@nicotico:
I'm familiar with Steve Khan and Vic Juris but not the others on your list.
Will check them out!
I'm familiar with Steve Khan and Vic Juris but not the others on your list.
Will check them out!
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
I'm inviting you to share the sort of recordings you won't typically encounter on a "100 Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time" sort of list. they need not be obscure-- but please, no "Kind of Blue", "Sunday at the Village Vanguard", "Blue Train", etc.
The dates are for CD release, which are, in some cases, was quite later than the release dates for titles that first came out on vinyl.
OK-- I'll start with a handful of mine...
Art Farmer Quintet
"Blame it On My Youth" 1988. Contemporary
Art Farmer; trumpet/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Victor Lewis: Drums/Rufus Reid: Bass/James Williams: Piano
A. F. in his late prime in skilled company exploring a nice mix of tunes. The first and best of three releases by this group.
Gary Bartz and Sonny Fortune
"Alto Memories" 1994 Verve Japan
G. Bartz: Alto Sax/Sonny Fortune: Alto Sax/Jack Dejohnette: drums/Buster Williams: Bass/Kenny Barron: Piano
Not easy to find but worthwhile if you enjoy the two altoists, who work very well together. Note the stellar band.
Nick Brignola
"On A Different Level" 1990 Reservoir
Nick Brignola: Baritone Sax/Kenny Barron: PIano/Jack Dejohnette: Drums/Dave Holland: Bass
Most of Brignola's recordings feature him on a variety of horns but here, it's all Baritone.
Another good one is "Flight of the Eagle", also on Reservoir.
Joanne Brackeen:
"Where Legends Dwell" 1992 Ken
Joanne Brackeen: piano/Eddie Gomez: Bass/Jack deJohnette: Drums
A very "muscular" player with a delightfully idiosyncratic approach to composition.
Jerry Bergonzi:
"Tenor of the TImes" 2006 Savant
Jerry Bergonzi: Tenor/Renato Chicco: PIano/Dave Santoro:bass/Andrea Michelutti: Drums
Contemporary Boston master.
Hal Galper Quintet:
"Reach Out" 1995 Steeplechase
Hal Galper: Piano/.Michael Brecker: Tenor Sax/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Billy Hart: Drums/Wayne Dockery: Bass
Terrific live showcase for this group.
Stan Getz:
"Dynasty" Re-release 2009 Verve
Stan Getz: Tenor Sax/Eddy Louise: organ/Rene Thomas: Guitar/Bernard Lubat: Drums
Live. Stan sitting in with Louise's trio. They don't let him coast.
Don Grolnick:
"The Complete Blue Note Recordings" 1977 Blue Note
Don Grolnick: Composer, Piano/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Barry Rodgers, Steve Turre: Trombone/
Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer: Tenor Sax/Marty Ehrlich: Bass Clarinet/Dave Holland: Bass/
Peter Erkine, Bill Stewart; Drums
Focuses on Grolnick the composer. Lots of vivid instrumental colors and unpredictable intervals, here.
Check out the players!
To pay bills, Grolnick MD'd Linda Ronstadt's touring band but I promise you these Blue Note recordings
won't remotely bring to mind "Blue Bayou"!
Slide Hampton:
"Roots" 1985 Criss Cross Jazz
Slide Hampton: Trombone/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Cedar Walton: Piano/David Wiliams: Bass/Billy Higgins: Drums
Simply a great mainstream Jazz record as you might expect, given the personnel.
Booker Ervin
"Booker 'N Brass" 1998 Pacific Jazz
Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax with a "small big band" including, to name a few:
Freddie Hubbard: Trumpet/Kenny Barron: Piano/Bennie Green: Trombone/Lenny McBrowne: Drums/Reggie
Johnson: Bass
Punchy, swinging and soulful.
The dates are for CD release, which are, in some cases, was quite later than the release dates for titles that first came out on vinyl.
OK-- I'll start with a handful of mine...
Art Farmer Quintet
"Blame it On My Youth" 1988. Contemporary
Art Farmer; trumpet/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Victor Lewis: Drums/Rufus Reid: Bass/James Williams: Piano
A. F. in his late prime in skilled company exploring a nice mix of tunes. The first and best of three releases by this group.
