What jazz music are you listening to?

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Dominic Miller - Absinthe
Qobuz 24/96




As always with ECM very well recorded.
The combination guitar, bandoneon, keyboard, bass and drums works.

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Joey Defrancesco - In The Key Of The Universe
Qobuz 24/48




I wasn't expecting too much from this album, but it is surprisingly good.
Featuring the comeback of Pharaoh Sanders!

Joey DeFrancesco: organ, trumpet;
Pharaoh Sanders: tenor saxophone, vocal;
Troy Roberts: soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, bass;
Sammy Figueroa: percussion;
Billy Hart: drums.

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Branford Marsalis Quartet - The Secret Between The Shadow And The Soul
Qobuz 24/96




I always welcome new albums from this great musician!

Last century, in the mid-eighties to be precise, Branford Marsalis and his brother Wynton were at the forefront of a new wave of post-bebop virtuosos. Dressed in Armani suits, their music was hugely successful. Some of the top performers in the jazz world criticised these young cats for their approach, viewing it as regressive, backward-looking and even conservative. Back then, Wynton was the more orthodox player while Branford was the “cool guy”, largely thanks to Buckshot LeFonque, his 1994 project that mixed jazz, rap and R&B, and his work with DJ Premier from Gang Starr... Since then, this Battle of Hernani has been long forgotten and each of the Marsalis brothers has been left to develop their musical style in peace. Branford has even dared to be... daring! In 2014, for instance, he performed solo in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, playing compositions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Steve Lacy. Two years later, he collaborated with the singer Kurt Elling on the album Upward Spiral. And here on this record, we find those same artists who supported him in 2016: pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner. The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul reveals a 58-year-old musician who’s completely free. An artist who plays for himself and those who accompany him. No matter the style or the mood... Rarely has Branford's playing seemed so inspired, so adventurous, so... beautiful? Throughout the hard bop themes (Snake Hips Waltz by Andrew Hill), the atypical compositions (The Windup by Keith Jarrett) and his own compositions, he releases improvisations that are as breathtaking as they are accurate, with phrases that illustrate his lifelong commitment to music. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz


Read the booklet of the album!

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Andrew Hill - Point of Departure
Qobuz 24/192




Compared to my CD, this has a less aggressive, slightly more agreeable sound.
Not day and night differences, but I prefer the Qobuz hi-res stream.

Recorded in '64.
Penguin Guide Core Collection, 5 stars from AllMusic.

Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone (1, 2, 3), bass clarinet (3, 4, 5), flute (3)
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (all), flute (3)
Andrew Hill – piano
Richard Davis – double bass
Tony Williams – drums

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Andrew Hill - Black Fire
Qobuz 24/192




Hill's first Blue Note album, recorded in '63.
5 stars from AllMusic.

Andrew Hill – piano
Joe Henderson – saxophone
Richard Davis – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

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Excellent recommendation from slowGEEZR (you should also post here! ):

Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
via Qobuz




Recorded in '70.

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone, flute
Herbie Hancock - electric piano, organ
Ron Carter - bass, electric bass
Lenny White - drums

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Mosaic
Qobuz 24/192




What a band Blakey had in '61!

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia
Qobuz 24/192




What a vulcanic first track (title track)!!
The whole album emits energy, while remaining refined jazz.
Art lets his young stars shine (they composed all but the first track).
Recorded in '60.

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Jazz Messengers!!!!!
Qobuz 24/192




Recorded in '61.

Art Blakey — drums
Lee Morgan — trumpet
Curtis Fuller — trombone
Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons — piano
Jymie Merritt — bass

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Free For All
Qobuz 24/192




Recorded in '64.

Art Blakey – drums
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano
Reggie Workman – bass