I’m still buying up good deals on physical music. I bought two lots of Jazz CD’s and some LP’s. The Jazz has a lot of Latin composers that are rare. The LP’s are 50’s and 60’s Jazz. Some obscure.
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You are correct but the band with staying power included the members mentioned. I agree the in between bands were quite good, but George Coleman and Hank Mobley were no Wayne Shorter.
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Any favorites out of the bunch of your new acquisitions? Of those which would you consider to be rather obscure? I do recognize a Chris Botti, not obscure. How do you like that particular performance?
Well I felt that way earlier on in my jazz journey. But over time I’ve come to truly appreciate Mobley and Coleman more, and to be honest Shorter (though generally post-Miles Shorter) a bit less. For me Mobley and Coleman are NOT “no Shorter.” I’ve come to love all the Miles albums.
George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra “The African Game” Blue Note cd
This is one of the quietest mastered cds I have. Sounds very good when cranked!
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Where Wayne comes through for me is not just his playing, which can be sublime, but his compositions. Two that immediately come to mind are Footprints and Nefertiti.
I too enjoy the majority of Miles albums, the exception being those released after his self imposed semi-retirement ending in 1980. I agree with you George Coleman and Hank Mobley were especially fine with Miles.
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And the performance? I am a fan of George Russell and to be honest this is one that got by me, hmm…
Here is one I enjoy a lot, and now to see if I can locate the George Russell you mentioned on Tidal.
It’s from '84 and a lot different from the 'sixties Russell. On this one you can hear he and Miles have been listening to one another.
Chris Botti was in the mainstream. He’s been criticized as a little too mellow almost Muzak but I enjoyed his music on this CD. I’ve been too busy with other things to get through the discs. Many are compilations so it can be time consuming. I should have more time this week.
Yes. . .Shorter had some interesting compositions in that Quintet. Afterwards I tired of his snakey writing to be honest, but in the 'sixties he was on top of his game. I think Mobley wrote some great pieces during this time as well–different than Shorter’s but imo not inferior.
Chris Botti dated a friend of mine some years ago. Charming man and a fine player. We spent a great afternoon once trading licks.
He is legit, won a Grammy, fine technique, great tone.
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Streaming now, a lot more funk to the sound. Some reference to Miles of the '80’s for certain.
Look forward to your thoughts, especially the likes. Always on the hunt for new and different jazz experiences. I’ve got one Chris Botti album, CD I believe. Can’t say I’ve played it through to the end. I guess I like a little more “fire”.
As I listen I’d say this rates a second listen when I can better concentrate on it and turn it up a bit. Very different from his 50’s/60’s sound which I truly enjoy.
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Released in 2020, yet another Miles Davis documentary by director/producer Stanley Nelson. This one got by me totally. My daughter brought it up as she had watched it recently and recommended it highly. Her stand-out comments were two fold, Miles did one hell of a lot of coke, and what an a-hole (regarding women). For those into jazz documentaries I’d highly recommend streaming this one, it is also available on Blu-ray disc.
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Hope it’s not bad form to post this in the What are you spinning now thread and this thread at the same time but I happened upon it by chance and have not heard of Tubby before. I am still a Jazz neophyte so I was wondering if he is well regarded and as I really like this record also wondering where you guys buy the physical media. I’d like to own this one and don’t just want to download it from Qobuz.
Not bad form in my opinion to cross post. Always nice to discuss the music and the genre. Tubby Hayes is a new one on me.
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Tubby Hayes was a highly regarded tenor saxophonist who suffered from being British 
and unfortunately dying early from heart problems in the midst of the 'seventies. He had a Rollins like bold sound and he was an interesting composer. He had been a member of the Jazz Couriers with Ronnie Scott originally, then found fame on his own. For a long time his works were hard to find. Jasmine did a cd reissue program but the sound of the discs was not great. The Japanese put a number of them out in somewhat better sound. . . but they drifted out of print quickly and weren’t distributed worldwide. Last year or the year before the complete works on Fontana (the bulk of his official catlog) were releaed in a fantastic box set, finally sounding GREAT, well worth seeking out. *
That one you found is one of my favorites as are his recordings in the States one with Clark Terry and another with Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
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Pharoah Sanders “Live at the East” Impulse/Universal Japan SHM-CD 2021.
It’s a true pleasure to have this new SHM-CD as I have only had a distorted LP burn on CDR before. A great set of music now sounding wonderful in this new mastering.
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As for where to buy the physical media I have amazon Prime and that makes things easy, I also buy from eBay and I like to shop online at Dusty Groove in Chicago–their LP grading is consistent and they stock Brazilian music most others don’t, and there are bargains to be found in their used offerings (www.dustygroove.com) especially for a jazz newbie.