What Are You Listening To Now - #24

[Steve Reynolds]

I like the title above


one thread, baby



peace and blessings

[jaka]

Thanks Steve.

Right now:

[Sergio Zamora]

Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats

Ivo Perelman - Sound Hierarchy

Braxton/Bauder - 2+2 Compositions

Toshi Nakamura - Side Guitar

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden

[Tanager]

More of what I've been listening to of late:

Joe Lovano Nonet - On This Day at the Vanguard
Pancho Sanchez - Papa Gato
Marty Ehrlich - Line On Love
Santana - Abraxas
Pat Metheny Group - Still Life (Talking)
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Pat Martino - Live at Yoshi's
Pat Metheny - Trio 99->00

[stonemonkts]

Now: Anthony Braxton - Quintet (London) 2004 - Live at the Festival Hall

Next: Schlippenbach/Dunmall/Rogers/Bianco - Vesuvius

Later on: Cosmos - Tears (Sachiko M/Ami Yoshida)

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Fritz Hauser --Pensieri Bianchi




Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys featuring Jimmy Martin -- The King & The Father




Lee Konitz -- Motion




Pharaoh's Daughter -- Out Of The Reeds




The Beatles -- 1




The Brew Moore Quintet




The Moonglows -- Their Greatest Hits




Don Cherry/ Ed Blackwell -- El Corazon

[groover]

Live in 75: Japanese Tour, Vol. 2
Supersax

[hermann]

--> A meeting in Chicago

[Lore]

* Louis Moholo Octet - Spirits Rejoice!; LP

* v/a - Party Blues; LP

* Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers - Old-Time Fiddle Tunes and Songs from North Georgia; CD

* Holy Modal Rounders - Indian War Whoop; LP

* Michael Hurley - Coloured Birds; 45

[gnhrtg]

Paul Plimley & Lisle Ellis - Kaleidoscopes. The Ornette Coleman Songbook (hatART) - actually, it's more like they're playing their music, for the most part, using Ornette's compositions as an excuse, not a problem though as I like it, I'll be sure to check out more of Plimley's work, Ellis didn't make much of an impression on me here

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio - Diz (Blue Note)

Beethoven - Violin Concerto (Szigeti/Walter) (Columbia/Andante)

Lester Young - The Complete Aladdin Recordings, disc 1 (Blue Note)

Brahms - Piano Trios nos. 1 op.8 and 2 op.40 (Florestan Trio) (Hyperion)

Leonard Cohen - The Esential, disc 1 (Columbia)

CT: The Quartet - Nailed (FMP) - what the fuck is going on here as one is wont to utter upon first hearing this disc; I probably heard it more than a few dozen times but I still think, though not utter, so now and again during the 78 minutes

I'll get back to you on those Rollins 1965 shows Derek, just give me another day so I can spin at again and be amazed anew.

[groover]

Searchin' for the Truth
Sebastian Whittaker

[Steve Reynolds]

me needs commentary on Vesuvius as it is on my short list

[stonemonkts]

Steve - Vesuvius - I'm digging it just fine.

It's nothing terribly new for any of these guys, but for what it is, it's excellent.

The band sounds very tight here. Dunmall and Schlippenbach interact beautifully (actually, to my ears, I prefer their dynamic even more right now than Schlipp/E. Parker). They cover a lot of ground on this CD, sonically speaking, and also by expressing many moods/colors. Two very long (but never dull) tracks of collective improv.

I think you'd like it, but you often surprise me with your impressions, so who knows.

[groover]

Trumpets No End
Bobby Shew with Chuck Findley

[LeMo]

- Jamie Muir & Derek Bailey: "Dart Drug" (Incus)
- Ken McIntyre/ Eric Dolphy: "Looking Ahead" (Prestige/New Jazz)
- Abdullah Ibrahim: "Memories" (West Wind)

[Jesse]

V/A: Pitamaha: Music From Bali

[groover]

At the Moment
Kim Pensyl

[kedoane]

John Lee Hooker - The Untimate Collection 1948-1990. CD #1

[Ron Thorne]

Solid!





all compositions by Herbie Nichols

Frank Kimbrough: piano
Ben Allison: bass
Ron Horton: trumpet, flugelhorn
Ted Nash: tenor saxophone
Michael Blake: soprano saxophone
Wycliffe Gordon: trombone
Matt Wilson: drums

Recorded on May 29-30, 2001 at Maggie's Farm by Matt Balitsaris
Mixed by Matt Balitsaris, Ben Allison, Frank Kimbrough
Produced by Ben Allison, Frank Kimbrough and the Jazz Composers Collective

[Surfer]

So I just had a meeting with some colleagues (7 women and me) about a baby shower (which I've never been to) for a co-worker that just adopted.

