What jazz music are you listening to?

[bart]

Originally Posted by joel_hifi

Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club)

Nina Simone's debut album, recorded in 1957

Nina Simone – Piano & Vocals
Jimmy Bond – Double Bass
Albert Heath – Drums

Joel, I hadn't realised there were so many 'hits' on this album!
I remember somewhere in the late 80s, 'My baby just cares for me' was released as single again, and climbed to number one in the Belgian hit chart!

I'm not her biggest fan, but this is a good album.

[bart]

Originally Posted by joel_hifi

Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio

Recorded on October 10, 1957 and released on Verve Records in 1958 (listening on 180 gram pressing)

Stan Getz – Tenor Sax
Oscar Peterson – Piano
Herb Ellis – Guitar
Ray Brown – Double Bass

Listening to it now. (Qobuz 16/44.1).
Luckily there are 2 versions of it, because the one with the same cover as the LP doesn't sound very nice.

[PHC1]

I enjoy the beauty of a simple arrangement for background and casual listening.

[SCAudiophile]

The FONE Audio jazz SACDs are some of the finest ever,...thanks for posting!!!

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by SCAudiophile

The FONE Audio jazz SACDs are some of the finest ever,...thanks for posting!!!

Good stuff. I have a few but you can find them on Qobuz/Tidal. No need to spend money

[bart]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Between all the great trumpeters like Freddie Hubbard, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd... Thad Jones may get lost in the shuffle.

I think Thad Jones has a wonderful trumpet tone and playing style and is worth a listen from time to time.

I hadn't listened to Thad Jones the last decades.
When I started discovering jazz, he was very popular with his band (Thad Jones Mel Lewis big band), and I spent many an evening listening to them on the radio.

This is a nice discovery and has very decent sound for a '56 recording.

In 1956, trumpeter Thad Jones was making his way forward as a leader and apart from his important role with the Count Basie Orchestra, having recorded for the Charles Mingus owned "Debut" and Period labels. But this release for Blue Note most firmly established him as one of the premier musicians and composers in modern jazz; it's titled "Magnificent" for many great reasons. There are several precedents set here; the initial foray out of Detroit for the young pianist and fellow Michiganian Barry Harris, the identifying of a personalized small group, as well as individual sound of Jones, and his ability to easily bring great jazz icons together as a team. With Detroit's Billy Mitchell on tenor sax, Percy Heath's bass, and stellar drummer Max Roach, this quintet makes truly great jazz music together. Starting with Heath's spooky bass lines surrounding "April in Paris" melting into the silky smooth tenor of Mitchell, you immediately know you're in for a unique listening experience. Jones' singing soul on his horn comes through best on the ballads "If Someone Had Told Me," in tandem with the pristine piano of Harris during "I've Got a Crush on You," and in duet with Kenny Burrell on "Something to Remember You By." Not forgetting to follow in the footsteps of Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Clifford Brown examples before him, Jones bops strong and proud on "If I Love Again," spurred on by Roach constantly mutating the rhythm changes, and using counter-melodies while jousting with Mitchell on "Billie-Doo." The single, definitive, and most enduring piece is the near-11-minute "Thedia," a classic post-bop case study that everyone should know and revere. The musicianship being at such a lofty plateau, so intelligently selected and executed, this CD is a must-have for every collection, and is generally regarded as the very best work of Jones, later big-band recordings with Mel Lewis notwithstanding. [An RVG remastered version of the CD was released in 2007.]

© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by bart

I hadn't listened to Thad Jones the last decades.
When I started discovering jazz, he was very popular with his band (Thad Jones Mel Lewis big band), and I spent many an evening listening to them on the radio.

Memories! I’m glad you enjoyed it after all the years. I really like this album.

[bart]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Memories! I’m glad you enjoyed it after all the years. I really like this album.

Indeed it's good. I've put it in my favourites.

[bart]

Aldo Romano - Reborn
Qobuz 24/48




Nice new album from this veteran drummer.

Aldo Romano (ds)
Geraldine Laurent (as)
Glenn Ferris (tb)
Henri Texier (b)
Enrico Rava (tp)
Baptiste Trotignon (p)
Darryl Hall (b)
Michel Benita (b)
Yoann Loustalot (tp)
Mauro Negri (cl)
Jasper van’t Hof (p)

[bart]

Originally Posted by PHC1

What a pleasant listen.

Serge, another jazz musician I had forgotten a bit.
Thank you for posting this.
Indeed a very good listen.