What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Brad]

6 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

Thanks for that Info. Have the Impression Parker did like cole Poerter melodies a lot.

Indeed!!

Just discussed over there at Steve Hofmans forum. The sound is horrible. Have both RCA vinyls with different cover.

 

I was the one who originally posted. The sound is beyond horrible. A tough listen. 

[corto maltese]

On 8-4-2021 at 5:59 PM, mjazzg said:

I'm really enjoying it. I'm no way near the Harper afficionado that some of our fellow board members are but to my ears this is a storming set, good some quality and production values. Can't believe anyone who likes Harper would be disappointed.

Some may baulk at the short playing time 20:16 and 15:29. The notes mention that the set was completed by a 20' 'Priestess' so I do wonder why they went for the shorter 'Croquet Ballet' for side 2.

I'm glad they did; it's a particularly strong performance. I have the impression that you can hear that the quintet is more familiar with this piece, which they recorded a few days earlier in the studio, than with "Cry Of Hunger". 

Anyway, an excellent release from Sam. 

Edited April 14, 2021 by corto maltese

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings! (Riverside/OJC)

[Brad]

[mjazzg]

Barry Galbraith - Guitar And The Wind [Decca, Japan]

First listen to this, sounding good. 

[Clunky]

9 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Barry Galbraith - Guitar And The Wind [Decca, Japan]

First listen to this, sounding good. 

This is a lovely album , I've got it on a UK Brunswick LP.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

On 4/11/2021 at 3:18 PM, HutchFan said:

Steve Slagle - Rio Highlife (Atlantic, 1986)
with a group of outstanding Brazilian musicians (largely drawn from Milton Nascimento's band): Ricardo Silveira (g), Luiz Avellar (kybds), Nico Assumpção (b), and Carlos "Bala" Gomes (d)

 

absoutely never seen this

[HutchFan]

16 minutes ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

absoutely never seen this

I only discovered it recently.  Pretty good stuff -- if you're into 80s-ish Brazilian fusion.

In Brazil, the same music was issued as High Life (not in Slagle's name) on Elektra Musician. 

If you'd like to give it a listen...

The Brazilian cover is less garish, no?

 

Edited April 15, 2021 by HutchFan

[Gheorghe]

A wonderful album, I love those Freddie Redd compositions. 

Above all, "The Thespian". That beautiful rubato playing of the theme with Chambers bowing the bass , and that that break and the them played fast. 

And Jackie McLean and Tina Brooks are wonderful. 

Freddie Redd´s style is very interesting. He got his own style, I like it. 

[kh1958]

 

Ballake Sissoko, Djouro

[mjazzg]

2 hours ago, kh1958 said:

 

Ballake Sissoko, Djouro

How are you finding that?  I sampled a few tracks and wasn't too convinced by some of the collaborations

Edit to add: decided to listen to it and can see that I fell for the danger of random sampling. Still not sure about the Camille track at all

Edited April 15, 2021 by mjazzg

[kh1958]

42 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

How are you finding that?  I sampled a few tracks and wasn't too convinced by some of the collaborations

Edit to add: decided to listen to it and can see that I fell for the danger of random sampling. Still not sure about the Camille track at all

I ordered the LP from amazon (US). The CD was not in stock when I ordered but does show up as in stock now (though with a suspiciously delayed delivery date). There are 8 tracks. Two are solo kora. Of the collaborations, the ones with Sona Jobarteh and Vincent Segal/Patrick Messina are excellent. I don't know who Camille is, but I liked that track and the one with Salif Keita. The track with Oxmo Puccino I did not care for. The track with Piers Faccini was okay. This opinion is based on listening to the LP twice in a row last night.

Edited April 15, 2021 by kh1958

[mjazzg]

2 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

I ordered the LP from amazon (US). The CD was not in stock when I ordered but does show up as in stock now (though with a suspiciously delayed delivery date). There are 8 tracks. Two are solo kora. Of the collaborations, the ones with Sona Jobarteh and Vincent Segal/Patrick Messina are excellent. I don't know who Camille is, but I liked that track and the one with Salif Keita. The track with Oxmo Puccino I did not care for. The track with Piers Faccini was okay.

Thanks.  Giving it another spin and I agree with you on the most successful collaborations.  Salif Keita could sing a shopping list and I'd enjoy it!

[kh1958]

1 minute ago, mjazzg said:

  Salif Keita could sing a shopping list and I'd enjoy it!

Now that is the truth!

[HutchFan]

Spinning this LP again:

José Roberto Bertrami - Dreams Are Real (Milestone, 1986)

Keyboards, Electric Piano, Percussion, Arrangements – José Roberto Bertrami
Flugelhorn – Paulinho Olivera
Flute – José Carlos (Bigorna) 
Harmonica – Mauricio Einhorn
Acoustic Guitar – Durval Ferreira, Otávio Bonfá
Bass – Nico Assumpção
Drums – João Palma, Robertinho Silva
Percussion – Laudir de Oliveira, Zizinho
Vibraphone – Jota Moraes
Vocals – Flora Purim

Fantastic.

 

[jcam_44]

J.Lamotta - Suzume

[Brad]

[BillF]

On 14/04/2021 at 1:24 PM, bresna said:

Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings! (Riverside/OJC)

[HutchFan]

This again:

EDIT: 
Just finished listening to Tate's version of "Isfahan," the first cut on Side 2.  I had to get up and move the tonearm back to the beginning to listen again.  Wow.  Tate doesn't erase memories of Johnny Hodges' way with this tune -- no one can! -- but Tate can take a proud spot right up there beside Hodges on Olympus when it comes to this song.  That is no mean feat.

 

 

16 hours ago, Brad said:

 

Edited April 17, 2021 by HutchFan

[kh1958]

T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou, Unite Africaine

[HutchFan]

Great music + Superb sidemen + Excellent AQ = Prime Kenny Barron

 

[rostasi]

1 hour ago, kh1958 said:

T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou - Unité Africaine

Wow! Just pulled this out of the package an hour ago!

[kh1958]

28 minutes ago, rostasi said:

Wow! Just pulled this out of the package an hour ago!

There's another one on the same label just reissued that I haven't heard yet... https://acidjazz.bandcamp.com/album/vol-4-yehouessi-leopold-batteur

[jazzcorner]

Some  big band jazz from Canada

 

 

 

[rostasi]

7 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

There's another one on the same label just reissued that I haven't heard yet... https://acidjazz.bandcamp.com/album/vol-4-yehouessi-leopold-batteur

Thanks for that. I'm pretty sure that I have the original of that.

Here's the two I just took out of the package: