sidewinder Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Sonic standout - I’ll bet it far improves on the original. Gearbox/Optimal production - lovely stuff. As usual, Davy throws some jazz in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 with Steve Giordano (g) and Roger Humphries (d) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Hugh Masekela, The Americanization of Ooga Booga (MGM) Ralph Towner Solstice, Sound and Shadows (ECM) Davie Brubeck, Gone with the Wind (Columbia) Don Ellis, Autumn (Columbia) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, sidewinder said: Sonic standout - I’ll bet it far improves on the original. Gearbox/Optimal production - lovely stuff. As usual, Davy throws some jazz in too. I have an original first pressing and a 2007 audiophile reissue of Folk, Blues & Beyond, yes the reissue is quieter, but those guys at Decca knew how do a record. Edited August 30, 2020 by porcy62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidewinder Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, porcy62 said: I have an original first pressing and a 2007 audiophile reissue of Folk, Blues & Beyond, yes the reissue is quieter, but those guys at Decca knew how do a record. At the cost of probably about a 20th of the cost of a decent original, I’m a happy camper. They have also reissued ‘The Holly Kaleidoscope’ as well for the RSD, on kaleidoscopic swirl vinyl. Again, this one sounds great though. I suspect these are being put out in tandem with a HD tracks streaming release, which seems to have been the case with the ‘Kawaida’ too. Same model that was used on the Rendell/Carr reissues. Edited August 30, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 minute ago, sidewinder said: At the cost of probably about a 20th of the cost of a decent original, I’m a happy camper. They have also reissued ‘The Holly Kaleidoscope’ as well for the RSD, on kaleidoscopic swirl vinyl. Again, this one sounds great though. I suspect these are being put out in tandem with a HD tracks streaming release, which seems to have been the case with the ‘Kawaida’ too. I m happy I forgot how much I payed the that one , never heard The Holly Kaleidoscope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, porcy62 said: I m happy I forgot how much I payed the that one , never heard The Holly Kaleidoscope. Recorded with his then wife as vocalist - not as renowned as the Shirley Collins album but there’s plenty of fine playing. Both of the albums were produced by Ray Horricks of Decca. It’s sort of nice because I have some of Ray’s old records in my collection, sadly not any of the Davy Grahams. Edited August 30, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 I'd be fine with a hq reissue; never seen the Deccas at anything close to an affordable price, at least for clean copies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, clifford_thornton said: I'd be fine with a hq reissue; never seen the Deccas at anything close to an affordable price, at least for clean copies... These reissues are really good - well worth it. I too have never come across really good original copies of the key titles, not that I was particularly looking. Wish they would do the same treatment for the titles with Harold McNair and Danny Thompson on them. By the way, Ray Horricks personal copies looked to be in great nick and were auctioned off for nice $ by (alas, long gone) jazzinvinyl.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 yeah, true, I tend to spend less on non-jazz records anyway. Jazzinvinyl were great, miss that place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) The bank balance is less stressed out though. The approach used for these Decca Davy Graham’s is interesting. Mastered from original analogue sources by Caspar at Gearbox, pressed by Optimal. I will put money on it that they will use exactly the same approach for the (supposedly forthcoming) British Jazz reissues coming up from Decca/Universal. Bodes well - plus we might actually get a decent pressing of NJO ‘Western Reunion’. Edited August 31, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Two LPs that I picked up on Saturday: Count Basie - Standing Ovation (Dot) Surprisingly forceful Basie from 1969. and Ramsey Lewis - Dancing in the Street (Cadet, 1967) Herb Wong's liner notes tell me that this was Ramsey Lewis' first LP with Cleveland Eaton & Maurice White. Didn't know that. R.I.P. Cleveland Eaton, who died last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, HutchFan said: Two LPs that I picked up on Saturday: Count Basie - Standing Ovation (Dot) Surprisingly forceful Basie from 1969. A real good one I have for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chuck Nessa Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: and I have most of that material on 78s. I will never forget Jackie McLean's reaction to Hawk's "The Man I Love". I believe it's in "Four Lives In The Bebop Business". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: I have most of that material on 78s. I will never forget Jackie McLean's reaction to Hawk's "The Man I Love". I believe it's in "Four Lives In The Bebop Business". Chuck, I read that book years ago, but I don't recall McLean's reaction. What did he do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 NP: Shirley Scott - Lean on Me (Cadet, 1972) with George Coleman (ts), Danny Turner (as, fl), Roland Prince (g), and Idris Muhammad (d) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Another recent dollar bin find: Nice selection of Pee Wee's Commodore sides -- with all the usual suspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) Les McCann Plays the Hits (Limelight, 1966) and The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Stretching Out (Argo, 1960) Edited September 1, 2020 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 21 hours ago, HutchFan said: Chuck, I read that book years ago, but I don't recall McLean's reaction. What did he do? I skimmed the book couldn't find it - it must be from elsewhere. Jackie was playing the Hawkins record in his step-father's record store and was entranced that he could hear Oscar Pettiford's breathing - it made the music more "human" for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Michael Weiss - Soul Journey (Sintra 2003LP). Pressing #44. Michael Weiss on piano, Ryan Kisor on Trumper, Steve Davis on Trombone, Steve Wilson on Alto, Paul Gill on Bass, Joe Farnsworth on Drums & Daniel Sadownick on percussion. This is such a fun recording. There's a bouncy feel to much of the playing... a lot due to the rhythm section. I am very partial to Joe Farnsworth's drumming and to me, he is the glue here. But the band... wow. The ensembles are tight and the solos have a variety that keeps me listening. My first few times seeing Michael Weiss on the bandstand was during his annual appearances with Johnny Griffin at the Regattabar. It got to the point where I was looking forward to Johnny's rhythm section as much as I was himself. I do hope that I get more chances to see Michael play. But Michael, do bring Joe. That mofo swings like hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillF Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 12 hours ago, bresna said: Michael Weiss - Soul Journey (Sintra 2003LP). Pressing #44. Michael Weiss on piano, Ryan Kisor on Trumper, Steve Davis on Trombone, Steve Wilson on Alto, Paul Gill on Bass, Joe Farnsworth on Drums & Daniel Sadownick on percussion. This is such a fun recording. There's a bouncy feel to much of the playing... a lot due to the rhythm section. I am very partial to Joe Farnsworth's drumming and to me, he is the glue here. But the band... wow. The ensembles are tight and the solos have a variety that keeps me listening. My first few times seeing Michael Weiss on the bandstand was during his annual appearances with Johnny Griffin at the Regattabar. It got to the point where I was looking forward to Johnny's rhythm section as much as I was himself. I do hope that I get more chances to see Michael play. But Michael, do bring Joe. That mofo swings like hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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