All That Jazz ...
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Some recent CD acquisitions - mix of amazon.co.uk and amazon India
Special thanks to @vivek_r for introducing me to the Ahmad Jamal and Trifonov
Just rediscovered my interest in Leonard Cohen and this is the fourth album I've picked up in the last couple of months
Aretha Franklin was ordered after listening to a couple of albums online. The Dave Brubeck ones were a longstanding item on the CD wishlist
The rest were largely impulse purchases
Special thanks to @vivek_r for introducing me to the Ahmad Jamal and Trifonov
Just rediscovered my interest in Leonard Cohen and this is the fourth album I've picked up in the last couple of months
Aretha Franklin was ordered after listening to a couple of albums online. The Dave Brubeck ones were a longstanding item on the CD wishlist
The rest were largely impulse purchases
Interesting. And gave me many artists to look into.
https://slate.com/culture/2018/09/playing-changes-nate-chinen-review.html
https://slate.com/culture/2018/09/playing-changes-nate-chinen-review.html
Marciac Jazz Festival 2016
R.I.P... Aretha Franklin the One and ONLY Queen of soul.
TAKE FIVE - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis perform Dave Brubeck
Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Yesterday I was surfing... chanced upon this video; listened to and I liked it.
classic James bond like...
Hooverphonic - Mad About You (Live at Koningin Elisabethzaal 2012
R.I.P... Aretha Franklin the One and ONLY Queen of soul.
TAKE FIVE - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis perform Dave Brubeck
Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Yesterday I was surfing... chanced upon this video; listened to and I liked it.
classic James bond like...
Hooverphonic - Mad About You (Live at Koningin Elisabethzaal 2012
Great read! Thanks for sharing.
You may also want to check out:
The Penguin Jazz Guide
About $6 on Kindle. Not as comprehensive as the original Penguin Guides to Jazz, but a handy reference nevertheless.
@ moktan
'Your Mind is on Vacation' by Mose Allison never fails to cheer me up
Of late, I've noticed that multiple-album boxsets have become quite the rage. Amazon US and U.K. both carry quite a few of the Dave Brubeck style set you've picked up.
As most of these sets are very reasonably priced, it's a great way for new fans to dig in. Will post here if I come across other deals.
Right, so here's a box set that combines two of my posts: an earlier one regarding CTI Records, and the one above:
CTI: The Cool Revolution
Unfortunately, I have too many of the individual albums to justify this purchase. But it looks like a nice package for CTI newbies and good vfm, to boot.
PS: Don't forget to check out the other deals on the same page.
CTI: The Cool Revolution
Unfortunately, I have too many of the individual albums to justify this purchase. But it looks like a nice package for CTI newbies and good vfm, to boot.
PS: Don't forget to check out the other deals on the same page.
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The Cadenza Collective are the pioneering jazz act in Kathmandu. Nabin the band leader , vocalist and drummer is from Darjeeling and hails from a family with deep musical roots. The music of Cadenza is eclectic , bluesy , funky and full of humour. If you understood the lyrics they come with a deep empathy for the travails of the common man. In this one here they explore a folk motiff and give it their own quirky jazzical twist. The video is equally vibrant. Hope you enjoy...
Moktan, I wish I could give 2 likes for this. Hello Fela Kuti, meet Nepal-Darjeeling. So fun, so funky. And what a nice video!
Now if they mix some social (although non preachy) messages, let’s start a revolution (of sound)!!
Superb. Let me know if they will hit Bombay!
Vivek
Ps normally I don’t like the “Bol” of a percussionist (have you seen fusion concerts where the audience goes nuts when the tabla player calls out the beats and that is the focus of a bit of crowd pleasing gimmickry - drives me up the wall), but here it was charming.
Now if they mix some social (although non preachy) messages, let’s start a revolution (of sound)!!
Superb. Let me know if they will hit Bombay!
Vivek
Ps normally I don’t like the “Bol” of a percussionist (have you seen fusion concerts where the audience goes nuts when the tabla player calls out the beats and that is the focus of a bit of crowd pleasing gimmickry - drives me up the wall), but here it was charming.
They have couple of albums. Groove for Shiva and Back to the Roots. There is definitely an Afrobeat influence to their music. But I guess they take their inspiration from acts like Trilok Gurtu too. Their Deusi Bhailo in Back to the Roots sounds uncannily like the song Mumbai Shuffle in Massical.
marsilians
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Been listening to Hugh Masekela, Stimela and Chileshe are classics.
Slightly offbeat, the king of modern flamenco carlos Montoya has a wonderful album playing with a rhythm section.
https://www.discogs.com/Carlos-Montoya-From-St-Louis-To-Seville/release/5622152
For fusion Jazz, ofcourse John McLaughlin popularized it between west and east cultures through Shakti.
Slightly offbeat, the king of modern flamenco carlos Montoya has a wonderful album playing with a rhythm section.
https://www.discogs.com/Carlos-Montoya-From-St-Louis-To-Seville/release/5622152
For fusion Jazz, ofcourse John McLaughlin popularized it between west and east cultures through Shakti.
marsilians
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Apologies if the below has been posted earlier, but the performance is very enjoyable with budding stars of jazz fusion.
Miles Davis with what many consider his first ‘modal jazz’ title. Terminologies apart, this is great bluesy and bouncy jazz that really swings. After that diversion with afrobeat and funk, normal service is resumed by the Prince of Darkness and his awe inspiring sextet. A must have album for any jazz enthusiast or aficionado.
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