Leeway Posted March 22, 2014 Report Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) RASTAFARI - Leo Smith with the Bill Smith Ensemble: Bill Smith (ss, sopranino sax, acl), David Lee (b, cello), Larry Potter (vibe) and David Prentice (vn). Sackville LP. 1983. Nothing remotely Rastafarian about this album, maybe aside from Leo Smith. Really more of a modern classical/composition quality to it. I like that one a lot and was initially taken aback by the 'formal' nature. It led me to the Bill Smith leader dates which I also enjoy. Would love to track down their release with McPhee but it proves elusive In fact, I do have that Bill Smith Ensemble with Joe McPhee date on Sackville (3036), "VISITATION." And it's inscribed (rather ribaldly) and signed by McPhee. Should spin that one soon. BTW, I saw "RASTAFARI" on a Sackville insert a few weeks ago, and thought, "That looks interesting!" Wasn't aware of it. Saw it this week and picked it up. Something about synergy.... Edited March 22, 2014 by Leeway Quote
paul secor Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 Ellington: Such Sweet Thunder (CBS France) Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 Andrew Hill "point of departure" (blue note, japan toshiba emi) Andrew Hill "judgement" (blue note, liberty) Andrew Hill "smokestack" (blue note, NY USA stereo)...not surprised that this one is the best sounding of the bunch...sonically speaking of course. Quote
Leeway Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 Made an interesting discovery at a record store in Baltimore last week. I was flipping through the LPs when I spotted a Dennis Gonzalez LP, "ANTHEM SUITE." There are plenty of Gonzalez CDs out there, but I'd not run across any of his early LPs. So I flip over the record to get more information and find out that it is the Dennis Gonzalez-John Purcell 6TET and "also Jim Sangrey"! I thought, "I have to have this record." The album is on daagnim Records (daagnim 11), Dallas, Tx, 1984. Included is a 4-sided insert prepared by a radio station in Yugoslavia, which apparently had a deep interest in Dennis Gonzalez. I'm not sure what the connection is there. It's useful though, because it gives a lot of information on who is playing on what track. Sangrey is on 3 of the 6 tracks. Music is mostly post-bop, with some free playing, and one reggae-ish piece as well. Standout track for me was "Hymn for Albert Ayler" but the album as a whole is pretty good. Quote
kh1958 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 Paul Gonsalves, Tell It The Way It Is (Impulse, orange and black label) Quote
Leeway Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 ILLUSION SUITE - Stanley Cowell Trio: Cowell (p), Stanley Clarke (b), Jimmy Hopps (d). ECM 1973. Quote
mjazzg Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 ILLUSION SUITE - Stanley Cowell Trio: Cowell (p), Stanley Clarke (b), Jimmy Hopps (d). ECM 1973. Bob Moses - When Elephants Dream of Music [Gramavision] it must be more than ten years since I last played this one. I now wish I hadn't ignored it for so long. Strong music Quote
Leeway Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 TED DANIEL - Ted Daniel Sextet: Daniel (tp, flug, Fr. hunting horn, Moroccan bugle), Otis Harris (as), Hakim Jami and Richard Pierce (basses), Kenneth Hughes and Warren Benbow (percussion). Ujamaa Records LP. (1970). Great fire music album. Quote
Leeway Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 OLEO - The Lee Konitz Trio: LK (as, ss), Dick Katz (p), Wilbur Little (b). Sonet LP. 1975 Quote
paul secor Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 Sonny Rollins Trio in Stockholm 1959: St. Thomas (Dragon) Quote
tomatamot Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 Sonny Rollins Trio in Stockholm 1959: St. Thomas (Dragon) Mmmmm..................... :tup Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 Inspiration & Power Free Jazz Festival (Trio, Japan) 2LP document from 1973...some amazing stuff on here from all the usual Japanese heavyweights(Togashi, Sato, Takayanagi, etc...) Quote
kh1958 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 John Coltrane, Giant Steps (Atlantic, blue/green label stereo) Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 Newport Rebels (Candid mono, USA) Norma Winstone "somewhere called home" (ECM, Germany) Quote
BillF Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 Newport Rebels (Candid mono, USA) Some wonderful music on that one! Quote
Leeway Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 MULTIDIRECTION - Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet - Blue Note (1969). Quote
Leeway Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 NEVER OUT OF FASHION - LIVE IN AMSTERDAM -(2008) - Black Motor. Kauriala Society LP, 2010, Ltd to 310 #'d copies. Sami Sippola (ts, voice), Ville Rauhala (b, voice), Simo Laihonen (d, bells, voice). Part Ayler, part Brotzmann. Crank it loud. Quote
JSngry Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 Haven't pulled this almost-NOT-underground Cult Classic out for more than 30 years, and wasn't sure if I'd respond with eye-rolling "oh, it all seemed so EXOTIC tehn", or more of the WTF?!?!?! impressions of back then. Ended up with none of the former and most of the latter, although not so much at the "different-ness" as at the sheer intensity. Does this ever make any of those "Records That Changed The World" lists? Because back in the day, it seemed like those of a certain "experimental" musical bent either had it or were familiar with it. And although The Monkey Chant is kind of a World Must Greatest Hits, the other side, there is some shit in there that had me wondering if a Drum 'N Bass record had come on in the other room or something. THAT stuff I had forgotten about! Quote
paul secor Posted March 25, 2014 Report Posted March 25, 2014 Haven't pulled this almost-NOT-underground Cult Classic out for more than 30 years, and wasn't sure if I'd respond with eye-rolling "oh, it all seemed so EXOTIC tehn", or more of the WTF?!?!?! impressions of back then. Ended up with none of the former and most of the latter, although not so much at the "different-ness" as at the sheer intensity. Does this ever make any of those "Records That Changed The World" lists? Because back in the day, it seemed like those of a certain "experimental" musical bent either had it or were familiar with it. And although The Monkey Chant is kind of a World Must Greatest Hits, the other side, there is some shit in there that had me wondering if a Drum 'N Bass record had come on in the other room or something. THAT stuff I had forgotten about! There was a lot of great and surprising music on that Nonesuch Explorer series. Quote
Leeway Posted March 25, 2014 Report Posted March 25, 2014 HI-FLY - Karin Krog and Archie Shepp. This copy has the labels of Compendium Records and Overseas Records and appears to be a Japanese pressing. Japanese info insert laid-in. It also appears to have been signed by Krog. Besides artistic merit, it is also a great-sounding LP. Quote
paul secor Posted March 25, 2014 Report Posted March 25, 2014 Lee Konitz & Karl Berger: Seasons Change (Circle) Quote
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