What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[kh1958]

Michael White, Father Music, Mother Dance (Impulse)

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

Well, I don't always post what I'm listening to, but this morning it was:

Duke Pearson - It Could Only Happen with You (BN UA)

absolutely amazing sound quality on this lp, this is up there in my very very top blue notes from a sound perspective. It Could Only Happen With You, Along Came John...etc

[paul secor]

Everybody likes Hampton Hawes (Contemporary)

[mjazzg]

@MJAZZG: That Horn looks sweet.

Horn is sweet. That Alexander intrigues. I'm off to research it a bit

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Lionel Hampton - Hampton hits - Ades (World Record Club, UK)

MG

[jeffcrom]

Jazztime U.S.A. (MCA)

Then complementary material from my battered three-EP set:

Jazztime U.S.A. Volume 1 (Brunswick)

[kh1958]

Lee Konitz, Leo Wright, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, The Alto Summit (Prestige/MPS).

[Leeway]

[Leeway]

Double LP - Inner City

[colinmce]

It's always a special day when this one comes out.

[Leeway]

Back cover:

Dudu Pukwana, Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo, Johnny Dyani, in memory of Mongezi Feza. Wonderful double album on Ogun.

[jeffcrom]

Mary Lou Williams - First Lady of the Piano (Inner City). Ms. Williams was not happy during her stay in England, but you can't tell by listening to this excellent session.

[jeffcrom]

Modern Jazz Piano: Four Views (RCA Camden). A 1957 collection, with Mary Lou Williams, Erroll Garner, Lennie Tristano, and Art Tatum; it has several tracks I don't have anywhere else.

[paul secor]

Ornette: Of Human Feelings (Antilles)

[jeffcrom]

Sidney Bechet/Martial Solal - When a Soprano Meets a Piano (Inner City). It hit me this evening that I hadn't listened to any Bechet for awhile, and suddenly the need to hear some was strong and immediate - almost physical.

[jeffcrom]

One more before bed:

Tony Parenti - Ragtime (Jazzology)

[Clunky]

Barry Harris ----- Chasin' the Bird---------(Riverside) stereo original - very fine session and the Riverside pressing good enough..

next.

Archie Shepp------The Magic of Ju-ju---------(Impulse UK)

1968 UK stereo edition, Shepp's Impulses are all very strong. I don't see this one getting much love but it's a good date

Lee Konitz, Leo Wright, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, The Alto Summit (Prestige/MPS).

I was a bit underwhelmed by this date, seemed a bit of mess IIRC but it's been a while since I heard it.

[kh1958]

Barry Harris ----- Chasin' the Bird---------(Riverside) stereo original - very fine session and the Riverside pressing good enough..

next.

Archie Shepp------The Magic of Ju-ju---------(Impulse UK)

1968 UK stereo edition, Shepp's Impulses are all very strong. I don't see this one getting much love but it's a good date

Lee Konitz, Leo Wright, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, The Alto Summit (Prestige/MPS).

I was a bit underwhelmed by this date, seemed a bit of mess IIRC but it's been a while since I heard it.

I rather liked about half of it.

[Clunky]

Bud Shank---------Windmills of your mind-------(Liberty)

Very fine Shank session from late 60s. If Mosaic were still doing Selects then Shanks' Pacific/Liberty albums would make great and surprisingly set.

[Leeway]

Was reading the thread here on the board about the new BN LT CD reissues (already seemed to have disappeared from the usual sources) and thought I'd give one of the original LPs from that series a spin. I think I have most of them but would be curious to compare one of the CD reissues to the LP. This one has fluff-less liner notes from our own Larry Kart.

Jackie McLean - CONSEQUENCE

[Clunky]

Sonny Rollins ---------Now's the time---------(RCA) UK mono

A bit of backwards step here but strong none the less.

[Leeway]

[Cactus Bob]

A Trumpet Tribute

A Tribute to Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown and Booker Little

Trip Records

Featuring; Woody Shaw, Kenny Dorham, Bill Hardman, Blue Mitchell, Richard Williams and Walter Kelly.

Recorded Live at The Club Ruby, 1968

[Cactus Bob]

Thelonious Sphere Monk ~ Monk's Blues

Columbia

[Cactus Bob]

Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus

Bethlehem BCP 65