Album of the Evening

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New Orleans Piano Wizard: Live!

 

I lived in New Orleans for ten years and still can't get it out of my soul.

 

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58 minutes ago, elcorso said:

 

Great album!  Although I love xylophone I did not know the existence of this extraordinary player.

 

Thanks @duxservit, 

 

Roch

Try some of Bobby Hutcherson's albums with Harold Land, like "San Francisco", for a real treat. His passing, a year ago, was a true loss to jazz.

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1 hour ago, biosailor said:

Call it Jazz, Fusion Jazz, Funk Jazz, whatever. It's a great groovy album!

 

Big “+1”. A fabulous album. Thanks for posting this. It's been a long time since I've played it. I've obviously been wasting my time.

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I've seen several posts about Tsuyoshi Yamamoto albums. My favorite, by far, is 'Blues for Tee'.

 

 

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One of my favorites -- Tchangodei, Mal Waldron, and Archie Shepp: Three for Freedom.

 

This was my introduction to Tchangodei. The first cut is a gorgeous version of Mal Waldron's 'The Seagulls of Kristiansund' (for some reason called 'Seagulls of Kristian' on this album).

 

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Not listened to nearly enough (by me at least). I'm making up for that right now.

 

 

 

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I usually don't think of Barney Wilen as "funky", but wow.

Just listen to the first track:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZBfWMgVa3w

 

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19 hours ago, Booster MPS said:

I really like Melissa Aldana's playing. I'm hoping to catch at least part of her set next month at the North Sea Jazz Fest.

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July 4, 2019

 

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7 hours ago, TubeLover said:

I would if rap was actually music, but it's been pretty clearly identified that it isn't. It is other things, including, obviously, a performance and also a social statement in it's superior implementations, but not music. 

 

JC

I saw Robert Glasper last week at the North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam, by the way). His playing was wonderful and in direct contradiction to your statement. In one of his appearances he performed with Yasiin Bey.

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12 minutes ago, TubeLover said:

I will admit I had no idea who Robert Glasper is, but in doing a quick search found this:

 

"Robert Glasper (born April 5, 1978, in Houston, Texas) is an American singer, pianist and record producer. He has been nominated for 7 Grammy Awards"

 

He clearly does not appear to be associated in any way with rap.

 

JC

Take a look at Black Radio and Black Radio 2, for example. As I said, he performed in Rotterdam with Yasiin Bey (Mos Def). Much of what Glasper plays is the reworking of rap songs — like the version of “I’m Dying of Thirst” that I posted. 

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New reissue on Bandcamp:

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It's morning, not evening where I live, but I'm celebrating the fact that Tidal has just added two true classics. The first is the obscure, but absolutely great 

 

Topology /  Makoto Terashita and Harold Land

This has just been reissued by BBE Music. I found it on Bandcamp, and I'll be buying it later today. Up to now the only way to hear it was from posted vinyl rips. By the way, the LP sells for a small fortune. The first track, “Dragon Dance” is fabulous.

 

The other album is 

 

Rhythm of Life / James Mason

This is a soul jazz classic. It's been reissued before (I think my cd is from 2000).

 

Both these albums are worth at least a listen if you’re a jazz fan.

 

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Here is another new release which I think is worth listening to. 

 

Don't Buy Ivory Anymore! The Music of Henri Texier / Palm Unit

 

 

 

The bass line put down on this album is really great. It can be found on Bandcamp, Tidal, and Qobuz.

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12 hours ago, firedog said:

Like it. Never heard of them before. Thanks. 

Glad to hear this. I like that album a lot. It's from “The Music Of” series of Studio Pigalle. Here's another from the series that I like

 

Le Temps Fou - The Music of Marion Brown / Jonathan Jurion

 

Also, I'm looking forward to the release in two weeks of

 

Timbuktu - The Music of Randy Weston / Cheick Tidiane Seck

It promises to be my favorite yet.

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On 10/11/2019 at 6:50 AM, firedog said:

 

Another "fusion" album. Very well done. Reminds me a bit of the John Handy - Ali Akbar Khan collaborations in the 70's. 

This is a damn great album! I bought it on Bandcamp this morning.

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A Randy Weston afternoon. I was fortunate to see him perform at the Detroit Jazz Fest in 2016 (at age 90 !). He unfortunately passed away two years later.

 

 

And a great tribute album by Cheick Tidiane Seck: ‘Timbuktu — The Music of Randy Weston’.

 

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51 minutes ago, k-man said:

Chick Corea Solo fans look away please

 

 

I saw them last week in Ann Arbor. It was a great performance.

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24 minutes ago, Nikhil said:

 

 

 

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‘Morning Flight’ — nice album. Thanks for the recommendation, I’m playing it now. 

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One of my favorite spiritual jazz albums:

 

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How to categorize this music? It's a mixture of afro-beat and progressive jazz, but the recipe surely goes much deeper. I wish that they were still playing together.
 

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Some more London jazz:

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A beautiful new album: Sokratis Votskos Quartet, ‘Sketching the Unknown’.

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Keith Jarrett / Back Hand (1974)

OK, of course Keith Jarrett is one of the great jazz pianists of all time, but I find a lot of his albums soporific. (I know, my taste is lacking.)  For example, within five minutes of dropping the needle (figuratively) on ‘Koln Concert’, I find myself reading op eds in the NY Times or Wash Post. But this album is something very different — it’s exciting. I came upon it while browsing ‘Jazz Beat’ in the Steve Hoffman forums. 

 

Along with Jarrett are Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, and Guilherme Franco (percussion). This is music worth listening to.