What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Ted O'Reilly]

"Nouvelle Cuisine" - Jean Vanasse-vibraphone; Miroslav Vitous-bass (Justin Time)

Is that the record with the good music but extremely ugly cover painting?

[paul secor]

Dexter Gordon: Go (mid 90's BN)

edit - probably my favorite Dexter.

Edited September 27, 2008 by paul secor

[Ted O'Reilly]

"Nouvelle Cuisine" - Jean Vanasse-vibraphone; Miroslav Vitous-bass (Justin Time)

Cool. Will be spinning a Dave Young CD on that label with Cedar Walton a bit later.

Now up:- Joe Henderson 'Mode For Joe' (BN NY USA mono)

Dave did a 3-volume series of duets-with-piano for Justin Time that is very fine stuff. (Never mind that I did the liner notes for Volume 1). Over the separate discs he plays with Cedar (and has a special thing going with that great!), Oscar Peterson, Tommy Flanagan, John Hicks (underrecognized player), Mulgrew Miller, Ellis Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut, Oliver Jones, Kenny Barron, Barry Harris and Renee Rosnes.

How about that for a list of great pianists! How about that for one great bassist!

[sidewinder]

Thanks - I'll look out for them. Recall seeing Cedar play once in Toronto at the old Cafe des Copains. Great night !

[NIS]

"Nouvelle Cuisine" - Jean Vanasse-vibraphone; Miroslav Vitous-bass (Justin Time)

Is that the record with the good music but extremely ugly cover painting?

Pretty music, yes. I couldn't find an image of the cover anywhere but it is a human head on a plate with an apple in the mouth. So maybe ugly, weird at the very least.

[Teasing the Korean]

Herbie Mann - Wailing Dervishes - Atlantic (stereo)

Gary Mac - Today - Skye

Johnny Mandel - Harper OST - Mainstream (mono) - for Paul Newman.

[michel1969]

Recently spinned :

Eddie Costa Trio "The House of Blue Lights" on Dot original DG label

Don Friedman Trio "CircleWaltz" Riverside Original

Sonny Red "The Mode" Jazzland original DG orange label

Donald Byrd "Slow Drag" Liberty original

Earl Anderza "Outta Sight" Pacific Jazz DG original

"Wheelin and Dealin" with Coltrane, Wess, Quinichette Waldron prestige Original DG 447 w label

Kenny Burrell "Kenny Burrell" Prestige DG 447 W

[Ted O'Reilly]

I couldn't find an image of the cover anywhere but it is a human head on a plate with an apple in the mouth. So maybe ugly, weird at the very least.

Don't bother looking for the image -- that's the one. I'd call it ugly. And distasteful.

[Ted O'Reilly]

Thanks - I'll look out for them. Recall seeing Cedar play once in Toronto at the old Cafe des Copains. Great night !

He was one of the favourites there, and at the Montreal Bistro, the follow-up club. I recorded him many times in both places, and it was always a pleasure. I recall a particularly burning session with Dave Young on bass and the late Jerry Fuller on drums...should have been issued!

[peterintoronto]

Recently spinned :

Sonny Red "The Mode" Jazzland original DG orange label

This and 'Out Of The Blue' on BN are absolute killers.

[sidewinder]

Thanks - I'll look out for them. Recall seeing Cedar play once in Toronto at the old Cafe des Copains. Great night !

He was one of the favourites there, and at the Montreal Bistro, the follow-up club. I recorded him many times in both places, and it was always a pleasure. I recall a particularly burning session with Dave Young on bass and the late Jerry Fuller on drums...should have been issued!

I remember seeing you in the Cafe on one occasion Ted, recording someone for CBC Radio I think - it might have been Sir Charles Thompson or even Cedar. Can't quite recall who it was.

I never knew it in the 'Montreal Bistro' days but I recall the Cafe as a very pleasant club, with excellent food. Best memory I have there is standing right next to John Lewis during a solo piano recital when the club was pretty full to capacity. It was amazing watching him from right over the keyboard !

Talking of Dave Young and Jerry Fuller - I've got the feeling they were backing Joe Henderson on the time I caught him in Toronto. Excellent team.

Edited September 28, 2008 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

John Surman 'Westering Home' (Island)

[kh1958]

Gary Burton at Carnegie Hall (RCA black label)

[Shawn]

Metallica - Master of Puppets (2008 Mobile Fidelity 45rpm pressing)

[Shannon Dickey]

Right now: Frank Wright Sextet "STOVE MAN, LOVE IS THE WORD" Sandra. 1979. W/ Ka-Kamal-Abdul-Alm, Richard Williams, Khalil Abollah and Gerry Griffin. Sweet!

Before that: Jimmy Woods Sextet "CONFLICT" Orig. Contemporary. W/ Carmell Jones, Harold Land, Andrew Hill, George Tucker and Elvin Jones, this is a mutha!!

---HB

[Ted O'Reilly]

I remember seeing you in the Cafe on one occasion Ted, recording someone for CBC Radio I think - it might have been Sir Charles Thompson or even Cedar. Can't quite recall who it was.

I never knew it in the 'Montreal Bistro' days but I recall the Cafe as a very pleasant club, with excellent food. Best memory I have there is standing right next to John Lewis during a solo piano recital when the club was pretty full to capacity. It was amazing watching him from right over the keyboard !

Talking of Dave Young and Jerry Fuller - I've got the feeling they were backing Joe Henderson on the time I caught him in Toronto. Excellent team.

