Mike's Daily Jazz Picks

[Ostinato Rubato]

I listen to L.A.'s jazz station 88.3 KJZZ, pretty much every day on my drive in to work. There's always at least one tune that I end up looking up and trying to make part of my permanent library. So I'm gonna annoy you guys by posting a new jazz tune from my morning commutes every day, well... almost every day.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCW5YQiXhhw[/video]

[itchyfingers]

That's funny, San Diego's jazz station is 88.3 as well. I'll have to remember to tune back in once I get thru the static of Orange County.

[Ostinato Rubato]

I misspoke.

ours is actually 88.1. it's a member supported station. I donate $10 a month

[itchyfingers]

And you call yourself a member? Just kidding man! I'll tune down a step when I get to LA County

Nice selection for today, btw.

[Telephant]

Cool. Keep 'em coming. Digging the tune in the OP.

[Sizzler]

I dig it - Mike keep em coming.

[Ostinato Rubato]

tune in tomorrow guys!

[VTM]

Relevant to my interests. I just started listening to "jazz after hours" on my local PBS station. It's a new world. I want to be in it.

[Ostinato Rubato]

Excuse me, sir, but this wasn't a "Post your favorite jazz tunes" thread. This is a Mike's Daily Jazz Picks. Unless your name is Mike, please refrain from hijacking my thread.



Don't distract from the compliments I'm fishing for regarding my taste in jazz tunes, man.

(jk)

[spawnofthesith]

Been meaning for a while to start a jazz thread here, glad you took the initiative. Never heard the track in the OP before, cool tune.


I love jazz of all types, the local jazz station is the only radio station I can really tolerate.


My name's not Mike, but here's some more unconventional jazz. I absolutely love when Davis and Hancock started getting really weird with shit in the late 60's/early 70's

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RczWDQmKQtA[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryiPO1jQdaw[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOXEfQs5nIs[/video]

And when it comes to modern stuff, I've really been digging Tigran Hamasyan
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhG3r3YMhC4[/video]

This trio Phronesis is really badass too
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly8KniNgkXo[/video]

And this dude is local, and really awesome. I can't help but think of tool when I hear this song's bass line
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiF5FRh-FxE[/video]

[spawnofthesith]

[Ostinato Rubato]

From the "Night at Birdland" live recordings. A little bebop in your morning cup of coffee. "thu:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXEOYeMZaFE[/video]

[Ostinato Rubato]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZS2OT4ZrTo[/video]

[Ostinato Rubato]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztMw4MgVchg[/video]

[Ostinato Rubato]

i owe you guys a few clips. Last Friday and this morning the jazz station played Tito Puente, the king of Latin Jazz. Both of these tunes rock.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO36KfmZ9MU[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNifUszz2zA[/video]

[Telephant]

Tito Puente makes me want to kick a puppy.

Goerge Benson clip was great though.

[Ostinato Rubato]

Why don't you like those Puente tunes? Just curious. There's several of his jams that I really don't like, but those two are pretty dope.

But yeah, Benson is the shit. Check out the Dave Brubek and Art Blakey. Those two videos I posted are FU-KING DOPE

[spawnofthesith]

I think Puente is pretty dope, personally

[Ostinato Rubato]

Having a Cuban wife I've listened to a lot of Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz over the past few years. Puente is the king. Period.

[spawnofthesith]

Having a Cuban wife I've listened to a lot of Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz over the past few years. Puente is the king. Period.

This is probably a stretch since I have so little info, but a couple months ago I heard a really awesome track by a Cuban jazz pianist, it was an Ellington tune he was playing and he was going nuts on it, much shred, crazy rhythmic work, etc. I think he may have been at least slightly more contemporary. I immediately forgot his name tho. Ring any bells?

[Ostinato Rubato]

no....

but good try

[VTM]

Thanks Mike. Thread continues to deliver.

[Telephant]

Hong Kong Mambo was pretty killer. Tokyo Blues starts off lame, and gets meandering in the middle, though now that I've listened to it for a second time I can appreciate it a bit more.

[Ostinato Rubato]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGr_U28jrvU[/video]

[Ostinato Rubato]

I had never heard of Frank Potenza until this morning. Jazz guitar. ENJOY!!!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sL5dD_t6dw[/video]