JAZZ: Currently Spinning

[hired goon]

G'day,

I had a brief listen to Bags meets Wes on amazon - sounds exactly like my kind of vibe.

There's vibes on Grant Green's "Idle Moments" ... Bobby Hutcherson IIRC ... although of course it is more guitar and band oriented. This CD can be easily found at JB's for $10 and is highly recommended in any case.

--Geoff

[mickj1]

G'day,

There's vibes on Grant Green's "Idle Moments" ... Bobby Hutcherson IIRC ... although of course it is more guitar and band oriented. This CD can be easily found at JB's for $10 and is highly recommended in any case.

--Geoff

Hi

Yet another inspired choice from Mr HG

Cheers

Mick

[rovellas]

I'm into the more structured jazz.

I also really dig vibraphones...

....once I get over dealing with the hail storm damage here in Melbourne!

Bunyip - not a bad storm that today eh? I was riding a pushbike at the time, fairly far from home & shelter - the storm damage (just on my person) - was comprehensive !

So how did you like MJQ - Under The Jasmine Tree ? It's a bit of an odd record of theirs to 'start with'. I think they (MJQ) made 2 LPs for Apple, which was of course the label of 'some famous group' or another..

I think mickj1's advice is pretty good re vibes players - though to look for Milt Jackson "away from the MJQ" might be a bit unfair.

MJQ? - Look out for Pyramid, Django, Sheriff, and the Final Concert . They made a lot of records and I can't think of a crap one.

Milt Jackson (NOT as part of MJQ) - Try Ballads and Blues, The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson, or for a stone-cold piece of legendary jazz history - Bag's Groove (w/ Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath & Kenny Clarke)

If you decide later that maybe your tastes tend to just a touch of spice on top of that more structured jazz you mentioned - listen to Bobby Hutcherson.

hired goon's mentioned Grant Green's Idle Moments (great album!) . You'll find Hutcherson' name cropping up again and again as a 'sideman' on Blue Note records from around this period [early-mid 60's]. Records on the label under his own name that are simply wonderful are 'Dialogue', 'Components' & 'Stick-Up'

And listen to the greatest unsung vibes player of them all - Walt Dickerson.

Dickerson's first 2 albums are very accessible and groovily enjoyable. ('To My Queen' & 'This is Walt Dickerson'). Later, his technique evolved, and musically, he just extended and evolved into a space that was just his own . Anything is good - all the Steeplechase LPs / CDs are worth hearing.

Are you an LP guy Bunyip? There's an awesome photo I have (somewhere!) of Walt playing vibes in front of an LP record collection. which is voluminous . . .

you know - droolworthy and all that....

Oh, and there's a GREAT European vibes player called Karl Berger too !...

[sligoriverblues]

...and don't forget there's Gunter Hampel!

[Dr Good Vibe]

Audrey Morris

[Bunyip]

Bunyip - not a bad storm that today eh? I was riding a pushbike at the time, fairly far from home & shelter - the storm damage (just on my person) - was comprehensive !

So how did you like MJQ - Under The Jasmine Tree ? It's a bit of an odd record of theirs to 'start with'. I think they (MJQ) made 2 LPs for Apple, which was of course the label of 'some famous group' or another..

I think mickj1's advice is pretty good re vibes players - though to look for Milt Jackson "away from the MJQ" might be a bit unfair.

MJQ? - Look out for Pyramid, Django, Sheriff, and the Final Concert . They made a lot of records and I can't think of a crap one.

Milt Jackson (NOT as part of MJQ) - Try Ballads and Blues, The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson, or for a stone-cold piece of legendary jazz history - Bag's Groove (w/ Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath & Kenny Clarke)

If you decide later that maybe your tastes tend to just a touch of spice on top of that more structured jazz you mentioned - listen to Bobby Hutcherson.

hired goon's mentioned Grant Green's Idle Moments (great album!) . You'll find Hutcherson' name cropping up again and again as a 'sideman' on Blue Note records from around this period [early-mid 60's]. Records on the label under his own name that are simply wonderful are 'Dialogue', 'Components' & 'Stick-Up'

And listen to the greatest unsung vibes player of them all - Walt Dickerson.

Dickerson's first 2 albums are very accessible and groovily enjoyable. ('To My Queen' & 'This is Walt Dickerson'). Later, his technique evolved, and musically, he just extended and evolved into a space that was just his own . Anything is good - all the Steeplechase LPs / CDs are worth hearing.

