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Edward
16-05-2018, 12:36
Unfortunately the streaming services haven't dug so deep
In certain genres. Probably on you tube if you want to get the flavor...Cheers Adam. Now steaming to my system via my tube.



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Marco
16-05-2018, 15:42
So you likey or no likey?:)

Marco.

Edward
16-05-2018, 16:03
Likey :)

It was playing in the background for a while and I did not 'get' it but when I sat down and listened to a few tracks things made a lot of sense. Need to play a few more times to realise its full potential.

Also need to find a source for Black Jazz Records label as some of the line ups look very interesting.
So you likey or no likey?:)

Marco.

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Markiii
16-05-2018, 17:59
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Afro Blue

1978 Japan issue only, Trio Records
https://i.imgur.com/63UgNdZ.jpg

have you listened to her daughter, China Moses?

Barry
16-05-2018, 22:22
John Lee Hooker - 'Mr Lucky'

WESTLOWER
17-05-2018, 09:15
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/tD4lHiV
have you listened to her daughter, China Moses?

I have, she's good. Not as distinctive as her Mom but quality.
I'm a big Dee Dee Bridgewater fan. She has that sultry sass and class to boot, her modern recordings are Stella,
Midnight Sun is a wonderful record
https://i.imgur.com/tD4lHiV.jpge
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/tD4lHiV

struth
17-05-2018, 09:45
https://images.eil.com/large_image/DUKE_ELLINGTON_MONEY%2BJUNGLE-468902.jpg

money jungle...ellington/mingus/roach. vinyl

Marco
17-05-2018, 09:56
Lol - did you go and buy that after I mentioned it here, or did you have it already?:)

Anyway, on this fine, sunny morning, and very much in keeping with the summery, chilled-out vibe I've got going on, this is currently spinning [ignore the rather cheesy theme tune from M.A.S.H]:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/921/uI8Wmv.jpg

Quite 'flower-power' and hippy like. You can almost smell the patchouli oil and ever-so faint whiff of ganja...:eyebrows:

:peace: bros!

Marco.

struth
17-05-2018, 10:08
Lol - did you go and buy that after I mentioned it here, or did you have it already?:)

Anyway, on this fine, sunny morning, and very much in keeping with the summery, chilled-out vibe I've got going on, this is currently spinning [ignore the rather cheesy theme tune from M.A.S.H]:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/921/uI8Wmv.jpg

Quite 'flower-power' and hippy like. You can almost smell the patchouli oil and ever-so faint whiff of ganja...:eyebrows:

:peace: bros!

Marco.

was that directed at me?:) .. i didnt know you had tbh...good album tho different to the duke's usual.:)

anywhoo on to ellington at newport on vinyl too..

https://www.popsike.com/pix/20150214/151589602301.jpg

WESTLOWER
17-05-2018, 10:57
love this forum!

struth
17-05-2018, 14:17
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180517/d30a6b3f998a5c75ea023aa92b0c559c.jpg

Ella Fitzgerald at the opera house/ vinyl

struth
18-05-2018, 12:37
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180518/2da1b5c087ddf2ea67771d8ea7075e2e.jpg

Good childminding music

Edward
18-05-2018, 17:49
So I was using the Roon discovery function for the lolz and happened on Steve Gadd a drummer that features on many of my albums (S Dan, Paul Simon, Eric C, Webb Sisters etc). Anyway not too long to discover he was on tour during 2016 with Michael Blicher (sax) and Dan Hemmer (Hammond organ) resulting in the following album.

fecking awesome. Really makes you want to stand up and wave your arms about. :)

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3FY7uDT4JceF8OLamq2cal?si=gF7cmAvaQPO9DIF9qhvRpw
(https://open.spotify.com/album/3FY7uDT4JceF8OLamq2cal?si=gF7cmAvaQPO9DIF9qhvRpw)
Tidal Link: https://tidal.com/album/88284570
(https://tidal.com/album/88284570)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89L9-HJFG2I
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89L9-HJFG2I)
https://i.imgur.com/GXqGy0l.png

Barry
18-05-2018, 18:02
John Coltrane - 'Coltrane Jazz'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51jjmgW7qRL.jpg

Vinyl, Atlantic 1354 Superb!

WESTLOWER
18-05-2018, 21:38
So I was using the Roon discovery function for the lolz and happened on Steve Gadd a drummer that features on many of my albums (S Dan, Paul Simon, Eric C, Webb Sisters etc). Anyway not too long to discover he was on tour during 2016 with Michael Blicher (sax) and Dan Hemmer (Hammond organ) resulting in the following album.

fecking awesome. Really makes you want to stand up and wave your arms about. :)

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3FY7uDT4JceF8OLamq2cal?si=gF7cmAvaQPO9DIF9qhvRpw
(https://open.spotify.com/album/3FY7uDT4JceF8OLamq2cal?si=gF7cmAvaQPO9DIF9qhvRpw)
Tidal Link: https://tidal.com/album/88284570
(https://tidal.com/album/88284570)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89L9-HJFG2I
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89L9-HJFG2I)
https://i.imgur.com/GXqGy0l.png

Going to check that out Edward! I need a hand waving session..

WESTLOWER
18-05-2018, 21:45
New Brad Mehldau after Bach session
Now the whole lp after the taster tracks

https://i.imgur.com/6WigElX.jpg

WESTLOWER
18-05-2018, 21:53
Typical Brad
2 new lps in 1 week!!
The Brad Mehldau Trio - Seymour Reads the Constitution!

https://i.imgur.com/U62Djlj.jpg

Markiii
21-05-2018, 13:07
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/tD4lHiV

I have, she's good. Not as distinctive as her Mom but quality.
I'm a big Dee Dee Bridgewater fan. She has that sultry sass and class to boot, her modern recordings are Stella,
Midnight Sun is a wonderful record
https://i.imgur.com/tD4lHiV.jpge
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/tD4lHiV

must check out some Dee Dee then. China is fabulous live

struth
23-05-2018, 13:22
http://cinemarche.marche.be/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Django_UNE.jpg

struth
23-05-2018, 13:34
https://i0.wp.com/latinjazznet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jane-Bunnett-Spirits-of-Havana-25th-Anniversary.jpg?resize=640%2C640

Svend N
24-05-2018, 18:14
Good one Grant! That's a really good album. Enjoy!

struth
24-05-2018, 18:41
Good one Grant! That's a really good album. Enjoy!

cheers svend. i like her stuff but its rare to uber rare over here alas so the streaming sites need to be used

Svend N
24-05-2018, 19:00
Maybe I can help you with that. Send me a PM if you're interested...

Barry
24-05-2018, 23:05
Eric Clapton - 'Me and Mr Johnson'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5179vZqvn1L._SY355_.jpg


Eric Clapton and B. B. King - 'Riding with the King'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61OnskV0WTL._SY355_.jpg

struth
25-05-2018, 07:12
Cheapest and by far the easiest way to get this into my collection was to buy the mp3 album... sounds pretty decent too..

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/8784f7bf596923144c64e96c939cefb3.jpg

struth
25-05-2018, 07:25
Eric Clapton - 'Me and Mr Johnson'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5179vZqvn1L._SY355_.jpg


Eric Clapton and B. B. King - 'Riding with the King'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61OnskV0WTL._SY355_.jpg

2 good ones barry.. got the first one..

struth
25-05-2018, 08:36
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/84e55b871642d9f5e8806081722a4b69.jpg

Tina May's tribute to Edith Piaf

Svend N
25-05-2018, 14:53
Cheapest and by far the easiest way to get this into my collection was to buy the mp3 album... sounds pretty decent too..

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/8784f7bf596923144c64e96c939cefb3.jpg


Nice one Grant! A whole lot easier than having a CD shipped across the Atlantic. Enjoy!

Roy S
25-05-2018, 15:05
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/9d2d8770a53b7d4aeeaaef9e1c88d687.jpg

Roy S
25-05-2018, 15:42
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/e151195c4f8e2274dd80df06eabbe9e6.jpg

Giving this another chance, didn’t like some of the arrangements.

struth
25-05-2018, 15:48
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/e151195c4f8e2274dd80df06eabbe9e6.jpg

Giving this another chance, didn’t like some of the arrangements.

got it on cd... its not bad, but i was a fan of king cole

Roy S
25-05-2018, 15:51
Me to, it maybe ousted shortly by this

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/c14247c0fe040f2539b8f4e02b920670.jpg

Roy S
25-05-2018, 16:00
Went for this version (sorry Gregory, move over)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/42af6a03d4732a203f48c355a39767e6.jpg

struth
25-05-2018, 16:12
Albert Kind and Otis Rush

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/95e0326fb180b5fcc59997ac340328e1.jpg

Roy S
25-05-2018, 16:44
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180525/bc6464f6d24fcf19ac6171e3746bca3a.jpg

Barry
25-05-2018, 23:13
Jacques Loussier - 'Toccata Play Bach'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41JxgV5lZkL.jpg

Is this Jazz or is it Classical? Probably both and neither. And probably looked down upon by aficionados in both camps. So just to annoy both parties, I'll post this in the Classical section as well. :D

walpurgis
25-05-2018, 23:15
I used to like that. Not heard it for a long time.

