Posting partly because I enjoy this performance a lot.
But, also because it just made me realize that I lack the musical fluency to be able to adequately describe the things I like about it, and that’s part of the trouble I have with jazz in general.
Here, I know that the thing that makes me down with this is how in the pocket everyone is playing. As in, there’s a groove underlying the entire performance, and everyone, even when they get noodly and do that jazz thing where it seems like the person playing in “front” isn’t playing the same thing, they’re still in that groove.
But it shouldn’t take an entire paragraph to express that idea. I have the same trouble with prog rock and prog metal. They do stuff that’s musically at the edges, and I just don’t have the background knowledge to do more than just vibe with it, and it really feels like I would appreciate it all more if I had a musical bone in my body and could follow what they’re doing on that level.
Anyway, I hope someone else enjoys this performance too :)
If you want something really wild where it’s like the band is all doing their own thing and somehow it still works incredibly, check out “Moanin’” by Charles Mingus.
Also, not related, but Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers also have a great tune also called Moanin’.
If you want some more modern jazz, I’d recommend Ibrahim Maalouf and Takuya Kuroda (both are Jazz trumpeters), and Hiromi Uehara (Piano), especially her Trio Project (Alive is one of the most outstanding albums I’ve ever listened to, and Spark is also excellent).
Ezra Collective out of the UK also has some really good stuff.
I appreciate the recs :)