Jazz for aficionados

It is, indeed, a Rhodes. In fact, one of the tunes on the record is titled "New Rhodes".

Liked the Pascua clip; a lot. O-10 is correct, 70’s Miles. Not quite the level of grit and excitement heard on "Bitches Brew", but the overall vibe is very similar with very harmonically extended soloing over rock influenced rhythms. Ambrose Akinmusire sounds fantastic; a very young exciting player with a very interesting harmonic sense in his improvising and an obvious extension of the style that Miles created. The tune starts with an interesting melody and sounds just a little "smooth jazz" for my taste. It is in the solo sections that things really take off and approach the feeling of 70’s Miles. The amazing thing about "Bitches Brew" is that the "tunes" were created on the spot or from very sparse outlines. There was musical magic in those sessions and one more indication of the genius of Miles. Listen to the Pascua clip again and then listen to this; especially the solo sections:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL94gOvpr5yt0fSZzCnnYWwUFF3evnG4x4&params=OAFIAVgD&v=ibanLl...

Also liked the Alan Parks record; a lot.  Interesting player and compositional concept.  About the only thing I don't like about the record is how they recorded the drums.  The balance between the drums and piano seems skewed toward the drums because the piano was recorded to sound a little distant and covered in comparison to the the very up close sound of the drums.  Very "ECM" vibe overall; in the best sense.

Nice clips; thanks for sharing.

Notice the  (m.) in The Frogman's link.   Beware!

Cheers

FYI, I am posting, as I always have, from my iPad.  It seems to me that, in this day and age, there should be enough compatibility built into computers and other devices to not have issues with Apple/YouTube.  Having said that, if anyone knows of something I can do at my end if, in fact, my iPad is generating some issue, let me know.

I wrote my previous comments re Aaron Parks (not "Alan"; sorry) after listening to just two cuts.  Listened to the rest of the record last night.  I find Parks' music interesting and,  as Ghosthouse says, there is plenty of drama of a particular kind; subtle, quiet simmering and a little brooding.  I do find a similarity to Metheny's music, but without the unabashed "up" and "sun is rising" vibe of Metheny. Don't know anything about Parks' background, but he clearly studied Classical piano and I would bet he is a fan of the Minimalist composers.  The kind of jazz that, while an extension of, does not scream "I come out of the blues".  One of the stars of the show is Eric Harland on drums.  I like the role of the drums in this music; more than time keeper with a "duo" role with the piano.  I stil feel that there is a balance issue due to how the drums were recorded; up close vs the piano's slightly distant sound.  Thanks.