Jazz for aficionados

@ghosthouse 

Hi - nice to hear you are getting into Booker Little.

Booker and Eric Dolphy recorded a lot together. The most known are probably the 5 Spot sessions in 1961, which some feel contributed to  heralding in the early "new thing" among other musician extending at the time.

However I strongly disagree. That was not their intent. Booker spoke extensively about this, as did Dolphy. They do stretch. Booker is a central part of Dolphy's "Far Cry" session as well. 

Another earlier Booker Little session I love is self titled on the Time label. Super melodic focusing on his tone within a more structured ensemble. Also, Craft also just reissued "Booker Little 4 and Max Roach".

He was also on many of the early Max Roach + 4 sessions, as well as Africa Brass with Coltrane,

Anyway, I gush. Thanks for the tip on Tidal. Have not really stretched out to the streamer/DAC arena, Love to though (I think :) That's for another thread eh?

@msbel 

Thanks for those further Booker L. recommendations.  I'll have to check them out.  Really know nothing of his discography (other than, now, this Out Front).  Other work with Eric Dolphy definitely intrigues me.  I admire ED greatly though I struggle with his well known "solo" albums.  Enjoy him most as side man.  I'll see what the ED albums w/BL hold. 

Re DAC/Streamers...a service like Tidal is a great way to find and sample new music.  But if the recording is a keeper, then I'll buy the physical medium...mainly CDs these days but some vinyl too.  If the 'net goes down, I won't be stranded.  

@msbel , interesting comments. Not sure I understand your disagreement with “……some feel contributed to heralding in the early "new thing" among other musician extending at the time”. I’m not familiar with what Booker had to say about this notion. What was the disagreement or objection to others feeling that his music was, in fact, heralding in a new thing? Intended or not, in many ways that was precisely what his recordings from that period were doing.

@frogman 

Thanks for sharing. I understand what you mean for sure. Your last sentence is spot on no doubt. Booker wrote about this subject. You may find some of it here in his quotes that sort of approach the subject gently.

https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2013/09/booker-little-1938-1961.html#:~:text=“I%20can't%20think%20in,must%2C%20how%20to%20resolve%20them.

This is such a rich topic to explore overall., I wish we could sit down and have strong coffee and rap. I love it. 

To kick off (and of course this is obvious) ...

Louis Armstrong Hot Fives and Sevens - one of, if not the first time, true improvisation was documented and extended in that limited time of a jazz 78. He went off, and thus, his legendary bandmates were encouraged to do the same. Bewildering and revelatory (even if Jellyroll Morton was doing the same.) The days of King Oliver's strict arrangements and tyrannical control over his bands was over. It was the King or the highway (as Louis found out for himself!) 

Personally, I believe this manifested itself later in Lester Young's solos on the Kansas City Seven sides, where he would lay down lines that were basically all improvised within the melody.  Hypnotizing.

Of course that leads to Bird's Dial sides to Monk's early BN's, and on. Sorry for stating the obvious here. 

In the end you are totally correct. It is generational when the "new thing" appears. 

Where shall we have coffee :) 

I found this interesting. Maybe some of you will too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7NmtW23k_Q