What music did you buy today?

[Larry Kart]

The other day I ran across at my local Half-Price Books a nearly complete set of the Time-Life Giants of Jazz series, at $1 a box. I already had a lot of them and bought all the ones I didn't have -- as much for the often excellent booklets as for the music, most of which I have elsewhere. Particularly happy to get the Red Norvo box with superb notes by the late DonDeMichael. The late Dick Sudhalter's notes for the Bunny Berigan set look to be top notch, too, and Berigan hasn't been written about much in such detail. Tatum set, interestingly, has notes by A.B. Spellman. Also got the Waller, Bessie Smith, Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Bechet, Teddy Wilson, Lester Young, and Pee Wee Russell.

[Steve Reynolds]

CSNY 1974 box

Wilco 1994-2014 rarities box

Both on a whim!

[Justin V]

[BFrank]

Just ordered the Allmans "The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings [6 CD]" from Amazon. Been waiting for the price to come down and today it was $53, so I decided it was time to bite the bullet.

[erwbol]

Sonny Rollins - Tour De Force (OJC)

[ejp626]

I wandered into the HMV tent at the Toronto Jazz Fest.  They had a fair number of CDs for a fiver.  Reminded me of the good times at Fopp in Cambridge.  There was a pairing on Gene Ammons's The Soulful Moods with Nice an' Cool.  But the real surprise was George Russell's Stratusphunk paired with The Stratus Seekers for $5!  Curiously, this is just as cheap at Amazon.ca (http://www.amazon.ca/Jazzplus-Stratusphunk-The-Stratus-Seekers/dp/B0090UH6TO), though quite pricey on Amazon.com.

This is in the Jazzplus reissue series from Universal.  Probably limited to the EU and Canada.  The booklet contains the full art of both albums (though obviously shrunk) and the back cover of each LP is also reproduced.  A nice touch.  It reminds me a bit of the Mosaic Selects, though I don't think they ever provided a reproduction of the LP back.

I'm trying not to add much more to my collection, but I might pick up one or two more of these.

[erwbol]

Cecil Taylor Unit - It Is In The Brewing Luminous (hatART, 1989)

[jcam_44]

 

just ordered these two Ivo cd's. Takes my Ivo collection to 28 as a leader. 

[StarThrower]

From Importcds: Andrew Cyrille Black Saint/Soul Note Box 8052405141026 CD
Etcetera Wayne Shorter 724383358120 CD
Our Thing [Import] Joe Henderson 724352564729 CD
Urge [Import] Ted Curson 7451107770175 CD
Doin It Right Now Von Freeman 099923853626 CD
This Here Is Bobby Timmons Bobby Timmons 025218610421 CD
Blue Spring Kenny Dorham 025218613422 CD
Meet Oliver Nelson Oliver Nelson 025218622721 CD
Living Legend Art Pepper 025218640824 CD
Blue Soul Blue Mitchell 888072305083 CD
Mantra Mode Abdullah Ibrahim 063757781028 CD

[Buddha the Magnificent]

Purchased last week

Daniel Schläppi, Samuel Rohrer, Colin Vallon & Nils Wogram - Forces (Catwalk Jazz, 2007)
Elina Duni Quartet - Dallëndyshe (ECM, 2015)
Elina Duni Quartet - Matanë Malit (ECM, 2012)

Alexandre Silvério Quintet - Mágoas De Fagote (Self Produced, 2008)
Myron Walden - Like A Flower Seeking The Sun (NYC Records, 1999)
The Greg Foat Group - The Dancers at the Edge of Time (2015)
Steve Davis - Say When (Smoke Sessions, 2015)

 

 

 

[jcam_44]

Purchased last week

Myron Walden - Like A Flower Seeking The Sun (NYC Records, 1999)
 

 

Amazing album! I've probably listened to it a dozen times since I got it. Spun it again last night cooking dinner

Edited June 30, 2015 by jcam_44

[Buddha the Magnificent]

I got to sit about three feet away from the bell of Myron's tenor sax when I saw Brian Blade's Fellowship Band a few years ago.  Amazing player.  Went right home and looked him up.  Looking forward to getting very well acquainted with this one.

