A Jazz Ten

**Forrrce** · December 28th, 2003, 03:43 PM

Old faves never die. Back in the CD drive this week. Largely modal.

1. Blue Mitchell 'Turquoise' (Riverside)
2. Clifford Jordan 'Sunrise In Mexico' (Riverside)
3. Walter Bishop, Jr. 'Three Loves' (Blues Interactions)
4. Max Roach 'As Long As You're Living' (Mercury session) (Mosaic)...just so BOSS!
5. Gigi Gryce 'Blues In The Jungle' (Prestige)
6. Gil Evans 'Time Of The Barracudas' (Verve)
7. Gil Evans 'Las Vegas Tango' (Verve)
8. Freddie Hubbard 'Assunta' (Blue Note)
9. Harold Land 'Chocolate Mess' (Mainstream...by name, not nature...aggressive, funky and so TOUGH)
10. Eddie Harris 'Free Speech' (Atlantic)...Our Ed. in orbit...a space funk encounter of the darkest kind.

**Nano** · December 28th, 2003, 10:54 PM

Ten jazz CDs never far from my CD player? OK, let´s play:

1-MILES DAVIS - Kind of blue (1959)
2-MILES DAVIS - Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971)
3-DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Time out (1959)
4-NINA SIMONE - a compilation from her early jazz days, including her classic rendition of "I loves you Porgy"
5-AHMAD JAMAL - But not for me (live 1958)
6-BILLIE HOLIDAY - a homemade compilation from her early days with Lester Young
7-JOHN COLTRANE - My favorite things (1960?)
8-THELONIOUS MONK - Solo Monk (1965)
9-MIKE STERN - Standards and other songs (1993)
10-ENRIQUE "MONO" VILLEGAS - Grabaciones inéditas (an old local piano player which sounds like Bill Evans and Monk combined)

**K-Bee** · December 29th, 2003, 03:29 AM

Finally!! A Jazz top ten list. :lol: I'm not surprised the guy who starts it is you Forrrce

Current cd's in my player:
(no particular order)

1) Uri Caine - Bedrock (2002)
2) Joey Calderazzo - Joey Calderazzo (2000)
3) Oscar Peterson - Hello Herbie (1969)
4) Joshua Redman - Freedom In The Groove (1996)
5) Miles Davis - Live In Copenhagen 1985 (unreleased bootleg)
6) Christian McBride - Family Affair (1998)
7) Bill Evans - Last Concert in Germany (1980)
8) Joey Defranceco -Incredible (2001)
9) Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - Live At The "It" Club (1970)
10) The Crusaders - Those Southern Knights (LP) (1976)

**gvtaylor** · December 30th, 2003, 04:22 PM

Ten jazz tunes I'm feeling at the moment.
Music to put a smile on your face :P

1. Hal Singer : Malcom X. (Futura France)
2. Carmen Lundy : Time Is Love. (Black Hawk USA)
3. Jorge Lopez Ruiz : El Grito. (CBS Argentina)
4. Cannonball Adderley : Lovers. (Fantasy USA)
5. Five Corners Quintet : Three Corners. (Ricky-Tick Finland)
6. Ronnie Mathews : Manha Do Carnival. (East Wind Japan)
7. Nicola Conte: Tema De La Onda. (Dejavu Italy)
8. Jaime Delgado : Sayonara Blues. (Sono Radio Peru)
9. Quinteplus : El Pasito De Nano. (EMI Argentina)
10. Gap Mangione : Boy With Toys. (GRC USA)

Mark

**Forrrce** · December 30th, 2003, 05:12 PM

Originally Written by gvtaylor

Carmen Lundy : Time Is Love.

Discussed and listened to the earlier version of this only last Saturday. Probably my favourite cut by her.

Five Corners Quintet : Three Corners.

Actually tuned in to Mr. Peterson's show last week and was quite impressed by this - sounds like Roy Ayers, circa 'West Coast Vibes'. Modern, but classic in sound.

