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Another heckyeah...

Also a good title. And nice cover art for a reissue.

This album was mistitled. It should have been called Scorchin'. Arnett Cobb does not blow. He scorches. Not to mention that Lock was a flamethrower too. This album has more heat than your customary free jazz blowout. The whole proceeding is served well done—no oven needed. 🌋

This has been on YouTube for over 10 years now, and I stumbled upon it just today. Is it really from 1983? Hartman died in September of 1983.

I had these very questions this morning while listening to Lorez Alexandria The Great on Impulse! Her pitch is flawless. A fair amount of Sarah, a dash of Carmen, a pinch of Dinah, and likely others in the mix that I can't hear. I wonder who got her on Impulse. Just found this quote online regarding Alexandria's second and third recordings for King: “In 1959, she recorded two more albums for King, but the label, instead of hiring an arranger and musicians for the sessions, used pre-recorded instrumental backgrounds for Lorez to overdub her voice. She did a wonderful job interacting with them, in some of the finest work by this much forgotten jazz legend. It is no wonder that throughout her career, some eminent jazz critics compared her with Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan or Carmen McRae.”

Lem's Beat Some fine Oliver Nelson here. Curtis Peagler reminds me of Clarence Sharpe. I wonder if Milt Jackson ever heard Winchester, and, if so, what his impressions were.

Pepper Adams lives.

I don't really buy vinyl anymore, but this is one occasion where I'm happy to do so. Will patiently wait for this reissue. 😅

I just discovered the excellent YouTube page of Charles Iselin, who puts together videos of (mostly) complete solographies, making sure to credit original compilers (such as Phil Schaap). Check out the The Complete Solos of Elmer Williams, tenor player for Chick Webb, Noble Sissle, and Fletcher Henderson, among others: Valuable work, and what a nice gift to the public.

👍👍 I stumbled onto this just this morning...!!! Apparently Phil Schaap originally compiled these 77 minutes of Evans solos.

Heckyeah.

I didn't realize that Evans was only 28 when he died. I still need to hear those Harry James sides.

I like the octet sides, but sometimes I think they should've been titled Birth of The Uncool. Nobody can play a 90 degree angle like Brubeck. In fairness, these recordings precede Birth of The Cool, and, as such, have historical significance. More than just Brubeck were students of Milhaud. The Octet: Dick Collins: trumpet Bill Smith: clarinet Paul Desmond: alto saxophone Dave van Kriedt: tenor saxophone Bob Collins/Robert Cummings: baritone saxophone Dave Brubeck: piano Jack Weeks: bass Cal Tjader: drums

Yesh.

👍 Mr. Butterfield always carried an orange in his tuba case. Terry planted the photo of himself.

You can listen to Mr. van Kriedt play the A# tenor saxophone here:

What do you all think of tenor saxophonist Dave van Kriedt? I only know his work from Brubeck's Re-Union.

👍 The San Francisco Amoeba is a great store. I'd probably make weekly trips (or even more frequent?) if I lived in the area. The L.A. store, since it downsized, is still excellent, but the jazz section doesn't seem quite as expansive as it used to be. Nevertheless, in 2023, it's a rarity and a privilege to have such fine brick and mortars. The buyers know their music, and still give relatively decent prices when you bring in used discs for trade/sale. (Except for classical. I actually had a buyer apologize to me when I brought in a box of used classical discs for trade.) Oh—and a tip I learned over the years. Always go straight to the "Newly Added" section (which is before "A" in the bins). It's not alphabetized, but that's where you can sometimes find gems before they're inventoried.

The only place (brick and mortar) that I've found cheap OJCs (sometimes still sealed) is Amoeba in San Francisco. Found two Oliver Nelsons, one Jimmy Forrest, and one Lockjaw there last year. Each title (sealed) was $4.99. Weird. The prices on Discogs are sometimes 5-6 times that much. eBay is even higher. Even though I'm familiar with the albums, I don't have physical copies of Quinichette's On The Sunny Side or For Basie. I wish I would've found those at Amoeba! Also am still on the lookout for Houston Person's Blue Odyssey. Oh, and Curtis Counce's Landslide. 😲

I like how a compilation featuring Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster has Walter Thomas on the cover. (Though it is Thomas's orchestra that's featured.)

Amazon actually shows more titles than three years ago for "Harlequin Records." Prices are much steeper, however.

Listening to this again in 2023. Great energy in this music. I need to play it more. Is Sacasas on this one? (Preliminary searches tell me no.)

Almost 15 years after the last post in this thread...and OJCs these days are relatively scarce. As an example of used market price change over the years, Dusty Groove is currently offering Sam Jones' Soul Society for $33. 🧐 eBay, of course, always has a number of absurd prices. For music, I shop Amazon less and less. I was looking over my OJC collection this week, and realized some titles that I thought I had physical copies of...I actually don't. 😑 Anyone still quietly filling holes in their OJC holdings?