What music did you buy today?

[mikelz777]

I love Art Pepper and finally picked up his Village Vanguard dates. I had the Complete Village Vanguard box set a couple years ago but it was a bit too much and a bit too repetitive for me so I ended up selling it. The music is great, but I think a smaller dose without the repetition will be a lot easier to digest.

Whow .............. I only have one !!

Keep swinging

Durium

Time to consider 3 more!

[mikelz777]

These should be coming in the mail any day now.

[mtodde]

Johnny Griffin - Congregation - Classic Records reissue

Bobby Timmons - This Here Is - Japanese reissue

Miles Davis - Volume III - Classic Records 10"

Miles Davis - Young Man With a Horn - Classic Records 10"

[ep1str0phy]

Eric Dolphy: Here and There

Siegfried Kessler Trio (Barre Phillips/Steve McCall): Live at the "Gill's Club"

-Nice to hear some Dolphy I hadn't run into before--and more material from the Five Spot gigs is always good, although it's unfortunate how the form disappears right at Booker Little's solo on Stratus Seeking (beautiful composition, executed better elsewhere--but hey, there are things to enjoy...).

-The Kessler is a phenomenal duo recording, from a prime vintage (the English scene, of which Phillips was a part, bustling with creativity, Europe and America on the verge of massive creative changes--and hey, Steve McCall is here!). Eldritch, rhythmically oblique, and tremendously moody; it could be a lost ECM gem--and it certainly has that level of experimental aggression, of mystery.

[Van Basten II]

Paolo Fresu, Rosso, verde, giallo e blu

Paolo Fresu, Incantemato

Paolo Fresu/ Uri Caine, things

In case you haven't noticed, i like Paolo Fresu, if you want toi get rid of CDs involving Italian musician, there's a strong chance, i'll be your man.

Edited May 20, 2007 by Van Basten II

[DMP]

Oliver Nelson's "Afro/American Sketches," an album I put off buying for 45 years.

[Tom 1960]

Oliver Nelson's "Afro/American Sketches," an album I put off buying for 45 years.

Excellent album, DMP!

I finally have some free time to post my recent purchases after this past weekends journey to Boston and Newbury Comics with fellow board member JMJK. Let me know how I did?

Jackie McLean - Vertigo, 4, 5 And 6

Harold Land - The Fox

Clifford Jordan - Mosaic

Victor Feldman - The Arrival of...

Benny Golson - Gettin' With It

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Caravan

Curtis Counce - You Get More Bounce With...

Junior Mance - At The Village Vanguard

Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman - Main Stem

Joe Newman With Frank Foster - Good 'N' Groovy

Shelly Manne and His Men - At The Blackhawk Vol. 5 ( finally the whole set!)

Art Pepper - Gettin' Together

Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye

Duke Pearson - The Right Touch

Teddy Charles - Coolin'

Phineas Newborn - The World of Piano!

Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing

Joe Henderson - Our Thing

Edited May 22, 2007 by Tom 1960

[ghost of miles]

Beth Orton, COMFORT OF STRANGERS

Dave Brubeck, JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK CITY and JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF EURASIA.

Archie Shepp/Horace Parlan, REUNION

...and the Bee Gees' 1ST as a present for my wife.

[BruceH]

Beth Orton, COMFORT OF STRANGERS

Dave Brubeck, JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK CITY and JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF EURASIA.

Archie Shepp/Horace Parlan, REUNION

...and the Bee Gees' 1ST as a present for my wife.

I predict you're going to be happy with Jazz Impressions of Eurasia.

[poetrylover3]

Pillaging BMG: Johnny Griffin-A Blowin' Session

Silver's Serenade

Count basie & sarah Vaughan

Art Blakey-Mosaic

Peace,

Jeff T

[Aftab]

Brecker - Pilgrimage

Corea/Fleck - Enchantment

up next is the Bad Plus - prog, a smattering of new conns, and some E.S.T.

[Matthew]

Bill Evans:

---- Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Live.

---- Consecration.

[Matthew]

Beth Orton, COMFORT OF STRANGERS

Dave Brubeck, JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK CITY and JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF EURASIA.

Archie Shepp/Horace Parlan, REUNION

...and the Bee Gees' 1ST as a present for my wife.

Bee Gees 1st is a great album.

[paul secor]

Oliver Nelson's "Afro/American Sketches," an album I put off buying for 45 years.

Excellent album, DMP!

I finally have some free time to post my recent purchases after this past weekends journey to Boston and Newbury Comics with fellow board member JMJK. Let me know how I did?

Jackie McLean - Vertigo, 4, 5 And 6

Harold Land - The Fox

Clifford Jordan - Mosaic

Victor Feldman - The Arrival of...

Benny Golson - Gettin' With It

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Caravan

Curtis Counce - You Get More Bounce With...

Junior Mance - At The Village Vanguard

Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman - Main Stem

Joe Newman With Frank Foster - Good 'N' Groovy

Shelly Manne and His Men - At The Blackhawk Vol. 5 ( finally the whole set!)

Art Pepper - Gettin' Together

Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye

Duke Pearson - The Right Touch

Teddy Charles - Coolin'

Phineas Newborn - The World of Piano!

Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing

Joe Henderson - Our Thing

Looks like you did pretty well, Tom. I only have about half of these, but I've listened to the Land, Jordan, Counce, and Newman recently - sure you'll enjoy those. I have good memories of the Pepper and the Newborn, but it's been some time since I listened. Keep meaning to pick up Vertigo & Coolin' while they're still around. Believe Coolin' is oop - glad you got a copy. You have a lot of good listening ahead of you.

