What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

Waymon Reed - 46th and 8th (Artists House, 1979)

[Gheorghe]

On ‎09‎.‎01‎.‎2019 at 6:06 PM, porcy62 said:

Guess it's time for some Vodka Martini, olives and Jackie McLean's

Though Jackie McLean recorded much more originals during that time, it´s welcome to hear him play standards on this. It is much better than the many Prestige records he did in the mid fifties. I also enjoy this very much. "Let´s face the music and dance" I think was not often recorded by jazz artists. A strange tune, and not too easy running thru the changes..... quite a challenge for improvisers......

[soulpope]

On 17.1.2019 at 7:13 AM, sidewinder said:

Transatlantic

Very nice cover photography ....

[soulpope]

8 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

My turntable isn't set up yet after the move but I have a short stack of things to play. This is near the top:

I want to hear the Bartok 2nd from 1937 again.

Outstanding ....

[Dan Gould]

 

Getting to the end of a large discogs order - was this one issued at the time?  I did not know Mainstream to be active in 1965.

Anyway had to point out the wonderful quote by Clark Terry at the end of the liners:

"It seemed to me there's too much put-down music, put-on music, hurray-for-me music and the-hell-with-everybody music. So we thought we'd have some compatible music."

[sidewinder]

18 hours ago, porcy62 said:

That guy, whoever's name, knew what he was doing.

I find the twoofers' sound excellent, it was my introducion to a lot of new music, maybe I am not really impartial about it.

I was a bit mean on the Transatlantic - with the volume cranked up it sounds pretty good. The sound is maybe a bit crisper/polite that typical Prestige, with less ‘bloom’. The issue is from 1966 according to the label and interestingly, no RVG in the runout (not unusual for Transatlantics and Xtras).

The 24000 series were some of the earliest LPs I ever got (the Rollins being first, at the time of issue). Not only generally good sonics but often fine sleevenotes too.

Edited January 18, 2019 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

[clifford_thornton]

Love that Rudd/NYAQ on America. Even if it is a boot, it's a spectacular date.

[sidewinder]

6 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

Love that Rudd/NYAQ on America. Even if it is a boot, it's a spectacular date.

Yeah, just got it cranked up and enjoying the heck out if it. Just realised that I have the ‘Free America’ CD of it too.

Great sleeve design !

[porcy62]

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

I was a bit mean on the Transatlantic - with the volume cranked up it sounds pretty good. The sound is maybe a bit crisper/polite that typical Prestige, with less ‘bloom’. The issue is from 1966 according to the label and interestingly, no RVG in the runout (not unusual for Transatlantics and Xtras).

All Transatlantic of Pentangle (and family) I've got are marvellous sounding, agree about crisper and polite, the white label's are less relaxed then later pressings/issues, that I find a little dull

[sidewinder]

Yes, the mid-70s Transatlantics are nowhere near as good. Case in point - I have a Mike Westbrook with a spindle hole concentricity issue. Typical of that era. 

[porcy62]

 

Japanese pressing

[sidewinder]

1 hour ago, porcy62 said:

 

Japanese pressing

My Bergenfield copy of that one has track timings on the back and type/tempo of dance for each track. No wonder it is worn out - obviously used for dance practice !

Edited January 18, 2019 by sidewinder

[clifford_thornton]

8 hours ago, Dan Gould said:

 

Getting to the end of a large discogs order - was this one issued at the time?  I did not know Mainstream to be active in 1965.

Anyway had to point out the wonderful quote by Clark Terry at the end of the liners:

"It seemed to me there's too much put-down music, put-on music, hurray-for-me music and the-hell-with-everybody music. So we thought we'd have some compatible music."

probably issued at the time, label began in '64.

[paul secor]

I'm not a Hal Galper fan, but Lee Konitz does some very good blowing on this one.

[Chuck Nessa]

4 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

probably issued at the time, label began in '64.

I bought it while in school circa late '65.

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, paul secor said:

I'm not a Hal Galper fan, but Lee Konitz does some very good blowing on this one.

Good one ....

[porcy62]

12 hours ago, sidewinder said:

My Bergenfield copy of that one has track timings on the back and type/tempo of dance for each track. No wonder it is worn out - obviously used for dance practice !

You never find such things on Braxton's cover, I presume.

[sidewinder]

1 minute ago, porcy62 said:

You never find such things on Braxton's cover, I presume.

[porcy62]

The Beatles' White Album, Mobile Fidelity reissue.

[HutchFan]

Frank Foster & Frank Wess - Two for the Blues (Pablo)
with Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith

IMO, the two Franks are right up there with the legendary two-tenor duos: Lockjaw & JG, Stitt & Ammons, Cohn & Zoot. 

 

 

 

15 hours ago, paul secor said:

I'm not a Hal Galper fan, but Lee Konitz does some very good blowing on this one.

Lee does sound good on that one. He's such a consistent musician, especially in a duo context.

I like Galper's playing too though.  

 

Edited January 19, 2019 by HutchFan

[porcy62]

Old Parlophone mono, with the fair amount of noise, pops and clicks, the real way to listen to early Beatles, IMO.

[HutchFan]

Max Roach - Chattahoochee Red (Columbia, 1981)
with Odean Pope, Cecil Bridgewater, and Calvin Hill

Vital music from a killer band. 

I think I'm repeating myself, but ... it's so strange that this LP has never been reissued. Even if Sony/Legacy sleeps on it, it seems like somebody should have/would have licensed it by now. ... Wounded Bird? BGO? Where are you guys? For heaven's sake, it's Max Roach!!!

 

[JSngry]

10 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Max Roach - Chattahoochee Red (Columbia, 1981)
with Odean Pope, Cecil Bridgewater, and Calvin Hill

Vital music from a killer band. 

I think I'm repeating myself, but ... it's so strange that this LP has never been reissued. Even if Sony/Legacy sleeps on it, it seems like somebody should have/would have licensed it by now. ... Wounded Bird? BGO? Where are you guys? For heaven's sake, it's Max Roach!!!

 

And iirc, Max licensed it to Columbia and retained the rights afterwards. I might be wrong about that, but that's what I remember.

[HutchFan]

7 minutes ago, JSngry said:

And iirc, Max licensed it to Columbia and retained the rights afterwards. I might be wrong about that, but that's what I remember.

Hmm. That seems like that would make it even easier for a reissue label to license the music. I'd rather deal with Max's heirs than some giant multi-national corporation. ... Then again, I know NOTHING about the business side of things.

 

Anyhow, I enjoyed that Max LP so much that I've queued up another by the same quartet:

Max Roach - Pictures in a Frame (Soul Note, 1979)

More great music!