Seasick Steve, Sonic Soul Surfer. Been getting back into the blues lately.
169 responses Add your response
Nicole Sabouné Takes me back to Britain´s new wave music scene in the early eighties |
Have always loved the big, rippling sax sound of Stanley Turrentine since I started listening to jazz about 20 years ago. Picked up a used CD few weeks ago of his 1965 album "Joyride" on Blue Note . Big Band (16 guys) backing him arranger and conductor Oliver Nelson in front. Not much solo work ,its Stanley's show but here's a few of the guys in the band . Herbie Hancock, Kenny Burell, Grady Tate,Clark Terry, Bob Cranshaw,Phil Woods and J.J Johnson ! Great sound even for Van Gelder, if there is a better big band CD I haven't heard it . |
Almost too many to list thanks to Spotify. Their Browse/Discover feature is very helpful in this regard. Also, not to hijack this thread started in 2004, but readers of this thread might also be interested in visiting "What's In Your CDP Tonight - The Minority Report". While not totally about obscure/new...a fair amount of what's there is. Here are 5 new-to-me artists that I've been enjoying: The Lord Dog Bird - first (red) album All Tiny Creatures - Harbors mewithoutYou - several, but esp. Catch For Us The Foxes & Pale Horses Bibio - Vignetting the Compost (& various others too) Damian Jurado - for me mainly his Richard Swift-produced trilogy: Saint Bartlett, Maraqopa, & Bros. & Sisters of the Eternal Son I could go on ad nauseum, but won't. |
some more recent discoveries female vocals Sara Tavares: Balance: jazz tinged latin done tastefully Esperanza Spalding: get this...jazz based, sh palys the acoustic double bass while singing other stuff Nik Bartch's Ronin: Holon: European jazz, atmospheric, somewhat intellectual in approach DJ Shadow: new album The Pirvate Press doesn't dissapoint and clearly shows why he is at another level to other DJs Lettuce: Rage....if you like funk, u gotta have this. get down! The Duke Sprit: Neptune...can be pretentious but i like it: brit cool rock influecned by the early 70s but modern Yoav: acoustic gtr based, influences of chill, sorta like Bon Iver but more intense |
Fleet Foxes, "Sun Giant EP". Really nice stuff, and the recording has the sound of a really large, interesting acoustic environment, though I suspect it's been done with effects. Still, good sound. I think I'll take it to RMAF. How to describe? CSNY meet Moody Blues meet Fleetwood Mac (circa the Danny Kirwin days) meet 2008. Lame description, I know. |
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago - haunting, melancholy folky music very good and on vinyl too. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer - very good but more techno / dance like Burial - Untrue - ambient / dub house music. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride, (mountain goats aren't new to me but it's a great album). Too many others to mention. |
Some recent good pick ups in fusion (for the lack of a better description), all sourced from abstractlogix.com which specializes in this stuff. If you like fusion, instrumental chops etc...a very good source for hard to find discs. Ray Riendeau & Joe Morris: Groove Therapy: Mysteries of the Revolution: Mysteries of the Revolution Jim Weider: Percolator Ed Degenaro: Dog House Adam Holzman and the Brave New World: JazzRocketScience as well as two difficult to find CDs from better well known artists Ginger Baker Trio: Falling Off The Roof (with Bill Frisell and Charlie Haden) and ...one that I didn't know existed, but is amazing Jack Bruce & Robin Trower: Seven Moons |
Albertporter, I took the shrinkwrap off this one two weeks ago but I can't be sure when I got it. It probably entered my collection as one of hundreds of LPs I bought when the Tower Records at 4th and Broadway (RIP) in Manhattan unloaded all of their records to make room for CDs (around 1990-91). It may seem absurd that someone would have records in their collection for that long without listening to them. But I have enough records that, despite my best efforts, some remain unplayed. Anyway, I hope you can get hold of some of Mosca's music in whatever format you can. I think it is sensational. Good luck! |
Siliab, Took your advice and searched Sal Mosca at AMG and managed to hear a few cuts off albums on either side of the one you mention. Unfortunately the only copy of "Music" I can find is in Japan. Do you own the CD or LP, I ask because you mention turntable and record. Did you had to order from Japan to get your copy? |
Sal Mosca Music, an LP from 1980 featuring the pianist, Sal Mosca, a protege of Lennie Tristano's really has me transfixed. He explores the rhythmic and harmonic underpinnings of familiar standards in a way that transforms them but strangely completes them. I can't get this record off the turntable. |
While Donny McCaslin has been playing for a while, I just bumped into his music these past several months and his CDs "Soar" and "In Pursuit" are superb sax efforts. Eric Alexander's "Nightlife in Tokyo" is sax playing that impacts me more each time I listen. The Karl Denson Trio CD "Lunar Orbit" is another sax CD that I continue to play. Scott Colley's "Architect of the Silent Moment" is a nice effort, and so is Kenny Werner's "Lawn Chair Society," which includes Dave Douglas, Chris Potter, Scott Colley and Brian Blade |
