7 ½ hours of top improvisation with half decent sound.
From one of the best bands ever.

All the music that trumpeter Miles Davis and his second classic quintet (with tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams) played at the Plugged Nickel in Chicago on two nights in 1965 has been released on this eight-CD box. The packaging is a bit confusing because Davis' group actually performed seven full sets but, since the second set on December 22nd ran over, it has been issued on two CDs but placed inside the same package. In any case, the music during these two nights, primarily explorative versions of standards (as opposed to Miles' all-original studio albums of the period), is continually fascinating. A few titles are repeated, but the interpretations differ greatly from each other. The trumpeter's chops are actually not quite in peak form (although his creativity is), but Wayne Shorter (who often takes solo honors) is consistently brilliant and the rhythm section (propelled by Tony Williams) was one of the best of the period. Although some of this music had been issued earlier on three LPs, most of it had been previously available only in Japan. This was a very significant group (even if it was somewhat overshadowed by the John Coltrane Quartet at the time), and its advanced versions of such Davis standards as "Walkin'," "My Funny Valentine," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "If I Were a Bell," "Stella By Starlight," and "So What" are among the many highlights. One of the top releases of 1995. ~ Scott Yanow

Further listening to this fantastic set.

[JoeN]

[Andik777]

Studnitzky "Memento"

[bart]

Originally Posted by ehoove

My Favorite Things
John Coltrane
Fabulous on 180gr vinyl!
Atlantic Records SD-1361
Regards,
Jim

Jim, in my top 3 jazz albums.
I'm playing it for the maybe 100th time now (Orgmusic SACD).
And I'm still moved thoroughly by it...

Although seemingly impossible to comprehend, this landmark jazz date made in 1960 was recorded in less than three days. All the more remarkable is that the same sessions which yielded My Favorite Things would also inform a majority of the albums Coltrane Plays the Blues, Coltrane's Sound, and Coltrane Legacy. It is easy to understand the appeal that these sides continue to hold. The unforced, practically casual soloing styles of the assembled quartet -- which includes Coltrane (soprano/tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Steve Davis (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) -- allow for tastefully executed passages à la the Miles Davis Quintet, a trait Coltrane no doubt honed during his tenure in that band. Each track of this album is a joy to revisit. The ultimate listenability may reside in this quartet's capacity to not be overwhelmed by the soloist. Likewise, they are able to push the grooves along surreptitiously and unfettered. For instance, the support that the trio -- most notably Tyner -- gives to Coltrane on the title track winds the melody in and around itself. However, instead of becoming entangled and directionless, these musical sidebars simultaneously define the direction the song is taking. As a soloist, the definitive soprano sax runs during the Cole Porter standard "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and tenor solos on "But Not for Me" easily establish Coltrane as a pioneer of both instruments. ~ Lindsay Planer

[ehoove]

Body Heat
Quincy Jones
An Amazing Album with amazing recording and exceptional tracks.
A&M Records SP3617
Regards,
Jim

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Frank Sinatra - a Swingin' Affair
MFSL mono SACD



One of the best in the MFSL Sinatra reissues.

Last one for tonight.
Ol' blue eyes could hold the rhythm like no one else.

[Antonmb]

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band - Trane's Delight
Mensch House Records (2019), vinyl

Pancho brings his band to the Jazz Alley in Seattle on New Year’s Eve - it’s a great show and party. I bought this at the club, and it’s quite good.

[Formerly YB-2]

Originally Posted by bart

Jim, in my top 3 jazz albums.
I'm playing it for the maybe 100th time now (Orgmusic SACD).
And I'm still moved thoroughly by it...

Bart - once you have your vinyl rig up and running this album will make you cry with its passion.

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Bart - once you have your vinyl rig up and running this album will make you cry with its passion.

We can keep trying to get him down the vinyl path, but I’m beginning to think he’s a lost cause.