Ronnie Mathews : Manha Do Carnival.

A criminally under-recorded pianist who has never put a foot (or finger) wrong. Regularly spin his 'The Thang' LP, also.

**gvtaylor** · December 31st, 2003, 05:11 AM

The Five Corners Quintet is classic jazz with all the benefits of modern production tecniques, Eero Koivistoinen is on sax (so you know it's gotta be good). I was luck enough to get sent a promo 10" copy, will be in the shops mid Feb 04.
The Ronnie Mathews is a great piece of mid-tempo fender jazz, bit tricky to find though (even goes for big bucks in Japan where it originates from).
Carmen Lundy has such a great voice, never get tired of hearing this track. :lol:

Mark

**Forrrce** · April 2nd, 2004, 06:01 AM

Ten for this week:

Art Matthews '5/4 Thing' (LP)
Artistic Heritage Ensemble 'Malcolm X' (LP)
Shunzo Ohno 'Falter Out'/'Once Again' (LP)
Brother Ah 'Spirits In The Night' (CD)
Gil Evans 'There Comes A Time' (CD)
Jazz Crusaders 'Greenback Dollar' (LP)
Rosemary Clooney/Woody Herman 'I Believe In Love' (LP)
Joe Chambers & Friends 'Night And Day' (LP)
4-Sight 'En Jai-Jai' (CD)
Five Corners Quintet 'Three Corners' (10") (excellent, for a new record)

**gvtaylor** · April 9th, 2004, 03:35 PM

A 'Dirty Dozen' Jazz Selection, Happy Jazz on Soul 24-7.
Music to put a smile on your face :lol:

1. DAZAI YURI SEXTET: MIDNIGHT, TOKYO. AFTERS OR 12" JAPAN (KILLER OLD SCHOOL NEW JAZZ RELEASE)
2. SAHIB SHIHAB & THE DANISH RADIO JAZZ GROUP: THE CROSSEYED CAT. OKTAV LP DENMARK
3. MILT JACKSON: THE MORNING AFTER. VERVE LP U.S.A.
4. SAMBOSSA 5: ZERO HORA. RCA LP BRAZIL
5. LINDBERG HEMMER FOUNDATION FEATURING MARK MURPHY: LITTLE THINGS. RAW FUSION LP SWEDEN
6. JAZZ HIP TRIO: ORANGE BOOM. MAJOR MINOR LP U.K.
7. HORACIO ROSAS JAZZ 5: TIEMPO FRIO. CABAL LP ARGENTINA
8. CHET BAKER: SALSAMBA. MUSICA LP FRANCE
9. SALENA JONES: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. CBS LP U.K.
10. GEORGE CABLES: EBONY MOONBEAMS. TRIO LP JAPAN
11. RICHARD EVANS: CAPRICORN RISING. HORIZON LP U.S.A. (OLD CLASSIC FROM BACK IN THE DAYS!)
12. SONNY CRISS: ODE TO BILLY JOE. PRESTIGE LP U.S.A.

Mark

**Forrrce** · April 9th, 2004, 03:40 PM

The Mark Taylor? If so, we have some acquaintances is common...

**gvtaylor** · April 9th, 2004, 03:51 PM

Hiya Forrrce,
The circles we move in are sometimes smaller than we think!
I know of another Mark Taylor here in the South of England who plays soul & jazz, so I changed my dj name in the early 90s to Mark GV Taylor (also part of the Dig Family from Leeds, check Straight No Chaser playlists!)
Do you know any of the guys at Soul 24-7 radio?

Mark

**Forrrce** · April 9th, 2004, 04:05 PM

Mark, you do the show with Adrian Leach? I haven't listened in a lot because I work Sundays and don't get home 'til late. The people we have in common would be along the lines of Cooper, Albert, etc...ringing any bells?!

**gvtaylor** · April 9th, 2004, 04:19 PM

Yeah, I know these infamous two! (just spoke to John yesterday) Do you still sometimes go out to club nights, jazz or other styles?

