What jazz music are you listening to?

[ehoove]

Naked Guitar
Earl Klugh
Wonderful Play and recording
Koch records KOC-CD-9949
Regards,
Jim

[bart]

Originally Posted by crwilli

ROON Radio lead me to this gem.

Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

Craig, somehow this album stayed under my radar until now.
Thank you for posting!
It sounds good too.

This set documents a historic occasion. Although Coleman Hawkins had been an admirer of Duke Ellington's music for at least 35 years at this point and Ellington had suggested they record together at least 20 years prior to their actual meeting in 1962, this was their first (and only) meeting on record. Although it would have been preferable to hear the great tenor performing with the full orchestra, his meeting with Ellington and an all-star group taken out of the big band does feature such greats as Ray Nance on cornet and violin, trombonist Lawrence Brown, altoist Johnny Hodges, and baritonist Harry Carney. High points include an exuberant "The Jeep Is Jumpin'," an interesting remake of "Mood Indigo," and a few new Ellington pieces. This delightful music is recommended in one form or another.

© Scott Yanow /TiVo

[bart]

Originally Posted by ehoove

Naked Guitar
Earl Klugh
Wonderful Play and recording
Koch records KOC-CD-9949
Regards,
Jim

Jim, you inspired me to play some Earl Klugh:


Earl Klugh - Solo Guitar
via Qobuz




There must be an Earl Klugh LP somewhere in the basement...

[bart]

Blue Mitchell and orchestra - A Sure Thing
via Qobuz




Recorded March 7, 8 & 28, 1962.

I'm not really a big band fan but this is a fine album.
Some great names in the orchestra!

Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (tracks 1-6) – trumpet
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, arrangement
Jerome Richardson (tracks 1-6) – flute, alto saxophone
Pepper Adams (tracks 2-5), Pat Patrick (tracks 1 & 6) – baritone saxophone
Julius Watkins (tracks 1-6) – French horn
Wynton Kelly – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Albert Heath – drums

[bart]

Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come
Qobuz 24/44.1




I like the 24/96 mono version, but this is equally nice.

[PHC1]

One of my favorites of Ben.



Ray Brown – bass
Herb Ellis – guitar
Stan Levey – drums
Oscar Peterson – piano
Ben Webster – tenor saxophone, piano on the bonus tracks

[bart]

Originally Posted by PHC1

One of my favorites of Ben.



Ray Brown – bass
Herb Ellis – guitar
Stan Levey – drums
Oscar Peterson – piano
Ben Webster – tenor saxophone, piano on the bonus tracks

Very lush album.
Was good enough for me to buy the SACD in the past.
Now there is Qobuz with its glorious 24/192 files...

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by bart

Very lush album.
Was good enough for me to buy the SACD in the past.
Now there is Qobuz with its glorious 24/192 files...

I have the SACD as well but I usually listen to Qobuz 192 as you mentioned. Have not bought any physical media in a few years now.

A few native high resolution downloads from Sound Liaison and that's about it.

I would gladly pay more for Qobuz so they can compensate the musicians better and to support streaming so it benefits everyone. $12 a month now is a joke.

Alas that is not up to me and many do not want to pay for what is the best that ever happened for the music lover.

[PHC1]

I really enjoy the simplicity of a tenor sax and a well played bass. One can appreciate each of the instruments on the many solo sections as well as playing together. When one can appreciate them played by Jazz Legends together, it is that much better.

"If you’re wondering how Houston
Person and Ron Carter have maintained such a creative bond nearly
thirty years into their sporadic union as
duet partners, don’t look to the mighty
tenor saxophonist for any definitive
answers. “I don’t know,” says Person with a
laugh, “maybe it’s our mutual appreciation
for melody or how we both realize how
great these songs were and are.”

Remember Love is indeed a celebration of indelible melodies while also
offering an affirmation of a vital artistic
partnership that, while on-and-off in
nature, only seems to grow deeper with
time."

"Continuing a tradition of excellence,
Remember Love displays the team’s typically impeccable connoisseurship when it comes to song selection. Giants of
American song are represented (Jerome
Kern, George Gershwin, Richard
Rodgers) as are such worthy composers
from the realm of popular song (Vincent
Youmans’s “Without a Song,” Guy Wood’s
“My One and Only Love”) as well as bossa
nova (Luis Bonfa’s now classic “Gentle
Rain”) and jazz (Duke Ellington and Billy
Strayhorn’s “Day Dream”). Two originals,
Houston’s “Why Not,” (the title track of
his 1991 Muse album) and Carter’s “Blues
for D.P.” (his tribute to the great composer
and arranger Duke Pearson) and the de
facto folk song “You Are My Sunshine”
round out the program.
Notable is the inclusion on “Day
Dream,” “It’s Easy to Remember” and “Our
Love is Here to Stay,” of the original verse
of the song, a practice far from common
these days among jazz instrumentalists
approaching the canon."

“I like playing the
verse,” Houston says, “it’s something that
you may never have heard before.” It’s also
a sly touch that reaffirms Houston’s stated
love of subtlety, the modest gesture that,
by way of a shrewd touch, adds so much."

[PHC1]

Will get a few of Oscar Peterson songbooks into the listening session today.

Starting with the Cole Porter compositions.

Oscar Peterson piano
Ray Brown bass
Ed Thigpen drums