So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[sidewinder]

Superlative !  A major find from the Beck Estate, put out by the revitalised Turtle Records.

Edited May 26, 2018 by sidewinder

[duaneiac]

[Kate]

I readily hear this as a Who album; material largely derived from a fruitful period circa Who's Next, which certainly sat in high cotton no matter which direction you travelled along the release chronology! 

 

Edited May 26, 2018 by Kate

[duaneiac]

Duo recordings with bassist John Clayton from 1983.

[paul secor]

The 6 & 7/8s String Band of New Orleans: Echoes of Tom Anderson's (American Music)

[paul secor]

Made in Chicago

[BFrank]

  On 5/27/2018 at 3:37 AM, paul secor said:

Made in Chicago

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I need to listen to that more. Maybe it's the mix, but I always have trouble understanding what's going on.

[soulpope]

  On 5/26/2018 at 9:05 PM, JSngry said:

Johnny Harris - Stepping Stones
 

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[sidewinder]

More from Turtle Records with an important Westbrook reissue. Turtle/Cherry Red are on a roll - more please !

[JohnS]

Last on

 

[soulpope]

  On 5/26/2018 at 10:51 PM, sidewinder said:

Superlative !  A major find from the Beck Estate, put out by the revitalised Turtle Records.

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This looks super tasty .....trio tracks with Ron Mathewson and Tony Oxley .... all unreleased I presume ,,,,

[sidewinder]

  On 5/27/2018 at 8:42 AM, soulpope said:

This looks super tasty .....trio tracks with Ron Mathewson and Tony Oxley .... all unreleased I presume ,,,,

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Yes - CD1 includes pretty well a re-run of the ‘Gyroscope’ LP about a week after the Morgan studio recording and is equally brilliant. CD2 has recordings also from the 1975 Gyroscope group with Mathewson in place of Jeff Clyne from the earlier group. All of this material is unissued and came from the personal archive of Gordon Beck - check out that thread on the Hoffman Forums concerning how this release came about (it is a veritable saga with a happy ending). Add to that there is rare Beck Septet material from 1972, solo material and later stuff with Frank Ricotti and Stan Sultzmann. All topped off by a really superb booklet essay by Simon Spillett. End of sales pitch..

Audio quality is variable but in no cases is it offputting and in some instances is surprisingly excellent. Apparently the tapes had ageing/damp damage so considering this, the achieved audio quality is pretty impressive.

Turtle have also just issued a single CD from this archive by the Beck trio plus ‘Johnny’ Mclaughlin (as per the ’Experiments With Pops’ LP) plus vocalist Joy Marshall. Haven’t yet heard it but it is on my list (of course).

Edited May 27, 2018 by sidewinder

[soulpope]

  On 5/27/2018 at 10:34 AM, sidewinder said:

Yes - CD1 includes pretty well a re-run of the ‘Gyroscope’ LP about a week after the Morgan studio recording and is equally brilliant. CD2 has recordings also from the 1975 Gyroscope group with Mathewson in place of Jeff Clyne from the earlier group. All of this material is unissued and came from the personal archive of Gordon Beck - check out that thread on the Hoffman Forums concerning how this release came about (it is a veritable saga with a happy ending). Add to that there is rare Beck Septet material from 1972, solo material and later stuff with Frank Ricotti and Stan Sultzmann. All topped off by a really superb booklet essay by Simon Spillett. End of sales pitch..

Audio quality is variable but in no cases is it offputting and in some instances is surprisingly excellent. Apparently the tapes had ageing/damp damage so considering this, the achieved audio quality is pretty impressive.

Turtle have also just issued a single CD from this archive by the Beck trio plus ‘Johnny’ Mclaughlin (as per the ’Experiments With Pops’ LP) plus vocalist Joy Marshall. Haven’t yet heard it but it is on my list (of course).

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Sales pitch sucessfully executed  .... btw Simon Spillett`s writing is always a strong argument for a buy ...

Edited May 27, 2018 by soulpope

[mikeweil]

Bill Henderson's Blue Note sides with Jimmy Smith or Horace Silver.

[sidewinder]

I’m sure his essay for the Joy Marshall CD will be equally enlightening too - given that she features in the Tubby Hayes bio that he authored. I look forward to reading it.

[bluemonkey]

Dominick Farinacci: Dawn of Goodbye

[soulpope]

  On 5/27/2018 at 10:54 AM, sidewinder said:

I’m sure his essay for the Joy Marshall CD will be equally enlightening too - given that she features in the Tubby Hayes bio that he authored. I look forward to reading it.

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Same here ....

[erwbol]

Daniel Carter, William Parker, Matthew Shipp Seraphic Light [Live at Tufts University] (AUM Fidelity)

[erwbol]

Cecil Taylor Live in the Black Forest (MPS, UCCU-9014)
Such a great band. Another essential document, and in great sound on this Japanese mini-lp.

[mjazzg]

  On 5/27/2018 at 4:29 AM, BFrank said:

I need to listen to that more. Maybe it's the mix, but I always have trouble understanding what's going on.

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Glad it isn't just me. A case of less than the sum of its considerable parts for me

[paul secor]

  On 5/27/2018 at 4:29 AM, BFrank said:

I need to listen to that more. Maybe it's the mix, but I always have trouble understanding what's going on.

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At the right time, try to sit back, relax, close your eyes, and listen. You'll probably be rewarded.

[BillF]

[Niko]

before:

Walter Bishop Jr - Bish Bash (Xanadu)

now:

Ahmed Abdullah and the Solomonic Quintet (Silkheart)

that Ahmed Abdullah album is such a nice surprise - took it with me recently because you just can't let a Silheart CD lie around for 2 Euros... forgot about it for a few months and now had the hunch that this might just be the perfect music for, well, right now - and it is... wish that would happen more often.

[soulpope]

  On 5/27/2018 at 1:28 PM, Niko said:

now:

Ahmed Abdullah and the Solomonic Quintet (Silkheart)

that Ahmed Abdullah album is such a nice surprise - took it with me recently because you just can't let a Silheart CD lie around for 2 Euros... forgot about it for a few months and now had the hunch that this might just be the perfect music for, well, right now - and it is... wish that would happen more often.

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Fred Hopkins (!!) ....

[BFrank]

  On 5/27/2018 at 1:17 PM, paul secor said:

At the right time, try to sit back, relax, close your eyes, and listen. You'll probably be rewarded.

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Will do! 

  On 5/27/2018 at 12:42 PM, mjazzg said:

Glad it isn't just me. A case of less than the sum of its considerable parts for me

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Yeah, that was my impression, too.