What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[colinmce]

Anthony Braxton - Seven Standards 1985, Volume 1 (Magenta). Promo copy. I saw this record and said to myself, "Hank Jones, Rufus Reid & Victor Lewis in the rhythm section? Produced by Michael Cuscuna & recorded by Malcolm Addey? How have I not heard this before"? The answer is easy - It's because I don't have any Braxton in my CD collection. This is a really nice record. I'm glad I finally got some Braxton in my LP collection.

I like these ones. I, for one, have never seen one that wasn't a promo.

[Cactus Bob]

Duke Ellington ~ Indigos

Columbia

Why a mono jacket and stereo record?

I found it at a thrift. At least the vinyl is in very good condition. Got my 99 cents worth.

[JSngry]

My today arrival.

YAY!!!!!

Hope you like it.

MG

So what on earth's that one anyway? I don't have eyes like a hawk and never saw the sleeve, so I'm clueless ...

I asked that same question yesterday. No response.

http://www.discogs.com/Willis-Jackson-Soul-Grabber/release/2355579

[Homefromtheforest]

Steve Lacy " stalks" (japan, Columbia)

Mal Waldron "trio" (karim, Italy reissue)

Can "future days" ( Germany, united artists)

Magical Power Mako "s/t" (Japan, polydor)

[jeffcrom]

The Songs of Alec Wilder (JJA). A non-commercial promotional LP with a plain white sleeve, designed to demonstrate Wilder's songs. The performances, and the songs themselves, vary in quality - "Love All the Quiet Flower People" doesn't exactly rank with Mr. Wilder's best work, for example. But some of his best songs are here: "I'll Be Around," "The Winter of My Discontent," "Who Can I Turn To?," as well several good songs I haven't found anywhere else. Johnny Hartman is fabulous (of course) on "Gonna Be a Cold, Cold Day," Woody Herman contributes a wry "Baggage Room Blues," and I really like Mark Murphy's two songs, "Walkin' Sad" and especially "When Yesterday I Loved You." (Sorry, Larry.) I found this on Ebay about a decade ago, and it really increased my understanding of Wilder's music.

And you know what - "Love All the Quiet Flower People" has an excellent, unusual melody and interesting changes. If only the lyrics weren't so painful....

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Duke Ellington ~ Indigos

Columbia

Interesting to see that I'm not the only fan of direct drive Denon turntables. I've been trying to get a nice DP-62L for under $600 for a couple of years now and just missing.

[jeffcrom]

Alvin Alcorn - New Orleans Jazz Brunch (Sandcastle)

[tomatamot]

My today arrival.

YAY!!!!!

Hope you like it.

MG

So what on earth's that one anyway? I don't have eyes like a hawk and never saw the sleeve, so I'm clueless ...

I asked that same question yesterday. No response.

Sorry I missed it.

And yes, I like it, fine pub music!!!

Edited October 7, 2013 by tomatamot

[paul secor]

Jimmy Smith: The Singles (BN/King Japan)

[mjazzg]

Hamiett Bluiett, Marcello Melis and Don Moye, Bars (Musica). Melis wrote all the tunes.

I've often wondered about that one. How does it stack up against other Bluietts?

Fine but not earth-shattering.

I agree. It's more of a Melis and Moye show, than a Bluiett date. A bit eccentric at times, but interesting enough not to add to the for sale pile.

Thanks guys. the copy I'd been looking at has been sold anyway. No major loss by the sounds of it

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This afternoon

The Caravans - Just like him - Vee-Jay (Fontana UK)

MG

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I've been spinning a few records since dinnertime. The first one sounds like a bootleg, even though it's a legit Prestige release:

Gene Ammons and James Moody - Chicago Concert

Next up was a Japanese pressing of Lester Young with Harry Edison - Pres And Sweets (Verve)

And now playing: McCoy Tyner - Extensions (Blue Note). A nice Van Gelder 1st pressing that I picked up for $4 down in CT last week.

[jeffcrom]

Sun Ra - The Soul Vibrations of Man (Saturn). Recorded at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago in the mid1970s. My copy is in a plain sleeve.

[clifford_thornton]

Mal Waldron "trio" (karim, Italy reissue)

Did not know there was a second pressing of this. The original has been on my list for years...

[paul secor]

Max Roach/Dollar Brand: Streams of Consciousness (Baystate Japan)

My LP says Dollar Brand on the cover. I guess this image is from a later issue.

