What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

28 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

I would have liked to hear Cedar Walton with that fantastic trio live. 

I saw Cedar Walton Trio somewhere in the beginning of this century, but don´t remember the personnel, but sure it was not Billy Higgins. 

About Lionel Hampton, I saw him with his BigBand in 1983, but this personnel seems to be a quite "modern" company for that time. 

I was very fortunate to see Cedar and the trio quite a few times. Even got to chat with Cedar on a couple of occasions and as a club volunteer, made him some popcorn after the gig !

First time I saw him was with Eastern Rebellion around 1980, also with Higgins and Williams. Last time was a free outdoor gig in Central LA, Pershing Square, in 1999 where that very same trio was backing George Coleman. That was the last occasion I saw Billy Higgins - an absolute trooper. I have photos taken at that gig somewhere.

Most unusual gig of his - Ronnie Scott’s where the trio had Prof Irwin Corey as the 2nd act. The Prof asked for audience questions and the first one was ‘When is Cedar Walton coming back on?’ 

Sponsored by Cadbury?

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[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Funnily enough, this morning I was ripping this Lionel Hampton LP of radio performances from the period in 1948 when there was a MU strike:

 

You get the big names on the front but the total band is:

Wendell Culley, Fats Navarro, Teddy Buckner, Leo 'The Wailer' Shepherd, Richard 'Duke' Garrett, Jimmy Nottingham, Walter Williams, Benny Bailey - tp. Britt Woodman, Andrew Penn, Sonny Craven, James Wormick, Lester Bass, Al Grey - tb. Bobby Plater, Johnny Board - as. Ben Kynard - as& bars. Billy Williams, Johnny Sparrow - ts. Charlie Fowlkes - bars. Milt Buckner - p. Billy Mackel, Wes Montgomery - g. Charles Mingus, Charlie Harris, Roy Johnson - b. Earl 'The |Fox' Walker. 

The arrangements are very modern and I'd not be surprised if Mingus didn't do them all, even though he isn't on all tracks. There are a couple of solos from him and one from Wes. On some tracks there's no Lionel Hampton solo.

THAT'S a modern band for its period, I'd say. The sound's not terribly brilliant, but I like it.

MG

 

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This afternoon, ripped three Dixie Hummingbirds LPs from a not so good period, though there are still good things among the rather commonplace.

Your good deeds - Peacock 1967

Ye shall know the truth - 1969

Thanks to thee - 1975. They're very well dressed, but not as gospel singers

And more on the reverse

 

MG

 

 

 

[sidewinder]

UK Contemporary/Vogue from 1965/66, stereo

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[sidewinder]

Up for an airing. Very nice sounding 4LP set. Starting with ‘For Sure’, featuring Judi Singh.

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[HutchFan]

 

[HutchFan]

 

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[soulpope]

11 hours ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Your good deeds - Peacock 1967

Amen ....

[Gheorghe]

18 hours ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Funnily enough, this morning I was ripping this Lionel Hampton LP of radio performances from the period in 1948 when there was a MU strike:

 

You get the big names on the front but the total band is:

Wendell Culley, Fats Navarro, Teddy Buckner, Leo 'The Wailer' Shepherd, Richard 'Duke' Garrett, Jimmy Nottingham, Walter Williams, Benny Bailey - tp. Britt Woodman, Andrew Penn, Sonny Craven, James Wormick, Lester Bass, Al Grey - tb. Bobby Plater, Johnny Board - as. Ben Kynard - as& bars. Billy Williams, Johnny Sparrow - ts. Charlie Fowlkes - bars. Milt Buckner - p. Billy Mackel, Wes Montgomery - g. Charles Mingus, Charlie Harris, Roy Johnson - b. Earl 'The |Fox' Walker. 

The arrangements are very modern and I'd not be surprised if Mingus didn't do them all, even though he isn't on all tracks. There are a couple of solos from him and one from Wes. On some tracks there's no Lionel Hampton solo.

THAT'S a modern band for its period, I'd say. The sound's not terribly brilliant, but I like it.

MG

 

Yes, it seems that Hampton had an ear for modern jazz also. But he had to make money, a lot of money with his "act", I mean people jumpin´ to that hits "Flyin Home", "Hamps Boogie" "Hey Baba Rebop" and so on..... and it was still that way when I finally heard him in 1983.

But Hamp really seemed to be interested in more modern musicians too, especially when he did that series of "Who is Who in Jazz" with albums with Dexter, with Mulligan, with Mingus. 

