Only one track for me (Poses) in the UK. I tried searching on some of the other track titles, which sometimes works, but not here.
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Perhaps the only film of the great Jamaican Altoist Joe Harriot, playing here with Stan Tracey in 1969.
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A fine solo.
Ronnie Stephenson drums so probably Rick Laird bass ?
A guy called Matt Parker has a you tube channel called British Progressive Jazz. He is much in awe of Joe and has a film telling his life story. I used to enjoy Joe with Pat Smythe, Les Condon,Coleridge and Phil Seaman but then he followed his star to music I did not always enjoy.
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It’s Lennie Bush on bass. He also plays on the Columbia LP recording ‘We Love You Madly’ by Stan’s Big Brass, with Stephenson replaced by Barry Morgan. The whole thing (TV programme and LP) was recorded for Duke’s 70th birthday.
Matt Parker was one of the guys who started the ‘Jazz In Britain’ label and these days he runs his own ‘British Progressive Jazz’ label.
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Back from my holidays, so it was off to the record shop to get my fix. I cam home with two albums and hopefully a better mastering of an old early CD from the eighties that has always sounded awful on CD.
I buy Joshua Redman discs without listening first. Words Fall Short, is well up to his high standards. A very enjoyable album. I love this guys playing.
I took a punt on About Ghosts by Mary Halverson. I have listened to her other albums, and have never really “got” her music, and why most critics seem to rave about her albums. My dealer said this one is a bit more musical than her other stuff, so I decided to give it a try. This one clicks for me.
Finally a favourite from the past 80/81 by Pat Metheny, from his strongest period at ECM. ( I think he never made any albums at the same level, after he left ECM, but I never miss him playing live.) I have always loved this record.
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that’s a funny quote!
John Williams. This one was a jazz musician.
Loved his stabbing left hand ever since I discovered him on my paper round purchased Stan Getz at the Shrine. I am sure Horace Silver was a fan.
He was ever present with Getz,Brookmeyer and Sims. But now forgotten.
Also on this lp. Apparently recorded by the RVG studio in Hackensack. If so not his finest effort. Perhaps Mum was twiddling the knobs.
Qobuz.
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After a rather flabby second solo album British tuba player Theon Cross roars back with this exhilarating live set with US backing band at the NY Blue Note club. If you like heavy jazz - think Tony Williams Lifetime (OK different instrumentation) with a heavy dash (unsurprisingly) of Sons of Kemet - this is your bag.
Streamed late last night and immediately bought the vinyl.
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This is on my list to buy. I listened to some of it on Bandcamp, and was impressed. I am going to buy the download.
David Murray is never going to be ‘easy listening’ but try Abel’s Blissed Out Blues for a more relaxed track.
Another week of irresistible new music.
James Brandon Lewis Quartet, is probable the best of the bunch, with its slick modern well played music. This often abstract album has class.
I downloaded from Bandcamp, Affirmations, by Theon Cross. I have played it just once, but it is good fun. Love his guitarist.
I also downloaded Dream Manifest, by Theo Croker. Here we are on the outed edges of Jazz, probably more dance and electronica than anything else. But his Miles like trumpet puts it in the Jazz camp by a whisker.
A nice foot taping album, perfect for a Summer evening on my Italian balcony. High Vibrations is a lovely Summer track.
UPDATE
I switched over from my usual HD800S headphones to my Beyerdynamic T1ii for the Theon Cross album. Wow what a difference these more Bass heavy cans made to the sound. The Tuba was revealed in all its glory. The Croker album sounds better too.
The HD800S is a joy for more acoustic music, but the T1ii’s shine on more Bass heavy London Jazz and dance.
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