What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Willis Jackson - Shuckin' (Prestige). Quite the band behind Mr. Jackson on this date. Kenny Burrell & Jose Paulo on guitar, Tommy Flanagan on piano, Eddie Calhoun on bass; Roy Haynes on drums and Joe Montego & Juan Amalbert on congas & timbales. With all that behind him, it still comes off as a typical Prestige blowing session.

[Rabshakeh]

30 minutes ago, JSngry said:

We can say that now, with the benefit of, what, 60-ish more years of records after these. But pre-Motion-and-beyond, they were VERY "Konitz"!

Retrospective de-Konitzisation makes fools of us all 

[JSngry]

It really does. That was one guy who was always "Konitz", but what that meant seemed to steadily but gradually change as the years went by. And listening in real time...it was almost like you didn't notice it at all until you played an early Konitz side back to back with a recent one, wherever you but those "early" and "recent" markers, and then only maybe will the changes jump out at you.

Very crafty guy that Lee Konitz was, not just in how he managed to always evolve, but to do it in such a way that he kept an audience that didn't revile him or be disappointed about for always doing so.

[mjazzg]

Max Roach Quartet - Nommo [Victor, Japan 1978]

finally splashed on a copy. Worth the wait

[BillF]

 

1 hour ago, bresna said:

 

 

Edited January 28, 2022 by BillF

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Jimmy Smith - Back At The Chicken Shack (Blue Note). The new LP from the Classic Vinyl Series. Stan the Man on sax makes this date for me. I really like Jimmy & Stanley. These Classic Vinyl Series LPs sound very nice. I hear that some buyers have been having more QC issues with this series (pressed at Optimal in Germany) as opposed to the Tone Poet LPs (pressed at RTI) but I've actually had more issues with the Tone Poet LPs.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

On 3/3/2013 at 8:13 PM, bresna said:

Jimmy Smith - Jimmy Smith At The Organ Vol. 1 (BLP1551 mono RVG with the ear). I picked this up for $12 today. I was pretty surprised to find it in a store that usually doesn't have much Jazz. A couple of big scratches but these old original Blue Notes play pretty good even when scratched.

Playing this one again. I forgot I had it stuffed into the rack.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Lonnie Smith - Drives (Blue Note). I have a label variant that someone on discogs dates to 1971/72. The LP artist/title and track info is printed in black ink. It sounds fine. Still uses the Van Gelder stamper. Not my favorite Lonnie Smith date. While the playing is fine, the tunes are not that great. Sign o' the times I guess. I'd rather hear the Blood Sweat & Tears version of "Spinning Wheel".

My cut corner is on the opposite corner.

[danasgoodstuff]

16 minutes ago, bresna said:

Lonnie Smith - Drives (Blue Note). I have a label variant that someone on discogs dates to 1971/72. The LP artist/title and track info is printed in black ink. It sounds fine. Still uses the Van Gelder stamper. Not my favorite Lonnie Smith date. While the playing is fine, the tunes are not that great. Sign o' the times I guess. I'd rather hear the Blood Sweat & Tears version of "Spinning Wheel".

My cut corner is on the opposite corner.

I used to think that Drives was a second-rate period piece hampered by mediocre material, until I really dug the last track, who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf.  That alone makes it a must have, IMHO.

[HutchFan]

This new-to-me LP just arrived in the mail:

Hooray for Pee Wee!!!  Bud & Braff sound pretty darn good too.  Very enjoyable music.

OTOH, that cover...  Eeeeewww.

 

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

 

Where's the guy who always had his back turned to the camera because he's supposed to be taking a leak?

[Ken Dryden]

That was the Baja Marimba Band, as I recall...

Edited January 29, 2022 by Ken Dryden

[GA Russell]

6 minutes ago, Ken Dryden said:

That was the Baja Marimba Band, as I recall...

You will notice the guy on the hill in the upper left of the photo. 

That was a running gag of theirs.

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

Where's the guy who always had his back turned to the camera because he's supposed to be taking a leak?

 

[JSngry]

I'd think that Pee Wee Russell urinated a lot, what with all the drinking.

Missed opportunity, Columbia art department.

[Ken Dryden]

Bill Crow mentioned an incident involving Benny Goodman in his article “To Russia Without Love.”Benny Goodman asked in a concert hall where the restroom was and was told it was up a staircase. He replied, “That’s too far” and proceeded to piss into a nearby trash can backstage.

[kh1958]

Count Basie, On My Way and Shoutin' Again (Verve)

[Dmitry]

Gabriel Faure Songs
Ninon Vallin, soprano
Maurice Faure, piano

Pathe-Marconi VOX, PTL 1730, 10", 1951

[Daniel A]

Clare Fischer 'So Danco Samba', Japanese King pressing. 

[Chuck Nessa]

[Chuck Nessa]

Now moving on to this -

[BillF]

3 hours ago, kh1958 said:

Count Basie, On My Way and Shoutin' Again (Verve)

[Dmitry]

8 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

This looks very interesting. I've never seen this title.

[Chuck Nessa]

Haven't played this in a long time.

[soulpope]

On 29.1.2022 at 10:18 PM, Chuck Nessa said:

Excellent ....

[BillF]

5 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Haven't played this in a long time.

Yes, time I listened to some more Ben.