mikeweil

Bruyninckx lists a late 1961 session by Art Farmer and unidentified sidemen for Argo - the tracklisting duplicates much of the Perception LP. I can't find any mention of this session in the notes to the Mosaic box - any explanations or info on this session? Thanks, as always.

Some of it may have been recorded only months before its release, some suggests the latest stylistical developments in Herbie's music. But Shiftless Shuffle was done not only with the Headhunters LP personnel - it was done without overdubs! Imagine the Headhunters album with only the basic tracks, Herbie on Rhodes and clavinet only, and you get the picture. Mason is a genius at the drums - a very competent jazz drummer as well. The funky stuff sounds light and elegant, not heavy handed, when he plays it.

.......Of course the 'Shiftless' on Mr Hands would have been a much later (1980?) recording. The idea of an earlier take is intriguing. Considering the success of the original album one would have thought Columbia would have released an expanded edition (or Headhunters II) if there was unissued material. What makes you so sure - just the release date ca. 1980? The album liner didn't give any recording dates, nor do the discographies. Personnel and sound are identical. I guess Bob Belden just didn't want to touch the legendary Headhunters album, or he didn't know or care or wasn't allowed.

That's Uhuru sasa - Swahili for "freedom now".

Strange thing is, they recorded Tolliver's "The Ringer" in the same studio with the same engineer, probably immediately before or after, and it sounds a lot more balanced ....

I suppose "Shiftless Shuffle" which was released on the "Mr. Hands" album is one of them. An amazing track, with Harvey Mason not making any prisoners .....

One time, I was on a Boeing 757 flight to DFW and when we came in, the pilot just floated the thing down onto the runway. It was so smooth, the whole plane broke out into applause. The flight attendant came on and said, "And after that beautiful landing by Captain Hornblower, welcome to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport." Damnest thing I ever saw. The pilot was out shaking everyone's hand as we left. I still don't know how he did it. I mean, it didn't even feel like the plane was slowing down, never mind touching down! It was a piece of work. So far I have only three flights under my belt, but on one of them - returning from a Bulgaria vacation - the landing was so smooth I hardly noticed. Applause breaking out there, too. Rewardedly so.

Is this the 'big box' version? AFAIK there never was a big box version of the Dexter Gordon - they stopped using LP sized boxes a few years ago.

Which label did the legit release?

I was at their Frankfurt outlet yesterday and only the Mulligan Mosaic was on display on a shelf, but all were in stock when I asked - I bought the Basie and the Farmer/Golson - the very next customer got himself the Farlow and a second I couldn't identify as fast as they were going ..... No trace of the diverse Fantasy/ZYX boxes.

That's what it was!

To me it sounds like an improvised solo - no similarities to anything Herbie recorded before or after. BTW - "the spook who sits by the door" is an alternate (first) title for "actual proof" from the "thrust" album.

Sorry I'm late, but nevertheless: Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Hope you have enough time to enjoy all the nice Zweitausendeins boxes ....

Much too young indeed! RIP. I saw him twice with the VAO - he was bad! and a great high note squealer!

I sincerely hope the roof will not cave in before the piece is finished - this is so slow noone can sense it, so what's the use, except for philosophical accuracy? Cage always underestimated the sensuous side of all music, IMHO.

The Farlow and Farmer/Golson Mosaics cannot be located on their website at all - no matter if I try the names or the order # ..... I will try my luck at their Frankfurt shop later today. Can afford only one or two, but nonetheless ....

Naw, I don't like that chorus LP - Jack de Johnette drums on most tracks, and didn't have one of his best days. I actually like the Hill albums with Chrous better - there is an innocent looseness that reaches me. I blame Keepnews for not recording that live band. Glad you agree on the "stiff" sound - partly due to Fantasy Studio's sound concept and partly to the fact that they were strict studio projects, IMO.

RIP - the Stormy Monday album has given me so many hours of pleasure ... sad news.

Yes they were not recorded very well - but that sound is logical to me, given the raw quality of that music. They had to make some weird adjustments of a multi-track machine for the CD transfer, as the original tape machine was gone - it must have had some bad azimuth maladjustments. This has to sound that harsh and distorted - I cannot imagine that music with a clean B3 sound - PLAY IT LOUD !!!

Indeed. If Harrer was a diehard Nazi sympathisant, he would have been taken apart by critical German journalists, just like Leni Riefenstahl, Heinz Rühmann, or Luis Trenker. I will watch out for critical obituaries and keep you posted.

Couldn't say it any better - all three of the happy variety!

Yeah, Focal point is underrated. I think McCoy Tyner's Milestone LPs are a case where Orrin Keepnews' ambitions to present the artist in a variety of settings - which worked great, IMO, with Joe Henderson - kind of obscured Tyner's own concept. His working band was not documented as much as I would have liked to hear it, especially the one with Eric Gravatt, who was absolutely mindblowing. Some LPs are superfluous, IMO, like Fly With The Wind or the one with chorus - the live recordings worked best. But a lot is a little over-ambitious and a little stiff - you feel the studio too much.

Well, Dauer does, but his book is in German ...

Listened to A-1 earlier today - a Mobley original, obviously based on Get Happy changes. I don't know his 1950's tunes well enough to say if he recycled it, though.