Mister Mahzel

If you're looking for Haydn String Quartets recommendation...Kodaly Quartet
#classicalsky #ChamberMusic

Nostalgia gets the better of us record collectors.
top 4 are keepers. bottom 3 in the pile (not because I don't like them, they're just much better on CD or Hi-Res).

Patience will be rewarded...a somewhat recurring theme for Charlie Haden recordings.
"beyond the Missouri Sky" with Pat Metheny.
Both of these master musicians are from America's Heartland.
Charlie from Shenandoah, Iowa and Pat from Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Brandee Younger "Gadabout Season" #Bestof2025
#AmazingFact
Jazz Harpist Younger is the custodian of Alice Coltrane's 1968 Lyon & Healy harp and plays it on this recording.
@annsalo.bsky.social @misterquartet.bsky.social @schoenermarkus.bsky.social @jazzsnob99.bsky.social @ppminty.bsky.social

ca. 1974 Alice Coltrane and Carlos Santana "Illuminations"
Alice Coltrane - piano, harp, Wurlitzer electric organ
Carlos Santana - electric guitar
Dave Holland - bass
James Bond - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums & percussion
Tom Coster - Piano, Organ
Jules Broussard - sax, flute
Armando Peraza

Cameroon and Coffee
#Cigars #Hemingway

The Song might remain the same, but the remastering makes what's old, new again.
#Zeppelin

Today marks seven years since the horrific Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre.
On October 27, 2018, an antisemitic, white supremacist gunman opened fire during Shabbat services, murdering 11 innocent worshippers.

The great Jack DeJohnette...Rest in Peace.
For me, it has to be "Timeless".

ca. 1974 Joe Henderson "The Elements"
Joe Henderson - tenor sax, flute
Alice Coltrane - piano, harp, tanpura, harmonium
Michael White - violin
Charlie Haden - bass
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
Kenneth Nash - congas, North African Sakara drum, bells, gong, flute
Baba Duru Oshun - tabla
#Jazzsky

Transition before the next wave of brilliance.

ca. 1980 Eberhard Weber - Colours "Little Movements"
A somewhat overlooked masterpiece from the Colours era.
-Charlie Mariano – soprano saxophone, flute
-Rainer Brüninghaus – piano, synthesizer
-Eberhard Weber – bass
-John Marshall – drums, percussion
#ECM #Introspective #Jazzsky #Double-bass

CD cover art

ca. 1976/77 Enrico Rava "The Plot"
-Enrico Rava – trumpet
-John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
-Palle Danielsson - bass
-Jon Christensen – drums
#Rava and #Abercrombie were so great together!
With #ECM heavenly rhythm section of Palle and Jon
#Jazzsky

ca. 1976/77 Enrico Rava "The Plot"
-Enrico Rava – trumpet
-John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
-Palle Danielsson - bass
-Jon Christensen – drums
#Rava and #Abercrombie were so great together!
With #ECM heavenly rhythm section of Palle and Jon
#Jazzsky

ca. 1971 Elvin Jones "Genesis"
Elvin Jones - drums
Joe Farrell, Dave Liebman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, alto flute, alto clarinet
Gene Perla - bass, electric bass
#Jazzsky #HotSax

$350

Was this produced by George Romero?

#Nowplaying this magnificent album from #PatMetheny 🔥

ca. 1977 Julian Priester and Marine Intrusion "Polarization"
Julian Priester – trombone, ARP String Ensemble
Ron Stallings – tenor and soprano saxophones
Ray Obiedo – electric and acoustic guitars
Curtis Clark – piano
Heshima Mark Williams – electric bass
Augusta Lee Collins – drums
#Jazzsky #ECM

I'm no expert.
I just bought a bottle of Glenrothes that I'm looking forward to.
For an easy drinking Islay, I like Caol Ila 12.
When I'm feeling especially full of nautical gusto, I'll quaff Lagavulin 16, it pairs nicely with a strong cigar.

what kind of scotch?

YES - Tales from Topographic Oceans
#Prog #RogerDean

In memory of....
Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines & Ronnie Van Zant, who tragically lost their lives 48 years ago today 💔💔💔
Steve Gaines
9/14/49~10/20/77
Cassie Gaines
1/9/48~10/20/77
Ronnie Van Zant
1/15/48~10/20/77
#lynyrdskynyrd #ronnievanzant #stevegaines #cassiegaines

YouTube video by Kenny Wheeler - Topic 3/4 In The Afternoon

One of my favorite #ECM releases by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, the 1977 Deer Wan with:
Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano saxophone
John Abercrombie – electric guitar
Dave Holland – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Ralph Towner – 12-string guitar
#JazzMusic
#JazzSky
#ECMRecords
#KennyWheeler

“So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politeness
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah”

What are your favorite early morning albums? Here are some of mine.
Best enjoyed on the back porch, headphones on, nature on full display.
#PaulWinterConsort #Icarus #YoYoMa #Chaurasia #Lyle

"Steve Witkoff is of Russian-Jewish descent whose parents lived in Poland, so he has allegiance to The Kremlin" is the dumbest thing I have seen on Bluesky this morning, and that's saying a lot.
Politically speaking, this site is full of idiots.
Musically speaking, Bluesky is still beautiful. 🫣

"Automobiles"...😅

Dreams...