Woody Shaw "Tokyo 1981" (Elemental Music)

[sidewinder]

It will be CD version of these for me then.

[JSngry]

Just got around to cracking open Tokyo...sounds like a club date, "reverb" not really reverb, just mike placement, imo. Everybody's good but maybe a little tired, was this at the end of a tour? Best cut for me is the last one, the "bonus cut" of Sweet Love Of Mine" with Johnny Griffin - and everybody else -  in top form.

[felser]

On 3/24/2019 at 2:07 PM, felser said:

Just checked, much lower price on importcds ($14.04 + $2.98 shipping vs. $19.98).  I'll likely end up cancelling my Amazon pre-order.

https://www.importcds.com/live-in-basel-1980/8435395502372

Amazon pre-order price down to $16.79, so that is the way to go if you carpe dium.

[CJ Shearn]

Ordered both the Dex and Woody, should be here tommorrow along with two exclusive new albums Chick Corea is only selling at his site... Vigilette, Tempus Fugit a new trio recording with Carlitos Del Puerto and Marcus Gilmore and a new Akoustic Band album, which for the for seeable future will only be available in Japan.

[jazzbo]

"Basel 1980" has very good sound and very nice playing. Larry Willis makes the date for me. I never quite get and enjoy James "Bumblebee" Stafford* and his playing, but he's not offensive here. . . . 

 

 

*I always call him that because once in a phone call Danny D'imperio referred to him In that manner and I get a chuckle out of it.

[CJ Shearn]

Larry is fantastic on this.  The thing about James is the DI. pickup.

[jazzbo]

Nah, for me it's his playing. . . it's just not my cup of tea.

[felser]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Nah, for me it's his playing. . . it's just not my cup of tea.

You can thank Stanley Clarke for influencing a whole generation of bumblebee bassists.  

[jazzbo]

I don't think Clarke is responsible for what I don't like about James' playing.