Greatest Finds

[mikeweil]

I just picked up a vinyl copy of this little gem:

recorded: March 10, 1965 live in Dresden

issued: 1965 (or 67 ?) AMIGA 855056 (Ex-East-Germany)

LEO WRIGHT (fl, as); "DR. BLUES" CANDY GREEN (p, voc, hca); ANDRÉ CONDOUANT (g); WOLFGANG KRAESSE (b ); HARTWIG BARTZ (dr)

Howdya like the drummer on this one? Hartwig Bartz is one of the legends of German jazz drumming, one of the few, along with Joe Nay and Klaus Weiss, to have some "American" feeling.

[couw]

I haven't gone that far into it yet. I understand the drummer is someone you listen for first. I don't, and I think you will understand that as well...

The liners also mention him as a "big guy:"

Die westdeutschen Rhythmiker Wolfgang Kraesse und Hartwig Bartz sorgen in erster Linie für einen soliden Grund-Beat. Noch vor wenigen Jahren stand Hartwig Bartz als Schlag- zeuger an der Spitze des westdeutschen Jazz-Poll (damals im Albert Mangelsdorff-Quin- tett), bis ihn eine schwere Krankheit zum Pausieren zwang. Jetzt steuert er offensichtlich seinem Comeback zu, was diese Aufnahmen deutlich belegen.

(complete liners on this site, in German)

Do you know this record?

[brownie]

Found these Japanese CDs (all in excellent condition) in one of the Paris shops, all for 12 euros (about $13):

Irene Kral/Herb Pomeroy 'The Band and I' (UA/TOJC)

Dexter Gordon 'Go' (BN/TOJC)

David Ware 'Godspelized' (DIW)

and all three volumes of the Kenny Drew produced MY CDs (out before on AlfaJazz):

'Hush A Bye', 'Sophisticated Lady' and 'A Child Is Born'.

[Swinger]

Brownie:

David Ware 'Godspelized' (DIW)

Congratulations for finding this gem.It's a wonderful album. My favorite Ware album right after Fligh Of I.

[tjluke68]

Found a nice copy of SWING REUNION - 2 CD from Book of the Month club. This one looked like it was barely played - only $8. Great stuff with TEDDY WILSON, FREDDIE GREEN, BENNY CARTER, RED NORVO & others!

WOO HOO!!!

[undergroundagent]

I had to revive this thread to gloat about my latest find...

Stanley Turrentine "Z.T.'s Blues" $6.99 (CANADIAN!)

WOO HOO!

[Aggie87]

up for air....

Not jazz, but I was in my local Half-Price bookstore this afternoon, after running some errands. I stumbled onto a $1.00 CD-Single from one of my favorite rock groups, Porcupine Tree. The single is called "Stars Die", and is hard to come by.

Most recent copy on ebay went for $71!

[ghost of miles]

Read the essay in Larry Kart's book last weekend on THE ERTEGUNS' NEW YORK: NEW YORK CABARET MUSIC, a 4-CD Atlantic set that came out in the late 1980s, and found a copy online for $9.99. Arrived yesterday--complete as described, with booklet and CDs in excellent conditiion. Wow!!

[sidewinder]

Read the essay in Larry Kart's book last weekend on THE ERTEGUNS' NEW YORK: NEW YORK CABARET MUSIC, a 4-CD Atlantic set that came out in the late 1980s, and found a copy online for $9.99. Arrived yesterday--complete as described, with booklet and CDs in excellent conditiion. Wow!!

Just reading larry's book at the present time myself. Will have to check out that bit.

[ghost of miles]

Lots of Chris Connor, Mabel Mercer, and a singer I'd never heard before--Mae Barnes. I've only checked out disc 1 so far, but great stuff, if you're a fan of that sort of singing.

[AndrewHill]

Some great finds. Of course this is subjective, but they were great finds to me.

Hubbard/Shaw Sessions 2cd set for $6

Jimmy Cleveland Verve Elite $5

William Parker In order to Survive $2.50, Peach Orchard, 2cd set $1!! Music of WP, $1

Don Cherry El Corozon, Dona Nostra both for a $1

Henry Threadgill Where's Your Cup, makin a Move, $1 each, Carry the Day, $4

Andrew Hill, But not Farewell, $2.50

Conrad Herwig, Latin Side of John Coltrane $6

Coltrane's Om, $5

Gato Barbieri's Chapter Three, on Impulse!, $1

Sunny Murray, Give a Sucker, Even Break $1

AEC, Nice Guys, $1

David Murray Flowers for Albert, 2cd set, $2.50

This, of course, is from years of hunting through used bins, but these are the highlghts.