What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[uli]

[Chuck Nessa]

Amancio D'Silva et al - 'Cosmic Eye Dream Sequence' (Regal Zonophone)

Holy crap...

Now, and pedestrian by comparison:

Louis Moholo/Larry Stabbins/Keith Tippett - Tern - (SAJ)

I'm pretty sure ol' sidewinder has Homefromtheforest nearly beat on the rarities front (or at least they're neck-and-neck).

as usual, Cliffie confuses scarcity with value.

[Homefromtheforest]

Well Clifford I'm sure sidewinder does have me beat! I don't have that cosmic eye lp but from the samples I've heard I'm not so sure I'd pay big bucks for it..didn't strike me as too amazing...interesting yes but not something I'd play very much I think.

Chuck you are right of course...rare does not guarantee good but I must say a lot of the "rare" records in my collection are quite good and in many cases some of my favorites by the artist in question. For example I find the two mid-70s Japanese only group records("stalks" and "the wire") by Steve Lacy to be among his very best group efforts.

Btw "people in sorrow" on the Nessa label was the first free jazz album I ever bought as a mid-teen after being first exposed to John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. I played that record a lot and now have a Pathe Marconi issue of it in my collection which is so much better because it's rare

[clifford_thornton]

Honestly, nothing wrong with getting excited over rare records. They're cool. So are a lot of records that are easy to find.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

not spinning it, but its not a 'great find' either....lol @ boris rose ''completely selling out'' lol- he also has some judy garland releases too. i dont know about you, but i definetly find multiple lols in that, that the same guy who releases bird at cafe society 1950, twenty-minute version of lover come back to me, released something so "pop".

[Homefromtheforest]

Agreed Clifford!

Tonight's rotation:

Erwin Somer group "s/t"

Terumasa Hino "alone together"

John Coltrane "soultrane" (an orig but slightly crackly prestige issue)

[sidewinder]

Well Clifford I'm sure sidewinder does have me beat! I don't have that cosmic eye lp but from the samples I've heard I'm not so sure I'd pay big bucks for it..didn't strike me as too amazing...interesting yes but not something I'd play very much I think.

The 'Cosmic Eye' is a sort of dreamy prog-jazz album, very British I guess and very much of its early-70s time - I'm a big fan of John Mayer and Amancio D'Silva collaborations and Lansdowne Series in general though so wouldn't want to do without it. Never been out on an official CD release either - not sure if there is a problem with tape availability.

In a way, it is not so much an Amancio D'Silva album - more a John Mayer album. Conceptual similarities with his 'Rahda Krishna'.

Edited June 18, 2013 by sidewinder

[mjazzg]

Amancio D'Silva et al - 'Cosmic Eye Dream Sequence' (Regal Zonophone)

Holy crap...

Now, and pedestrian by comparison:

Louis Moholo/Larry Stabbins/Keith Tippett - Tern - (SAJ)

I'm pretty sure ol' sidewinder has Homefromtheforest nearly beat on the rarities front (or at least they're neck-and-neck).

as usual, Cliffie confuses scarcity with value.

I don't see that in Clifford's post. His statement is clearly about scarcity - you infer the value is mentioned, it isn't as i read it.

Everyone chooses to purchase on their own terms and so should it remain as it really doesn't effect anyone else

[JohnS]

I'm very happy to say I was there.

[mjazzg]

I'm very happy to say I was there.

Lucky you! I revisited the LP after a number of years and enjoyed it a great deal. I was struck by the rhythm section as much as anything else. The liner notes seem to suggest it was a lengthy concert with more than on these four sides - I'm not aware of more of it being released, are you?

[brownie]

EMI Japan reissue

[erwbol]

I'm very happy to say I was there.

Lucky you! I revisited the LP after a number of years and enjoyed it a great deal. I was struck by the rhythm section as much as anything else. The liner notes seem to suggest it was a lengthy concert with more than on these four sides - I'm not aware of more of it being released, are you?

Perhaps no edits on the CD?

LP (according to discogs.com):

A1Jas Van (For James VanDerzee)15:06, A2Home (Part 1)8:00, BSecret Of The Circle19:03, C1Home (Part 2)8:40, C2Murray's Steps15:23, DConcion De Amor En Espanol (Spanish Love Song)23:20

1999 CD (from my own collection):

Disc 1 JasVan (20.01), Home (16.20), Secret of the Circle (21.27), Nairobia (17.30)

Disc 2 Flowers for Albert (28.57), Murray's Steps (17.34), Concion de Amor en Espanol (23.40)

Back cover indicates Nairobia and Flowers for Albert were previously unreleased.

Edited June 18, 2013 by erwbol

[mjazzg]

I'm very happy to say I was there.

Lucky you! I revisited the LP after a number of years and enjoyed it a great deal. I was struck by the rhythm section as much as anything else. The liner notes seem to suggest it was a lengthy concert with more than on these four sides - I'm not aware of more of it being released, are you?

