mikeweil

hehe ... Jack Wilson was a chameleon.

Back to the original topic: A good pair that fits on one CD are the two Prestige LPs by Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, Flute Flight & Flute Soufflé. Agree on the mess with the Prestige McLean LPs, but this happened to a lot of material, especially when it came from the 10" LP era. Monk's sessions are a case in point, and I hate to see them RVG'd in the same scattered compilations. Concord's Cuscuna has yet to be found! Fantasy was pretty inconsistent about completing sessions - sometimes they did, sometimes not.

That's what I was thinking as well, but the version I know is the one from The Latin Side of..., and it ain't this one. Dan's messing with us again! I'm aware of this - still it sounds a lot like Vince! Maybe this is a possibility - but Tom Jobim is only on a few tracks, and there are no vibes here ...

# 7: A nice funky groove turning into Horace Silver's "The Preacher" with a two-trombone frontline. Nice, they really gig in - I'm not too good at guessing trombonists, however .... Fat bass sound, no pickup, the way I like it. # 8: This vinyl is off center! Drummer using a tambourine like that reminds me that I'm looking for a 14" tambourine to use in place of a snare ..... Vibes and all, nice band, lots of churchy overtones. No idea who this is. That tenor sounds terribly familiar, though ..... # 9: Now if that aren't The Three Sounds ..... # 10: I hate those familiar sounding tenors! I'm not listening to that kind of stuff often enough any more to recognize them easily ..... and one of those tunes recorded a thousand times, "I a Mellow Tone" ...... Curious who this is, but doesn't inspire me very much. # 11: Very nice big band - again I HAFC, but all the soloists dig in properly in this no-nonsense treatment. Again a nice big fat bass sound to dive it along. Is this a Californian band? # 12: Billy Strayhorn's "Blood Count" - a sincere, heartfelt rendition, but none beats the one on Duke's "... and his mother called him Bill" LP. Familiarity again here, but not enough for guessing. # 13: Hank Crawford doing "Angel Eyes" - should be from one of his early Atlantic LPs. I might have this, but am not at home so can't check. Yeah - only fault about these albums is that rarely another horn gets a chance to solo. But the groove and soulfulness are great. Just bass and drums for most of the time, and they sound so great! These Atlantic engineers made perfect sound! Dave Sanborn owes a ton to this! Nice arrangement, too - Crawford's probably. # 14: The number of scratches and ticks indicates this piece of vinyl was taken to the moon and back more than once ..... I have to admit I don't like the slightly flat, sleepy intonation of that tenor. # 15: "Blue and Sentimental" - probably a bunch of swing veterans. Someone like Buddy Tate blowing the tenor? # 16: Pianist with a rather hard touch, and a rendition of "Jumpin' a the Woodside" that somewhat leaves me cold ..... # 17: Well ..... another very familiar sounding tenor ..... this time I kick my butt I don't get him. Short and very nice! He swings and all. # 18: "Mr. Lucky" - the pianist sounds an awful lot like Vince Guaraldi, but the version I have in my head sounds somewhat different, and a little faster. Still, I go for Vince. Very nice sequencing, and a very enjoyable trip! If only the weather were better here in Lower Saxony! Thanks, Dan, excellent job!

I'm comfortably sitting here in the house of friends in Northern Germany (near my wife's birthplace) who kindly offered theirs while they are in Denmark. Very nice hifi with Quadral Amun speakers, and a DSL connection .... No AMGing, no looking up, as I am far from my collection, and no peeking at others's guesses. Disc 1: # 1: "Chain of Fools" - no idea who this is, but I like it. Must be done around 1970, typical groove and all. Bass is almost as good as Jerry Jemmott .... # 2: Jackie McLean going Jr. Walker? Hehe .... # 3: Oh yeah! Some old swing methods applied here, but the electric bass places this into the 1960's. Fun stuff. When the slide guitar comes in, I can't help bu think of Buddy Emmons - I only know his recently reissued Mercury LP. # 4: More slide guitar fun - sounding even more like Buddy Emmons. But all pickers are good here, the jumpy rhythm is a little old-fashioned, but played by the heart - I like this very much, even more than the previous track. Imagine that with a bunch of tenor saxes! # 5: Is that one of Ben Webster's doo-wop sides for Mercury? Or Gene Ammons? Well, I'd not buy this, but it's a nice listen in that context - the tenor is down to business, for sure. # 6: "Bluesology", but by a doorbellist with a style modelled after pre-Bags players. I keep thinking about his identity but can't seem to come up with any fitting name .... More to come!

The recent Miles/Trane box set on Prestige is a case in point.

No - what did it sound like?

Now, with some spare time in the comfortable house of friends to spend the remainder of our vacation, and a superfast connection, I find the opportunity to update the answers with some links and photos. If you have any specific requests, go ahead.

Yes, that was on British EMI Harvest. There was a cheapo CD reissue in Italy. A nice album. Bennie Maupin's Almanac LP on Improvising Artists shares the rhythm section and is a nice companion.

..... although it looks a bit like the mike wires were wrapped around the sax neck.

That's when I got mine Has anybody noticed this new 6 CD Coltrane box Concord has scheduled for release on September 26? Fearless Leader

Stanley was born in 1934.

I knew some web wizard like couw would find those liners online! Congrats! John, the next question is yours! p.s. One has to know that Gordon played with Eddie Chamblee early in his career.

As posted above, he stated that he listened to Ben Webster and Johnny Hodges every day, but that his favourite was someone else ..... My source is the liner notes of this CD: Jon Gordon, The Things We Need (Justintime Records) Gordon mentions a conversation he had with Garbarek in his liner notes, and there .....

Okay, one more hint: it's a guy from the Hawkins school.

I bought his first Atlantic LP out of curiosity back then - but it was surprisingly good. I listened to it a lot, before I sold it to make space about ten years ago. His distinctive sound on soprano and tenor still rings in my ears. R.I.P.

Ben Webster and Johnny Hodges were among those he confessed listening to every day, but his favourite was someone else - and a tenor man, as I said.

No correct guess yet ..... lemme give you a hint: he's black, and was born before 1930

I'd say one name per post, but you can try again as many times as is necessary .....

They probably ran into trouble while trying to check in their hand baggage .....

There are plenty skeptics who doubt they have been on the moon at all ...... would be the perfect deal if the tapes were gone.

Excellent idea, but it's not quite that crazy a choice .....

Sorry, no .....

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I'm not sure whether there already is or was a thread like this, but nonetheless ..... Rules: Place a jazz-related question. He/she who gets the answer correct first may place the next one. Please state your source for the question and answer to avoid arguments. The first question: Who is Jan Garbarek's favourite jazz tenor saxist?