mikeweil

Excellently performed, and much better music than most musicologists want to make us believe.

R.I.P.

Considering the admiration and respect Coltrane had for Monk, I do not find it surprising at all.

What a career - R.I.P. He was one of the guys popping up on countless jazz sessions with conga drums.

A somewhat disappointing album. Sound is strange, with the drums very present in excellent sound on the left channel, but a muddy sounding bass and tinny piano. Programming is annoying, the first half is all boogaloo tunes in the same tempo and groove, followed by ballads and straighahead tunes in better piano sound. Nay's time is impeccable, but his playing is not varied enough. Same for Pauer. When you hit random play, it is more bearable. Far from an audiophile recording. There Is a companion CD on the same label with all Pauer's tunes recorded at the same sessions, but I'm afraid to be disappointed once more when I go for it. Do not misunderstand me, the playing is good, but not as creative as I expected. If anybody wants this CD, pm me.

A somewhat disappointing album. Sound is strange, with the drums very present in excellent sound on the left channel, but a muddy sounding bass and tinny piano. Programming is annoying, the first half is all boogaloo tunes in the same tempo and groove, followed by ballads and straighahead tunes in better piano sound. Nay's time is impeccable, but his playing is not varied enough. Same for Pauer. When you hit random play, it is more bearable. Far from an audiophile recording. If anybody wants this CD, pm me.

Yes, Rouse, when you enlarge the pic it becomes clear. Ben Riley on drums.

I bought this mainly for the track with Camille Bertault, but it is a nice album overall, with all singers in fine form. Bertault, btw, is the only singer scatting a chorus. Donny McCaslin on tenor sounds almost like he's playing alto! He is featured so much you could think it was his album.

I have that and his other Columbia album on CD - nice stuff, great accompanists. Still have that LP. My first encounter with Turkish music, and with Roy Ayers, who had one of the greatest vibes sounds and grooviest playing conceptions ever.

It never was reissued on CD. Quincy Jones arrangements, great sound, though a tad on the commercial side, musically, like Quincy's LPs of the time. Now playing:

Has anybody here ever heard this? I'm curious .......

Sunday morning with Julius Watkins, one of my favourite musicians:

This afternoon:

Two extraordinary CDs of two great sounding 17th century harpsichords.

As you are living in France, ordering from JazzMessengers might be the better option: https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/72209/count-basie/classic-1936-1947-basie-and-young-studio-sessions

One of the two Simone albums stilll missing in my collection. Interestingly, some of the first French issues on LP had "Fodder On My Wings" on the cover, but "Fodder In Her Wings" on the labels.