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Responses to our 2017 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Catching Up With You\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reader”\u00a0survey”\u00a0are rolling in. This is what we asked of you four days ago:<\/p>\nResponses to our 2017 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Catching Up With You\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reader”\u00a0survey”\u00a0are rolling in. This is what we asked of you four days ago:<\/p>\n
The Rifftides staff is interested in what our readers around the world are listening to. Please take a moment to send a message with your name, location and brief information about the most recent music on your smartphone, CD player, tape deck, 8-track, iPod, wire recorder, turntable or cylinder machine. Many of you listen to a wide range of music that the rest of us would like to know about. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t concern yourself with genres or eras; who needs pigeonholes? We will keep track of your responses and compile a report when we have a sizeable list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sizeable, indeed. It will require several installments to get all of the responses posted. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the first set, with the names of the Rifftides<\/em> readers, where they are and what they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re listening to. Where possible, we include links.<\/p>\n
Jonah Orlofsky, Chicago, Illinois, USA<\/strong>
\nBrad Mehldau-Chris Thile<\/em><\/a>
\nEddie Palmieri, Sabiduria<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nAbe Carnow, Los Angeles, California, USA<\/strong>
\nOn the CD player<\/span>: The Film Music of Ralph Rainger: Thanks for the Memory<\/em><\/a> by the Chuck Berghofer Trio with Jan Lundgren, Joe La Barbera and guest Sue Raney. Wonderful CD. I love movie tunes, and when I hear \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Love in Bloom,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I remember my favorite comic, Jack Benny. (Might have heard about this from your blog).
\nOn the record player<\/span>: Van Morrison Saint Dominic’s Preview<\/em><\/a>, still a great record. Can’t say that rock and roll was ever great, but there are some fine records from that period, and I’m still a big Van Morrison fan. Been listening recently to True Flight<\/a>, Victor Rendon, Latin jazz, really a fine album. Also, been listening to Stacy Sullivan with Jon Weber, Stranger in a Dream<\/em><\/a>, tribute to the wonderful Marian McPartland. Big fan of Marian McP, like Gene Lees and you, one of my music teachers.<\/p>\nFran Morris-Rosman, no location specified<\/strong><\/p>\n
The remastered and totally brilliant Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook<\/a>, a boxed set from Verve (now Universal Music). I have had my vinyl set since 1978, and this one sounds incredibly fantastic.<\/p>\n
Buddy Dearant, Orleans, Massachusetts, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
I’ve been listening to Stan Getz since I was 14 and over the years have bought everything he recorded. I can’t pick afavorite but if I had to it would be Focus<\/em><\/a>.
\nLately I’ve been listening to Warne Marsh meets Gary Foster<\/em><\/a>, a Japanese import from years ago, released on LP only.<\/p>\nDayna Stephens, Paterson, New Jersey, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
Kurt Rosenwinkel, Caipi<\/em><\/a>, ending less singable melodies with Kurt”s unique way of harmonically dressing them. One of those records that gets better the more times you hear it.<\/p>\n
Jim Northover, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n
I’m a regular reader of Rifftides<\/em>.”\u00a0Just purchased from iTunes the Savoy Volume 1 CD. I Listen to WKCR (mainly Phil Schaap) and KUCR on Saturday mornings, WCDB Albany and BBC 3–Jeff Smith’s program. For your interest, I include a link<\/a> to the Toronto Duke Ellington Society, of which I am a member.<\/p>\n
Robert Payne, ”\u00a0Topeka, Kansas, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
Listening to jazz from across the shore a lot more these days thanks to downloading and subscribing. Bands and people I love: Phronesis, Michael Wollny, Tim Garland, Gwilym Simcock, Kit Downes, Mammal Hands, Jasper Hoiby, Pablo Held and Nat Birchall That’s just a start. Phronesis especially has become my favorite working group. Check out their Alive<\/em><\/a> and see why.<\/p>\n
John Hollenhorst, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
I listen mostly to “mainstream” jazz. I especially love bebop and hard bop, as well as what used to be called West Coast Jazz or Cool Jazz.”\u00a0My heroes? Monk, Trane, Miles, Evans, Duke… of course… and Blakey, Shorter, Chet, Mulligan, Pepper, Stan Getz… all the usual suspects. But I love anyone who dedicates himself or herself to exploring and creating great improvised music that is expressive and melodically inventive. I love hearing a great solo and not knowing who the musician is. Once I hear it, though, I want to know.<\/p>\n
Nearly all my listening these days is via on-line streaming. I use a wonderful app called TuneIn Radio\u00e2\u20ac\u201din my iPhone and on my desktop\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwhich allows me to listen to nearly any radio station around the country and around the world.”\u00a0Since my local public radio station abandoned jazz a couple of years ago, I listen now mostly to WUCF in Orlando, Jazz-24 in Seattle-Tacoma, KNTU at North Texas U, Jazz Wyoming<\/em> and the generally-distributed Jazzworks<\/em> program heard on many public radio stations. Without public radio I would be lost. I have become a “sustaining” contributor to three public radio stations.”\u00a0And, by the way, thanks for your blog. I find it to be very informative and always interesting.<\/p>\n
Alan Matheson, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n
I’ve been listening to Joe Marsala’s recordings as collected on the long-gone* “Chronogical Classics” series from France. Chicagoan Marsala shared a liquid and sometimes gritty sound similar to Pee Wee Russell that also reflected Marsala’s love of Jimmie Noone. Marsala’s records as a leader are among the best small band swing and pre-bop recordings of the era (1936-45) with excellent side players including Bobby Hackett, Buddy Rich, Eddie Condon, Dizzy Gillespie and the amazing harpist Adele Girard. I’d read about these records for years but never had then all in one place. Recommended!<\/p>\n
*(Not quite long-gone\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6click here<\/a>.\u00e2\u20ac\u201dDR)<\/p>\n