There was a period in the first half of the 90s where straightahead/post-bop #jazz structures were married (successfully) to very vascular, propulsive rhythm sections, and this is no exception, from 1991:
Herbie Hancock: piano/keys
Wayne Shorter: saxophones
Stanley Clarke: bass
Omar Hakim: drums
@zeruch this was the period I was just getting into live jazz and lineups of this type were catnip for my ears - Crazy People Music era Branford Marsalis Quartet being my specific entry point. It felt very fresh but was clearly directly in the classic jazz lineage I was just learning to appreciate. This lineup holds up wonderfully well, but how could it not with that group of killers?
Saturday is another episode of my #radio show, #Jazz Roulette, on #KUZU 92.9 FM in #Denton TX at 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC). You can stream live at https://kuzu.fm
The track list from tonight's #Jazz Roulette #Radio Show on #KUZU 92.9 FM, every Saturday at 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC) in #Denton TX and streaming at kuzu.fm #CommunityRadio
Charlie Parker and Lester Young - The Opener
Stan Kenton - Pegasus
Charles Mingus - A Foggy Day
Jimmy Smith - Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Main Stem
Johnny Hodges/Harry Carney Sextet - C Jam Blues
Johnny Hodges/Harry Carney Sextet - Mood Indigo
Charlie Parker and Lester Young - The Closer
God Bless The Child by BS&T is a monster. The arrangement is pure genius. Killer horns, hip trumpet and sax solos. You may not have heard it in the last 40 or so years, so give it a spin. #Nowplaying#jazz#vinyl
Rough math — holy cow, Wayne Shorter’s studio output, 1964-65. Again, not exhaustive (see JazzDisco):
Lee Morgan’s Search for the New Land (recorded 1964, issued 1966)
Night Dreamer (rec’d 1964)
Juju (rec’d 1964)
Speak No Evil (rec’d 1964)
The Soothsayer (pictured; tracked ‘65, issues 1979, thanks to Michael Cuscuna)
ESP w/ Miles (rec’d 1965)
Etcetera (rec’d ‘65, issued 1980, thanks Michael)
All Seeing Eye (rec’d 1965) https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/etcetera-wayne-shorter-album/#jazz@vinylrecords#music#wayneshorter
Saturday is another episode of my #radio show, #Jazz Roulette, on #KUZU 92.9 FM in #Denton TX at 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC). You can stream live at https://kuzu.fm
I bought this album in 1970 while in high school, for no other reason than I was mezmorized by the cover art, and heard that Miles is hip and I should be listening to him. At the time, I didn't get it and shelved it for years. It took being exposed to much more music to understand what genius is contained on these disks. So much history and influences are amalgamated into this music. #jazz#afro#rock#freejazz#milesdavis#BitchesBrew#nowplaying#vinyl
@digginjazz for me this was the album that opened up everything. A friend put it on late at a party when everyone was in a perceptive and receptive mindset and within minutes I realized I knew nothing about music at all
Profile » Marshall Allen: A Century of Joyful Noise
Marshall Allen turned 100 years old on May 25, 2024. Back in 1995, when Allen inherited the leadership of the Sun Ra Arkestra at the age of 71, you would have got pretty good odds that he would not be holding the chair nearly thirty years hence. But the cosmology of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and all who sail in her, is nothing if not strange. #jazz#sunra
happy 100th arrival day to the deputy marshall allen, "dep" as he was/is known inside the @SunRaUniverse arkestra. can't believe i've gotten to see him play as many times as i have (& hopefully will again soon). WKCR is playing 24 hours of marshall today to celebrate. https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/marshall-allen-birthday-broadcast#jazz
Flora Purim doesn’t have an exceptional voice, but she always surrounded herself with great musicians (both American and Brazilian), and created an interesting unique sound. This is one of her best from 1974. Love the track with Carlos Santana’s screaming guitar solo. #Nowplaying#jazz#vinyl
@digginjazz yeah she and Airto were an interesting pair. Butterfly Dreams is another album worth a spin or two, and I love their parts in Mickey Hart's masterpiece Dafos
@iamlayer8 yeah that's an interesting project too. Laswell is an interesting artist, a great bass player and producer who works in weird niches. He loves deep dub and crazy avant garde weird stuff as much as the fusion funk stuff
An often ignored classic of South African jazz, “Tete’s Big Sound” by Tete Mbambisa was released in 1976. Tete Mbambisa – "Tete's Big Sound" The album Tete’s Big Sound emerged during a golden age for local South African jazz recordings in the 1970s. Issued by the independent As-Shams/The Sun label in 1976, it was the […] …
"John Coltrane, one of jazz history’s most revered saxophonists, released 'Giant Steps' in 1959. It’s known across the jazz world as one of the most challenging compositions to improvise over for two reasons - it’s fast and it’s in three keys."
Jazztodon artist of the week: David Murray! From @aaj: Few musicians in jazz history have proven more vigorously productive than tenor saxophonist David Murray. During the past 35 years, David has careened forward in a cool, collected, rocket-fueled streak. He has released over 150 albums under his own name. He has perfected an instantly recognizable approach to improvisation that even in its freest flights acknowledges the gravity of a tradition he honors more than most.
Not sure if there are any Latin/Jazz music lovers out there; I'm plugging my good friend, former college roommate, and fellow musician, Jon Ball as he joins
"Gonzalo Grau & La Clave Secreta" at the Lincoln Center in NYC!
This ~ 2 hour event will be live-streamed on the Lincoln Center website as well as YouTube (link below).
La Clave Secreta has been together for 15 years and their eclectic blend is son cubano, jazz, rhumba, R&B, and funk... so tune-in an turn it up! 7:30p EST ⟶ there's a countdown timer on the YouTube site that should align with anyone's time zone)
⟶ If you know someone who might like some free, live music streamed tonight, boost it out! ⟵ https://lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/gonzalo-grau-andamp-la-clave-secreta
@h_thoreson
They have some vids up on YouTube if anyone wants to get a taste of their vibe. Like this great rendition of a Stevie Wonder song "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" that they shot in the recording studio. https://youtu.be/lx7D_IltAqw?feature=shared
