What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

Esquire EP.

[sidewinder]

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

Rare Garrick EP with Joe Harriott and cathedral organ !

I've never even seen that before, had no idea that it existed.

Good stuff?

 

[sidewinder]

10 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I've never even seen that before, had no idea that it existed.

Good stuff?

 

It’s in Garrick’s ‘Liturgical’ style - influenced by English medieval/choral/church music. Totally unique. In the same vein as ‘Jazz Praises at St Pauls’. The music was reissued by Vocalion on CD on one of the Garrick releases.

I think his experiments in this area even preceded Duke Ellington - the ‘Sacred Concerts’ would be a US equivalent but this is much more English. 

The Argo EP was produced in tiny numbers I think.

Edited 11 Dec 2021 by sidewinder

[HutchFan]

4 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

It’s in Garrick’s ‘Liturgical’ style - influenced by English medieval/choral/church music. Totally unique. In the same vein as ‘Jazz Praises at St Pauls’. The music was reissued by Vocalion on CD on one of the Garrick releases.

I think his experiments in this area even preceded Duke Ellington - the ‘Sacred Concerts’ would be a US equivalent but this is much more English. 

The Argo EP was produced in tiny numbers I think.

Oh, I missed that one. I thought I'd seen all of Vocalion's Garrick reissues. Apparently not.  

Interesting point about Garrick's "sacred jazz" preceding EKE's. ... I wonder if Duke was aware of what Garrick was doing in that area, if it possibly influenced his thinking.

 

[sidewinder]

10 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Oh, I missed that one. I thought I'd seen all of Vocalion's Garrick reissues. Apparently not.  

Interesting point about Garrick's "sacred jazz" preceding EKE's. ... I wonder if Duke was aware of what Garrick was doing in that area, if it possibly influenced his thinking.

 

Doubt that there was any influence on Duke but that is an interesting thought. Mary Lou Williams also operating in this area at that time.

The ‘Anthem’ tracks are on Dutton Vocalion’s reissue of the ‘October Woman’ LP. To be honest I think the CD sounds better as unlike most old EPs, there is no snap crackle pop. Vocalion had access to the master tape I think.

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

Good to remind myself of just how damn brilliant this one is. This was one very happy and compatible front line.

Edited 11 Dec 2021 by sidewinder

[HutchFan]

3 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Doubt that there was any influence on Duke but that is an interesting thought. Mary Lou Williams also operating in this area at that time.

You're right.  Forgot about Mary Lou!  Since they were friends, her influence on EKE would've been much more likely.

 

[sidewinder]

Absolutely !

[HutchFan]

Now on my 'table:

Gato Barbieri - Caliente! (A&M, 1976)
The A&Ms aren't my favorite Gato records -- but they're enjoyable.  Barbieri & Alpert definitely achieved what they set out to do. 

EDIT:
I'd forgotten how much this sounds like a CTI record. Alpert & Gato definitely "borrowed" Creed Taylor's production approach.

 

Edited 11 Dec 2021 by HutchFan

[kh1958]

Andre Previn Trio, King Size (Contemporary). Superbly recorded (not by Ray DuNann).

Oregon, Winter Light (Vanguard)

[aparxa]

 

 

Good Sunday.

 

[kh1958]

Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band, '63 (Verve)

Milton Nascimento, Nova Historia De Musica Popular Brasileira

[BillF]

4 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band, '63 (Verve)

 

[jazzcorner]

[BillF]

2 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

  

 

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[Brad]

[HutchFan]

NP:

Cal Tjader - Puttin' It Together (Fantasy, 1974)
Deliciously groovy, courtesy of bassist John Heard (as well as others).

 

[HutchFan]

Now:

 

[mjazzg]

Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds [Moodsville/Craft, 2021]

Christmas came early...

[sidewinder]

19 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds [Moodsville/Craft, 2021]

Christmas came early...

Is the box lined in ermine?

[clifford_thornton]

I used to have a Prestige blue label of this album, many years ago. I wasn't that into it and purged it without a second thought. Now, Eastern Sounds is one of the most desirable jazz albums among a certain set of collectors. I haven't listened to it in decades but part of me would not mind having that old copy just to cash in!

[sidewinder]

My version is this one -

[mjazzg]

21 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Is the box lined in ermine?

It's like the House Of Lords but less anachronistic

6 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

I used to have a Prestige blue label of this album, many years ago. I wasn't that into it and purged it without a second thought. Now, Eastern Sounds is one of the most desirable jazz albums among a certain set of collectors. I haven't listened to it in decades but part of me would not mind having that old copy just to cash in!

Always been a favourite so i guess I must be amongst  that "certain set" although do I detect a hint of disapproval of them? 

I have a slightly noisy copy of this pressing

 

[sidewinder]

2 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

It's like the House Of Lords but less anachronistic

and hopefully not so full of dross..  Seriously though, looks like a nice package.

I’ll have to spin my copies of this. I think the Fontana is a factory sample but will have to check. I’ve also got an early OJC and from my recollection that sounds pretty good too.