Roy S
25-05-2018, 23:18
Jacques Loussier - 'Toccata Play Bach'



Really like his slant on the 'Gymnopedies'

struth
26-05-2018, 14:43
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/50QU5jNgA24/hqdefault.jpg

Hugh Masekela

Edward
26-05-2018, 15:10
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/50QU5jNgA24/hqdefault.jpg

Hugh Masekela

+1

I'm glad that Hugh was able to live a long life in which to demonstrate his music. His music is of my youth, we both come from South Africa.

Still was saddened when he passed earlier this year, end of several chapters - a full book really.

struth
26-05-2018, 18:28
+1

I'm glad that Hugh was able to live a long life in which to demonstrate his music. His music is of my youth, we both come from South Africa.

Still was saddened when he passed earlier this year, end of several chapters - a full book really.

Yes he was both a talent and a man

Barry
26-05-2018, 21:48
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - 'Live Alive'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51e-80Om4XL._SY355_.jpg

SRV at his best, save for him trying outdo Hendrix on "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)".

struth
27-05-2018, 13:25
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180527/903f2c79b636806b19886bf0cfcdf9da.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180527/0f74ce77e2e0166a36404638b86de234.jpg

Barry
27-05-2018, 16:13
Billie and Dede Pierce - 'Vocal Blues and Cornet in the Classic Tradition'

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41IubqDaYqL.jpg

montesquieu
27-05-2018, 19:03
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7tW-9_Dme7s/hqdefault.jpg

Just what SPUs are made for ... mesmerising.

Remember seeing Lee Konitz at the Third Eye Centre in Glasgow in the early 80s (regular jazz venue back then) and doing a review for the Glasgow Evening Times.

It's funny when I was in my early 20s I used to do all sorts of reviews ... more than 30 years on I have rather more self-awareness about how little I know about jazz and wouldn't remotely presume to think I had anything interesting or novel to say on the topic ... ahh, the arrogance of youth!

At the time I was more interested in the free tickets :)

struth
28-05-2018, 09:26
Lena Horne

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180528/5b6b789c4ece6f30dc125a3200f40e48.png

Marvellous album

hermit
29-05-2018, 14:28
The newly released E.S.T. - Live in London (https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B5WB9Y2/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) is rather good.

http://audioabattoir.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/optimized/3X/b/7/b7a0affd86469752290e246017c2a1df4fb49cff_1_690x388 .jpg

struth
29-05-2018, 14:39
Buddy Guy

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/649395b06a8e1a04d24e0ad7a694d8be.png

WESTLOWER
29-05-2018, 14:43
The newly released E.S.T. - Live in London (https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B5WB9Y2/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) is rather good.

http://audioabattoir.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/optimized/3X/b/7/b7a0affd86469752290e246017c2a1df4fb49cff_1_690x388 .jpg

oooh! nice...Vinyl?

hermit
29-05-2018, 14:58
oooh! nice...Vinyl?

Yes. I got it on vinyl from Amazon. Bit pricey at £37. Hey ho. It is very good though and well produced.

Edit: I should add that it is missing 3 tracks from the cd as well!

struth
29-05-2018, 16:17
BB King

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/c74314128effdbfa6e4d30d2940866d5.png

found this out in shed :doh: not seen it for years. fortunately it is ok

struth
29-05-2018, 17:11
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/4ef20276f0347821aa907057bc029a87.png

Jimmy Reed

WESTLOWER
30-05-2018, 11:59
Yes. I got it on vinyl from Amazon. Bit pricey at £37. Hey ho. It is very good though and well produced.

Edit: I should add that it is missing 3 tracks from the cd as well!

Annoying when they cut the tracks from CD to vinyl. I know CDs capacity for material and all that but at £37 you'd have thought they would reward you for the vinyl investment not penalise !

good lp though i streamed it last night via Tidal. Sounded bloody great.

struth
31-05-2018, 07:57
Bunk Johnson

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/fca30ecc0e45081855d9be4f50d7a735.png

struth
31-05-2018, 08:15
A bit more new orleans jazz to get the old toes tapping

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/e5a692437b1df874ed8a7a0949200efd.png

struth
31-05-2018, 09:10
Miss naughty botty

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/193545fa2e1befff10aa19e8e9ab7eee.png

struth
31-05-2018, 09:41
The late great

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/d4cdefada08c13dcae5148a09d0b482d.png

Albert King

struth
31-05-2018, 10:18
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/fff0a284bba252aa2be8fb63bf8d9001.png

Jane Bunnett

Edward
31-05-2018, 11:13
I'll just put this here.



https://i.imgur.com/TxnWjt9.png

Discovered on a Tidal playlist.

struth
31-05-2018, 11:18
I'll just put this here.



https://i.imgur.com/TxnWjt9.png

Discovered on a Tidal playlist.

got that on at moment... very good

Edward
31-05-2018, 11:29
Try this for fun, lolz, energy, verve and sheer pleasure ..

https://i.imgur.com/hmxQBlO.png

WESTLOWER
31-05-2018, 12:03
Try this for fun, lolz, energy, verve and sheer pleasure ..

https://i.imgur.com/hmxQBlO.png

Lou Donaldson is fantastic.
try Alligator Boogaloo on Blue Note...featuring the guitar work of George Benson and Dr. Lonnie Smith on Hammond B3
Test your speakers with the incredible track "One Cylinder"
and Turn it up!!

https://i.imgur.com/YTTicBY.jpg?1

Edward
31-05-2018, 12:39
Lou Donaldson is fantastic.
try Alligator Boogaloo on Blue Note...featuring the guitar work of George Benson and Dr. Lonnie Smith on Hammond B3
Test your speakers with the incredible track "One Cylinder"
and Turn it up!!

https://i.imgur.com/YTTicBY.jpg?1


Aw shucks Adam, I'm meant to be out doing stuff and you got me listening to One Cylinder. :lol:

Really great track (as well as the title track). Speakers fully tested - handles it with aplomb.

By the way the MQA version sounds lovely. With the latest Roon version (1.5) MQA is now unfolded in the software (rather than the DAC) and output in high res to the dac. Give a few tracks a go. I know you had a poor experience with MQA previously.

WESTLOWER
31-05-2018, 12:48
By the way the MQA version sounds lovely. With the latest Roon version (1.5) MQA is now unfolded in the software (rather than the DAC) and output in high res to the dac. Give a few tracks a go. I know you had a poor experience with MQA previously.

Ok..will do mate. Im not the biggest Hi res polished music enthusiast. But i'll certainly give it a spin

Barry
01-06-2018, 14:49
Sonny Rollins – ‘Sonny Rollins on Impulse’ (and on vinyl)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51zd6VO%2BX0L.jpg

struth
01-06-2018, 14:56
Joe Henderson

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180601/20f490e296f232d58919e7bbc3a3b235.png

WESTLOWER
01-06-2018, 15:34
Joe Henderson

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180601/20f490e296f232d58919e7bbc3a3b235.png

fabulous record that Grant :cool:

struth
02-06-2018, 15:46
fabulous record that Grant :cool:

Yes its a great record...

struth
02-06-2018, 15:47
First jazz of day...Hank Mobley

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180602/2430e0446097241622381a6b52df98eb.png

struth
03-06-2018, 09:25
Opening gambit.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/5b8574930251fd5f3631aea068a88e2a.png

The great French polymath...Boris Vian

struth
03-06-2018, 13:51
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/8b9aa8627e60660feb103639c8db2181.png

struth
04-06-2018, 11:28
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180604/de70057a4e757550586f8428b45f247b.png

The great Mississippi John Hurt. A unique style and voice

struth
04-06-2018, 11:46
Another blues great. Robert Wilkins, sometimes also the Rev Robert Wilkins as he was an ordained minister later in life.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180604/820f74dddfcadfd904ced0931ad9c394.png

Got a few of his on vinyl including his Spokane rarity "Before the Reverence"

Barry
04-06-2018, 13:34
B. B. King - 'King of the Blues'

Live in concert - Palais De Congress, Cannes 1983. KBCD 171 (1999)

struth
05-06-2018, 09:49
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180605/f9688deb082591bbdcc0a0a6030f0f50.png

Lou Donaldson

struth
05-06-2018, 14:21
The man with the golden arm

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180605/b9b9d95a6811fdf6e78ac03c4b464d2c.jpg

struth
06-06-2018, 08:06
Lou Donaldson

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180606/04cc0bde41d8951b6499b97c88f44b33.png

struth
06-06-2018, 08:49
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180606/cadf47dc93c823149cfb93d331e09b7b.png

And again..

Marco
06-06-2018, 09:00
This is a rather lovely listen, over breakfast, on a gorgeous sunny summer's day, such as today:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/dZHmT0.jpg

Very immersive, yet stimulating, and beautifully produced!

