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  1. Next 2 Mighty Quinn reissues up for preorder

    in Re-issues

    Posted

    just noticed that it has two bonus tracks from a Vi Redd album. Isn't she the saxophonist from the International Sweethearts of Rhythm? If so, I loved her playing with that band...

    You're thinking of Viola Burnside, a good tenor player, I agree.

    Vi Redd is an alto player & singer whose details can be found on the All Music Guide. AMG fails to mention a date she did with Marian McPartland in the 70's.

  4. Interesting Mingus Item on Ebay

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted

    I have the first single pocket version of the 'Music Written For Monterey, Not Heard..' 2LP on Charles Mingus Enterprises, my copy of 'Mingus at Monterey' is the first Fantasy edition. I've seen single pocket sepia copies of 'Mingus at Monterey' but they have always been totally beat-up and not worth the effort buying.

    Well, this is pretty interesting. Apparently there are several variations of these records, which implies that each press run was small. Back When Fred Cohen (with Sue Mingus' approval) reissued "Music Written For Monterey, Not Heard.." in the 1980's, he told me that the original had only sold about 200 copies. I would imagine that "Mingus At Monterey" sold better, as I have seen numerous copies of the color cover with Mingus labels version over the years.

  6. Interesting Mingus Item on Ebay

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted

    I ordered this directly from Mingus back when it was released, after seeing Mingus at Lennie's. He was handing out a brochure (which I no longer have) advertising the four releases on his label, including this one. For the next few months the records were advertised in Down Beat as well. The label of my copy is identical to the one shown here, but mine came with a cover, single pocket with two records. The original cover is sepia. Later, the record was distributed by Fantasy with the same label, but with a color cover. After a while, the Charles Mingus label was replaced by the Fantasy label.

    One never knows about these things, but I'd be surprised if he gets the hundred bucks for a copy without a cover, even if it does come in its original shipping carton.

  9. Bear Family sets

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    Am I imagining it, or is there a Buddy and Ella Johnson set? And if so, how is it?

    I have it - overall it's very good, although as you get into the late 50's the material becomes more commercial pop and less interesting.

    I agree that the "complete" approach can be too exhaustive, and often includes some material that can be considered non-essential. Of all the sets I have, I'd say the most consistently strong are the Louvin Brothers, the first Flatt & Scruggs (there are three), the Jimmie Rodgers, and the first Bob Wills. The Jerry Lee Lewis has way too many alternate takes for comfort, although I don't remember any problems with the sound. The Lefty Frizzell is surprisingly strong, as is the first Don Gibson. The Carter Family and Blue Sky Boys are very good, as are the first two (chronologically) Bill Monroe sets.

  10. Bear Family sets

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    Next up - in a return to my pre-jazz fandom of western swing - will be the Wills set, after some SERIOUS saving. That, the Bruner and the recently purchased five-disc set of the complete Milton Brown on Texas Rose should see me right for a while.

    In this regard at least, and other issues aside, Proper is a poor substitute. The Texas Rose/Brown set (available through Origin jazz Library) is a lot pricier, but the sound is incredible and it was released with the co-operation of Milton's brother.

    I have the Wills set - it's worth every penny. I bought the Texas Rose Milton Brown set when it first came out. Not so pricey when compared to a Bear Family set, but considerably more than the Proper (or is it JSP?) knockoff, which might have actually been dubbed from the Texas Rose - wouldn't surprise me. :angry:

  15. Name that Song

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Please help me find the name of this song, I've scoured the net trying to figure it out but I'm just going crazy. It was a background song to a Meet Audrey video I came across.

    I know somebody out there has to know this, please stop my insanity. :D

    Link here

    Can't name the song, but it sounds like John Lee Hooker.

  21. BFT 33 1/3 Discussion (Disc one and only)

    in Blindfold Test

    Posted

    BFT 33

    OK, I’m gonna take a stab here, even though I’ve listened through twice, and didn’t immediately recognize anything.

    1. A nice piano trio, a relatively recent (last 10 years) recording, I’d guess. The prominence of the bass on this leads me to suspect that the bassist may be the leader. Possibly George Mraz?

    2. Although I don’t think of them as having such a strong piano presence in their music, this sounds like Oregon to me. I know Ralph Towner does play piano, and that does seem to be an oboe. I gotta say, this new-agey stuff kinda leaves me cold, although they are accomplished musicians. How generous of me! :blush:

    3. At the outset I thought Tony Williams on drums, although I don’t recognize the session. Going out on a limb here, it is Billy Pierce on tenor and Mulgrew Miller on piano? A nice track overall.

    4. The recording is a little thin here, although I like the performance. The tenor is tantalizingly familiar, but I can’t pinpoint him. The alto in places recalls Frank Strozier, but I’m just grabbing at straws here! :(

    5. The instrumentation brings the Crusaders to mind, but I’m sure it ain’t them. I liked this track, although the riffing towards the end could have been shorter, and where the hell did that flute come from??

    6. I had some problems with this. The theme statements seems overly precious and ponderous, although once they find a groove, some nice things happen. I just wish they’d stay in the groove. The tenor player has heard Trane, I’d say. The trumpet has a nice sound, with ideas that remind me of possibly early Woody Shaw. The whole thing seems to be from that late 60’s-early 70’s post-Coltrane bag that the kids these days call “spiritual” jazz. Lived through that era, and don’t dig it as much now as I did then.

    7. Now this was a big nothing as far as I’m concerned. Carla Bley & Charlie Haden usually can pull this sort of thing off, but this just seemed overly grandiose. NMCOT :tdown

    8. Jeez, talk about a Coltrane bag! Man! The whole thing was so out of Trane that it made me uncomfortable. Could this be his cousins, the Grubbs brothers (Carl & Earl), who recorded as The Visitors? The soprano player has a nice sound, but the performance was just too derivative for my tastes.

    9. This sounds like it may be a fairly recent recording, by some younger players who I can’t identify, although I liked it. I recall a record by Ron Miles (trumpet) and Evand Kang (violin) that felt like this.

    Some interesting music, Randy, even if it all was a tad serious. Lighten up, dude! :w

  24. Walt Dickerson

    in Re-issues

    Posted

    Fascinating interview. I wonder which record label the 'one which shall be nameless' was? Savoy? Prestige?

    It couldn't have been Prestige, since he made several records for them. Could it have been Blue Note? :huh:

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