Ron S Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 Wes Montgomery: Smokin' at the Holf Note. My first Montgomery cd. You're off to a very good start! I'm betting it won't be your last. If you like that one, go for "Full House" next--even better than "Smokin' at the Half Note." Quote
Uncle Skid Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 If you like that one, go for "Full House" next--even better than "Smokin' at the Half Note." If anybody wants "Full House", better order it quick! I have it in my queue for next month, and I got this message recently: Availability of Full House (Remastered) is limited, and it may no longer be available on its shipping date of 06/15. Quote
GA Russell Posted May 6, 2006 Author Report Posted May 6, 2006 Next up for me is Blue Mitchell - Boss Horn. I've been curious for many years to hear something from Chick Corea's time with Blue Mitchell. Not so curious as to shell out for the Mosaic box, but wondering nevertheless. It's been a while since I got a 60s Blue Note, so now's the time. Quote
GA Russell Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Posted June 8, 2006 This month's pick is Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat. Usually something that appeals to me becomes available the week after my monthly shipping date, but this time it came up two days before! I've got quite a bit of Steely Dan, all but two I think, and both of Fagen's other solo outings, so I'm looking forward to this one. Released only three months ago! Quote
sjarrell Posted June 11, 2006 Report Posted June 11, 2006 What's next? Well, it's not a February 2006 RVG, that's for sure. Quote
Guy Berger Posted June 11, 2006 Report Posted June 11, 2006 Music for 2 Basses was backordered last month so it's still first on my queue. Next after that is Monk & Trane @ Carnegie Hall. Guy Quote
jazzbo Posted June 12, 2006 Report Posted June 12, 2006 Shipping in a couple of weeks: Very cool! Quote
Ron S Posted June 12, 2006 Report Posted June 12, 2006 (edited) Von Freeman "The Great Divide" Very hot! I picked this up from yourmusic a while ago, and I know you'll like it. Edited June 12, 2006 by Ron S Quote
GA Russell Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Posted July 7, 2006 This month's pick is Hank Mobley - Soul Station. I feel like I'm the last person here to get this. It's been in my queue since a I joined a year and a half ago, and now it's finally risen to the top. I'm not a big fan of Mobley's, but I gather that many of you here consider Soul Station to be his best work. So I thought that I would be fair to the guy and give his best album a listen rather than judge him without hearing it. Quote
Parkertown Posted July 7, 2006 Report Posted July 7, 2006 I thought I had Thin Lizzy's "Dedication: The Best Of Thin Lizzy" at the top of my queue, but I must've been hallucinating. So it look's like it's gonna be "Looking Around" by Sergio Mendes and his merry band of girls & boys. Should be good summer listening, eh? P.S. I'll make a "Jailbreak" next month...heh... Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 8, 2006 Report Posted July 8, 2006 Me too, since that was my choice last month and they said it was out of stock and shipped number 2 - Booker Ervin. Quote
T.D. Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 Me too, since that was my choice last month and they said it was out of stock and shipped number 2 - Booker Ervin. I just got e-mail stating that it shipped. So you have a good chance of getting filled this month. Quote
bluesbro Posted July 12, 2006 Report Posted July 12, 2006 Im getting some Bjork. A heads up, yourmusic.com sent me an email that the Bkork titles will be discountinued shortly Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 12, 2006 Report Posted July 12, 2006 next: Monk/Trane @ Carnegie Hall after that: Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band @ the Village Vanguard Quote
jazzydaddy Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 I'm not a big fan of Mobley's, Huh?????? On what listening have you formed your opinion????? It's nearly impossible to believe that any serious fan of the jazz idiom would not deeply appreciate Hank Mobley's music. Virtually any of his own Blue Note releases up through "A Caddy for Daddy" find him in superb form. One of my personal favorites is "Roll Call"; a quintet session from 1960 with Freddie Hubbard aboard. The interplay among the two is amazing on this. I would say Mobley's playing here is more aggressive than on "Soul Station" helped along by Art Blakey's generous sprinkling of bombs, presses and rolls! "Soul Station" is however Mobley at his lyrical best. If you prefer the high octane stuff give "Roll Call" a spin. Hopefully you will eventually "get" what all the fuss is over Mobley. This reminds me of another stellar tenor with a lighter tone who never got his due while he was still with us; one Tina Brooks. Hopefully you will or already have explored him as well. Don Quote
T.D. Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 Johnny Griffin "A Blowing Session" A bunch of recent RVGs have turned up in the "New Arrivals" section, eg Silver, Blakey, Mobley, Morgan, Hill (more than one of each). My queue just got longer. Quote
Matthew Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall. Time for me to get serious about Coltrane. Quote
GA Russell Posted August 18, 2006 Author Report Posted August 18, 2006 My pick this month was Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Side Up. Another album that everybody already had but me. I have ten in my queue now, and I'm not hot to trot about any of them, particularly compared to the 33 I got from Concord. Hope that something irresistable comes up in the next three weeks! Quote
Matthew Posted August 18, 2006 Report Posted August 18, 2006 (edited) Sonny Rollins: The Bridge. I'm slowly starting to build up a Rollins' collection, which is strange, he is someone I really don't go out of my way to collect -- if you know what I mean.. Edited August 18, 2006 by Matthew Quote
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