ghost of miles Posted September 6, 2003 Report Posted September 6, 2003 I came across this title used last night but didn't pick it up. I'd never heard of A.K. Salim, but the lineup looked stellar. May go back today and buy it, in spite of AMG's negative review: BluesSuite Any other opinions on this one? Eddie Costa's on it--hell, that alone might make it worth the $7. Quote
mikeweil Posted September 6, 2003 Report Posted September 6, 2003 (edited) Go get it! I got me a copy on ebay a few months ago and enjoy it to death! Everbody is playing great, Nat Adderley is in fine form, George Duvivier does some of his best work as accompanist and soloist on it, Costa's great too - Oscar Dennard plays on some tracks, but Costa has all the piano solos. Good writing too. A box set of all A.K. Salim Savoy sessions would be great. If it's the DENON CD, the personnel listings are not quite correct. Shall I post the right ones? Edited September 7, 2003 by mikeweil Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Posted September 6, 2003 (edited) Mike, yes, it's the 1992 Denon CD. I'm assuming it's OOP, although I haven't checked. Correct track listings would be great. Thanks for the offsetting opinion--I'll probably pick it up tonight. Edited September 6, 2003 by ghost of miles Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted September 6, 2003 Report Posted September 6, 2003 For $7 buy the damn thing. If you ever find the Savoy with KD, Max and Griff, grab it. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 6, 2003 Report Posted September 6, 2003 Yeah, when is "Flute Suite" going to be on cd anyway? It's an interesting date David. And the liner notes include Savoy talking about how Van Gelder has really become an expert with that newfangled thing called "STEREO." Quote
mikeweil Posted September 7, 2003 Report Posted September 7, 2003 (edited) Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, N.J., September 26, 1958 - Blu-Shout - Blu-Barry - Joy Box - Like how long baby Nat Adderley - cornet Joe Wilder - trumpet Buster Cooper - trombone Phil Woods - alto sax Seldon Powell - tenor sax, flute Sahib Shihab - baritone sax Eddie Costa - piano George Duvivier - bass Philly Joe Jones - drums ---------------------------------------------- same studio, October 6, 1958 - Pay day - Full moon - The sultan Nat Adderley - cornet Joe Wilder - trumpet Paul Cohen - trumpet Buster Cooper - trombone Phil Woods - alto sax Seldon Powell - tenor sax, flute Sahib Shihab - baritone sax Oscar Dennard - piano George Duvivier - bass Granville T. Hogan - drums Ahmad Kharab Salim of course composed, arranged and conducted all tunes. Philly Joe Jones and Oscar Dennard were not mentioned on the original liner. Judging from the descriptions of the solo routines, title attributions are correct. The Denon back cover mentions Jones and Dennard, but in a way suggesting Dennard comps behind Costa's vibes - but there ain't no vibes to be heard nowhere on this album ... The Denon reissue staff NEVER did seem to take the time and look up the session listings in the Savoy disco by Michel Ruppli and Bob Porter, which to me looks like extreme disrespect for their work. A lot of the credits are partially wrong or incomplete, and they rarely took the pains to complete a session. Hope their new host does it better. BTW, this is one of the best sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings I have! Edited September 9, 2003 by mikeweil Quote
JSngry Posted September 8, 2003 Report Posted September 8, 2003 Is this the wrong place to say yet another prayer that Fantasy SOMEDAY reissues Salim's AFRO-SOUL DRUM ORGY Prestige thing? You think you know A.K. Salim? Not until you've heard THIS one you don't! Quote
mikeweil Posted September 8, 2003 Report Posted September 8, 2003 (edited) Is this the wrong place to say yet another prayer that Fantasy SOMEDAY reissues Salim's AFRO-SOUL DRUM ORGY Prestige thing? A British shop carries a used vinyl copy of it for 50 pounds sterling! They also have a copy of the above mentioned plays pretty for the people with Kenny Dorham, Johnny Griffin and Max Roach for 100!!! (They also have a copy of Alkebu-Lan for 100 LBS) I'm glad I have an orgy I found in a second hand shop in Paris 20 years ago... As I said, how about a Savoy A.K. Salim box set?!!! The music is sure good enough! Edited September 8, 2003 by mikeweil Quote
mikeweil Posted September 8, 2003 Report Posted September 8, 2003 (edited) But there's still hope: 1) here's a sealed copy at an Italian shop for EUR 15,49: A.K. Salim at rarerecords Italy 2) ... or a 14 $ copy at downstairs in New York 3) I prayed for years that Fantasy may do a reissue of Victor Feldman's Latinville! album, and they did it in May, so i suggest we just keep on begging, Jim .... Edited September 8, 2003 by mikeweil Quote
mikeweil Posted September 8, 2003 Report Posted September 8, 2003 (edited) If you ever find the Savoy with KD, Max and Griff, grab it. There are 8 copies new or used available at www.amazon.com!!! Edited September 9, 2003 by mikeweil Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 8, 2003 Author Report Posted September 8, 2003 They're goin' fast... Quote
mikeweil Posted September 9, 2003 Report Posted September 9, 2003 Found me a copy, too, at some German import site. Must be a nice date, can't wait to hear it. Does anybody whatever happened to him after these Savoy and Prestige dates? Quote
sgcim Posted February 11, 2018 Report Posted February 11, 2018 Heard this last night on the Fresh Sound two-fer, which also features Flute Suite. Each player is featured on a blues by A.K. Highlights- Nat Adderly, Seldon Powel, Eddie Costa doing a Monkish thing on his feature, an early Phil Woods, and Sahib Shihab. After the high note trumpet feature, there's a few seconds of the band's reaction to it! Quote
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