Your Top Jazz Tracks?

[themroc 297]

The bass line on this will shake your house. 

 

[Soulsides 1,130]

6 hours ago, middleman said:

Give it time........:

 

Dopeness...seriously good stuff.

5 hours ago, themroc said:

My days! That Herb Geller track is huge bruv! 

You can still pick up the record pretty cheaply these days, themroc ..there's a few up on Discogs at the moment..it's a great album and well worth picking up for the price.

https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/1272397?ev=rb 

 

Edited May 3, 2018 by Soulsides

[Jimmy Disco D 108]

Some great stuff posted so far, I got A couple of Strata East originals in my collection, including this bad boy..........

 

SUPER HEAVY!!!!  

 

[Soulsides 1,130]

1 hour ago, themroc said:

The bass line on this will shake your house. 

 

Really like that 'Power Of Soul' lp ..some wicked arrangements by Bob James on there.

19 minutes ago, Jimmy Disco D said:

Some great stuff posted so far, I got A couple of Strata East originals in my collection, including this bad boy..........

 

SUPER HEAVY!!!!  

 

Oh man, I love Strata East records.

Got some nice stuff of theirs myself ..Charles Toliver, Stanley Cowell etcetera .

Great choice, Jimmy !

[Soul Shrews 454]

Mine for today

 

Cheers Paul

[Steve S 60 8,281]

One familiar to everyone on here.....Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce......

 

 

[Soul Shrews 454]

Agree with all about McCoy Tyner genious

Cheers Paul

[Amsterdam Russ 3,216]

Long-time fave...

 

[Amsterdam Russ 3,216]

Couldn't resist posting this 1969 monster track from British jazz legend John Surman. A fusion of hard bop, avant garde and Afro-Caribbean rhythms - classic!

 

[Soulfinger 599]

This is just superb: Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers ‎– I Jool Omo

 

[Soulsides 1,130]

One of the best to ever do it as far as I'm concerned.

Shorter is 84 years old now and still with us and probably the greatest living Jazz composer from the old school.

There's certainly not many of those guys left now ,mores the pity.

 

 

[Steve S 60 8,281]

My favourite track off the Verve Remixed series, Dinah Washington - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby......

 

[The Yank 1,377]

Another good one from the series. Could be debated if 

it's still a Jazz track in this remix. 

 

[The Yank 1,377]

One of my favorite Jazz/ Funk tracks.

Edited May 3, 2018 by the yank

[Chris Turnbull 934]

3 hours ago, Russell Gilbert said:

Couldn't resist posting this 1969 monster track from British jazz legend John Surman. A fusion of hard bop, avant garde and Afro-Caribbean rhythms - classic!

 

Just going through a few and love this, new to me and totally brilliant

[Chris Turnbull 934]

Not played this for ages, forgotten how good it is - Art Pepper 'Straight Life' with the brilliant Philly Joe Jones on drums:-

 

[Amsterdam Russ 3,216]

I'm surprised no-one's posted this yet - The Art Ensemble of Chicago's "Theme de yoyo", featuring an all-star line-up of the avant garde and with the mighty bonus of soulstress Fontella Bass sounding like someone who was never, ever in need of rescuing. Legendary!

 

Edited May 3, 2018 by Russell Gilbert
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[Chris Turnbull 934]

Breezy bit of Latin for a bank holiday Friday - Bobby Paunetto 'Taz'

 

[themroc 297]

10 hours ago, Russell Gilbert said:

I'm surprised no-one's posted this yet - The Art Ensemble of Chicago's "Theme de yoyo", featuring an all-star line-up of the avant garde and with the mighty bonus of soulstress Fontella Bass sounding like someone who was never, ever in need of rescuing. Legendary!

 

Uncompromising, and unapologetic. You can feel the sense of power that was in the air and time. Just awesome!! 

[themroc 297]

If this don't make the weekend come quicker then I'll eat my head. 

Happy holidays people

[Mickey Finn 781]

Staying with the pianists, here's someone Miles Davis admired for his use of space. I remember Robbie Vincent championing this ... Ahmad Jamal from 1986:

 

[Jimmy Disco D 108]

However many records you own there are always so many more that you haven't heard of, one of the reasons I visit this forum. So many thanks to Themroc, I've loved that Idris Muhammad track for almost 30 years - but the only version of it I've heard was on the "Paul's Boutique" LP where the Beasties sampled it.

I've ordered Idris' LP this morning though.

Anyhow, here's another one of my favourites... another one on Strata East, The Heath Brothers - Smilin Billy Suite.

 

Sadly I haven't got the original vinyl of this, but I have got the recent reissue which is real nice quality.

[Soulsides 1,130]

^^^^

That Heath Bros track is straight dope...also famously sampled by Nas & Q-Tip for 'One Love'. 

 

Buddy Rich and The Killer Force cooking it up nicely here.

Rich was possibly the most miserable,ungracious man in the entire history of Jazz but his talent was never,ever in doubt, fortunately.  

 

Shelly Mann,Willie Bobo,Louis Bellson and Paul Humphrey 'Supermellow' taken from 'The Drum Sessions' lp 1975.

