Jazz for aficionados

Excellent clips, O-10 and Alex.  Nice to hear two very different approaches to the same tune “Grand Street”.  In keeping with pryso’s comment about Rollins, a good example of how “big” Rollins can sound in the company of a big brass section which tends to diminish the “presence” of lesser players.  I loved the Kenny Dorham broadcast tapes.  Fantastic playing all the way around with the  loose feeling that live (club) performances always have.  I have always liked Dorham’s unique trumpet style and he sounds fantastic here.  I particularly liked Sonny Red’s playing on these recordings; very forward looking with a harmonic bebop style that definitely points to the (then) future.  

Particularly interesting for me is the presence Joe Farrell on these recordings.  Now, THERE’s an under-appreciated player, imo.  Farrell is known primarily as the flutist and saxophonist in Chick Corea’s “Return To Forever” band that recorded the classic “Light As A Feather” among others.  Great to hear his earlier more “straight ahead” playing.  He went on to be part of CTI Records’ stable and his CTI recordings were always some of the most interesting of all CTI’s from that period; not as over-produced and overtly “funky” as most others.  However, for me it was always his work with Elvin Jones and Chick Corea that stood out.  Fantastic modern tenor sound and another player who made one not miss the piano:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxv6guUGUSg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d3OwvKdv-u0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp-3biB_tE

Probably the most beautiful and accomplished jazz flutist ever:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OEJ0wqt2g

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T4W5ODYFwmI

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=muJnrs_tDc4

Is Chick old enough to drink on that RTF? 

Agree, Joe Farrell was underrated. 

Next to last recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg47zYhDBs4

Found this nice recording with Woody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6dp9_fK3Rc

Rok,close your eyes and imagine them in suites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL1bnw6dLS4

Only fair to get Woody's solo on here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgOiHiA5_OI

Most interesting frog, I don't recall hearing Farrell pre RTF.  But I have a couple of those as well as one or two of his CTI albums.

As an aside, it is interesting with the several law suits in popular music for one composer or artist lifting an intro/theme/riff/whatever from another these days, it is a fairly common practice in jazz.  In fact it happens so often it can become a parlor game to identify all the other music references a soloist may include in their turn.

And not just jazz on jazz or jazz on pop.  It happens with classical music too, as in Corea's "Spain".  Of course Albeniz has been dead too long to come after any of the jazz musicians who adapted some or all of "Concierto de Aranjuez". ;^)  Second movement, go to 7:25 -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-FvKCZp3s

acman, as you may have read, I saw one of the current versions of Mingus Dynasty early last week.  Every iteration of that group I've heard has been top notch, all great musicians.  I like them almost as much as Charles hisself!