What Jazz Are You Listening To Now?

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Blake

Discussion Starter · May 9, 2014 (Edited by Moderator)

I'm going to test this out here. I see quite a few members have been posting a solid bit of great Jazz listenings… So, I figured it'd be pretty cool if we could have a thread entirely dedicated to all things Jazz. And I mean anything - From the early beginnings of the late 19th century, to Bebop/Hard-Bop, to Avant-Garde, and on to the Moon.

Post whatever you want... videos, pictures, news… This is a free-range.

I've been in a Bebop/Hard-Bop dig lately, so I'll impart this cool little documentary where Bob Cranshaw talks about his time with Lee Morgan.

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Alypius

· #41 · May 11, 2014 (Edited)

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Anyone else a fan of ECM's jazz catalog? What are your favorite ECM jazz recordings?

I'll skip Dave Holland's recent catalog since I listed him above:

A few classics:

1. Ralph Towner - Solo Concert (1980)
2. Keith Jarrett - Köln Concert (1975)
3. John Abercrombie - Timeless (1975)
4. Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life (1976)
5. Steve Tibbett - Yr (1980)
6. Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan (1978)
7. Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds (1972)
8. Enrico Rava - The Pilgrim and the Stars (1975)
9. Marc Johnson - Bass Desires (1987)
10. Bill Frisell - (1988)

A few recent ones:

1. Marcin Wasilewski Trio - January (2008)
2. Tomasz Stanko - Lontano (2006)
3. Anouar Brahem - Le voyage de Sahar (2007)
4. Marc Johnson / Eliane Elias - Swept Away (2012)
5. Chris Potter - The Sirens (2013)
6. Wolfert Brederode - Post Scriptum (2011)
7. Aaron Parks - Arborescence (2013)
8. Craig Taborn Trio - Chants (2013)
9. Colin Vallon - Rruga (2011)
10. Manu Katche - Manu Katche (2012)

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cwarchc

· #42 · May 11, 2014

Some great postings here
Lots to investigate

Blake

Discussion Starter · #43 · May 12, 2014

Alypius said:
Anyone else a fan of ECM's jazz catalog? What are your favorite ECM jazz recordings?

I'll skip Dave Holland's recent catalog since I listed him above:

A few classics:

1. Ralph Towner - Solo Concert (1980)
2. Keith Jarrett - Köln Concert (1975)
3. John Abercrombie - Timeless (1975)
4. Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life (1976)
5. Steve Tibbett - Yr (1980)
6. Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan (1978)
7. Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds (1972)
8. Enrico Rava - The Pilgrim and the Stars (1975)
9. Marc Johnson - Bass Desires (1987)
10. Bill Frisell - (1988)

A few recent ones:

1. Marcin Wasilewski Trio - January (2008)
2. Tomasz Stanko - Lontano (2006)
3. Anouar Brahem - Le voyage de Sahar (2007)
4. Marc Johnson / Eliane Elias - Swept Away (2012)
5. Chris Potter - The Sirens (2013)
6. Wolfert Brederode - Post Scriptum (2011)
7. Aaron Parks - Arborescence (2013)
8. Craig Taborn Trio - Chants (2013)
9. Colin Vallon - Rruga (2011)
10. Manu Katche - Manu Katche (2012)

Definitely, I'd also have to add in Jan Garbarek.

http://www.last.fm/music/Jan+Garbarek

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Blake

Discussion Starter · #44 · May 12, 2014 (Edited)

By the way, an excellent contemporary trumpeter/composer that's deserving of attention is Alex Sipiagin. Just stumbled on him the other day, and he's doing some great things.

http://www.last.fm/music/Alex+Sipiagin?utm_source=last.fm&utm_medium=application&utm_campaign=last.fm_desktop_application&utm_content=2.1.36&utm_term=OSX

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Alypius

· #45 · May 12, 2014 (Edited)

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Vesuvius said:
By the way, an excellent contemporary trumpeter/composer that's deserving of attention is Alex Sipiagin. Just stumbled on him the other day, and he's doing some great things.

I agree. I first encountered him with his contributions to Dave Holland's Big Band (see What Goes Around above). I am familiar with only a portion of his discography, but my two favorites of his (as a leader) are:

Destinations Unknown (CrissCross, 2011) & Overlooking Moments (CrissCross, 2013)

I have both and can recommend them.

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Alypius

· #46 · May 12, 2014 (Edited)

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Speaking of trumpeters deserving greater attention, one recent, one from the 60s:

Tom Harrell, Prana Dance (High Note, 2008) & Number 5 (High Note, 2012)

These are only two of his large discography. They capture something of his range.

Booker Little, Out Front (Candid, 1961) (tragically died at age 23, one of jazz's many tragic figures)

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Blake

Discussion Starter · #47 · May 12, 2014 (Edited)

Alypius said:
Speaking of trumpeters deserving greater attention, one recent, one from the 60s:

Tom Harrell, Prana Dance (High Note, 2008) & Number 5 (High Note, 2012)

These are only two of his large discography. They capture something of his range.

