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There are recordings by a guy named Antonio Diaz Mena, with Joe Henderson, Duke Pearson and the like, but they are very hard to find. This is one of the sessions. Really great stuff: Antonio Diaz "Chocolate" Mena - Eso Es Latin Jazz...Man! (Audio Fidelity AFLP 2117) Johnny Coles, Richard Williams (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Leo Wright (as, fl) Joe Henderson (ts) Duke Pearson (p, arr, cond) Bob Cranshaw (b) Walter Perkins (d) Antonio Diaz Mena (cga) Ramon Sardinas, Carlos "Patato" Valdes (per) NYC, circa July, 1963 Take Five Con Alma Caravan Green Dolphin Street Poinciana ** also issued on Audio Fidelity AFSD 6117.

Because it was an LP on Paramount - Never read a word about it back then.

http://www.discogs.com/release/641810

I like his playing - very beautiful guitar sound, still very defined, a good feeling for melody, not so technically orientated, but striving for musical statements. It's hard to compile an organ BFT without constantly stepping over him. I will check out that Monk disc. Sound clips indicate it might be the better disc compared to Bobby Broom's. Who's playing bass and drums?

That's the way I see it. Just ordered a copy of the Hersch CD - I'm very curious about it, as Hersch isn't exactly the first pianist I would think of for a Monk tribute.

Laurie Johnson's theme for "The Avengers". And the Theme for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: beautiful trumpet melody!

Now that I've listened to it a few times: I like Broom's playing a lot, as always, and like what he's doing with the tunes, but the drummer is NMCOT. I've seen Kobie Watkins and Broom with Rollins recently, Watkins is a comptetent player with a lot of chops, but not a bit Monkish. You should clearly refer to Monk's textures when doing his tunes. Watkins' solos sound to me like they wouldn't be any different on any other composer's tunes ... And he's too busy for my taste. I will keep this disc only for Broom. Broom has his very personal way approaching other people's tunes, and it works excellently with pop tunes (he's the only one that can make me listen to House of the Rising Sun), but with Monk's tunes I think it is a little less successful. Monk's tunes are very balanced in themselves, if you change a tiny bit, it can loose Monk's essence, for my ears.

The Carmell Jones Set arrived here this morning -excellent music indeed! Perfect companion to the OOP Gerald Wilson box, BTW. Special thanks are due to Chuck Nessa for talking Michael Cuscuna into listening to the folk tunes LP I had seen Jones live once when he shortly played with old friend Lou Blackburn's Afro-Jazz band, Mombasa. Very nicev trumpet player and good-natured appearance.

First question is, does your player read the SACD layer? If so, there definitely will be an improvement. The sound of the CD layer ... it depends.

Are these SACDs from Analogue Productions limited editions? I almost swoon at the thought of replacing all these in my collection, although the obviously excellent sound of these new remasterings is very tempting ...

I once pulled a copy of this from a 1 Deutschmark cutout bin. It's nice, Joe blows well, Marvin too, and the drummers beat them drums as enthusiastically as it can get. If you dig a jazz jam on top of African drums, you'll dig this. The title tune was an attempt to profit from Dibango's success, of course.

Fresh Sound New Talent: ... or AUM Fidelity: Samples at http://www.myspace.com/geraldcleavermusic

Now I have somethingto check out when visiting my favourite Frankfurt store tomorrow ... I did check this out, and took it home. It does not really explore some of the earliest textures of Weather Report, but goes beyond, leave it far behind. It is mostly free form playing, and is exploring in that sense, for sure, like a very open, sometimes sparse, free form setting like some of the less angry moments of Ornette Coleman or the late John Coltrane quartet of "Stellar Regions". Definitely a very serious attempt at taking jazz further beyond paths explored. Credits go to drummer Gerald Cleaver for not bashing it all to pieces. All members of the group play equal parts, there are no conventional roles of accompanying and soloing, except when Portal comes in on a few tracks, where he takes kind of a soloist's role in front of the band. Certainly something to check out. I'm positively surprised and impressed ... :tup

I'd go for #2 on the front and #1 on the back or vice versa.

Believe it or not, The Raiders' LP "The Spirit of 1967" was my first longplayer ....

I use OPERA, which now has a starting page with fastlinks allowing to to choose beween 9 (!) different websites .... The top row are organissimo and two classical forums.

Happy Birthday! Break a stick today!

Thanks for mentioning Don Ellis. Essence was reissued by Mighty Quinn - I pulled it from the shelf last week and found it's probaly the most thrilling trumpet quartet album I ever heard! To show all the arly trio and quartet albums:

Having been deeply touched by the music of Don Ellis in my teens already, this documentary really moves me. Ellis deserves a place among the top rankd of big band jazz, and he has been more or less denied that by people with a narrower view of the music. This inspired me to pull his early quartet sessions from the shelf, and I had to reaffirm my thought that he was one of the greatest trumpet players of his generation. I think with Ellis it is you either get it or you don't - I thank the creator for Don Ellis and his music. And I thank you for this beautiful film. I will pm you regarding your offer ...

Happy Birthday! I sincerely hope I do get a chance to visit your shop some day ...

