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Walter Smith III - Twio
Having enjoyed a lot of Smith's output, including his sequel to this 2018 LP "Twio Vol. 2" (https://mas.to/@dnanian/116201875654715483), I figured it was worth the time to try to run this down on LP.
Achievement unlocked!
This collection of standards (+ 1 original) played by some modern greats (including Smith himself) - McBride (bass), Redman (tenor)...not to mention Harsh Ragavan (bass), and Eric Harland (drums).
#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #WalterSmithIII #JoshuaRedman #ChristianMcBride
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Christian McBride "Remembering Ray Brown" Trio enregistré le 8 novembre 2025 au Studio 104 de la Maison de la Radio à Paris
#ChristianMcBride (b), Benny Green (p), Gregory Hutchinson (dr)
#jazz #podcast #francemusique :
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/jazz-club/jazz-sur-le-vif-christian-mcbride-trio-a-paris-4343342 -
Joshua Redman Quartet - MoodSwing
A quartet of stars, in their first outing together, in 1994: Redman (Sax), McBride (bass), Brian Blade (drums), and Brad Mehldau (piano).
Two discs full of originals, really nicely recorded. The performances are uniformly great, too.
Liner notes were left out of this, but are on Redman's website, and well worth reading:
https://www.joshuaredman.com/moodswing
#nowplaying #jazz #postbop #JoshuaRedmanQuartet #ChristianMcBride #BradMehldau #BrianBlade #JoshuaRedman
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Christian McBride Big Band - Without Further Ado, Vol. 1
Not that we need more proof that Christian McBride can do anything...
#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #rock #funk #pop #randb #ChristianMcBrideBigBand #ChristianMcBride
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Wynton Marsalis "St. James Infirmary" (ft. Christian McBride) | Live at International Jazz Day 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3j0s4ldxFY
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Interested in exploring jazz? I just posted this as a reply elsewhere and will add a dedicated post. Just my 2 cents.
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Up to the 70’s it’s easy to align jazz styles to decades - there were clear stylistic shifts each decade from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. After that it’s a bit messy but let’s see. I'm not a musician, just a fan.
20’s and 30’s
Not my sweet spot really. Swing and big band, Dixieland…..Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie I guess would be places to start.40’s - Bebop
Bebop was a “hot”, fast and frantic style. Think Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Charlie Parker - “The Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recodings”50’s - Cool (or West Coast) Jazz
A reaction to bebop, Cool Jazz toned down the heat and was calmer, more composed.
Miles Davis - "Birth Of The Cool"
Gerry Mulligan - “Night Lights"Mid-late 50’s - Hard Bop
A reaction in turn to Cool Jazz, hard bop is not as fast as bebop and is rooted in soulful rhythm and blues, gospel and blues itself. It’s generally what jazz sounds like to people who know nothing else, in a good way. I could play this stuff for hours and often do. They play the melody, then each musician takes turns to solo based on that, then they return to the melody to close.
Cannonball Adderly - "Somethin Else”
Hank Mobley - “Soul Station”
Sonny Clark - “Cool Struttin"Special mention here for Miles Davis’ “first great quintet" (Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones). Released a string of great albums in the mid-late 50’s, four of which are from two 1-day sessions: “Workin’", “Cookin’", “Steamin’", “Relaxin’". Others include “‘Round About Midnight", plus an earlier band with “Bags Groove”.
Late 50’s - Modal Jazz
To the non-musician this is difficult to figure out, but basically its like hard bop but they solo over modes, or scales. I dunno - it generally just sounds ace. Kind Of Blue is modal, as is Miles’s album Milestones. Incidentally KoB features the single greatest cymbal crash of all time, at the beginning of So What. Brilliant album.Late 50’s - other classics
John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”. There's a video on YT that explains the infamous ‘Coltrane changes’ over the 2-5-1. Great album even to a non-musician.
Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um” - like the man himself - bold, brash, raucous, angry.
Bill Evans - “Explorations” - brilliant piano trio - this trio blazed a new trail where the bass and drums wouldn't just be ‘walking’ behind the piano, but would effectively be improvising even as Evans is soloing.Anything from the hard bop era is best enjoyed with a Manhattan or Dry Martini in hand. You just feel cooler with this stuff playing.
