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Reply #150 - 02/18/24 at 09:31:40

Yes, Bartholomew was a big influence on early rock and roll, a consummate New Orleans musician who became an important producer, bringing Fats and others to fame. He lived to be nearly 100, productive into late life.

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Ray Brown and Milt Jackson "Much in Common" Verve 2 cd set, both discs.

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Reply #151 - 02/18/24 at 17:14:43

I have really liked many of the recordings I have listened to in the last few years that include vibes. Mostly have heard Lionel Hampton and Bobby Hutcherson, but I keep seeing Milt Jackson's name, and may start looking for some of his work (maybe starting with his recording with Wes Montgomery, who I already have some familiarity with).

I do have some Ray Brown, including on the "Poll Winner" records he was on with Barney Kessel and Shelley Manne, including the first one from 1957:

I picked this up used at a record store in the early 1980s, and I will admit to knowing nothing about these artists then, and just figured that if they were all poll winners they must be pretty good!

I'm glad that your "Sarah" amp is playing so well with your system! When you first said you were going to get one, I thought that you were ultimately going to decide to keep your mono blocks, but clearly the new amp is working well in your system - congratulations!

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Reply #152 - 02/18/24 at 17:42:45

I loved my Monoblocks. They lacked the power though to really make my HR-1 speakers play with a bit of ease, a sense of headroom, and that is what mostly led me to sell them and keep the SEWE300B. There is just a bit other difference that distinguishes them, they were a bit more "dense" in sound (with my ZTPRE preamp) than the SEWE300B which in contrast is just a bit "swifter." I like both configurations. With the SEWE300B I don't need my preamp at all, which is a plus--the preamp stage in the SEWE300B is voiced perfectly for my source, ZBIT and ZROCK2. I'm happy to be just spinning disc after disc at this point now when the amp is all broken in. . . getting amazing sound.

I like vibes a lot. Another really interesting vibes player is a modern one, Joel Ross. He writes and plays with a freshness that I find very appealing. Milt is one of the most famous vibists--his work with the Modern Jazz Quartet made him an international figure and his Savoy, Atlantic, and Pablo sessions as a leader are well worth exploring--he had a fifty year career.

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CAJames Seasoned Member "I've run every red light on memory lane." Posts: 1684	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #153 - 02/18/24 at 17:54:24 Quote: Posted by: Lon Posted on: Today at 09:42:45 ...Milt is one of the most famous vibists--his work with the Modern Jazz Quartet made him an international figure... I've been grooving to a fair amount of MJQ lately myself. On CD.
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Tone-Deaf Seasoned Member Posts: 121	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #154 - 02/18/24 at 18:50:27 Lon and James - thanks for the suggestions, they are appreciated!
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #155 - 02/19/24 at 10:06:29 Mariza "Concerto em Lisbao" cd With Jacques Morelenbaum arranging, producing and conducting.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #156 - 02/19/24 at 11:00:04 "Arthur Prysock and Count Basie" Verve LP
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Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately???
Reply #157 - 02/19/24 at 11:40:29

Jack Teagarden "Think Well of Me" Verve stereo LP

I have this on cd, and the stereo and mono LP. Both the LPs sound great--I chose the stereo to listen to today.

The trombone sound on this LP is gorgeous. These songs by Willard Robinson (all but one are Robinson's) have that melancholy vibe that Teagarden this late in his career came by so naturally.

I love this music.

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Reply #158 - 02/19/24 at 18:09:09

The name "Prysock" triggered some of my memory cells. I think it was because I have at least one record that "Red" Prysock (Arther Prysock's brother) played on - "Tiny Grimes and his Rocking Highlanders:"

Tiny Grimes generally played a 4-string guitar. Apparently, he had a "hit" with a jazzy version of "Loch Lomond" - I am not sure if the hit came before the kilt-wearing Rocking Highlanders band, or vice versa. I'm also not sure if the kilts were just part of the promo pictures, or if that is the way they performed!

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Reply #159 - 02/19/24 at 18:55:26

Tiny was quite a guy, coming to fame within Art Tatum's Trio and after that hiring Charlie Parker as a sideman. I think the Highlanders DID perform in kilts, at least I've seen two references to that, though the only photos I can find are essentially the photo that is on that cd cover.

Interesting instrument, the tenor, four-stringed guitar, originally designed to make a guitar that was suitable for banjo players to also play. Eddie Condon (a former banjo player) was also famous for playing one.

Arthur Prysock was a prolific performer with many albums and was a celebrated live performer. He had a very impressive voice. . . and his phrasing was quite impressive as well. I like the LP with Basie the best of those I've heard.

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Reply #160 - 02/19/24 at 19:37:21

The Point!
Harry Nilsson
Recorded: 1970
George Tipton: Arranger, Conductor
Harry Nilsson: Composer, Narrator, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Story, Vocals
Steve Hoffman: Remastering

I have such fond memories of this animated special.

