What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

The Ronnie’s performance was about 1980. They were lead in group to one of the US bands.

I actually met Alan Ganley once - sat next to him at a Gerald Wilson concert in London. Nice guy - at the interval he went off back stage to ‘see the guys’ so I figured he must be a muso . It was only some time after the gig that I realised who I’d met and of course kicked myself long and hard. A similar thing happened sat next to Jeff Kruger at a Wayne Shorter gig.

Alan, of course, did nicely over in the US during his 1970s stint.

Edited December 19, 2019 by sidewinder

[BillF]

The drummer I sat next to was the elderly Eric Delaney on the back row at the Wigan Jazz Festival around 2010. When the local drummer had some difficulty with a 6/8 number, Eric slapped on his knees how it should be done.

[JSngry]

Weird cover, but a great record. Plus, I got an OG inner sleeve (just like Eddy and that shirt, Discogs has one like mine!):

Green on the inside, purple/pink on the label:

 

But apart from all that, great record. Hardcore gospel tempos (you'll reach a star, because there are such things), and anybody who plays in any kind of a section should listen to vocal groups - any kind, really - to better understand what can be done with blend, group vibrato, shading, inflection, you know...music.

Hear a Curtis Mayfield influence? Hey, how about that, eh? Two-way street, maybe?

To anybody who's interested (if there is anybody), always check the "Religious" section of whatever used store you are in. You might come up with nothing but Anita Bryant records, but you might find...lots of great music.

[sidewinder]

UK Columbia Clef

[JSngry]

The genius that David Axelrod had making all those live/"live" Cannonball records was in the realization that the more you could make an audience sound like a congregation, the easier it would be to feel the spirit.

It's a genius that the producer of this record (Shannon Williams) did not share. Not that the Montreux audience gave him much to work with (or if they did, the mikes didn't pick it up), but hey, David Axelrod knew how to work around that, so...no excuses.

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

NP:

Cal Tjader - Tjader (Fantasy, 1971)

 

[HutchFan]

The Jimmy Rowles / Red Mitchell Trio - S/T (Contemporary, 1985)
with Colin Bailey (d) and Stacy Rowles (tr, flgn)

 

[JSngry]

 

[HutchFan]

Lester Young - "Prez" Vol. II (Pablo)

[HutchFan]

Duke Pearson - The Right Touch (BN, 1968)

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

been goin nutz w/ lps at the end of yr cause its the end of yr ----   loretta lynn decca pink label promo:

[sidewinder]

[sidewinder]

Transatlantic, mono

[Chuck Nessa]

2 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Transatlantic, mono

A dandy. It was my introduction  to Wellins.

[sidewinder]

19 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

A dandy. It was my introduction  to Wellins.

Yep - It has been on my list for many years, just found a copy . A very different album to the slightly later ‘Under Milk Wood Suite’, upbeat and not so moody (although ‘Culloden Moor’ has some of the latter). Both fine albums in their different ways. Recording quality somewhat muddy though, Jeff Clyne’s bass in particular. On the whole though, this is a fascinating early snapshot of British Jazz on the cusp of change.

Bobby Wellins is missed from our scene, that is for sure. Stan Tracey too.

Edited December 24, 2019 by sidewinder

[JSngry]

Partially - but only partially - reissued on Xanadu 203.

[JSngry]

Included - as pictured - free as a bonus in a completely unrelated Discogs order. Never heard of Gene Mayl or his band but although it ain't "great", it don't exactly suck either. There's a good, spirited trumpeter, drummer, and kinda to my surprise, banjoist on board, and they carry on just nicely,

I guess this is the record jacket:

 

CD reissue on Delmark, who knew?!?!?

Dixieland, live in Waukesha. Whole 'nother world, at least for me.

[HutchFan]

On 12/23/2019 at 10:35 PM, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

been goin nutz w/ lps at the end of yr cause its the end of yr ----   loretta lynn decca pink label promo:

Loretta Lynn's Deccas are fantastic.  

[mikeweil]

My postings in these threads were interrupted by some booking mistake of our phone and internet provider which left us disconnected for two weeks until a week before Christmas. Good thing was it inspired us to re-arrange our living room and move my good hi-fi there which is much more fun listening than in my small sleeping room.

So today:

The latter in memory of Don Alias, who would have turned 80 years on December 25. I miss him.

Edited December 26, 2019 by mikeweil

[mikeweil]

Roy DuNann recording!

[mikeweil]

[HutchFan]

Eric Kloss - Doors 

1983 Muse LP reissue of a 1972 session originally released on Cobblestone. ... Good stuff.

[HutchFan]

Joanne Brackeen - "Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven" (Concord)

Outstanding.