medjuck Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 11 hours ago, soulpope said: Must have been quite a treat .... One of the times the bandstand was so full that Hiram Bullock sat at a chair at my table. Also I met the owners of the club who told me that the records were coming out but I didn't hear about the "complete" set until years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, sidewinder said: They certainly were. That was a great store - you could get literally anying there (at a price). Glory days early to mid 1990s. Sunset Boulevard Branch in LA was even better ! I don’t want to step on your memories, but both the Broadway downtown and broadway uptown locations in NYC were the king and queen of the Tower empire. Sunset was just ok in comparison. The Lincoln center one was classy, and the jazz section was amazing and vast. But the East 4th st and Broadway had the vibe you could never find in LA, or anywhere else. I miss them both. Edited November 16, 2017 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) I remember the Broadway store very well and bought ‘stuff’ from there. Personally preferred Sunset and thought they had a comparable selection and range. Personal opinion, of course and possibly also a matter of timing. Edited November 16, 2017 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 12 hours ago, paul secor said: Ray Anderson - Mark Helias - Gerry Hemingway: You Be (Minor Music) ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 19 hours ago, sidewinder said: Picadilly Circus was never the same after it closed.. I can't imagine Picadilly Circus without it. When I visited there in the 90's, I had to go back twice to get through the whole Jazz section. I bought quite a lot of CDs that trip. The bonus was the Dunkin' Donuts across the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I was also a habitué. I used to get trips to London to visit students on work placements and there was always time for Tower! When I retired, I requested a record token as a retirement present and got one for £150. I came out of Tower groaning with the weight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 2 hours ago, BillF said: I was also a habitué. I used to get trips to London to visit students on work placements and there was always time for Tower! When I retired, I requested a record token as a retirement present and got one for £150. I came out of Tower groaning with the weight! .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 JIMMY RANEY: IN THREE ATTITUDES. JASMINE JASM 1049 [s.d.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Cecil Taylor Quartet in Europe (Jazz Connoisseur). Rotterdam, November 9, 1969. I've always been slightly disappointed with the only official recording of the Taylor Quartet including Sam Rivers, issued in the US as The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor. I just found a nice copy of this bootleg of the same group six months later. On first hearing, I like it better than The Great Concert, except for the poor sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Ben Webster at the Renaissance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 George Wettling's Jazz Band (Columbia 10"). An altogether excellent record with two 1951 sessions - Wild Bill Davison, Ed Hall, Ralph Sutton, and Joe Sullivan are on board. I want to say that this is so good it could make believers out of folks who don't care for Dixieland, but that might be unrealistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Archie Shepp: Yasmina, a Black Woman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 The Real Lee Konitz (Atlantic/London pressing) Coltrane (Impulse) Jimmy Smith, Respect (Verve) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 On 15.11.2017 at 11:13 PM, paul secor said: Ray Anderson - Mark Helias - Gerry Hemingway: You Be (Minor Music) Very good indeed .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) Dizzy Gillespie, Big Band Diz (Verve) Edited November 19, 2017 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Chet Baker Quartet – No Problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 2 hours ago, aparxa said: Chet Baker Quartet – No Problem Fine Chet and Duke Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 And prime NHØP! I wonder whatever became of the fine drummer Norman Fearrington. Just finishing Genesis - Wind & Wuthering and I am quite disappointed or at least strongly underwhelmed compared to old-time listenings. Spinning now Benny Carter All Stars on Sonet (with Norvo, Parlan, Nat Adderley). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 \ Gil Evans: Great Jazz Standards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Ike Quebec: It Might As Well Be Sring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Illinois Jacquet - Ben Webster: The Kid and the Brute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 7 hours ago, paul secor said: Ike Quebec: It Might As Well Be Sring Nice King Japan edition .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 The Modern Jazz Quartet at the Music Inn with Sonny Rollins, volume 2 (Atlantic) Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer, Previously Unreleased Recordings (Verve) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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