From Wikipedia:
Nilsson explained his inspiration for The Point!: "I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's [still] a point to it.'"[4]

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Tom Waits:
And the newspapers were fooling,
And the ash-trays have retired
'Cause the piano has been drinking,
The piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking,
Not me, not me, not me, not me, not me

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Gilf Seasoned Member Posts: 137	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #161 - 02/20/24 at 00:32:45 Listening to that now, Dana. Just finished this one… classic.
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Dana Seasoned Member Posts: 693	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #162 - 02/21/24 at 19:09:20 Right back atcha: I'd never heard it before (per Amazon Music 44.1 /24) Sunshine Radio Tommy Guerrero Release Date: 2021
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Gilf Seasoned Member Posts: 137	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #163 - 03/01/24 at 22:51:14 Not “lately” but just today. On the new release list today: Amaro Freitas, Y’Y. Really enjoyed it, listened to it twice.
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Geno Seasoned Member Without music, life would be a mistake. Posts: 2002	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #164 - 03/02/24 at 19:15:03
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Dana Seasoned Member Posts: 693	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #165 - 03/03/24 at 20:50:53 New Conception Of Jazz: Moving Bugge Wesseltoft Released 2001 Engineer: Andy Mytteis
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Sentry Verified Member Posts: 4	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #166 - 03/04/24 at 00:11:19 Listening to the classics: Blind Faith—Eric, Steve, Ginger, Rick Quadrophenia—Tho Who In-A-Gadda-DavVida—I. Ron Butterfly Waiting for “Heart Like A Wheel”—Linda Rondstadt to be delivered.
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Reply #167 - 03/04/24 at 20:54:32

Listening to Traffic, "Far From Home" from 1994:

I was familiar with Traffic from around the 1970s, when they had a "jazzy" approach to rock music. I heard the song "Every Night, Every Day" from this album on my car radio around 1994, and liked it (and it is still my favorite track).

While the music here feels similar to earlier "Traffic" recordings, it is heavily overdubbed, as the "band" largely consists of Jim Capaldi on drums and percussion, and Steve Winwood on everything else (except for a few parts from other musicians). This was their last recording.

Bought Los Lobos CD "Kiko" from hearing the song "Dream in Blue" on the radio from the same commute.

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Reply #168 - 03/07/24 at 22:26:56

Started with "The Very Best of the Meters" today, a compilation of songs by the New Orleans "Funk" band, from 1969 to 1975:

Definitely a different sound for me, which includes a couple of songs I had already heard ("Cissy Strut" and "Hey Pocky a-Way"). It made me look for what other funk recordings I have, which turned up "The Best of James Brown Vol. 2 - the 1970s" which has some similarities to the Meters:

I have also seen Booker T and the M.G.s referred to as playing funk, but the recordings I have ("Booker T and the M.G.s Original Albums Series"), which has 5 albums from 1962 to 1968, seems different (but still cool in a different way.

They were the house band for Stax records, and I think their music (at least up to 1968) seems more like soul music.

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #169 - 03/08/24 at 11:18:51 Joe Locke "4 Walls of Freedom" High energy initial track here, high energy start for the morning.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #170 - 03/08/24 at 12:21:16 Tom Harrell "Prana Dance" High Note cd Re-visiting Tom Harrell releases this year has been a fun thing.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #171 - 03/08/24 at 21:57:47 Jazz is Dead 12 -- Jean Carne
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #172 - 03/09/24 at 00:53:45 Nicholas Payton "Gumbo Nouveau" Verve cd
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #173 - 03/09/24 at 09:24:56 Starting the day off with this quartet album. Joe Locke Quartet "Moment to Moment-- The Music of Henry Mancini"
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #174 - 03/09/24 at 12:42:27 Buster Williams "Unalone" Smoke Sessions cd This is a good one for a rainy morning!
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Geno Seasoned Member Without music, life would be a mistake. Posts: 2002	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #175 - 03/09/24 at 16:06:01 This man’s music never ceases to amaze me.
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Reply #176 - 03/14/24 at 04:47:24

Listening to Mahalia Jackson "The World's Greatest Gospel Singer" on Columbia Records from 1955.

I don't have anything else like this (maybe I need to look for some more!) - she is a very powerful singer.

Wikepedia says that her recordings were on Decca and Apollo labels (before she signed with Columbia) were less commercialized, but that her early recordings on Columbia (like this one) were more like her early recordings.

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Reply #177 - 03/17/24 at 05:20:28

Listening to a couple of CDs with Milt Jackson on vibes (new to me). First up is Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery "Bags meets Wes!":

Like this a lot on first listen, not surprising because I pretty consistently have liked most Wes Montgomery recordings I have heard, and this is no exception. I also really like the vibes on this too!

The other recordings are Milt Jackson with the Modern Jazz Quartet, on a collection of "Four Classic Albums" (which includes "The Modern Jazz Quartet," "Django," "Fontessa," and "The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, guest artist Jimmy Giuffre").

This music is more challenging for me, as it seems to blend elements of jazz with elements of classical music. I am listening to it for a second time now, and while it is growing on me, I will need to listen to it more before I really know what I think of it. That said, I do like some of the songs that are more familiar to me (like "Night in Tunisia," and "Django").

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #178 - 03/17/24 at 10:29:03 The Great Guitars of Tal Farlowe, Sal Salvador and Lou Mecca, Blue Note Japan cd, promo copy, 1989
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #179 - 03/17/24 at 12:38:16 Wayne Escoffrey "Like Minds" Smoke Sessions cd followed by Kenny Burrell "Be Yourself" High Note cd
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Dana Seasoned Member Posts: 693	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #180 - 03/19/24 at 20:53:54 The Other Side Chuck Brown / Eva Cassidy Release Date: 1992 Kent Woods: Engineer, Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Organ, Synthesizer
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MikeinMontana Seasoned Member Posts: 209	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #181 - 03/22/24 at 22:09:18 Purchased the Timescapes BluRay some years ago. Love the filmography and Sound track~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjjpeIRbp_c
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Reply #183 - 03/23/24 at 23:09:13

Hello, Dana. Listened to the Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy recording on YouTube. I like it, and was particularly struck by the vocals of both Chuck Brown's and Eva Cassidy's vocals. I had received Eva Cassidy's CD "Live at Blues Alley" a number of years ago, and enjoyed it but never circled back to give it another listen:

While I remember liking it, I felt more strongly about it re-listening to it now. Not sure if my tastes changed, or if I was just paying more attention this time!

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Dana Seasoned Member Posts: 693	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #184 - 03/25/24 at 04:30:03 Hey Tone, I'm a big Eva fan like most of the "audiophiles" out there but I don't see the Eva / Chuck album mentioned much Currently listening to: CD2 Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino Jackson Browne / David Lindley Released: 2010 Paul Dieter:Engineer, Mixing, Monitor Mixer, Producer.
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Dana Seasoned Member Posts: 693	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #185 - 03/26/24 at 18:28:24 Townes Van Zandt Artist:Townes Van Zandt Released:1969 Jim Malloy Executive Producer, Producer Kevin Eggers: Executive Producer, Producer
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23542	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #186 - 03/26/24 at 22:52:07 Miles Davis "Bitches Brew--the Singles" Sony/Columbia cd Followed by Kenny Burrell "Prime: Live at the Downtown Room" High Note Records cd
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Reply #187 - 03/29/24 at 04:07:21

Listening to Elmore James, "The Complete Singles As & Bs 1951-1962."

He was a notable slide guitar player and expressive singer. While he is one of my favorite blues artists, I do think that many of his songs are similar, and I understand how many may find this music repetitive. In any case, the collection on CD sounds pretty good given the limitations of the original recordings, and the strong performances come through.

Slide guitar (like harmonica) is one of the signature elements of blues. I "discovered" Elmore James starting with George Thorogood in the late 1970s, where the liner notes of his first album ("George Thorogood and the Destroyers") mentioned Hound Dog Taylor and Elmore James:

At the time, it was easier to find Hound Dog Taylor's album on Alligator Records ("Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers"), so this was the next step for me.

It also had several Elmore James songs, so I eventually found some Elmore James records.

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MikeinMontana Seasoned Member Posts: 209	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #188 - 03/29/24 at 16:02:19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQzw_Ax8Cw&list=RDEMbiG-jBbptH3KiIxv3upGTA&star...
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Same Old DD Seasoned Member Posts: 1062	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #191 - 03/29/24 at 19:51:40 The Aaron Lewis story is a favorite of mine. I have used "Am I The Only One" many times as a touchstone on an unrelated, non-music forum. I can't be the only one! Godspeed, pal! I'm just going through more old jazz from around the time I was born, for now.
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MikeinMontana Seasoned Member Posts: 209	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #192 - 03/30/24 at 15:25:26 Same Old DD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkI4KejmSfY
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MikeinMontana Seasoned Member Posts: 209	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #193 - 03/30/24 at 15:33:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalD-NRFnk0
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MikeinMontana Seasoned Member Posts: 209	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #194 - 03/30/24 at 15:34:25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI
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MikeinMontana Seasoned Member Posts: 209	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #195 - 04/02/24 at 17:03:27 Well done~~~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQUXuQ6Zd9w
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Dana Seasoned Member Posts: 693	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #196 - 04/02/24 at 21:54:15 Autobahn Kraftwerk Released: 1974 THAT'S 50 YEARS AGO! This is an unbelievable album and they were way ahead of their time.
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ChJKy (Chris) Verified Member Posts: 40	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #197 - 04/04/24 at 10:57:31 This song is one of my favorites. Great drumming and nice horns with a little trippy overall vibe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw5FnUWRMLc
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Tone-Deaf Seasoned Member Posts: 121	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #198 - 04/05/24 at 00:17:59 Hello, Dana. Did "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk influence the Bugge Wesseltoft "New Conception of Jazz - Moving" album? Beside both having a roadway theme on their covers, they both seem to fall (to my untrained ear) within the category in "electronica." Just curious!
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Tone-Deaf Seasoned Member Posts: 121	Re: What Have You Been Listening to lately??? Reply #199 - 04/05/24 at 00:23:08 Hi, Chris. That song by "Lettuce" (who I had never heard of), is just as you describe it, with the interesting drums and horns, and a "trippy" vibe. It sounds to me like "funk" music (with the drums, and the "plincky" guitar), but with a more modern feel that what I have listened to.
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