king ubu Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 Indeed! #15 is "In My Old Virginia Home (On the River Nile)" - have the disc in my hands as I'm typing this (a co-worker got it... and don't worry, he's the only co-worker ever that I met so far that's into jazz...) There are 16 tracks on the dsics, according the facsimiles of the two fold-outs, "Soul Trombone" had 6 tracks and "Cabin in the Sky" had then. So without yet having aural evidence, it seems to be there! For further information, check the site of Universal Germany here:http://www.jazzecho.de/musik/musikproduktdetail/product/176340/soul-trombone-cabin-in-the-sky/ Quote
mracz Posted August 11, 2011 Report Posted August 11, 2011 I'm enjoying Soul Trombone, which is new to me; a really fine session in the early/mid 60s Blakey mold, but with everyone on good form. Quote
Face of the Bass Posted August 11, 2011 Report Posted August 11, 2011 Soul Trombone is really good; Cabin in the Sky is pretty awful, IMO. Quote
J.A.W. Posted August 11, 2011 Author Report Posted August 11, 2011 Soul Trombone is really good; Cabin in the Sky is pretty awful, IMO. I agree. A typical example of two albums that don't match very well, at least not in my view. Quote
romualdo Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 A new batch of these twofers is slated for release at the end of this month 15 more are already listed on the Grooves-Inc site Some mouth watering stuff here (I think very little has had previous CD release, except maybe in japan) I quickly jotted these down so don't have the LP names Sonny Criss John Handy Blue Mitchell Sonny Stitt Keith Jarrett Mel Brown Howard Roberts Marion Brown Oliver Nelson/Hank Jones Charles Mingus Alice Coltrane Freddie Hubbard Clark Terry Michael White Chico Hamilton Quote
Niko Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 with album titles: African Violet / Summer Soft: Mitchell,Blue El Chico / Further Adventures Of El Chico: Hamilton,Chico Geechee Recollections / Sweet Earth Flying: Brown,Marion Happenings / Soulful Brass: Nelson,Oliver/Jones,Hank/Allen,Steve Hard Work / Carnival: Handy,John Hungtington Ashram Monastery / World Galaxy: Coltrane,Alice Mysteries / Shades: Jarrett,Keith Now! / Salt & Pepper: Stitt,Sonny Spirit Dance / Pneuma: White,Michael The Artistry Of / The Body And The Soul: Hubbard,Freddie The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady / Mingus : Mingus,Charles The Happy Horns Of / It's What's Happenin': Terry,Clark The Joy Of Sax / Warm And Sonny: Criss,Sonny The Wizard / Blues For We: Brown,Mel covers can be seen here http://www.jazzecho.de/musik/vorschau/ Quote
Head Man Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 with album titles: African Violet / Summer Soft: Mitchell,Blue El Chico / Further Adventures Of El Chico: Hamilton,Chico Geechee Recollections / Sweet Earth Flying: Brown,Marion Happenings / Soulful Brass: Nelson,Oliver/Jones,Hank/Allen,Steve Hard Work / Carnival: Handy,John Hungtington Ashram Monastery / World Galaxy: Coltrane,Alice Mysteries / Shades: Jarrett,Keith Now! / Salt & Pepper: Stitt,Sonny Spirit Dance / Pneuma: White,Michael The Artistry Of / The Body And The Soul: Hubbard,Freddie The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady / Mingus : Mingus,Charles The Happy Horns Of / It's What's Happenin': Terry,Clark The Joy Of Sax / Warm And Sonny: Criss,Sonny The Wizard / Blues For We: Brown,Mel covers can be seen here http://www.jazzecho.de/musik/vorschau/ Looking at the reviews in AMG these seem to be a mixture of lost gems and clunkers. Apart from Mingus, Keith Jarrett and Freddie Hubbard I don't recall that any of the others have ever been generally available before. Are there any lost gems here? Quote
jazzbo Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Most of the others have been available in Japan. Quote
king ubu Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Some of these look pretty interesting, while others are completely pointless (Mingus and Hubbard, mostly). Can anyone say anything about the Handy? Is it horrible, is it good? Can be anything with him... Also, how about the Nelson/Jones+Nelson/Allen and the Blue Mitchell? All rather on the easy side, I assume? And the White? (Not asking for line-ups, can check that myself, rather asking about quick impressions on the music!) Quote
Guy Berger Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 On the Jarrett, my understanding is the version of "Mysteries" on the now-OOP Impulse box cut off the first few seconds of "Rotation". Is this true, and if so, will this new version restore the missing material? Quote
David Ayers Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Surely some buyers for the Marion Brown, I should have thought? Quote
king ubu Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Surely some buyers for the Marion Brown, I should have thought? Absolutely! (But this ends all dreams of a Brown Mosaic Select, I guess...wasn't really an option I assume, but I still kept hoping against all odds...) Quote
Head Man Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Surely some buyers for the Marion Brown, I should have thought? Yes, that's the one that caught my eye, The Michael White & John Handy's, too. Edited September 7, 2011 by Head Man Quote
kh1958 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Some of these look pretty interesting, while others are completely pointless (Mingus and Hubbard, mostly). Can anyone say anything about the Handy? Is it horrible, is it good? Can be anything with him... Also, how about the Nelson/Jones+Nelson/Allen and the Blue Mitchell? All rather on the easy side, I assume? And the White? (Not asking for line-ups, can check that myself, rather asking about quick impressions on the music!) If you enjoy the John Handy of the Mingus Jazz Workshop, and his Roulette and Columbia recordings, you will be rather disappointed by Hard Work, which is a typical '70s era commercialization of a jazz artist. Hard Work was a semi-hit for Handy (the title track anyway). I hate that song. Carnaval goes even further along that dire path. Edited September 7, 2011 by kh1958 Quote
