Dan Gould Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Thru an eBay purchase I've found an online dealer who is offering what seems to be pretty much the whole Black & Blue label catalog stretching all the way back to old, "pre" "Definitive Series" CDs, new, for $10 a piece. While I have quite a bit of the catalog I am looking for recommendations for any B&B recordings that members have enjoyed. The seller is an inactive member here and you can get his list at tommysjazz@gmail.com, if you're interested. As always, thanks in advance. Quote
JSngry Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 Guess it's not much help to say that every record I've ever heard on that label totally kicks some kind of ass. Quote
soulpope Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 (IMO) unreserved seal of approval .... Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Posted October 5, 2016 8 hours ago, JSngry said: Guess it's not much help to say that every record I've ever heard on that label totally kicks some kind of ass. True. What's tricky in the context of this $10 offer is how the original releases compare to the "Definitive" issues plus there's the fact that Evidence licensed a lot of these (at least on the blues side) back in the 90s. I've noticed at Da Bastards that they have a bunch of Definitive reissues listed as 'delayed' so this seems to be a chance to get some great recordings that may or may not show up elsewhere. And at an awfully good price too. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 8 hours ago, JSngry said: Guess it's not much help to say that every record I've ever heard on that label totally kicks some kind of ass. No, but it's true. I just looked at who I've GOT on B&B: Al Grey Arnett Cobb Bill Doggett Budd Johnson Buddy Tate Candy Johnson Earl Hines Eddie Chamblee Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Floyd Smith Hal Singer Harold Ashby Harry Edison Illinois Jacquet Lionl Hampton Lonnie Smiff Louis Jordan Milt Buckner Ray Bryant Slam Stewart Sonny Stiff T-Bone Walker Tiny Grimes Wild Bill Davis WILLIS JACKSON!!!!! I have a strong tendency to buy any B&B albums I find in Paris Jazz Corner without doing anything more than working out if I already have all the tracks. No thought needed as to whether I'm going to like them. MG Quote
kh1958 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 Similar reaction, if you see one you don't have, buy it because it will be good. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Posted October 5, 2016 3 hours ago, kh1958 said: Similar reaction, if you see one you don't have, buy it because it will be good. Nevertheless, since I can't get everything I've decided to pass on the Chris Woods release, based on the fact that he recorded "Alone Again (Naturally)" on the date. Didn't we have a puke smilie at one time? Quote
kh1958 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 The implied soft rock hit song exception of course applies. Quote
JSngry Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 But that's a good song...A good hit record, not so much, but as a song... Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 Yeah, Hank Crawford did a good version and Jug's is bloomin' WONDERFUL! MG Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Posted October 6, 2016 7 hours ago, JSngry said: But that's a good song...A good hit record, not so much, but as a song... Only if someone improvised in such a way that the treacly melody was never played, maybe turn it into a party song while you're at it? Even then, uh, no. Not for me. Not ever. Quote
JSngry Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 The vocal was treacly, and immensely s. The melody itself is one of those things that leaves room for nuance.And the changes move in such a way that melodic arcs are pretty much built into iy. I would be willing to give a player like Chris Woods a chance with it. It was Dewey Redman's version that made me notice these thongs. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Posted October 6, 2016 2 hours ago, JSngry said: It was Dewey Redman's version that made me notice these thongs. Funny I thought that was Sir Mix-A-Lot. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 (As Frankie Howerd used to say ' It's wicked to mock the afflicted'.) MG Quote
JSngry Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 Damn phones... I think Carmen McRae had a version of it too, one that worked a lot better that I would have expected. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 Lord, if I tried to type on a mobile phone or one of the advanced ones (I can't even use my wife's very basic mobile) I'd get it wrong more often than write MG Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Posted October 6, 2016 Going back to the topic of Black & Blue releases, can anyone shed light on the Chicago Blues Festival releases? There seem to be five in the series but info is scarce online. The major question I have is whether this was an early attempt to reconfigure existing music into new packaging or are these legit live recordings, possibly not available since? Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Posted October 10, 2016 I definitely give a thumbs up to the Roy Milton release. Quote
optatio Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 AL CASEY: JUMPIN´ WITH AL. BLACK AND BLUE 33.056 [1974] I saw him live in Göttingen in 1997 - 82 years old! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 11, 2016 Report Posted October 11, 2016 I keep meaning to get that when I see it, but I never do see it MG Quote
optatio Posted October 11, 2016 Report Posted October 11, 2016 I know because I have missed Al Casey in your list above! Quote
optatio Posted October 11, 2016 Report Posted October 11, 2016 On 5.10.2016 at 1:39 PM, The Magnificent Goldberg said: No, but it's true. I just looked at who I've GOT on B&B: Al Grey Arnett Cobb Bill Doggett Budd Johnson Buddy Tate Candy Johnson Earl Hines Eddie Chamblee Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Floyd Smith Hal Singer Harold Ashby Harry Edison Illinois Jacquet Lionl Hampton Lonnie Smiff Louis Jordan Milt Buckner Ray Bryant Slam Stewart Sonny Stiff T-Bone Walker Tiny Grimes Wild Bill Davis WILLIS JACKSON!!!!! I have a strong tendency to buy any B&B albums I find in Paris Jazz Corner without doing anything more than working out if I already have all the tracks. No thought needed as to whether I'm going to like them. MG THE BLACK AND BLUE JAZZ HISTORY. BLACK AND BLUE 950 500 [1985] Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Posted October 11, 2016 Major thumbs up for Bill Doggett Am I Blue, I went for this hoping against hope that David "Bubba" Brooks was on board and when I heard the tenor I thought, 'yeah I think it is Bubba' and a search online confirms it: Unheard Bubba Brooks. YEAH! Quote
Peter Friedman Posted October 11, 2016 Report Posted October 11, 2016 Aside from many Black & Blue recordings already mentioned, the following CDs on that label are in my collection. Guy Lafitte - Joue Charles Trenet Guy Lafitte - The Things We Did Last Summer John Lewis / Christian Escoude - Mirjana Jimmy Raney - Here's That Raney Day Jimmy Rowles Trio - Shade and Light Charlie Shavers / Budd Johnson - Live Rene Urtreger Trio - Move Gerry Wiggins - Wig Is Here Bob Wilber / Dany Doriz Quintet - memories of You: Lionel and Benny Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 11, 2016 Report Posted October 11, 2016 The only Chris Woods LP I own is one on Futura, paired with his sideman appearance with Ted Curson on Marge, and both are excellent sides. I'd gladly pick up a stack of Black & Blue LPs if I saw them, but you don't encounter their releases over here all that much... at least these days. Quote
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