What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[jeffcrom]

Charlie Christian/Wardell Gray - Tribute From Sweden (Fran Staterna). A bootleg (from Boris Rose, I think), purporting to be on a Swedish label. The music is pretty wonderful - mostly Benny Goodman Sextet/Septet broadcasts featuring Christian (from 1941) on side one and featuring Gray (from 1948) on side two.

Later, toward the end of side one - Goodman plays two measures of pure Teschemacher in "Wholly Cats." Very cool.

Edited May 19, 2014 by jeffcrom

[sidewinder]

Certainly looks like a Boris Rose boot - typography very similar to some of the Ozone LPs I have.

[B. Clugston]

Maurizio Bianchi, Das Platinzeitalter.

Toru Takemitsu, Miniatur-Art

And two great examples of trumpet-led quartets:

Music Inc., Live at Slugs', Vol. 2.

Tomasz Stanko, Music 81

[Leeway]

NAANCORE - Dave Rempis (as), Lasse Marhaug (electronics). Aerophonic LP.

I like Marhaug's electronics because he is so aggressive, so over the top, and so willing to celebrate noise; there is no inhibition about it.

But the real story of this record is Dave Rempis' phenomenal blowing throughout two 20-minute, continuous sides. Rempis sometimes seems like a man blowing a saxophone in the middle of a hurricane, and all the happier for that. Variety, power, and energy mark his playing here. Never heard Rempis at quite this level in KV5

[Leeway]

THE GLEAM - Steve Lacy Sextet : Lacy, Steve Potts (as, ss), Irene Aebi (vocal, vn), Bobby Few (p), J-J Avenel (b), Oliver Johnson (d).

[Leeway]

CURARE - Daunik Lazro (bari, as), Jean-Francois Pauvros (electric guitars), Roger Turner (d, perc). No Business LP.

[colinmce]

NAANCORE - Dave Rempis (as), Lasse Marhaug (electronics). Aerophonic LP.

I like Marhaug's electronics because he is so aggressive, so over the top, and so willing to celebrate noise; there is no inhibition about it.

But the real story of this record is Dave Rempis' phenomenal blowing throughout two 20-minute, continuous sides. Rempis sometimes seems like a man blowing a saxophone in the middle of a hurricane, and all the happier for that. Variety, power, and energy mark his playing here. Never heard Rempis at quite this level in KV5

Agreed, Hearing his work outside the V5 on Aerophonic in the last year has been a revelation. Chops, energy, structure, & brains all working in equilibrium: what more can you ask for? Second Spring is my favorite record of the year so far.

THE GLEAM - Steve Lacy Sextet : Lacy, Steve Potts (as, ss), Irene Aebi (vocal, vn), Bobby Few (p), J-J Avenel (b), Oliver Johnson (d).

I got this for a buck or two on eBay. I thought it was the CD. Quite a nice surprise when it arrived in the mail!

[Homefromtheforest]

Masahiko Sato "Samadhi" (Express, Japan) excellent trio date with Gary Peacock and Motohiko Hino

Tokk Ensemble Tokyo "s/t" (RCA Victor, Japan)

Mal Waldron "Spanish Bitch" (Globe, Japan)

[jeffcrom]

Gene Ammons - The Twister (Prestige). Reissue of Jammin' in Hi-Fi, if I understand correctly. I sure like me some Idrees Sulieman.

[jazzbo]

LP

[Leeway]

THE OSLO TAPES - Mats Gustafsson, Lasse Marhaug. Bocian LP.

This is perhaps even skronkier than the Rempis/Marhaug LP, NAANCORE. I think Mats is using more "extended techniques" than Rempis does. Mats also seems to be playing more within Marhaug's soundfield, where Rempis sort of plays over and against it. But Mats generates a lot of power in his approach. I really like both of these LPs.

[jazzbo]

[tomatamot]

the JAZZ LIFE! - ( Japanese stereo )

[bogdan101]

[paul secor]

T-Bone Walker Sings the Blues (Imperial/Pathe Marconi)

[jeffcrom]

Claude Thornhill - Dinner for Two (RCA Camden). More pop or "mood music" than jazz, even though John Carisi, Danny Polo, Brew Moore, and Hal McKusick are on various sessions, and there's one Gil Evans chart. That's a description, not a criticism - I enjoy this album.

[jeffcrom]

Red Norvo - Vibe-Rations (Liberty)

[uli]

[imeanyou]

I picked this up today in a Tokyo suburb- a near mint first pressing with the obi, insert and even a Sony consumer questionnaire. The vinyl looks unplayed, I guess someone got cold feet.. .

[clifford_thornton]

First pressings of that are not easy to find. I like that record.

[Leeway]

SWEDISH AZZ - Mats Gustafsson, Dieb 13, Kjell Nordeson, Per-Ake Holmlander, Erik Carlsson. Not Two - 11" .

7, 10, 12-- yep. 11"? Was 11" the standard of the old Swedish record industry, or just a Mats' caprice?

[paul secor]

Milt Jackson: Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic Japan)

[jeffcrom]

A Date With Jimmy Smith, Volume Two (BN Japan)

[paul secor]

John Coltrane: Transition (Impulse Japan)

[imeanyou]

First pressings of that are not easy to find. I like that record.

True, not even in Tokyo. The vinyl is pristine, I think I'll be spinning this for the rest of the week. I have the Sony Master Sound cd set too so I'll be able to check if they tweaked the sound or not.