What Are Some Great LIVE Jazz Recordings?

[PAP]

Monk and Trane! 

[sphinxsix]

On 7.09.2017 at 9:15 PM, PAP said:

 

With the consistent level of your suggestions I sure hope this is not your last post on this thread:)

Thanks. Ok - one more recommendation. And it's Miles again - IMO ones of the most advenurous jazz/fusion recordings of all time and at the same time his last ones before the drugs and isolation period. The 1975 live Japanese albums  originally released in 1976, exclusively in Japan.

Beware, this is not the music for everyone. I strongly recommend the Japanese remasters not the original Sony editions (SQ).

 

Agharta.

 

Pangaea.

 

Issued much later but it's the same tour - Live in Tokyo 1975.

 

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

6 hours ago, sphinxsix said:

Thanks. Ok - one more recommendation. And it's Miles again - IMO ones of the most advenurous jazz/fusion recordings of all time and at the same time his last ones before the drugs and isolation period. The 1975 live Japanese albums  originally released in 1976, exclusively in Japan.

Beware, this is not the music for everyone. I strongly recommend the Japanese remasters not the original Sony editions (SQ).

 

Agharta.

 

Pangaea.

 

Issued much later but it's the same tour - Live in Tokyo 1975.

 

 

 

 

Agharta was released outside of Japan in 1976, year after its original release in Japan. I purchased two LPs set in 1976 or 1977, made in Holland. It was one of my very first Miles Davis albums, and indeed it sounded very strange and on a verge of indigestible. Pete Cosey guitar work was the most mind-blowing part of it. At that period of time it was not known yet that Miles entered the darkest and freakiest period of his life. 

 

As most of the electric Miles Davis albums of that period it was terribly transferred to CD format (imho). I didn't listen Japanese remasters.

[PAP]

These live recordings are on special offer at the moment. The downloads are 33% off their normal price.

 I find them some of the best sounding modern day jazz recordings. The engineer most have a lot of respect for the old recordings of the late '50.

 

 

[NipperDog]

I'm finally making a serious dent in all the suggestions here and want to thank you guys again. ?

[Ralf11]

Kermit Ruffins has several (if you want to hear what the young 'Little Louie' sounded like)

[Hugo9000]

Hmm, no Ella Fitzgerald?  ?

 

She had a number of wonderful live albums, this is my favorite:

 

Ella at Zardi's

 

 

Ella Live at Mr. Kelly's is terrific, also.

 

The famous Ella in Berlin:  Mack the Knife concert was held in an arena, so it's not intimate haha!

[semente]

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/the-montreux-years-nina-simone/rzqyhgadfvukc

 

 

 

 

 

[PAP]

This one mic live DXD recording is a modern audiophile classic;

 

 

 

[JoeWhip]

Indeed PAP! I have asked Frans to do an Atmos mix of this title. Hopefully in 2023. I use this very track as system demo material.

[PAP]

On 4/13/2023 at 5:26 PM, JoeWhip said:

Indeed PAP! I have asked Frans to do an Atmos mix of this title. Hopefully in 2023. I use this very track as system demo material.

That is going to be interesting. I have not really heard an atmos jazz recording I like,( headphones listening) but if the S.L. guys get into it I will have a listen for sure! 

[PAP]

I have listened a bit on Apple music, the Dolby Atmos remix of Miles' Nefertite sounds very nice indeed! 

[JoeWhip]

I have some test Atmos mixes from SL. They are very good. Hopefully they will see the light of day.

[AudioDoctor]

Technically, aren't they all live?  ;-)

[PAP]

These guys are all members or former members of the Metropole orchestra and Toots Thielemans band, so jazz musicians but is it jazz?

 

[Bluesman66]

Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery:  Recorded June 1965 at the Half Note, New York City.