What vinyl are you spinning right now??

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6 hours ago, bresna said:

I got Billy to sign my copy. I'll have to check to see what label variant I have.

Have a vinyl copy of that one - will have to dig it out.

[jcam_44]

Leonard Charles & Guilty Simpson -  The Leonard Simpson Duo

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followed by 

[HutchFan]

NP:

 

Earlier:

 

 

15 hours ago, Dan Gould said:

This seems like a pretty obscure LP and discogs indicates never had a CD issue? Strange history to the sessions too, there are three tracks with James Clay that were recorded first week of 1980 and four tracks with Harold Land recorded in April 1986 and the LP was issued in 1987. Cedar and Billy are on all tracks, bass is Dumas with Clay and Buster Williams with Land. No other information on the back.

So how come only three tracks were recorded with Clay and seven years before release? Was there a plan for a James Clay record and he wasn't having a good day? And did they just record enough Land in order to get the record out? It's all very confusing but I am glad to have some more James Clay to enjoy.

Also confusing: Discogs shows a normal full label on the Clay side but mine is a plain Contemporary label, no info on the tunes on the side.

https://www.discogs.com/Billy-Higgins-Bridgework/master/1545388

 

 

I like the cuts with Clay, but -- IMO -- the tracks with Buster and Land are the bee's knees.

 

[soulpope]

16 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Charles Brackeen Quartet - Worshippers Come Nigh [Silkheart]  

joyous music-making

Excellent ....

[Dan Gould]

22 hours ago, bresna said:

I got Billy to sign my copy. I'll have to check to see what label variant I have.

I would have taken a second to ask him how the recording came to be and why such a long time between first recording session and second one with a different sax and bass.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

54 minutes ago, Dan Gould said:

I would have taken a second to ask him how the recording came to be and why such a long time between first recording session and second one with a different sax and bass.

Sometimes you can talk to the artist, sometimes you can't. I seem to remember a line of people waiting to shake his hand, get an autograph, etc. I was just glad I actually had this LP for him to sign.

[HutchFan]

Low jazz quotient.  But still very enjoyable.

 

Edited July 24, 2020 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

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On 7/22/2020 at 5:20 AM, bresna said:

I got Billy to sign my copy. I'll have to check to see what label variant I have.

have it

On 7/17/2020 at 0:14 PM, jazzcorner said:

 

 

I extreme-need the cd of this!!

[Kevin Bresnahan]

On 7/22/2020 at 6:44 AM, Dan Gould said:

This seems like a pretty obscure LP and discogs indicates never had a CD issue? Strange history to the sessions too, there are three tracks with James Clay that were recorded first week of 1980 and four tracks with Harold Land recorded in April 1986 and the LP was issued in 1987. Cedar and Billy are on all tracks, bass is Dumas with Clay and Buster Williams with Land. No other information on the back.

So how come only three tracks were recorded with Clay and seven years before release? Was there a plan for a James Clay record and he wasn't having a good day? And did they just record enough Land in order to get the record out? It's all very confusing but I am glad to have some more James Clay to enjoy.

Also confusing: Discogs shows a normal full label on the Clay side but mine is a plain Contemporary label, no info on the tunes on the side.

https://www.discogs.com/Billy-Higgins-Bridgework/master/1545388

 

 

I got your answer Dan - the label appears to have the Contemporary label printed up beforehand, but the inner album info appears to be a hand stamp. So someone forgot to stamp yours. But I have to add that you getting me to look at this has me noticing that the Side 1 info is very faint. It's look like whoever was stamping these labels was a bit of a slacker.

[HutchFan]

This again:

[Dan Gould]

33 minutes ago, bresna said:

I got your answer Dan - the label appears to have the Contemporary label printed up beforehand, but the inner album info appears to be a hand stamp. So someone forgot to stamp yours. But I have to add that you getting me to look at this has me noticing that the Side 1 info is very faint. It's look like whoever was stamping these labels was a bit of a slacker.

He was definitely a slacker because you're stamp is faint while mine is A) very dark and B) non-existent.

 

[HutchFan]

Next up:

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Bergenfield NJ copy

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and

[Chuck Nessa]

[HutchFan]

Graciela y Mario [Bauzá] - La Botánica (Coco Records, 1977)

 

[HutchFan]

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Gypsy Folk Tales (Roulette, 1977)
Young Bobby Watson tearing it up . . .

 

[HutchFan]

Bill Barron - Jazz Caper (Muse, rec. 1978; rel. 1982)

 

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listening to mulligan concert band for the 1st time- so its pianoless like his prior famous combos, but big band, i was suprised they arent his arangements though  are the other concert band lps his arrangements- he was known as a big band arranger i was suprised its like gary mcfarland and george russell not mulligan.  not completely sold on it as a keeper yet but its ok, do we all like this lp?  

 

 

maybe a scan of the mosaic notes would or a summary will give me a greater appriciation?

maybe its a keeper but its not like grabbing right out at me.  You know lately ive really got into anything with Mel Lewis.  He knows how to do it

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ill keep it it picks up side two a bit

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

Miles Davis: Porgy & Bess // Sketches of Spain: yes or no.   have now mint copies, (Sketches= stereo)- im excited that philly joe jones plays on porgy it says....i hope i can "come 'round" to these this time.....

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[sidewinder]

11 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Gypsy Folk Tales (Roulette, 1977)
Young Bobby Watson tearing it up . . .

 

Always found the sound of that LP a bit on the thin side - it was issued here in the UK by Pye.

A welcome return to recording by Blakey though, back in the day.