jeffcrom Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Sonny Cox - The Wailer (Cadet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Coleman Hawkins (U.K. Felsted stereo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 The Carla Bley Band: European Tour 1977 (Watt) I was listening to this and thought that it worked better listened to as theatre music than as jazz. Then I realized that it's only dolts like me who categorize music. Musicians generally don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Sun Ra: Solo Piano Volume 1 (Improvising Artists Inc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Alberta Hunter - Amtrak Blues (Columbia), with liner notes by christiern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Alberta Hunter - Amtrak Blues (Columbia), with liner notes by christiern. Love that record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) The Carla Bley Band: European Tour 1977 (Watt) I was listening to this and thought that it worked better listened to as theatre music than as jazz. Then I realized that it's only dolts like me who categorize music. Musicians generally don't. One of the last Bley albums that I really warm to. I think it's partially that 'theatre' influence (a strong Weill/Brecht feel)- along with the influences/musicians from the free scene - that makes her earlier music so distinctive. Towards the end of the 70s her music, to my ears, starts to sound much more in the American tradition. The quirkiness sounds more mannered. Edited January 21, 2012 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durium Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 varsity seven/the varsity sessions-volume 2(lp) Keep((it)Swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Phil Woods 'Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note' (US, stereo, gatefold cover) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durium Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 jugs, washboards & kazoos/(lp) Keep((it)Swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Oliver Lake Quintet: Prophet (Black Saint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Johnny Griffin, Live at Minton's, The First Set (Prestige, yellow and black NJ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Johnny Griffin, Live at Minton's, The First Set (Prestige, yellow and black NJ) Wonderful album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Jerry Lee Lewis: Keep Your Hands Off It! (Zu-Zazz) Previously unissued 1959/60 Sun studio recordings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Thelonious (Buell Neidlinger/Marty Krystal/Billy Osborne/John Beasley): Thelonious (K2B2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Sugar Boy Crawford - Chess Blues Masters Series (Chess/All Platinum) Couldn't find a cover image, but this photo is inside the double sleeve. Edited January 21, 2012 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Johnny Otis: Great Rhythm & Blues Oldies Vol. 3 (Blues Spectrum) My favorite later day Johnny Otis recording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Curtis Fuller 'Four on the Outside' (Timeless/JVC Japan) with Pepper Adams, James Williams, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Johnny Hammond Smith--What's Goin' On (Prestige/Fantasy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 The Louis Armstrong Story Vol. 3 - Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines (Columbia) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 The Carla Bley Band: European Tour 1977 (Watt) I was listening to this and thought that it worked better listened to as theatre music than as jazz. Then I realized that it's only dolts like me who categorize music. Musicians generally don't. One of the last Bley albums that I really warm to. I think it's partially that 'theatre' influence (a strong Weill/Brecht feel)- along with the influences/musicians from the free scene - that makes her earlier music so distinctive. Towards the end of the 70s her music, to my ears, starts to sound much more in the American tradition. The quirkiness sounds more mannered. I more or less agree with you both. When I listened to the album recently, I was struck by how fine the musicians were, and how good the music was ---when Carla was not larding in theatrical cliches. I think hearing it as "theatre" music is perfectly legitimate. I found her theatricisms (?) contrived, and more to the point, in the way of the larger boy of music. I think this tendency got much worse as Carla went on, but there is enough here to make the performances problematic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 The Perennial George Lewis (Verve mono) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Red Garland Trio (Prestige/Moodsville, Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray: The Swingers (Black Lion/Trio Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 The Carla Bley Band: European Tour 1977 (Watt) I was listening to this and thought that it worked better listened to as theatre music than as jazz. Then I realized that it's only dolts like me who categorize music. Musicians generally don't. One of the last Bley albums that I really warm to. I think it's partially that 'theatre' influence (a strong Weill/Brecht feel)- along with the influences/musicians from the free scene - that makes her earlier music so distinctive. Towards the end of the 70s her music, to my ears, starts to sound much more in the American tradition. The quirkiness sounds more mannered. I more or less agree with you both. When I listened to the album recently, I was struck by how fine the musicians were, and how good the music was ---when Carla was not larding in theatrical cliches. I think hearing it as "theatre" music is perfectly legitimate. I found her theatricisms (?) contrived, and more to the point, in the way of the larger boy of music. I think this tendency got much worse as Carla went on, but there is enough here to make the performances problematic. This era of her music (and probably most of the rest) could not have existed without the musical outline via Kurt Weill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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