paul secor Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Tommy Flanagan & Kenny Barron: Together (Denon) Quote
Leeway Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Enrico Rava Quartet- "Opening Night" - ECM, from about 1981. My first exposure to Rava. A definite Miles influence there. I'll need to hear more. Lee Morgan- "City Lights" - Blue Note/Toshiba- Lee with George Coleman, Curtis Fuller, et al. Songs by Golson and Gryce. Real good stuff, and Lee plays great. One of Reid Miles more esoteric cover illustrations. Horace Silver- "The Trio Sides" - Blue Note Re-Issue Series. Perceptive liner notes by Ran Blake. Quote
paul secor Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Grant Green: Oleo (Blue Note-King/Japan) Quote
Leeway Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 (edited) Finally figured out how to insert picture; wanted to post the Lee Morgan "City Lights" album cover, per my post above. That image of Lee slumped (?) in a chair looks like a piece of Renaissance iconography, set against a faintly surrealistic "city lights" background. Edited September 6, 2004 by Leeway Quote
ajf67 Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Clark Terry "Duke With A Difference" OJC re-issue. Quote
ajf67 Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 "A Tribute To Monk and Bird" -- 1978 The Tomato Music Company. "Out" Heiner Stadler arrangements of Parker and Monk tunes. Band includes George Lewis, Thad Jones, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman, others. Quote
paul secor Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) Mingus at Antibes (Atlantic) - The Dolphy/Curson/Ervin/Richmond band, with Bud joining them on I'll Remember April Edited September 7, 2004 by paul secor Quote
paul secor Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Ray Charles and Betty Carter (DCC) It may get as good... But it don't get no better than this. Quote
wolff Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Posted September 7, 2004 Ray Charles and Betty Carter (DCC) It may get as good... But it don't get no better than this. Yep!! Great reissue. Keep an eye out for Hoffman's recent reissue(S&P Records) of a Nat Cole LP. Promises to be great. Listening to Bob Marley: Natty Rebel (Get Back) Quote
sidewinder Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 David Mack 'New Directions' (UK Columbia, with Shake Keane) Quote
Leeway Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 (edited) This sure is GREEZY! Lou on alto, Melvin Lastin Sr. on cornet, George Benson on guitar, Lonnie Smith on organ, and Leo Morris on drums. Liberty pressing. The pic is from the CD cover. Edited September 7, 2004 by Leeway Quote
ajf67 Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 Teddy Wilson Trio Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gershwin Columbia. CS 8120 No info in the liner notes as to date, but it is a 6-eye pressing. Bass: Arvell Shaw, drums: Bert Dahlander. Quote
wolff Posted September 8, 2004 Author Report Posted September 8, 2004 George Braith: Two Souls In One McLean: One Step Beyond Smith: Rockin The Boat Henderson: Page One Quote
ajf67 Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 Cecil McBee Mutima 1974 Strata East. Quote
Leeway Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Last night, gave a listen to: A Jazz Version of KEAN- Selections from the Broadway musical hit Riverside- Bill Grauer- RLP 397- mono. Performed by the Riverside Jazz Stars, featuring Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath, Bobby Timmons Trio, with Clark Terry and Julius Watkins, with arrangements by Jimmy Heath, Ernie Wilkins, and Melba Liston. I'm always on the lookout for Melba Liston- here she arranges and conducts 2 pieces- both excellent. Today, listened to Grant Green- Nigeria- Blue Note LT 1032. Pretty good sound. The musical selections can now be found on "Complete Quartets". "Airegin" and "It Ain't Necessarily So" particularly groove- you can hear Blakey talking it up in the background. Also an album from the Europa Jazz series- really, glorified LP bootlegs of European performance. This one has a live performance of Mr. P.C., with (as credited) John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy Quintet- Coltrane, Dolphy, Tyner, Garrison, Jones- 11:40" of smokin' music- alas, bootleg type sound- but the performance burns through. Also has a performance by Charles Mingus Quintet, "Better Git It In Your Soul" 11:50", with (credited) Ted Curson, Dolphy, Vooker Ervin, Mingus, Richmond. Great stuff. Both live performances- location and date not given. Powerful playing. Quote
paul secor Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Wynn Stewart: Wishfull Thinking - The Challenge Years 1958-1963 (Bear Family) - LP 1 Quote
