A really good (or great) 80's Jazz Record?

[batmon]

 

[Grope]

wow. i just bought this but didn't have the time to listen to it. i'm keeping my fingers crossed. my stereo is broke. what kind of jazz is it?

 

[Fatback]

Easily one the best jazz trumpeters/composers alive.

 

[Birdman9]

Randy Weston recorded all three of these brilliant sides in a three day period in 1989 -- I actually prefer many of Weston's late-80s through the present recordings to his more 'classic' sessions from Jazz's heyday. He has never stopped advancing.

Portaits of Monk

 

[Fatback]

Yes! That Monk CD is incredible.

 

[Birdman9]

I will break from Fatback on Marsalis on this: Wynton Marsalis has a GREAT jazz Christmas record, but that's about as far as I go with him. He just bugs me

 

[Birdman9]

The opening track ("Well, You Needn't") has become a staple of my Friday night soul jazz sets, so funky and lively, I was floored the first time I heard it.

 

[leisurebandit]

Khan Jamal- Infinity (and some other titles)

Nice to see Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. I don't have that one, but I saw them play here earlier this year and it was ridiculously good. Like life-alteringly good.

 

[Fatback]

I should fall back a little. I do not think he sucks. I find him extremely unremarkable. It seems strange that, among all of those recordings, despite technical proficiency, he remains completely unremarkable as a composer and improviser. I like that he is outspoken and steadfast in his opinions. I find him to be very funny, knowledgeable and engaging in interviews (i.e., those Burns things) and I admire his success. But in the end, most of his recordings are pedestrian.

 

[pcmr]

featuring khan jamal
love this album

 

[Fatback]

Ch**s,

Remember 2nd Story had all those signed Marsalis records in their dollar bin for like 5 years? I bet they are still there.

 

[Fatback]

I think Steeplechase is a great, yet underrated, label. Excellent sound quality. I'm also a big NHOP fanboy.

 

[Birdman9]

I would go check, but I can't find the enthusiasm to look for a Wynton LP even for research purposes. It's too much effort.

 

[Birdman9]

I think Steeplechase is a great, yet underrated, label. Excellent sound quality. I'm also a big NHOP fanboy.

h, 21

DC native Buck Hill had some good records on Steeplechase into the 80s.

 

[Grope]

i bought khan jamal lp once. it's called thinking of you. it was the only record i decided to buy at a record store with many 80s jazz lps. i never really listened to it though. but it was the best record in the whole box.

 

[sabadabada]

 

[sabadabada]

Oh, sorry. I didn't see that you specified 80s.

 

[Jimster]

I really, really didn't want to give Marsalis any shine until I heard this:

As much as it pains me to say it, he plays great trumpet on this. First time I heard it I couldn't believe it was him. Properly played like he means it.

The cnut.

 

[Fatback]

Still dumb after all these years.

 

[sabadabada]

Just becuz iM dum duznt meen I dont hav feelings!