Clunky Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 DUKE ELLINGTON The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Great late period Ellington, a favourite. Quote
tomatamot Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Lars Gullin - ( EmArcy MG 36012 ) mono Quote
JohnS Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 This morning Blue Mitchell;The Thing To Do.. Blue Note (UA pressing) Johnny Griffin''s Studio Jazz Party. Riverside (Japan) Quote
soulpope Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Tom Varner Quartet [soul Note] - Varner, Ed Jackson, Billy Hart, Fred Hopkins first time on the turntable for about 20 years - not too sure what to make of it remember a similar sentiment when listening to his other Soulnote outing "Motion/Stllness" what now seems like ages ago....... Quote
tomatamot Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 DUKE ELLINGTON The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Great late period Ellington, a favourite. Ellington for me: an addiction!! Quote
colinmce Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Tom Varner Quartet [soul Note] - Varner, Ed Jackson, Billy Hart, Fred Hopkins first time on the turntable for about 20 years - not too sure what to make of it remember a similar sentiment when listening to his other Soulnote outing "Motion/Stllness" what now seems like ages ago....... Haven't heard this one, but the early ones don't look particularly appealing. His more ambitious 90s/00s work suits me much better. Quote
mjazzg Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Tom Varner Quartet [soul Note] - Varner, Ed Jackson, Billy Hart, Fred Hopkins first time on the turntable for about 20 years - not too sure what to make of it remember a similar sentiment when listening to his other Soulnote outing "Motion/Stllness" what now seems like ages ago....... Haven't heard this one, but the early ones don't look particularly appealing. His more ambitious 90s/00s work suits me much better. I think the writing on this LP isn't too strong, the playing's good. What would you suggest of the later ones? Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 This morning Johnny Griffin''s Studio Jazz Party. Riverside (Japan) One of Bob Blumenthal's favorites. It is a fun date. Quote
tomatamot Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame ( Japanese BN/King stereo ) Edited April 15, 2014 by tomatamot Quote
colinmce Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Tom Varner Quartet [soul Note] - Varner, Ed Jackson, Billy Hart, Fred Hopkins first time on the turntable for about 20 years - not too sure what to make of it remember a similar sentiment when listening to his other Soulnote outing "Motion/Stllness" what now seems like ages ago....... Haven't heard this one, but the early ones don't look particularly appealing. His more ambitious 90s/00s work suits me much better. I think the writing on this LP isn't too strong, the playing's good. What would you suggest of the later ones? The Mystery of Compassion on Soul Note may be his masterpiece. Swimming and Second Communion on Omnitone are also fantastic. Quote
JSngry Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Lead Me, Guide Me - The Unusual Gospel Sound Of The Duncanaires (Milestone MLP-4001) Yes, a Milestone Gospel record, yes, produced by Orrin Keepnews. Recorded @ Universal Sound, Chicago in April of 1966, engineered by Dennis Aulen-Bacher. Address on the back cover is 171 Madison Ave., N.Y.C. 10016. The label is unlike any I've seen on a Milestone record before - an off-white (possibly with a very pale greenish tinge) with a red stipre about 80% up the way on top, in which is contained the old-style "wide M" of pre-Fanatasy Milestone, the two bottom and one top sapces of the letter filled in black. On top of the red stripe is the word "MILESTONE" all caps, not bold. Imagine this label, only white instead of green, a red stripe across and containing the "M", and the label name on top being a very straight-looking font. Anyway...the music itself is very good, at times even "quirky" (in a Gospel" way, but the whole thing sounds like it was recorded as a demo. Big echo-y room sound, no separation between voices and instruments, indistinct presence on the instruments, etc. Either Keepnews produced in name only or else, for whatever reason, he didn't bother to record this music with care and precision. Too bad, because it deserves a lot better. OTOH, The Duncanaires appear to have released an album prior to this on Battle, in the days when that label was a Riverside brand, so I guess everybody knew each other before they did this one. No matter, any way you look at it, it is a pretty interesting record, both musically and discographically. And there's a drummer on here who gets really, shal we say, "aggressive" in a few spots. I would love to find out who that was! Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Just finished - Lionel Hampton - You Better Know It!!!! (Impulse!). ABC labels with Van Gelder stampers but has a nasty howl cut into it. Drop the needle and it's there. Are all of them like this? Again, it's cuttings like this that remind me why CDs were welcomed with open arms by this music fan. Now playing: John Coltrane - Settin' The Pace (Prestige). Nice blue label Van Gelder pressing that unfortunately sounds terrible. Rice crispies all over side one. Looks pretty good too. Bummer. Edited April 15, 2014 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote
