chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 last night for Hanks bday i spun this one-- has to be one of THE best Lee or Hank cds EVER!!!!!!! what in the holy hell of all things holy as prevented a domestic issue of this? now wasn't this never issued until the 80s? seriously, this has to be one of the top 5 hard bop albums of the 60s Quote
Daniel A Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 (edited) Not trying to stir up any hard feelings or anything, but I always thought Hank sounded tired and out of pitch on that one. Edited July 8, 2007 by Daniel A Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 8, 2007 Author Report Posted July 8, 2007 u are out of your gourd, Hank takes 2 really awesome extended solos and plays his balls off Quote
Bluerein Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 Issued in the late 80's cd series McMastered with catalog number 84426. Quote
monkboughtlunch Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 why no u.s. rvg for cornbread? that's a stone cold masterpiece. Quote
tcd74 Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 why no u.s. rvg for cornbread? that's a stone cold masterpiece. Have to agree about Cornbread. The Rajah is a good Lee Morgan album, Cornbread is a great one. Mobley, McLean, Hancock, Ridley, Higgins, what a lineup. Maybe with all of the Lee Morgan cd's coming up for RVG'ing in the next few months this one will show up in the next batch of reissues. Here's hoping. Todd Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 (edited) Have to agree about Cornbread. The Rajah is a good Lee Morgan album, Cornbread is a great one. Mobley, McLean, Hancock, Ridley, Higgins, what a lineup. Maybe with all of the Lee Morgan cd's coming up for RVG'ing in the next few months this one will show up in the next batch of reissues. Did Cornbread recently go out of print? edit: Nope, it's still widely available. Guy Edited July 8, 2007 by Guy Quote
BruceH Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 Good though Cornbread is, I always felt it needed just a little butter. Quote
tcd74 Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 Cornbread may still be in print, but it came out on cd in 1988, could use a decent remastering. Todd Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 Cornbread may still be in print, but it came out on cd in 1988, could use a decent remastering. Todd Perhaps, but there is a ton of currently OOP stuff that I'd like to see reissued first. Guy Quote
riverrat Posted July 8, 2007 Report Posted July 8, 2007 (edited) ejazzlines had the 20-bit TOCJ of Rajah awhile back, as noted in another thread. A GREAT deal, given how hard to find that particular CD is. I hope some board members picked it up while they had it! ejazzlines Edited July 8, 2007 by riverrat Quote
BFrank Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 I've got a Mono LP version of Cornbread. I wonder what that's worth? The cover has some ring wear, but the vinyl is in pretty clean shape. Not RVG, but ... Cornbread Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 If I needed to pick a single Morgan date, Cornbread might be it. I currently have a JRVG edition. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 I've got a Mono LP version of Cornbread. I wonder what that's worth? The cover has some ring wear, but the vinyl is in pretty clean shape. Same here, same cover condition I'll bet too. It's a fantastic record. Quote
BFrank Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 I've got a Mono LP version of Cornbread. I wonder what that's worth? The cover has some ring wear, but the vinyl is in pretty clean shape. Same here, same cover condition I'll bet too. It's a fantastic record. I'll trade ya' ! Quote
milestones20 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Sorry to be the voice of dissent here, but I've never understood the hubbub about Cornbread. Sure, Ceora is one of Lee's best tunes and best solos, but to these ears, that's the only track that has anything going for it. All the other tracks feel like the all-star lineup is simply going through the motions. As for The Rajah, from the stuff I've heard, it's in a similar league of quality as some of Lee's later BNs (Charisma, The Sixth Sense, etc...). Not particularly great, but worth a listen nonetheless. Quote
felser Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Sorry to be the voice of dissent here, but I've never understood the hubbub about Cornbread. Sure, Ceora is one of Lee's best tunes and best solos, but to these ears, that's the only track that has anything going for it. All the other tracks feel like the all-star lineup is simply going through the motions. As for The Rajah, from the stuff I've heard, it's in a similar league of quality as some of Lee's later BNs (Charisma, The Sixth Sense, etc...). Not particularly great, but worth a listen nonetheless. Totally with you on Cornbread, it has always amounted to much less than the sum of the parts. The Rajah is better than the albums you mention because of some good Cal Massey tunes written for it. Quote
Noj Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Man, I dig when the bad ass MFers on these Lee Morgan albums "go through the motions." "Ill Wind" is "going through the motions?" I'll buy The Rajah in whatever reissue I see it in. Quote
JSngry Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Cornbread & Dippin' are about as good as that particular thing ever got. And that's not opinion, that's fact! :g :g Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Sorry to be the voice of dissent here, but I've never understood the hubbub about Cornbread. Sure, Ceora is one of Lee's best tunes and best solos, but to these ears, that's the only track that has anything going for it. All the other tracks feel like the all-star lineup is simply going through the motions. Better than The Sidewinder. Guy Quote
J Larsen Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Cornbread & Dippin' are about as good as that particular thing ever got. And that's not opinion, that's fact! :g :g Wild... I love Cornbread and am always baffled when people inclined to like that type of jazz at all aren't into it (though that is what makes us human...), but I've always found Dippin' to be a little weak. Taste is a funny thing. Quote
J Larsen Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Sorry to be the voice of dissent here, but I've never understood the hubbub about Cornbread. Sure, Ceora is one of Lee's best tunes and best solos, but to these ears, that's the only track that has anything going for it. All the other tracks feel like the all-star lineup is simply going through the motions. Better than The Sidewinder. Guy Yes, that really is a disappointing record for me. I was really bummed when I got that one home. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Sorry to be the voice of dissent here, but I've never understood the hubbub about Cornbread. Sure, Ceora is one of Lee's best tunes and best solos, but to these ears, that's the only track that has anything going for it. All the other tracks feel like the all-star lineup is simply going through the motions. Better than The Sidewinder. Guy Yes, that really is a disappointing record for me. I was really bummed when I got that one home. To each their own... Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Now, didn't The Rajah have one of those goofball LT-series covers? I'll try to find it on LP if I can. I've got a number of 60s Mogie dates, but could always use some more fine ones. Quote
BFrank Posted July 9, 2007 Report Posted July 9, 2007 Now, didn't The Rajah have one of those goofball LT-series covers? It was released for the first time in 1984 with a "real" cover (well, not an LT cover) when they started putting out those DMM remasters by McMaster. I've still got mine. Quote
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