60’s - post bop
In the 60’s, hard bop evolved to be more modal and generally more abstract and edgy. Best example of this is Miles Davis’s “second great quintet" (Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams).
Miles Davis - “ESP”, “Miles Smiles”This might be the best spot to mention Coltrane’s "A Love Supreme”. When the “greatest jazz album of all time” question comes up its generally Kind Of Blue, but ALS is alway a close second. Or even first. A totally different feel. There's a video that explains how he solos using a psalm/invocation. Charles Shaar Murray (I think) once said that he didn’t understand the ALS album but it just sounds brilliant played loud in a thunderstorm. Certainly intense. (Everything from Coltrane after this album is avant-garde and a tough listen, IMHO)
70’s - funk and fusion
Not my favorite decade. The major stylistic shift was to electric funk and fusion which started in the late 60’s. There’s some funk that’s OK…..but 70’s fusion generally leaves me stone cold.
For funk - Herbie Hancock - “Headhunters”
For fusion - I dunno, the bands would be Weather Report (“Heavy Weather”), Chick Corea’s Return To Forever, maybe Brand X “Unorthodox Behavior”.80’s
Not great for jazz, IMHO, but one of my all-time favorite artists released his best stuff here so let’s see:
Pat Metheny Group - “Offramp”, “Travels”, “First Circle”. Sort of jazz-rock-ish with Metheny’s guitar synth a common feature.A movement evolved that was loosely centered around Wynton Marsalis called the “Young Lions”, a sort of reaction to the electric fusion years that turned back to 60’s style acoustic post-bop. Not sure I’d recommend much here though, the 60’s stuff is better.
90’s
Another tough one. Stylistically all over the map.
Joshua Redman’s “Moodswing” from 1994 is a great straight ahead set, with four of my all-time favorite musicians - Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.2000’s - ECM
The German ECM label has a real vibe all its own. Not blues based at all, an often austere, icy crisp production quality. Usually introspective & mellow but can get quite avant-garde. I love a lot of what’s been released.
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "January"
Michel Benita & Ethics - "River Silver"2000’s - modern fusion
There’s a wave of modern fusion bands that surpass the 70’s fusion style. Snarky Puppy, Darcy James Argue, Jaga Jazzist among others.
Snarky have a great video at NPR’s Tiny Desk - the second tune has the leader teaching the audience a polyrhythm and then they play a great tune.Another favorite band is Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band - start with “Perceptual” and “Landmarks”. A real folkloric, Americana feel.
And for modern straight-ahead, Christian McBride’s Inside Straight album “Kind Of Brown”.2000’s - London
And finally, London has a thriving scene with an often urban, hip-hop mix.
The Comet Is Coming - see them live at NPR
Other London acts to try would include Sons Of Kemet (“Your Queen Is A Reptile” - just two drummers, a tuba and sax), Nubya Garcia (“Source”, dub-wise basslines), many others.
I also like the spiritual Alice Coltrane feel of Matthew Halsall ("Colour Yes”).--
From 2025 I am enjoying Brandee Younger's "Gadabout Season"and the Aleph Quintet's "Hiwar".
That will keep you busy. And will also help you decide whether to dive in further or just run away.
#jazz
#music
#milesdavis
#johncoltrane
#patmethenygroup
#HankMobley
#cannonballadderley
#sonnyclark
#charlesmingus
#billevans
#herbiehancock
#bradmehldau
#christianmcbride
#brianblade
#joshuaredman
#marcinwasilewski
#NubyaGarcia
#brandeeyounger
#alephquintet #MatthewHalsall -
@davep I made a list with some recommendations a few years ago for a friend and will cut and paste below:
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Up to the 70’s it’s easy to align jazz styles to decades - there were clear stylistic shifts each decade from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. After that it’s a bit messy but let’s see. I'm not a musician, just a fan.
20’s and 30’s
Not my sweet spot really. Swing and big band, Dixieland…..Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie I guess would be places to start.40’s - Bebop
Bebop was a “hot”, fast and frantic style. Think Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Charlie Parker - “The Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recodings”50’s - Cool (or West Coast) Jazz
A reaction to bebop, Cool Jazz toned down the heat and was calmer, more composed.
