Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge
Engaging bari sax led set, not too pricey if you find it. Cheers,
Spencer
Engaging bari sax led set, not too pricey if you find it. Cheers,
Spencer
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
I'm inviting you to share the sort of recordings you won't typically encounter on a "100 Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time" sort of list. they need not be obscure-- but please, no "Kind of Blue", "Sunday at the Village Vanguard", "Blue Train", etc.
The dates are for CD release, which are, in some cases, was quite later than the release dates for titles that first came out on vinyl.
OK-- I'll start with a handful of mine...
Art Farmer Quintet
"Blame it On My Youth" 1988. Contemporary
Art Farmer; trumpet/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Victor Lewis: Drums/Rufus Reid: Bass/James Williams: Piano
A. F. in his late prime in skilled company exploring a nice mix of tunes. The first and best of three releases by this group.
Gary Bartz and Sonny Fortune
"Alto Memories" 1994 Verve Japan
G. Bartz: Alto Sax/Sonny Fortune: Alto Sax/Jack Dejohnette: drums/Buster Williams: Bass/Kenny Barron: Piano
Not easy to find but worthwhile if you enjoy the two altoists, who work very well together. Note the stellar band.
Nick Brignola
"On A Different Level" 1990 Reservoir
Nick Brignola: Baritone Sax/Kenny Barron: PIano/Jack Dejohnette: Drums/Dave Holland: Bass
Most of Brignola's recordings feature him on a variety of horns but here, it's all Baritone.
Another good one is "Flight of the Eagle", also on Reservoir.
Joanne Brackeen:
"Where Legends Dwell" 1992 Ken
Joanne Brackeen: piano/Eddie Gomez: Bass/Jack deJohnette: Drums
A very "muscular" player with a delightfully idiosyncratic approach to composition.
Jerry Bergonzi:
"Tenor of the TImes" 2006 Savant
Jerry Bergonzi: Tenor/Renato Chicco: PIano/Dave Santoro:bass/Andrea Michelutti: Drums
Contemporary Boston master.
Hal Galper Quintet:
"Reach Out" 1995 Steeplechase
Hal Galper: Piano/.Michael Brecker: Tenor Sax/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Billy Hart: Drums/Wayne Dockery: Bass
Terrific live showcase for this group.
Stan Getz:
"Dynasty" Re-release 2009 Verve
Stan Getz: Tenor Sax/Eddy Louise: organ/Rene Thomas: Guitar/Bernard Lubat: Drums
Live. Stan sitting in with Louise's trio. They don't let him coast.
Don Grolnick:
"The Complete Blue Note Recordings" 1977 Blue Note
Don Grolnick: Composer, Piano/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Barry Rodgers, Steve Turre: Trombone/
Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer: Tenor Sax/Marty Ehrlich: Bass Clarinet/Dave Holland: Bass/
Peter Erkine, Bill Stewart; Drums
Focuses on Grolnick the composer. Lots of vivid instrumental colors and unpredictable intervals, here.
Check out the players!
To pay bills, Grolnick MD'd Linda Ronstadt's touring band but I promise you these Blue Note recordings
won't remotely bring to mind "Blue Bayou"!
Slide Hampton:
"Roots" 1985 Criss Cross Jazz
Slide Hampton: Trombone/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Cedar Walton: Piano/David Wiliams: Bass/Billy Higgins: Drums
Simply a great mainstream Jazz record as you might expect, given the personnel.
Booker Ervin
"Booker 'N Brass" 1998 Pacific Jazz
Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax with a "small big band" including, to name a few:
Freddie Hubbard: Trumpet/Kenny Barron: Piano/Bennie Green: Trombone/Lenny McBrowne: Drums/Reggie
Johnson: Bass
Punchy, swinging and soulful.
The dates are for CD release, which are, in some cases, was quite later than the release dates for titles that first came out on vinyl.
OK-- I'll start with a handful of mine...
Art Farmer Quintet
"Blame it On My Youth" 1988. Contemporary
Art Farmer; trumpet/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Victor Lewis: Drums/Rufus Reid: Bass/James Williams: Piano
A. F. in his late prime in skilled company exploring a nice mix of tunes. The first and best of three releases by this group.
Gary Bartz and Sonny Fortune
"Alto Memories" 1994 Verve Japan
G. Bartz: Alto Sax/Sonny Fortune: Alto Sax/Jack Dejohnette: drums/Buster Williams: Bass/Kenny Barron: Piano
Not easy to find but worthwhile if you enjoy the two altoists, who work very well together. Note the stellar band.