Are you an LP guy Bunyip? There's an awesome photo I have (somewhere!) of Walt playing vibes in front of an LP record collection. which is voluminous . . .

you know - droolworthy and all that....

Oh, and there's a GREAT European vibes player called Karl Berger too !...

Nice one rovellas. I am now getting a great list from you guys.

The storm was mad! You must have gotten pummeled. To be honest - I had just dropped Under The Jasmine Tree, and then the storm hit so I turned everything off and unplugged my system. Then I wound up in at work looking at $30,000 of damage to our office. Bloody hell. Flooding and ceiling tiles had fallen in and landed on a Technics 1200 we have there. Luckily I had moved the records into another room the day before. But my collection of art books all ruined.

Anyway, I don't want to hijack this thread with my tale of woes.

I am indeed an LP guy. Is this the photo?

I just ordered Bags meets Wes as well as Nat King Cole sings, George Shearing plays. Will research the other guys over the weekend.

Thanks for all your help everyone. It's exactly what I need, a guiding hand into the world of jazz as well as some names to look for next time I have my nose buried in the record bins.

[Rhett Morson]

Melody Gardot

I CANNOT believe she is 25

[rovellas]

...and don't forget there's Gunter Hampel!

.... and Bobby Naughton

But, I thought maybe .. 'softly softly'...

[rovellas]

Is this the photo?

Indeed it is.

I've always wondered about it.

Why is Walt playing vibes in Japanese costume? AFAIK this was not his habit

Whose records are they in the racks- Walt's ?

Best I can imagine is that he's playing at the home of a wealthy Japanese record collector, and is just playing a little vibes before bed, in a borrowed robe.

Whilst that may not be likely, it amuses me to think so...

"To My Queen" on Prestige that I mentioned earlier also has the great Andrew Hill playing piano and the monster modern drummer Andrew Cyrille on one of his first ever recordings.

Allmusic raves - http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfpxqygldde

The storm was mad! You must have gotten pummeled. To be honest - I had just dropped Under The Jasmine Tree, and then the storm hit so I turned everything off and unplugged my system. Then I wound up in at work looking at $30,000 of damage to our office. Bloody hell. Flooding and ceiling tiles had fallen in and landed on a Technics 1200 we have there. Luckily I had moved the records into another room the day before. But my collection of art books all ruined.

That's really grim. Sympathy re the art books. Serendipity though I guess on moving the records the day before! Hope the friendly insurance folks cover the 30000 ok .

[Guest VladimirFreddie]

Here's a few that get higher rotation than most lately

Karl Seglem - Norskjazz.no

Grant Green - Idle Moments

Dusko Goykovich - Samna da Mar

Kurt Elling - well any of his albums actually

Ray Brown Trio - live at the Loa

J'Nae - Soultry Jazz (from www.cdbaby.com - or downloaded from www.musicishere.com really cool independant websites)

Cheers,

[Rhett Morson]

You really like Kurt? I just do not get it - I cannot stand him!!!!!

[Guest VladimirFreddie]

Yes, I really do like Kurt Also the best concert I've ever been to.

If you don't, fair enough - there's plenty of other stuff to like!

As an aside, I went and saw Wayne Shorter Quartet on Saturday Night (at the Festival Theatre) Brilliant musicianship & Jazz icon but my wife and I went away feeling let down! I just know I gonna get shot down for this last comment [flame suit on]. But there's nothing much to read into this - perhaps my expectations were higher than virtually all the other people there!

Cheers,

[sligoriverblues]

Just finished The All-Star Game with Alan Silva, Marshall Allen, William Parker, Hamid Drake and Kidd Jordan

Great album from this quintet that came out a few years back on Eremite. Silva is fantastic bass player and it's rather pleasant hear him play double bass again... It's on CD... A truly great album!

[wolster]

Called in at a Busselton op shop on the way back from a weekend in the South West and picked up a great LP, currently spinning, Oscar Peterson, Motions and Emotions. Not often you hear him with a full orchestra playing standards such as Sunny, Yesterday and By the Time I get to Phoenix.

Only whinge is the price paid for a op-shop LP -$5. Pity the poor SNA members in Bussleton :-)

Cheers

wolster

[rovellas]

Exploration - Grachan Moncur III.

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Great, always exploratory trombone playing. This is an octet including Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Tim Hagans, a guy named Gary Smulyan (who can really play baritone saxophone based on this). Ray Drummond plays bass (probably his 27 thousandth studio date). The masterful Andrew Cyrille is the drummer (26 and 1/2 thousandth studio date).

