Mainstream Records Japanese CD Reissues???

[Tony Pusey]

Shad brought Big Brother to Chicago to record that first 22 minute album. Then he stiffed them and they had problems getting back to SF. And then after Monterey, when Grossman and the rest of the world heard Janis, Columbia bought the rights to that album for a cool 2 million if I remember correctly, which is why that album was subsequently reissued after Cheap Thrills on Columbia complete with that goofy Mainstream drawing on the back.

[etherbored]

dunno how many people are hip to it, but i love the alice clark record.

sound samples here.

[Guest donald petersen]

actually, as i think about it...i don't really need the hal galper session on CD for 25 bucks either. g_d my excitement over this batch of reisues has petered out...

[Daniel A]

The Mike Longos have cocktail piano over some nice Mickey Roker backbeats. They're fun the first time, but not convincing in the end.

[Daniel A]

It was a couple of years since I heard them. Yes, the one with Moody is better. The trio albums are mostly acoustical piano from what I can remember, and I can't get away from the feel of "cocktail"; simple licks, block chords, not very exciting rhythmically. I guess I don't find Longo's playing very interesting.

Nothing against electrical piano (I love to play the Fender Rhodes myself), and usually I'm quite fond of the sound of Rhodes+acoustic bass.

[Daniel A]

Just spinning 'Funkia' now, and I still stand by my "cocktail" notion. BTW, 3 out of 8 tracks have Rhodes, nicely recorded if nothing else.

[Daniel A]

I don't own the Mainstream one, heard it at a friend's years ago. The only track I can remember was a bossa which had a nice flute solo from Moody. Will try to check it out if you're interested (and if you feel you can trust me once more... )

[Daniel A]

Well we did at least get the opportunity to voice some general opinions on Mike Longo...

You must excuse me, I did perhaps not read your initial post too carefully. What's more, for some reason I thought this thread was about the Groove Merchant reissues... Will try to check out the Mainstream album anyway.

[Daniel A]

Well, when hearing "late" Gillespie (end of the 60s and onwards) I can't get out of my mind what he once sounded like. His tone got kind of weaker somewhere around then. For sure, there's some hilarious 70s live stuff on variuos bootleg labels, but the last Gillespie album I tend to enjoy was the one scored by J.J. Johnson (early 60s). Maybe it's my loss.

[felser]

what kind of effects did the mainstream studio have? both the longo and the galper-the e piano has some cool stuff going on. maybe a phaser or something at points. some sort of filter?

Something called a ring modulator was used a lot on electric pianos back then. I remember George Cables recording with it. The musicians in the crowd can tell you a lot more about it, I'm sure.

[Head Man]

Just noticed that Ace has a couple of Mainstream re-issues out:

I think the Harold Land has already been mentioned here but the Chico Hamilton is new to me. Can anyone say whether it's a "getter"?

Oh, and I see they have re-issued this Duke Ellington as well...

[sidewinder]

what kind of effects did the mainstream studio have? both the longo and the galper-the e piano has some cool stuff going on. maybe a phaser or something at points. some sort of filter?

Something called a ring modulator was used a lot on electric pianos back then. I remember George Cables recording with it.

Woody Shaw's 'Song of Songs' on Contemporary comes immediately to mind re: Cables with ring modulator.

[felser]

what kind of effects did the mainstream studio have? both the longo and the galper-the e piano has some cool stuff going on. maybe a phaser or something at points. some sort of filter?

Something called a ring modulator was used a lot on electric pianos back then. I remember George Cables recording with it.

Woody Shaw's 'Song of Songs' on Contemporary comes immediately to mind re: Cables with ring modulator.

Also the earliest Milestone Joe Henderson's. Cables was quite enamored of that effect. I wasn't.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Just looked at the Ace site. Didn't see the Roy Haynes, but did notice two albums formerly on Crown by Coleperson Hawkins and Chico Hamilton.

MG