Jazz for aficionados

frogman
Eric Alexander - I hope that song does become a standard in the future.I've been listening to him for a little more than a year and like everything he has done. Strong tone , excellent solos, great ballad player.Wish he wrote more of his  own music .  He is pretty much a straight ahead bebop guy . He has stated he was influenced byMonk , Dizzy,Sonny Stitt,Clifford Brown, Rollins ,Mclean, Joe Henderson George Coleman and even ;late-period Coltrane.His recordings for Venus records are my favorite. I highly recommend that album with Charles Earland and had to post this cut:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8E7yyAvkwo8


Joe Lovano clip- I really heard the influence of Coltrane in his playing and maybe a little Rollins?

Definitely some Rollins and more than a little Joe Henderson; along with his own thing, of course.  I remember the first couple of times I heard Lovano.  It was back in the 80s when he was in the section in the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (previously the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis big band and currently The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra).  You know, I wasn’t that impressed by his playing.  It was mostly me, and because I was too preoccupied with the post-Coltrane type tenor sound (think Liebman, Grossman and Berg...thanks, acman3) and I couldn’t get next to Joe’s warmer and less edgy sound which is partly a result of his preference for vintage Conn tenors as opposed to the ubiquitous Selmer horns of the Coltrane crowd.  His concept has developed a great deal and I am loving what he does.  

Been thinking about your question re tunes by current artists that should be standards.  Here’s a few that came to mind that I think could be candidates based on the criteria that I mentioned.  They at least lend themselves to be played in a jazz style.  Most tunes have been around for several years and a couple have been done that way already, so time will tell.  Tunes penned by current jazz players are harder to consider since not enough time has passed; although current players do borrow each other’s tunes; Again, time will tell.

NY State Of Mind (Billy Joel)
Black Cow (Steely Dan)
Maxine (Steely Dan)
I Love You Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Help Me (Joni Mitchell)

ghosthouse, very nice!!! Loved the “It’s One Big Party” clip. Thanks for that. Love Peter Erskine!!! What a nice and light feel he has; one of my favorite drummers. Really enjoyed Chuck Manning’s tenor playing. Knew the name but had not heard his playing. It’s interesting to me that while he has a much (!) more modern harmonic concept his tone immediately reminded of Harold Land who was from an entirely different era in jazz; a little dry with just a little edge and never sounding like the horn is about to split at the seams. Land hasn’t gotten much attention here although I think O-10 posted some clips a while back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NT9LGsVmUnU

Thanks for checking it out, Frogman.  Appreciate the courtesy and always appreciate your thumbnail reviews.  I have a hard time tracking who plays what on that album.  All Music Guide lists multiple drummers, guitarists, etc. but no track by track personnel listing.  I'll take your word on that being Erskine.  The drumming on it is is nicely propulsive without being heavy handed (trademark style, maybe).  The album is worth finding on Spotify or Tidal. Actually, the full thing also available on YouTube. Quite a bit of variety track to track and good sonics from the Cryptogramophone label

I was wrong, ghosthouse, it is not Peter Erskine.  He plays on a different cut.  Still love that drummer though.  Here are the lineups:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Music-Of-Eric-Von-Essen-Volume-III/release/5414591