A really good (or great) 80's Jazz Record?
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His opinion on jazz history does not effect my opinion of his music. If he was all up in some freak out spiritual jazz shit that still wouldn't make me think he's any better than I do. I wouldn't necessarily say he sucks, he's a fine trumpet player, arranger, etc. - just not feelin' his music and all the hype he gets for it.
in addition to the above (totally agree on Lounge Lizards, Jim Pepper, Cecil, Nimbus recommendations), you cannot go wrong with Soul Note / Black Saint - David Murray, John Carter, Oliver Lake, Odean Pope (also check out his Trio recordings on Moers Music), Frank Lowe, Jimmy Lyons, Ray Anderson...
all of John Carter's LPs on Gramavision absolutely shred - other amazing LPs for that label include Anthony Davis' 'Episteme'... the Bob Moses LPs, etc.
Enja is another quality label through the 80s - Kenny Barron - 'Scratch', John Stubblefield 'Bushman Song', Michelle Rosewoman...
Lots of great recordings on HatArt - Horace Tapscott 'The Dark Tree' is unstoppable. His LPs for Nimbus are almost as great...
lots of great odd / electric jazz / Harmolodic like Power Tools, Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society (Mandance, Barbeque Dog), Blood Ulmer (Black Rock), Last Exit - 'Iron Path'
tons of great Euro stuff, too! Patrick Gauthier - Bebe Godzilla, Abus Dangereux 'Le Quatrieme Mouvement', Rahmann (S/t), etc.
many great ECMs too - Everyman Band, Art Ensemble of Chicago (Urban Bushman! Full Force!), Terje Rypdal 'Chaser'...
if you like noisy avant fusion, Joachim Kuhn's "Let's Be Generous" is one of the great recordings of the genre (think Tony Williams' lifetime w/Larry Young!). The label that CD was on, CMP, also had a number of fine releases during the 80s.
lots of great 80s jazz never saw the light of day outside of Japan - stuff by Mal Waldron, for example.
all of John Carter's LPs on Gramavision absolutely shred - other amazing LPs for that label include Anthony Davis' 'Episteme'... the Bob Moses LPs, etc.
Enja is another quality label through the 80s - Kenny Barron - 'Scratch', John Stubblefield 'Bushman Song', Michelle Rosewoman...
Lots of great recordings on HatArt - Horace Tapscott 'The Dark Tree' is unstoppable. His LPs for Nimbus are almost as great...
lots of great odd / electric jazz / Harmolodic like Power Tools, Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society (Mandance, Barbeque Dog), Blood Ulmer (Black Rock), Last Exit - 'Iron Path'
tons of great Euro stuff, too! Patrick Gauthier - Bebe Godzilla, Abus Dangereux 'Le Quatrieme Mouvement', Rahmann (S/t), etc.
many great ECMs too - Everyman Band, Art Ensemble of Chicago (Urban Bushman! Full Force!), Terje Rypdal 'Chaser'...
if you like noisy avant fusion, Joachim Kuhn's "Let's Be Generous" is one of the great recordings of the genre (think Tony Williams' lifetime w/Larry Young!). The label that CD was on, CMP, also had a number of fine releases during the 80s.
lots of great 80s jazz never saw the light of day outside of Japan - stuff by Mal Waldron, for example.
I can't remember but when i was in high school I sampled it like 4 times, it had mad loops.
I got a beat with it i made somewhere.. I used to love that joint.
It was "gifts"
I got a beat with it i made somewhere.. I used to love that joint.
It was "gifts"
[splitting hairs]
Doesn't count as it is a re-packaging of a Trident release from the 70s.
Micheal Gregory Jackson "Gifts" also misses the boat ('79), but it is a good record.
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This is a beautiful end-to-end listen from '81:
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble "Three Gentlemen From Chicago"
Shamek Farrah & Folks - La Dee La La (Ra Records)
Kamal & The Brothers - Brotherhood - or am I just imagining this one to be 80s, can't find my copy right now. There were several pressings, maybe that's it.
Quintessence - Sonoma Rag - from 1980, so it makes the cut!
for such a great musician, he sure does have a huge, turdly and just plain boring discography. i really tried too. i've hear d almost all of them . this is the only one i kept:
I remember J Mood being decent too. that Majesty of the Blues record is terrible. Jeff Tain Watts is incredible. Marsalis was supposed to do what for jazz? i'm still waiting.
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