 

Edited May 4, 2018 by Soulsides

[themroc 297]

4 hours ago, Jimmy Disco D said:

However many records you own there are always so many more that you haven't heard of, one of the reasons I visit this forum. So many thanks to Themroc, I've loved that Idris Muhammad track for almost 30 years - but the only version of it I've heard was on the "Paul's Boutique" LP where the Beasties sampled it.

I've ordered Idris' LP this morning though.

Anyhow, here's another one of my favourites... another one on Strata East, The Heath Brothers - Smilin Billy Suite.

 

Sadly I haven't got the original vinyl of this, but I have got the recent reissue which is real nice quality.

Astounding tune Jimmy can't seem to find it on discogs tho. Any ideas how I can get a copy? I'm just glad that people are listening to each others tunes. Spent all last night working my way through this thread which ain't easy as most seem to be over 10 minutes long. While looking for the Heath Brothers I noticed that they worked with Pat Metheny! I had completely forgot about him and one of my favourite tracks by him, back in the day, was Off Ramp which seems to be unavailable on Youtub. The more you discover the less you realise you know. Keep diggin and livin brother. 

[Soulsides 1,130]

^^^^

Here you go,themroc.

https://www.discogs.com/Heath-Brothers-Marchin-On/release/1349214

Edited May 4, 2018 by Soulsides

[themroc 297]

9 minutes ago, Soulsides said:

^^^^

Here you go,themroc.

https://www.discogs.com/Heath-Brothers-Marchin-On/release/1349214

Thank you Sir, much obliged. Don't know if this is even Jazz or ballad or what? But sublime it is. The late great beautiful soul of Nick Drake by Andy Bey. 

 

[The Yank 1,377]

Classic....

 

[Soul Shrews 454]

Mine for today

Cheers Paul

[Soulsides 1,130]

[Missing Link 327]

On 02/05/2018 at 23:30, themroc said:

Much maligned and underrated Mr Louis Armstrong and as dark a tune ever recorded. 

And

 

You can't beat early Louis Armstrong - the greatest jazz pioneer.
You can't beat his playing on this one:

 

[Missing Link 327]

......or this one:

 

[Missing Link 327]

On 03/05/2018 at 14:53, themroc said:

The bass line on this will shake your house. 

 

Brilliant tune.
Here's another slightly more uptempo version which, I would think , features the same musicians:

 

[Amsterdam Russ 3,216]

Must admit to being partial to a bit of big band/dance band. This is one of my favourites - an evergreen tune recorded by countless artists. Tommy Dorsey does a great version. This though is the original version from 1929 by Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees...

 

[themroc 297]

4 hours ago, Missing Link said:

Brilliant tune.
Here's another slightly more uptempo version which, I would think , features the same musicians:

 

Version Excursion, from USA 2 JA

 

[themroc 297]

Coxsone Dodd (Studio 1) was a huge Jazz fan. And this Count Ossie track, never released on 45, is a SCORCHER! 

 

[themroc 297]

The darkest record ever made. Prince Buster 

"How sweet is mortal sovranty!" - think some:

Others - "How blest the Paradise to come!" 

Ah, take the cash in hand and waive the rest;

Oh, the brave Music of a distant Drum! 

Rubaiyat of Omar khayyam. 

[Soul Shrews 454]

Lightning tings up a little mine for today

Cheers Paul

[themroc 297]

10 minutes ago, soul shrews said:

Lightning tings up a little mine for today

Cheers Paul

WOW! Never knew she was such a great pianist. 

[concrete 93]

Tina Brooks Back to the Tracks   Cool name Cool title v.v. Cool quintet would have loved to see this session 

Cool haircut Cool shirt........... 

[concrete 93]

love that bass 

 

[Steve S 60 8,281]

Another one popular in the Northern dance halls....."John Handy - Hard Work".....

 

 

[Soulsides 1,130]

Saxophonist Marion Brown. 

'Vista' from the album of the same name, recorded for Impulse! Records 1975.

 

[themroc 297]

Was gonna step up today with Art Blakey's Caravan. But remembered I've got this weird dinosaur 45,enjoy

What sorta name is Chuz????? 

[Mal C 2,474]

Mucho!!  big favorite

 

[Mal C 2,474]

Christian Prommers take on Fingers Inc, is OUT DA PARK man !! lol he also did Strings of Life, which is equally brilliant...

 

Edited May 6, 2018 by Mal C

[RICK SCOTT 716]

2 minutes ago, themroc said:

Was gonna step up today with Art Blakey's Caravan. But remembered I've got this weird dinosaur 45,enjoy

What sorta name is Chuz????? 

Nice Version ** As for the name, not a clue, not like you can think a name it may be short for, CHUZZNY ? Naaaaaaaaa!    

[themroc 297]

Maybe a bit obvious but undeniably heart lifting. 

 

[themroc 297]

I do come from Essex, son of a Goldminer. 

[Josep Manuel Concernau Robles 507]

This is one of the Jazz tracks that captivated me from the first time I heard it: trumpeter Luis gasca and a Stevie Winder's cover, "Visions"

 

[Josep Manuel Concernau Robles 507]

Another one that captivated me, is a fantastic fusion of flamenco, rumba, jazz and "descarga". Since I found the CD "Danzón (Dance On)" by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval I can't stand a month without hear the complete album. Arturo Sandoval and "A mis abuelos":