sidewinder Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Sidewinder I love so many of those lansdowne sessions...Denis Preston was a genius..they all sound so great! Can't afford "shades of blue" right now but do have the other 4 rendell/carrs although my "dusk fire" is a Japanese issue in stereo(!). "hum dono" is also a bit out of my range at the moment but I am fortunate enough to have "integration" which to my ears is actually the better of the two... Would love to hear your thoughts on those mike Taylor records... Both of them are really great. Hard to choose between them to be honest - 'Pendulum' has that fine, quirky reed work by Dave Tomlin whereas 'Trio' has an incredible atmospheric feel of great concentration on tracks like 'Abena'. It was not for nothing that they opened the 2005 'Jazz Britannia' concert at The Barbican with that very number - played solo by Matthew Bourne - and played pretty well verbatim. It stunned the house (well - it stunned me, for sure). As for parallels - I think Jan Johansson in Sweden was covering similar ground - possibly with more of a 'folk' angle. The Nordic connection is an interesting one ! 'Atmospherically knotty' - spot on, Clifford ! The one album major Lansdowne I don't have and am looking for is Amancio D'Silva 'Integration' (although I have it on CD - if you see a nice copy let me know). Have all of the Rendell/Carrs and 'Hum Dono' on LP, although the vinyl on my 'Shades of Blue' is far from mint. It's a beautiful album though and fortunately the sleeve is immaculate. I just need a mint LP with a gash sleeve now.. Edited May 20, 2013 by sidewinder Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 Do share! I've had both CD issues and have been after the LP for many, many years. Once passed on a nice copy for $250 around 10 years ago because at the time money was a lot tighter. Had to pretty much pay more then double for the copy I have now but that's how it goes... It's a meeting between two of my favorite musicians from different musical realms... I'll hunt down those mike Taylor CDs...Thanks sidewinder... Quote
sidewinder Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 Recorded in Paris, which I suppose explains the lack of the usual Blue Note sound balance, even though according to the notes RVG was on hand. Wonderful music, though. Bill - that's a myth ! It was recorded by Tony Hall at Decca studio used by Tempo (CTS Wembley, I suspect...)Do share! I've had both CD issues and have been after the LP for many, many years. Once passed on a nice copy for $250 around 10 years ago because at the time money was a lot tighter. Had to pretty much pay more then double for the copy I have now but that's how it goes... It's a meeting between two of my favorite musicians from different musical realms... I'll hunt down those mike Taylor CDs... Thanks sidewinder... $250 for 'Shades of Blue' (or either of the Mike Taylors) would be a bargain. 'Shades' goes for upwards of $1k now. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 As for the Reece, yes, Paris was the fake location listed to get around union exchange rules and the like. Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 SIdewinder...got mixed up responding to two posts...$250 was for "distant voices" by Steve Lacy. Well aware "shades of blue" is a $1000 record easy!Would love to hear your story about "distant voices" Clifford... Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 21, 2013 Report Posted May 21, 2013 Gil Evans - Parabola (Horo); sides one and four. What I've always loved about this album (and the bootleg record from the same tour), besides the great solos, is the level of imagination Evans reached in scoring for just four horns (Lew Soloff, Earl McIntyre, Steve Lacy, and Arthur Blythe). On "Up From the Skies," he gives the alto sax the lead, with the trombone up high, the soprano sax low, and the trumpet as the lowest voice, in its absolute lowest register. It's a striking, unique sound. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 21, 2013 Report Posted May 21, 2013 Cecil McBee - Mutima - (Strata-East) Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 21, 2013 Report Posted May 21, 2013 The in my humble opinion, the "Album Covers with Gratuitous Punctuation" thread. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 21, 2013 Report Posted May 21, 2013 Johnny Otis - Back to jazz - Jazz World MG Quote
brownie Posted May 21, 2013 Report Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) The Japanese Trio LP reissue I have also incorporates the Bob Brookmeyer-Al Cohn quintet tracks that came out on Storyville. Edited May 21, 2013 by brownie Quote
JohnS Posted May 21, 2013 Report Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Art Farmer; Jubilation. Blue Note Reissue Series(France). Reissue of Modern Art(UA). Edited May 21, 2013 by JohnS Quote
brownie Posted May 22, 2013 Report Posted May 22, 2013 Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (MCA reissue) Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 22, 2013 Report Posted May 22, 2013 Art Blakey - Pisces (Blue Note/King Japan) Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 23, 2013 Report Posted May 23, 2013 Steve Lacy - Capers (Hat Hut), record one. Then celebrated Sun Ra Arrival Day with some Saturn vinyl. (Now follow closely here): "Hiroshima," an amazing organ solo recorded on the huge Fox Theater organ right here in Atlanta. This is side two of Saturn 10-11-85, Stars That Shine Darkly. My copy is in a plain white sleeve, with handwritten labels. Part one of the title tune is on the other side; part two of "Stars That Shine Darkly" was issued on another album. Except that: Sun Ra collectors are familiar with Saturn "hybrid" pressings, which pair side one from one album with side two from another. So now I'm spinning a hybrid Saturn which makes more sense than the original issues - it's "Stars That Shine Darkly" by the Sun Ra All Stars, with part one on one side and part two on the other - in a Ra to the Rescue sleeve! Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 23, 2013 Report Posted May 23, 2013 Hank Crawford - Soul Clinic (Atlantic mono) Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 24, 2013 Report Posted May 24, 2013 Red Rodney/Ira Sullivan Quintet - Sprint (Elektra Musician) Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 24, 2013 Report Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) The Hollywood All Stars - Hard Hitting Blues from Memphis (High Water). In the mid 1980s, when these tracks were recorded, the Hollywood All Stars (named after their Memphis neighborhood) were the toughest blues band in that city. Later: But my favorite track is the last one on side one, "Going 'Cross the Bottom." The leader of the All Stars, Ben Wilson, steps away from the band and plays/sings a solo - one of those North Mississippi/Memphis one-chord/no-chord drone blues that just gets all over me. Edited May 24, 2013 by jeffcrom Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 24, 2013 Report Posted May 24, 2013 The Chicago String Band (Testament). Carl Martin, Johnny Young, John Lee Granderson, and John Wrencher in 1966. Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 24, 2013 Report Posted May 24, 2013 Gary Clark Jr. - HWUL Raw Cuts Vol. II (WB) Quote
brownie Posted May 24, 2013 Report Posted May 24, 2013 Al Hibbler & Hank Jones 'For Sentimental Reasons' (Open Sky Records) Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 24, 2013 Report Posted May 24, 2013 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The Stinger (Prestige stereo, blue/silver label) Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 25, 2013 Report Posted May 25, 2013 Stanley Turrentine - In Memory Of (BN "rainbow") Quote
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