Mark

**Forrrce** · April 9th, 2004, 04:36 PM

I do go out occasionally and I still DJ from time to time. I play mainly boogie and disco, plus fusion if I don't get booed off. I should be doing a little project with John in the near future - I've been buying records from him and the other guys sin ce around '89. I do the Cedar Audio restoration for the label that he used to work for. Anything else you want to know, I'll PM you.

Also constantly on the look out for 'The Bottom End' for Seymour!

**gvtaylor** · April 9th, 2004, 05:16 PM

A small world indeed! I know Seymour very well, he often comes round my place for a disco or jazz music session.
He finally found out the background of The Bottom End!
Turns out it was a 12" released by a Californinan audio company. They had it made for testing high end hi-fi equipment (the B-side is church organ music!!!)

Mark

**Forrrce** · April 9th, 2004, 05:31 PM

Originally Written by gvtaylor

A small world indeed! I know Seymour very well, he often comes round my place for a disco or jazz music session.
He finally found out the background of The Bottom End!
Turns out it was a 12" released by a Californinan audio company. They had it made for testing high end hi-fi equipment (the B-side is church organ music!!!)

Mark

That's right, so if anyone here knows M&K audio from LA - we need some copies of one of their test LPs!

**Keith RS** · April 19th, 2004, 02:42 PM

My ten for this week are:

"Just Dropped By To Say Hello"-Johnny Hartmann
"A Love Supreme"-John Coltrane
"Song for My Father"-Horace Silver
"Blues and the Abstract Truth"-Oliver Nelson
"Tom Cat"-Tom Scott & LA Express
"My Shinning Hour"-Sammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie
"Where Have I Known You Before"-Chick Corea
"Bags Meets Wes"-Milt jackson & Wes Montgomery
"Pressure Sensitive"-Ronnie Laws
"The Man With The Horn"-Miles Davis

8) All Good!!

**Forrrce** · May 17th, 2004, 10:34 AM

The great www.drumwright.co.uk/pages/news_detail.asp%3FF_NewsID%3D71+simon+dasgupta+elv in+jones&hl=en&ie=UTF-8]Elvin Jones[/url] has left the building

**K-Bee** · June 2nd, 2004, 02:46 AM

ten jazz jams being on the turntable through the last week.

1) Sonny Rollins - Harlem Boys
2) Stefon Harris - Of Things To Come
3) Paul Jackson Jr.- Make It Last Forever (from back when the smooth jazz concept hadn't destroyed music yet)
4) Sadao Watanabe - Stella By Starlight (a '85 live recording)
5) Rachel Ferrel - You Send Me (why is woman is not more popular is beyond me)

6) Roy Hargrove/Antonio Hart - Work Song
7) Richard "groove" Holmes - Sweatin' (another old school Hammond b3 hero of mine)
8 ) Blacknote - No Introduction (the energy level in this one is unbelievable)
9) Tete Montulo - Airegin (a master in the art of solo-piano improvisation)
10) Joe Sample - Carmel (A true jazz-funk classic from 1979)

**Forrrce** · October 22nd, 2004, 09:01 PM

Some recent spins:

Ahmed Abdul-Malik 'Out Of Nowhere' (New Jazz)
Clark Terry 'Brother Terry' (Candid)
Cal Massey 'Bakai' (Candid)
Grassella Oliphant 'Rapid Shave' (Atlantic)
Archie Shepp 'A Prayer' (Impulse)
The New York Jazz Quartet 'Another Look' (Sceptre)
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers 'Anthenagin' (Prestige)
Bobby Hutcherson 'The Creators' (1998 remix) (Blue Note)
Cedar Walton & Hank Mobley 'House On Maple Street' (Cobblestone)
Sphere 'Inside Ourselves' (Strata)

