Wayne Shorter.
 
I haven't been listening to much of anything recently for a number of reasons; but yesterday I found myself listening to Wayne Shorter, from different periods, from the Miles Davis Quintet up to Shorter's current quartet.  It was an education; I found that I had a deeper appreciation of, a deeper knowing of, music; just from listing to him.  I've long thought that version of the Miles Davis Quintet was amazing, something special in the history of music; but yesterday was different.  It was a deeper level of understanding, of knowing, of connecting.  So that's what I've been listing to; Wayne Shorter.  And I am grateful for the experience.

Dave,  
I too am impressed by Mr. Wayne Shorter !  
I really love  The All Seeing Eye  album from 1965___
 
Recorded for Blue Note by Mr. Rudy Van Gelder ( one of my all time favorite recording engineers)
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_All_Seeing_Eye
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Lg2oiBlus&list=PL551E39DF1BEB450E
 
I hope that you all enjoy it as much as I do ___
 
Wolf

I'm a big fan of Glenn Gould. I LOVE this:
 

 
Enjoy my friends!

I'm a big fan of Glenn Gould. I LOVE this:
 

 
Enjoy my friends!

Listening to Charlie Hayden today with The Liberation Music Orchestra (The Ballad of the Fallen), Ornette Coleman (Broken Shadows) and Keith Jarrett (Treasure Island; Fort Yawuh). One of the most lyrical double bassists I have heard.

Spent a lot of the weekend watching the New Orleans Jazz Festival.  Lots of great music.  
 
Bill, tgo

Ricki Lee Jones. last chance texaco from her eponymous debut album. I have to say, I can't fault a single track on this album - surely one of the greatest Debuts ever.  
 
Graeme

Alison Krause and Robert Plant
 

 
Slawie

Animal Logic - first release - Stanley Clarke, Stewart Copeland and Deborah Holland. Not a 'bass showcase' by any means but certainly a good listen.
 
Speaking of Haden - Recently picked up The Haden Triplets self titled disc - song birds! Beautiful harmonies.

When I discovered Animal Logic?s first release, back in its day, I thought it was one of the best made pop albums ever, not by the pop music standards, but my own, personal music standards. Songwriting, sense of melody, good playing, musicianship, the sound... it spun for hours and hours on my CD player back then, and I became a fan. Years later I got their second release, and loved it as well (although not as much as the first one, I have to admit). I STILL think that album is really wonderful,  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGQ5I4w_3o&list=PLD22894B0C58A6D54

Needed an afternoon pick me up:
Anvil - This Is Thirteen

Ricki Lee Jones!
 
I agree with you whole-heartedly on that call Graeme.
I have played that LP so many times that I almost can hear both sides at the same time.
 
I still use the Easy Money bassline as a warm-up for upright bass gigs.
 
slawie

That Animal Logic stuff is good! I'll have to look for it for those times I need a dose of pop...my old  bandmates were a bit weirded out when I bought Matthew Sweet and Ass Ponys cd's on tour...if you've never heard them, check out Ass Ponys, truly some of the best 'bent americana'; they shoulda been rich but were just too weird for A&M (their old label) Tony

Camped out by the computer today:
Beck Bogert and Appice - self titled, classic Rock-n-Roll - Tim Bogert plays a mean bass!
Beth Orton - Central Reservation - something softer, really like her voice.
Bill Wyman  - Monkey Grip Glue - it's Bill!
Bullfrog - self-ttiled first release - absolutely fabulous Kraut Rock band!
Brian Auger - Oblivion Express
Jon Butcher - Wishes; don't know why he never really beacme a 'big' name . . .

Slawie,  
           Ricki Lee Jones was  once a customer of mine when I worked for CBS specialty stores ( Pacific Stereo).   I think that must have been in 1981.