All That Jazz ...
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sameer kumar
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acemachine26
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The Verve By Request reissue series is great. Pick up the Dorothy Ashby - Rubaiyat reissue from the series if you haven't already. It's incredible, some of the best jazz harp you'll hear, especially on your great system.
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger, double Grammy winner, double Latin Grammy award winner, 12 time Grammy nominee, 3 Gold Disc award winner and 3 time best vocal award winner Eliane Elias will make her India debut at the NPCA Tata Theatre on May 30th, 2024. This is a concert you can’t miss.
*Book now* https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/eliane-elias-live-in-concert/ET00388010
This seems an absolute treat. Hear her on Apple Music. She seems terrific
*Book now* https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/eliane-elias-live-in-concert/ET00388010
This seems an absolute treat. Hear her on Apple Music. She seems terrific
sameer kumar
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I’ve been on a jazz/funk/fusion trip lately, and my latest purchases are recent discoveries in that genre:
Pianist Masahiko Satoh teams up with Medical Sugar Bank, a jazz fusion quartet, on MSB 1 and 2. Satoh plays a variety of keyboards and synths to deliver some really hard driving grooves.
Keyboardist Jun Fukamachi’s band on Spiral Steps is a fusion of Japanese and American musicians. There’s drummer Shuichi Murakami, guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, bassist Anthony Jackson, and the Brecker brothers, to name a few. Classic fusion album.
Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo’s Macho is a little known gem that looks and sounds exactly like a CTI album, even though it’s not. Hardly surprising when you discover that the sidemen include Bob James, Eric Gale and Idris Muhammad.
Two fantastic Blue Note albums from the early 70s.
I’m not familiar with any of the musicians on Ronnie Foster’s Two Headed Freap, but the music makes me want to learn more. If anyone has info on this album, please do share.
San Francisco finds Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land in excellent form. While the music is moving towards jazz funk, there’s still that classic modal vibe that Hutcherson always brings to the table.
Many jazz purists turn their noses up at Blue Note albums from the 70s, which is a shame. While it’s true that BN was getting pretty mainstream during that time, these two records still offer some of the best jazz from that era.
Pianist Masahiko Satoh teams up with Medical Sugar Bank, a jazz fusion quartet, on MSB 1 and 2. Satoh plays a variety of keyboards and synths to deliver some really hard driving grooves.
Keyboardist Jun Fukamachi’s band on Spiral Steps is a fusion of Japanese and American musicians. There’s drummer Shuichi Murakami, guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, bassist Anthony Jackson, and the Brecker brothers, to name a few. Classic fusion album.
Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo’s Macho is a little known gem that looks and sounds exactly like a CTI album, even though it’s not. Hardly surprising when you discover that the sidemen include Bob James, Eric Gale and Idris Muhammad.
Two fantastic Blue Note albums from the early 70s.
I’m not familiar with any of the musicians on Ronnie Foster’s Two Headed Freap, but the music makes me want to learn more. If anyone has info on this album, please do share.
San Francisco finds Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land in excellent form. While the music is moving towards jazz funk, there’s still that classic modal vibe that Hutcherson always brings to the table.
Many jazz purists turn their noses up at Blue Note albums from the 70s, which is a shame. While it’s true that BN was getting pretty mainstream during that time, these two records still offer some of the best jazz from that era.
muralimmreddy
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JUN FUKAMACHI — JUN FUKAMACHI AT STEINWAY
is this some famous album? I can not find it on tidal or qobuz
piano sounds phenominal
This album with Herbie hancock , Ron Carter and Billy Cobham proves how humble he is. He is right up there with his heroes, no less.
acemachine26
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Got Joe Armon-Jones (pianist from Ezra Collective) to sign my reissue of Takuya Kuroda's Rising Son on which he did a great remix of the track 'Evebody Loves The Sunshine'. His solo piano set last night was so engaging.
The interview was a delight, with lots of new insights for me. For example, I had no idea that Gabor Szabo had recorded Breezin’ first. Thanks for sharing the video!
Did you catch them live?
acemachine26
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Yup, saw Joe Armon-Jones live on Saturday. Have also seen him with the Ezra Collective in London. Never seen Kuroda live though, would love to.
Jayant_S
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Composed by Bobby Womack and first performed by Gabor Szabo. In fact, this album is an underrated gem
While we’re discussing Szabo, check out Paul Desmond’s Skylark album which has a fantastic version of Take Ten.
Finally!
It’s taken ages but I’ve finally managed to get my hands on some long OOP Blue Notes on CD. BN Japan is celebrating the label’s 85th anniversary with a slew of releases throughout this year. Pricing is also very reasonable; these are 1500 yen each.
Special shoutout to the best photograph ever taken by Francis Wolff:
It’s taken ages but I’ve finally managed to get my hands on some long OOP Blue Notes on CD. BN Japan is celebrating the label’s 85th anniversary with a slew of releases throughout this year. Pricing is also very reasonable; these are 1500 yen each.
Special shoutout to the best photograph ever taken by Francis Wolff:
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