So let's talk about jazz

It's at 7014 Westmoreland, just around the corner from the main drag in Old Town.

 

http://www.wnyc.org/stream/ram.py?file=/lopate/lopate011405c.ra

Nice to see this thread back.

This was something I meant to post a while back: it's a recent interview with Wayne Shorter and his biographer Michelle Mercer. There was a recent article in the NYT's Art section about her and the book. It runs about 25 minutes.

If you've never heard Wayne speak, it'll be a treat, 'cause Wayne can fall into a "Brother From Another Planet" groove when speaking about music. Zawinul has some funny "on the bus" stories.

 

I love those last two. Misterioso is a live recording with plenty of long solos and Johnny Griffin plays like a man on fire. One of my favorite Monk albums.

 

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i have to add one: Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane



Jazzland 46

 

Brilliant Corners is the best one listed. It's got Sonny Rollins on it and Rollins plays well.The title track is a compilation of takes since Monk was a perfectionist. I would recommend Monk's work in 1940's for Blue Note over his 1960's Columbia output. Monk's playing while great was getting repetitive in the 1960's. Monk's Dream is the best of his Columbias since it was his first and Charlie Rouse was a great Monk interpreter. Look also for albums that Monk did with Johnny Griffin in the 1950's. They are outstanding.

I strongly recommend Monk covers by Steve Lacy or Anthony Braxton. They both have done great albums of Monk covers.

 

My god, that's quite a haul. I hope you'll post some of your thoughts after you've had a chance to digest them.

 

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i likes your style, ml2!

i love Mermaid Ave

 

for more Garbarek, I'd recommend: Witchi-Tai-To

Bill Frisell played on some of his albums (can't remember the names though)

for other ECM artists, you should take a listen to Terje Rypdal
- my personal favorite is Waves:

 

and for the earlier mentions of Django Reinhardt - how about the other main member of the "Quintet of the Hot Club of France", Stephane Grappelli ?

I only have his CD with George Shearing - The Reunion

 

That reminds me of another album I love:



If you want hear an American Indian/jazz fusion...really good players behind Pepper. He passed away right when I discovered him-about the time this album came out. This is is one of the albums that takes me to another place. I like the original cover, which I have, better than this one though.

 

You're just now buying Blue Train?? Mike, that's like the 2nd or 3rd jazz album you're required to buy...


Good to see this thread hopping again.

 

Johnny Griffin's A Blowin' Session on Blue Note is pretty damn good. He has Coltrane and Mobley on the record as well, plus Lee Morgan and Art Blakey for good measure.

 

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yikes! now you tell me!

i actually purchased a Grover Washington album before Blue Train.

Quite a confession, eh?

 

That's something to keep to yourself....

 

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yikes! now you tell me!

 

I'm new to jazz, got my first jazz album last week. I decided to pick it up because it got great reviews on amazon. Anyway.... it's fast becoming one of my favourite cds.

 

If you only own one jazz CD in your lifetime. . .Kind of Blue should be the one.

 

You can't go wrong with the best album, ever.

And I'm not even that big a Miles Davis fan.

Now, go get "Blue Train" and a few Horace Silver albums and you'll be set, MT...