Miles Davis - "Birth Of The Cool"
Gerry Mulligan - “Night Lights"Mid-late 50’s - Hard Bop
A reaction in turn to Cool Jazz, hard bop is not as fast as bebop and is rooted in soulful rhythm and blues, gospel and blues itself. It’s generally what jazz sounds like to people who know nothing else, in a good way. I could play this stuff for hours and often do. They play the melody, then each musician takes turns to solo based on that, then they return to the melody to close.
Cannonball Adderly - "Somethin Else”
Hank Mobley - “Soul Station”
Sonny Clark - “Cool Struttin"Special mention here for Miles Davis’ “first great quintet" (Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones). Released a string of great albums in the mid-late 50’s, four of which are from two 1-day sessions: “Workin’", “Cookin’", “Steamin’", “Relaxin’". Others include “‘Round About Midnight", plus an earlier band with “Bags Groove”.
Late 50’s - Modal Jazz
To the non-musician this is difficult to figure out, but basically its like hard bop but they solo over modes, or scales. I dunno - it generally just sounds ace. Kind Of Blue is modal, as is Miles’s album Milestones. Incidentally KoB features the single greatest cymbal crash of all time, at the beginning of So What. Brilliant album.Late 50’s - other classics
John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”. There's a video on YT that explains the infamous ‘Coltrane changes’ over the 2-5-1. Great album even to a non-musician.
Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um” - like the man himself - bold, brash, raucous, angry.
Bill Evans - “Explorations” - brilliant piano trio - this trio blazed a new trail where the bass and drums wouldn't just be ‘walking’ behind the piano, but would effectively be improvising even as Evans is soloing.Anything from the hard bop era is best enjoyed with a Manhattan or Dry Martini in hand. You just feel cooler with this stuff playing.
60’s - post bop
In the 60’s, hard bop evolved to be more modal and generally more abstract and edgy. Best example of this is Miles Davis’s “second great quintet" (Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams).
Miles Davis - “ESP”, “Miles Smiles”This might be the best spot to mention Coltrane’s "A Love Supreme”. When the “greatest jazz album of all time” question comes up its generally Kind Of Blue, but ALS is alway a close second. Or even first. A totally different feel. There's a video that explains how he solos using a psalm/invocation. Charles Shaar Murray (I think) once said that he didn’t understand the ALS album but it just sounds brilliant played loud in a thunderstorm. Certainly intense. (Everything from Coltrane after this album is avant-garde and a tough listen, IMHO)
70’s - funk and fusion
Not my favorite decade. The major stylistic shift was to electric funk and fusion which started in the late 60’s. There’s some funk that’s OK…..but 70’s fusion generally leaves me stone cold.
For funk - Herbie Hancock - “Headhunters”
For fusion - I dunno, the bands would be Weather Report (“Heavy Weather”), Chick Corea’s Return To Forever, maybe Brand X “Unorthodox Behavior”.80’s
Not great for jazz, IMHO, but one of my all-time favorite artists released his best stuff here so let’s see:
Pat Metheny Group - “Offramp”, “Travels”, “First Circle”. Sort of jazz-rock-ish with Metheny’s guitar synth a common feature.A movement evolved that was loosely centered around Wynton Marsalis called the “Young Lions”, a sort of reaction to the electric fusion years that turned back to 60’s style acoustic post-bop. Not sure I’d recommend much here though, the 60’s stuff is better.
90’s
Another tough one. Stylistically all over the map.
Joshua Redman’s “Moodswing” from 1994 is a great straight ahead set, with four of my all-time favorite musicians - Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.2000’s - ECM
The German ECM label has a real vibe all its own. Not blues based at all, an often austere, icy crisp production quality. Usually introspective & mellow but can get quite avant-garde. I love a lot of what’s been released.
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "January"
Michel Benita & Ethics - "River Silver"2000’s - modern fusion
There’s a wave of modern fusion bands that surpass the 70’s fusion style. Snarky Puppy, Darcy James Argue, Jaga Jazzist among others.
