What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

Johnny Spence Big Band 'Why Not !' (UK Verve, stereo). Obscure title from 1968, stellar line up driven by Kenny Clare and superbly recorded by Adrian Kerridge at Lansdowne Studio.

Edited December 21, 2009 by sidewinder

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Johnny Spence Big Band 'Why Not !' (UK Verve, stereo). Obscure title from 1968, stellar line up driven by Kenny Clare and superbly recorded by Adrian Kerridge at Lansdowne Studio.

Coo! Johnny Spence used to do loads of TV themes. I bet that's one that TTK hasn't got

Finished up last night with

Leon Spencer - Where I'm comin' from - Prestige

Think I'll play some Rock & Roll later.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I thought I would, and I DID

The Coasters - 20 great originals - Atco (Atlantic UK)

Little Richard - Here's Little Richard - Specialty (Ace)

Little Richard - Little Richard vol 2 - Specialty (Ace)

Chuck Berry - Is on top - Chess (Green Line Italy)

now

Chuck Berry - After school session - Chess (Green Line Italy)

next

Fats Domino - Rare Dominos vol 2 - Imperial (UA UK)

MG

[sidewinder]

Johnny Spence Big Band 'Why Not !' (UK Verve, stereo). Obscure title from 1968, stellar line up driven by Kenny Clare and superbly recorded by Adrian Kerridge at Lansdowne Studio.

Coo! Johnny Spence used to do loads of TV themes. I bet that's one that TTK hasn't got

Yep, there's one track on side 2 called 'Sugar Beat' that is apparently a TV show theme that sounds sort of familiar to me but I can't remember the show (too young I guess). A cracker of a track, too.

[brownie]

Andrew Hill 'Smokestack' (BN, mono)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Abdullah Ibrahim - African marketplace - Elektra (Germany)

MG

[clifford_thornton]

Lunchtime spin of a recent acquisition:

Bill Barron - Motivation - (Savoy)

[jeffcrom]

Sheila Jordan - Body and Soul (Japanese Sony). Gorgeous....

[Teasing the Korean]

The Swingle Singers - Christmastime - Philips (stereo)

I love this album. It makes me want to drink hot buttered rum.

[jeffcrom]

Cecil Taylor Unit - Live in Vienna (Leo)

[jeffcrom]

Cecil Taylor Unit - Live in Vienna (Leo)

After listening to all four sides, I've got to say that I'm thrilled to have found this. It's an amazing performance by a group that, on paper, doesn't look like Cecil's best Unit. But they inhabit Taylor's world thoroughly - much more than on Live in Bologna from the same tour. And the vinyl contains the entire 90-minute performance, while the CD is edited down to 71 minutes. For years I've regretted choosing the CD of the Bologna concert over the double LP back in 1988, when I could have gotten either. But it was the 80s, and I was convinced of the superiority of CDs over vinyl. Blame it on my youth.

Anyway, this is an outstanding album, in absolute mint condition.

[sidewinder]

The Jazz Couriers 'The Last Word' (Tempo TAP26, mono) and 'The Jazz Couriers' (Tempo TAP15, mono). Japanese Sawano reissues.

[Durium]

PRAKTICA & DIXIELAND

Everywhere in the world - 1

Compilation of the Internationales Dixieland-Festival Dresden 1978 with bands like Ken Colyer, Charquet et Co., Blue Note Seven and the Fessor's Big Band.

Praktica & Dixieland

Durium

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

A very Cristmassy sleeve, to go with not very Christmassy music

Rico - Man from Wareika - Island

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Another LP with a pretty sleeve

Fela Kuti - Perambulator - Lagos International

MG

What can follow Fela?

Oh yes, oh yes! (he shouts, as it gets going)

Illinois Jacquet - Genius at work - Black Lion (Polydor)

With Milt Buckner & Tony Crombie.

MG

[sidewinder]

Hank Mobley 'Dippin'' (BN NY USA mono)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Grassella Oliphant - The grass roots - Atlantic (Decca UK edition)

Nice session, with Booby H instead of a pianist.

MG

[brownie]

Art Pepper 'Among Friends' (Interplay)

Pepper's friends are Russ Freeman, Bob Magnusson and Frank Butler.

[jeffcrom]

Gary Peacock - December Poems (ECM)

[paul secor]

Booker Ervin: The In Between (BN/Toshiba EMI Japan)

[paul secor]

Horace Silver Quintet: Tokyo Blues (BN/King Japan)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This afternoon

Don Patterson - Tune up - Prestige

Jimmy Ponder - While my guitar gently weeps - Cadet

Billy Preston - The most exciting organ ever - Vee-Jay

Dave Hubbard - Dave Hubbard - Mainstream

MG

[Teasing the Korean]

The Jack Jones Christmas Album - Kapp (black label mono)

[Teasing the Korean]

The Jack Jones Christmas Album - Kapp (black label mono)

God, I LOVE watching the train go around the tree while Jack Jones is singing! It's like I'm 5 years old and there's great music on AM radio, instead of a bunch of right-wing blowhards!

[Teasing the Korean]

Andy Williams Christmas Album - Columbia (stereo)

This the red album. Just the pop side, I'm skipping the religious stuff on side 2.