Rabshakeh

Thank you.

This old thread has some quite interesting discussions, quite aside from from the core questions that are discussed. There are a number of names of musicians with whom I am familiar but whose work I really don't know, largely because I don't really keep abreast of modern "genre work" in the bebop/hard bop world. I would be grateful if someone who likes these players could recommend me one record for each of the following players that he or she thinks is a good representation of the player at his or her best (it needn't be a leader date): Grant Stewart Tardo Hammer Scott Hamilton Sasha Perry Steve Ash Thank you in advance.

John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound (Atlantic, 1964) I'm interested to know what this is like. It's an interesting mix of players.

Thanks!

Ambrose Akinmusire - When The Heart Emerges Glistening (Blue Note, 2011) It's my first time listening to this, having been a bit turned off by his more recent albums with their attempts at crossover. I'm struck by how strong it is.

Group Niche - No Hay Quinto Malo (1985) Cali salsa classic. I've been looking for this ages. It is one of my favourite records from the Latin pantheon. I was going to import it from Columbia over discogs. Then one day I found it in the market for £15. I have heard myths of Columbian vinyl being on a level with classic Jamaican pressings, and, whilst I can't comment, it does sound great. It comes in a weird plastic case with the actual sleeve inside, not sealed. I'm not sure whether that's normal for Columbian vinyl.

Wow. Were you involved in the Atlantic records as well as the others?

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Fanfare for the Warriors (Atlantic, 1974) Weird cover on this release, but it sounds great. Weird cover on this release, but it sounds great.

Free Jazz Collective's menu du jour. Four and a half stars well earned?

I had the pleasure of introducing a friend to this recently.

I love that record. Thank you for the reminder.

Yep. Can you hear the improvement?

Good one, and a narrow choice, but I think that, despite the ever so very slightly smaller recorded output, Mitchell has greater depth and a wider vision. Soprano saxophone or Baritone saxophone?

Herbie Hancock - Sound System (Columbia, 1984) Bizarrely, I see that Toshinori Kondo and Hamid Drake are on this record. It's a shame that Brötzmann wasn't available.

Hum Dono (Columbia, 1969) by Joe Harriott & Amancio D'Silva Quartet

Ahem, yes. Derek Humble.

Listening to the Jimmy Deuchar Dexter's Opus de Funk (Tempo, 1958), with some good Tubby Hayes and Nick Humble on it.

Happens you are right. Cut at 45rpm on two LPs for supposedly better SQ (although I can't say I can hear it, even on the new system) and for added inconvenience and cost. Reminds me of this classic: Anyway, thank you for letting me know, as I would not have figured it out otherwise, being a bear of small brain. I had wondered why the peppy female singer on the version I had heard had become a man singing legato on the vinyl, but had thought nothing of it.

Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (Pausa, 1984) A real gem, recorded in 1976, around the same time as Marsh's 70s revival on record with All Music and Tenor Gladness. Konitz is also at his angular 70s peak. It features the late Peter Ind. With thanks to whoever it was who recommended it in the Blow Brother Konitz thread back in May (possibly JS).

Okay, George Lewis or George Lewis?

Noah Howard - Live at Judson Hall (ESP, 1966) I am very impressed at how forward thinking Noah Howard's shirt is here. Clearly hugely influential on the early 90s scene.

Oliver Nelson - Straight Ahead (New Jazz, 1961) I feel like this one should be more famous among Dolphy fans. It's my first time listening to it and it's absolutely great. Nelson lets him run the shop. Perhaps people get out off by the incredibly ugly cover.

Motohiko Hino - First Album (Columbia, 1971) I'm coming to the conclusion that Kosuke Mine never appeared on a bad album. He, Hideo Ichikawa, Masabumi Kikuchi and the rest of that set were on fire in the early 1970s.

Anna Webber's Simple Trio - Binary

Chicago Ra sometimes gets billed as the easy point of access, but I think it is actually the most expert-level of all his periods.