[HutchFan]

After listening to Green Shading Into Blue today (via YouTube), I decided to order this:

I'm sorta stoked, looking forward to hearing all of it.

Edited July 3, 2015 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

From Importcds: Andrew Cyrille Black Saint/Soul Note Box 8052405141026 CD
Etcetera Wayne Shorter 724383358120 CD
Our Thing [Import] Joe Henderson 724352564729 CD
Urge [Import] Ted Curson 7451107770175 CD
Doin It Right Now Von Freeman 099923853626 CD
This Here Is Bobby Timmons Bobby Timmons 025218610421 CD
Blue Spring Kenny Dorham 025218613422 CD
Meet Oliver Nelson Oliver Nelson 025218622721 CD
Living Legend Art Pepper 025218640824 CD
Blue Soul Blue Mitchell 888072305083 CD
Mantra Mode Abdullah Ibrahim 063757781028 CD

Tons of great stuff in there, ST!  

[StarThrower]

After listening to Green Shading Into Blue today (via YouTube), I decided to order this:

I'm sorta stoked, looking forward to hearing all of it.

It's a good set. I've owned a copy for several years.

[Buddha the Magnificent]

After listening to Green Shading Into Blue today (via YouTube), I decided to order this:

I'm sorta stoked, looking forward to hearing all of it.

What Starthrower said.  I bought that set a couple of years ago, hf.  Good move, man.

[xybert]

Recently ordered:

Duke Ellington - Treasury Shows Volume 6 (i only have Volume 18, wanted more but wanted something earlier. A bit of a random pick)

Duke Ellington - A Drum is a Woman 

Ken Vandermark - Side A: In the Abstract

[jcam_44]

Barre Phillips/Bertram Turetzky/Vinny Golia - Trignition

 

trying to cut back on my purchasing but can't pass up VInny I don't have

[Larry Kart]

Furtwangler’s Wartime Beethoven

 

http://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-3208/

 

Blind Boy Fuller Vol. 2

 

http://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-recorded-works-vol-2-1936-1937-mw0000054439

[Hardbopjazz]

Bird at the Bandbox

The Complete Charlie Parker at the Apollo

Charlie Parker at Jirayr Zorthian's Ranch

[paul secor]

Wooden Joe Nicholas

Barnes-Bocage Big 5

Philip Mead: Varied Air - piano music of Charles Ives

[HutchFan]

Picked up these today:

- Al Cohn's America (Xanadu LP)

- Richard Davis - As One (Muse LP)

- Shelly Manne Quartet featuring Lee Konitz - French Concert (Galaxy LP)

- Cecil Taylor Unit (New World CD)

- Jaki Byard - Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (HighNote CD)
  I downloaded this from emusic a couple years ago, but I decided to upgrade to a CD since the music is so stinkin' magnificent.

 

 

Philip Mead: Varied Air - piano music of Charles Ives

Ives is the man! Woo-hoo!

Edited July 12, 2015 by HutchFan

[erwbol]

- Cecil Taylor Unit (New World CD)

I recently bought a copy of its sibling 3 Phasis from an amazon third party seller and was shipped a CD-R. New World Records has started using these CD-Rs for back catalogue titles without informing their clientel what is and isn't on CD-R. The copy of Cecil Taylor Unit I bought was a real CD. I got a full refund for 3 Phasis and bought a near mint second hand copy on Discogs instead.

[HutchFan]

- Cecil Taylor Unit (New World CD)

I recently bought a copy of its sibling 3 Phasis from an amazon third party seller and was shipped a CD-R. New World Records has started using these CD-Rs for back catalogue titles without informing their clientel what is and isn't on CD-R. The copy of Cecil Taylor Unit I bought was a real CD. I got a full refund for 3 Phasis and bought a near mint second hand copy on Discogs instead.

Oh, that's a bummer! But I'm glad that you ended up with a real CD in the end.

It seems underhanded of New World to use CD-Rs instead of CDs without clearly labeling them as such. Not cool.

[jlhoots]

Miles Davis: Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 (couldn't resist the price at Amazon Germany)