What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[HutchFan]

Lee Konitz & Michel Petrucciani - Toot Suite (Owl)

[JSngry]

Not an OG, some Scorpio-WG/NRP pressing of less than perfect vinility. But good enough.

Note (fwiw) the presence of Emil Richards (RIP). And also Gary Coleman (not the actor), a name familiar if you read credits on a buttload full of LA pop records from back in the day.

This music was once deemed "exotic", "difficult", "eccentric", etc. Here in 2019 (almost 2020), it sounds so...normal. And beautiful!

 

[HutchFan]

Cecil McBee Sextet with Chico Freeman - Compassion (Enja)

I have the Enja pressing of this LP.  I also have the "sister disc," Music from the Source, on an Inner City LP.  I suppose it's no surprise, but the Enja LP sounds SO MUCH better. Not even close.  (And this comes from a guy with less-than-ideal hearing who prefers to forget about his audio gear and focus on the music.)

... Audio concerns aside, the music is superb -- on both LPs.  

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

4 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Cecil McBee Sextet with Chico Freeman - Compassion (Enja)

I have the Enja pressing of this LP.  I also have the "sister disc," Music from the Source, on an Inner City LP.  I suppose it's no surprise, but the Enja LP sounds SO MUCH better. Not even close. 

... Audio concerns aside, the music is superb -- on both LPs.  

Excellent music .... still believe that Chico Freeman deserves more appraisal .....

[HutchFan]

29 minutes ago, soulpope said:

 .... still believe that Chico Freeman deserves more appraisal .....

I agree. 

I think Chico's cause is hurt by the fact that much of his best music is long unavailable.  On India Navigation: Chico, Kings of Mali, Spirit Sensitive, The Outside Within.  On Blackhawk: The Pied Piper.  All (relatively speaking) hard to find. 

... At least Freeman's Contemporary recordings are still in print.

 

 

EDIT:
In response to the Chico Freeman talk, I'm now playing:

If I were to choose just one Chico Freeman record, it would be this one.  Chico plays great -- and that rhythm section!

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

Jimmy Forrest with Shirley Scott - Heart of the Forrest (Palo Alto Jazz)

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

I agree. 

I think Chico's cause is hurt by the fact that much of his best music is long unavailable.  On India Navigation: Chico, Kings of Mali, Spirit Sensitive, The Outside Within.  On Blackhawk: The Pied Piper.  All (relatively speaking) hard to find. 

... At least Freeman's Contemporary recordings are still in print.

 

 

EDIT:
In response to the Chico Freeman talk, I'm now playing:

If I were to choose just one Chico Freeman record, it would be this one.  Chico plays great -- and that rhythm section!

Great platter .... for sentimental reasons I would go with "Spirit Sensitive" ....

[HutchFan]

Curtis Fuller - All-Star Sextets (Savoy, 2 LPs)

[mikeweil]

Since we moved the better hi-fi to the living room I put on LPs more often - probably because they are at hand on the shelves right there. This afternoon:

Edited December 29, 2019 by mikeweil

[HutchFan]

 

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[Pim]

16 hours ago, soulpope said:

Great platter .... for sentimental reasons I would go with "Spirit Sensitive" ....

Yes definitely my choice too. Love that record!

[HutchFan]

57 minutes ago, Pim said:

Shamek Farrah is a name that's completely new to me. 

I'm listening to this music now via YT. Interesting. Thanks for the heads-up, Pim.

 

Edited December 30, 2019 by HutchFan

[Pim]

3 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Shamek Farrah is a name that's completely new to me. 

I'm listening to this music now via YT. Interesting. Thanks for the heads-up, Pim.

 

It’s a nice record 👍 I only know Sonelius Smith on this record and he is great here. But bassist Milton Suggs (unknown to me) is also playing very strong. Pure Pleasure’s reissue is one hell of a remaster. Spotless sound. And Strata wasn’t exactly known for good sound quality...

[clifford_thornton]

Milton Suggs is the father of a popular jazz singer by the same name. Both Farrah LPs on Strata-East are really good. I haven't heard the one on RA (drummer Ron Rashaan's label).

[Chuck Nessa]

I knew Milton in Chicago. Fine musician and nice guy. I forgot he is gone.

On 12/29/2019 at 2:17 PM, JSngry said:

Not an OG, some Scorpio-WG/NRP pressing of less than perfect vinility. But good enough.

Note (fwiw) the presence of Emil Richards (RIP). And also Gary Coleman (not the actor), a name familiar if you read credits on a buttload full of LA pop records from back in the day.

This music was once deemed "exotic", "difficult", "eccentric", etc. Here in 2019 (almost 2020), it sounds so...normal. And beautiful!

 

That is contained in this Sony CD set:

and that set includes the instrument demonstrations from the Delusion of the Fury lp box. Delusion of the Fury can be heard without the clicks and pops on

this cd - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000035X6C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Brad]

Horace Silver Trios

 

Edited January 1, 2020 by Brad

[HutchFan]

Charlie Barnet - CB: Volume 1 (RCA Vintage Series)

First spin of an LP I plucked from a dollar bin not too long ago.  Enjoying it! 

 

 

21 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

Milton Suggs is the father of a popular jazz singer by the same name. 

The only place that I've seen Milton Suggs' name before was on Mary Lou Williams' Zoning.

 

Edited January 1, 2020 by HutchFan

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

why was this cut so many times theres an original, then the 1979 which i have the white label promo of, then in 81 it comes w/ a slightly redesigned cover w/ a sticker..mastered again in 81,youll see-

 

 

 

 

[HutchFan]

[clifford_thornton]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

The only place that I've seen Milton Suggs' name before was on Mary Lou Williams' Zoning.

 

https://www.discogs.com/artist/292608-Milton-Suggs

the Ari Brown and Byron Morris/Unity albums are also really good.

[HutchFan]

22 minutes ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

why was this cut so many times theres an original, then the 1979 which i have the white label promo of, then in 81 it comes w/ a slightly redesigned cover w/ a sticker..mastered again in 81,youll see-

chewy,

I have no idea why they remastered the music, but I'd always assumed that the later repressing with different covers were just cost-saving efforts on the part of the record label.  The early CTI pressings all had gatefold covers with super-thick cardboard sleeves.  Subsequent repressings/reissues didn't have gatefold covers and the cardstock for the covers was no heavier than standard releases.

As I said though, the cost-savings thing is just an assumption on my part. 

Edited January 1, 2020 by HutchFan

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

makes sense!

[clifford_thornton]

Masayuki Takayanagi New Direction Unit -- Eclipse -- (Iskra, Craftman reissue of limited JP orig)

[soulpope]

17 hours ago, Brad said:

Horace Silver Trios

 

👍👍👍!!!

[JSngry]

19 hours ago, Brad said:

Horace Silver Trios

 

Yeah, this is an "essential" set (musically as well as thematically), and has yet to be satisfactorily replicated digitally, afaik,