clifford_thornton Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Ha! Well, Seldon Powell is apparently on it, too, though he didn't get front-cover billing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) I wonder was Joe Williams high or something on this one. He seems mighty....FRISKY! No matter, he does this mutliphonic high note thing on "It Don't Mean A thing" that I swear to god when it came out the speakers I swore it was Lockjaw. Talk about aural history... Edited May 7, 2012 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Textbook example of everybody involved being challenged to the point of sparklingly average. Can't ignore either quality. I know plenty "society bands" whose books would be exponentially improved by having charts of this quality. Plus, early-ish stdio appearances by both Mel Lewis & Jim Hall, as well as tenorist Bob Hardaway. Also, Hana's "Bogata" has an opening phrase and harmonization that makes you think you're going to hear "Moon Rays". You don't, but I think Hanna got there first. But yeah, you can dance to it, and yeah, it is jazz. So...mission accomplished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Dexter - Ca'Purange I had this on CD and it is a rarity - a Dexter CD that I dumped back in the day. I now remember why. The title track is pretty bad and the rest of the date is very sloppy. The ensembles are terrible. Bleah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 After spending four hours in Howard Finster's Paradise Garden yesterday, I felt compelled to spend some time with the jazz musician who most reminds me of Finster - they were both driven, visionary prophets whose creations were odd, messy, and off-center, and they both believed that they were sent to help mankind. Sun Ra - Hours After (Black Saint) Sun Ra - The Sound Mirror (Saturn) No point in posting a picture of The Sound Mirror - my copy is in a plain white sleeve. The title tune takes up all of side one - it's a Ra recitation over the monumental riff also known as "Mayan Temples." Side two is from the 1978 quartet tour of Italy which produced Disco 3000, Media Dreams, and two Horo double albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Dexter - Ca'Purange I had this on CD and it is a rarity - a Dexter CD that I dumped back in the day. I now remember why. The title track is pretty bad and the rest of the date is very sloppy. The ensembles are terrible. Bleah. Agreed that its one of Dexter's more uninspired albums, but if you can hear it through the dwarfing morass of the post-production reverb and the backasswrds mix, the brothers Jones make some very nice contributions, Thad in soloing (check him out on "Oh Karen Oh"!), & Hank with perhaps his most harmonically "stretched" comping on record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Dexter - Ca'Purange I had this on CD and it is a rarity - a Dexter CD that I dumped back in the day. I now remember why. The title track is pretty bad and the rest of the date is very sloppy. The ensembles are terrible. Bleah. Agreed that its one of Dexter's more uninspired albums, but if you can hear it through the dwarfing morass of the post-production reverb and the backasswrds mix, the brothers Jones make some very nice contributions, Thad in soloing (check him out on "Oh Karen Oh"!), & Hank with perhaps his most harmonically "stretched" comping on record. Meaning of the album title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) A marvellous, unassuming, happy album. An all time favourite. Edited May 8, 2012 by JohnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brownie Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Billy Taylor 'With Four Flutes' (Riverside, mono) To each their own, but this is a nightmarish proposition for me. Tend to agree. There are very few Billy Taylor I enjoy. Hadn't listened to that one in years and just wanted to check on it. The LP is getting several more years of rest! Now listening to: Ray Charles 'The Genius of Ray Charles' (Atlantic, stereo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Dexter - Ca'Purange I had this on CD and it is a rarity - a Dexter CD that I dumped back in the day. I now remember why. The title track is pretty bad and the rest of the date is very sloppy. The ensembles are terrible. Bleah. Agreed that its one of Dexter's more uninspired albums, but if you can hear it through the dwarfing morass of the post-production reverb and the backasswrds mix, the brothers Jones make some very nice contributions, Thad in soloing (check him out on "Oh Karen Oh"!), & Hank with perhaps his most harmonically "stretched" comping on record. Meaning of the album title? http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/11/30/stories/2009113050270300.htm ntrigued by the title of the album (also of the first track), I Googled its composer Natalicio Lima and found out that he was half of an amazing guitar duo of brothers from an indigenous Brazilian tribe, and the piece probably means “Jungle Soul”. (Gordon's Eckstine bandmate, Gene Ammons, also a tenor saxman, recorded the tune as “Ca'Purange (Jungle Soul)”.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Ben Webster: Atmosphere for Lovers and Thieves (Black Lion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Pepper Adams & Barry Altschul 'Be-Bop?' (Musica) not your average Pepper Adams session, pretty energetic with Altschul moving things round nicely. Pianist Siegfried Kessler is excellent I've been trying to find an affordable copy of this LP for years and years. They rarely show up, especially on this side of the pond. I didn't realise this was uncommon, got mine for £8 - it arrived yesterday Finally got a copy in from a French eBay seller. $35 including shipping. The music's pretty good. The pianist is nice but the tenor player is a bit weak. Edited May 8, 2012 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Of all the influences on the CTI sound, does anybody ever mention the MJQ? I don't go to cocktail parties, but if I did, I would prefer that the cocktails all taste like the MJQ sound like on this quietly badass jeaszy-listening beaut of a record - smooth, tasty, and substantial all at once. Can I get a ride home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) How odd is seems today to be playing a Roy Eldridge LP that could have been bought in 1976 as a new release by a living artist as part of the same purchase that could have included other recent new releases by other living artists Woody Shaw, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Grover Washington, Jr., & Weather Report. And can you ever have enough Budd Johnson? So far, no, you can't. Thanks for the recommendation. Kick ass Jazz here. $2.99 at Stereo Jack's - well spent. Norris Turney is pretty awesome on this, Worth the price of admission. Hell, so is Budd... so is Norman Simmons on piano. Nice swing-style Jazz. About the only downer here is the 70's bumble-bee bass sound. If you find this in a used bin a few bucks, grab it. You'll like it. Edited May 8, 2012 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Coleman Hawkins - Desafinado (Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba) - black label Impulse!/ABC with VAN GELDER in the deadwax. I don't find too many with this combination. Most ABC pressings are re-cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Coleman Hawkins - Desafinado (Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba) - black label Impulse!/ABC with VAN GELDER in the deadwax. I don't find too many with this combination. Most ABC pressings are re-cuts. Not sure what you mean. ABC always owned the label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 How odd is seems today to be playing a Roy Eldridge LP that could have been bought in 1976 as a new release by a living artist as part of the same purchase that could have included other recent new releases by other living artists Woody Shaw, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Grover Washington, Jr., & Weather Report. And can you ever have enough Budd Johnson? So far, no, you can't. Thanks for the recommendation. Kick ass Jazz here. $2.99 at Stereo Jack's - well spent. Norris Turney is pretty awesome on this, Worth the price of admission. Hell, so is Budd... so is Norman Simmons on piano. Nice swing-style Jazz. About the only downer here is the 70's bumble-bee bass sound. If you find this in a used bin a few bucks, grab it. You'll like it. After Jim's post I was sure that I would be able to find a vinyl copy of this in Atlanta. Nope, but I did get a used CD, and I've really been enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Dewey Redman Quartet: The Struggle Continues (ECM) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Nate Wooley/Christian Weber/Paul Lytton - Six Feet Under - (No Business) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Various Artists - 'Jazz Explosion' (UK Columbia Lansdowne Series, stereo) Good stuff for 16 shillings ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Bennie Green 'Minor Revelation' (BN/King Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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