[jeffcrom]

Eddie Shaw - King of the Road (Rooster Blues). A never-reissued collection by the Chicago-by-way-of Mississippi blues saxophonist and singer, with tracks from 1966 to 1984. "It ain't no fun when the rabbit's got the gun."

[Homefromtheforest]

Mal Waldron "trio" (karim, Italy reissue)

Did not know there was a second pressing of this. The original has been on my list for years...

Yeah its been the missing piece in my Mal Waldron collection as well; some Italian label just recently did it...not cheap(around $35-40) but a real quality job...I don't mind reissues when they are done well..certainly cheaper then an original pressing!!

Tonight's spin:

Arild Andersen "Lifelines" (germany, ECM)

[JSngry]

The Songs of Alec Wilder (JJA). A non-commercial promotional LP with a plain white sleeve, designed to demonstrate Wilder's songs. The performances, and the songs themselves, vary in quality - "Love All the Quiet Flower People" doesn't exactly rank with Mr. Wilder's best work, for example. But some of his best songs are here: "I'll Be Around," "The Winter of My Discontent," "Who Can I Turn To?," as well several good songs I haven't found anywhere else. Johnny Hartman is fabulous (of course) on "Gonna Be a Cold, Cold Day," Woody Herman contributes a wry "Baggage Room Blues," and I really like Mark Murphy's two songs, "Walkin' Sad" and especially "When Yesterday I Loved You." (Sorry, Larry.) I found this on Ebay about a decade ago, and it really increased my understanding of Wilder's music.

And you know what - "Love All the Quiet Flower People" has an excellent, unusual melody and interesting changes. If only the lyrics weren't so painful....

Any idea who released this, and to who?

[jeffcrom]

The Songs of Alec Wilder (JJA). A non-commercial promotional LP with a plain white sleeve, designed to demonstrate Wilder's songs. The performances, and the songs themselves, vary in quality - "Love All the Quiet Flower People" doesn't exactly rank with Mr. Wilder's best work, for example. But some of his best songs are here: "I'll Be Around," "The Winter of My Discontent," "Who Can I Turn To?," as well several good songs I haven't found anywhere else. Johnny Hartman is fabulous (of course) on "Gonna Be a Cold, Cold Day," Woody Herman contributes a wry "Baggage Room Blues," and I really like Mark Murphy's two songs, "Walkin' Sad" and especially "When Yesterday I Loved You." (Sorry, Larry.) I found this on Ebay about a decade ago, and it really increased my understanding of Wilder's music.

And you know what - "Love All the Quiet Flower People" has an excellent, unusual melody and interesting changes. If only the lyrics weren't so painful....

Any idea who released this, and to who?

No, and my Alec Wilder reference books are no help. David Dempsey and Ronald Prather, the authors of Alec Wilder: A Bio-Bibliography, seem to have only a little, and incomplete, knowledge of this album, and it's not mentioned in Desmond Stone's biography, as far as I can tell. When I got the album, I assumed that JJA was one of Wilder's publishers, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I have figured out that most of these recordings came from Wilder's NPR radio series American Popular Song, which ran from 1976 to 1980. But who, and to whom, I'm not sure. I'm glad to have it, though.

[jeffcrom]

Tony Aless - Long Island Suite (Roost)

[brownie]

(French reissue from the 70s)

[uli]

[jazzbo]

I don't care how many cats done climbed up the tree

[danasgoodstuff]

Eddie Shaw - King of the Road (Rooster Blues). A never-reissued collection by the Chicago-by-way-of Mississippi blues saxophonist and singer, with tracks from 1966 to 1984. "It ain't no fun when the rabbit's got the gun."

And, it's a picture of an alto when Shaw (usuall, always?) played tenor...

[jeffcrom]

Eddie Shaw - King of the Road (Rooster Blues). A never-reissued collection by the Chicago-by-way-of Mississippi blues saxophonist and singer, with tracks from 1966 to 1984. "It ain't no fun when the rabbit's got the gun."

And, it's a picture of an alto when Shaw (usuall, always?) played tenor...

My main problem with this cover design is that's it's, well, awful. I will say in its defense that it sounds like Shaw is playing alto on a couple of tracks here.

Now playing:

Tom Stewart - Sextette/Quintette (ABC Paramount). A young Steve Lacy is the standout musician here - but of course I would think that. This is Mr. Lacy's third appearance on records - only the two Dick Sutton albums were earlier.