Being a native New Yorker I tuned in to watch the NY Mets play the NY Yankees in a baseball game tonight. Since today is the 20th year to the day of the terrorist attacks on my home country the NYPD and FDNY are being honored on the field before the game. But what struck me the most was the young jazz vocalist sensation
Anais Reno who sand our National Anthem. I had never heard of her or listened to her beautiful voice until tonight. I immediately went to Amazon and ordered this talented (and beautiful) young ladies debut album released this past March and titled "
Lovesome Thing"
Lovesome Thing features Anias singing the following great songs from the American Jazz Standards.
Caravan; Mood Indigo; Still in Love; Chelsea Bridge / A Flower is a Lovesome Thing; I'm Just a Lucky So-and- So; It's Kind of Lonesome Tonight; Day Dream; I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues; All Roads Lead Back to You; U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group); Lush Life; Take the "A" Train.
Anaïs Reno (anaisreno.com)
(2) Benny Benack III & Anais Reno - Caravan - YouTube
(2) Lush Life - YouTube
(2) Anais Reno, It's kind of lonesome out tonight, Duke Ellington - YouTube
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OK this weekend I listened to discs 5 through 8 of the LEE MORGAN COMPLETE 8 CD LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE.
All 8 discs are excellent remasters. Sonics are second to non as far as the digital (CD) versions are concerned.
What I noticed the most was how night after night Lee Morgan had Bennie Maupin lead off on the solo's.
Many of the tracks Lee and Bennie played note for note together.
Lee was obviously recovered from his heroin addiction and sounded fantastic.
Its a shame his GF killed him. |
Burton, Corea, Metheny, Haynes, Holland - "Question and Answer"
That is the first song on the Quintet album titled "Like Minds" There is a trio album titled Question and Answer with 3 of the 5 artists on the Like Minds album.
Question And Answer | Discogs
I have both discs and both are really good albums in their entirety. Keegiam I suggest you check out the trio if you have not yet. |
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So sorry to learn this. One of my favorites. This came immediately to mind:
Mraz will be missed You have posted Urban Dreams from Pepper Adams a few times over the years and I think it is very good album so I always meant to own a copy but then would forget over time. I'm on my way to Discogs now to order a copy so I dont forget again. Thanks for posting it again. |
Anyone who thinks he is not a Jazz player of the highest order is just not listening
Tales From The Hudson was, IMHO, Michael Brecker's best album. I purchased it after buying a few of his earlier sessions as a leader and many more as a sideman or co leader/collaborator. And yes Metheny is a great jazz guitarist - on that album. Anyone who thinks Metheny is not one of the best ever on the instrument is in denial. Where it gets blurred is that Metheny, on all of his own projects and collaborations with Lyle Mays I really can't call it jazz. I have listened to Metheny play straight ahead jazz often, on TFTH and other sessions where he plays in the traditional jazz harmonies like Montgomery or Martino. I would call Metheny's projects "creative guitar music" As in
(7) PAT METHENY & LYLE MAYS ~ SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH -
YouTubeIts when Metheny collaborates with someone other then Lyle Mays that he sound more "jazz like" As in
(7) Jazzfest Berlin 1990 - (III) - Pat Metheny Trio - Dave Holland (b) - Roy Haynes (dr) deel 1.avi - YouTube
And here is an example of Metheny jamming like a "hard rocker" fast forward to 4:10
(7) Pat Metheny & Anna Maria Jopek-Are you going with me? - YouTube
Do I think Pat Metheny is a guitar virtuoso - yes, do I think his albums with Lyle Mays (the bulk of his own art) sound like jazz..no
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Bror Fredrik "Esbjörn" Svensson (16 April 1964 – 14 June 2008) was a Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as e.s.t. Svensson became one of Europe's most successful jazz musicians at the turn of the 21st century before dying, at the age of 44, in a scuba diving accident. Swedish Guitarist extraordinaire Ulf Wakenius created a tribute album in memory of the pianist
Bror Fredrik "Esbjörn" Svensson after his untimely death in 2008. Love Is Real by Ulf Wakenius:
(9) Believe Beleft Below - YouTube
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Hello pryso its been a while.
Yes its a short video but full of great remembrances by McGlaughlin.
Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell was a huge fan of Toney Williams.
John McGlaughlin and Mitch Mitchell were once in the same band together.
One night after doing a show at the Village Vanguard Mitch Michell invited John and organist Larry Young and bassist Dave Holland to come with him around the corner to Electric Ladyland Studios for a jam session with Jimi.
Mcglaughlin was playing a hollow body electric guitar at the time.
Mcglaughlin met Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles from Hendrix's Band Of Gypsies group that night and Buddy brought John to one of Hendrix's live performances at Madison Square Garden.