A small taster:

BfwBqgdSZl0

Marco.

struth
06-06-2018, 11:14
All That Jazz

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180606/2e0bdc84829ee266e205a7d21f00c864.jpg

Barry
07-06-2018, 11:38
The man with the golden arm

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180605/b9b9d95a6811fdf6e78ac03c4b464d2c.jpg

That arm doesn't look golden to me! :D

Barry
07-06-2018, 11:41
Mississipi Fred McDowell - 'Mississipi Blues'

(Volume 45 of The Blues Collection partwork.)

struth
07-06-2018, 11:44
Mississipi Fred McDowell - 'Mississipi Blues'

(Volume 45 of The Blues Collection partwork.)

great player, fred.

struth
07-06-2018, 11:45
That arm doesn't look golden to me! :D

no, think he sold the gold for a hit:D

Barry
07-06-2018, 11:49
no, think he sold the gold for a hit:D

It looks silver to me with a brown 'glove'(?). ;)

struth
07-06-2018, 15:10
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180607/03262cd5762c2468ac1c3bea78425198.png

Resurrected the rpi.. sounding damn good actually..

struth
09-06-2018, 10:08
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180609/52587e60ce5d669bbfb99049fcfe04a7.png

struth
09-06-2018, 10:45
Lou Donaldson

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180609/0d9aae36fd4af6fbf1fea8799153b209.png

Japanese cd version

struth
10-06-2018, 10:02
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180610/4484a7d522e86fac40d06adbbde083b1.jpg

Samba Para Dos

Bob Brookmeyer and Lalo Schifrin

Barry
10-06-2018, 15:38
Roland Kirk - 'I Talk With the Spirits'

https://images.eil.com/large_image/ROLAND%5FKIRK_I%2BTALK%2BWITH%2BTHE%2BSPIRITS-450002.jpg

Despite the cover photograph Kirk's just playing flute(s) here, but it does start with the sublime "Serenade for a Cuckcoo".

LP, Mercury Limelight SLML 4005 (1965)


Picked up today at a boot-sale, £1.

Barry
10-06-2018, 15:46
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180610/4484a7d522e86fac40d06adbbde083b1.jpg

Samba Para Dos

Bob Brookmeyer and Lalo Schifrin

Mention of Lalo Schifrin, reminded me of the only Schifrin recording I have:

https://img.discogs.com/feoBbU_eYlHnJnjNsz4nC6bypNg=/fit-in/600x598/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(90)/discogs-images/R-389906-1309491784.jpeg.jpg

Pretty wierd title - but it sounds better that one would expect.

struth
12-06-2018, 16:26
Ray Charles

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180612/b06eda1c67b696ef1352a4d14248b7d6.png

montesquieu
12-06-2018, 16:30
Ray Charles

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180612/b06eda1c67b696ef1352a4d14248b7d6.png

Looks familiar :)

struth
12-06-2018, 16:33
Looks familiar :)

Not sure its same but same era..on spotty. Some pianist

guyhayton
12-06-2018, 17:17
Let's have something old whilst I cook my evening steak
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/A_Night_in_Tunisia_%281960_album%29.jpg

Svend N
12-06-2018, 19:33
Let's have something old whilst I cook my evening steak
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/A_Night_in_Tunisia_%281960_album%29.jpg

Where you dancing at the grill? :) That's a fantastic album. Hard to stand still while listening. Title track is one of my favourites. Great choice!

struth
13-06-2018, 08:29
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/10856-medium_zoomcrop/image.jpg

gabor szabo

struth
14-06-2018, 16:37
Good album this

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180614/c50792901b68cae7c84d211e4ea3c3e1.png

Doug Sahm

struth
17-06-2018, 10:46
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/4ee45046158a5d4be00cff3bd1bdee86.png

struth
17-06-2018, 11:14
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/0e641ac3fb55b148c34567b8b011ed83.png

struth
17-06-2018, 16:18
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/95db0fddbae051010dfcdf8cc29c83b7.png

Edward
17-06-2018, 20:22
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/0e641ac3fb55b148c34567b8b011ed83.png

Just for the lolz I dipped into this band which I've never heard of before. I could not find the album you mention (tried my various sources except spoty) but did come across the following which got me tapping away merrily. Great find Grant.

https://i.imgur.com/HX781ov.png

struth
17-06-2018, 20:42
Just for the lolz I dipped into this band which I've never heard of before. I could not find the album you mention (tried my various sources except spoty) but did come across the following which got me tapping away merrily. Great find Grant.

https://i.imgur.com/HX781ov.png

Good band. There are s few swing bands I like.

struth
18-06-2018, 09:37
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180618/67956b32f74ef15157f3f3929473677f.png

struth
20-06-2018, 12:17
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41suqs2rP-L._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C35_ SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Jaki Byard

WESTLOWER
20-06-2018, 12:41
Graham Collier Sextet ‎– Down Another Road - 1969
Great British Music.

https://i.imgur.com/ih7Jpof.jpg

struth
20-06-2018, 13:33
https://store.musicmagpie.co.uk/spree/products/788819/product/mus000451936.jpg?1464694851

melody gardot

struth
21-06-2018, 15:56
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180621/e9065d482b8d8b2980d519c496c13118.png

Manitoba Hal

Edward
21-06-2018, 22:35
Perfect for the end of the day ....

After the missus finished watching the teevee ...


https://i.imgur.com/AfvXTQf.png

Barry
21-06-2018, 22:42
Perfect for the end of the day ....

After the missus finished watching the teevee ...


https://i.imgur.com/AfvXTQf.png

Haven't listened to Madar for a good while now - must put that right! Thanks for the reminder Edward. :)

struth
22-06-2018, 08:18
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51nYag4-73L._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C3 5_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Zoot Sims

and

https://ring.cdandlp.com/themusiccollector/photo_grande/114674805.jpg

struth
24-06-2018, 13:41
A Night in Paris. Diana Krall

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180624/7a7d33a7ca9a8c7d9c18691353c8ff9f.png

Superb album this.. probably her best

struth
25-06-2018, 08:53
BB King

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/aeff5e21463c9e4fbef7bac4dab14329.png

oldius
26-06-2018, 21:20
https://open.spotify.com/album/7klGigU0pxgmHH3cgru6Hk?si=FxJC7WWeTti8K5m8qBfzZQ

Absolute quality/

struth
27-06-2018, 12:42
Hot Sardines

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180627/ad795a50efb1f184d9e70f856477e4b7.png

i might buy this too... superb

Svend N
27-06-2018, 12:51
This album has soul:

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_1080/MI0004/403/MI0004403123.jpg?partner=allrovi.com


https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/bettye-lavette-sings-bob-dylan-hear-things-have-changed-w515881

Bettye LaVette, Things Have Changed. The title track is a Bob Dylan tune. Great bluesy rendition.

Regards,
Svend

struth
27-06-2018, 13:00
This album has soul:

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_1080/MI0004/403/MI0004403123.jpg?partner=allrovi.com


https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/bettye-lavette-sings-bob-dylan-hear-things-have-changed-w515881

Bettye LaVette, Things Have Changed. The title track is a Bob Dylan tune. Great bluesy rendition.

Regards,
Svend

top album Svend

Edward
27-06-2018, 13:05
https://open.spotify.com/album/7klGigU0pxgmHH3cgru6Hk?si=FxJC7WWeTti8K5m8qBfzZQ

Absolute quality/

Been listening to this having never heard it before.

Brilliant. As you say - quality.

https://i.imgur.com/GuR1zHt.png

Svend N
27-06-2018, 13:05
top album Svend

Being a blues nut, I knew you'd like that one Grant. :D

Svend N
27-06-2018, 13:07
Been listening to this having never heard it before.

Brilliant. As you say - quality.

https://i.imgur.com/GuR1zHt.png


Been listening on Spotify at my desk -- mesmerizing...wonderful stuff.

struth
27-06-2018, 13:22
the Matthew Halsall one is available on cd and vinyl.

WESTLOWER
27-06-2018, 13:49
Halsall straight outta Manchester, great stuff!
The Gondwana Orchestra are great live too.

Try this ...Build an Ark...Dawn

https://i.imgur.com/aFJS9oL.jpg?1

and Build an Ark... Love

https://i.imgur.com/UuFViLL.jpg

Bit of background on Bulid An Ark


Build An Ark is a Los Angeles based creative music ensemble that was formed as an immediate peace action. During the hysteria after the events of 9/11/2001 the band came together to promote calm and peace in the world. The band is lead by producer Carlos Niño and vocalist Dwight Trible and includes members such as (Tribe Records founder) Phil Ranelin, (Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra elder) Nate Morgan, Adam Rudolph, (co-founder of the Pharoahs) Derf Reklaw, Alan Lightner, Lesa Terry, Joshua Spiegelman, Peter Harris, Trevor Ware, Baba Alade, Andres Renteria, Tracey Hart, Gaby Hernandez amongst others.

WESTLOWER
27-06-2018, 13:53
José James - The Dreamer
Great Vocal meanderings. Nice!

https://i.imgur.com/30yoghR.jpg?1

WESTLOWER
27-06-2018, 13:58
Airto ‎– I'm Fine. How Are You?
Legendary lovely Airto, checked him out at Ronnie's last week. Still Fabulous aged 75.
Slowed down a little but such character and quality.

https://i.imgur.com/WgesIf2.jpg

WESTLOWER
27-06-2018, 14:12
Oh and Airto's NEW Album, Aluê, is just released...His first recorded in BRAZIL for 50 years!!
It's bloody marvellous!!
Enjoy

https://i.imgur.com/DuPgMHz.jpg

the man himself..

https://i.imgur.com/72dkV2P.jpg?1

WESTLOWER
27-06-2018, 14:41
VERY EXCITING!!! Just Landed, can't wait to get home and spin it.

