What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Blue Mitchell - Step Lightly (Blue Note). I have the old LT (rainbow) LP, not the ridiculously overpriced "Blue Note Review" version that forced you to buy a scarf to hear. It sounds pretty good for one of these LT LPs. I often wondered if some of these LT sessions were held back because of sonic faults as there were a couple that were not in the best sound. This isn't one of them.

[jazzcorner]

4 hours ago, porcy62 said:

3 hours ago, porcy62 said:

Japanese pressing

again here too. We seem to like the same stuff

 

[HutchFan]

More Buddy Defranco:

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Stan Getz - Voyage (BlackHawk Records). Except for the whiny acoustic bass sound, this is pretty good stuff. Looking forward to seeing Kenny Barron at the new Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH in February. It'll be my first time going to this new Jazz venue.

Editing to add that the Kenny Barron show will be my second show there... I forgot that I bought tickets to see Ambrose Akinmusire in January.

Edited December 8, 2021 by bresna

[BillF]

3 hours ago, porcy62 said:

 

10 minutes ago, bresna said:

Stan Getz - Voyage (BlackHawk Records). Except for the whiny acoustic bass sound, this is pretty good stuff. Looking forward to seeing Kenny Barron at the new Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH in February. It'll be my first time going to this new Jazz venue.

 

[HutchFan]

Enjoying this so much that I'm giving it a second spin:

Ray Barretto - The Other Road (Fania, 1973)
Interesting write up about this LP and its impact here: "Revisiting Ray Barretto’s The Other Road"

 

[Chuck Nessa]

[clifford_thornton]

Bird Show Band -- s/t -- Amish

good little record with Jim Baker, Josh Abrams, Dan Bitney, John Herndon, and Ben Vida.

[jazzcorner]

19 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Gorgeous and (seemingly) effortless.

 

[Rabshakeh]

22 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Enjoying this so much that I'm giving it a second spin:

Ray Barretto - The Other Road (Fania, 1973)
Interesting write up about this LP and its impact here: "Revisiting Ray Barretto’s The Other Road"

I love this one and would love to own it.

[jazzcorner]

Black Hawk  BKH 536 -  Shoemake /Woods / Holman - Satin Nights" - rec. 1986 

 

 

 

 

[HutchFan]

6 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

I love this one and would love to own it.

It's an outstanding record. I found the LP at Euclid a few years ago. The vinyl is in excellent condition. Sound is MUCH better than the MP3 downloads I owned previously. 

Unfortunately, the cover is badly water-damaged. But still... better a damaged cover than a damaged record. 

 

[Rabshakeh]

4 hours ago, HutchFan said:

It's an outstanding record. I found the LP at Euclid a few years ago. The vinyl is in excellent condition. Sound is MUCH better than the MP3 downloads I owned previously. 

Unfortunately, the cover is badly water-damaged. But still... better a damaged cover than a damaged record. 

We're spoilt as jazz fans. Second hand salsa records in good condition are a rare thing. All my salsa LPs are a wreck save for the reissues. Not as bad as reggae, but close. 

[mjazzg]

41 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

We're spoilt as jazz fans. Second hand salsa records in good condition are a rare thing. All my salsa LPs are a wreck save for the reissues. Not as bad as reggae, but close. 

Which just goes to suggest that the Salsa and Reggae albums get played a lot more...

[Rabshakeh]

3 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Which just goes to suggest that the Salsa and Reggae albums get played a lot more...

Club culture DJ classics but without the market value of e.g. soul 78s. That's my guess.

None of which explains why LPs from these two genres always appear to have been stored underwater. This is one of the mysteries of the human condition.

[Gheorghe]

On 8.12.2021 at 11:46 AM, porcy62 said:

The Curson was a big surprise, never heard it, much appreciated.

Now spinnin'

I have this and bought it after I had bought the "Charles Mingus Quintet plus Max Roach" with the same personnel and recording date. Then, I was a bit disappointed since the title "plus Max Roach" let me expect that there will be two drummers. That was in 1978, the same year I saw Max Roach for the first time life. 