kh1958 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 with album titles: African Violet / Summer Soft: Mitchell,Blue El Chico / Further Adventures Of El Chico: Hamilton,Chico Geechee Recollections / Sweet Earth Flying: Brown,Marion Happenings / Soulful Brass: Nelson,Oliver/Jones,Hank/Allen,Steve Hard Work / Carnival: Handy,John Hungtington Ashram Monastery / World Galaxy: Coltrane,Alice Mysteries / Shades: Jarrett,Keith Now! / Salt & Pepper: Stitt,Sonny Spirit Dance / Pneuma: White,Michael The Artistry Of / The Body And The Soul: Hubbard,Freddie The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady / Mingus : Mingus,Charles The Happy Horns Of / It's What's Happenin': Terry,Clark The Joy Of Sax / Warm And Sonny: Criss,Sonny The Wizard / Blues For We: Brown,Mel covers can be seen here http://www.jazzecho.de/musik/vorschau/ Looking at the reviews in AMG these seem to be a mixture of lost gems and clunkers. Apart from Mingus, Keith Jarrett and Freddie Hubbard I don't recall that any of the others have ever been generally available before. Are there any lost gems here? The two Chico Hamilton LPs. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 I'll probably order these: El Chico / Further Adventures Of El Chico: Hamilton,Chico Geechee Recollections / Sweet Earth Flying: Brown,Marion Hungtington Ashram Monastery / World Galaxy: Coltrane,Alice Now! / Salt & Pepper: Stitt,Sonny Quote
kh1958 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Some of these look pretty interesting, while others are completely pointless (Mingus and Hubbard, mostly). Can anyone say anything about the Handy? Is it horrible, is it good? Can be anything with him... Also, how about the Nelson/Jones+Nelson/Allen and the Blue Mitchell? All rather on the easy side, I assume? And the White? (Not asking for line-ups, can check that myself, rather asking about quick impressions on the music!) If I recall correctly, Hank Jones plays electric piano on Happenings. This one and Soulful brass are both in the category of Impulse's embarrassing mis-fires. Quote
JSngry Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 For those for whom such things matter, Salt & Pepper pairs Stitt w/Paul Gonsalves. File under Neither Sucks Nor Soars, imo. The two Clark Terry dates have "commercial" concepts, but both are actually quite spirited, and could well delight many. File under Fun & Frisky. Another plug for the two Hamilton sides. Lloyd is all but gone here, but Stinson isn't, & Gabor steps out quite nicely to make up the difference. Plus, there's two tracks w/Harold Land that are worth the cost of admission their own selves. And what the hell, I'll put in recs for the Mel Brown & Sonny Criss items, fully stipulating that both were produced and aimed squarely at "the marketplace". Oh well! Quote
David Ayers Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) I had the Handy's on LP and I don't recommend them for jazz purposes, but I do like the title track of Hard Work for its mild catchiness (I believe it was used in an ad...). The cover of Carnival is all you really need to know about that one. I know Pneuma, which I guess I don't play er much. I'm curious to know what the Blue Mitchell is like. Some of these are most definitely minor records and quite niche product, quite a surprise in a way that they are doing them. Can't argue with that one though, can you! Edited September 7, 2011 by David Ayers Quote
Head Man Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 BTW does anyone know whether this series is going to made available in the UK? Quote
J.A.W. Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Some nice ones, a few duds and some I haven't heard. I'm not sure about Chico Hamilton's The Further Adventures of El Chico with tracks like "Got My Mojo Working", "Monday, Monday", etc. Same goes for the Gabor Szabo twofer, with tracks like "The Beat Goes On", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "People"... Edited September 7, 2011 by J.A.W. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Well, I like the Hamilton and the Szabo. They're jazz versions of then current hits. And they bring something to them that makes them worth recording in my opinion. If it's possible to hear some of these tracks via a blog or sales site I recommend checking them out. Quote
kh1958 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 I also quite liked the Gabor Szabo release. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 I had the Handy's on LP and I don't recommend them for jazz purposes, but I do like the title track of Hard Work for its mild catchiness (I believe it was used in an ad...). It was a BBC Radio 1 'featured single' back in 1976, believe it or not. Almost made TOTP ! I even still have the 45rpm single somewhere. Quote
J.A.W. Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Posted September 7, 2011 Well, I like the Hamilton and the Szabo. They're jazz versions of then current hits. And they bring something to them that makes them worth recording in my opinion. If it's possible to hear some of these tracks via a blog or sales site I recommend checking them out. We have wildly different tastes, both sonically and musically, and listening to the music samples of the complete Szabo twofer on Amazon Germany confirmed that: I didn't like what I heard and that's putting it mildly They didn't have samples of the Hamilton twofer yet. Quote
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