listening to

At this moment in time, I don’t think better music exists than this.

The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions Album by Miles Davis ‧ 2003

Physician heal thyself

Miles Davis
Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
feat:
McLaughlin, Maupin, Corea, Shorter, DeJohnette, Hancock, Jarrett, Grossman, M. Henderson, Carter, Sharrock, Airto, Holland, Shorter, Pascoal, and others
Don’t sleep on Teo Macero’s hand…

Dave Liebman/Richie Beirach: Mosaic Select: Liebman & Bierach

Quest (disc 3)

Dave Liebman - soprano saxophone
Richie Beirach - piano
Ron McClure - bass
Billy Hart - drums

Multidirectional by Billy Hart

Mark Turner - saxophone
Ethan Iverson - piano
Ben Street - bass
Billy Hart - drums

A 20+ year working quartet…

“In terms of our experience level, we’ve come closer to Billy, if that’s not too egotistical to say… We’ve gotten better as musicians, more comfortable in our own skin” - Turner

Live at Smoke by Al Foster

Chris Potter - tenor & soprano saxophone
Brad Mehldau - piano
Joe Martin - acoustic bass
Al Foster - drums

Recorded four months before Foster’s untimely passing

“there’s a lot of history between us. So, there’s a comfort level… this is some very focused music-making” - Potter

Trickster by Miles Okazaki

Miles Okazaki - g
Craig Taborn - p
Anthony Tidd - b
Sean Rickman - dr

“The trickster figure is an ancient archetype in human folklore. They are creative in nature, using mischief and magic to disrupt the state of things, breaking taboos and conventions, opening doorways”-Okazaki

Remember Shakti – The Believer 2000 live album by Remember Shakti

Remember Shakti

U. Srinivas – electric mandolin
John McLaughlin – guitar
Zakir Hussain – tabla
Vikku Selvaganesh – kanjira, ghatam, mridangam

The light these albums and this music brings me is always a welcome surprise

Remember Shakti Live album by Remember Shakti ‧ 1999

Remember Shakti

variations of:
Hariprasad Chaurasia – bansuri
John McLaughlin – guitar, synthesizer
T.H. Vikku Vinayakram – ghatam
Zakir Hussain – tabla
Uma Metha - tanpura

Under his name I only have the Open Loose stuff…. So happy to dig deeper

Oh, did not know it existed. Thanks!

Jim Hall Live! Volumes 2-4 (Artist Share) album by Jim Hall

“you really can't find him playing like before or after....It's a real portrait of that band. The whole thing with Don and Terry is so special, and it always has been for Jim. He's really affected by who he's playing with” -Pat Metheny

Jim Hall - g
Don Thompson - b
Terry Clarke - dr

Jim Hall Live! 1975 live album by Jim Hall

“Improvisation is just a form of self-expression, and it's very gratifying to improvise in front of people. I feel I'm including them in what Im doing, taking them someplace they might like to go and haven't been to before” - Hall

Jim Hall - guitar
Don Thompson - bass
Terry Clarke - drums

Groundtruther I: Latitude by Bobby Previte

Groundtruther II: Longitude by Bobby Previte

Groundtruther III:Altitude by Bobby Previte

Garage cleaning soundtrack (be jealous of my Saturday night)

Charlie Hunter: 8 string electric guitar, 7 string acoustic guitar

Bobby Previte: electronics, electronic & acoustic drums

w/
Greg Osby: alto saxophone
/
DJ Logic: turntables
/
John Medeski: hammond organ, piano

Live at the It Club Album by Thelonious Monk

The Thelonious Monk Quartet

Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
Thelonious Monk – piano
Larry Gales – bass
Ben Riley – drums

Brilliant Corners Studio album by Thelonious Monk ‧ 1957

🐐

Thelonious Monk – piano, celesta (3)
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone (all but 4)
Ernie Henry – alto saxophone (1–3)
Clark Terry – trumpet (5)
Oscar Pettiford – double bass (1–3)
Paul Chambers – double bass (5)
Max Roach – drums (all but 4), timpani (5)