I have two CDs from the 80's where it's definitely not the player - they skip on every machine I've tried them on. It's the metal layer slowly corroding ...

Alan Dawson is playing his a.. off on this one. I borrowed this to a drum student many years ago, but he never returned it. I won't blame him as he left a drum in my basement worth five copies of the album

Nope, that box suffers from noise reduction. The best-sounding issues for the Decca big-band sides are the Scottish Hep Jazz CDs that were mastered by the late John R.T. Davies. I finally got these - very fast delivery from the label directly. The sound is truly amazing.

Disc II: 1 - Mevin Rhyne Trio: A.P.J. (Mevin Rhyne) Mevin Rhyne (organ) Peter Bernstein (guitar) Ray Appleton (drums) CD Front And Center (Criss Cross Jazz), recorded March 16, 2006 in New York. Melvin Rhyne is one of my favourite living organists, I try to get everything he records. His career started with Wes Montgomery's Trio (Appleton often was the drummer, though not on recordings) but slowed down after Wes' passing. But he is in constant demand and put out a remarkable string of CDs since his re-discovery in 1991: Brian Lynch demanded him as a sideman, and producer Gerry Teekens liked the rhythm section so much he gave them a trio date the next day. To this day his main outlet is Criss Cross - there's not a single flop among the many CDs, and he's getting better and better with age. Thank the creator for Melvin Rhyne! --------------------------------------------- 2 - Jeff Palmer: Shades of The Pine (Jeff Palmer) Jeff Palmer (organ) Billy Pierce (tenor sax) John Abercrombie (guitar) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums) CD Shades Of The Pine (Reservoir), recorded September 14, 1994 at Rudy van Gelder's Studio Palmer is another favourite of mine, and one of the few taking the B3 into free form territory (though not on this track - I considered other tracks, especially some fine sides with George Garzone on a hard to find CD, but they were to long and did not fit into the greazy part of the theme. He can play some wild stuff when needed, but has the taste (like Smitty Smith here) to lay back just as well. This CD may be the most accessible of his output. -------------------------------------------------- 3 - Dr. Lonnie Smith: A Matterapat (Dr. Lonnie Smith) Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ) Peter Bernstein (guitar) Herlin Riley (drums) Donald Harrison (alto sax) CD Rise Up! (Palmetto), recorded May 5 & 6, 2008 at Maggie's Farm This is from the Doctor's latest, another one I thought everybody would get, as this was discussed here and this opening track availble for download from the label's website. Herlin Riley lays down a killer groove here - the drummers from New Orleans are the best! My favourite alto, Donald Harrison (besides the local guy I play with) - what more can I ask for. This is still available post free from the label's website. Get it! ------------------------------------------------------ 4 - Bill Stewart: Don't Ever Call Me Again (Bill Stewart) Kevin Hays (electric piano) Larry Goldings (organ) Bill Stewart (drums) CD Keynote Speakers (Bill Stewart Music - avaialble through CDBaby), recorded January 8 & 9, 2002 at Clinton Studios, New York, by David Baker Now that the Larry Goldings Trio takes a long break, take this for substitutes. Great idea, using two keyboard players, although he may rarely take this trio on tour. Many different textures, great tunes - there is a 2nd CD, Incandescence. ------------------------------------------------------ 5 - Benjamin Koppel: Pasadena Pancakes (Benjamin Koppel) Benjamin Koppel (alto sax) Larry Goldings (organ) Bill Stewart (drums) CD Hammond Street (www.cowbellmusic.dk), recorded in Los Angeles, January 2006 I bought this at a time when I tried to get every CD Larry Goldings and member of his trio were on. Their reputation as a great backing unit is undisputed. Koppel is a Danish saxist that doesn't sound any worse to me than his US contemporaries. http://www.benjaminkoppel.dk/Home.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 - Jason Seizer: Clara (Jason Seizer) Jason Seizer (tenor sax) Larry Goldings (organ) Peter Bernstein (guitar) Bill Stewart (drums) CD Sketches (organic music), recorded December 3, 1999 in a Netherlands studio Another one with the Goldings Trio. Seizer is a German player of great talent whose career moves slowly, due to the difficult working conditions over here and his uncompromising attitude. Not an innovation, but a beautifully conceived and executed ballad. http://www.jason-seizer.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 - Brad Shepik Trio: Témoin (Brad Shepik) Brad Shepik (guitar) Gary Versace (organ) Tom Rainey (drums) SACD Places You Go (Songlines), recorded 2006? Shepik and Versace are another pair that tries to find new ways for the organ trio. I like the use of 7/8 rhythm and the country-ish B section of the piece, and there is another excellent drummer here, Tom Rainey. http://www.bradshepik.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 - Don Patterson: Embraceable You (Ira Gershwin) Don Patterson (organ) Pat Martino (guitar) LP Four Dimensions, reissued on CD Just Friends (Prestige), recorded August 25, 1967 by Richard Alderson Patterson was one the greatest ballad players of all time - there is a jewel of this kind on almost every album. Thanks all, for listening and guessing - I found the consensus as well as the differing opinions on some tracks quite surprising.