It has been so long since I posted on this thread that I was wondering if I should knock on the door and wait for somebody to let me in. Never the less, moving right along, I will share with you some of the hippest jazz of the 50's'.
This CD is titled "Miles Davis, Jazz Showcase"; this CD trains the spotlight on Miles working with an array of musicians, including Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Max Roach, and Horace Silver; plus there are more; it's a compilation of "Prestige" albums he made about that time.
I remember this as a time when Miles was known primarily to the hippest jazz collectors; the ones where unmistakable fragrances wafted through their screen door in the Summer time. (no AC)
What prompted me to post this was the fact I didn't immediately recognize it. (as you know, my computer play list goes for 24 a day, and music is always emanating from the speakers) It's not at all unusual for me not to know who the artists are. While I was sure about Miles, I thought the guy on piano was Monk, but it was Walter Bishop. Sonny Rollins and Charley Parker both were on tenor saxophones; now you can see how I blew that one.
I remember the cover on this LP, but that was a long time ago; it's possible I made the same mistake even then; "who's on first", I mean who's on tenor? This music is so "righteous" that it expresses a particular time, a time when I would have aided those who were causing the fragrances to waft through the front screen door; I would never let a friend down.
This entire CD is so complete; once you get in that time frame, you're locked into the music. Each cut reminds me of old friends engaging in a conversation; music after each solo fits so well with whatever was played before it, and before you know it, you have listened to the entire CD. What a pleasant way to pass the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COw0fe7OBqcEnjoy the music.