Zodiac Suite Piece by Mary Lou Williams ‧ 1945

A nightcap for the weary mind…

Mary Lou Williams - piano, composer
solo and accompanied by
Al Lucas - bass
Jack Parker - drums

Various Artists: Jazz Underground Live at Smalls (Impulse)

This comp purchased from the Boardwalk Virgin Megastore in the late 90’s opened the world up to me. Kentucky Girl should be a modern standard

Featuring:
Omer Avital group
Charles Owens Quartet
Zaid Nasser Quartet
Across 7th Street
Frank Hewitt Sextet
Jason Lindner Big Band

Locked

I want to pick up a chunk of that catalog so bad…. International shipping tho! Eek

This is where my love for him blossomed and may still be my favorite. Has a new album out in a month or two as well on ECM.

Kurt Rosenwinkel Group – The Remedy (Live At The Village Vanguard)

Mark Turner - tenor saxophone
Kurt Rosenwinkel - guitar
Aaron Goldberg - piano
Joe Martin - bass
Eric Harland - drums

“a showcase for Rosenwinkel’s touring group as well as his composing skills [..] Certainly, this ain’t no background music” - @svictoraaron.bsky.social

The Next Step Band (Live at Smalls, 1996) by Kurt Rosenwinkel, feat. Mark Turner, Ben Street, Jeff Ballard

Mark Turner – Tenor Saxophone
Kurt Rosenwinkel – Guitar, Piano on The Next Step
Jeff Ballard – Drums
Ben Street – Acoustic Bass
Brad Mehldau – Piano on Zhivago

Any shows this weekend by chance?

LIVE AT FIREHOUSE 12 by Daniel Levin Quartet

Daniel Levin - cello
Mat Maneri - viola
Torbjörn Zetterberg - double bass
Matt Moran - vibraphone

Live At Firehouse 12

Jeb Bishop – 98 Duets

From one avant duo record to another…

Jeb Bishop - trombone
w/
Josh Abrams - bass
Hamid Drake - percussion
Mats Gustafsson - reeds
Fred Loberg-Holm - cello
Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet
Ken Vandermark - reeds

Fred Lonberg-Holm – Site-Specific: Duets For Cello And Guitar

Wuxtry find today…

Fred Lonberg-Holm - Cello
in duet w/
Jim O’Rourke, Ben Vida, Kevin Drumm, Todd Rittmann, Michael Krassner, Charles Kim, Jeb Bishop, John Corbett, Helen Mirra, Michael Zerang. Adam Sonderberg, Jim Baker - Guitar

Randy Weston – Mosaic Select 4

Randy Weston…

Excerpted sessions include: Piano la Mode, 1957; Little Niles, 1958; Live at the Five Spot, 1959; The Roulette Jazz CD Sampler, 1960; Uhuru Afrika (Freedom Africa), 1960; and Highlife, 1963. In addition to the reissues, there are tunes that have never been issued.

The 7th Hand Studio album by Immanuel Wilkins ‧ 2022

Immanuel Wilkins - as
Micah Thomas - p
Daryl Johns - b
Kweku Sumbry - dr
featuring:
Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble
Elena Pinderhughes - flute

“the sound of turning away from ourselves to get back to ourselves, of how abandon can be organized into liberation” -Harmony Holiday

Immanuel Wilkins – Omega

Immanuel Wilkins - alto saxophone
Micah Thomas - piano
Daryl Johns - acoustic bass
Kweku Sumbry - drums

Wilkins is ready. Jason Moran, who produced Omega, says something true: “Immanuel … blends traditions in a way that only his generation knows how to do.”
-JazzTimes/Conrad

On View at the Five Spot Cafe - Complete Master Takes 1959 live album by Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey

Kenny Burrell - guitar
w/
Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons - piano
Roland Hanna - piano
Ben Tucker - bass
Art Blakey - drums