The Lost John Coltrane Album - Double Vinyl limited Edition, out takes of out takes if you know what I mean
and a couple of nice new original cuts.
How on earth did these tapes stay unissued for so many years??
I think there are taster cuts on the Tidal/ Spotify platforms
Get the Vinyl whilst you can.

https://i.imgur.com/JfJmFsb.jpg?1

oldius
27-06-2018, 21:22
Glad people liked the Matt Halsall. I couldn't get the link to embed though.

oldius
27-06-2018, 21:24
Been listening to this having never heard it before.

Brilliant. As you say - quality.

https://i.imgur.com/GuR1zHt.pngCheers.

Edward
27-06-2018, 22:27
Oh and Airto's NEW Album, Aluê, is just released...His first recorded in BRAZIL for 50 years!!
It's bloody marvellous!!
Enjoy





Ace! Massive and varied soundscapes. Conjures up interesting visual landscapes with chattering primates and tweeting birds.

Svend N
27-06-2018, 22:35
Glad people liked the Matt Halsall. I couldn't get the link to embed though.

Listening to his 2011 "On the Go" album now -- also excellent! The track "Samantha" is sublime. This guy has talent. Thanks for the intro! My kinda jazz :)

https://img.discogs.com/KhhanvFdETeCAFz-rNkKPX5k9po=/fit-in/340x338/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(90)/discogs-images/R-2841117-1303483567.jpeg.jpg

oldius
28-06-2018, 06:10
That's one of my absolute favourites. He is hugely influenced by Alice Coltrane; my favourite jazz musician. If you dont know her, some of her stuff is challenging to say the least, but her Ptah the El Daoud set and Journey in to Satchadinanda are brilliant modal works. My favourite is probably A Monastic Trio. Later, I love the Translinear light album.
Listening to his 2011 "On the Go" album now -- also excellent! The track "Samantha" is sublime. This guy has talent. Thanks for the intro! My kinda jazz :)

https://img.discogs.com/KhhanvFdETeCAFz-rNkKPX5k9po=/fit-in/340x338/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(90)/discogs-images/R-2841117-1303483567.jpeg.jpg

oldius
28-06-2018, 06:13
Halsall straight outta Manchester, great stuff!
The Gondwana Orchestra are great live too.

Try this ...Build an Ark...Dawn

https://i.imgur.com/aFJS9oL.jpg?1

and Build an Ark... Love

https://i.imgur.com/UuFViLL.jpg

Bit of background on Bulid An Ark


Build An Ark is a Los Angeles based creative music ensemble that was formed as an immediate peace action. During the hysteria after the events of 9/11/2001 the band came together to promote calm and peace in the world. The band is lead by producer Carlos Niño and vocalist Dwight Trible and includes members such as (Tribe Records founder) Phil Ranelin, (Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra elder) Nate Morgan, Adam Rudolph, (co-founder of the Pharoahs) Derf Reklaw, Alan Lightner, Lesa Terry, Joshua Spiegelman, Peter Harris, Trevor Ware, Baba Alade, Andres Renteria, Tracey Hart, Gaby Hernandez amongst others.My son and i will definitely check thia out. I have the recent Dwight Treble album and the Rebirth set from Tribe. This can't fail to be good!

Svend N
28-06-2018, 13:20
That's one of my absolute favourites. He is hugely influenced by Alice Coltrane; my favourite jazz musician. If you dont know her, some of her stuff is challenging to say the least, but her Ptah the El Daoud set and Journey in to Satchadinanda are brilliant modal works. My favourite is probably A Monastic Trio. Later, I love the Translinear light album.

Hi Geoff, I'm not that familiar with Alice Coltrane's music...only in passing when I hear a track on radio or in a playlist. I will dig through her albums on Spotify soon. In the meantime I will explore more of Halsall's stuff -- I had never heard of him until your post yesterday. I really like it! As a side comment, he is one of a few contemporary jazz musicians that I have heard who play with real soul and heart. A lot of what I hear from the young players seems a bit sterile and constrained. Halsall's music is different, and I like it.

Best,
Svend

WESTLOWER
28-06-2018, 14:38
That's one of my absolute favourites. He is hugely influenced by Alice Coltrane; my favourite jazz musician. If you dont know her, some of her stuff is challenging to say the least, but her Ptah the El Daoud set and Journey in to Satchadinanda are brilliant modal works. My favourite is probably A Monastic Trio. Later, I love the Translinear light album.

Geoff I suppose we had to dig some Alice out!
Great forum, great music!

Journey in Satchidananda

https://i.imgur.com/AT9Yp6B.jpg

WESTLOWER
28-06-2018, 14:40
inspired by the Alice Coltrane post

Afro-Harping is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.
It is GREAT!!
Could be in my top 50 records of all time!

https://i.imgur.com/83wi1dH.jpg?1

oldius
28-06-2018, 16:47
Hi Geoff, I'm not that familiar with Alice Coltrane's music...only in passing when I hear a track on radio or in a playlist. I will dig through her albums on Spotify soon. In the meantime I will explore more of Halsall's stuff -- I had never heard of him until your post yesterday. I really like it! As a side comment, he is one of a few contemporary jazz musicians that I have heard who play with real soul and heart. A lot of what I hear from the young players seems a bit sterile and constrained. Halsall's music is different, and I like it.

Best,
SvendI think he plays lika a true listener. He has a reverential respect for the greats and uses it to create something new.

oldius
28-06-2018, 16:49
inspired by the Alice Coltrane post

Afro-Harping is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.
It is GREAT!!
Could be in my top 50 records of all time!

https://i.imgur.com/83wi1dH.jpg?1I have a Dorothy Ashby album that I've not listened to. I'll sort that out!

Svend N
28-06-2018, 17:36
I think he plays lika a true listener. He has a reverential respect for the greats and uses it to create something new.

Well said. :)

I will keep my eyes open to see if he ever comes on tour in these parts. I'd bet he puts on a great live show.

WESTLOWER
29-06-2018, 09:07
VERY EXCITING!!! Just Landed, can't wait to get home and spin it.

The Lost John Coltrane Album - Both Directions at Once - Double Vinyl limited Edition, out takes of out takes if you know what I mean
and a couple of nice new original cuts.
How on earth did these tapes stay unissued for so many years??
I think there are taster cuts on the Tidal/ Spotify platforms
Get the Vinyl whilst you can.

https://i.imgur.com/JfJmFsb.jpg?1

Below is a link very nice piece indeed, written on the unveiling of the Recording, at RVG's Studio in Englewood Cliffs.
LP is released TODAY (29th June 2018)
Full Album Also available on streaming platforms... and in Master quality on Tidal

https://www.stereophile.com/content/john-coltranes-both-directions-once-lost-album-debuts-englewood-cliffs

Svend N
29-06-2018, 11:58
Adam,

Have you listened to it yet? Any comments, mini review?

Great Stereophile article -- thanks for posting that. Interesting stuff.

WESTLOWER
29-06-2018, 13:27
Adam,

Have you listened to it yet? Any comments, mini review?

Great Stereophile article -- thanks for posting that. Interesting stuff.

Hi Svend
Yes i have spent a couple of nights with it now. I feel I have only just scratched the surface!

I have to say firstly, IMHO some of Coltrane's music is not an easy listening by any stretch.
I personally love his ballad playing and when he slows down, I find his choice of phrasing and notes utterly compelling.

Both Directions at Once (I have the double Vinyl with untitled versions of takes) is not a ballad LP.

The 'tunes' here are generally material that is a vehicle for some serious blowing from JC., as of course is most in this genre.

Of great Interest here is the inclusion of the studio version of 'Impressions', previously only a live release.
The chemistry of 'the Greatest Quartet in Jazz History' is just breathtaking. The atmosphere Rudy Van Gelder captures
is typical of the great technicians mastery.

The speed of the playing on 'Impressions' is nothing short of amazing. And it goes into turbo overdrive on 'One up, One Down'.
But do not let that put you off, the interplay and artistry is off the scale.

Nature Boy is given the Trio treatment, minus piano, i can only imagine McCoy Tyner was caught short and headed for the bathroom for a number 2.
This trio cut gives the tune a different dimension. I love it. Jimmy Garrison on bass, keeps the whole thing bumping along with solidity and authority. Elvin Jones on drums, rides the Cymbal and underpins the whole proceedings with the delicate rumble of the kit.

The cut 'Slow Blues' is ...well a Slow Blues and as I said earlier feel more connection with this tempo of Coltrane's expression.
But even here, later in the cut, when he feels it, he wigs out and it takes on a different tempo.

The cut 'Villa' (Coltrane a well known fan of the Birmingham team :)) is a lovely happy bounce that has Coltrane in mid tempo
blowing and Elvin Jones is very busy filling in.

There are several 'untitled Original' cuts with numbers as names, for example 'untitled Orginal 11386' has Coltrane on soprano
saxophone, and is a real highlight of the session. McCoy piano solo is perfect. Then a brief Drum 'N Bass solo.

The double vinyl deluxe edition has duplicate cuts but different takes, each one different, so yes worth getting.

The sound quality of the session is great, sometimes a little bass heavy but that might be just me. The quality of the Vinyl, superb. The die Cut cover on the Deluxe version, a little underwhelming but it has some lovely metallic embossed type (gotta love a bit of embossing!) I actually prefer the packaging on the single LP edition. And Yes, I have purchased both!

Most 'Lost' or 'Shelved' records by iconic artists featuring multiple outages are generally just that, out takes and one can usually hear in the performances why they were shelved or at least try to work it out. Here it's simply impossible to understand how such stellar material by the greatest Saxophonist in history has remained unissued for so many decades.
A rare thing indeed, a 'Lost' lp that doesn't disappoint in the slightest.