soulpope Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Lead Me, Guide Me - The Unusual Gospel Sound Of The Duncanaires (Milestone MLP-4001) Yes, a Milestone Gospel record, yes, produced by Orrin Keepnews. Recorded @ Universal Sound, Chicago in April of 1966, engineered by Dennis Aulen-Bacher. Address on the back cover is 171 Madison Ave., N.Y.C. 10016. The label is unlike any I've seen on a Milestone record before - an off-white (possibly with a very pale greenish tinge) with a red stipre about 80% up the way on top, in which is contained the old-style "wide M" of pre-Fanatasy Milestone, the two bottom and one top sapces of the letter filled in black. On top of the red stripe is the word "MILESTONE" all caps, not bold. Imagine this label, only white instead of green, a red stripe across and containing the "M", and the label name on top being a very straight-looking font. Anyway...the music itself is very good, at times even "quirky" (in a Gospel" way, but the whole thing sounds like it was recorded as a demo. Big echo-y room sound, no separation between voices and instruments, indistinct presence on the instruments, etc. Either Keepnews produced in name only or else, for whatever reason, he didn't bother to record this music with care and precision. Too bad, because it deserves a lot better. OTOH, The Duncanaires appear to have released an album prior to this on Battle, in the days when that label was a Riverside brand, so I guess everybody knew each other before they did this one. No matter, any way you look at it, it is a pretty interesting record, both musically and discographically. And there's a drummer on here who gets really, shal we say, "aggressive" in a few spots. I would love to find out who that was! Interesting, never saw this one before.......just formerly once been in touch with "The Exciting Gospel Sound of the Duncanaires" on Battle...... Edited April 15, 2014 by soulpope Quote
paul secor Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Lead Me, Guide Me - The Unusual Gospel Sound Of The Duncanaires (Milestone MLP-4001) Yes, a Milestone Gospel record, yes, produced by Orrin Keepnews. Recorded @ Universal Sound, Chicago in April of 1966, engineered by Dennis Aulen-Bacher. Address on the back cover is 171 Madison Ave., N.Y.C. 10016. The label is unlike any I've seen on a Milestone record before - an off-white (possibly with a very pale greenish tinge) with a red stipre about 80% up the way on top, in which is contained the old-style "wide M" of pre-Fanatasy Milestone, the two bottom and one top sapces of the letter filled in black. On top of the red stripe is the word "MILESTONE" all caps, not bold. Imagine this label, only white instead of green, a red stripe across and containing the "M", and the label name on top being a very straight-looking font. Anyway...the music itself is very good, at times even "quirky" (in a Gospel" way, but the whole thing sounds like it was recorded as a demo. Big echo-y room sound, no separation between voices and instruments, indistinct presence on the instruments, etc. Either Keepnews produced in name only or else, for whatever reason, he didn't bother to record this music with care and precision. Too bad, because it deserves a lot better. OTOH, The Duncanaires appear to have released an album prior to this on Battle, in the days when that label was a Riverside brand, so I guess everybody knew each other before they did this one. No matter, any way you look at it, it is a pretty interesting record, both musically and discographically. And there's a drummer on here who gets really, shal we say, "aggressive" in a few spots. I would love to find out who that was! Interesting, never saw this one before.......just formerly once been in touch with "The Exciting Gospel Sound of the Duncanaires" on Battle...... Just Checked a discography - Hayes & Laughton: Gospel Records 1943-1969 - A Black Music Discography - and the Batttle release is listed. Underneath the details for the Battle record there's a note - "No details for Milestone 4001." The date for the Battle recording is given as "late 1965", so the two were evidently recorded within a relatively short space of time. Quote
JSngry Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Hell, I never knew Milestone or Keepnews did anything like this. I almost overlooked it in the bins, but took a second look, because "Unusual Gospel Sounds" means...what, exactly? How does that work, anyway, please, tell me. Anyway, flipped the back cover over, saw Produced by Orrin Keepnews, said huh?, pulled the record out to look at condition and only then did "Milestone" get into my eyes. I figured, oh, ok, I am here, this is here, let's accept who we both are and take this thing home today, it's worth the $5.99 just on WTF? value alone. Turns out it's a pretty good group, and as mentioned, "quirky" if not really "unusual". But recorded like a f()(|"ing demo, jesuschrist how/why did that happen? Quote
paul secor Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Warne Marsh: Warne Out (Interplay) Quote
colinmce Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Warne Marsh: Warne Out (Interplay) One of my more coveted records. Hard to get ahold of and very, very good. Quote
paul secor Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Warne Marsh: Warne Out (Interplay) One of my more coveted records. Hard to get ahold of and very, very good. Yeah. You don't see much mention of the record, but Warne blows beautifully on it. Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Ed Curran Quartet "Elysa" (Savoy, USA) Hank Mobley "Soul Station" (Music Matters 33rpm reissue, USA) I caved in and bought this despite having the excellent sounding XRCD version Quote
sidewinder Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Jackie McLean 'Jackie's Bag' (BN 47W63rd/NY USA mono) Grachan Moncur III ' Some Other Stuff' (BN NY USA mono) Edited April 16, 2014 by sidewinder Quote
tomatamot Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Nathan Davis - Soul Eyes ( YS-2311-MP, Japanese pressing ) Quote
soulpope Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Nathan Davis - Soul Eyes ( YS-2311-MP, Japanese pressing ) Quote
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