Gary Bartz and Sonny Fortune
"Alto Memories" 1994 Verve Japan
G. Bartz: Alto Sax/Sonny Fortune: Alto Sax/Jack Dejohnette: drums/Buster Williams: Bass/Kenny Barron: Piano
Not easy to find but worthwhile if you enjoy the two altoists, who work very well together. Note the stellar band.
Nick Brignola
"On A Different Level" 1990 Reservoir
Nick Brignola: Baritone Sax/Kenny Barron: PIano/Jack Dejohnette: Drums/Dave Holland: Bass
Most of Brignola's recordings feature him on a variety of horns but here, it's all Baritone.
Another good one is "Flight of the Eagle", also on Reservoir.
Joanne Brackeen:
"Where Legends Dwell" 1992 Ken
Joanne Brackeen: piano/Eddie Gomez: Bass/Jack deJohnette: Drums
A very "muscular" player with a delightfully idiosyncratic approach to composition.
Jerry Bergonzi:
"Tenor of the TImes" 2006 Savant
Jerry Bergonzi: Tenor/Renato Chicco: PIano/Dave Santoro:bass/Andrea Michelutti: Drums
Contemporary Boston master.
Hal Galper Quintet:
"Reach Out" 1995 Steeplechase
Hal Galper: Piano/.Michael Brecker: Tenor Sax/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Billy Hart: Drums/Wayne Dockery: Bass
Terrific live showcase for this group.
Stan Getz:
"Dynasty" Re-release 2009 Verve
Stan Getz: Tenor Sax/Eddy Louise: organ/Rene Thomas: Guitar/Bernard Lubat: Drums
Live. Stan sitting in with Louise's trio. They don't let him coast.
Don Grolnick:
"The Complete Blue Note Recordings" 1977 Blue Note
Don Grolnick: Composer, Piano/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Barry Rodgers, Steve Turre: Trombone/
Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer: Tenor Sax/Marty Ehrlich: Bass Clarinet/Dave Holland: Bass/
Peter Erkine, Bill Stewart; Drums
Focuses on Grolnick the composer. Lots of vivid instrumental colors and unpredictable intervals, here.
Check out the players!
To pay bills, Grolnick MD'd Linda Ronstadt's touring band but I promise you these Blue Note recordings
won't remotely bring to mind "Blue Bayou"!
Slide Hampton:
"Roots" 1985 Criss Cross Jazz
Slide Hampton: Trombone/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Cedar Walton: Piano/David Wiliams: Bass/Billy Higgins: Drums
Simply a great mainstream Jazz record as you might expect, given the personnel.
Booker Ervin
"Booker 'N Brass" 1998 Pacific Jazz
Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax with a "small big band" including, to name a few:
Freddie Hubbard: Trumpet/Kenny Barron: Piano/Bennie Green: Trombone/Lenny McBrowne: Drums/Reggie
Johnson: Bass
Punchy, swinging and soulful.
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@hilde: I'm aware of the presence of L. Young and Dave Holland on the Hendrix, but again, harmonically and rhythmically, what they're actually playing is, to my ears, a Blues/Rock jam, not Jazz. I guess Miles really blurred the categories, but even if you listen to a very bluesy "long form" Miles recording, such as Jack Johnson's "Right Off", the players are employing intervals, harmonic shadings and rhythmic devices that separate it from Blues/Rock. And when I say "separate it", I don't mean in some sort of pedantic, scholarly sense-- I mean, you simply won't find this sort of sophistication in the playing of Blues/Rockers. Just the number and variety of chord voicings that McLaughlin utilizes in his accompaniment far exceeds what you'll encounter in the 99% of Blues/Rock players. The way I look at it, it's all about the breadth and depth of the language employed. At the same time time, I don't claim to be an expert nor do I dispute your right to disagree. I was lucky to catch Holland live five times: three times with his quintet, once with his big band and once with Gateway. The latter's the only time I've seen DeJohnette or Abercrombie. Sadly, the venue where I saw these shows (Yoshi's, in Oakland, CA) and quite a few others no longer books Jazz. At those Jazz shows, it was mostly old white guys-- some with their wives. Other genres bring in considerably more money. |
Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIdSaCXBT24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsiwAiG_jz0 Cheers |
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