ajf67 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Also an album from the Europa Jazz series- really, glorified LP bootlegs of European performance. This one has a live performance of Mr. P.C., with (as credited) John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy Quintet- Coltrane, Dolphy, Tyner, Garrison, Jones- 11:40" of smokin' music- alas, bootleg type sound- but the performance burns through. Interesting. I wonder when and where it is from. Disc 2 of the "Live Trane" CD box has a 1961 performance with Dolphy that clocks in at 11:17, but it has Workman on bass, not Garrison. I also have a 1962 version with Dolphy on disc 4 of a 5 CD box set issued by something called Rare Arts Reference Edition from Switzerland. Its an 11:03 minute version with Dolphy (on alto and flute) which has Garrison on bass and it says it is from a 1962 performance at Birdland. The boxed set is called "The Legendary Masters Unissued or Rare 1951-65. I've never seen it since I found it in a used CD store about 10 years ago. The stuff from the early 50s is total bootleg sound, but the live material from 61-65 has pretty good bootleg-type sound. Quote
Leeway Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Also an album from the Europa Jazz series- really, glorified LP bootlegs of European performance. This one has a live performance of Mr. P.C., with (as credited) John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy Quintet- Coltrane, Dolphy, Tyner, Garrison, Jones- 11:40" of smokin' music- alas, bootleg type sound- but the performance burns through. Interesting. I wonder when and where it is from. Disc 2 of the "Live Trane" CD box has a 1961 performance with Dolphy that clocks in at 11:17, but it has Workman on bass, not Garrison. I also have a 1962 version with Dolphy on disc 4 of a 5 CD box set issued by something called Rare Arts Reference Edition from Switzerland. Its an 11:03 minute version with Dolphy (on alto and flute) which has Garrison on bass and it says it is from a 1962 performance at Birdland. The boxed set is called "The Legendary Masters Unissued or Rare 1951-65. I've never seen it since I found it in a used CD store about 10 years ago. The stuff from the early 50s is total bootleg sound, but the live material from 61-65 has pretty good bootleg-type sound. I don't know how much reliance you can place on the performer credits and discgraphical information provided on the Europa LPs, especially since they leave the big stuff out, like where and when! I didn't get a chance to time it, but will try to do so. Might match up with yours. The sound on the Coltrane/Dolphy starts off pretty well, then drops off as if the mike was moved away. I would call it only adequate. But the performance is ferocious. It sounds to me like an outdoor venue. Ditto the Mingus- also a really fine performance. Quote
Leeway Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Some Miles to end the work week and start the weekend: "Water Babies"- highly underrated Miles? Quote
sidewinder Posted September 11, 2004 Report Posted September 11, 2004 "Water Babies"- highly underrated Miles? Most definitely. Side 1 of tht one is a killer and side 2 is no slouch.. At the moment listening to Elington/Mingus/Roach 'Money Jungle' on the UK UA mono LP. Quote
Leeway Posted September 11, 2004 Report Posted September 11, 2004 (edited) World Pacific ST 1873. Six Beatles songs, and 5 other songs. I got this one on the cheap. Wasn't expecting much really. Turned out to be a pretty decent session, although at time it veers dangerously close to mere "easy listening." Vocal backing on several tracks doesn't help matters. However, the arrangements are good, if not particularly innovative, and there's some good playing from Shank, and from Chet Baker, who also makes an appearance here. Was this one on the Shank Mosaic? BTW, is n't that a terrible cover? I suppose it was meant to be "psychedelic" B-) Edited September 11, 2004 by Leeway Quote
Matthew Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 Kind of Blue. Classic Records 200 gm version, and it's very nice. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 Was this one on the Shank Mosaic? No - just the earlier sessions on the Mosaic. 'Michelle' is also absent. There's mention in the 'Deep In A Dream' book that at the time these LPs were put together Richard Bock was involved in putting out stuff for the Muzak Corporation. Baker's presence on the sessions was also a favour to Baker, who was pretty well destitute apparently and could hardly play. Baker went begging in there for work to get drug money. Now spinning: Pat Martino 'East' - Prestige blue label with suspect piano.. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 More Prestige blue label vinyl: Booker Ervin 'Heavy !!!' Dexter Gordon 'The Panther' To be followed by Andrew Hill 'Compulsion' Blue Note NY USA mono Quote
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