George Benson “Beyond the Blue Horizon” CTI/Mosaic Contemporary cd
Forgot how good this one is. . . both musically and engineering wise. Dynamic and clear live recording.
Dave Douglas Quintet “Live at the Jazz Standard” disc 1
Miles Davis At Newport 1955 - 1975 (The Bootleg Series Vol 4) . Fair amount of snow here, 7-1/2 inches. overnight Good day to hunker down and spin vinyl. But first I’m taking the easy way out streaming the above as the box set isn’t handy.
I should add that the 2007 release Dave Douglas Live at the Jazz Standard is intriguing, and not having a copy it is high time a pick one up.
Streaming Dave Douglas Quintet Live at the Jazz Standard as I type this. Uri Caine’s keyboard work is great on this one! I’ve neglected Uri’s work for far too long. Overall a very nice set with great sound!
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Keiji Haino, Jim O-Rourke, Oren Ambarchi - “Caught In The Dilemma Of Being Made To Choose” This Makes The Modesty Which Should Never Been Closed Off Itself Continue To Ask Itself: “Ready Or Not?” = 「選ばされてしまう はめになる」 このことが もう閉じることが無かったはずの謙虚さに 「もういいかい」と 自らに問いかけ続けさせる
Starting the day off with some of the final sides from Frankie Trumbauer. IMO good stuff!
Frankie Trumbauer “1936-1946” Chronogical Classics
Liszt also transcribed the Beethoven symphonies for piano.
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Yes. These are excellent.
Again, Duke Ellington “Indigos” mono Columbia LP
A bit of snap and crackle here and there on this copy but man the sound. . . I love both the stereo and mono on this one. (And there are multiple differences between the two).
That’s a great album, and an appropriate selection for first listen of the day - when I was in architecture school in Milwaukee in the late '70s, classical radio station WFMR played jazz from midnight to 6:00 AM, and 5 nights a week, at midnight, the decidedly quirky Ron Cuzner’s “The Dark Side” program began. He started each broadcast with the same opening theme - the version of “Solitude” that’s on this album. His show was on every radio in the design studios during our late-night sessions and all-nighters. So the song has a history, at least in Milwaukee, of being the first piece played in the day.
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A fantastic album. I love the piano introductions to many of the tunes. Ellington was always an interesting pianist.
Dipping my toe into this deluxe box set for a first listen, literally, as well as a first listen of the day. The box set includes Wayne’s comic book, 3 CDs and3 LPs. I started in on the first of three LPs.
I must say it is hard to go wrong with Ellington Indigos for a first listen, magnificent choice.
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I received this last night and played this morning in a stormy day.
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George Wein’s Dixie-Victors featuring Ruby Braff “The Magic Horn” RCA cd
This one I discovered on discogs.com and it was new to me. Great band!
Banjo – Danny Barker
Baritone Saxophone – Ernie Caceres
Bass – Milt Hinton
Clarinet – Bill Stegmeyer, Peanuts Hucko
Drums – Buzzy Drootin
Piano – George Wein
Trombone – Vic Dickenson
Trumpet – Jimmy McPartland, Ruby Braff
Carmen McRae “Live at the Flamingo Club” London, May 1961
Great performance! I hope one day to find a better sounding release.
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