Check it out on your streaming service, but be sure to give it the respect and time it deserves IMHO this is important as i feel it may take several listens to 'get it'. That's not me trying to patronise, it's just Coltrane's music grows and grows with the listener. Personally i'm still trying to get to grips with his Lp 'Giant steps' and well, A love supreme is a life times listening, I feel I may never get to the bottom of it!

https://i.imgur.com/Qh7UwLu.jpg?1

Svend N
29-06-2018, 14:52
Adam - wow! That's more than a mini-review. You should be writing for Downbeat or Jazz Times! :)

I'm busy at work at present, but will read through your excellent review later when I have more time, and get back to you with a reply. Lots to talk about there!

Cheers,
Svend

oldius
29-06-2018, 19:40
If you haven't heard it, Coltrane's 'Crescent' set, is my favourite album of his yet it seems to get very little attention at all.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0O6WxKmmQsjIrSkXh8qH0d?si=GZhr_qH3RamQ_XBjf8-wYA

Svend N
29-06-2018, 20:27
Hi Svend
Yes i have spent a couple of nights with it now. I feel I have only just scratched the surface!

Check it out on your streaming service, but be sure to give it the respect and time it deserves IMHO this is important as i feel it may take several listens to 'get it'. That's not me trying to patronise, it's just Coltrane's music grows and grows with the listener.


Adam,

Again, thanks for the insightful and thoughtful review of the new album. I've just found it on Spotify, and will play it tonight if I have some quiet time (unlikely, as there are a bunch of young folk descending on our house tonight...fun!). Quiet, undisturbed listening is clearly what this album wants, from your description. Looking forward to getting to know it. And I agree completely -- Coltrane's music is not always easy to plumb at first listen. It takes some contemplation and the ability to just let one's mind go with the music to grasp what he was trying to say. I'm not trying to get all philosophical and profound here, but some jazz is just like that...I have some Miles Davis albums that are "difficult" for many people, and I can't hear them on any old day either, but at the right time they are incredible.



I have to say firstly, IMHO some of Coltrane's music is not an easy listening by any stretch.
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I personally love his ballad playing and when he slows down, I find his choice of phrasing and notes utterly compelling.
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Personally i'm still trying to get to grips with his Lp 'Giant steps' and well, A love supreme is a life times listening, I feel I may never get to the bottom of it!


Agreed -- we have his Ballads album on CD, and if it had been on vinyl we'd have worn out the grooves by now, that's how often we've played it. Outstanding! One of our top 5 jazz albums. Blue Train is also excellent. I'm not familiar with Giant Steps, but A Love Supreme yes -- we have it on vinyl...a classic.

Thanks for the intro to Both Directions. This thread really is the best! Expanding one's musical horizons, without judgement of other's tastes. Long may it live! :)

Have a great weekend!
Svend

Svend N
29-06-2018, 20:31
If you haven't heard it, Coltrane's 'Crescent' set, is my favourite album of his yet it seems to get very little attention at all.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0O6WxKmmQsjIrSkXh8qH0d?si=GZhr_qH3RamQ_XBjf8-wYA

Geoff -- good one. You're probably right, it doesn't seem to get much attention. I am not familiar with it at all. Not surprising, though, as Coltrane created a huge body of work. Incredible really. Still so much to discover there. Thanks for the head's up on that. We use Spotify, so will give it a listen soonest!

Cheers,
Svend

WESTLOWER
29-06-2018, 21:54
Hi guys, Geoff's right, Crescent is wonderful, for me 'Wise one' is transcendent.

Svend, listen to Naima from Giant Steps. It's end game!!
Giant Steps is an island on its own. It's that good. Enjoy.

Svend N
29-06-2018, 22:07
Will do Adam! Better get the headphones out then, as I doubt my wife will tolerate all that Coltrane this weekend :). She likes it, but in smaller doses (Ballads being the exception)...

Best,
Svend

oldius
29-06-2018, 22:20
Hi guys, Geoff's right, Crescent is wonderful, for me 'Wise one' is transcendent.

Svend, listen to Naima from Giant Steps. It's end game!!
Giant Steps is an island on its own. It's that good. Enjoy.

Wise One - my favourite in a seminal set! Giant Steps - it doesn't get much better in the history of jazz.

oldius
29-06-2018, 22:22
Just listening to Jade Visions, from Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard. The textures and subtle interplay are incredible. Musicianship of the very highest order.

Svend N
30-06-2018, 03:26
That's a wonderful album Geoff. If you don't already have it, Waltz for Debby was recorded at the same Village Vanguard sessions, apparently the day prior. Bill Evans at his best, both albums.

oldius
30-06-2018, 05:56
That's a wonderful album Geoff. If you don't already have it, Waltz for Debby was recorded at the same Village Vanguard sessions, apparently the day prior. Bill Evans at his best, both albums.I do have it and what a crcker it is.!

take5
30-06-2018, 07:22
Great to see all the love here for Coltrane, especially for GIANT STEPS. And CRESCENT.

2 of my favourites, for different reasons.

Both of them were kind of transitional, in their own way.

Giant Steps was a kind of culmination of his obsession with harmony, and making/being correct in weaving away through the underlying harmony.

Things got very complex harmonically leading up to this. He utilised a method of making fairly simple harmonic structures in to something much more complex.

It almost became purely a technical challenge in getting through this harmony.

This was particularly the case with the 2 tracks Countdown and Giant Steps. They are extremly repetitive and pre planned in their content. In fact in many ways they are not improvised. They are a series of pre practiced and thought out patterns which he applies throughout. I often feel that the only time he improvises is when he loses it a little and does something different until he gets back on track with the pre planned stuff!!!

Sounds great though, doesnt it.

After this kind of pinnacle of that kind of playing, I feel he is ready to move on. He hints at the vibe to follow in the track NAIMA , from the same LP.

Then crescent, a few years later. ( I think, just doing this from memory ). We have CRESCENT. Possibly my favourite.
I see this as the link between his older stuff and the more free stuff to come.
Much more emotion coming through than his harmony obsessed days.

Strangely, there is one track on this LP that’s always feels out of place. Can’t remember the name right now. Its a blues, in the older style. Possibly just to make up the number. Ie fill an LP

Great thread this. Love it

Edward
30-06-2018, 08:11
I'm having problems keeping up with you guys. :)

Just spun up The Lost Album (MQA version) and I'm liking what I'm hearing. But as Adam says will need a few listens to fully appreciate it all.

Villa (Take 3) :cool:

https://i.imgur.com/0vGrRgh.png

oldius
30-06-2018, 08:12
Great to see all the love here for Coltrane, especially for GIANT STEPS. And CRESCENT.

2 of my favourites, for different reasons.

Both of them were kind of transitional, in their own way.

Giant Steps was a kind of culmination of his obsession with harmony, and making/being correct in weaving away through the underlying harmony.

Things got very complex harmonically leading up to this. He utilised a method of making fairly simple harmonic structures in to something much more complex.

It almost became purely a technical challenge in getting through this harmony.

This was particularly the case with the 2 tracks Countdown and Giant Steps. They are extremly repetitive and pre planned in their content. In fact in many ways they are not improvised. They are a series of pre practiced and thought out patterns which he applies throughout. I often feel that the only time he improvises is when he loses it a little and does something different until he gets back on track with the pre planned stuff!!!

Sounds great though, doesnt it.

After this kind of pinnacle of that kind of playing, I feel he is ready to move on. He hints at the vibe to follow in the track NAIMA , from the same LP.

Then crescent, a few years later. ( I think, just doing this from memory ). We have CRESCENT. Possibly my favourite.
I see this as the link between his older stuff and the more free stuff to come.
Much more emotion coming through than his harmony obsessed days.

Strangely, there is one track on this LP that’s always feels out of place. Can’t remember the name right now. Its a blues, in the older style. Possibly just to make up the number. Ie fill an LP

Great thread this. Love itI think it's Bessie's Blues you're referring to Brian. I think of Crescent as a link between old and new too. The straddling of melodic to improvisational is met brilliantly on this album. It's also the reason I love Alice's Monastic Trio: she holds that bridge between melody and discord until the drop seems like the most joyous freedom possible.

Svend N
30-06-2018, 11:49
Holy smokes! We've got some real Coltrane scholars here. I can't keep up either ;). But don't stop - I'm learning a lot. Love it! Fascinating stuff.

I'm off for a bike ride before the heat sets in...36 deg. C forecast today, and humid. That's damn hot. Catch up later....

Svend

struth
30-06-2018, 13:12
The one and only Professor Longhair

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180630/e6a43305e1769f30d44c906663773f74.png

Svend N
30-06-2018, 23:08
If you haven't heard it, Coltrane's 'Crescent' set, is my favourite album of his yet it seems to get very little attention at all.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0O6WxKmmQsjIrSkXh8qH0d?si=GZhr_qH3RamQ_XBjf8-wYA

Listened to Crescent tonight. Love it! Excellent album, and a great recommendation. Quite approachable, but a lot of depth there.

Thanks,
Svend

oldius
01-07-2018, 10:30
Listened to Crescent tonight. Love it! Excellent album, and a great recommendation. Quite approachable, but a lot of depth there.

