JAZZ Discussion

**hippypants** · 12-24-2015

Thanks for the link Jerjo. That Kamasi Washington album seems to have been pretty popular this year, though I don't have it. They had some music from it on YT or some other site. It sounded well enough, though I didn't know what to make of it really. It seems to have either elements of progressive jazz or fusion-y. If anyone picked it up, what did you think?

That Halvorson, Meltframe sounds like she's playing thru a Echoplex or something, over dubbing etc., but pretty interesting. I might have to pick it up at some time. I'll have to check out some of the other records they pick.

Did anyone pick up any of these picks?

**No Pride** · 12-24-2015

Originally Posted by hippypants

Thanks for the link Jerjo. That Kamasi Washington album seems to have been pretty popular this year, though I don't have it. They had some music from it on YT or some other site. It sounded well enough, though I didn't know what to make of it really. It seems to have either elements of progressive jazz or fusion-y. If anyone picked it up, what did you think?

It's been discussed in this thread and elsewhere. I listened to the whole thing on Apple Music and I'm not as enamored with it as many others seem to be. I do like that he pays homage to several jazz subgenres of yore and there's some good playing, but there's a lot of strings and choir on it that makes it sound bloated and cheesy, at least to me. But you should be your own judge, since most don't share my opinion and it seems to be wildly popular for a current jazz album.

**hippypants** · 12-24-2015

Yeah, I get you, and that's what I kinda sorta thought too a little bit, but then I don't have the full album. But with just a cursory listen type thing, it didn't seem to be something I was all that interested in picking up--granted it might grow on you over time. Just seemed a little mainstream or something.

**Reid** · 12-25-2015

**Firth** · 12-25-2015

Hiromi is awesome!

**wideopenears** · 12-27-2015

I have all but the Halverson new one and the Schneider, which I plan on getting.
Kamesi's album I like, but it is more of a "retro" mash-up of spiritual post-Trane stuff with fusion, funk, and soul jazz. A fun listen, but not groundbreaking. The Threadgill gets my vote for tops, along with Myra Melford's latest.....

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**Dave (in MA)** · 12-27-2015

A Facebook buddy is looking for feedback on the Necks box. Any thoughts on that?

**hippypants** · 12-28-2015

The Threadgill gets my vote for tops, along with Myra Melford's latest.....

Probably good albums I'm sure. As I've gotten older, it takes me longer and longer to form an opinion it seems. I don't know what's up with that. There's certainly things I enjoy hearing, but I have a tough time saying at least jazz-wise something is better than something else at times.

**NogbadTheBad** · 12-28-2015

Just bought

Snarky Puppy - We Like It Here
Gogo Penguins - v2.0
Plaistow - Titan
Dhafer Youssef - Abu Navas Rhapsody
elephant9 - Silver Mountain

**Magic Mountain** · 12-28-2015

Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad

Just bought

Dhafer Youssef - Abu Navas Rhapsody

I have all of his albums, and this is my favorite. All of them are good though.

**Digital_Man** · 12-28-2015

Elephant 9 is jazz?

**NogbadTheBad** · 12-28-2015

Originally Posted by Digital_Man

Elephant 9 is jazz?

According to the band they are a fusion of jazz and rock, works for me.

**Digital_Man** · 12-28-2015

^ Not an expert but I thought they were more like Canturbury. From what I heard they reminded me a bit of Egg in the organ department.

**hippypants** · 12-30-2015

French band sort of zeuhl-ish jazzy: Zig Zag

**hippypants** · 01-01-2016

**Reid** · 01-01-2016

One off trio w/ Jaco, Alphonse Mouzon, and the great German trombonist, Albert Mangelsdorff.

**hippypants** · 01-01-2016

I've got a Mouzon album around here somewhere that I haven't listened to in a fairly long while. It's sort of funky and fuion-y as best as I remember. I should give it a spin.

**hippypants** · 01-01-2016

**hippypants** · 01-01-2016

**Trane** · 01-01-2016

Originally Posted by hippypants

Thanks for the link Jerjo. That Kamasi Washington album seems to have been pretty popular this year, though I don't have it. They had some music from it on YT or some other site. It sounded well enough, though I didn't know what to make of it really. It seems to have either elements of progressive jazz or fusion-y. If anyone picked it up, what did you think?

Easily my fave '15 album in jazz along with Ibrahim Maalouf's Red & Black Light

Originally Posted by Magic Mountain

Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad

Just bought
Dhafer Youssef - Abu Navas Rhapsody

I have all of his albums, and this is my favorite. All of them are good though.

Rhapsody is indeed his best (but maybe the only one that's essential as well), though I just found out it's not his last album...

Anyone heard Birds Requiem?

**Trane** · 01-01-2016

That NPR list is way too US-oriented: no sign of Maalouf or Hamasyan (just to mention those two artistes, who put out two album each, all four worthy of a top 50)

Originally Posted by hippypants

French band sort of zeuhl-ish jazzy: Zig Zag

mmmhhh!!!.. I was wondering if Bea would ever manage to release those...

Too bad she insists to have vinyl-only releases

**hippypants** · 01-03-2016

Is this jazz or prog or some other something. I dunno, but sort of cool

**hippypants** · 01-05-2016

Anyone else have any jazz rock suggestions? I'm familiar with Brand X, National Health, Weather Report, Holdsworth, Soft Machine, Stanley Clark, Tony Williams, etc. But go ahead and suggest anyway. At times for me the weirder, the better. Here's something I ran across: