Best j*** recordings of all time

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:

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Originally posted by Berend:

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Berend:
A great recording from 1959 Kenny Burrell and Art Blakey - On view at the Five Spot Cafe

If you like this try 'A Night at the Vanguard' with Roy Haines on drums - even better IMHO.

Graeme

Graeme,

I own this record, and I like it very much. I'm not sure if I like it as much "On view at the Five Spot Cafe". But I agree with you, both recordings are great.

Another CD of Kenny Burrell I like very much is
Kenny Burrell & The Guitar Jazz Band

Thanks - Do you have his work with Gill Evans? Absolutely superb IMHO.

Graeme

Graeme,
I don't think so, what album do you exactly mean?

Original mono version of Monk's Music on Riverside, although recent AP version makes a good fist of it. Brilliant.

I love Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk, Milt Jackson & co at Ronnie Scott's with Ray Brown's take on Round Midnight an absolute highlight. Original Pablo pressings are superb but later pressings and CDs seem to lose a lot in comparison. For a live album, a very well balanced recording.

My favourite Miles Davis recording is Porgy and Bess, but again pressings vary considerably. My personal best is an original Fontana pressing, that I picked up in a Jumble Sale for 50p.

Milcho Leviev and Art Pepper combine fabulously on Blues for the Fisherman, again at Ronnie's.

It's hard for me to not just say the entire Riverside output of T.S. Monk and the Blanton-Webster output of Duke Ellington. Just those two collections and I wouldn't mind not hearing any other jazz recordings. Would not like to have to make the choice, but they are my go to discs.

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Originally posted by Berend:

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:

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Originally posted by Berend:

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Berend:
A great recording from 1959 Kenny Burrell and Art Blakey - On view at the Five Spot Cafe

If you like this try 'A Night at the Vanguard' with Roy Haines on drums - even better IMHO.

Graeme

Graeme,

I own this record, and I like it very much. I'm not sure if I like it as much "On view at the Five Spot Cafe". But I agree with you, both recordings are great.

Another CD of Kenny Burrell I like very much is
Kenny Burrell & The Guitar Jazz Band

Thanks - Do you have his work with Gill Evans? Absolutely superb IMHO.

Graeme

Graeme,
I don't think so, what album do you exactly mean?

Guitar Forms

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar...d=1275586064&sr=8-11

Graeme

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Originally posted by christophe pomel:

This album was recorded live in february 1960 and released the same year. Berlin was isolated in the middle of the communism block. The atmosphere in this album is simply magic.
Inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1999

The vinyl version costs about 4 times more than the CD edition. Is it worth it paying extra for the vinyl?

By the way, congratulations ... 'senior member'!

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:

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Originally posted by Berend:

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:

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Originally posted by Berend:

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Berend:
A great recording from 1959 Kenny Burrell and Art Blakey - On view at the Five Spot Cafe

If you like this try 'A Night at the Vanguard' with Roy Haines on drums - even better IMHO.

Graeme

Graeme,

I own this record, and I like it very much. I'm not sure if I like it as much "On view at the Five Spot Cafe". But I agree with you, both recordings are great.

Another CD of Kenny Burrell I like very much is
Kenny Burrell & The Guitar Jazz Band

Thanks - Do you have his work with Gill Evans? Absolutely superb IMHO.

Graeme

Graeme,
I don't think so, what album do you exactly mean?

Guitar Forms

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar...d=1275586064&sr=8-11

Graeme

Thanks, I will order this cd ...

John Coltrane Impulse Albums

Fred, your comments about learning and then forgetting is familiar. I took a lot of art classes they did lots of exercises to teach us to get better at composition and solid looking figure, then when you're on your own it informs you but you can create your own style.

I had one teacher for figures worked us at a fast pace. She was trying to get us to work quick and intuitively. That was a good class and I never take long periods at drawing now.

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Originally posted by fred simon:






Keith Jarrett - Personal Mountains

I'm absolutely with you on that one Fred.

Phil

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Originally posted by mikeeschman:


Inspired, authentic, unique, original and deeply moving :-)

^what he said.

Just yesterday got this from the post as original LP and had to listen it last evening 2 times in a row..

Alain, I'm a big fan of late Coltrane, but I know quite a few people find his later stuff 'difficult'. So did you obtain this retrospective boxset as an overview? What do you think of it? I just thought it may be interesting to add a few comments because I think there may be a few people reading this that would be appreciative.

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Originally posted by graham halliwell:
Alain, I'm a big fan of late Coltrane, but I know quite a few people find his later stuff 'difficult'. So did you obtain this retrospective boxset as an overview? What do you think of it? I just thought it may be interesting to add a few comments because I think there may be a few people reading this that would be appreciative.

Each box set contains five CD, with the same content and the same cover as the original vinyl album. There is still a couple of Coltrane Impulse LP not included in the three sets. Hopefully Impulse will not strop before completion. Please Mr. Impulse.

Impulse did a terrific re mastering job. Before purchasing these boxes, I was under the false idea that Coltrane Impulse albums where recorded under bad conditions and that the sound was irremediably damaged. Many avant grade Jazz records of the 60’s have indeed a dreadful sound (think of Sun Ra self produced records of that time).
I changed my mind after purchasing Coltrane box sets. The sound is much better than with the LP I own. In particular, the engineer has done a fantastic job for the drums. Elvin Jones is amazing. Most drummers should sell their drum set and change instrument after listening to Elvin Jones with Coltrane. Sometimes Elvin Jones is stealing the show.
Records that where quite harsh sounding on vinyl like “a Love Supreme” and “Ascension” are now quite enjoyable.

Don’t get me wrong; this is not ECM technical quality. But this is enough to enjoy my favorite Saxophone player at the apex of his short carrier

Just spent an enjoyable few minutes reading/assimilating this thread.

I shouldn't spend months away from here really.


There are some Jazz albums I keep going back too, some not mentioned so far here are

the excellent Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges albums




more or less the one session I believe.

Ben Webster is on one of these and the following are always welcome





and then there's a different type of Jazz






with a more rock bent






and lastly punk jazz





SJB

"Elvin Jones is amazing. Most drummers should sell their drum set and change instrument after listening to Elvin Jones with Coltrane. Sometimes Elvin Jones is stealing the show".

Yes, can't imagine that group or some of the great quartet records without his input.

Which brings me neatly to another favourite record - "Motion" by Lee Konitz. Elvin Jones at first seems like an odd choice of drummer here, but the result is inspirational. I've rarely heard Konitz play quite so urgently.