What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Cactus Bob]

Vi Redd ~ Birdcall

Solid State

Featuring Roy Ayers, Carmell Jones, Leroy Vinnegar, Herb Ellis, Russ Freeman, Bob Whitlock.

[Chuck Nessa]

Many thanks to Cactus Bob for sparing the shots of his valves.

[John Tapscott]

Edited August 26, 2013 by John Tapscott

[jeffcrom]

Steve Lacy - Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (New Jazz OJC). A really nice-sounding OJC LP. I don't spin this one much, because (in my opinion) Mr. Lacy did so much better later, but damn! This is a good album.

[Homefromtheforest]

Steve Lacy - Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (New Jazz OJC). A really nice-sounding OJC LP. I don't spin this one much, because (in my opinion) Mr. Lacy did so much better later, but damn! This is a good album.

Yes that's one of my favorite early Lacy albums! I have a mint Japanese press which sounds lovely...it helps that Mal Waldron is on this one too!

Tonight's spins:

Masahiko Togashi "spiritual moments"...just a classic trio record with Lacy and the great Kent Carter on bass...amazing album..always surprises on each listen

Eberhard Weber "yellow fields" (German ECM)..easily my favorite Weber album followed by "little movements" but I'm biased as I think Jon Christensen is one of the best drummers out there

[clifford_thornton]

Christensen is indeed great.

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

[Homefromtheforest]

Christensen is indeed great.

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

I was thinking about great drummers and pulled out one more lp to spin before calling it a night..probably my favorite Tomasz Stanko album with the amazing Edward Vesala on drums:

"Almost green" (Leo, Finland)

My wife, who is by my side right now, even enjoys it!

[tomatamot]

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

All Paddle Wheel pressings I`ve heard are super sounding albums.

[sidewinder]

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

I've got an Esquire of that one somewhere in the racks. Time for a search !

Edited August 26, 2013 by sidewinder

[JohnS]

One that's not been spun for a while

[JohnS]

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

I've got an Esquire of that one somewhere in the racks. Time for a search !

Thanks for the reminder. I've just pulled my Japanese copy out - time to give it a play.

[brownie]

[clifford_thornton]

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

I've got an Esquire of that one somewhere in the racks. Time for a search !

Sounds like someone needs a cataloger/organizer. I'll volunteer!

Edited August 27, 2013 by clifford_thornton

[John Tapscott]

[John Tapscott]

[jeffcrom]

Joe Venuti - World's Greatest Jazz Violinist with Russ Morgan at the Piano (Decca 10"). This album was released in 1950 (on LP, 45s, and 78s, I believe), but is not listed in the Lord discography, so I'm not sure when it was recorded. Rust (and Lord) list the first two titles of side one, "Black Satin" and "Red Velvet" by Venuti and Morgan for English Columbia in October, 1935. I suspect all of these recordings were made around that time, but can someone with a good Venuti discography confirm or correct?

[jeffcrom]

Edmond Hall - Quartette with Teddy Wilson (Commodore). Continuing the 10" LP theme.

[jeffcrom]

One more 10-incher:

Muggsy Spanier - Hot Horn (Decca, 1954)

[sidewinder]

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

I've got an Esquire of that one somewhere in the racks. Time for a search !

Sounds like someone needs a cataloger/organizer. I'll volunteer!

Other than Blue Notes, Prestige, British stuff and Mosaics, everything else is pseudo-random..

Edited August 27, 2013 by sidewinder

[JohnS]

I love that Lacy record and also have it on a nice Japanese press.

I've got an Esquire of that one somewhere in the racks. Time for a search !

Sounds like someone needs a cataloger/organizer. I'll volunteer!

Other than Blue Notes, Prestige, British stuff and Mosaics, everything else is pseudo-random..

That's just like mine. Mostly it works.

[brownie]

[jeffcrom]

Gigi Gryce (MetroJazz)

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Just finished - Richie Kamuca - Richard Kamuca Quartet 1976 (Jazzz)

Now playing: The Jazztet And John Lewis - Featuring Art Farmer And Benny Golson (Argo)

EDIT: The cover above is correct. They printed it in black & white, which caused the two 'J's and the 's' to disappear. Pretty ugly.

Edited August 27, 2013 by Kevin Bresnahan

[paul secor]

Charlie Parker: Bird Is Free (Charlie Parker/Baybridge Japan)

[jeffcrom]

Pee Wee Russell - Peewee, the Great! (Jazztone). I've always thought of Jazztone pressings as king of lousy, but this is a quiet, wonderful-sounding mono album.