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Got this a couple of Days ago.Great Cuban style Jazz, with the emphasis more on swing.
Absolute terrific playing and arrangements.
[url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lincoln-Center-Orchestra-Wynton-Marsalis/dp/B00ZQMX30Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482344962&sr=8-1&keywords=live+in+cuba"]https://www.amazon.c...ds=live+in+cuba[/url]

Lovely Bass solo at 05:53.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3bRy_T9KM[/media]

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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1199969832' post='117773']
I was just listening to a Steve Swallow track called 'Re-Inventing The Wheel' (recorded live at Ronnie Scotts for the cd 'Always Pack Your Uniform On top') and I was overwhelmed by a wave of visceral excitement at the beauty of it. It features an opening cadenza by guitarist Mick Goodrick, a beautifully understated guitarist (now THERE'S two words you'd never expect to see in the same sentence!) and builds with some beautiful playing by Chris Potter (sax) and Barrie Ries (tpt). Adam Nussbaum on drums... gorgeous.

It reminded my of all of the reasons I love music and jazz in particular. Emotionally profoundly satisfying. I listen to jazz a LOT and just LOVE it. There are some beautiful players out there weaving some real magic without a shred of testosterone. Art for Art's sake.

Love it. This stuff deserve passionate advocacy and so I am here to tell you all..
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Have you heard Swallow's album Damaged in Transit? Trio album with Chris Potter and Adam Nussbaum. It's one of my absolute favourite records.

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[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1482495331' post='3201020']
Speaking of Steve Swallow, have had some fun at a local jam with Chicken Dog: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RjAPKk2jTA"]https://www.youtube....h?v=0RjAPKk2jTA[/url]
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I like one of the posts.

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Not sure if they have been mentioned already in the thread, but I have been a long time fan of the Belgian band "Aka Moon". It is hard to categorise their music. This is one of the reasons why I like them. They draw inspiration from a lot of sources, and then put their own unique interpretation on it.

I recently bought their CD "The Scarlatti Book" and was blown away by the album. It is their interpretation of some of Sclarlatti's sonatas. They have quite a large output of albums, each uniquely different from one another.

Here is a live version of a track from "The Scarlatti Book".... jazz meets classical !!!






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPAo9M_lBTI

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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1482479201' post='3200846']
I have, JJ. I absolutely love it. There are other great trios Swallow did wit Lee Konitz, David Liebman and, my favourite, Ohad Talmor. Swallow is my man.
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Great! I need to dig out that Talmor one with the green cover, I haven't listened to that one much yet.

I met Adam Nussbaum once. A very nice guy, and had lots to say about Swallow. A prolific musician for sure.

