I've never ran a poll before...what do you say, we each nominate ten records and then vote for five? Here, I'll start:
Kenny Garrett, SongbookJohn Scofield, Hand JiveBen Perowsky Trio, s/tLeroy Jones, Mo' Cream from the CropChristian McBride, Family AffairBrian Blade Fellowship, s/tBrad Mehldau, The Art of the Trio vol. 4: Back at the VanguardDerek Shezbie, Spodie's BackGary Burton, Like MindsClarence Penn, Penn's Landing
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:29 (eighteen years ago) link
Bill Frisell - This Land / Have a Little Faith
rather than "Hand Jive," I'd go with one of Scofield's Blue Note albums with Joe Lovano (must've been one or two from the 90s, right?) or the one with Bill Frisell. Or the one inspired by Wayne Shorter. I guess what I'm saying is I don't buy Scofield's funky white boy routine much, but I like other things he does a lot.
Is the LMO's "Dream Keeper" from the 90s? If so, that's a good un.
Tone Dialing, maybe. Or the two Sound Museum CDs
Probably one of Don Byron's albums as leader; "Bug Music" is a blast.
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 22:07 (eighteen years ago) link
Sonny Sharrock--Ask the AgesSun Ra and his Omniverse Arkestra--Destination UnknownKurt Elling--Live in ChicagoJoshua Redman Quartet--MoodswingJames Carter--Conversin' With the EldersJunko Onishi--Piano Quintet SuiteLester Bowie Brass Fantasy--The Odyssey of Funk and Popular Music vol.1Spiked! the Music of Spike JonesPanthalassa: the Music of Miles Davis 1969-74Guru--Jazzmatazz vol. 1 (sure it does)
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 22:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Buell Neidlinger Quarter - Big Drum
Randy Waldman Trio - Wigged Out
― bahtology, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 23:26 (eighteen years ago) link
I got on a kick to pick up some more recent jazz a few months back, so I got some Gregg Bendian, Dave Douglas, John Scofield and some ECM artists, but that stuff is either from the 80s or the 00s. I still want to check out some Ken Vandermark and Joe Lovano records, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
One cd I did pick up from the 90s that is pretty is Extensions by the Dave Holland Quartet.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 23:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― plain ol' jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 23:38 (eighteen years ago) link
Also: Interstellar Space by Cline/Bendian. That's 99, right?
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 00:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― doug watson (solid air), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 00:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 01:31 (eighteen years ago) link
Vandermark 5 - SimpaticoDavid S. Ware - GodspelizedDavid S. Ware - Go See the WorldDavid Murray Quintet - With Ray Anderson and Anthony DavisWilliam Parker - Peach OrchardSusie Ibarra - RadianceMatthew Shipp - Symbol SystemsOther Dimensions in Music - Time is of the Essence Is Beyond TimeTest - TestJoshua Redman - Wish
― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 01:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 01:44 (eighteen years ago) link
These were pretty much the main jazz recs I rocked in the 90s--
Clusone Trio - I Am an IndianBetty Carter - Feed the FireCharles Gayle - Unto I AmRandy Weston - The Spirits of Our AncestorsFranklin Kiermyer Quartet feat. Pharoah Sanders - Solomon's DaughterFred Anderson / Marilyn Crispell / Hamid Drake - DestinyBig John Patton - Blue Planet ManHal Russell's NRG Ensemble - The Hal Russell StoryCassandra Wilson - New Moon DaughterKahil El Zabar's Ritual Trio - Renaissance of the ResistanceEight Bold Souls - SideshowDon Braden - OrganicJoe Maneri Quartet - Let the Horse GoFredy Studer / Christy Doran - Half of a LifetimeMatthew Shipp Trio - Circular TempleMasada - um, just imagine there is a big box set of like everything: that.Richard Davis and Friends - Live at Sweet BasilMalachi Thompson and Africa Brass - Lift Every Voice
oops, I guess that's more than 10. But Doug did Sonny and Henry for the 2nd time, so I'll take two of his. and Dr. Phil did Sonny too. But major props to tha good Doctor for James Carter - Conversin' With the Elders and for Kurt Elling - Live in Chicago .. those are great!!
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:15 (eighteen years ago) link
I agree! Particularly in re "Freereggaehibop" and "Night Dreamer", respectively. Can we do top jazz singles, too?xp
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:20 (eighteen years ago) link
Hi Haikunym! No, I haven't heard the new Kahil; I confess, I didn't even know he had a new one! He can be definitely tough to keep up with; he cranks them out. OK, some internet work reveals that it's got Billy Bang on it ... yeah, when Billy plays with that group -- that's always a plus. Billy rules! that real early Ritual Trio album with Billy, Another Kind of Groove on Sound Aspects, is totally totally great...
thanks for the heads-up though, I will definitely seek it out.