Perhaps no edits on the CD?

LP (according to discogs.com):

A1Jas Van (For James VanDerzee)15:06, A2Home (Part 1)8:00, BSecret Of The Circle19:03, C1Home (Part 2)8:40, C2Murray's Steps15:23, DConcion De Amor En Espanol (Spanish Love Song)23:20

1999 CD (from my own collection):

Disc 1 JasVan (20.01), Home (16.20), Secret of the Circle (21.27), Nairobia (17.30)

Disc 2 Flowers for Albert (28.57), Murray's Steps (17.34), Concion de Amor en Espanol (23.40)

Back cover indicates Nairobia and Flowers for Albert were previously unreleased.

Thank you. I'd forgotten there'd been a CD release. Those timings add up to about two hours thirty - a lot of music

Edited June 18, 2013 by mjazzg

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Charles Kynard - WHere it's at - Pacific Jazz mono

Next

B B King - King of the blues guitar - unissued Kent recordings on Ace

Can't find the sleeve of the LP - this appears to be the CD equivalent with a different title.

MG

[JohnS]

I'm very happy to say I was there.

Lucky you! I revisited the LP after a number of years and enjoyed it a great deal. I was struck by the rhythm section as much as anything else. The liner notes seem to suggest it was a lengthy concert with more than on these four sides - I'm not aware of more of it being released, are you?

Perhaps no edits on the CD?

LP (according to discogs.com):

A1Jas Van (For James VanDerzee)15:06, A2Home (Part 1)8:00, BSecret Of The Circle19:03, C1Home (Part 2)8:40, C2Murray's Steps15:23, DConcion De Amor En Espanol (Spanish Love Song)23:20

1999 CD (from my own collection):

Disc 1 JasVan (20.01), Home (16.20), Secret of the Circle (21.27), Nairobia (17.30)

Disc 2 Flowers for Albert (28.57), Murray's Steps (17.34), Concion de Amor en Espanol (23.40)

Back cover indicates Nairobia and Flowers for Albert were previously unreleased.

Thank you. I'd forgotten there'd been a CD release. Those timings add up to about two hours thirty - a lot of music

My guess is the cd is complete. It was a very long concert and I was getting distinctly fidgety towards the end (despite the quality of the music). I didn't fancy spending a night on a railway station. It was our first exposure to Murray in the UK. A pretty good debut

[Homefromtheforest]

Hi sidewinder..do you have the Clem Alford and Garuda lps? I have these and they have connections to the lansdowne series.

I do like the Joe harriott/John Mayer lps on lansdowne and hey I would of course love to have that cosmic eye lp!! Though I think I'd rather spend the big bucks(if I ever had them now anymore with a wife and baby!!) on "shades of blue" and complete my rendell/Carr 5tet collection

[sidewinder]

Hi sidewinder..do you have the Clem Alford and Garuda lps? I have these and they have connections to the lansdowne series.

I do like the Joe harriott/John Mayer lps on lansdowne and hey I would of course love to have that cosmic eye lp!! Though I think I'd rather spend the big bucks(if I ever had them now anymore with a wife and baby!!) on "shades of blue" and complete my rendell/Carr 5tet collection

Blimey - never even heard of that 'Garuda' LP. I always thought it was just a dodgy Indonesian airline !

Have not heard the Clem Alford Lps either ('Electronic Sitar Of..', 'Mirror Image') and I guess Bass player Toni Campo is the other connection to the 'Magic Eye' LP.

Will look out for them..

'Shades of Blue' - Highly recommended. Sell the furniture and live on bread and jam to get hold of a copy (but maybe not sell the wife and kids ).

Edited June 18, 2013 by sidewinder

[Clunky]

Although I love LPs and indeed 78s I will not pay high sums for anything, no matter how rare. It just doesn't make sense to me when there's much cheaper stuff to be had. Now i'm not suggesting only buying Membran issues and the like but for me it's got to be the music first and the format second.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This evening

Percy Mayfield sings Percy Mayfield - RCA Victor

Dave Bailey - Two feet in the gutter - Epic yellow label mono

Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Together again for the last time - Prestige

MG

[sidewinder]

Continuing with Rendell/Carr Quintet - 'Dusk Fire' (UK Columbia, mono)

Lou Donaldson 'Blues Walk' (BN 47W63rd DG mono)

Edited June 19, 2013 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

Jackie McLean 'Right Now' (BN NY USA mono)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Florida Mass Choir - Be encouraged - Savoy

MG

[brownie]

Stanley Turrentine 'Jubilee Shouts' (BN Jazz Classics Series)

[Clunky]

Hank Jones- Compassion- ( Black and Blue),

everything you'd expect from this Hank. Elegant, at time bouncy. Alan Dawson ensures that it's all kept lively and not too sedating.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Maxwell Davis & his tenor sax - Aladdin (Official)

Billy Preston - The most exciting organ ever - Vee-Jay

MG