Jazz for aficionados
I haven’t been participating in this thread very long so I don’t know if he’s been mentioned but what about Eric Alexander? He and Harold Mabern had a long partnership. Here’s a taste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw7GnNxLIlk
And another, less-often-mentioned player -- Bob Berg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HnIr-u_6pk&list=OLAK5uy_m7ZR6v8ALqCj258qpvfgZJ3cdiwJ17OWo&index=2
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I saw Eric Alexander with Jimmy Cobb at Smoke in NYC I believe it was 10 - 11 years ago. I have a half dozen CDs from Alexander and they are all good. A great tenor. Bob Berg as well as Eric Alexander have been mentioned many times here in the past just not recently. I like Berg to. I also saw guitarist Mike Stern (a friend of Miles Davis) play at the Blue Note in NYC with Jimmy Cobb in a show called the "Music Of Miles" Here is Stern with Bob Berg (1) Friday Night At The Cadillac Club - Mike Stern & Bob Berg Band - YouTube Speaking of great tenors that go under the radar check out Steve Grossman and Dave Liebman. Both are great tenors. Steve Grossman Dave Liebman (1) On Green Dolphin Street - YouTube Steve and Dave on Elvin Jones landmark 1972 Live at the Lighthouse sessions . I have a 24 bit UHQCD Japanese CD of this show in its entirety and the remastering is stunning. A desert island list recording. A young Liebman and Grossman play great tenor and soprano. (1) Elvin̲ J̲o̲n̲e̲s̲ – ̲L̲i̲v̲e̲ A̲t̲ T̲h̲e̲ L̲i̲g̲h̲t̲h̲o̲u̲s̲e̲ (̲1̲9̲7̲2̲)̲ - YouTube
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You can't go wrong with those Ben Webster suggestions from Alek. Also get your hands on the Kid and Brute. The Kid Illinois Jacquet playing Flying Home. This recording is known by all jazz aficionados as one of the first and best examples of the Be Bop language put on wax. And seek out more of the "Creole Kid" Jean Baptiste "Illinois Jacquet". You wont be disappointed. (1) The Kid And The Brute - YouTube Also get your hands on the album "The Soul of Ben Webster". This 15 minute blues from that session is one of my favorite jazz songs from any artist ever put on wax. (1) Charlotte's Piccolo - YouTube The Kid and Brute (again!!) |
I know how much you like Sadao Watanabe. I dont know if you have this or heard of it but its a great live recording with Sadao in the company of Ron Carter on bass, Hank Jones on piano and the great Tony Williams on the kit. Sadao plays blistering choruses and solos throughout.... Ron Carter - playlist by Paul Irishman | Spotify Also wanted to ask if you know about the great Belgium jazz guitarist Rene Thomas. He was a great friend of Sonny Rollins and played with him when Sonny toured Europe in the 50s and 60s. They also played together at Jazz Middlheim in Antwerp. |
