king ubu Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Does anyone have some discographical information for this disc? I received it today from Worlds Record's 5$ sale, but I see it's very crappily done... http://www.worldsrecords.com/pages/artists/l/lighthouse_all_stars_the/the_lighthouse_all_stars_61689.html Who's Sleepy (6:06) Topsy (4:32) Ruby, My Dear (3:41) Royal Garden Blues (10:44) These Foolish Things (3:26) Let's Be Frank (3:39) Milano Blues (10:01) Gal In Calico (6:11) Angel Eyes (4:09) Witch Doctor (7:33) I certainly hope this isn't just a sampler from the Contemporary sessions, as I have most of those on various OJCCDs! The personnel listing given on Worlds Records site is probably just a selection of names from the liners (which consist mainly of lists of who played in the band, from 1953-1962). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 It probably has nothing to do with the Contemporary recordings, as Hindsight never has "crossed over" that way before, mainly using transcriptions or non-commercial recordings as a source. I don't have any specific information about that release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 If you have a good discography on hand, check Stan Levey's sessions. He seems to be the drummer on most of - if not all - the sessions this compilation emanates from. The Stan Levey albums include 'This Time's the Drums On Me' (Ruby My Dear), 'Grandstan' (A Gal in Galico), 'Drummin' the Blues' (Royal Garden Blues, Milano Blues), Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars, vol. 6 (Who's Sleepy) and so forth... Znjoy the listening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Thanks for that suggestion! I only checked Rumsey and didn't find anything... will do so tomorrow and report back if I find any info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 r u guys for real? there is no such contemporary album the lightohuse all stars live at the lighthouse-- who dreamed that one up, a 2 year old? dont get me wrong, im all for it, but yea i would of done a better job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Recorded Live at the Lighthouse and released on Contemporary Records: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesAHarrod Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Recorded Live at the Lighthouse and released on Contemporary Records: The four albums referenced above by Brownie were recorded live at The Lighthouse by Cecil Charles (Spiller). Cecil was a gifted engineer and built the recording machine that was used to make these initial Lighthouse All Stars recordings. I have a photo of Cecil posed by this equipment in his studio in Santa Monica. Cecil was also a fine photographer and took all of the photos that Fantasy used on the AT LAST and WITCH DOCTOR albums with Chet Baker and Miles Davis. Cecil also made the first live recordings of the Chet Baker Quartet at the Carlton Theater. The Los Angeles Jazz Institute released the GAL IN CALICO track (from the Highsight CD collection) on their first limited edition release for members of the institute, MODERN JAZZ A LA LIGHTHOUSE. The personnel on that track are: Conte Candoli, Bob Cooper, Frank Rosolino, Dick Shreve, Howard Rumsey and Stan Levey. Might be the same personnel on the other tracks, I will check with LAJI next time I am up there. Cecil also did some recording and mastering for John William Hardy's Revelation Records. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Ok, just listened to this - it seems indeed to be one live show, and the band given above could be right, the line-up being t/tb/ts/p/b/d. It's definitely Bob Cooper on tenor (and when there's oboe on "Angel Eyes" that's sort of the final proof), and it could well be Levey, Candoli and Rosolino. I'm not familiar with Dick Shreve, so I couldn't tell... I didn't hear many of those Powell-like runs that Claude Williamson sometimes play, rather the piano is more basic and a bit funkier (and there's some "moaning" along, too, if that's an indication). The tunes segue into each other with applause in between - that's no proof, I know, as this can easily be achieved by crossfading etc. However, the whole disc sounds like recorded under the same circumstances. I also compared the timings to the respective sessions where these tunes show up, and none of them fit. (I didn't dig up the "Jazz Erotica" and don't have the Stan Levey album where one of the tunes appear.) There's one session (which again I don't have) where two of the tunes are included, that would fit from the line-up, and also I think from the date (although I'm not sure I could really differentiate between a 1955 session by the same men... it does sound newer than, say 1953, though): Drummin' The Blues - Stan Levey And The Lighthouse All Stars (Liberty LBR3064, (Jap)TOCJ-5443 [CD]) Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Bob Cooper (ts) Dick Shreve (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Stan Levey (d) Live, "The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, March 1957 Milano Blues Breadline Blues Bye Bye Blues Royal Garden Blues Are there any further titles on that release? That may be a further indication... Anyway, I guess the liner's indication that this is a new release is correct, then (but the liners are a joke, really, which is why I second guessed them initially). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 This is the Max Roach-Stan Levey Drummin' the Blues album: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5758392/a/Drummin%27+The+Blues.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 This is the Max Roach-Stan Levey Drummin' the Blues album: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5758392/a/Drummin%27+The+Blues.htm Ah, didn't realize that... so my best guess is, it's a live show from around the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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