Thanks,
SvendExactly, accessible but certainly not lightweight. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Alice Coltrane is my favourite jazz artist. She moves my mood like no artist in any genre.

The three most accessible of hers for me are Journey in to Satchadinanda, Ptah the El Daoud and A Monastic Trio. Lightweight they are not!

Svend N
01-07-2018, 12:38
Good one Geoff. I'll have to give those a listen some time. As I might have mentioned, I'm not that familiar with Alice Coltrane's work. Will spend time with it soon...

Best,
Svend

struth
01-07-2018, 13:51
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struth
02-07-2018, 09:51
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Both excellent albums

struth
02-07-2018, 12:53
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struth
03-07-2018, 09:57
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Bill Evans Trio

struth
03-07-2018, 10:12
CD reissue from 2000, specially extended and with different track order etc. Not to be confused with the original.

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Got loads of Nina's stuff on cd and vinyl. Fabulous performer.

Barry
03-07-2018, 11:01
CD reissue from 2000, specially extended and with different track order etc. Not to be confused with the original.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180703/e631040918ce1d3b5cff595bc03a5f00.png

Got loads of Nina's stuff on cd and vinyl. Fabulous performer.

Me too - her death was a great loss.

RIP Nina

WESTLOWER
03-07-2018, 11:43
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Bill Evans Trio

The greatest Trio LP, period!

Barry
04-07-2018, 18:09
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Bill Evans Trio

Good choice Grant. I have it on 180g vinyl.

Svend N
05-07-2018, 13:04
Since we seem to keep coming back to Bill Evans, here's one to listen to, if you don't already know it... On Green Dolphin Street

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Green_Dolphin_Street_Evans.jpg

Enjoy!

Svend

WESTLOWER
05-07-2018, 14:04
Since we seem to keep coming back to Bill Evans, here's one to listen to, if you don't already know it... On Green Dolphin Street

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Green_Dolphin_Street_Evans.jpg

Enjoy!

Svend

Very Nice LP this Svend.:)
Evans style is a little different on this date from other Riverside releases, he really attacks the keys.
Recorded in 1959 but shelved till 1977 for the Japanese market.
Paul Chambers on bass and 'Philly' Joe Jones on drums really swing.:cool:

Svend N
05-07-2018, 15:21
Very Nice LP this Svend.:)
Evans style is a little different on this date from other Riverside releases, he really attacks the keys.


Quite so...much more up-tempo than some of his other recordings. You can tell he had fun recording this one. Some of his lines are a bit similar to Ahmad Jamal's style in a way, then he reverts to his own unmistakeable sound. Wonderful stuff.

struth
09-07-2018, 12:36
Probably should introduce folk to this gem from the great professor longhair....Rockn Roll Gumbo

Recorded in 1974, this album almost never saw the light of day. Fortunately, the master tapes were found and the album was released posthumously. Professor Longhair was a giant in the New Orleans music community, but had not recorded in over ten years when he was convinced to start playing again. From the opening riffs, one can understand the stature of Professor Longhair as a great pianist -- he demonstrates that he is equally at home playing rhumba boogie, blues songs, and calypso. He plays New Orleans standards (many penned by himself), but what makes this recording a classic is the chance to hear him play with guitarist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. The interplay of these music veterans is mesmerizing. The piano playing is breathtaking, and has a percussive quality unlike any other player before or since. It is hard to believe that Professor Longhair languished in obscurity for so many years after hearing the jubilance of "Mardi Gras in New Orleans," a song that will have you tapping your feet and hands as if you were in the parade. This album is essential for fans of New Orleans music and those aspiring to be rock & roll pianists.

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Svend N
09-07-2018, 16:56
Good one Grant! I just listened on Spotify. Love that Louisiana blues sound :) Thanks for the intro to that.

Best,
Svend

struth
10-07-2018, 09:43
Glad u liked it Svend. The mans a classic example of missed genius.
He learned to play on a piano missing many of its notes so played some odd notes and keys. Although he is s very accomplished pianist he still liked to play in this style

He was also mentor to many including dr John and Allen toussaint.

Svend N
10-07-2018, 14:00
I've long been a fan of the Louisiana blues and jazz sound. Just an incredible incubator of talented musicians, many of whom have gone on to become world famous. I will start exploring some of Longhair's stuff. I was amazed to find so much of it on Spotify. Wonderful story about the missing keys on the piano! Thanks again - great tip.

Svend

struth
10-07-2018, 14:10
https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/585/MI0001585721.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

top album of swing etc....

PS, Radio JRiver is on the air via Jriver24.... Good jazz channel plus classical, rock etc... Flac streaming

struth
10-07-2018, 14:15
I've long been a fan of the Louisiana blues and jazz sound. Just an incredible incubator of talented musicians, many of whom have gone on to become world famous. I will start exploring some of Longhair's stuff. I was amazed to find so much of it on Spotify. Wonderful story about the missing keys on the piano! Thanks again - great tip.

Svend

indeed... huey piano smith was another of the great teachers.

struth
10-07-2018, 14:28
Now, the Boss..

Big Joe Turner

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Here is a good biog of the great man...https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-joe-turner-mn0000060726/biography

struth
10-07-2018, 16:30
A Dr John take of Duke Ellington.

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Dr. John and his lower 9-11 band impart their own subtly sassy N’Awlins-style hoodoo to the work of Duke Ellington on this album of covers. Most of the songs here will be familiar even to jazz dabblers (“Satin Doll,” “Moon Indigo”), and at times John is a little too reverential, treading gingerly when a more consistently “fonkified” approach might have better filled the bill. But his take on “Caravan” is an out-there reinvention for Hammond B-3 organ and string-popping funk bass that briefly quotes Ramsey Lewis’ “Wade in the Water.”

struth
11-07-2018, 12:14
Here comes the sun...nina simone- 4 men in beards reissue..

Nina's take on some well known pop standards....some work better than others tbh, but its quite well engineered.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180711/018420598c65d5d337e3a060844155d0.jpg

struth
11-07-2018, 13:11
lead belly.. ....you don't know my mind

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Born circa 1889 in rural northwest Louisiana, Lead Belly rambled across the Deep South from the age of 16. While working in the fields, he absorbed a vast repertoire of songs and styles. He mastered primordial blues, spirituals, reels, cowboy songs, folk ballads and prison hollers. In 1917 Lead Belly served as Blind Lemon Jefferson’s “lead boy”—i.e., his guide, companion and protégé—on the streets of Dallas. A man possessed with a hot temper and enormous strength, Lead Belly spent his share of time in Southern prisons. Convicted on charges of murder (1917) and attempted murder (1930), Lead Belly literally sang his way to freedom, receiving pardons from the governors of Texas and Louisiana. The second of his releases was largely obtained through the intervention of John and Alan Lomax, who first heard Lead Belly at Angola State Prison while recording indigenous Southern musicians for the Library of Congress.

Alas Huddy died 6 months before he became famous...isnt it always the way/

struth
11-07-2018, 15:41
The great Lou Rawls

https://www.iomoio.com/covers/src/94/173494.jpg

hilarous monologue followed by some serious singing..


https://youtu.be/QGuwgHIHnZY

lou started out with sam cooke in the 50's after national service, and just kept reinventing himself

Barry
11-07-2018, 19:22
The link wasn't working for me, so:

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Barry
11-07-2018, 19:36
John Coltrane - Live at the Village Vanguard Again!

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/518MPJ9GxVL.jpg


Now

Cassandra Wilson - Blue Light 'till Dawn

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struth
12-07-2018, 15:23
soul of the tango/ yo yo ma and kathryn stott..
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Inspired by a general love of the tango, and more specifically the tango of Astor Piazzolla, on the part of Yo-Yo Ma, the Soul of the Tango album is a masterful work of the nuevo tango, played by Ma's cello and many of Piazzolla's former associates. Piazzolla's old guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad even showed up to work on a pair of tracks arranged by Sergio: the Tango Suite (consisting of Andante and Allegro). The sheer beauty of one of Piazzolla's tangos is generally enough to warrant the purchase of an album involving them. An album such as this one, where all of the songs (save one: Tango Remembrances, where Ma plays along with outtakes from Piazzolla's recording of The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night album) are compositions by Piazzolla is even better. Add to this the masterful playing of Ma, and the surprising facility in which the cello fits into the tango, and you've got what could become a classic album, but it was labelled as classical, thus is less likely to be seen and heard.
Astor Piazzolla's stuff is seriously good, and unique

struth
13-07-2018, 09:55
King Curtis. Live at Fillmore West.

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Recorded in front of an enthusiastic audience and released just one week before Curtis' murder in 1971, Live at Fillmore West is a brilliant confirmation of the saxophonist's place in popular music. Backed up by Atlantic's top session men, as well as Billy Preston and the Memphis Horns, Curtis rips through some of the biggest hits of the day, transforming them into showcases for his soulful playing and the group's outstanding rhythmic interplay.

take5
13-07-2018, 11:05
Grant , I love yo yo ma, but jazz or blues it isn’t, by any stretch of the genre !!!

struth
13-07-2018, 12:06
Grant , I love yo yo ma, but jazz or blues it isn’t, by any stretch of the genre !!!

not sure i'd agree, but your entitled to your opinion Brian:) Rhythm and Blues is blues and jazz fusion tbh, although i would agree its not pure either... Still, King Curtis deserves to be held in this genre as he played a lot of both, but as he once said, "I like to live good" so played much r&b...:eek:

take5
13-07-2018, 12:28
not sure i'd agree, but your entitled to your opinion Brian:) Rhythm and Blues is blues and jazz fusion tbh, although i would agree its not pure either... Still, King Curtis deserves to be held in this genre as he played a lot of both, but as he once said, "I like to live good" so played much r&b...:eek:

No problem with king curtis being in this JAZZ and BLUES thread. Rightly so.