Snarky have a great video at NPR’s Tiny Desk - the second tune has the leader teaching the audience a polyrhythm and then they play a great tune.Another favorite band is Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band - start with “Perceptual”. A real folkloric, Americana feel.
And for modern straight-ahead, Christian McBride’s Inside Straight album “Kind Of Brown”.2000’s - London
And finally, London has a thriving scene with an often urban, hip-hop mix.
The Comet Is Coming - see them live at NPR
Other London acts to try would include Sons Of Kemet (“Your Queen Is A Reptile” - just two drummers, a tuba and sax), Nubya Garcia (“Source”, dub-wise basslines), many others.
I also like the spiritual Alice Coltrane feel of Matthew Halsall ("Colour Yes”).--
From 2025 I am enjoying Brandee Younger's "Gadabout Season"and the Aleph Quintet's "Hiwar".
That will keep you busy. And will also help you decide whether to dive in further or just run away.
#jazz #music #milesdavis #johncoltrane #patmethenygroup #HankMobley #cannonballadderley #sonnyclark #charlesmingus #billevans #herbiehancock #bradmehldau #christianmcbride #brianblade #joshuaredman #marcinwasilewski #NubyaGarcia #brandeeyounger #alephquintet
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Christian McBridge & Inside Straight - Live at the Village Vanguard
Christian McBride's discography is incredibly broad and varied.
Here, a 2014 residency at the Village Vanguard, following two studio LPs, produced a great album of post-bop.
#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #ChristianMcBride #InsideStraight #VillageVanguard
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Christian McBride - The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons
Having seen him last week, I figured it was time to revisit McBride's extended piece reflecting on icons of the Civil Rights movement - Dr. King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali, and, in an added 5th section, Barack Obama.
This is an ambitious, masterful piece of work for a big band, chorus and narrators…and rather relevant today.
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #JazzTheatre
Christian McBride & Ursa Major:
🎵 SMOhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2nmpZLov2dpU8HSukBauKk
🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vnTt87jK3SaVb1BQNaldn🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg -
#DemandezLeProgramme :
2010 - Chick Corea Trio with Christian McBride and Brian Blade - Yoshi's - Oakland -
Album Challenge: 20 Alben, die dich geprägt haben. Ein Album pro Tag, 20 Tage lang. Keine Erklärungen, keine Bewertungen, nur Cover.
10. Christian McBride
The Movement Revisited: A Musical
Portrait of Four Icons
Mack Avenue, 2020 -
“Newport has seen and presented every development in jazz since 1954. I’m so proud and happy to be involved with that legacy. And that legacy will very surely carry on.” - Christian McBride
We conclude our series of interviews leading up to the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival by again sitting down with Artistic Director/extraordinary bassist Christian McBride.
#christianmcbride #newportjazzfestival #newportjazzfest #newportjazz #jazz #music #art #postgenre #jamjawn #music #art #fredwesley #nilesrodgers #elviscostello #brittanyhoward #sunraarkestra #marshallallen #stanleyclarke #jaleelshaw #jazzisdead
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“[J]azz is deep inside me. I’ve studied jazz all my life. I wanted to be a jazz musician. But James Brown came along, offered me a job, and I got involved with him. Eventually, I became more and more involved with funk music. And, so, I became known as a funk musician… But I’ve always been a jazz musician at heart.” - Fred Wesley
We sat down with Fred Wesley to discuss James Brown, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, his forthcoming Newport Jazz Festival appearance as part of Christian McBride’s Jam Jawn, and more.
#fredwesley #funk #jazz #newportjazz #newportjazzfestival #christianmcbride #jamjawn #jamesbrown #georgeclinton #parliamentfunkadelic #bootsycollins #countbasie #music #art #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #trombone #hornyhorns #jbs #newjbs
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With 2024 Newport Jazz Festival coverage on the near horizon, our thoughts on the final day of last summer’s festival.
https://postgenre.org/newportjazz2023dayiii/
#newportjazz #newportjazzfestival #music #art #jazz #matthewhitaker #charlesmcpherson #dance #billcharlap #scarygoldings #scarypockets #larrygoldings #johnscofield #talwilkenfeld #joshuaredman #bradmehldau #brianblade #christianmcbride #samarajoy #cautiousclay #thesoulrebels #herbiehancock
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As we prepare for our extensive annual coverage of the Newport Jazz Festival, here are our observations from the second day of last summer’s edition.