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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1483723532' post='3209622']
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkTI4-roYg[/media]
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I see they skimped on the band.... :lol:[list]
[*]Clarence Banks: trombone
[*]John Barnes: arranger
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Basie_Orchestra"]Count Basie Orchestra[/url]: orchestra
[*]Mike Beisner: additional backing vocals
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Bentyne"]Cheryl Bentyne[/url]: arranger, vocal arrangement, lead & backing vocals
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Blake"]Alex Blake[/url]: bass
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Brown_(musician)"]Ray Brown[/url]: bass
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Carter"]Ron Carter[/url]: bass
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Cohn"]Sonny Cohn[/url]: trumpet
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Cole_(musician)"]Richie Cole[/url]: alto saxophone
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Coles"]Johnny Coles[/url]: trumpet
[*]Gene Curtis: assistant engineer
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Davis_(bassist)"]Richard Davis[/url]: bass
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Davis,_Jr."]Walter Davis, Jr.[/url]: acoustic piano
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dixon"]Eric Dixon[/url]: saxophone
[*]Martin Fischer: producer
[*]Bob Flanagan: additional backing vocals
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Flanagan"]Tommy Flanagan[/url]: acoustic piano
[*]The Four Freshmen: additional backing vocals
[*]Dan Garcia: assistant engineer
[*]Yaron Gershovsky: arranger, keyboards, acoustic piano, synthesizer, vocal arrangement
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Gillespie"]Dizzy Gillespie[/url]: composer, trumpet
[*]Autie Goodman: additional backing vocals
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Green"]Freddie Green[/url]: guitar
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman"]Bernie Grundman[/url]: mastering
[*]Craig Harris: engineer, sampling, [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier"]Synclavier[/url] programming, [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocoder"]vocoder[/url]
[*]Fayette Hauser: art direction
[*]Nels Hauser: art direction, photography
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hauser"]Tim Hauser[/url]: arranger, producer, lead & backing vocals
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Hawkins_(musician)"]Marshall Hawkins[/url]: bass
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hendricks"]Jon Hendricks[/url]: composer, creative consultant
[*]Rod Henley: additional backing vocals
[*]Dick Hindman: acoustic piano
[*]Kenny Hing: saxophone
[*]Danny House: saxophone
[*]Bill Hughes: trombone
[*]Ralph Humphrey: drums
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Johnson"]Wayne Johnson[/url]: banjo, guitar
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philly_Joe_Jones"]Philly Joe Jones[/url]: drums
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thad_Jones"]Thad Jones[/url]: composer, music supervisor
[*]Gary Ladinsky: engineer
[*]Charles Loper: trombone
[*]Steve MacMillan: assistant engineer
[*]Brian Malouf: engineer
[*]Dan Matovina: assistant engineer
[*]Phil Mattson: arranger, vocal arrangement
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin"]Bobby McFerrin[/url]: arranger, bass, guitar, percussion, vocal arrangement, additional backing vocals
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Moody_(saxophonist)"]James Moody[/url]: tenor saxophone
[*]Bob Ojeda: trumpet
[*]Frank Paparelli: composer
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patitucci"]John Patitucci[/url]: bass
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Paul"]Alan Paul[/url]: arranger, vocal arrangement, lead & backing vocals
[*]Dick Reynolds: vocal arrangement
[*]Don Roberts: baritone & tenor saxophones
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robinson_(drummer)"]John "J.R." Robinson[/url]: drums
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshal_Royal"]Marshal Royal[/url]: saxophone
[*]Bud Schaetzle: director
[*]Elliot Scheiner: engineer, mixing, remixing
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Siegel"]Janis Siegel[/url]: arranger, vocal arrangement, lead & backing vocals
[*]Tom Size: assistant engineer
[*]Ivy Skoff: production coordination
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Stripling"]Byron Stripling[/url]: trumpet
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grady_Tate"]Grady Tate[/url]: drums
[*]Danny Turner: saxophone
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy_Tyner"]McCoy Tyner[/url]: acoustic piano
[*]Mel Wanzo: trombone
[*]John Williams: saxophone
[*]Jay Willis: assistant engineer
[*]Dennis Wilson: arranger, conductor, trombone
[*]Shelley Wiseman: production assistant
[*]Casey Young: synthesizer programming
[*][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooky_Young"]Snooky Young[/url]: trumpet
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The 'Vocalese Tour' was pretty special as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ll0iYPyoY

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Not heard this in years !
From Ron Carter's 'Yellow & Green'

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P8Pn5Q0TXw&index=5&list=PLIh8pUIWeE65_Q20fQkjuBXxWmgM4CACb[/media]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv0qnYsREyg&list=PLIh8pUIWeE65_Q20fQkjuBXxWmgM4CACb&index=2

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Been listening to the 'WDR Big Band' recently.
It has some seriously good players and arrangements, with a few top names passing through.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjZLHVY8yK8[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxDESWHKR9g[/media]

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I thought I would pop this in here.
Four young Ladies with some delightful harmony singing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNHa2580Kwo&index=211&list=WL

And on the subject of harmonies, this arrangement certainly gave me an eargasm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggx8bgJ4Q38&feature=share&list=PLoIQEr7Oj68LtMCFU5-UbasosNgkeIr2z&index=14

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