But YO YO MA and KATHRYN STOTT............

There is no Jazz, no blues, no improvising, no nothing.......that is indicative of either genre.

Just two ( very good at what they do) classical musicians looking to earn a few quid and jumping in to a genre that they think will bring in those quids.

Ive found one track. This is it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dHr0YWia-OE

without wanting to open a whole “what is jazz/ blues “ debate. This music is neither.

It is not and never will be Either Jazz, Blues, Jazz fusion or any other of the idioms that they are trying to attach themselves to.

struth
13-07-2018, 12:45
it was more about Astor Piazzola than YoYo tbh, but showing how well the cello could adapt to Tango Nuevo, which has some of its origins in jazz fusion. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music.

Obviously I shouldn't have bothered:lol:

take5
13-07-2018, 12:47
Grant, not at all. It’s great to have discussions about stuff.

Just different views.

I would have no problem with the music of piazzola being in this thread. I love it.

struth
13-07-2018, 13:10
not an issue, and its at least brought some posts in...:)
alas that album was put in sony's classical output and that killed it stone dead. i guess they didnt really know or care; typical modern sony...


now,

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George Melly... George was a great singer, and well thought of across the world, tho mostly here in Britain. Dressed like a 30's gangster, he was larger than life. A great quote about him here....

He was a "personality" who actually had personality, a jazz singer who was also a cultural commentator, a devotee of the Surrealists who wrote the story-lines of a cartoon-strip. Presenter-performer, autobiographer, libertarian and in his own word "tart", he was "Good-Time George".

struth
13-07-2018, 14:40
One more today, and its blues.... Blind Willie McTell's Last Session, which i think was about 1956. he died in 59 of a brain hemmorage after quitting music to become a pastor.
His Style was one one fingering and slide all at once giving the impression that there was 2 players.

Blind Willie McTell was one of the giants of the blues, as a guitarist and as a singer and recording artist. Hardly any of his work as passed down to us on record is less than first-rate, and this makes most any collection of his music worthwhile. A studious and highly skilled musician whose skills transcended the blues, he was equally adept at ragtime, spirituals, story-songs, hillbilly numbers, and popular tunes, excelling in all of these genres. He could read and write music in braille, which gave him an edge on many of his sighted contemporaries, and was also a brilliant improvisor on the guitar, as is evident from his records. McTell always gave an excellent account of himself, even in his final years of performing and recording.

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struth
14-07-2018, 10:38
Charlie Byrd/ Brazilian Byrd

https://cdn-s3.allmusic.com/release-covers/500/0000/111/0000111728.jpg

Antonio Carlos Jobim songs arranged by Tommy Newsom. very pleasant album

struth
14-07-2018, 13:41
The Allman Brothers Band....at fillmore east

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Could go here or in main section, this rock blues album is still one of the greatest albums out there... a bit like a jazz band the way they interact, its just smashing... 1971 this was released amazingly

struth
14-07-2018, 16:17
Branford Marsalis...in my solitude.

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Svend N
14-07-2018, 16:29
+1 to the Allman Bros., and another for Marsalis! Great choices, both. If I ever get in a funk, I just have to listen to Jessica on the Brothers and Sisters album from the Allmans and it sets me right and puts a smile on my face again. Pure joy. One of my favourite songs.

struth
14-07-2018, 16:32
Finish up today with Dr John's Gumbo

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struth
14-07-2018, 16:33
+1 to the Allman Bros., and another for Marsalis! Great choices, both. If I ever get in a funk, I just have to listen to Jessica on the Brothers and Sisters album from the Allmans and it sets me right and puts a smile on my face again. Pure joy. One of my favourite songs.

[emoji108][emoji3]. Good track

Svend N
14-07-2018, 16:33
BTW, has anyone ever posted a thumbs-up for Stevie Ray Vaughan in this thread? Now that guy could play blues guitar!

struth
14-07-2018, 16:37
https://youtu.be/_W25lPno3FE

Just for you...here' the epic version.

Svend N
14-07-2018, 16:40
Sweet! Thanks for posting that! Looking forward to seeing that on a proper screen later (on my mobile at the moment).

Cheers Grant!

struth
15-07-2018, 10:31
Otis Spann...The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions.

Although best known as the pianist in the Muddy Waters band, Otis had a decent rep as a songwriter and solo performer. He played with some of the greatest blues men of his generation too.
This collection is superb

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struth
15-07-2018, 10:59
The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble .....

...This Epic collection presents Vaughan's material in roughly chronological order.

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struth
15-07-2018, 11:41
This is from the big Epic set of Srv...disc 3 to be precise...3 cds and a dvd... this is the best of the srv albums, and comes in hard long box with book..

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Stevie was a great player, and was friends with Albert King, who was a bit like his mentor.. the did an album together which is also worth seeking out

struth
15-07-2018, 14:10
Desperate Man Blues; Discovering the Roots of American Music

CD is companion to documentary Desperate Man Blues directed by Edward Gillan (2003).

As Joe Bussard states in documentary: "You can thank old time record collectors for the music that is left because the record companies didn't give a damn about any of that stuff." ...top man Joe...featuring track-by-track annotation by Bussard himself. It's an excellent mixture of classics by some of the most esteemed early country and blues giants and the kind of more obscure items that are primarily known only to the type of listeners who covet what Bussard collects. like me...:ner:

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_1080/MI0000/685/MI0000685374.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

struth
15-07-2018, 14:56
Topsy Chapman

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Natara
17-07-2018, 06:18
Miles Davis Quintet - Relaxing with The Miles Davis Quintet
Analogue Productions vinyl reissue.

I’m listening to a lot of Miles lately especially the early stuff like this.

Natara
17-07-2018, 06:25
Otis Spann...The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions.

Although best known as the pianist in the Muddy Waters band, Otis had a decent rep as a songwriter and solo performer. He played with some of the greatest blues men of his generation too.
This collection is superb

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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180715/861112dde3f8e1e906ac5dcfc9328124.jpg

His missus Lucile wasn’t bad either ‘ Cry Before I Go’ is a great record unfortunately can’t find a reasonably priced vinyl copy so have to stream it instead.

oldius
17-07-2018, 06:51
https://open.spotify.com/album/6WXB2RvNOaheKe7XzhUsWX?si=almxpl2yRBS-QaSGL66kAg

A beautiful album. Think Sinner period Mingus with a hint of gospel.

struth
17-07-2018, 14:18
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Satchmo. At the national press club

struth
18-07-2018, 07:31
Tom McDermott....New Orleans Duets

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struth
18-07-2018, 09:14
Big Joe Turner Rides Again


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struth
18-07-2018, 14:06
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Nina Simone live at town hall..mp3 of the vinyl

struth
20-07-2018, 08:22
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struth
20-07-2018, 09:47
At Last. Etta James / vinyl

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struth
20-07-2018, 17:19
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Rum and Coke...Professor Longhair

struth
21-07-2018, 10:32
Up the tempo now coffee has been and gone with

The Hot Sardines

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Tim
21-07-2018, 10:46
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struth
21-07-2018, 10:54
Chris Thomas King-The Roots

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CTK is the black musician in the o' brother film playing guitar and who did the Robert Johnston thing of selling his soul to the devil.

He is also a pioneer of rap/ blues fusion.

struth
21-07-2018, 11:21
In my book, the greatest country folk blues man of all-time...Big Bill Broonzy...

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This is a great album of him, and worth searching for

struth
21-07-2018, 11:51
Eric Clapton.. Sessions for Robert J.

The band that joins Clapton is comprised of guitar master Doyle Bramhall, organist Billy Preston, Steve Gadd on drums, pianist Chris Stainton and Nathan East on bass.

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/595/MI0003595492.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

struth
22-07-2018, 09:36
A bit of Washboard Sam to start the day...

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Sam was a very popular bluesman in the 30's/40's, playing with bluesmen like Bukka White, Memphis Slim, Willie Lacey, and Jazz Gillum, although his main partner would be the man he used to say was his half brother, Big Bill Broonzy(he probably wasn't). Sam wrote hundreds of songs as well and was probably the best washboard player around (quite a skill at the top level)

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Washboard Sam

struth
22-07-2018, 12:04
Albert King...Blues at Sunrise

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Albert here at Montreux jazz festival back in 73. One of the best live blues guitarists was Albert, and he could power away from pretty much anyone. Good singer too and a huge guy too..

struth
22-07-2018, 12:43
On to my mint utopia Japanese double of same concert

Albert Live. Even got the rare mint obi. Lol

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180722/3f12eafe1b57ae8aaffbc6f2c389b7f0.jpg

struth
22-07-2018, 13:23
Albert with srv...in session

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Great pic of his flying v.. lucy


Albert King

When Rolling Stone reporter Jon Landau asked Albert King in 1968 who his guitar influences were, King replied, "Nobody. Everything I do is wrong." A pioneer of electric blues, King (who was left-handed) played a right-handed 1959 Gibson Flying V upside down, with the bass strings unconventionally facing the floor. He used an indecipherable secret tuning, hitting notes with his thumb. The six-foot-four, 300-pound King was able to bend notes farther and more powerfully than almost any other guitarist, and his records influenced a generation: Eric Clapton lifted the "Strange Brew" solo from King, and Duane Allman turned the melody of King's "As the Years Go Passing By" into the main riff of "Layla." Jimi Hendrix was star-struck when his hero opened for him at the Fillmore in 1967. "I taught [Hendrix] a lesson about the blues," said King. "I could have easily played his songs, but he couldn't play mine."

