Jazz - What's your bag, man?

[cybot]

Scorch trio with Mars Williams Live in Norway double Lp on Rune G....

[Seán]

I can see majority of the recordings here are from the past and I agree even though I am more in to new stuff.

Well I have recordings from the thirties up 2011. When one looks back and considers the composers, innovaters and great musicans from the twenties, thirties, forties, fifties, sixties and seventies -- I am thinking in particular of people of the calibre of DUKE ELLINGTON, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Woody Herman, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, MILES DAVIS, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, Thad Jones, Gil Evans and Bill Evans -- then one realises that Jazz performed today is a poor relation of what has gone before. People of that calibre are no longer developing and playing Jazz music. Thankfully, we still have a sample of their recorded output to enjoy, and I do.

The VJO, Maria Schneider and Bil Holman are still performing and creating lovely music but they don't make up for what has been lost.

Recently I have been listening to LUND QUARTET…I really love this album. Perhaps the guys are not supper skilful but the atmosphere and the ambience, emotions this is what it counts here. It reminds me slightly PORTICO QUARTET or DAN BERGLUND TONBRUKET or some other Scandinavians.

The LUND QUARTET debut album can be downloaded for £7 in FLAC or you can buy CD album £10….highly recommended!

Regards

Maciej

The Scandinavians, in particular the Danes and Swedes, have had a very healthy and strong Jazz scene for years.

If you enjoy the Lund Quartet then you might like to try Bill Evans.

[Seán]

A selection of tonight's Jazz listening session follows, all of them on vinyl.



This is my favourite Art Pepper album.

[Seán]

My 21st Birthday present:



People who like Art Pepper tend to have a great affection for Zoot too.

[Seán]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[Seán]

[Seán]

My first Mingus LP:



When I first heard this album I was astounded at the lengths to which Mingus went to have his group sound like an Ellington Orchestra but with his own distinct signature and it works beautifully.

[Seán]

and finally a recording from 2007 and playing on the CDP:

[Seán]

Anatomy of a Murder is a 1959 American courtroom crime drama film. It was
directed by Otto Preminger and starred James Stewart and Lee Remick.
Duke Ellington composed the music for the film and it was performed by his orchestra, I have it on vinyl:

[Seán]