Nick Brignola
"On A Different Level" 1990 Reservoir
Nick Brignola: Baritone Sax/Kenny Barron: PIano/Jack Dejohnette: Drums/Dave Holland: Bass
Most of Brignola's recordings feature him on a variety of horns but here, it's all Baritone.
Another good one is "Flight of the Eagle", also on Reservoir.
Joanne Brackeen:
"Where Legends Dwell" 1992 Ken
Joanne Brackeen: piano/Eddie Gomez: Bass/Jack deJohnette: Drums
A very "muscular" player with a delightfully idiosyncratic approach to composition.
Jerry Bergonzi:
"Tenor of the TImes" 2006 Savant
Jerry Bergonzi: Tenor/Renato Chicco: PIano/Dave Santoro:bass/Andrea Michelutti: Drums
Contemporary Boston master.
Hal Galper Quintet:
"Reach Out" 1995 Steeplechase
Hal Galper: Piano/.Michael Brecker: Tenor Sax/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Billy Hart: Drums/Wayne Dockery: Bass
Terrific live showcase for this group.
Stan Getz:
"Dynasty" Re-release 2009 Verve
Stan Getz: Tenor Sax/Eddy Louise: organ/Rene Thomas: Guitar/Bernard Lubat: Drums
Live. Stan sitting in with Louise's trio. They don't let him coast.
Don Grolnick:
"The Complete Blue Note Recordings" 1977 Blue Note
Don Grolnick: Composer, Piano/Randy Brecker: Trumpet/Barry Rodgers, Steve Turre: Trombone/
Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer: Tenor Sax/Marty Ehrlich: Bass Clarinet/Dave Holland: Bass/
Peter Erkine, Bill Stewart; Drums
Focuses on Grolnick the composer. Lots of vivid instrumental colors and unpredictable intervals, here.
Check out the players!
To pay bills, Grolnick MD'd Linda Ronstadt's touring band but I promise you these Blue Note recordings
won't remotely bring to mind "Blue Bayou"!
Slide Hampton:
"Roots" 1985 Criss Cross Jazz
Slide Hampton: Trombone/Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax/Cedar Walton: Piano/David Wiliams: Bass/Billy Higgins: Drums
Simply a great mainstream Jazz record as you might expect, given the personnel.
Booker Ervin
"Booker 'N Brass" 1998 Pacific Jazz
Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax with a "small big band" including, to name a few:
Freddie Hubbard: Trumpet/Kenny Barron: Piano/Bennie Green: Trombone/Lenny McBrowne: Drums/Reggie
Johnson: Bass
Punchy, swinging and soulful.
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Since you like Brazilian Jazz you should check out the Concord Jazz label. This Charlie Byrd Trio recording is one of my favorites. The recordings are first class! https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=D22zjnh6&id=C8ACCB1B433923507820B0D869... |
@rok2id: Thanks for that list of Brazilian music-- I will investigate! I had no idea Cannonball had recorded with S. Mendes but I am familiar with the album with Coltrane-- good one! The Pepper Adams is great-- how could it not be, with that list of players? Gonna have to buy that. Yeah, I've got "Unity" (Woody Shaw is one of my favorite trumpet players) but I've never listened to L. Young's pre-Blue Note records. @sbank: Yeah, I've got Blue Serge-- it WAS pricey, but well worth it! ;o) @yogiboy: OK-- thanks!. I once saw Bud Shank play with a bunch of other L.A. hotshots in a group with (dig this) Ravi Shankar and... Yehudi Menuhin ! This was back in the 70's (of course) at some outdoor venue in Ojai. No Charlie Byrd -- studio ace Dennis Budamir (sp?) was on guitar. |
These are all on vinyl: Charles Mingus - "Reincarnation of a Lovebird". It’s a "twofer" on Prestige. Carla Bley - "Life Goes On" - released in 2020. Three geezers playing jazz. Kenny Wheeler - "Gnu High" - on ECM with Keith Jarrett Pepper Adams - "Encounter" - on Prestige with Zoot Sims Joe Farrell - 3 albums on the CTI label - "Joe Farrell Quartet", Moongerms", and "Outback" John McLaughlin - "Extrapolation" - with John Surman on baritone and soprano sax - Polydor label Gil Evans - "Out of the Cool" - a new Impulse Records vinyl pressing just came out. Highly recommended! |
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