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Trios by Company (Incus)

B B & C - The Veil ( Cryptogramophone) . A totally enthralling 2009 improvised set from The Stone, by Tim Berne, Jim Black, and Nels Cline.

Anthony Ortega - A Man and his Horns (Herald mono). The talented saxophonist overdubs alto, tenor, baritone, flute, and clarinet. Ron Carter - All Blues (CTI). I had never seriously considered picking up any of Carter's CTI albums, but at a record store today I noticed (for the first time) that Joe Henderson is on this one. It's not bad.

Wendell Eugene - West Indies Blues (NoLa). Remembering New Orleans trombonist Wendell Eugene with this 1978 LP, issued in England on NoLa and in the US on 504.

Liz Gorrill / Lennie Popkin / Eddie Gomez - True Fun (Jazz). Intriguing 1984 album by Tristano students Gorrill and Popkin.

I pulled that one off the shelf just a few minutes ago, but decided to play record two of Capers instead. The title cut is relatively pedestrian Lacy, but the rest is excellent. I pulled that one off the shelf just a few minutes ago, but decided to play record two of Capers instead. The title cut is relatively pedestrian Lacy, but the rest is excellent.

Elmo Hope - Sounds from Rikers Island (Audio Fidelity mono)

I love that whole series. Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble - Live at Antibes (Fuel 2000). If it weren't for the brass soloists (Al Shorter and Clifford Thornton), I might ditch this one. But they're so good.... Woody Shaw - Bemsha Swing (BN). I miss Geri Allen.

Of course - embarrassed that I forgot him. I think I'll spin that one next.

Wardell Gray / Dexter Gordon - The Chase and the Steeplechase (MCA). Fake stereo, but I'm running it mono. There's some interesting stuff on the Lionel Hampton Almanac - bits of Fats Navarro, Betty Carter, and Wes Montgomery, if I remember correctly.

Harold Shapero - Serenade in D for String Orchestra (Arthur Winograd/Winograd String Orchestra (MGM LP). A really nice piece by a composer some will know from "On Green Mountain" from the Brandeis Modern Jazz Festival LP. My copy of the MGM LP, which I found years ago, is a later pressing - it has the full liner notes on the back, but the cover just says "MGM Records Classical Reprints; Limited Edition-Request Series."

Each of my catalogs is in a plastic bag, but point taken. I've never had that problem with warpage - breakage has been my problem when my records were stored in boxes and long shelves. Right now I'm using a "cheat sheet" guide to what is where - a paper map, more or less. I might add labels if and when I'm sure that I like the setup.

Eric Kloss - To Hear is to See (Prestige). With Miles' 1969 rhythm section.

Happy Belated!

Frank Lowe - The Flam (Black Saint)

ODJB & Louisiana Five (Fountain). Listening to side one, with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's vertically-cut 1917 Aeolian-Vocalion recordings. The sound is not as good as that of the more famous Victors, but the performances are more relaxed, and very enjoyable.

Bottom left is for 7-inch records (some very early discs and later Bell label) and Little Wonder label, which was five and a half inches in diameter. Bottom right is for my collection of old record catalogs.

Before and after.

Yes, the Curtis Amy is pretty interesting. Two blues with out-of-tune guitar and okay singing on both sides. "Realization Blues" has a very good, sophisticated tenor solo that I assume is by Amy. The flip side has a more honking R & B style tenor, so I'm guessing that's Philip Williams, the other tenor player. As far as I can tell, it's never been reissued - that's one reason breaking it was so painful. I'll post a picture of the new shelves later today. And I'll make the Curtis Amy the next entry in my 78 blog - so everyone will be able to hear it sometime next week.

Jump bluesy / R & B-ish-leaning selection tonight: Curtis Amy - Realization Blues / Sleeping Blues (Gold Star, 1948). Amy's first record, two blues with vocals by Hubert Robinson. Eddie Johnson - Tiptoe / Twin Rock (Chess, 1952) Paul Williams - Blowing' the Boogie / It's All Over Baby (Savoy, 1951). Young Blue Mitchell is on trumpet. He doesn't solo, but blows behind one chorus of Danny Cobb's blues vocal on "It's All Over." Todd Rhodes - Todd's Idea / Walkie Talkie (Sensation, 1947) Pearl Bailey - Vagabond Shoes / Some Days There Just Ain't No Fish (Columbia, 1950). Arranged and conducted by Gil Evans. It's nice enough, but I'm not sure if I would have recognized anything Evan-esque if his name wasn't on the label. This is my second copy of the Curtis Amy record. The first one broke when a stack of records fell against it - one of the events which led to to have custom shelving built for my 78s. I thought I would never find another copy of this scarcity, but my replacement copy was cheap and in better condition than my old copy.

Love that one. Now playing: Louise Jensen - You Look Like Your Mother, Would You Like More Sauce? (Peacock). Alto sax and vocal improvisations, some with overdubs, from a Danish avant-gardist. I played on the same bill as her five or six years ago and bought this CD. I've never been able to bring myself to listen to it until tonight, because I'm pretty sure that she knocked my horn off its stand when I was out of the room and didn't tell me. I didn't figure it out until I tried to practice the next day and my horn was a wreck. I guess I'm finally over it. The CD's not bad.

I love New Orleans clarinetist Tony Parenti. Tonight I spun three 78s from his late 1920s - 1930s New York days: Fred Rich and His Orchestra - Sing Something Simple/If I'd Only Listened to You (Columbia, 1930). Parenti has an eight-bar solo on side one and a pretty low-register melody statement on side two. Tony Parenti - Old Man Rhythm (Romeo, 1929). A hot clarinet solo with Vic Breidis on piano. The flip side is by banjoist Eddie Peabody. Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers - With Plenty of Money of You/Where the Lazy River Goes By (Perfect, 1936). I looked for this record for years. It was worth the wait - the first side has a long solo by Parenti, as well good solos by an unknown trombonist and a trumpeter who is probably Max Kaminsky. Artie Shaw plays the clarinet obligato on the flip side.

Alec Wilder - Woodwind Quintet No. 2, Suite for Woodwind Quintet; New York Woodwind Quintet (Golden Crest LP)