What jazz have you been listening to today?

[Corno Dolce]

"Up For It" by the Standards Trio.

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One of my personal fave trumpet/flugelhorn players Freddie Hubbard on his album with only three songs "Straight Life", Epic Records 1970/remastered by Sony Music 1997.

The musicians:

FH (trumpet, flugelhorn), Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone), George Benson (el. guitar), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (double bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums) and Richie Landrum/Weldon Irvine (percussion).

[Corno Dolce]

"My Favorite Songs: Vols 1-2; The Last Great Concert" played by Chet Baker.

[Deeru Piotr]

Thelonious Monk - Straight, no chaser
Monk on piano
Charlie Rouse tenor sax
Larry Gales bass
Ben Riley drums
recorded between 1966/67

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Thelonious Monk - Straight, no chaser
Monk on piano
Charlie Rouse tenor sax
Larry Gales bass
Ben Riley drums
recorded between 1966/67

On Topic:

Hi again Deeru Piotr

This white Danish afternoon the jazz is: Thelonius Monk on his album "Straight, No Chaser" a classical jazz standard album, released by Columbia Records 1967 (recorded late in 1966).

The musicians:

TM (piano), John Coltrane/Charlie Rouse/Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone), Ray Copeland (trumpet), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Larry Gales or Willbur Ware (double bass), and Ben Riley or Shadow Wilson (drums).

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The american saxophonist Steve Coleman with his band Five Elements on the album "Curves Of Life", recorded live on 03/29/1995 at the Hot Brass Club in Paris, France.

The musicians:

SC (alto saxophone), Andy Milne (piano, keyboards), Reggie Washington (el. bass) and Gene Lake (drums). Guest musician is David Murray (tenor saxophone).

[Corno Dolce]

"Egocentric Molecules" by Jean-Luc Ponty.

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While at Steve Coleman and his band Five Elements, let´s have another album "The Ascension To Light", BMG Records 1999.

The musicians:

SC (alto saxophone, clave, Chinese gong, vocals)
Gary Thomas (tenor saxophone)
Cassandra Wilson/Sophia Wong (vocals)
Ralph Alessi/Shane Endsley (trumpets)
Gregoire Maret (harmonica)
Vijay Iyer (piano)
David Gilmore (guitar)
Anthony Tidd (el. bass)
Sean Rickman (drums)

Introducing the classical quintet Imani Winds:

Valerie Coleman (flute and piccolo)
Toyin Spellman (oboe)
Mariam Adam (clarinet)
Jeff Scott (french horn)
Monica Ellis (bassoon)

One can only say, Steve Coleman has his own visions on what is jazz all about and how to play it.

[Deeru Piotr]

On Topic:

Hi again Deeru Piotr

This white Danish afternoon the jazz is: Thelonius Monk on his album "Straight, No Chaser" a classical jazz standard album, released by Columbia Records 1967 (recorded late in 1966).

The musicians:

TM (piano), John Coltrane/Charlie Rouse/Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone), Ray Copeland (trumpet), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Larry Gales or Willbur Ware (double bass), and Ben Riley or Shadow Wilson (drums).

Hi, intet-at-tabe, two Monk albums with the same name?

Now listening to Pat Martino the return with Steve LaSpina and Joey Baron, this was the first album Pat Martino did after recovering from a brain surgery which made him lose completely the memory and thus the capacity to play, he had to relearn how to play guitar and this album was the first public appearance, if I'm not wrong
An amazing live record by a true genius!

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Deeru Piotr

My edition of "Straight, No Chaser", by Columbia Records 1967 has the following songs:

1) Straight, No Chaser 2) Pannomica 3) Trinkle, Tinkle 4) Ugly Beauty (take 2) 5) Ugly Beauty 6) Epistrophy 7) Evidence 8) I Meant You 9) Lulu´s back In Town 10) Don´t Blame Me 11) Sweetheart Of All My Dreams 12) Round Midnight 13) Straight, No Chaser (take 2).

Btw. This album by Thelonious Monk was remastered by Sony Music 1998.

Thanks for the info on Pat Martino, I did not know this. I have three albums with Pat Martino: "All Sides Now" - "Footprints" and "The Maker".

Back on topic:

Pat Metheny Group (also entitled The White Album), by ECM Records 1978 feat. PM (6-12 string guitars), Lyle Mays (piano, Oberheim syntheziser, autoharp), Mark Egan (el. bass) and Danny Gottlieb (drums)

Favourite songs San Lorenzo - Jaco (dedicated to Jaco Pastorius) - April Wind - Lone Jack (dedicated to Jack DeJohnette).

[Mat]

Robbie Williams - Swing when you're winning

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Paul Motian on his album - P. M. & The Electric BeBop Band, by Winter & Winter 1992.

The musicians:

PM (drums), Marcus Schoenpach/Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitars), Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone) and Takeigh (el. bass).

Paul Motian former with The Bill Evans Trio in the 1960´s and later on in the 1970´s with the Keith Jarrett Trio/Quartet feat. Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, Chinese musette, maracas) and Charlie Haden (double bass) - The American Group. PM is an incredible innovative drummer with completely his own style behind the kit. Famous for his great cymbals work. Amasing to listen to.

[Corno Dolce]

"Electric Rendezvous" by Al Di Meola.

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"Paul Motian on Broadway - Live, volume 1", this album the first of three albums from Broadway, by Polydor/JMT Records 1989. The first album only playing jazz standard songs.

The musicians:

PM (drums, percussion), Bill Frisell (guitars), Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone) and Charlie Haden (double bass).

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Miles Davis on his album "Bag´s Groove", Prestige Records 1954, rereleased by Fantasy Records 1987, remast. 1992.

The musicians:

MD (trumpet), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Thelonius Monk or Horace Silver (piano), Milt Jackson (vibes), Percy Heath (double bass) and Kenny Clarke (drums).

The sound was not good in those mono-days back in the 1950´s, when anyone could walk in a recording studio and have you music cut on a single in no time. But the sound is not the important theme here, the music is and of course one of the very early musical connections between Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins. A meeting they both profitted from.