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  On 3/7/2024 at 11:14 AM, mjazzg said:

For what it's worth, this was the one Tommy Smith album that made me sit up at the time

 

 

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Azure or Standards? I'll have a listen if the former as I don't know that record. 

I've always been a bit interested in the British scene of that time (the Silver Age?), as well as the equivalent scenes in other European countries. They're pretty much buried by history. Not golden age, so not reissued; not American, so not likely to be reissued; but also pre-internet, so generally not streamable.

As for Standards, it struck me as a record that didn't have much ambition beyond just playing. Loved the trenchcoat though.

  On 3/7/2024 at 1:15 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I always liked Smith's mellow blues disc, "BlueSmith" on Linn.

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Interesting, thanks! 

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lovely series on High Note this is. Volume 1 is my favorite for the presence of Carter Jefferson and the compositions like Love Dance and Why. Stafford James plays some serious bass here :)

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  On 3/7/2024 at 2:42 PM, kh1958 said:

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  On 3/7/2024 at 4:15 PM, Pim said:

lovely series on High Note this is. Volume 1 is my favorite for the presence of Carter Jefferson and the compositions like Love Dance and Why. Stafford James plays some serious bass here :)

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Yes!  Mine too.  :tup

 

 

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  On 3/7/2024 at 3:12 PM, Rabshakeh said:

Azure or Standards? I'll have a listen if the former as I don't know that record. 

I've always been a bit interested in the British scene of that time (the Silver Age?), as well as the equivalent scenes in other European countries. They're pretty much buried by history. Not golden age, so not reissued; not American, so not likely to be reissued; but also pre-internet, so generally not streamable.

As for Standards, it struck me as a record that didn't have much ambition beyond just playing. Loved the trenchcoat though.

Interesting, thanks! 

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  On 3/7/2024 at 4:15 PM, Pim said:

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lovely series on High Note this is. Volume 1 is my favorite for the presence of Carter Jefferson and the compositions like Love Dance and Why. Stafford James plays some serious bass here :)

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😍 .... btw Vol. 2 features "Isabel The Liberator" with Carter Jefferson on 🔥fire🔥 ....

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  On 3/7/2024 at 4:23 PM, HutchFan said:

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In 1991, I saw Bill Lee leading a group and performing his own compositions at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth. I didn't know any of the sidemen at the time, but the concert and compositions were superb. He was very impressive as a bassist, composer and leader. Too bad there is not much recorded evidence of this.

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  On 3/7/2024 at 4:35 PM, kh1958 said:

In 1991, I saw Bill Lee leading a group and performing his own compositions at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth. I didn't know any of the sidemen at the time, but the concert and compositions were superb. He was very impressive as a bassist, composer and leader. Too bad there is not much recorded evidence of this.

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I wish I could have been there with you to see & hear that!  :)

 

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  On 3/7/2024 at 5:01 PM, Pim said:

Oh yes the whole series is great. But if if I had to pick one

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Agreed .... the track I've mentioned is sort of a "missing link", as the remainder of Vol 2 and Vols 3 + 4 don't feature Carter Jefferson at all ....

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