Yup, likely would have been me, but not recording for CBC, rather my employer CJRT-FM, a local commercial-free, listener-supported public station. Nowhere near the size or budgets of CBC, but I did record EVERY artist who played at the Cafe des Copains (almost all solo piano, but a few with bassists). When the operators Lothar and Brigitte Lang closed the place, they simply moved the music to their second establishment, the larger Montreal Bistro. I continued taping there, too, for years. The Bistro expanded to larger groups eventually, even big bands crammed to a corner (must have been like that with Basie at the Famous Door). The Montreal Bistro closed a couple of years back now, for many reasons, and the city's been much the worse for it.

You're right about Young and Fuller with Joe Henderson. Jerry Fuller was an excellent musician, not just a great drummer. I remember him steaming along, and calling out upcoming changes to less-experienced bassists.

[Teasing the Korean]

Bossa Tres - Audio Fidelity (stereo)

Brasil 66 (1st album) - A&M (mono)

[paul secor]

Dicky Wells: Bones for the King (Affinity)

[BillF]

The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Columbia Clef EP)

"Au Privave", "She Rote", "K C Blues" and "Star Eyes"

[sidewinder]

Yup, likely would have been me, but not recording for CBC, rather my employer CJRT-FM, a local commercial-free, listener-supported public station. Nowhere near the size or budgets of CBC, but I did record EVERY artist who played at the Cafe des Copains (almost all solo piano, but a few with bassists). When the operators Lothar and Brigitte Lang closed the place, they simply moved the music to their second establishment, the larger Montreal Bistro. I continued taping there, too, for years. The Bistro expanded to larger groups eventually, even big bands crammed to a corner (must have been like that with Basie at the Famous Door). The Montreal Bistro closed a couple of years back now, for many reasons, and the city's been much the worse for it.

You're right about Young and Fuller with Joe Henderson. Jerry Fuller was an excellent musician, not just a great drummer. I remember him steaming along, and calling out upcoming changes to less-experienced bassists.

CJRT - that's it !

I think I also caught you introducing and recording Dave McMurdo's Orchestra at the Ontario Science Centre, Ted (not entirely sure but I think that was the place). Another great night of music - the band included Don Englert and Sam Noto I think.

The jazz scene in Toronto in the late 80s was great !

What I remember about the Henderson gig, as well as the fine Canadian backing group was the absolutely unique sound that Henderson got out of his sax. Not at all a big sound and almost 'hollow', never heard anyone play like that. That sax of his had just about the most tarnished lacquer of any Selmer I've ever seen. No doubt it was the same instrument he used on his great Blue Notes. The venue was 'Top O The Senator' by the way (didn't last long, unfortunately).

Edited September 29, 2008 by sidewinder

[Ted O'Reilly]

CJRT - that's it !

I think I also caught you introducing and recording Dave McMurdo's Orchestra at the Ontario Science Centre, Ted (not entirely sure but I think that was the place). Another great night of music - the band included Don Englert and Sam Noto I think.

The jazz scene in Toronto in the late 80s was great !

What I remember about the Henderson gig, as well as the fine Canadian backing group was the absolutely unique sound that Henderson got out of his sax. Not at all a big sound and almost 'hollow', never heard anyone play like that. That sax of his had just about the most tarnished lacquer of any Selmer I've ever seen. No doubt it was the same instrument he used on his great Blue Notes. The venue was 'Top O The Senator' by the way (didn't last long, unfortunately).

I produced and recorded for broadcast a 10-concert a year series (for 25 years!) of Toronto jazz groups, soloists to bands as large as McMurdo's, and even the 22-piece Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass. (Dizzy Gillespie came to that concert.)

I remember the Henderson gig very well -- did an hour-long interview with him that week. He was a fairly quiet man, so it was an 'uphill conversation' as far as radio went, but he made up for it with the music. I don't specifically remember his horn, but surely few had a horn as beat-up looking as Zoot Sims' tenor. (Sidebar -- Zoot bought that horn in the late '40s from a guy in Toronto. I don't know if he EVER had it relacquered. )

As to the Top O'The Senator, it had a pretty good run of about 15 years. Not bad. Not Village Vanguard life, but not bad.

[paul secor]

Jo Jones: "The Main Man" (Pablo)

[Ted O'Reilly]

Listening to the audio of the bonus disc of the new Series 3 Jazz Icons DVDs. Rahsaan Roland Kirk is blowing through "Domino".

[sidewinder]

As to the Top O'The Senator, it had a pretty good run of about 15 years. Not bad. Not Village Vanguard life, but not bad.

I'm probably confusing it with the Bermuda Onion on Bloor St. West - which for sure didn't last long, although they had a fantastic venue and lineup (remember seeing Elvin Jones, Lee Konitz, Pharoah Sanders, Barney Kessel, Mongo Santamaria and Phil Woods there. Just missed Sun Ra and Oscar P.)

Edited September 29, 2008 by sidewinder

[Ted O'Reilly]

As to the Top O'The Senator, it had a pretty good run of about 15 years. Not bad. Not Village Vanguard life, but not bad.

I'm probably confusing it with the Bermuda Onion on Bloor St. West - which for sure didn't last long, although they had a fantastic venue and lineup (remember seeing Elvin Jones, Lee Konitz, Pharoah Sanders, Barney Kessel, Mongo Santamaria and Phil Woods there. Just missed Sun Ra and Oscar P.)

Yes, the B.O. had a shorter lifespan. Oscar's gig there was a good one, with parts of it filmed for a documentary (In The Key Of Oscar), and five tracks came out on a CD. OP, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton on drums; June 11, 1991.