What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

Well said, [@mention:1566878603872495] !

Pat Metheny always seems to get a great recorded sound and this is a fine example in jazz trio form with Roy Haynes (drums) and Dave Holland (bass). I think I paid 99p for this mint vinyl from a market trader in Bath - bargain of the decade!

(2003)

Some good old Calexican sounds to play on what has been a very cold day here in the foothills.

Now Playing......

Avishai Cohen - After The Big Rain

Avishai Cohen (trumpet & FXs), Lionel Loueke (guitar & vocals) Jason Lindner (keyboards & Fender Rhodes), Omer Avital (acoustic bass), Daniel Freedman (drums & percussion), and Yosvany Terry (chekere)

Streaming on TIDAL.......  On the second track and something a bit different then the 'Flood' album I listened to yesterday but still quite nice with its African influences.

Review by Jerry D'Sousa on all about jazz found here:

Trumpeter Avishai Cohen has had a varied musical career. He toured with the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and then went into a wider spectrum playing jazz, pop and rock. However, it was when he was at Smalls jazz club in New York, that he had the opportunity to interact and expand his musical horizons with Jason Lindner, Claudia Acuna and Omer Avital. Cohen carries his wide-ranging vision with effect into After The Big Rain.

The title tune sandwiches the selections, the last being an "Epilogue. The first has an underlying power brought to the front by singer Lionel Loueke, his voice a worthy minstrel. Although the words are in Fon, the language of Benin, West Africa; the listener is drawn into the emotional vortex that Loueke creates. Cohen brings in a seductive tensile quality, letting the lines of his trumpet inveigle their way into the melody before he sprays the mellowness with a welter of notes to break up the linear movement. The epilogue shines from the interaction that takes place. Cohen, Daniel Freedman (percussion), Loueke (guitar), and Yosavany Terry ( chekere) stimulate an effervescent air. Add Loueke's vocals, both sung and spoken, and the tune stamps its undeniable class.

The fermenting tide of "Parto Forte is a melting pot from which emerge African rhythm, jazz harmony, free movement, and a dollop of funk. The shift comes in gradually, the chekere and the vocals sashaying in before Cohen shapes it with a structured melody. His jazz instincts serve the tune well and bring it to the forefront. The rhythm bed stirs headily as Cohen continues to recharge the melody with intense phrases that jump and probe. Jason Lindner (keyboards and Fender Rhodes) uncoils light and slowly, his lope to the Rhodes unlocking a percolating swizzle of notes. Cohen then funks in as he filters his trumpet through electronic effects.

Peakman posted:

seakayaker posted:

Now Playing......

I will look out for this.

You might be interested in the Bollani disc I am currently enjoying.  This recent Italian-themed, live recording, which includes inventive improvisations on themes by Morricone and Rota, concludes with a take on Rossini in which the fun the musicians are having comes across vividly.  Anyone who can listen to it with a straight face should consider taking up professional poker.

Roger

Thanks for the recommendation, I could not find it on TIDAL, and will look around for a copy.

Freddie Hubbard - The artistry of Freddie Hubbard

Allmusic.com:

This 1962 effort was Freddie Hubbard's first recording under his own name for Impulse! Fellow Jazz Messenger Curtis Fuller and newcomer John Gilmore color the proceedings with added trombone and tenor saxophone, respectively. These rock-solid post-bop horn players are backed by the formidable rhythm section of Tommy Flanagan on piano, Art Davis on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. Hubbard's shimmering style and clear tone show a clear debt to the late Clifford Brown and a nod to the bold sonic curiosity of John Coltrane. These are some hot young players pushing a classic format forward. The opening track is Duke Ellington's intoxicating "Caravan." The horns play the theme loosely above the dark undercurrent of Davis' and Hayes' playing. The piece explodes into a Hubbardsolo that shows why he was the most talked-about young trumpeter of that era. The exceptional quality of his tone and range are amply displayed in his Latin-tinged version of the tender Gershwin standard "Summertime." On the closing track, "The 7th Day," Hubbard and his sextet ride a sultry cool jazz groove for all it's worth and build patiently to some bold exchanges, bowing out with a slow fade.

seakayaker posted:

Peakman posted:

seakayaker posted:

Now Playing......

I will look out for this.

You might be interested in the Bollani disc I am currently enjoying.  This recent Italian-themed, live recording, which includes inventive improvisations on themes by Morricone and Rota, concludes with a take on Rossini in which the fun the musicians are having comes across vividly.  Anyone who can listen to it with a straight face should consider taking up professional poker.

Roger

Thanks for the recommendation, I could not find it on TIDAL, and will look around for a copy.

Refined my search and found it on TIDAL

Placed in the Queue and will be next up to Play.......

A fine boot of Gilmour live.

Clive B posted:

Pat Metheny always seems to get a great recorded sound and this is a fine example in jazz trio form with Roy Haynes (drums) and Dave Holland (bass). I think I paid 99p for this mint vinyl from a market trader in Bath - bargain of the decade!

@Clive B I live up the A46 in Gloucestershire. It would be interesting to me to listen each other’s systems. I have wondered about moving to a 252 or just going straight to a 552. The latter would have to make a big difference, as where I am is very very good.

Phil

Great album from Pat...

Xavier Torres - Bach: Goldberg variations

(2017)

Shpongle's latest, for those that care about Simon's latest works its pretty good. 

Tidal.    Björk - Vulnicura    Motivated by Mike, TYVM for posting it was new to me.

Bert Schurink posted:

Great album from Pat...

 

That is a great album indeed, Bert. His previous album, The Unity Band, minus Giulio Carmassi, was tighter and even better.

Original vinyl

Why? Friday night is prog night! Well, this week anyway. A classic from the 1980s prog 'revival'.

steve

A+3. 16/44.1  John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton as part of the band. (Deluxe Ed.)

Tony2011 posted:

Bert Schurink posted:

Great album from Pat...

 

That is a great album indeed, Bert. His previous album, The Unity Band, minus Giulio Carmassi, was tighter and even better.

 

Yes agreed, my favorite Pat Metheny is still 80/81

Interesting musc

2006 - Vinyl...

The eponymous album by The Icicle Works - brilliant!

Takes me back.

If you've never heard of Ian McNabb try some of his solo efforts too.....