what are you currently listening to?

Been near-obsessed with Andrew Hill for some time, get Smokestack (Blue Note) if you can - Andrew Hill (piano), Eddie Khan and Richard Davis (Dbl Basses), Roy Haynes (drums). A very unusual quartet altogether.

What japanese jazz have you been listening to? Did you see the Hiromi thread here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055175661

Paul Butterfield Blues Band - "East West"

Gary Moore "Blues for Greenie" (dedicated to Peter Green)

Alexis Korner Blues Incorporated

Ivo Perelmann - "Black on White" (free jazz)

Peter Brotzmann - "Machine Gun" ( " ")

Daddio wrote: »

Hey Rigsby, what's Machine Gun like?

It's an amazing album. Even though it's almost forty years old it has n't lost any of it sheer power. For anyone interested in free/improvised music it's a must IMO.

Yep - this thread definitely needs more blues!

Lately I've been mostly listening to some Taj Mahal, Albert King, and some great acoustic slide by Furry Lewis.

Rigsby wrote: »

I agree ! So here are some more of my favourite blues artists.

Buddy Guy
John Mayall
Eric Clapton ( his "From the Cradle" album is excellent IMO )
Johnny Winter
Roomful of Blues ( they cover a lot of different styles of blues)
Ten Years After
Fleetwood Mac ( the early years with Peter Green)

I'm with ya, with a couple of exceptions

I never liked the 'From the Cradle' album. I expected so much from it, but it just left me cold. Like it's missing something, it sounds a bit clinical and sterile to me. But then I feel the same about most of Clapton's recorded music since Derek and the Dominoes. He can still let rip live when he wants to, and I love his earlier recordings.

I haven't heard of Roomful of Blues, something for me to look into! I agree wholeheartedly on the others. My own playing style is heavily influenced by early Clapton, Peter Green, Buddy Guy.

Rigsby wrote: »

Funny how tastes differ. I have almost worn out "Cradle" from constant playing Except for a couple of songs I never liked Derek and the Dominos. Have you heard Clapton's playing on the "Beano" album with Mayall ? If not it's worth checking out.

Of course! That and the 'Hard Road' album (with Peter Green) are the best Mayall IMO - although I like Guy Whittington too.

I'm a big fan of Duane Allman, so I like a lot of the Derek and the Dominoes album. I thought Clapton was still on top form then too.

I saw you also mentioned Paul Butterfield in this thread - good stuff!

Also early ZZ Top - before the 80's cheese set in!

I'll have to look out for the Crusade album, I don't have that one. I'm vaguely aware of some of Taylor's playing with the Stones, and I saw him on Mayall's 70th birthday gig (the dvd) and I was impressed with his playing - understated, but with lots of feel.

I'm currently playing in a classic rock covers band, doing parties and weddings and stuff, but I'm also trying to get a blues band off the ground. I have a very good singer, a good drummer and a harmonica player, but our German bass player moved back to Germany just when we were about to start gigging. I have a mate who can fill in on bass, so we're hoping to start gigging in the new year.

loadabollocks wrote: »

some interesting stuff there....christmas is coming

i've recently become a huge fan of Freddy Hubbard. Can anyone recommend any particular albums of Freddy's or with Freddy on them?

For the Hubbard enthusiast the following are a must:

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
Hubbard - Open Sesame
- Red Clay

loadabollocks wrote:

Red Clay i've looked at many a time on the shelf but never had the funds at hand.

It's fantastic, go get it! The bass groove on the title track is worth the €10 alone.

buck65 wrote: »

Sketches of Spain - Myles Davis

Pimpoint - Pimp and Soil Sessions (again I can't stress enough how good this is)

I checked them out and i've actually enjoyed what i've heard thus far. Cheers for the tip-off!

loadabollocks wrote: »

As a matter of interest what shops do people buy cd's in? In Dublin i mean. What shops so you think have the best jazz collections?
I was in Virgin in Dundrum today, and though they have some good stuff their colelction is pretty small.

I gave up buying jazz cd's in stores in Dublin as I could never get what I wanted. Having said that I think "Tower" in Wicklow St. has the best selection .

I buy all my jazz cd's on line at www.cadencebuilding.com


They have a great selection of all types of jazz.

herbieflowers wrote: »

you should come down to Galway! The one specilaist jazz shop closed a while back (even that shop never updated it's stock, I remember hiding a CD in there before and coming back 18months later and it was still in the same position...) so now all we have is HMV...a small section on the first floor with collections and the like...

I know what you 're saying. Apart from "Tower", I almost have more jazz cd's in my collection than some of the other record stores.

Mingus at Antibes is a gem...

Yeah, quality, I like Blowin' the Blues Away and Song for my Father too...the latter's a classic