marcoliv Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 just spotted this one sealed during my lunch time. the personnel is amazing but i´m not familiar with Nathan's work. any favorable advise about it? thanks as usual Marcus Oliveira Quote
brownie Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) My advice: forget about lunch. Grab that one. It includes Nathan Davis two albums for MPS 'Hqppy Girl' and 'The Hip Walk', both excellent. Great quintets with Woody Shaw, Larry Young (on piano!) on one and Carmell Jones and Kenny Clarke on the other. And you get a chance to get acquainted with Nathan Davis, an underrated musician. Can't miss. Enjoy! Edited March 8, 2004 by brownie Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 Run, don't walk. This is a GREAT CD, with some prime mid-60's Woody Shaw. Worth up to $20 in my book. Quote
Claude Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 Marcus, I'll buy it from you if you don't like it Quote
marcoliv Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Posted March 8, 2004 effectively the price is 22USD and that's why i didn't bought it immediately but with such acclamation i´m running to the shop thanks guys Marcus Oliveira Quote
marcoliv Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Posted March 8, 2004 Claude, the priority is yours just in case Marcus Quote
brownie Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 Got it for much less than that. I should have bought lunch with the money I saved Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 Got mine on eBay for about $18 (including shipping). Well worth it. Quote
marcoliv Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) ok, i got it...can't wait till i get home now thanks Rooster, Claude...merci bien Brownie Marcus Oliveira Edited March 8, 2004 by marcoliv Quote
king ubu Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 ok, i got it...can't wait till i get home now thanks Rooster, Claude...merci bien Brownie Marcus Oliveira good move, marcus! Sorry I was too late to add my in time, but you did the right thing without my voice, anyway. Enjoy! The first date is fantastic, the second is very good, too. Davis is quite an original, in my opinion, with a very nice sound. ubu Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 The first album on this CD has the distinction of having the first ever recorded version of Woody's tune "Zoltan" - here known as "Theme from Zoltan". The date features Larry Young on piano(!!) - and less than a year later, Young would include Woody on his famous "Unity" date, which we all know included "Zoltan". Quote
king ubu Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 The first album on this CD has the distinction of having the first ever recorded version of Woody's tune "Zoltan" - here known as "Theme from Zoltan". The date features Larry Young on piano(!!) - and less than a year later, Young would include Woody on his famous "Unity" date, which we all know included "Zoltan". Young's on piano on half of Woody's first self-produced album, too (reissued on a 32jazz Shaw 2CD set, the title of which escapes me at the moment). Wonder why? Recording in Germany, it could be simply for lack of a decent hammond organ, but why on Shaw's record? Did Woody dislike the organ? ubu Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 Woody's "first album" actually was a set of demos that he recorded, to shop around and try to get a real record date of his own, with Blue Note (I think), or possibly with other labels too. In any case, that "first album" by Woody (half with Larry Young, half with Herbie Hancock) - was a demo. In that light, I think it's easy to see why Woody would use Larry on piano. He was trying to record a relatively conventional album, or at least a great album using conventional instrumentation, since it was a demo to get a record deal. According to the AMG, it wasn't released to the public until 1983, nearly 20 years after it was first recorded (in 1965). Quote
king ubu Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 Woody's "first album" actually was a set of demos that he recorded, to shop around and try to get a real record date of his own, with Blue Note (I think), or possibly with other labels too. In any case, that "first album" by Woody (half with Larry Young, half with Herbie Hancock) - was a demo. In that light, I think it's easy to see why Woody would use Larry on piano. He was trying to record a relatively conventional album, or at least a great album using conventional instrumentation, since it was a demo to get a record deal. According to the AMG, it wasn't released to the public until 1983, nearly 20 years after it was first recorded (in 1965). That does make sense, Rooster. I know it was a demo, but I did not think about Woody's possible aim to record some rather conventional stuff. I'm glad he did record that music, however! ubu Quote
MartyJazz Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 The HAPPY GIRL session is terrific and really points to how wonderful and underrated a tenor player Nathan Davis was back in that period. Got my copy at Border's for regular retail price some years ago and then I spotted one at a 2nd hand shop for $8. Copped it for my brother - the SOB doesn't appreciate it as much as I do! Regardless, well worth getting. Quote
marcoliv Posted March 15, 2004 Author Report Posted March 15, 2004 i have been spinning this one a lot since i got it and definitely..it´s a KILLER!!! thanks guys for pushing me Marcus Oliveira Quote
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