Moody/Cohn - Too Heavy For Words (MPS)

[JSngry]

Recorded 1971 (the time of cobblestone/earliest Muse, no?), not released until 1974 on MPS, Moosy & Cohn, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks, "East Of The sun", sure sounds like a Don Schlitten thing to me. Yes? No? If not, who?

As always, thanks in advance!

[Chuck Nessa]

Schlitten.

[JSngry]

Almost had to be. Thanks, Chuck.

[Denis]

"Too Heavy For Words"

James Moody, Al Cohn, Barry Harris, Roy Brooks and Sam Jones.

Recorded August 12 1971

Produced for MPS by Don Schlitten.

Label PA USA PR-7029

Denis

[JSngry]

Was this actually produced for MPS, or did Schlitten already have it in the can from Cobblestone/Muse?

[Chuck Nessa]

For MPS. He did a bunch of these. Prestige was over for him and Cobblestone wasn't going yet.

[mikeweil]

I have this one - don't know exactly how many LPs Schlitten produced for MPS (who had a distribution deal with Prestige for some time), but the ones I heard are all fine - I fondly remember two others I still have:

Earl Hines - Jaki Byard: Duet!

Barry Harris: Vicissitudes (with George Duvivier & Leroy Williams)

Is there a list of these somewhere?

Edited September 3, 2008 by mikeweil

[mikeweil]

There is an MPS label list - no details but from the titles I would suggest the following could be Schlitten's productions:

15321 Red Garland: The Quota 1971

15322 Red Garland: Auf Wiedersehn 1971

15336 Marian McPartland: Interplay 1971

15338 James Moody-Al Cohn: Too Heavy For Words 1971

15376 Earl Hines & Jaki Byard: Duet! 1972

15385 Jimmy Raney: Momentum 1972

15386 Barry Harris: Vicissitudes 1972

Edited September 3, 2008 by mikeweil

[AllenLowe]

definitley Schlitten, as he told me so himself way back when (I worked for him briefly) -

[king ubu]

Is Harris' "Vicissitudes" worth getting? Had them put the LP aside for me, seems it's in pretty good shape, cover too (though it'll need some gluing back together).

Here's a large scan of the backcover, with the credits and all clearly visible.

[Dan Gould]

If its not priced ridiculously, I can't imagine why it wouldn't be worth hearing. But I have no specific knowledge of the grooves, only knowledge of the players, and I can't imagine they fail to deliver the old bebop trio thing.

[king ubu]

That's what I'm thinking, too... guess I'll go and pick it up tomorrow!

[mikeweil]

I have Vicissitudes, and think it's a nice album - isn't that Duvivier on bass? He alone is worth the price of any album he plays on. Must give this a spin some time this week ...

[king ubu]

George Duvivier (b) and Leroy Williams (d)