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mahgister I have been listening to a lot of the Scandinavian musicians, old and new, over this past summer. All of them, old and new, are extremely talented and diverse musicians. Garbarek and his 4 bandmates I listed that played with him on the 1970 album titled Afric Pepperbird recorded the majority of their music on the ECM label. ECM, since its inception in 1969, has welcomed the majority of jazz artists that are, shall we say, a breed apart. The music these artists create simply cannot be called "jazz" The music on ECM label releases has been called many things. avant garde, diverse, world, improv, and free are 5 words that have been used but I myself prefer the word "creative" Please post your favorite creative Scandinavian artists songs. I always enjoy new music that I am unfamiliar with. EST’s "When Everyone Has Gone" is one of my favorites. This one also gets repeated listening sessions:
(9) Esbjörn Svensson Trio Plays Monk - YouTube
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Hello frog hope all is well. I listened to the whole Bob Mintzer WDR (yes all 34 minutes) and really enjoyed it. And yes, that trombone solo 2:30-4:30 is played beautifully. Thanks for that.
Yesterday while driving and listening to my pandora jazz stations on my blue tooth headphones I heard for the first time (was not aware of this session) Oscar Peterson + one. The "one" being Clark Terry on flugelhorn, trumpet and vocals. It was a beautiful tune that I like so much I noted the LP cover photo and searched for a cd copy on discogs.
Here is a couple tunes from the session
(23) Brotherhood Of Man - YouTube
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Frogman I’M sure you are aware that the United States of America was very, very different back in those days compared to 1965 through 2021.
The 40’s generation was known as "The Greatest Generation". Numerous books have been written on the subject. The reasons given for why "The Greatest Generation" are the very same reasons that made artists the most creative, uplifting, courageous, sincere, unselfish, and most of all hard working and willing to sacrifice humans. I just named some and there is more. Don’t get me started on the Second World War - there is not enough space.
Its not a coincidence the artists - which musicians and boxers both are - share all of these words that define "The Greatest Generation"
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**** Its no coincidence that the golden age of jazz - 1935 through 1965 - was also the golden age of boxing. ****
Just as there were the most recognized and dominate pugilists during that period the same hold true for jazz wouldn't you agree? You know the jazz greats who performed during that 30 year period frogman so I'll just name a few boxers as this is a jazz forum and though I would love to talk boxing for hours I have other avenues for that. Archie Moore called the mongoose, was the greatest Light Heavyweight of all time had his first professional fight in 1935 and his last in 1963 Moore fought in 4 different decades compiling a record of and retired with 186 wins - 132 by knockout with just 23 losses. Archie loved jazz and was very good friends with Lucky Thompson who used to play his sax while Archie trained. Joe Louis, arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time fought from 1934 - 1951 Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history.
Sugar Ray Robinson fought from 1940 - 1965. Ray had 174 wins - 109 by knockout with only 19 losses. Ray turned professional in 1940 at the age of 19 and by 1951 had a professional record of 128–1–2 with 84 knockouts. From 1943 to 1951 Robinson went on a 91-fight unbeaten streak, the third-longest in professional boxing history. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the latter year. Ray was great friends with Miles Davis and it was at Ray's urging that Davis kicked his heroin habit in 1953. Rocky Marciano also fought during these years. Marciano became the Heavyweight Champion in 1952 and defended his belt until 1956 when he retired undefeated at 49 - 0 with 43 knockouts. |
Black Americans is the answer. As their employment / career opportunities increased across the society, the number of them wanting to Box or be Jazz musicians decreased. There have probably been many potentially as good as Ali, Louis and Marciano etc ... they are just working in cooperate America. Or maybe in the NBA, NFL or MLB. All a lot easier than boxing or trying to earn a living in Jazz.
Other groups, Irish, Jews, Italians etc... traveled the same journey.
Thanks roc for an alternate yet just as true statement as the explanations I tried to bring forward
I disagree. Some folks ( ne'er-do-wells ), will ALWAYS be on the journey, no matter what the situation is. Including a lot of white folks.
I agree true indeed. Always has, is , and will be the lazy ones. |
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Could not find this album that I have on ytube, so I will post it this way.
If I would know how, would upload it myself.
Hello Alek. Happy your ok and thanks for posting the Dr. Lonnie Smith and his 3 Japanese friends who recorded that "LIVE JAM" -THE JAZZ FUNK MASTERS.
It was recorded live in Tokyo at the club Jirokichi and released on a Japanese label called P VINE records on LP and CD the same year. It has never been reissued. The 5 live songs are typical Lonnie Smith funk and gospel "boogie" music. I liked all of the songs. Dr. Lonnie Smiths music is never dull. I saw him live a half dozen times in NYC and I was never disappointed. He was quite the showman on the Hammond B 3. |
Marvelous musical social commentary, PJW.
thanks OP hope all is well with you. |
acman that Charlie Parker 1953 Montreal is a gem.