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:33 (eighteen years ago) link
Parker plays the Zintir, Morris plays various banjo instruments, and Drake plays a frame drum. Amazing.
― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― plain ol' jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:57 (eighteen years ago) link
And I don't hate James Carter! I don't always like him...on some of his older albums there's a lot of grandstanding and sax tricks that get old, but I like Layin' in the Cut and the Django album. And he kills it on the first tune of the Kansas City soundtrack (but not as nice as Joshua Redman does).
(Stormy, yr a Madisonian, right?)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:40 (eighteen years ago) link
And should we do singles for the hell of it? Maybe we shouldn't even vote on them, but everyone can pick 1 single with their vote?
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Nice. I'm sure there's a thread, but what Threadgill should I start with?
― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:50 (eighteen years ago) link
If you can find them. Fucking labels letting great shit go out of print...
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:57 (eighteen years ago) link
And possibly in education?
I know for sure that someone else on ILX went to school at UW and some of Richard Davis's classes.
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:05 (eighteen years ago) link
David Murray Shakill's Warrior
Mulgrew Miller Hand In Hand
Joe Henderson So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles
Sonny Sharock's Ask The Ages is one for the ages!
― m coleman (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:07 (eighteen years ago) link
John Lewis EvolutionCecil Taylor/Dewy Redman/Elvin Jones Momentum SpaceSonny Sharrock HighlifeCharlie Haden and Hank Jones Steal AwayJulius Hemphill Sextet Fat Man and the Hard BluesLee Konitz Another Shade of Blue
― NotthatChuck, Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:11 (eighteen years ago) link
Tony Williams, Young at Heart
Tony Williams, Story of Neptune (goddamnit why is this not in print?)
Billy Drummond, Dubai (the title track is probably my singles pick!)
John Scofield, A Go Go (MMW gets a bad rap)
Steve Coleman, The Sign and the Seal (Transmissions of the Metaphysics of a blah blah blah) - worth it for the Yoruban folkoric beats and chants rather than for the M-base musicians and their awful rappers.
Mel Rhyne - Mel's Spell (one of my favorite organ trio records possibly ever)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:54 (eighteen years ago) link
Another FANTASTIC album that popped in my head, nominate pls: Matt Wilson's As Wave Follows Wave (w/Dewey Redman, Cecil McBee, and Larry Goldings). Which also brings to mind Larry Goldings' Whatever It Takes (Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart, Joshua Redman, Maceo Parker)!
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:04 (eighteen years ago) link
I've never heard a Henry Threadgill record, apparently now's the time.
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:13 (eighteen years ago) link
xpost
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:15 (eighteen years ago) link
I really like Combustication. I really like MMW. A lot.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:19 (eighteen years ago) link
(j/k Nick, keep trying!)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― pdf (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:46 (eighteen years ago) link
and also that alb w/ Bailey, Laswell and Tony Williams
― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― southern lights, Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:37 (eighteen years ago) link
-- Jordan (jordan...), August 17th, 2005 9:05 AM.
Yeah, Haikumyn is correkt, I'm not from Madison ... in fact, I'll be honest, I have only been to Wisonson thrice! Once to see Guns N Roses on the very first show of the Use Your Illusion tour! (think it was about a week b4 the albums were out; Skid Row opening, Alpine Valley, 1991), once to see my roommates band open up for the Thinking Fellers in Madison in like 1995, and also once to see Bailter Space in Milwaukee in 199 like 7 or 8, I think.. had an absolute blast each and every time!
I've also always been a big Brewer fan -- they're basically my NL team -- even B4 the trade for Carlos Lee, but since he was my fave White Sox player that just increased my Brew-crew fandom.
As far as Richard Davis goes .. just always been a fan of his bass playing ... and that Live at Sweet Basil thing on Evidence was on heavy, heavy rotation at my college radio station in the mid-90s. It just brings back fond memories. I used to hear the thing all the time. And I loved it. And that guy Ricky Ford is a really outstanding player. So I just wanted to give some props to some overlooked records and some personal faves...
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 18 August 2005 05:30 (eighteen years ago) link
And Southern Lights, yeah, you have to see Threadgill! It's amazing to watch his groups live. Bunch of folks you've frankly never heard of before, performing this exacting music brilliantly. He's a great bandleader and an inspiring guy. Too Much Sugar is definitely my 90s pick up there with Ask the Ages. For once, I'm GLAD to see consensus and overriding CANON emerging, I really am. Becuz those two guys are great and deserving. and Ornette's Tone Dialing needs to be given a second thought by everyone i think....
MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD - FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE UNIVERSE
yo Nick I totally had this in my mental short list but forget to put it down, but yeah, I totally dig this record! Really the only MMW record I know, but i do think it has a great charm. Glad you mentioned it!
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 18 August 2005 05:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 18 August 2005 05:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 18 August 2005 05:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:07 (eighteen years ago) link