[HutchFan]

6 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

We're spoilt as jazz fans. Second hand salsa records in good condition are a rare thing. All my salsa LPs are a wreck save for the reissues. Not as bad as reggae, but close. 

You're right. ... And it's probably just a matter of scarcity (not that many made in the first place), but I'm discovering that many Latin records are expensive too -- compared to most jazz records.  Both LPs and CDs.

But they're worth it!  

 

5 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Which just goes to suggest that the Salsa and Reggae albums get played a lot more...

I dunno if it's solely a function of frequency.

I bet salsa or reggae records are much more likely be played at parties, where folks (not necessarily the owner) are likely to spill their drink on the cover or scratch the vinyl lifting the tonearm.  Jazz?  As often than not, it's solo listening.  So there's less likelihood that the album cover is used as a beer coaster.

I would say that the records get treated differently because the music is designed for different contexts.

 

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

None of which explains why LPs from these two genres always appear to have been stored underwater. This is one of the mysteries of the human condition.

It rains a lot in the tropics! 

 

[mjazzg]

4 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Club culture DJ classics but without the market value of e.g. soul 78s. That's my guess.

None of which explains why LPs from these two genres always appear to have been stored underwater. This is one of the mysteries of the human condition.

I missed out the  on my original post. I was obscurely suggesting, in jest, that Salsa and Reggae albums are a lot more fun 

 

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

I dunno if it's solely a function of frequency.

I bet salsa or reggae records are much more likely be played at parties, where folks (not necessarily the owner) are likely to spill their drink on the cover or scratch the vinyl lifting the tonearm.  Jazz?  As often than not, it's solo listening.  So there's less likelihood that the album cover is used as a beer coaster.

I would say that the records get treated differently because the music is designed for different contexts.

That depends on the parties...I always take my Brotzmann LPs to parties, don't other folk?

 

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

It rains a lot in the tropics! 

Meanwhile

Tubby Hayes Quartet - For Members Only, '67 Live [Miles Music, UK 1990]

Top notch Tubbs worth entry for the flute feature 'Finky Minky' alone, not on any other album, I'm led to believe

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

Hannibal and The Sunrise Orchestra - Hannibal (MPS, 1975)

 

[porcy62]

4 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

I have this and bought it after I had bought the "Charles Mingus Quintet plus Max Roach" with the same personnel and recording date. Then, I was a bit disappointed since the title "plus Max Roach" let me expect that there will be two drummers. That was in 1978, the same year I saw Max Roach for the first time life. 

I had both in a twoofer back then. I have both in the debut box set. I bought both in vinyl, Japan, lately. Think they are my fave “quintet like “ Mingus.

[Pim]

Speaking off Contemporary…. This one arrived in the mail yesterday. Fantastic session and again I’m hugely impressed by Barbara Donald’s playing.

25 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Now spinning:

Hannibal and The Sunrise Orchestra - Hannibal (MPS, 1975)

 

Incredible music, incredible playing. Soul Brother….

Edited December 10, 2021 by Pim

[HutchFan]

16 minutes ago, Pim said:

Incredible music, incredible playing. Soul Brother….

Yes!  

 

Next up:

Cecil McBee Sextet with Chico Freeman - Compassion (Enja, rec. 1977)

 

[Rabshakeh]

Some great posts in this thread over the last day or two. Alot of stuff that I need to buy.

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Some great posts in this thread over the last day or two. Alot of stuff that I need to buy.

That's the dangerous thing about this forum!  

So many knowledgeable listeners posting all sorts of diverse, interesting music.  The ears cheer, but the wallet weeps!  

 

[Rabshakeh]

7 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

That's the dangerous thing about this forum!  

So many knowledgeable listeners posting all sorts of diverse, interesting music.  The ears cheer, but the wallet weeps!  

So says the man who, come January, is going to cost me dear.

Edited December 10, 2021 by Rabshakeh