What are albums to get for Michael Moore

Michael Moore is featured well on a John Bunch piano trio record with ex-Basie drummer Butch Miles. The CD is called something like "Songs of World War Two " .

 

Michael has two recordings out under his own name on Arbors records. He has an excellent duo recording with Bill Charlap on the Concord label. There are also two great volumes from the seventies of a live date with Bob Brookmeyer recorded live at Sandy's in Beverly MA.
That quartet had Joe LaBarbara and Jack Wilkins. These are some of my favorites. There are a lot more great ones.

 

http://www.allmusic.com/album/stolen-moments-mw0000647313 There's a snippet of Michael soloing in the ALONE TOGETHER sample....

 

I also love the duos with Rufus Reid. Moore is one of the greatest.

 

Michael Moore is also a really accomplished pianist! He just came out with a live album featuring Rick Crane on bass and Joe Corsello on drums (he played with Sonny Rollins, Marian McPartland, and Benny Goodman to name a few). If you buy it, listen to it for the drums and piano. Michael and Joe are good friends of mine and never cease to amaze me with their chemistry on the "playing field", so to speak.

 

Check out "Two In Time" by Michael and Gene Bertoncini. Amazing!

Joe

 

Don't forget the Bill Evans album "Getting Sentimental" which is a live performance at the Vanguard with Michael.

 

Look for the Michael Moore Trio plays Gershwin recorded in London,England early nineties with two wonderful musicians Brian Lemon on Piano and Dave Cliff on Guitar small record label from the UK beautiful interplay,incredible arco,especially on the verses.Michael is a long time favorite of mine and a family friend for more than 20 years.I pretty much have everything he's recorded from James Brown to Jobim and everything in between.I'm sure everyone on TalkBass that knows Michael personally,will agree he is a very special person with a wonderful sense of humour.The term Artist definetly applies to him.

 

Hey Craig, listen a lot and steal as many licks as possible. Just know it's highly unlikely that you will ever come close to MM's level, unless you can be content swinging your ass off without leaving first position all year.

Few can play with MM's power in TP, and even fewer of those will play that way just because they can.

 

Anyone know of anything new from Michael Moore? I haven't seen much from him since the Brubeck gig. Thanks for the tip for the piano trio album! Dig this great interview with him from the late 90's. He toured with James Brown! I remember seeing him on credits of JB albums, and assumed it was another Michael Moore. Wild!

 

Should still be able to get that one directly from Rufus Reid's website. Mine came autographed by Rufus with a very nice thank you note from his wife Doris.

My favorite Moore recording is probably Bridges with Gene Bertoncini. Last I checked it still hadn't been released digitally but the vinyl is worth looking for.

 

I'm surprised no one mentioned the LIVE AT MAYBECK duo recording with Bill Mays, that's got some beautiful playing, including arch, on it.

 

Michael and Bob Cranshaw play perfectly on this one too, although it's overproduced and it's not a 'bass feature' record:



Mike said that the rhythm & vocal sessions were incredible but then came the sweetener . . .

 

Ed, are you sure you aren't talking about the one with Charlap? I can't find anything but Bill Mays with Ed Bickert at Maybeck.

 

You're right, I think I was conflating that rekkid with some appearances here in the city by Michael and Bill Mays. Oh well.

 

There’s a great Marian McPartland duo album with Michael Moore, where they play the music of Alec Wilder. Fantastic tunes as well as playing.

 

One of tbe finest arco jazz players alive and a hecl of a nice guy.