"Weird Means Something You Never Heard Before": Rolling Jazz D-bag Thread 2015

I could imagine a bit of album-era Ellington would be child friendly, especially Such Sweet Thunder which is very much a pop album of sorts.

My daughter responded well to jazz from like age 2-3, but then suddenly got into this weird thing where she insisted she only likes "kids' music" and jazz is "grownup music." Hoping that will pass quickly. OTOH a few weeks ago this came on and she really liked it and asked me to play it again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCeQ5E6gK9M

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0002/944/MI0002944139.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

Sure, if you want your kid to declare you a Suppressive Person when he/she hits teenagerdom...

The first music I remember getting into was Mancini's theme for Peter Gunn, about a detective who frequented jazz clubs (the manager of one was a shrewd source; I think of her when listening to Karin Krog). Tough stuff, none of that "Moon River." Also fascinated by the music that led into cigarette commercials, with some kind of semi-abstract art backdrop: just warm, open(?) strings and maybe a grace note, from a hollow-body electric guitar, I think, def unaccompanied.
Lester Bangs wrote that the first album he bought was TV Action Jazz, by guitarist Mundell Lowe. Anybody heard it? Or his others?

My son started listening to Miles Davis Kinda Blue, but not till high school. Not sure what other jazz he listens too

Bear in mind: http://www.npr.org/sections/ablogsupreme/2009/06/jazz_and_dads_a_short_essay_1.html

Ha, yes, except in this case he's the one pushing it on me -- don't think I've ever played it in the house but at his request. Anyway thanks for all the suggestions; will check them out.

Kind of blue, monk time, favorite things, the blue Yusef all jump timing as albums I loved before I was a teen

Just saw this fantastic clip on Facebook - McCoy Tyner with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill and Alphonse Mouzon, live on WNET (NYC Channel 13) in 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YvovU0vzoQ

cool, will definitely check that out. for a long time 'Enlightment' (w/Alphonse Mouzon) was the cd i would always look for in record stores but never find (and now of course i can listen to it on Spotify or whatever).

new Makaya McCraven, a more beat-oriented addendum to the main record (mastered by Daddy Kev no less): https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-moment-e-f-sides

After checking out various things from the eoy lists have been loving the Charles Lloyd + Stephen Haynes albums. Also been loving the absolutely brutal, but not mentioned anywhere Joe McPhee + Survival Unit III one, but that one will probably hurt a majority of ears!

Another one to throw into the EOY jazz pot :) http://thequietus.com/articles/19424-the-best-jazz-of-2015

Individual critics' ballots from this year's NPR Jazz Critics' Poll have been posted. Mine can be read here.

Thanks. Man, that Cecile McLorin Salvant record seems to be popular. I only know the one song Michael Bourne keeps pushing on WBGO, "The Stepsister's Lament," from Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella.

16. Dead Neanderthals, Endless Voids

wow. hadn't heard this.

Slowly starting to catch up with these. The Manthappa sounds v good; don't know how I slept on it.

Cecile's first album was a monster and she's among the best live vocalists I've ever seen but I cannot get into her release from this year.

Interesting. Will check out that first album, thanks.

Just downloaded two albums by bassist Konstantin Ionenko on the Russian label Fancy Music - $2 each on Bandcamp. Check http://bandcamp.com/burningambulance if you're interested.

xxp

probably need to check that first Cecile album because I loved her voice but found some of her mannerisms a bit forced and going into bad-pastiche territory on her latest.

Any Norwegians (or people who can read Norwegian) in the thread? I wrote the cover story for the new issue of Jazznytt, on Snarky Puppy:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXK3-yhWAAAlnOi.jpg

I made some attempt to learn it several years ago, can still sort of read it with help of a dictionary obv.

I am really feeling that Tomeka Reid Quartet album, she was aces on the AACM album with Nicole Mitchell as well and joy of joys she has Halvorson on board.

http://hullworks.net/jazzpoll/15/critics.php
more end of year lists here than you can shake a shitty stick at!

Dig the new thread: The dog trots freely thru the Rolling Jazz Canto Thread 2016

I'm wrapping this thread up for the year. If I missed something or if a track comes available sometime in the future, bump here to let me know and I'll add.

Rolling Jazz 2015 Thread Spotify Playlist