Dig how he plays those Mingus compositions, they have other forms than the usually 32 bars or 12 bars, and other chords than old swing music, but Hampton really manages to play them and solo on them. The only strange thing is that his vibes sound very unusual for younger ears, it sounds more like a xylophone and people of my generation grew up with Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson.....

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yeah, I grew up with the MJQ, but I also had (maybe it had been my aunt's record), and still have,  a 78 of 'Ridin' on the L&N'/'Midnight sun'. So I got both kinds of vibes at the same time.

And on THAT 78, an R&B type number and an important bop standard. I think Hamp was happy with all kinds of jazz.

MG

[HutchFan]

Primo Chico 

 

 

This whole album is outstanding -- but Side 2 takes it to a whole 'nother level:

- "Basra" 
- "Lazy Afternoon"
- "Eiderdown" 

Yeah to that.

 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

50 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Primo Chico 

 

 

This whole album is outstanding -- but Side 2 takes it to a whole 'nother level:

- "Basra" 
- "Lazy Afternoon"
- "Eiderdown" 

Yeah to that.

 

"Lazy Afternoon" is one of my favorite ballads.

[HutchFan]

2 minutes ago, bresna said:

"Lazy Afternoon" is one of my favorite ballads.

Oh yeah.  Mine too.

Have you heard Norma Winstone's version of "Lazy Afternoon" on her album ...Like Song, Like Weather?  It's fantastic. Probably my favorite version with vocals.

Which are some of your favorite renditions? 

 

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

I like how the words "Contemporary Music" appear beside the Verve logo on the cover -- as if to say, "If you're looking for strictly-speaking 'Jazz,' this ain't it."

 

Earlier:

Frank Strozier Sextet - Remember Me (SteepleChase)
I have the U.S. vinyl release on Inner City. 

Excellent stuff -- with Strozier's Memphis homie Harold Mabern.  

 

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[jazzcorner]

54 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Now spinning:

I like how the words "Contemporary Music" appear beside the Verve logo on the cover -- as if to say, "If you're looking for strictly-speaking 'Jazz,' this ain't it."

Excellent!

 

 

 

[HutchFan]

 

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[sidewinder]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Now spinning:

 

Earlier:

Frank Strozier Sextet - Remember Me (SteepleChase)
I have the U.S. vinyl release on Inner City. 

Excellent stuff -- with Strozier's Memphis homie Harold Mabern.  

 

I have a Steeplechase copy and will dig it out.

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[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This afternoon's LP rips were

The Barrett Sisters - God so loved the world - Creed 1972

 

 

and another by the Barrett Sisters - What shall I render (unto God) - New Birth 1980

Mildred Clark - Help me Jesus - Heat - 1986

 

MG

[sidewinder]

LP1. So far, so good..

[HutchFan]

Two solo piano LPs by Michel Petrucciani:

 

and

[HutchFan]

This again:

[JSngry]

11 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

This again:

That's a good record...came out around the same time as Relaxin' at Camarillo...I like this one more.

It seemed that MPS didn't have good distribution in these parts at the time...I picked it up the first time I saw it, but that was the only time I saw it! People were asking me WOA WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?!?!?!?!?! and I was like, uh, at the record store?

[HutchFan]

6 minutes ago, JSngry said:

That's a good record...came out around the same time as Relaxin' at Camarillo...I like this one more.

Yep.  ... I really dig the Ron Carter-Billy Higgins hookup.  They're not a pair that I associate together -- not like Higgins with Sam Jones or David Williams or Ron with Tony.  But I think Ron & Higgins really mesh well on this LP.  And then Corea does his lyrical thing.  So it's a bit of a "disparate parts that come together nicely" sort of record, isn't it?

 

[JSngry]

Joe was emerging from his "low profile" period...him and Chick worked many times after this, and probably should have prior, but when a guy is holed up in SF doing...whatever he was doing...

Ron & Billy, not a common team, but there's certainly no reason for that other than producer's choices. Ron can play with anybody (when he wants to), and Billy gonna be Billy, always. Producers can create "images" that don't always jibe with a bigger, braoder reality.

Producer's choices, yea, that's why I like that record better than this one:

and look, Joe produced his own MPS record, just a few months after that contemporary record. So...artist's choice!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Gardening this afternoon, but I DID rip one this morning.

Gene Russell - Takin' care of business - Dot 1966

Lots of reasons to prefer Les McCann, and this is one of them

But I can still listen occasionally.

MG