brownie Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Junior Mance 'The Soul of Hollywood' (Jazzland, stereo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) I'm in a weird mood, so I'm listening to a strange one: Roz Croney (Queen of the Limbo) - How Low Can You Go? (Dauntless mono) This record was produced by Tom Wilson; Ed Bland was the arranger/musical director. Wilson hired veteran guitarist Lawrence Lucie and rock guitarist Snags Allen, along with several members of the Sun Ra Arkestra - John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, and Ra himself. It's a silly little album, but there are several solos by the Arkestreans - my favorite is John Gilmore's bass clarinet on "It's Limbo Time." I found Bland's recollections of this date online and posted them below. I think he's wrong about "What Makes the Limbo Rock" - it sounds like Gilmore on tenor, not an alto. This is my recollection of a recording that Sun Ra and various members of his band participated in with me. It was done on Audio Fidelity Records or Dauntless Records (Dauntless was a subsidiary of Audio Fidelity). Tom Wilson was the producer. Curly Williams who wrote "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" was a participant along with Wilson. "The Limbo QueenHow Low Can You Go?"Roz Croney, The Limbo Queen. I conducted and arranged, may have written a song. Circa 1963. Side one: (solos noted and by whom as best I can remember) 1. It's Limbo Time (bass clarinet). Gilmore played it. 2. Limbo Like Me (guitar, steel drum, flute). Guitar Snaggs Allen, if it was a rock or R & B solo. If it was a Carribean type solo, it would've been Larry Lucie. I don't recall a steel drum or a steel drum player. 3. Bagpipe Limbo (flute, guitar). Flute probably Pat Patrick, guitar Lucie or Snaggs Allen 4. Doggie In The Window Limbo (Gilmore's soprano) 5. The Limbo Queen (guitar, flute). Flute probably Pat Patrick, guitar Lucie or Snaggs Allen 6. Everyday Limbo (piano, guitar). Piano Sun Ra, guitar Lucie or Snaggs Allen Side two: 1. Kachink Limbo (guitar, flute). Flute probably Pat Patrick, guitar Lucie or Snaggs Allen 2. Loop De Loop Limbo (piano, soprano sax, guitar). Guitar Lucie or Snaggs Allen, Sun Ra piano, Gilmore soprano. 3. Bossa Nova Limbo (guitar, organ). Guitar Lucie or Snaggs Allen, Sun Ra organ. 4. How Low Does Lulu Limbo (guitar). Lucie or Snaggs Allen. 5. What Makes The Limbo Rock (alto sax). Maybe Marshall Allen. I don't remember Marshall for his soloistic ability during that time 6. Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On (organ, guitar). Guitar Lucie or Snaggs Allen, Sun Ra organ. Earl Williams was the drummer. He was the son of Paul Williams who wrote "The Huckebuck." I'm quite sure Ronnie Boykins was on Bass. The backup vocals were by Joe Lewis, George Tipton, Joli Gonsalves, and possibly others. The sessions took place at Mastertone Studios on 42nd Street between 6th and 7th Avenue. Sounds like a fascinating find. At the very least, it may make some discographers happy. Edited May 3, 2012 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Reading Ed Bland's passage above a day later, it seems clear to me that Bland was responding to an interviewer's list of solos, not listening to the album at the time. That's probably why the attribution of the solo on "What Makes the Limbo Rock" is wrong. And the reed solo on "Loop de Loop" sounds like Marshall Allen playing his creation, the morrow (a wooden flute with a single-reed mouthpiece), rather than a soprano sax. In any case, it's a weird, fun little album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Not too common - only seen it a few times and each one has been trashed (for obvious reasons). Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Not too common - only seen it a few times and each one has been trashed (for obvious reasons). Nice find! Yeah, I've found some nice, ususual vinyl lately. My copy is in really excellent condition, much to my surprise. Now, another new find, also in excellent shape: Onzy Matthews - Sounds for the 60's! (Capitol mono) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Dewey Redman - Coincide (Impulse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyltim Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Herbie -- Fat Albert Rotunda (1969) http://www.timenjoysrecords.com/records/herbie-hancock-fat-albert-rotunda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Solo Monk (CBS/Sony Japan) From Martin Williams' liner notes: "He can take the simplest note and make it count in every way because he knows the musical worth of each sound he makes and each silence he allows. In the passion of the moment, he may even strike a note in mistake (as did Schnabel playing Beethoven), but we all know none of this detracts from his greatness." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) Bob and Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular (RCA Victor). A truly bizarre 1958 stereo demonstration record, featuring impressive stereo tracks from the RCA catalog interspersed with tracks documenting Bob & Ray's visit to the mysterious castle of Dr. Akbar. Of course, at Dr. Akbar's castle, various stereophonically striking events happen. Edited May 4, 2012 by jeffcrom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Miriam Klein 'Ladylike' (MPS/BASF) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Grant Green - Am I Blue (BN- Toshiba)- got this yesterday, I quite like it, sure it doesn't quicken the pulse but it's not soporific as some here have suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Miriam Klein 'Ladylike' (MPS/BASF) Really regretting passing on a copy of that one for £7 a couple of years ago ! Grant Green - Am I Blue (BN- Toshiba)- got this yesterday, I quite like it, sure it doesn't quicken the pulse but it's not soporific as some here have suggested. It certainly gets my vote ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Grant Green - Am I Blue (BN- Toshiba)- got this yesterday, I quite like it, sure it doesn't quicken the pulse but it's not soporific as some here have suggested. It certainly gets my vote ! Not mine. I find this date boring and one of Joe Henderson's few bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Branford Marsalis' latest (Record Store Day) release, "Four MFs Playin' Tunes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Clare Fischer Orchestra - Extension (PJ stereo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Jesse Price: Jump It with a Shuffle (Jukebox Lil) Wonderful r&b with a strong jazz influence. Musicians include the well known - Snooky Young, Red Nichols, Gerald Wilson, Paul Quinichette, and Red Norvo, to name just a few (not forgetting the vocals and fine drumming of Jesse Price) - and lesser known musicians who play a lot of great music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Miles Davis/Gil Evans Mosaic. Record 1 side 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 An old favorite: Archie Shepp - Yasmina, a Black Woman - (BYG Actuel) Side two is what gets me going these days, though there was a time when I couldn't get enough of the title composition. I still think it's one of the better-organized (rehearsed) BYG large group sessions. But the track with Mobley and the version of "Body and Soul" are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Donald Byrd Mustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Blakey and the Messengers - Mosaic LP set - March 6, 1960 and August 7, 1960 sessions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Grant Green - Idle Moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage Edited May 5, 2012 by Ed Swinnich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Woody Herman 'Hey! Heard the Herd?' (Verve, stereo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Art Blakey New York 1957 (Musidisc) Bought Paris in the 70s. Sticker reads "19F Prix Maximum" Love the Hardman/McLean Messengers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 John Lewis, A Milanese Affair (Atlantic) The Three Sounds, Out of This World (Blue Note, NY USA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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