Aha, thanks for bringing my attention back on Harrell. I've been meaning to get some of his stuff.
I know he struggles with schizophrenia, and I find him exceptionally sweet and brilliant.

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norman bates

· #48 · May 12, 2014 (Edited)

Alypius said:
Booker Little, Out Front (Candid, 1961) (tragically died at age 23, one of jazz's many tragic figures)

Out front is a fantastic album.
Even with his little discography my favorite trumpet player and one of my favorite musicians ever, his arrangements (by the way, I'm not sure but I guess he's the arranger on Straight ahead, that wonderful album of Abbey Lincoln), his brilliant use of the dissonance, his musical ideas, his lyric voice on the instrument. So sad to think what he could have done if he would have lived a longer life.

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Alypius

· #49 · May 13, 2014 (Edited)

Vesuvius, Thanks for the Tom Harrell video. I knew that he battled with schizophrenia, but I had never seen him interviewed before. It's intriguing. I have loved his music for a long time. There's a richness, a depth of sensitivity, in it.

norman, Glad to find another fan of Booker Little's amazing music. Have you heard Dave Douglas' homage to Booker Little? In Our Lifetime (New World, 1995). It's one of Douglas' earliest records and still one of my favorites. About 1/3 of the record are covers, the rest are compositions in the style of Booker Little.

Here's one of the covers (in this case from Booker Little's other major release, Booker Little and Friends):

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Simon Moon

· #50 · May 13, 2014

Some great posts so far.

As far as modern pianists go, Gonzalo Rubilcaba is truly amazing.

No mention of modern trumpet players should exclude the impressive Quong Vu. He's a pretty adventurous player, with great technique and vocabulary.

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cwarchc

· #51 · May 13, 2014

I have to admit to have a liking for this promising young pianist

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Blake

Discussion Starter · #52 · May 13, 2014

A little jazzy guitar is needed. One of my current favorites…

Gilad Hekselman

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Wood

· #53 · May 14, 2014

Vesuvius said:
A little jazzy guitar is needed. One of my current favorites…

Gilad Hekselman

Guitar huh?

Here's Emily Remler:

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Alypius

· #54 · May 14, 2014

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There have been a few mentions of contemporary jazz pianists. There are so many excellent ones these days: Vijay Iyer, Craig Taborn, Enrico Pieranunzi, Marcin Wasilewski, Matthew Shipp, Aaron Parks, Geoffrey Keezer, Marc Cary. I'll try to highlight a few of these in posts over the next few days, whenever I can find a little time. But let me highlight here Brad Mehldau. I figure that he is still not widely known even if he has been one of the leading jazz pianists for the last 15 years. A few recommendations:

The Art of the Trio, 1996-2001 (a 7 CD box) (Nonesuch, 2011). If you can't afford the whole box, try Art of the Trio, Vol. 3: Songs

Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch, 2004). Mehldau may be best live, and this, to my mind, is his best live performance. It opens with his brilliant reworking of Nick Drake's "Things Behind the Sun" and closes with Nick Drake's "River Man". He also covers Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" (a 20 minute version!).

Ode (Nonesuch, 2012). This is for me his best performance with his current trio: Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums.

I should add that two of my favorite performances by Mehldau are his 2 record partnership with Pat Metheny, the first entitled Metheny / Mehldau (Nonesuch, 2006), the second Quartet (Nonesuch, 2007).

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Blake

Discussion Starter · #55 · May 14, 2014

Ari Hoenig - Birdless.

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Blake

Discussion Starter · #56 · May 14, 2014 (Edited)

Wood said:
Guitar huh?

Here's Emily Remler:

Here's Kurt Rosenwinkel:

... and Peter Bernstein:

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samurai

· #57 · May 15, 2014 (Edited)

Another gem from Trane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qP6RsC7cTvg

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Alypius

· #58 · May 15, 2014 (Edited)

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Vesuvius said:
Here's Kurt Rosenwinkel

Vesuvius, I too am a fan of Kurt Rosenwinkel. What are your favorites? He's got a pretty good size discography. My favorites are:

Star of Jupiter (Wommusic, 2012)

The Remedy: Live at the Village Vanguard (Wommusic, 2008)

The Next Step (Polygram, 2001)

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Blake

Discussion Starter · #59 · May 15, 2014 (Edited)

Alypius said:
Vesuvius, I too am a fan of Kurt Rosenwinkel. What are your favorites? He's got a pretty good size discography.

Yea, big fan of Kurt. I have about 5 of his albums and I dig them all pretty equally:

Deep Song
Heartcore
The Next Step
Our Secret World
Star of Jupiter

I'll probably pick up a few more because he's that good.

Edit... Just bought his major label debut - Enemies of Energy. So I'll be jamming on that soon.

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Blake

Discussion Starter · #60 · May 16, 2014

Welp, now I'm in a serious Rosenwinkel mood. Here's another beauty:

All the Way to Rajasthan

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