[ghost of miles]

Beth Orton, COMFORT OF STRANGERS

Dave Brubeck, JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK CITY and JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF EURASIA.

Archie Shepp/Horace Parlan, REUNION

...and the Bee Gees' 1ST as a present for my wife.

Bee Gees 1st is a great album.

It sure is; we listened to it twice last night. I was familiar with "New York Mining Disaster" and knew "To Love Somebody" through Nina Simone's version, but the rest was new to me. A lot of blatant Revolver-era Beatles influence, but it's good such influence.

And another for Oliver Nelson's AFRO-AMERICAN SKETCHES (75th anniversary of his birthday is coming up, btw.)

Edited May 23, 2007 by ghost of miles

[Matthew]

Beth Orton, COMFORT OF STRANGERS

Dave Brubeck, JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK CITY and JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF EURASIA.

Archie Shepp/Horace Parlan, REUNION

...and the Bee Gees' 1ST as a present for my wife.

Bee Gees 1st is a great album.

It sure is; we listened to it twice last night. I was familiar with "New York Mining Disaster" and knew "To Love Somebody" through Nina Simone's version, but the rest was new to me. A lot of blatant Revolver-era Beatles influence, but it's good such influence.

And another for Oliver Nelson's AFRO-AMERICAN SKETCHES (75th anniversary of his birthday is coming up, btw.)

How Please Read Me didn't become a no. 1 hit, I'll never know.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Well, I had an enjoyable few days in Paris a couple of weeks ago, mainly looking for African music. But, as I got into Paris at 7 AM, I had to kill a couple of hours before the hotel room was ready. So I decided to browse in Virgin, Barbes, rather than fall asleep in a café, and found this:

Fairly expensive at 26 Euro, but not bad for a 2 CD set. And I’d been looking vainly for this on the web, so I wasn’t in any mood to quibble. Ricky Ford is absolutely sensational on this!

The next day, I hit the African shops in the Goutte d’Or. CDs first – all of these were 10 Euro!

Diamond Fingers’ first album as a leader. Wow! What a great one, too!

This is probably the first recording of Kandia Kouyate, whose recent recordings “Kita Kan” and “Biriko” have been pretty popular in the West.

This was the first of a number of albums from the Cote d’Ivoire that I bought. I had one of Awa Maiga’s earlier albums already and this doesn’t disappoint.

Another lady from Cote d’Ivoire. Good tenor sax work from Allen Hoist on this one.

More Ivorien stuff. I already had “Premiere Gaou” on a K7. This edition also has the group’s first album, “Papito” on it, as well as a CD of remixes and duets with others.

Gnonnas is well known from his work with Africando. Good Afro-Salsa stuff.

Now on to the more expensive CDs – 13 Euros each

Fallou is one of my Malax favourites. This is his latest album.

The gorgeous Coumba is another great Mbalax singer. This is her latest.

This one from Viviane is very much a Hip Hop release with a load of different rappers guesting.

I think I'm trying to post too much in one post. Continued...

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

A 2004 album from Fallou, produced by Lampe Fall Productions, where I bought most of these albums.

A 2004 album from Coumba. Very nice indeed.

Ouza is my all time favourite musician (with Grant Green), so this is obviously on my all time list!

The third Magic System album – now I have them all! Each is better than the one before.

A great album by the most popular singer in Guinea. You can actually buy this one on the web, but the price is a lot more than 13 Euros.

Now on to the K7s, at 3 Euro each!

First the Senegalese Mbalax material.

Fatou has a fabulous voice.

Mamadou was one of the original lead singers of Super Diamono, and I think the best of them.

Ablaye was featured a lot in the 90s with Youssou Ndour. This is his fourth album and the best – it’s one of the most beautiful Mbalax albums I’ve heard.

Assane Ndiaye began his career with Thione Seck but is now one of the most popular young singers in Senegal. He sings like an angel.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Alioune Mbaye, dit Nder, began his career with Lemzo Diamono. He’s never made a bad album.

I think this is the original issue of Youssou’s East/West album “Egypt”, on his own label Jololi.

An interesting album from Ouza – the first on which he’s incorporated a rapper.

Haven’t got around to hearing this yet.

These two are more conventional Mbalax albums from the latest Senegalese sweetheart of Mbalax.

Now on to Djeliya material from Guinea & Senegal

This is slightly disappointing compred to her first album, but it’s a good average.

Djeuor is the son of the great classical kora player Soundioulou Cissokho and plays a slightly Mbalax-influenced kind of Djeliya.

Ibro Diabate is another of my firm favourites – a very soulful voice.

This is the Guinean Fode Kouyate (as opposed to the Malian one of that name, who’s dead).

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Now some Serahule Blues from Mali. Haven’t listened to any of these yet. Ganda Fadiga is the nearet I ever get to buying rural blues!

And when I got back home, there were two Sonny Stitt’s waiting for me from Amazon.fr (as if I didn’t already have enough Stitt).

So I shan’t go short of new things to play!

MG

[DMP]

Picked up the Tubby Hayes "Proper" box. Am I going to hell?

[Bright Moments]

seems like a great haul MG!!!

i really want to learn more about african music!

[Chuck Nessa]

seems like a great haul MG!!!

i really want to learn more about african music!

Well, go ahead.

[Bright Moments]

Picked up the Tubby Hayes "Proper" box. Am I going to hell?

only if you share "burns" of it with your friends.....

[Kalo]

Picked up the Tubby Hayes "Proper" box. Am I going to hell?

only if you share "burns" of it with your friends.....

At least those English bastards are ripping off one of their own for a change.