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struth
22-07-2018, 14:27
Now, Muddy "Mississippi" Waters live...

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Think his real name was mckinley morganfield, so cant blame him for changing to muddy waters [emoji3].

He was one of the bridges from delta to r&roll...
musical genius and much loved...this is a great live album

struth
22-07-2018, 15:09
Recorded at Levon Helm's Woodstock studio, Waters and touring band are joined by Helm and Garth Hudson . this album got lost for a long time but reappeared and was issued in 1995 (I think).

https://resources.tidal.com/images/4a5dd92c/6557/4631/abbd/fed55d13afcf/1280x1280.jpg

works rather well this....

Roy S
23-07-2018, 16:17
https://s.s-bol.com/imgbase0/imagebase3/large/FC/7/1/0/3/1000004007613017.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/07/52/bb/0752bbb71e72820e8adcb986d50841cd.jpg

AD Audio
23-07-2018, 18:25
Count Base Basie Jam. What an amazing disc and brilliantly recorded too!

struth
24-07-2018, 10:53
https://img.discogs.com/izdl11p19PUI7qwA6C5BIRl5Qwk=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(40)/discogs-images/R-11872739-1523875477-1151.jpeg.jpg

Muddy Waters...Folk Singer/vinyl


should say this album is from 1963 and Muddy's only purely acoustic album. Played in a session with Willie Dixon, bass, Clifton James, drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic too. John T Brown plays sax on the extra tracks recorded at a later date.

WESTLOWER
24-07-2018, 11:47
https://img.discogs.com/izdl11p19PUI7qwA6C5BIRl5Qwk=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(40)/discogs-images/R-11872739-1523875477-1151.jpeg.jpg

Muddy Waters...Folk Singer/vinyl


should say this album is from 1963 and Muddy's only purely acoustic album. Played in a session with Willie Dixon, bass, Clifton James, drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic too. John T Brown plays sax on the extra tracks recorded at a later date.

I love this LP so much. Great Choice Grant ....
Although the track "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" is moralistically very suspect indeed!

struth
24-07-2018, 12:09
lol, it was never seen that way tmk Adam. in 1990 Sonny Boy Williamson the 1st's 1937 recording of "Good Morning, School Girl" (same song) was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings – Single or Album Track" category. Numerous artists have recorded or performed the song through the years, such as: Muddy Waters (1950) Paul Butterfield (1964), Rod Stewart (1964), Junior Wells (1965), Chuck Berry (1967), Grateful Dead (1967), Taj Mahal (1969), Ten Years After (1969), Johnny Winter (1969), Van Morrison (1993), Paul Rodgers with Jeff Beck (1993), Huey Lewis and the News (1994), Jonny Lang (1997), the Derek Trucks Band (1998), Devil In A Woodpile (1998), Gov't Mule (2012), and Widespread Panic (2012). Motörhead (live only). The Allman Brothers Band played it in the first set of their final concert at the Beacon Theater in New York on October 28, 2014.

struth
24-07-2018, 12:35
More Real Folk Blues. Muddy Waters. first released in 67 in US, this has some tracks missing from the Chess Box.
The bash-you over the head,She's Alright featuring Elgin Evans and the moody My Life Is Ruined are 2. Worth a listen.

Oops forgot pic. Lol

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180724/3032e802152059809c4bd4e7bc72d9b1.jpg

This is the dol reissue

Svend N
24-07-2018, 12:37
Grant! I can't keep up with all your posts! Slow down :D There's only so many listening hours in a day, bud. :)

struth
24-07-2018, 12:39
ok, thats the blues for today...lol

Svend N
24-07-2018, 12:42
Here, have a listen to this:

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2786219900_10.jpg

Florian Hoefner Group, Songs Without Words. Some good stuff on here. Very compelling.

This should slow you down....for a few minutes... :)

struth
24-07-2018, 15:04
Blind Lemon Jefferson... Black Snake Moan.... Blind Lemon or lemon henry was probably the first blues star. this is 20's and 30's stuff.. all noisy due to his 78's being played to death at the time. op Guitarist in the day and not easy copied back then.

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0000/414/MI0000414487.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

struth
24-07-2018, 15:04
Here, have a listen to this:

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2786219900_10.jpg

Florian Hoefner Group, Songs Without Words. Some good stuff on here. Very compelling.

This should slow you down....for a few minutes... :)

will save it to spotty if available Svend/

struth
24-07-2018, 15:35
Ian Siegal and the Youngest Sons...The Skinny....

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/180/MI0003180488.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

Ian moved to Mississippi to get the vibe. He joined up with the sons of other old time blues artists aka youngest sons... Quite a good album this. Had it for while and doesnt get enough plays really

WESTLOWER
24-07-2018, 16:01
lol, it was never seen that way tmk Adam. in 1990 Sonny Boy Williamson the 1st's 1937 recording of "Good Morning, School Girl" (same song) was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings – Single or Album Track" category. Numerous artists have recorded or performed the song through the years, such as: Muddy Waters (1950) Paul Butterfield (1964), Rod Stewart (1964), Junior Wells (1965), Chuck Berry (1967), Grateful Dead (1967), Taj Mahal (1969), Ten Years After (1969), Johnny Winter (1969), Van Morrison (1993), Paul Rodgers with Jeff Beck (1993), Huey Lewis and the News (1994), Jonny Lang (1997), the Derek Trucks Band (1998), Devil In A Woodpile (1998), Gov't Mule (2012), and Widespread Panic (2012). Motörhead (live only). The Allman Brothers Band played it in the first set of their final concert at the Beacon Theater in New York on October 28, 2014.

there is some music knowledge right there folks!
I tip my hat to sir!

Svend N
24-07-2018, 16:40
there is some music knowledge right there folks!
I tip my hat to sir!

I'll second that. Keep this up Grant, and you'll have earned the nickname The Professor. :)

struth
24-07-2018, 16:58
Last album tonight before my rest. Lol

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Homesick James and Snooky Pryor with the Big Bear Sessions... this is a double cd and is pretty much 3 full albums plus a few extra cuts. Big Jim Simpson started Big Bear Records in 1968 but it never really got going til 72. This is from the next year.
Jim began to host blues nights in a pub in Birmingham. His clientile early on included Ozzy Osbourne and Toni Iommi, who used to play at intermission. Lol. That was pre sabbath of course.

Barry
24-07-2018, 20:33
Son House – ‘The Original Delta Blues’

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71IoMYB16lL._SX425_.jpg

Then something a bit ‘lighter’:

Taj Mahal – ‘The Natch’l Blues’

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Uil8S1f3L.jpg

and

Taj Mahal – ‘Dancing the Blues’

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51l3-3c0AxL.jpg


Now:

The Powder Blues – ‘Uncut’

https://img.discogs.com/Y5N4w6R3Nt7j8sedLDUotBXi-ZQ=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(90)/discogs-images/R-1828098-1273285030.jpeg.jpg

Stevie Ray Vaughan – Live Alive’

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TIxAWP6vL.jpg

Barry
24-07-2018, 20:38
there is some music knowledge right there folks!
I tip my hat to sir!

Just type "Good Morning, School Girl" into Google, and you'll find the Wikipediea entry as quoted.

WESTLOWER
24-07-2018, 21:45
Just type "Good Morning, School Girl" into Google, and you'll find the Wikipediea entry as quoted.
Oh! Ok, yes, I forgot it was that easy now a days!:doh:

struth
25-07-2018, 00:15
Just type "Good Morning, School Girl" into Google, and you'll find the Wikipediea entry as quoted.

Well where else do you get info but the web these days?

Barry
25-07-2018, 13:38
Well where else do you get info but the web these days?

Agreed - it's where I get most of mine. :)

Svend N
25-07-2018, 15:54
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Live Alive’

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TIxAWP6vL.jpg

Listened to this one last night, and it's a good one. I had his Live at Carnegie on a few days before, which is a bit more polished. Live Alive, OTOH, is wonderfully gritty and punchy. Still, the Carnegie recording is well worth a listen...some great stuff on there. Nice to see another SRV fan here :)

hornucopia
25-07-2018, 19:41
Saw SRV live in my youth!**
After reading Jeff Day's enormously long review of the Nelson Pass SIT3 amp (Positive Feedback) I dug out Egberto Gismondi CD. ECM recordings were often weird, musically-I had many on vinyl in 80s - but very well recorded.










**...and Hendrix; Cream; Bob Marley....... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .........Post no 999!

struth
26-07-2018, 14:18
Levon Helm...Dirt Farmer. Ex drummer from the band, this was his first solo album for 25 years when it came out in 2007. Recorded at his own woodstock studio.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180726/5ac393ee86038f4ef80eab07f255beac.png


Very good it is too...