Daniel A Posted September 20, 2008 Report Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) Victor Feldman 'Soviet Jazz Themes' (Ava Records, mono, 1963) Nice group with Carmell Jones and Harold Land, among others. ??????????????????? What's it like? I got this today and has so far only listened to it once. The unfamiliar themes are a great plus. While they are not particularly challenging or otherwise exceptional, they are fun to hear because you can be sure you haven't heard them before. And maybe there's just a slight east European tinge to some of them. Harold Land has one or two strong solos, Feldman is predictably fine on vibes. Zawinul (who plays piano on three tracks) sounds faceless and not too interesting. Solid support from Frank Butler. To sum it up; the album's a bit uneven, but there are a couple of tracks I probably wouldn't want to be without. The sound is slightly bass-shy but otherwise of surprisingly good fidelity. Edited September 20, 2008 by Daniel A Quote
BillF Posted September 20, 2008 Report Posted September 20, 2008 Victor Feldman 'Soviet Jazz Themes' (Ava Records, mono, 1963) Nice group with Carmell Jones and Harold Land, among others. ??????????????????? What's it like? I got this today and has so far only listened to it once. The unfamiliar themes are a great plus. While they are not particularly challenging or otherwise exceptional, they are fun to hear because you can be sure you haven't heard them before. And maybe there's just a slight east European tinge to some of them. Harold Land has one or two strong solos, Feldman is predictably fine on vibes. Zawinul (who plays piano on three tracks) sounds faceless and not too interesting. Solid support from Frank Butler. To sum it up; the album's a bit uneven, but there are a couple of tracks I probably wouldn't want to be without. The sound is slightly bass-shy but otherwise of surprisingly good fidelity. I imagine the idea came from Victor's time in Moscow with the Benny Goodman Orchestra on its State Department-sponsored tour of 1962. Local musicians who jammed with the visitors probably introduced them to these tunes. Quote
kh1958 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Three in Jazz, Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry (RCA black label) Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 I wish there was more recorded from that Rollins band other than 3 In Jazz and Our Man in Jazz. I've heard a Jazz Connoisseur bootleg but it was almost unlistenable in terms of poor recording quality. Quote
kh1958 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 I wish there was more recorded from that Rollins band other than 3 In Jazz and Our Man in Jazz. I've heard a Jazz Connoisseur bootleg but it was almost unlistenable in terms of poor recording quality. It seems there are several bootlegs, I haven't heard them. Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d) Continental, 1962 Sonnymoon For Two Bandstand [it] BDLP 1502 * Sonny Rollins - European Concerts (Bandstand [it] BDLP 1502) 1963 Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d) "Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, January 15, 1963 Without A Song Moon [it] MCD 053-2 On Green Dolphin Street - Solitude - Sonnymoon (Sonnymoon For Two) - 52nd Street Theme Moon [it] MCD 054-2 On Green Dolphin Street - Solitude - Without A Song - * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry, Vol. 1 (Moon [it] MCD 053-2) * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry, Vol. 2 (Moon [it] MCD 054-2) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel broadcast, "L'Olympia", Paris, France, January 19, 1963 Solitude Unique Jazz UJ 002; Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5241; Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 On Green Dolphin Street - Announcement By S. Rollins Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 Without A Song Unique Jazz UJ 002; Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5241; Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 Sonnymoon For Two - Everything Happens To Me Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 52nd Street Theme - * Sonny Rollins - In Stuttgart Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 002) * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Jazz In Europe 1963 (Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5241) * Sonny Rollins Live In Paris 1963 (Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel Continental, January, 1963 Everything Happens To Me Bandstand [J] TKCB 70068 On Green Dolphin Street - * Sonny Rollins - Sixties Standards (Bandstand [J] TKCB 70068) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel "Falkonercentret", Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963 unknown titles Jazz Up [it] JU 313 - Jazz Up [it] JU 314 * Sonny Rollins In Europe 1963, Vol. 1 (Jazz Up [it] JU 313) * Sonny Rollins In Europe 1963, Vol. 2 (Jazz Up [it] JU 314) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel Stuttgart, West Germany, January, 1963 52nd Street Theme Jazz Connoisseur [israel] JC 108; Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5235 On Green Dolphin Street - Sonnymoon For Two - * Sonny Rollins - Stuttgart 1963 Concert (Jazz Connoisseur [israel] JC 108) * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Stuttgart 1963 (Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5235) Quote
sidewinder Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Sam Noto 'Notes To You' (Xanadu) Thinking about it, a Sam Noto Xanadu 70's sessions Mosaic set would be a good one IMO.. Quote
porcy62 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Gabor Szabo - Jazz Raga - Impulse! mono Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Gabor Szabo - Jazz Raga - Impulse! mono Quote
