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Ellington: Afro-Bossa (Discovery)

An overlooked gem.

Yes, back in the day when everyone was making a bossa nova record, jazzers like me often sneered, but some of them were very good indeed. This one and the Getz/McFarland Big Band Bossa Nova come to mind.

Curiously, the Ellington isn't really a bossa album at all. I think that was a marketing ploy. Back then, anything "ethnic" could be passed off as bossa.

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I think the tape must have got damaged.

Yeah, phasing, warble, wobble, various terms apply afaik to the "dropping in and out" of the cymbals. It's also bad on some of the 10" reissues.

I have a Toshiba copy of the Hank w/ Lee and Byrd that also sounds pretty shitty, but it is a more general distortion with the highs that may or may not be on the source. I wonder if Kings are better or if this is one reason why some go for the OG issues?

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I think the tape must have got damaged.

Yeah, phasing, warble, wobble, various terms apply afaik to the "dropping in and out" of the cymbals. It's also bad on some of the 10" reissues.

I have a Toshiba copy of the Hank w/ Lee and Byrd that also sounds pretty shitty, but it is a more general distortion with the highs that may or may not be on the source. I wonder if Kings are better or if this is one reason why some go for the OG issues?

What I hear on that cut is that the rhythm section sounds very much in the background, more so than on the other tracks. I wondered if this might have been the first track that was recorded on the session, and Rudy Van Gelder hadn't gotten the levels he wanted yet. Don't have access to that info, so I don't know.

I have a copy of the King issue of the Mobley/Byrd/Morgan LP. Sound is fine. Music not close to the music on Hank, at least imo.

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Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons--Firebirds (Comtemporary, green label)

Ornette Coleman--Tomorrow is the Question (Contemporary, green label)

Me likes - especially the Lasha/Simmons.

Now spinning - Spirit Level 'Mice In The Wallet' (Spotlite, stereo). Dave Holdsworth, Paul Dunmall, Tim Richards. Recorded in the early 80s recession, hence title. ;)

and Blue Notes - 'Blue Notes For Mongezi' (Ogun, 2LP). My find of the year, mint/near mint for a few £ :excited:

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Now spinning - Spirit Level 'Mice In The Wallet' (Spotlite, stereo). Dave Holdsworth, Paul Dunmall, Tim Richards. Recorded in the early 80s recession, hence title. ;)

Titles for today's jazz compositions: "Toxicity", "For Bankers Only", Dunfermline Blues", "Northern Rock"?

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Now spinning - Spirit Level 'Mice In The Wallet' (Spotlite, stereo). Dave Holdsworth, Paul Dunmall, Tim Richards. Recorded in the early 80s recession, hence title. ;)

Titles for today's jazz compositions: "Toxicity", "For Bankers Only", Dunfermline Blues", "Northern Rock"?

Well - there's 'Bristol Blues' and 'Too Late, Too Late' - which I guess could be equally valid today.

No 'Blues For The Moron' or 'Easin' It' though..

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Ellington: Afro-Bossa (Discovery)

An overlooked gem.

Yes, back in the day when everyone was making a bossa nova record, jazzers like me often sneered, but some of them were very good indeed. This one and the Getz/McFarland Big Band Bossa Nova come to mind.

Not a single bossa nova on Afro-Bossa. The title track is a bolero.

Big Band Bossa Nova is a nice record.

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