What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Brad]

[kh1958]

Tadd Dameron/Fats Navarro, At the Royal Roost 1948, volume 1 (Beppo)

Johnny Hodges, Alto Blue (Verve)

Edited July 5, 2021 by kh1958

[mjazzg]

Ron Jefferson Choir - s/t {Sam Records, France RP]

fast becoming one of my favourite purchases of the year so far

[mjazzg]

Tom Van Der Geld And Children At Play - Patience [ECM, Germany 1978]

Super and should be better known

[Rabshakeh]

2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Tom Van Der Geld And Children At Play - Patience [ECM, Germany 1978]

Super and should be better known

Interesting. I certainly don't know it. I will check it out.

Currently having all the fun in the world with Arthur Blythe, having just finished a birthday girl Shirley Collins marathon.

[sidewinder]

Some interesting comments on that Strut 45rpm Lanquidity reissue:

https://www.hifiaf.com/lanquidity-shootout/

[mjazzg]

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Matador]

[kh1958]

2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Matador]

I wonder if he has ever heard Sonny Sharrock (solo on title track)?

[mjazzg]

12 hours ago, kh1958 said:

I wonder if he has ever heard Sonny Sharrock (solo on title track)?

Yes, it's a fascinating connection.  Maybe Sharrock heard the "desert blues" somewhere

15 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Some interesting comments on that Strut 45rpm Lanquidity reissue:

https://www.hifiaf.com/lanquidity-shootout/

My vinyl is dead quiet, not warped and of a standard weight.  I don't have an original to compare to, unfortunately.  The sound is good to my ears on the released version but is a bit boomy and unsubtle on the other. I'm no audiophile, as this blogger appears to be, and I'm happy to own this as Lanquidity is one of my favourite Ra's.

Edited July 7, 2021 by mjazzg

[Dub Modal]

19 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Some interesting comments on that Strut 45rpm Lanquidity reissue:

https://www.hifiaf.com/lanquidity-shootout/

I think Strut was going for the kitsch factor on their vinyl release of this album. I don't know of many (if any) Sun Ra reissues that don't have digital steps in the vinyl pressing process, so they're never going to be AAA. 

[mjazzg]

49 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

I think Strut was going for the kitsch factor on their vinyl release of this album. I don't know of many (if any) Sun Ra reissues that don't have digital steps in the vinyl pressing process, so they're never going to be AAA. 

Spot on. Strut realised that 'Lanquidity' could be more easily sold beyond Sun Ra fans than others of his titles, went for an over the top packaging and marketed it accordingly.

They have never been an audiophile label as far as I can tell so not sure why anyone expects them to start now.

[Rabshakeh]

Languidity is one of those jazz records that seems to have an extraordinarily inflated amount of cultural capital attached to it. I have had two irl conversations in the last week with very enthusiastic fans for whom Languidity was at the centre of their jazz listening (along with Journey by Alice C and Karma by Pharaoh Sanders).

I think it lends itself to lavish vinyl represses that capitalise on its status. Hence why I've stayed away from this one so far. But I'm still interested to hear what people are saying.

4 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Spot on. Strut realised that 'Lanquidity' could be more easily sold beyond Sun Ra fans than others of his titles, went for an over the top packaging and marketed it accordingly.

They have never been an audiophile label as far as I can tell so not sure why anyone expects them to start now.

Ha ha. Snap. That's putting what I was trying to say far more eloquently. 

[Dub Modal]

13 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Languidity was at the centre of their jazz listening (along with Journey by Alice C and Karma by Pharaoh Sanders).

Not a terrible centre to have, btw.

I've rec'd Lanquidity to a friend who found it too bizarre, which surprised me. 

 

[Rabshakeh]

Just now, Dub Modal said:

Not a terrible centre to have, btw.

I've rec'd Lanquidity to a friend who found it too bizarre, which surprised me. 