Grachan is great, arrangements are good, tunes are good, it swings.

Recording is a little bit "here's how we do mod. jazz recs" , but thankfully without the dreaded Direct Injection on the bass

A really enjoyable record (well, CD).

[rovellas]

Silva is fantastic bass player and it's rather pleasant hear him play double bass again

- Grachan & Silva - Lunar Surface (BYG) , New Africa (BYG) . . . must be more ..

Though I was listening recently to Tradition Trio- Tone, and really digging Silva's synth playing - and i don't like synths as a rule...

wolster, the inhabitants of Busselton are being fleeced ! $5 for an LP you say ?..... damn!

[rovellas]

Irene Schweizer & Trio 3 (Reggie Workman, Oliver Lake, Andrew Cyrille)

- Berne Concert-

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Pretty awful cover, but great music making from 1 Swiss and 3 American veterans .

[sligoriverblues]

Mighty good, my friend!!! Mighty good!

I saw Irene with Han Bennink in Bratislava in 2001. She was great, with some Monk quotes but Han was awesome. Playing on his knees, his elbows... as if everything is his drum kit's extension Fantastic concert! There were 17 people attending and when the concert was over, Han threw bunch of CDs our way saying this is something new. Well, we just digged in After a few weeks I met the guy who organized that concert and as we were talking I mentioned those CDs... He told me that they had to pay for them as Had didn't think people will take them just like that!!! Well, we did I still have it... I mean, HatArt label in Bratislava... are you normal throwing it like that???

[metal beat]

So is Bratislava really like the movie " Hostel "

[rovellas]

So is Bratislava really like the movie " Hostel "

I think I'm too scared (of horror!) to see the movie "Hostel" .

[rovellas]

I saw Irene with Han Bennink in Bratislava in 2001...

It sounds like a great gig ! I've seen Bennink just once - he was wonderful, as you describe - just playing the hell out of everything. I'd love to see Irene play - she's made some great records over (many) years, and I think gets overlooked a lot for the rather pathetic reasons that she's a) Swiss , and B) A woman .

I bumped into Fritz Hauser (the swiss percussionist/composer) by accident one day in Fitzroy, and he talked a bit about playing with Irene (& Marilyn Crispell and others) . That was the closest I got so far !...

This Berne Concert CD (above) is very fine indeed.

Very cool sligoriverblues that you still have the CD that Han B hurled at you - which Hat disk is it ?

[hired goon]

G'day,

Sheila Jordon - "Portrait Of Sheila" --a Blue Note CD from the early 60s featuring a vocalist, quite unusual for that label at the time I suppose. I've not heard of this singer before but I spied this CD at the local markets for $1 so gave it a go. An interesting singer, willing to experiment and improvise around a small guitar/bass/drums combo, although she hits a flat note or two on occasion.

Mick Nock's Big Small Band - "Live" -- a ten piece jazz combo, on ABC Jazz label. There was some chatter on SNA recently about big bands, and although I'm not generally a fan of the genre I do enjoy Dave Holland's Big Band so I thought I'd give this a go (again, another $1 CD from the markets). Might need a few more listens to appreciate ...

--Geoff

[rovellas]

Hey hired goon - You certainly can't knock that $1 price point you're buying at !

Sheila Jordan was the wife for 10 years of bop pianist Duke Jordan (Charlie Parker et al)

Blue Note (back when it was a real label, not a corporate branding sticker) even started up a new 'Series' of records for Vocal recordings (vocals being pretty much unknown at the label at the time). To my knowledge only 2 LPs were ever issued in this new series though - a fairly obscure record called My Hour of Need by a singer named Dodo Greene - and this LP by Sheila Jordan.

I don't normally listen to a lot of female jazz vocals, but this album I love. IT's such a stripped-down setting with just the trio backing her.

The "flat notes" you refer to (and the big "in tune/out of tune" vocal "scoops" are intentional and part of her experimental, mod, hip style.

She has been out to Australia at least twice on tour, and AFAIK is still active today.

I'd urge anyone to give this a listn - even if it is more than $1 !!

haven't heard the Nock CD.

[Bunyip]

Digging this big time. Thanks for the heads up lads!

[sligoriverblues]

So is Bratislava really like the movie " Hostel "

Nah... The movie wasn't even filmed there There are certain similarities with the girls though