Personnel: Charlie Parker (alto sax, except 2), Brew Moore (tenor sax, -2,4), Paul Bley (piano), Dick Garcia (guitar), Neil Michaud (bass), Ted Paskert (drums)
I had to look up Brew Moore and saw this
"When I heard what Bird had done for himself, I realized that Pres was not the complete messiah. So I combined Bird and Pres and my own thing."
"with fellow tenors Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, and Alan Eager; at the time, they all sounded identical. Moore was the only one of the five who did not change his sound through the years."
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This is the most remarkable thing in music I have ever seen !
Remember that boys name
Nicolò Pellegrino
I wont forget it |
Thanks acman for that Earl Harvin Trio clip.
Dave Palmer is masterful on the electric Fender Rhodes.
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Pjw, one of my desert island disk. Saw them at the Gypsy Tea Room.
Also saw an early Wilco show there.
In Dallas Texas? I know it seems like a dumb question but there are many, restaurants and pubs in America, and I am sure globally, named "The Gypsy Tea Room". We have one in NYC... |
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Here we go again...... Ok I will try my best to help out with this ongoing trivial distraction which only takes away from the mostly positive experience of JFA. First and foremost since when are jazz aficionados not allowed to have a difference of opinions. This is not 1938 Nazi Germany is it????? That said I will attempt a resolution and address our OP first. I know you are a big Lee Morgan fan and aficionado of his talented trumpet playing. I agree that on the studio album Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers A Night In Tunisia here: Acoustic Sounds Lee Morgan hits the high registers quite often and sounds great doing it. However it is highly possible that on the live version Morgan could have been doped up, a little drunk, maybe a combination of both, maybe hungover or in need of a "fix" or maybe he was just plain exhausted that particular night. Any of the reasons I have stated could have effected his playing on his solo - THAT PARTICULAR RENDITION RECORDED LIVE THAT NIGHT. frogman the studio solos on a lot of jazz albums are improvised just as in a live setting. Also live recording equipment in those days was sub par and may effect the end result. The reasons I gave O10 above certainly could have an effect on a musician. So yes your opinion that Morgan was unusually playing in the high register on that live recording and on THAT PARTICULAR RECORDING THAT NIGHT sounded "off" is not without merit. YOU BOTH HAVE GOOD POINTS AND I RESPECT BOTH OPINIONS Can we get back to posting JFA??????????? |
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frogman that 1959 complete set 1 from Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers in Paris is a gem. Thanks for sharing. Morgan was 21 and Shorter 26. I count myself lucky to have seen Wayne Shorter live for his 80th birthday anniversary tour at NYC Town Hall. I have about 15 each of Morgan and Shorter as leaders and everything from their stints, live and studio, with Blakey as I am a "Art Blakey completist" You and Mahgister have expressed all that I hear when listening to those two great musicians and so I only want to say if you can get a chance to watch this video please do so. I highly recommend it.
Watch I Called Him Morgan | Prime Video (amazon.com)
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Here you are, all alleged Aficionados, talking about the best Trumpet player, and NO ONE has even mentioned Armstrong!!! Sad state of affairs. Sad.
roc I posted Satchmo and the Duke about 12 posts before yours on the same page. You must have missed it. Does that get me off of your "alleged JA" list? |
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mahgister
And i love trumpeters like i love pianists....
The trumpet is probably the most "symbolic" instrument when it come to jazz genre. I agree with you and will never call one trumpeter "the best" But as you also said we all have our favorites and I would like to mention a few of mine Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, Chet Baker and Lee Morgan - not necessarily in that order. I do admit though, to being a Clifford Brown completist. I would also say he is my most favorite by just a hair over the others. I also really like Kenny Dorham. As we aficionados all know, Clifford Brown was an up and coming star in the jazz world and a young phenom on the trumpet when he tragically died in a car accident at age 25 in 1956.
Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954. Kenny Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did. For this reason, Dorham's name has become "virtually synonymous with underrated."
I am wishing the 6 songs I chose to represent both of these exceptional artists are acceptable selections to show off their respective virtuosity, and most of all the distinctive sound of each of them. I think the two of them made Louis Armstrong proud. Clifford
(10) Art Blakey & Clifford Brown - 1954 - A Night At Birdland Vol1 - 05 A Night In Tunisia - YouTube
(10) Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Study In Brown ( Full Album ) - YouTube
(10) Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Jordu - YouTube
Kenny
(10) Kenny Dorham - 1961 - Whistle Stop - 04 - Whistle Stop - YouTube
(10) Kenny Dorham - Una mas - YouTube
(10) Manhã de Carnaval (Live) - YouTube
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