What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[HutchFan]

Miroslav Vitous Group (ECM, 1981)
with John Surman, Kenny Kirkland, and Jon Christensen

 

[mjazzg]

Just now, HutchFan said:

Miroslav Vitous Group (ECM, 1981)
with John Surman, Kenny Kirkland, and Jon Christensen

 

Yes!

On 24/02/2021 at 3:16 AM, HutchFan said:

Now this:

Mike Nock - Ondas (ECM, 1982)

 

One of my favourite ECM piano trio albums.  Tends to fly under the radar I think

[HutchFan]

11 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

One of my favourite ECM piano trio albums.  Tends to fly under the radar I think

I was reading about Ondas when I gave that LP a spin.  Turns out that it's one of Manfred Eicher's favorites as well.  In an interview, he said that he listens to Nock's record regularly to this day. 

When I read that, I was sort of surprised that Nock never made another record for ECM.  I wonder why.

 

[HutchFan]

Listening to a couple George Cables LPs from the 80s:

 

and

[HutchFan]

[Pim]

5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Another great Land/Hutch album

[soulpope]

12 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Miroslav Vitous Group (ECM, 1981)
with John Surman, Kenny Kirkland, and Jon Christensen

Good one ....

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

jimmie lunceford and his orch (via local brodcast at 880 kilocycles)  on my new 1930 westinghouse radio.  

 

[Pim]

All of these Louis Hayes Muse sessions are so freakin' good. This is another great one but probably my least favorite. The Real Thing and Ichi Ban are even better. But this one is very good too. And a good oppurtunity to hear Charles Davis in a prominent role (on baritone sax!)

[mjazzg]

20 hours ago, HutchFan said:

I was reading about Ondas when I gave that LP a spin.  Turns out that it's one of Manfred Eicher's favorites as well.  In an interview, he said that he listens to Nock's record regularly to this day. 

When I read that, I was sort of surprised that Nock never made another record for ECM.  I wonder why.

 

I didn't know that. Did Nock stay in Europe or go home I wonder.

 

 

 

On 13/02/2021 at 1:52 AM, clifford_thornton said:

 

[kh1958]

Duke Ellington, 1947-1952 (CBS)

[HutchFan]

7 hours ago, mjazzg said:

I didn't know that. Did Nock stay in Europe or go home I wonder.

I don't know.  I think Nock was based in the U.S. for a long while.

But regardless of his home base, it seems like Eicher could've recorded Nock again if he'd wanted to.  ... But who knows!?!? Not me!   

 

7 hours ago, Pim said:

All of these Louis Hayes Muse sessions are so freakin' good. This is another great one but probably my least favorite. The Real Thing and Ichi Ban are even better. But this one is very good too. And a good oppurtunity to hear Charles Davis in a prominent role (on baritone sax!)

I agree 100%, Pim.  Hayes made some great records in the 70s!   

 

[JSngry]

Nock has been in Australia for some time now 

[mjazzg]

8 hours ago, HutchFan said:

I don't know.  I think Nock was based in the U.S. for a long while.

But regardless of his home base, it seems like Eicher could've recorded Nock again if he'd wanted to.  ... But who knows!?!? Not me!?!

 

Nor me but my impression, and it's only an impression as I haven't looked anything up, is that ECM didn't make many recordings outside their favoured studios in those days (still only a small handful) so if he was back in NZ or Australia maybe Manfred couldn't find a studio he liked or couldn't be bothered to look

[Pim]

 

The recent Pure Pleasure reissue that sounds very good! Great record by Bonner (my favorite). Probably his most creative outing with a great band and even some strings. But it's mostly his fluent and gentle piano playing that really does it. Great music, ugly artwork....

[sidewinder]

A real find from the Hiseman archive and another excellent release from this label.

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

Gary Thomas & Seventh Quadrant - By Any Means Necessary (JMT, 1989)

This music is as fierce as you'd expect, given the title.  Bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Dennis Chambers build a driving, shifting rhythmic foundation.  With the odd meters and synths & guitars riding on top, at times this reminds me of an 80s update on (some aspects of) prog-rock. (!!!)  But its still got the open-endedness and groove of jazz.

I dig it.

 

Edited February 28, 2021 by HutchFan

[clifford_thornton]

28 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

A real find from the Hiseman archive and another excellent release from this label.

great stuff; bought the CD version.

[sidewinder]

Just now, clifford_thornton said:

great stuff; bought the CD version.

Incredible that the music survived - the BBC sessions were ‘assumed lost’ until they turned up in the Hiseman archive. And in such good fidelity too.

[clifford_thornton]

yeah -- how's the pressing? I have yet to actually listen to any of their vinyl releases though I preordered the Rendell/Carr and the newest Ray Russell release.

[sidewinder]

7 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

yeah -- how's the pressing? I have yet to actually listen to any of their vinyl releases though I preordered the Rendell/Carr and the newest Ray Russell release.

Pretty good. I have the Rendell/Carr on preorder too, the Russell is on the cards.

[HutchFan]

Giving this LP another spin:

 

[clifford_thornton]

Nice one.

Now:
Of A Mesh -- Broken -- (109 Records)

obscure mid 80s NY goth rock; the violinist is one of my closest friends.

[HutchFan]

Bill Barron - Variations in Blue (Muse, 1984)
with Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron, Ray Drummond & Ben Riley

Kenny Barron quoted in the LP's liner notes:
"[Bill's] music is very difficult. Just from a technical standpoint, it's hard for the musicians to play and to read. For one thing, the chords that he uses and the way that they move, the progressions, is very unique. It makes it very difficult to play the standard sort of things that you would normally play. I mean, most people do that. They play things that they know already, things that work, things that they know will work. But you can't play your regular stuff with him. You can't play it safe. Playing Bill's music, you have to take a chance. There is no other way." 

 

[BillF]

3 hours ago, sidewinder said:

A real find from the Hiseman archive and another excellent release from this label.

I was at university with Ron Rubin's valve trombonist and vibist brother, John Rubin. Never met Ron, though. I believe Ron played for Ronnie Scott and for Robert Graves in Majorca.