**judydoggie** · October 23rd, 2004, 12:32 PM

1. Shirley Horn - "Here's To Life"
2. Gene Harris - "The Concord Years" 2CD - Concord
3. Tony Bennett - "The Art Of Excellence" - featuring a little-known duet with late Ray Charles of "Everybody Has The Blues" by James Taylor that's the bomb - Columbia
4. Etta Jones - "Doin' What She Does Best" - Savoy Jazz
5. Houston Person - "My Romance" - High Note
6. Frank Sinatra - "Sinatra/Jobim" - Reprise
7. Stan Getz - "Jazz Round Midnight - Bossa Nova" - Polygram
8. Etta James - "Mystery Lady" - Private Music
9. Billie Holiday - "Lady In Satin" - Digital Remaster with outtakes - Columbia
10. Frank Sinatra - "Frank Sinatra" - Reprise 4-CD set w/booklet.

Favorite new artists include: vocalist Diane Linscott, (her last album, a '98 indie, "I Love Being Here With You" is available used on Amazon or by emailing dljazz@yahoo.com). Richie Hart, blues magician, just played my club and is accompanied by three cats with credentials as long as your arm, including my friend Pete Levin on the Hammond B3. The album, "Blues in the Alley" will be on shelves November 3. Finally, I noticed in a posting above that someone misspelled Joey Defrancesco's name; I have most of his oeuvre. It's a damn shame that his "Falling in Love with Love" - Concord was nominated for "Best Jazz Solo Performance" Grammy but didn't win -- Chick Corea got it... like HE needs another Grammy. Defrancesco appears on this album with a singer named "Joe Doggs." Listen carefully to the vocalist; and then look at the fact that he's neither pictured too clearly nor are his other works described at all in a lengthy and glowing liner note by The Master -- Quincy Jones -- himself. You know why? Joe Doggs just happens to be the jazz vocalist stage name for none other than actor Joe Pesci!

All the best, Paul - a.k.a. JudyDoggie

**judydoggie** · October 26th, 2004, 04:56 PM

To Forrrce:

I noticed a number of Gil Evans discs in your "10s."

My friend Pete Levin has played on a number of them. See his discography at www.petelevin.com. I think you'll like his style.

If you're in USA on East Coast this weekend you can hear him play in CT. www.asianfusion.net/szetok click on "jazz."

**K-Bee** · October 27th, 2004, 12:46 AM

Listen carefully to the vocalist; and then look at the fact that he's neither pictured too clearly nor are his other works described at all in a lengthy and glowing liner note by The Master -- Quincy Jones -- himself. You know why? Joe Doggs just happens to be the jazz vocalist stage name for none other than actor Joe Pesci!

Is this really true? :lol: The oddball humour of Joey Defrancesco never fails to entertain me. Just take a look at the cover from his "The Champ" cd

If I didn't know any better I would take this for a 70s disco cover

**judydoggie** · October 30th, 2004, 10:29 PM

Dear K-Bee:

It's well-known in Hollywood circles that Mr. Pesci loves to sing songs, especially those from the American Standard Songbook. It's well-known in jazz circles, that Pesci's a big fan of DeFrancesco (jazz is my business). If you don't have "Falling in Love With Love," by all means either buy it or go on Amazon.com and listen to the clips and you'll know what I mean.

Mr. DeFrancesco's sense of humour is memorable, as well. To see him in concert, or better, meet him, is to love the guy!

Listen to the record and you tell ME that it isn't Joe Pesci singing. (And it ISN'T "Little" Jimmy Smith, either).

Paul - a.k.a. Judydoggie

**K-Bee** · October 31st, 2004, 01:37 AM

Thanks Paul.....I'll look into it. :)
Now I just wish Defrancesco would peform live over here any time soon.

**QUINNY** · October 31st, 2004, 05:15 AM

He's a difficult guy to pin down. Take it from me. I had him virtually booked for a concert this year in April, but the price just kept on going up and up until it was......fuhgeddaboudit mate!!