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Just listening through some recent purchases from Japan.

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King pressing, though it has VAN GELDER stamp in the runout, so presumably they did use stampers from the US.

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Maybe I shouldn't say that The Singers Unlimited never sounded better than here, as this is the first or second album they did, but that's how it feels to me. A bit unusual to find an MPS album reissued on the Columbia imprint. I have also a German pressing, but wanted a spare copy as I am not happy with the remastering of this album on the "Magic Voices" 7 CD box. 

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This one has some good early Cedar Walton. And I always like Jaspar.

 

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4 hours ago, Daniel A said:

Just listening through some recent purchases from Japan.

Zw.jpeg

King pressing, though it has VAN GELDER stamp in the runout, so presumably they did use stampers from the US.

s-l1600.jpg

Maybe I shouldn't say that The Singers Unlimited never sounded better than here, as this is the first or second album they did, but that's how it feels to me. A bit unusual to find an MPS album reissued on the Columbia imprint. I have also a German pressing, but wanted a spare copy as I am not happy with the remastering of this album on the "Magic Voices" 7 CD box. 

ZWc.jpeg

This one has some good early Cedar Walton. And I always like Jaspar.

 

I picked up many of the Singers Unlimited albums on CD at a library sale. They sound great, big improvement over the LPs, many of which I had. One performance that I can't get out my head is "The More I See You," the ending especially.

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1 minute ago, mjazzg said:

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Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd - Orchestrane, New Herd Plays John Coltrane [Denon, Japan 1977]

A lot of fun, that one. I don't think I've heard a record by them that I haven't liked.

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2 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

A lot of fun, that one. I don't think I've heard a record by them that I haven't liked.

That's good to hear. I only have this and two with Satoh, 'Canto Of Aries' and one I can't recall its title.  I'm a bit wary of a MOR tendency that I have no evidence to support. Any pointers for others?

Now onto this recent discovery. Some Billy Harper I didn't know about. One of the weirdest band names ever

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New York Saxophone Madness - Danjiri [CAC, Japan 1985]

 

 

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14 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

That's good to hear. I only have this and two with Satoh, 'Canto Of Aries' and one I can't recall its title.  I'm a bit wary of a MOR tendency that I have no evidence to support. Any pointers for others?

I have mostly listened to the early 70s ones, which are a mix of big band, funk and electric keyboards. Tsuchi no Ne and New Herd are my favourites I think. The first of those is streamable I think (土の音). 

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3 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

I have mostly listened to the early 70s ones, which are a mix of big band, funk and electric keyboards. Tsuchi no Ne and New Herd are my favourites I think. The first of those is streamable I think (土の音). 

Thanks, I'll have a look around

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16 hours ago, Larry Kart said:

I picked up many of the Singers Unlimited albums on CD at a library sale. They sound great, big improvement over the LPs, many of which I had. One performance that I can't get out my head is "The More I See You," the ending especially.

 

Have them all on MPS vinyls. Great vocal group beside the Hi-Lo's (different sound) and my # 1 vocal group  favorite "The Frosh"

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All the talk about Moodsville got me to pull out a few tonight... first up:

Kenny Burrell - Bluesy Burrell (Moodsville MV-20). I have the blue Prestige label, not the green Moodsville one. Some crackles on side one but otherwise, OK for a spin.

Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins - Bluesey Burrell | Discogs

That was followed by Coleman Hawkins - Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy From Do Re Mi (Moodsville MV-31).

Coleman Hawkins - Make Someone Happy | Releases | Discogs

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23 minutes ago, bresna said:

All the talk about Moodsville got me to pull out a few tonight... first up:

Kenny Burrell - Bluesy Burrell (Moodsville MV-20). I have the blue Prestige label, not the green Moodsville one. Some crackles on side one but otherwise, OK for a spin.

Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins - Bluesey Burrell | Discogs

 

Wow..."Tres Talbras"?!?!?! And on the cover no less?  And I'm not going to the mat on this one, but I think it was originally a bolero, not a bossa? Glad they fixed that on subsequent releases!

GREAT record, though!

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7 hours ago, JSngry said:

Wow..."Tres Talbras"?!?!?! And on the cover no less?  And I'm not going to the mat on this one, but I think it was originally a bolero, not a bossa? Glad they fixed that on subsequent releases!

GREAT record, though!

Isn´t Tres Talbras on a Joe Henderson album from the 70´s also (Canyon Lady) ? 

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