I very much enjoy the comments of the contributors. But I also love learning about albums by artists I like that I was previously unaware of.
I have added many albums to my collection just by seeing the cover. (Thanks Dirk)
A dream lineup including Rudy Van Gelder, belongs in your collection. Overall, in my opinion, Philly Joe Jones is the standout on this.
Ron, you’re more than welcome. Every album cover I post I like or there wouldn’t be any point in doing so. If I compiled a testimonial for every album I’ve posted I would have to employ staff…
For me that is where the fun is, and is why I lean towards posting the rather obscure items in my collection mixed in with new releases and a strong bias for Chicago based musicians. Hopefully a brief description aids the curious collector, as well as a Qobuz/BandCamp link, when I have the the time for such things. jghughes also posts some invigorating music that is not likely to be in my collection.
As I have previously stated the intent of the thread was to promote and discuss the music beyond what had been taking place on What’s Spinning.
With Qobuz, Tidal, and BandCamp exploring new releases and different art forms has become erelatively easy.
Yet another fine BN Hank Mobley I need to revisit. Dream line-up indeed, and Andrew Hill to boot!
A fine nonet ensemble in a hard bop style recorded by Blue Note in 1966. Arrangements by Duke Pearson. Hank Mobley A Slice of the Top. Adding euphonium and tuba adds a bit of a tonal twist to this fine outing.
Yup. This is really cool.
A few days ago I listened to the Gerry Hemingway/Marilyn Crispell set called ‘Table of Changes’. Percussion/piano duet by musicians that have played together for 30 years.
Now I’m listening to Sophie Angel and Michel Zerang. Another percussion/piano duet. These folks are able to get sounds from their instruments that are just amazing, music from Mars.
Much stranger and more intense than the Hemingway/Crispell set.
I am going to start looking through my records for other percussion/piano stuff.
I like this lineup. Especially Wayne Shorter. But except (grab your vasodilators) Herbie Hancock. I always miss the much more poetic Bill Evans.
Nope, Bill Evans just would not have worked as well as Herbie Hancock in this amazing band.
you might be right.
But my sense feels like anybody could tie together Herbie’s chord voicings.
Not in 1963.
really? why?
He introduced new unique voicings and approach to the keyboard. So much has been assimilated into the tradition but someone has to be “first.” Now it may seem anyone can do that. Not then.
Still come back to this one, a bit out there and simultaneously outrageous. All the same it is a fun yet challenging listen.
I am good with Herbie in this particular version of the MD Quintet. Bill was best left to his own means and his brand of Trio performances. I want both!