The dog trots freely thru the Rolling Jazz Canto Thread 2016

I had assumed I'd heard Brilliant Corners already for some reason. I hadn't. I know it's canon and everything, but my god.

In other Monk news, apparently on this day in 1947 he first recorded "Well, You Needn't." Think I just might have to order that Monk fake book I have been eyeing after all.

my Monk listening of recent times is the '61 album with Coltrane or the Trio album with Roach and Blakey playing half each.

Listening to a new BGO (Beat Goes On) reissue of 3 early 80s albums by fusion guitarist Steve Khan on 2 CDs: 1981's Eyewitness, 1982's live Modern Times, and 1983's Casa Loco. It's smooth in a yacht-rock sort of way, without being so greasy it feels like it's dribbling out of your headphones. Some occasionaly dubby echoes around the margins. Not something I'd have been happy about paying for, but mildly diverting.

BGO is the same label that reissued Arthur Blythe's first four Columbia albums as a 2CD set earlier this year. I also have a disc from them that combines Muddy Waters' Electric Mud and After The Rain, so they're OK by me.

Playlist is updated through October; we're at over a hundred songs and 13+ hours. You could do worse if you want something to walk around to.

ILM's Rolling Jazz Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist

Trumpeter Terell Stafford has a new album out, Forgive and Forget, on a tiny label run by saxophonist Herb Harris (he was one of the Tough Young Tenors back at the dawn of the '90s, but dropped out of the scene). All the compositions are Harris's; the band is Stafford, Tim Warfield (another ex-Tough Young Tenor) on sax, Kevin Hays on piano, Greg Williams on bass, and Rodney Green on drums.

I liked his Brotherlee Love album last year.

Yeah, me too. And I've liked his playing on a bunch of Warfield's albums on Criss Cross.

"Streams" is a beautiful album on ECM by Jakob Bro with Thomas Morgan and Joey Baron, you can hear some of it on http://player.ecmrecords.com/bro-2499

I listened to the Fred Frith/Darren Johnston a couple of days ago. I really liked it. Sounded like Frith was either using direct guitar or very clean amplification and very good recording. Pretty good review here

The Jakob Bro track on the ECM site is a stunner, you're right, niels. Right up my alley. I'm looking further.

Huh, he plays a Telecaster. Not what I would have guessed.

Glad to hear you like it!

This clip gives you an idea of what you'll get if you catch a show with them - I really love Baron's expression

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc6baRyUDu4

The song they're playing is from the great record Balladeering wich features Lee Konitz on sax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6IgSEUotiM

any buzz whatsoever on some of the savory collection stuff coming out commercially? i'm kind of interested in that coleman hawkins set, though the whole "apple exclusive" thing is pretty obnoxious

http://www.stereogum.com/1914711/the-10-best-jazz-albums-of-2016/franchises/2016-in-review/

I'm hoping Stereogum will be open to more jazz coverage in 2017.

Some ace albums on there, and am even tempted to try the one with the awful hash tag title if Ron Carter is on board :p

I thought of Battle Trance as contemporary 'classical'/compositional music but it's really really great.

(Obv the greatness matters more than the classification + there are obv jazz influences so)

I wasn't sure either, but I initially reviewed it for the New York City Jazz Record so I figured it counts. (Its genre fluidity is why I paired it with the Borbetomagus album, obviously.)

Oh ha, I didn't notice that you were the author. Good stuff!

that JD Allen Americana album is growing on me and it segues nicely into older jazz blues type albums I have been listening to earlier today by Archie Shepp and Ben Webster.

can't remember if this was posted but it is excellent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE-w9kPIhg8

there has been loads of top class stuff on ECM this year, especially the Wadada Leo Smith/Vijay Iyer and Jack DeJohnette releases. But another that has sneaked up on me recently is the Wolfgang Muthspiel - appropriately titled - Rising Grace one, it is a real slow burning piece of beauty.

it has Brad Mehldau on board and in top form which probably helps

Jazz thread, please tell me: Do I want/need to go see The Bad Plus live early next year in a room that holds ~100?

You might, rabbit, you might.

I saw them in 09 (?) at Wayne State and thought they were great so I think that's a yes? I haven't kept up with most of their albums since then, though, although the one with Joshua Redman sounded good. xp

Saw The Bad Plus once in City Hall Park across the street from J&R Music World about a decade ago, but at the time I wasn't really into what theiy were doing. But I have seen Ethan a couple of times doing some excellent playing with his friend Tootie Heath (who apparently refers to this band as "The Bad Pus" ) so I say go.

I've seen them about a dozen times and they've ranged from good to spectacular; generally better in small rooms imo

same, otm. although maybe the best i've ever seen them was in a theater on the tour with Wendy Lewis on vocals.

why would you not go, is it hella expensive?

$50+ tix (times two if I make it a date night)
2 small kids = baby$itter
general laziness / it's easier to stay home and half-watch Flip Or Flop while refreshing twitter

currently leaning toward going, tho

aight makes sense

I'd definitely go though, always good to get out and hear live music

if you've never seen them before, i would say definitely but a $150 to $200 night out is tough no matter how you slice it

yeah, i would definitely like to go. i saw Jeremy Pelt in this venue a few years ago and it was pretty darn intimate/amazing. it's like watching a concert in your living room, kinda.

pitched a story on 'em in another town in hopes of parlaying that into a list spot here. we'll see...

ilxor andy k turned me on to this

really fantastic

https://yussefkamaal.bandcamp.com

love that record--"lowrider" is a mega jam imo

The new Forebrace album Steeped, like their last one shows a lot of Last Exit influence and their more hard edged stuff is excellent. Probably not a great album but definitely a work in progress.

I interviewed Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado for Bandcamp.

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2016/12/la_la_land_s_clich_d_confused_depiction_of_jazz.html

Not surprising I guess

I interviewed Kamasi Washington's bassist, Miles Mosley, for Bandcamp. His album Uprising comes out 1/27; it's not a jazz disc, more of a '70s funk/R&B album, but with massive, fuzzed-out, almost Hendrixian bass solos on pretty much every track. It's really good.

speaking of The Bad Plus, pretty enjoyable set w Frisell at Newport, still here (get it while you can, never know about npr jazz staying up)
http://www.npr.org/event/music/158004697/the-bad-plus-with-bill-frisell-live-in-concert-newport-jazz-2012

There is a great bit of audience interaction on Joe McPhee's Flowers live album where he explains that when he was in the army he couldn't quite explain to his fellow soldiers why he had a watercolour tribute to Ornette Coleman in his locker door rather than the standard girlie pics.

ha

I played drums on a little New Orleans jazz album earlier this year: https://darrensterud.bandcamp.com/releases

Somehow I missed that the Bad Plus even released an album this year, much less Bad Plus-ed Prince:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjtvIi_T0lY

(or more likely i knew and forgot)

Oh damn, Alphonse Mouzon passed away.

https://youtu.be/psfHjIVd8VI?list=PLHlcpNxyojhFStR2pUzMsxZmcYE_OTu2r