Ended Wednesday and started Thursday after a swim with Three Waves by the Steve Kuhn Trio, released on Contact in 1966.

Review by Ken Dryden

Predictable is not an adjective associated with the recordings of pianist Steve Kuhn. He is joined by bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Pete La Roca for this exciting studio session from the mid-1960s, both of whom he had worked with under Art Farmer, as well as on La Roca's smashing debut as a leader, Basra. With the exception of "Ida Lupino" and "Never Let Me Go," the music will likely be unfamiliar to most jazz fans, but adventurous souls are in for a treat...

"Hearing the Steve Kuhn Trio at his best -as it is on this record- one is made aware of the intricacy, the passion and the great beauty of jazz improvisation."

—Don Heckman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJrUicNweA4&list=PL7LeRojDlDaUSySK_6fsNR1s5uIon28ly&index=1

#SteveKuhn #SteveSwallow #PeteLaRoca #Jazz #JazzPianoTrio #Music #Modal

Recorded Fall 1961 is a 1961 studio album by American jazz musicians Bob Brookmeyer and Stan Getz.

In Downbeat, Ira Gitler gave the record a perfect five-star rating and noted that the album marked two occasions: "the first recording by Getz since his return to the United States [and] a reunion with Brookmeyer, his partner of the mid-’50s."

Regarding their performances, Gitler writes "Getz and Brookmeyer are mature players, and everything they do on this record is in perfect balance... the most important factor in the success of this set is the ease with which these men communicate their thoughts and feelings to the audience. It seems to flow out and by the same token, right in." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bihg9vaQCHY&list=PLvxWibFr0wiJIsxbYUkciGg4txNzuIPCS&index=1

#BobBrookmeyer #StanGetz #Jazz #Music #VerveRecords #SteveKuhn #RoyHaynes #CreedTaylor

The Country and Western Sound of Jazz Pianos is an album recorded by jazz pianists Toshiko Akiyoshi and Steve Kuhn in New York City in 1963 and released on the Dauntless label.

Review by Ken Dryden

...A lot of jazz fans overlook the fact that there were some strong melodies written by country musicians in the 1950s and 1960s, and many of these songs work very well in the hands of this sextet. Akiyoshi leans more toward bop, with Kuhn usually lagging behind the beat; while Izenzon plays the higher often arco bass parts as Neves walks underneath him. "Hang Your Head in Shame" is particularly adventurous, while Akiyoshi switches to celesta for the ballad "May the Good Lord Bless You and Keep You." This record will likely appeal to the small minority of jazz fans who enjoy duo pianos and songs that are a bit off the beaten path.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naC2mfo4Sg4&list=RDnaC2mfo4Sg4&start_radio=1

#ToshikoAkiyoshi #SteveKuhn #BarryGalbraith #DavidIzenzon #Jazz #Music #Country

Ended the week and started the weekend with The October Suite an album by American jazz pianist Steve Kuhn and composer/arranger/conductor Gary McFarland featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "it is an anomaly in the Impulse catalog of the time in that it did not pursue the free jazz realms with the vengeance that most of the label's other acts did during that year" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFi3S37NRNY&list=OLAK5uy_kFfcGRazZT1VhITcRYzO7m0WnNnQQCq48

#SteveKuhn #GaryMcFarland #ImpulseRecords #Jazz #SpiritualJazz #Music

We Could Be Flying by Karin Krog, released on Polydor in 1974

We Could Be Flying is a rare and classic album by KARIN KROG, a world-class jazz singer from Norway, which has been loved since its original release in 1975. The presence of New York pianist Steve Kuhn, who also composes four of the nine tracks, createsa masterpiece that combines a mellow, gentle comfort with a jazz-like groove.

The album starts off with the title track "We Could be Flying" with its solidly sounding rhythm and soulful Karin's vocals, followed by "Meaning Of Love," and the album starts off with a sound that is sure to please fans of jazz-rock. The fourth track is a cover of Joni Mitchell's "All I Want," ..- Jazz Messnegers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbbNTfNRCkA&list=RDkbbNTfNRCkA&start_radio=1

#KarinKrog #SteveSwallow
#JonChristensen #SteveKuhn #JoniMitchell #Jazz #VocalJazz #NorwegianJazz Music

Slipped into sleep and then welcomed Friday with Cycles the second album by cellist David Darling, recorded in 1981 and released on ECM the following year.

Tyran Grillo wrote for ECM Reviews:

"Cellist David Darling has had a long, if sporadic, association with ECM, quietly forging—either under the guise of solo artist or buried in an album’s roster—some of the label’s most lyrical atmospheres. With Cycles, however, Darling magnified his sound-world through the inimitable talents of Jan Garbarek and Collin Walcott in a space both selfless and uniquely his own. Add to that the astonishing pianism of Steve Kuhn and the depth of Arild Andersen on bass, and you get what is, to this listener at least, one of ECM’s finest celestial alignments..."

https://ecmreviews.com/2011/11/08/cycles/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0zxDklTW7w&list=OLAK5uy_mjRP-ePBAhwulXvQb-aV4_Ul88VYDkQqM

#daviddarling #cello #ecm #ecmreviews #jangarbarek #colinwalcott #stevekuhn #arildanderson #1982inmusic

You'd Be So Nice : 1963 - Stan Getz Quartet - Chicago

#StanGetz (ts), #SteveKuhn (p), Tommy Williams (b), Al Harewood (dr)

https://youtu.be/Zky2vL7aK6A
#jazz

Goodnight, Mary Jane ...

Steve Kuhn, Ron Carter & Al Foster - Music Prayer for Peace

https://open.spotify.com/track/4QwibSpJNQNuzrtzXknnF1

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#music #jazz #leepvogel #goodnight #SteveKuhn