What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[soulpope]

41 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

Usually I share your enthusiasm for Albums we know both, but in this case I´m not so pleased with this record. The bass is barely audible and it´s a date from 1970 with a quite tired Mingus, the band is great but what misses is the cutting Edge of Mingus himself, his strong bass and his former fantastic bass solos. 

I have this record, it´s written it´s from 1969 in Amsterdam but I believe it was in 1970 since in 69 Mingus still was not touring , at least that´s what I believe. 

I´ve heard much better versions of "Orange" like on the 1964 tour......

Sorry to say this, but it´s not among my favourite Mingus Albums, I spinned it once, twice and that was it......

Get your point, nevertheless the late 60`'s/early 70`s Mingus Band was outstanding and until today being rather underappreciated .... Mingus was getting tired as soloist, but not as leader ....

[Gheorghe]

46 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Get your point, nevertheless the late 60`'s/early 70`s Mingus Band was outstanding and until today being rather underappreciated .... Mingus was getting tired as soloist, but not as leader ....

Thank you. How About the two America LPs from 1970 Blue Bird and Pyticantropus Erectus ? They are also underappreciated but I think they are quite fine and as you say, the band is great. Maybe the trumpet Player is not my first choice, but Charles McPherson, Bobby Jones, Jakie Byard and Dannie is great. 

[kh1958]

5 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

Thank you. How About the two America LPs from 1970 Blue Bird and Pyticantropus Erectus ? They are also underappreciated but I think they are quite fine and as you say, the band is great. Maybe the trumpet Player is not my first choice, but Charles McPherson, Bobby Jones, Jakie Byard and Dannie is great. 

Those two LPs are favorites of mine, reissued in a double LP set in the U.S.

[optatio]

The reason why I have posted the Mingus LP "Statements" was Bobby Jones after I have posted his "Hill Country Suite" and "The Arrival". I wanted to hear him with Mingus!

[clifford_thornton]

6 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

Thank you. How About the two America LPs from 1970 Blue Bird and Pyticantropus Erectus ? They are also underappreciated but I think they are quite fine and as you say, the band is great. Maybe the trumpet Player is not my first choice, but Charles McPherson, Bobby Jones, Jakie Byard and Dannie is great. 

those America LPs are better than Statements, in my opinion. I have Statements on Joker; Japanese pressing. Jones was something else, really love the Enja in particular.

[optatio]

BEAN & BEN. Harlequin HQ 2004 [1983]

[Daniel A]

On 2020-05-09 at 4:26 PM, clifford_thornton said:

probably came out in the early 70s; that's the version I have as well.

BTW, did 'Orgasm' actually come out in the US in 1969? The liners on Parabolic state that it (the UK release) was the first release anywhere, but I have no idea what year it was released. It does really look like a 70s cover design. 

Edited May 12, 2020 by Daniel A

[clifford_thornton]

I think Chuck bought it when it came out in the US in 1969.

I've certainly seen enough US copies that would indicate its proper release at the time.

[corto maltese]

 

7 hours ago, Daniel A said:

BTW, did 'Orgasm' actually come out in the US in 1969? The liners on Parabolic state that it (the UK release) was the first release anywhere, but I have no idea what year it was released. It does really look like a 70s cover design. 

I have a copy of the US original which was released in early 1969. However, all US copies I've ever seen were promo's and/or had a cut-out hole in the cover. I think it was withdrawn by Verve before its official release.

The UK and the Japanese reissue, both marketed by Polydor, were released in late 1973. 

[Daniel A]

9 hours ago, corto maltese said:

 

I have a copy of the US original which was released in early 1969. However, all US copies I've ever seen were promo's and/or had a cut-out hole in the cover. I think it was withdrawn by Verve before its official release.

The UK and the Japanese reissue, both marketed by Polydor, were released in late 1973. 

Thanks for the information! 

[clifford_thornton]

That makes sense as far as it being straight to cut-out, most of the copies I've seen have had bb holes or promo indentations in the sleeve as well.

[mjazzg]

Today...so far

Kenny Burrell - Introducing [Blue Note, Tone Poet]

Gary Thomas and Seventh Quadrant - Code Violations [Enja]. Prompted to dig this out by mention of Thomas in another thread

Strata Institute - Cipher Syntax [JMT]

New Directions In Jazz Unit, directed by Bill Le Sage - Vier Celli+Jazz [Phillips]

Zagreb Jazz Quartet - With Pain I Was Born [Fontana]

[jazzcorner]

[optatio]

Shorty Rogers and his Giants/Gerry Mulligan Tentette. Affinity AFF 158 [1986]

Note: The pianist on side two is Gerry Mulligan, not mentioned on the back cover!

Edited May 14, 2020 by optatio

[Rabshakeh]

Billy Bang's Sweet Space, with Frank Lowe. 

[BillF]

22 hours ago, optatio said:

Shorty Rogers and his Giants/Gerry Mulligan Tentette. Affinity AFF 158 [1986]

Note: The pianist on side two is Gerry Mulligan, not mentioned on the back cover!

On 14/05/2020 at 0:38 PM, jazzcorner said:

 

[jazzcorner]

On 14.5.2020 at 10:45 PM, optatio said:

Shorty Rogers and his Giants/Gerry Mulligan Tentette. Affinity AFF 158 [1986]

Note: The pianist on side two is Gerry Mulligan, not mentioned on the back cover!

The original cover looks a bit different:

 

 

Edited May 16, 2020 by jazzcorner

[mjazzg]

18 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Billy Bang's Sweet Space, with Frank Lowe. 

I need to get a copy of that one. How is it?

[Rabshakeh]

42 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I need to get a copy of that one. How is it?

I like it a lot. Billy playing tightly as part of an ensemble along with Luther Thomas and Frank Lowe.

The horns are fairly dominant so it is a little different to some of the other Billy Bang records I have heard like Vietnam or Outline, where the violin is more prominent as a lead. 

[mjazzg]

6 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

I like it a lot. Billy playing tightly as part of an ensemble along with Luther Thomas and Frank Lowe.

The horns are fairly dominant so it is a little different to some of the other Billy Bang records I have heard like Vietnam or Outline, where the violin is more prominent as a lead. 

Interesting, thanks.  It's such a strong line up of musicians I couldn't see it not delivering

[mjazzg]

Johnny Scott Quintet - Purcell Variations For Five [Fontana]

New arrival. The music is a lot better than the cover image...the Variations have nothing to do with the estimable Henry as it is.

[mjazzg]

Grant Green - Nigeria [Blue Note] Tone Poet

[kh1958]

Mellow Moods of Jazz (RCA)

 

Milt Buckner, Rockin' with Milt (Capitol)

Charles Tolliver's Music Inc., Live at the Loosdrecht Festival (Strata East)

[optatio]

8 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

The original cover looks a bit different:

The reissue from 1986 is in my collection. The original was published 30 years earlier!

[jazzcorner]

29 minutes ago, optatio said:

The reissue from 1986 is in my collection. The original was published 30 years earlier!

Correct. But I have a more recent replica reissue from Toshiba , Japan.

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