"So Surfer, you like jazz, why dont you bring a boombox and some music for the shower?"

"Um, sure."



What kind of jazz is appropriate for a baby shower?

[stonemonkts]

[Surfer]

That's what I was fuckin afraid of.




I'm fucked.

[stonemonkts]

Seriously, how about something mellow and good like Mal Waldron's trio from the late 50's....Mal1 or Mal2, or any good piano trio (horns may be too aggressive for the baby shower crowd).

[Surfer]

Originally Posted by stonemonkts

Seriously, how about something mellow and good like Mal Waldron's trio from the late 50's....Mal1 or Mal2, or any good piano trio (horns may be too aggressive for the baby shower crowd).

Yeah, I was thinking something like Tatum / Webster Pablo Sessions, or Bill Evans but Bill might put them to sleep. It's got to be upbeat, but conservatively and unobtrusively so (is that a word?). Which is something I dont have a lot of. Dont have those Waldron sets, although I should.

[Tanager]

Originally Posted by Surfer

Yeah, I was thinking something like Tatum / Webster Pablo Sessions, or Bill Evans but Bill might put them to sleep. It's got to be upbeat, but conservatively and unobtrusively so (is that a word?). Which is something I dont have a lot of. Dont have those Waldron sets, although I should.

Miles' Birth of the Cool. Just about anything from the Gerry Mulligan catalog.

[Sergio Zamora]

Originally Posted by Surfer

Yeah, I was thinking something like Tatum / Webster Pablo Sessions, or Bill Evans but Bill might put them to sleep. It's got to be upbeat, but conservatively and unobtrusively so (is that a word?). Which is something I dont have a lot of. Dont have those Waldron sets, although I should.

If you had time, you could put together a mix cd of only upbeat, hummable Monk tunes. On the other hand, 'Monk's Music' probably works as is. (yes, yes, how dare I listen to Monk as background music bla bla - but it works).

How about some Getz/Gilberto?

[Surfer]

Originally Posted by Tanager

Miles' Birth of the Cool. Just about anything from the Gerry Mulligan catalog.

Really? Birth of Cool? I'll have to pull that out tonight, it might be a bit too boppy.

Mulligan's not bad. I have the Pacific Jazz Quartets which I think might work.

It's only 1.5 hours so I only need like 2-3 disks.




Maybe I could just fly Sisco out to DJ a punky reggae party.

[Surfer]

Originally Posted by Sergio Zamora

How about some Getz/Gilberto?

Oooooo. Getz / Gilberto. Great choice. I'll have to see if I have that on CD. That is total baby shower music.

[Frisco]

Originally Posted by stonemonkts

Steve - Vesuvius - I'm digging it just fine.

It's nothing terribly new for any of these guys, but for what it is, it's excellent.

The band sounds very tight here. Dunmall and Schlippenbach interact beautifully (actually, to my ears, I prefer their dynamic even more right now than Schlipp/E. Parker). They cover a lot of ground on this CD, sonically speaking, and also by expressing many moods/colors. Two very long (but never dull) tracks of collective improv.

I think you'd like it, but you often surprise me with your impressions, so who knows.

Steve, I mentioned it a while back. You'll enjoy it, believe me!

[gnhrtg]

Surfer - Many nice suggestions there, I think. How about some Pacific Jazz issues, like Bob Brookmeyer's Tradionalism Revisited or either of the Bud Shank albums? I think they fit the bill of upbeat but unobstrusive music - though so does most of Mulligan's contemporaneous output, as Tanager suggested. Or if horns are a no-no, how about Ahmad Jamal's Cross Country Tour double-disc issue (or yes pick something with Webster or Getz, actually that Tatum-Webster session is one I've frequently reached for for similar ends)? Oh, you could go for Time Out or Time Further Out Those are all I can think of at the moment.

edit: Oops, I see you've deemed Getz/Gilberto a good fit, so assuming most of what I've suggested above might be too harsh.