#newportjazz #newportjazzfestival #camillethurman #jamesbrandonlewis #louisarmstronghouse #givetongelin #bruceharris #marquishill #charleslloyd #christianmcbride #bobjames #aroojaftab #shahzadismaily #vijayiyer #biggigantic #jonbatiste #jazz #music #art #postgenre
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I'm kind of feeling this one tonight as well. Contains some jazz harmonica by Toots Thielemans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXIKv-wEH24
#ChristianMcBride #IGuessIllHaveToForget #jazz #TootsThielemans #harmonica
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Listening to this album again, Science Fiction by Christian McBride. It starts with this cover of Aja:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_N6ywBMqAQ
I think they did an amazing job with this, I can't say I've heard too many renditions of this tune but this cover is by far my favorite.
#ChristianMcBride #ScienceFiction #Aja #Cover #SteelyDan #jazz
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Thelonious Monk's 'Blue Monk' | Jason Moran & Christian McBride | Next at the Kennedy Center | PBS
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Thelonious Monk's 'Blue Monk' | Jason Moran & Christian McBride | Next at the Kennedy Center | PBS
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Thelonious Monk's 'Blue Monk' | Jason Moran & Christian McBride | Next at the Kennedy Center | PBS
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Thelonious Monk's 'Blue Monk' | Jason Moran & Christian McBride | Next at the Kennedy Center | PBS
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Thelonious Monk's 'Blue Monk' | Jason Moran & Christian McBride | Next at the Kennedy Center | PBS
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Christian McBride has been a major artist, a superb bassist & band leader, a collaborator of practically who's who of contemporary jazz, and a top tier name since the '90s.
Latest addition to our site at https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/christian-mcbride
#tPsNewEntry #ChristianMcBride #music #musicdiscovery #jazzphoto credit: @annawebber
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2023 International #Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert / #JazzDay
https://www.youtube.com/live/w5fpnf2htQo?feature=share
#InternationalJazzDay#HerbieHancock , #CyrilleAimée , #DeeDeeBridgewater , #BillCharlap , #EmmetCohen , #ChristianMcBride , #SérgioMendez , #MarcusMiller, #DianneReeves , #MikeStern , ...
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CW: Essayez un peu de résister à ce groove !
Jazz + funky + #georgeduke + #christianmcbride + #ronnaldbrunner it"s on !
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I’ve seen Tank live a few times, most notably with #ChristianMcBride and Geoff #Keezer (who is in this line up, and looks like the intersection of funky keyboardist and suburban forensic accountant), and the dude is all killer, no filler (unless the filler is drum fills, then he’s filler AND killer). jazzy funk, funky jazz…whatever. It sounds good, and should appeal to those who are in the #SteelyDan to #SnarkyPuppy range of tastes.
https://zeruch.wordpress.com/2023/03/05/sounds-that-have-been-made-ep-50-terreon-tank-gulley-live/
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Join me #Jazz 📻 99.9FM
Wed 04 Jan 12-2pm #AdelaideSTREAM & ‘Listen On Demand’ from the links in ‘About’👇 or at 5MBS.com
#JazzMusic from #JamesMoody #EddieJefferson #JoséJames #MelodyGardot plus
#RoyHargrove #ChristianMcBride et al. Enjoy ‘Star Eyes’👇
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In looking at some of the critics' Top Jazz Releases of 2022 lists, I've been reminded of a few truths:
- there is nothing like a critic's list to stir up passionate disagreement, and
- #jazz critics in particular write in a style best described as literary masturbation
The album that scored high on every list I've seen is also my top pick
#joshuaredman #bradmehldau #christianmcbride #brianblade #longgone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYWeS6tP7Yk&list=OLAK5uy_ndm0YfatACv8T672qoNm6dCDmlZ-F4rBg
