All That Jazz ...

[Fiftyfifty]

Another jazz great departs.

This is so sad!

 

[Fiftyfifty]

And then there were none :

What a line up!

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone.
• Lee Morgan – trumpet.
• Curtis Fuller – trombone.
• Kenny Drew – piano.
• Paul Chambers – bass.
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

 

[malvai]

Sipping slowly the sublime notes of a fairly minty 1960s pressing of Art Blakey & The Jaz Messengers - 3 Blind mice...

here's a sampler...

 

[sameer kumar]

 

[sameer kumar]

 

[vivek_r]

How sad Curtis Fuller gone.

Finally took a day where I told myself no junking on Netflix, got a book and played some cds

this is on now.

Also listened to this

And this is my favourite Curtis from the same album that Sushant mentioned.

 

[sameer kumar]

Jazz in India

 

[Sushant Sharma]

That line up man! Kelly Great. Even Lee Morgan is relaxed

 

[Sushant Sharma]

"They say Alto saxophone work cast unmistakably in the Charlie Parker mold."
"Now I didn't have the slightest inkling of how Bird Sounded. It came kind of natural".

Upon jamming with him in Kansas city, Bird said to Stitt, "Man, you sound too much like me".

Allmusic review for the album "Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career."

"A wonderful blues and ballad player who could rip through an up-tempo bebop stanza, then turn around and play a shivering, captivating ballad."

 

[malvai]

Listening to some Blythe times

Here's a sample

 

[shyamv]

For you Steely Dan fans, here's an album Scene 29 by JaR that is in a similar mould featuring Jay Graydon of 'Peg' fame!

 

[malvai]

some acid jazz to wind up the day....

 

[himadri]

Tidal search is really a hit and miss.
But what a HIT this was today . The finest I have heard from PAT METHENY

https://tidal.com/album/258457

 

[shyamv]

Tidal search is really a hit and miss.
But what a HIT this was today . The finest I have heard from PAT METHENY

https://tidal.com/album/258457

Yes. This is a lovely album. Even 'From this Place' released last year is a wonderful album...reminds me of some of his earlier ECM albums with Lyle Mays.

 

[coaltrain]

@himadri

Thanks for bringing up Metheny; big fan here.
If you liked ‘The Way Up’, do try ‘Speaking of Now’ which features a similar line up.
‘Offramp’ and ‘Still Life (Talking)’ are much earlier recordings, and what got me hooked onto Metheny in the first place.

 

[coaltrain]

I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s worth repeating: The Penguin Guide to Jazz is an absolutely brilliant read!
The authors, Richard Cook and Brian Morton, possess an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz across its entire history; offering precious nuggets of information in almost every review. They’re also highly opinionated and seriously funny! Here’s a sample:

 

[Nikhil]

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[sameer kumar]

 

[moktan]

I have lost count of the number of times I have listened to this album while going off to sleep ….along with Sketches of Spain ..my favourite Miles album… right there in the first few seconds the sound of the horns just pour on you like the rays of a silvery moonbeam …jazz cannot get cooler than this …