Daniel A Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Victor Feldman 'Soviet Jazz Themes' (Ava Records, mono, 1963)??????????????????? What's it like? I imagine the idea came from Victor's time in Moscow with the Benny Goodman Orchestra on its State Department-sponsored tour of 1962. Local musicians who jammed with the visitors probably introduced them to these tunes. Leonard Feather (also the producer of the album) typically takes credit for the idea in the liner notes, having brought back tapes with Russian jazz musicians given to him during that Benny Goodman tour, but since Feldman and a few others from the BG band (Phil Woods is mentioned) apparently took opportunity to jam with locals I suspect that the idea was as much his. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Leonard Feather (also the producer of the album) typically takes credit for the idea in the liner notes, having brought back tapes with Russian jazz musicians given to him during that Benny Goodman tour, but since Feldman and a few others from the BG band (Phil Woods is mentioned) apparently took opportunity to jam with locals I suspect that the idea was as much his. I'm surprised he didn't take credit for the Russian Revolution also, and name-drop about sipping cognac with Lenin during the planning stages. Quote
BillF Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Leonard Feather (also the producer of the album) typically takes credit for the idea in the liner notes, having brought back tapes with Russian jazz musicians given to him during that Benny Goodman tour, but since Feldman and a few others from the BG band (Phil Woods is mentioned) apparently took opportunity to jam with locals I suspect that the idea was as much his. I'm surprised he didn't take credit for the Russian Revolution also, and name-drop about sipping cognac with Lenin during the planning stages. Quote
Daniel A Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 I'm surprised he didn't take credit for the Russian Revolution also, and name-drop about sipping cognac with Lenin during the planning stages. Actually, he mentions Lenin in the liner notes, "Nikolai Lenin" that is. Quote
Daniel A Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 BTW, there's a terrific collection of stories from the BG tour by bassist Bill Crow here: To Russia Without Love Quote
BillF Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Bob Florence Big Band, Westlake (Discovery) Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 22, 2008 Report Posted September 22, 2008 I wish there was more recorded from that Rollins band other than 3 In Jazz and Our Man in Jazz. I've heard a Jazz Connoisseur bootleg but it was almost unlistenable in terms of poor recording quality. It seems there are several bootlegs, I haven't heard them. Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d) Continental, 1962 Sonnymoon For Two Bandstand [it] BDLP 1502 * Sonny Rollins - European Concerts (Bandstand [it] BDLP 1502) 1963 Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d) "Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, January 15, 1963 Without A Song Moon [it] MCD 053-2 On Green Dolphin Street - Solitude - Sonnymoon (Sonnymoon For Two) - 52nd Street Theme Moon [it] MCD 054-2 On Green Dolphin Street - Solitude - Without A Song - * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry, Vol. 1 (Moon [it] MCD 053-2) * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry, Vol. 2 (Moon [it] MCD 054-2) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel broadcast, "L'Olympia", Paris, France, January 19, 1963 Solitude Unique Jazz UJ 002; Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5241; Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 On Green Dolphin Street - Announcement By S. Rollins Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 Without A Song Unique Jazz UJ 002; Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5241; Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 Sonnymoon For Two - Everything Happens To Me Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101 52nd Street Theme - * Sonny Rollins - In Stuttgart Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 002) * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Jazz In Europe 1963 (Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5241) * Sonny Rollins Live In Paris 1963 (Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 101) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel Continental, January, 1963 Everything Happens To Me Bandstand [J] TKCB 70068 On Green Dolphin Street - * Sonny Rollins - Sixties Standards (Bandstand [J] TKCB 70068) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel "Falkonercentret", Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963 unknown titles Jazz Up [it] JU 313 - Jazz Up [it] JU 314 * Sonny Rollins In Europe 1963, Vol. 1 (Jazz Up [it] JU 313) * Sonny Rollins In Europe 1963, Vol. 2 (Jazz Up [it] JU 314) Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet same personnel Stuttgart, West Germany, January, 1963 52nd Street Theme Jazz Connoisseur [israel] JC 108; Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5235 On Green Dolphin Street - Sonnymoon For Two - * Sonny Rollins - Stuttgart 1963 Concert (Jazz Connoisseur [israel] JC 108) * Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Stuttgart 1963 (Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5235) Mosaic, anyone? Quote
Shannon Dickey Posted September 22, 2008 Report Posted September 22, 2008 Nick Cave "DIG!, LAZARUS, DIG!!!" Anti. Thee best Cave album since....EVER. Traded my cd in for the new, wonderful vinyl pressing. DIG IT. ---HB Quote
paul secor Posted September 22, 2008 Report Posted September 22, 2008 Bill Evans at Town Hall Volume 1 (Verve Japan) Quote
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paul secor Posted September 23, 2008 Report Posted September 23, 2008 Inspired by another thread: Curtis Fuller: Bone & Bari (BN/King Japan) Quote
porcy62 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Posted September 23, 2008 The Sound Of Jimmy Smith, BN 1556, 47 west mono. Quote
porcy62 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Posted September 23, 2008 Jimmy Smith - THE SERMON - BN NY mono Quote
porcy62 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Posted September 23, 2008 Small Faces - SMALL FACES - Decca, mono. Quote
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