What surprised me was that one was with a record shop guy. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate enthusiasm, but I prefer my record shop staff cold, cynical and unimpressed with everything I do or think. 

[Dub Modal]

3 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

What surprised me was that one was with a record shop guy. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate enthusiasm, but I prefer my record shop staff cold, cynical and unimpressed with everything I do or think. 

 I hear you. Maybe he's new to the biz and his soul hasn't been crushed just yet? 

Edited July 7, 2021 by Dub Modal

[Rabshakeh]

Ha ha. He won't last long.

There does seem to be something happening in the music world at the moment, in which "spiritual jazz" (as I think these records are billed) is now very cool.

I have read a few opinions on social media, mostly off the back of that Pharaoh Sanders / Floating Points record, that are raging about the supposed "gentrification" of free jazz, but I personally think it's fine - more interest means more reissues, and it's not like its leading to a scarcity of Arthur Doyle records or anything. Suddenly DJ friends, one record shop guy and my 17 year old nephew are all about this music, and I think that's great. Reel 'em in.

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

What surprised me was that one was with a record shop guy. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate enthusiasm, but I prefer my record shop staff cold, cynical and unimpressed with everything I do or think. 

 Back to the good old days of Mole Jazz...

1 hour ago, Dub Modal said:

 I hear you. Maybe he's new to the biz and his soul hasn't been crushed just yet? 

[mjazzg]

Just on the Bandcamp page for 'Lanquudity' and noticed this review/comment "pure freeform vibes" which to my mind just about sums up the our discussion about its currency

[JSngry]

On ‎4‎/‎20‎/‎2021 at 7:07 PM, HutchFan said:

From what I can gather, it was Flora and Airto hooking Brazilian jazz musicians up with Milestone.  Presumably since Flora already had a relationship with the label. Plus, I'm sure that Airto's and Flora's success in the U.S. market inspired many Brazilian jazz musicians to come north to the U.S.  Think about it: Opa (mostly guys from Airto's "Fingers" band; although they were mostly from Uruguay, not Brazil).  Azymuth (and the solo records by Azymuth band members: Jose Roberto Bertrami, Ivan Conti & Alex Malheiros).  Claudio Roditi.  Some really good musicians there.  

I don't think Keepnews had anything to do with these later Brazilian records, post-Flora.  

The LPs by musician I've listed above were not licensing deals -- but Milestone did license some guitar records by Baden Powell and Túlio Mourão (and maybe some others) from indie Brazilian labels.  And the Roberthino Silva record with Wayne was licensed from CBS Brazil.  I suppose that's how Silva got Wayne to play on the one cut.

Viva Brasil, bebê!   

 

By the way, I think there's a book waiting to be written on the interaction between Brazilian music and jazz, beginning with Airto and Flora (circa 1970 or so) and up 'til the present.  The whole bossa thing has been covered.  I'm not talking about that.  Here's why I think a book makes sense:  I believe you could easily make an argument that Airto's and Flora's impact on jazz has been WAY overlooked.  Think about it: Aside from Airto, NO ONE ELSE performed with Miles, Weather Report, AND Return to Forever.  And, while Airto & Flora's impact may have waned a bit in the second half of the 70s, they again began exerting influence as Brazilian/jazz fusion(s) became a thing again in the 1980s.  Along with the stuff above, think about the impact of George Duke's Brazilian Love Affair.  Airto and Flora were right there, and that launched even more Brazilian Jazz fusions.  ... So I think there's an interesting book in there somewhere, even though no one has picked up on it yet.

 

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cb134e6b2cf790d711e7a92/t/5cb18f299b747a58e89ecaf1/1555140396677/JI_interview.pdf

Terri Hinte!

 

[jazzcorner]

 

 

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[porcy62]

[kh1958]

Wilbur DeParis, Over and Over Again (Atlantic)

[mjazzg]

Pan Afrikan peoples Arkestra - Live At Century City Playhouse [Nimbus West]

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Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble - Now [International Anthem]