Shirley Scott – One For Me reissue

[JSngry]

19 hours ago, Late said:

Excellent! It's "one" for Shirley...

There's no bassist on it, and she had a free hand in the personnel and program selection.

It's a beautiful record, in every way.

[mjazzg]

According to Gilles Peterson she didn't like the cover picture though, so probably didn't have a hand in that. Hence a new one for the reissue.

1 hour ago, Bluesnik said:

Yes, l think it's Steppin out. And I also have it as a TOCJ.

Haven't played it myself in a long while. Probably couldn't find it right now, what with the flat move of a couple of years ago. But that I haven't played it doesn't mean it's no good. More that I don't know where it is . And I remember it being an interesting souljazz thing.

That one also looks interesting. With lots of West Coast players.

Gilles Peterson is also behind this reissue? The reissue projects he gets behind usually are quite interesting.

Yes. Arc is his new reissue label. This its second release.

[clifford_thornton]

On 5/18/2020 at 2:01 PM, Dan Gould said:

Someone sent a CDR of this one many year ago, excellent that it will be available much more widely.

(And I am really unclear on the "One For Me" title as it seemed to me very one-of-a-piece with her other recordings. Maybe she meant, if this sells, I'm getting the money, so One for Me?)

Yeah, Strata-East handled distribution but the artists had to put up finished recordings & production costs, and controlled everything down to the look of the record jacket. So it really would have been her album.

[mikeweil]

I'd rather want a proper CD reissue of On A Clear Day or Latin Shadows.

[bertrand]

Just preordered. She also plays Mellotron on this !?!

[felser]

43 minutes ago, bertrand said:

Just preordered. She also plays Mellotron on this !?!

A little.

[ejp626]

The pre-order is a pretty sweet deal, so I took the plunge.  Only a few more days and we'll get the rest of the tracks. 

[Dub Modal]

11 hours ago, bertrand said:

Just preordered. She also plays Mellotron on this !?!

 

10 hours ago, felser said:

A little.

Yeah, on the last track and it's a very spare utilization, mostly for atmospheric effect 

[felser]

1 hour ago, Dub Modal said:

 

Yeah, on the last track and it's a very spare utilization, mostly for atmospheric effect 

And it works beautifully.

[bertrand]

Shirley Scott meets Robert Fripp.

[JSngry]

World Meets Unfiltered Shirley Scott.

It's a BEAUTIFUL record!

[mjzee]

Just downloaded One For Me from Bandcamp.

[JSngry]

On 5/19/2020 at 2:50 PM, mjazzg said:

According to Gilles Peterson she didn't like the cover picture though, so probably didn't have a hand in that. Hence a new one for the reissue.

 

Fair enough, but I don't like the look of this one, looks like an ersatz Blue Note photocoverthing.

I ordered it anyway. Helluva DAMN good record.

[felser]

42 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Fair enough, but I don't like the look of this one, looks like an ersatz Blue Note photocoverthing.

I ordered it anyway. Helluva DAMN good record.

I always have liked the original cover.

[mikeweil]

Pre-ordered a copy - Scott with Higgins is something I want to hear!

[JSngry]

video, w/AT (this was posted here a while back, yes?)

 

[Daniel A]

The complete album is now on Spotify, for those who are interested. 

[sidewinder]

1 hour ago, Daniel A said:

The complete album is now on Spotify, for those who are interested. 

Excellent - thanks for confirming.

[mjazzg]

I got notification that LP postage is delayed by a couple of weeks so I may weaken and stream

[mikeweil]

On 22.5.2020 at 2:20 AM, JSngry said:

 

 

This is great! Shirley Scott climbed up several steps on my admiration ladder with this.She swings so much! And I like Vick here much better than on his Blue Note LP, which kinda disappointed me.

Edited May 24, 2020 by mikeweil

[Late]

On 5/21/2020 at 4:44 PM, felser said:

I always have liked the original cover.

At least they attempted to retain the original typeface ...

[felser]

Received this earlier in the week, and gave it a listen today.  Sound is not great, either a needle drop or deteriorating tape.  But perfectly listenable under the circumstances.  On the other hand, really excellent liner notes.  Interestingly, a shout out from Maxine Gordon (who produced the reissue) to Charles Tolliver for "his help making the reissue a reality".  No sure what that indicates, since I thought the artists (in this case the Scott estate) owned the tapes and rights.  Could that bode well for other Strata East reissues?  

[bertrand]

Mine is delayed from Amazon, but got the MP3s already. Needle drop? Really?

[felser]

1 minute ago, bertrand said:

Mine is delayed from Amazon, but got the MP3s already. Needle drop? Really?

How does it sound to you?

[jlhoots]

24 minutes ago, bertrand said:

Mine is delayed from Amazon, but got the MP3s already. Needle drop? Really?

Mine too - wonder when it'll ship.