soulpope Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 48 minutes ago, BFrank said: Good choice 👍.... Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Home is Africa from Happy Frame of Mind, it'd be nice if the bass opening was higher in the mix but it's still awesome. Quote
Joe Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 "Somethin' Special" from Sonny Clark's LEAPIN' AND LOPIN' Quote
Gheorghe Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Freddie Redd's The Thespian on Shades of Red and Dizzy Reece's The Rake on Star Bright do it for me. Same here with "The Thespian". Just beautiful the slow version at the beginning and than the boppish romp on those changes......wonderful to play Here Cool Struttin´the title melody. Just the perfect groove, and maybe the best BN cover photo I ever saw. Edited January 23, 2023 by Gheorghe Quote
colinmce Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 "Blue Bossa" - Page One "Funk In A Deep Freeze" - Hank Mobley Quintet "Falling In Love With Love" - Portrait of Sheila "The Griots" - Andrew!!! "Eco" - Right Now! "Arietis" - Ready For Freddie "Tune Up" - Newk's Time "Witch Hunt" - Speak No Evil "Snowflakes & Sunshine" - At The Golden Circle Vol. 2 "Zoltan" - Unity Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 6 hours ago, danasgoodstuff said: Home is Africa from Happy Frame of Mind, it'd be nice if the bass opening was higher in the mix but it's still awesome. ❤️❤️❤️‼️‼️‼️ Quote
Joe Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 54 minutes ago, colinmce said: "Blue Bossa" - Page One "Funk In A Deep Freeze" - Hank Mobley Quintet "Falling In Love With Love" - Portrait of Sheila "The Griots" - Andrew!!! "Eco" - Right Now! "Arietis" - Ready For Freddie "Tune Up" - Newk's Time "Witch Hunt" - Speak No Evil "Snowflakes & Sunshine" - At The Golden Circle Vol. 2 "Zoltan" - Unity Great list. Totally agree on "Arietis" — it's quite a fanfare! Quote
Son Of Ice Bag Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) Bennie Green, Soul Stirrin' - Soul Stirrin' Lonnie Smith, Think! - Son of Ice Bag Sonny Clark Trio - Be-Bop Edited January 23, 2023 by Son Of Ice Bag Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Here are some that have not been mentioned. "Decision" from Sonny Rollins Vol.1 "Ceora" from - Lee Morgan - Cornbread "Soft Winds" from The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia Vol.1 Quote
felser Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Joe said: Great list. Totally agree on "Arietis" — it's quite a fanfare! +1 4 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: ❤️❤️❤️‼️‼️‼️ +1 on "Home to Africa"! Quote
JSngry Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 I suppose you could extrapolate that out into which opening cuts' bestness was only amplified by the cut or two that follow? Quote
felser Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 2 hours ago, BillF said: Most profitable? Not even remotely close: Quote
Д.Д. Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 I did not even have to think of it - for me it's most definitely "Refuge" from Andrew Hill's "Point of Departure" (my favorite Blue Note album). The driving dancing cymbals from the get-go, the voicing of the horns on the theme, all the solos (Kenny Dorham!) - just perfect. And unlike anything else on Blue Note. Quote
Eric Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Would be fun if we had some poll functionality to determine a winner. Or perhaps that is over-thinking it. Still shilling for "Hat and Beard" 😎 Oh yes and thank-you Peter for "Decision" - love that one. Quote
HutchFan Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 6:08 PM, danasgoodstuff said: Jubilee Shout, Stanley T, one of my favorites on BN. Yes, THIS !!! Quote
T.D. Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Don't think it's been mentioned, but I have a soft spot for Fuchsia Swing Song on the Sam Rivers album of the same title. You know right away it's not a run-of-the-mill Blue Note release, and the immediately recognizable Jaki Byard isn't on many Blue Notes. Edited January 24, 2023 by T.D. Quote
BillF Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 8 hours ago, felser said: Not even remotely close: I was only talking about jazz albums.🙁 Quote
Big Al Posted January 24, 2023 Report Posted January 24, 2023 Blind Man, Blind Man - Herbie Hancock (My Point of View) Quote
Son Of Ice Bag Posted January 27, 2023 Report Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) The winner is - of course ! - Moanin' Mosaic is a great opening track, too, one of my favorites. But Moanin' is not only the greatest track on a Blue Note Album, it is simply one of the greatest Jazz-songs. Edited January 27, 2023 by Son Of Ice Bag Quote
Simon8 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Posted January 27, 2023 I'll propose the opening, side-long title track of: Quote
Pim Posted January 28, 2023 Report Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 12:54 AM, Eric said: Would be fun if we had some poll functionality to determine a winner. Or perhaps that is over-thinking it. I could organize a small knock-out with all the selected material. You set two tracks against each other and give everybody one day to vote. The winner goes trough to the next round until you have a winner. Would like to organize that but mostly no one participate in these kind of things as most people just do not like to compare tracks (which I could understand of course). Quote
Milestones Posted January 28, 2023 Report Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) This is something of an odd concept, in that I believe virtually every great album opens with a killer track. Has "Passion Dance" (The Real McCoy) been mentioned? Must have been. I nominate 'Breaking Point" by Freddie Hubbard. Also "A Night in Tunisia" by Art Blakey. But one could go on and on with this. Edited January 28, 2023 by Milestones Quote
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