This album by David Sanchez is fantastic Afro-Caribbean jazz, very influenced by Dizzy Gillespie (who was a mentor to Sanchez). Also, Danilio Perez plays piano here, and sounds even better on this record than I've heard him sound since.
This is pretty solid vocal jazz on the dancefloor tip from 1987, but it sounds like it could be from 1976. Rare, Toronto business. I'll definitely be playing it on the show, for what that's worth.
After seeing Courtney Pine mentioned, I've gotta ask, what do people think of Soweto Kinch? Has anyone outside of the UK heard of him?
He's kinda seen as the new Courtney Pine in the media when he's mentioned, a black guy mixing jazz with hip hop. He runs a freestyle battle night with a live band here in Birmingham. You'd think it would be shit, but it's actually quite good - he does a thing where he records sax licks into a pedal, loops them up, beatboxes, loops that up, then rhymes over it, it's sick...
But I've never bought his releases, are they any good?
I forget which one of the Dresw's posted it up but there was a jazz vibraphone track put in one of the "post a song youre feelin'" threads. The artist was a woman and it was recorded in 1985.
This is very refreshing,not to mention the drummer Ari Hoenig(a Philly native)is one of the sickest jazz drummers I've ever heard.This dude is a freaking maniac.
Released in '91, Ask the Ages is one of my top ten albums of all time. Featuring Sonny Sharrock, Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones, and Charnett Moffett. This album smokes. It's out of print and sadly I've only ever seen it on cd or cassette.
Andy Bey - Blues, Ballads and Bey Courtney Pine - Modern Day Jazz Stories Carmen McRae - Sings Monk Kurt Elling - Man In The Air (this is in my top 30 of all time) Marc Johnson - Shades Of Jade
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Definitely worth checking out.
I need more current releases in my life. Let me know what's up to. I'll send you Tarika Blue as thanks.
He's kinda seen as the new Courtney Pine in the media when he's mentioned, a black guy mixing jazz with hip hop. He runs a freestyle battle night with a live band here in Birmingham. You'd think it would be shit, but it's actually quite good - he does a thing where he records sax licks into a pedal, loops them up, beatboxes, loops that up, then rhymes over it, it's sick...
But I've never bought his releases, are they any good?
Wynton Marsalis - Majesty of the Blues
Its on vinyl as well.
Cassandra Wilson - Travellin' Miles - Double LP.
someone please help me out here
This is very refreshing,not to mention the drummer Ari Hoenig(a Philly native)is one of the sickest jazz drummers I've ever heard.This dude is a freaking maniac.
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Released in '91, Ask the Ages is one of my top ten albums of all time. Featuring Sonny Sharrock, Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones, and Charnett Moffett. This album smokes. It's out of print and sadly I've only ever seen it on cd or cassette.
YESSSS!!!
this is a good one too....steve turre-rhythm within- 1995
Courtney Pine - Modern Day Jazz Stories
Carmen McRae - Sings Monk
Kurt Elling - Man In The Air (this is in my top 30 of all time)
Marc Johnson - Shades Of Jade
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Why Jazz after 1985? Is there some invisible cut-off point that I'm missing?