mikeweil

Well, Guarabe where Clare Fischer overdubs several layers of Rhodes for orchestral effect on the first track, is nice, too, but not crazy ....

While these are categorized as new releases on SA-CD.net, they all seem to be reissues of titles previously available on XRCD - which were limited editions, IIRC. At least they were new to me ......

Talking 'bout George Duke - those MPS albums he did in the 1970's have some mean keyboards on them - especiall the first one, Faces in Reflection, which never was on CD, to my knowledge. He does a live solo on it with Wurlitzer electric and Moog including several effects pedals that's really great!

IIRC new age music was not a label to sell things when the Köln Concert was first released. But the newage pianists - George Winston in particular - owe a lot to Jarrett - they watered him down as far as possible. Overrated? I dunno - I think it's largely a matter of taste. But I have to admit I too prefer him as an ensemble player, especially in the "American" quartet of the 1970's. And I prefer solo piano with a little more "meat" - or more lyricism - but again, it's all a matter of taste.

This was Campi's label - he has the rights to most, if not all CBBB recordings - everybody wanting to do a reissue has to lease them from him. His standards are high, and rightly so. Obviously the Schema/Rearward people have a direct line to him.

Will you please report here once you've listened to it?

So that Teddy Charles session with Mingus was his recording debut .... my hat off to this! What a debut! Just happened to listen to this yesterday and again this morning. What an original player! Thanks for the disco, Mike!

I found four releases on SA-CD.net - all seem to have the late Ray Brown participating. Has anybody heard about these hybrid SACDs? Sexy covers, like Venus - seems to be a selling factor for jazz in Japan. "Mack The Knife" Lionel Hampton Ray Brown "I'm Walking" Ray Brown "Easy Walker" Larry Fuller Ray Brown Jeff Hamilton "Lillie" Milt Jackson Ichiro Masuda

Label: Foa Records - http://www.foarecords.com/ Serial: FRGJ-2004 Title: Milt Jackson: Lillie Milt Jackson Ichiro Masuda Details: 1. I Owes Ya (Milt Jackson) 2. What You Say Dr. "J"? (James Williams) 3. Lillie (Milt Jackson) 4. Used To Be Jackson (Ray Brown) 5. Compassion (Milt Jackson) 6. Our Delight (Tadd Dameron) 7. Ne Afterglow (Milt Jackson) 8. Bags Groove (Milt Jackson) 9. The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble) Found this here.

The John Lewis "Afternoon in Paris" is still missing in my collection ..... could be dangerous for my bank account.

Now how many albums will do this? Strangely enough this reminds me of an interview with - Anthony Braxton, no less: He said he wanted his music to be really useful, like what a baker or craftsman did, that people get warm feet from it ...

If you count the mallet instrument bars .... vibes and marimba, played by Tjader, and acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet and synth handled by Egberto Gismonti and George Duke (as "Dawili Gonga"). But all in a conventional manner. I really love this album, almost wore it out, but it's not earth shaking as far as adventurous keyboards are concerned.

Though I didn't have a dad playing such music - wish there would have been - I agree that they - and Guaraldi's work in general - deserve serious discussion. We should remember how hard it is to make music that is easy to listen to and entertaining and has something to offer to the dedicated fan as well. I tend to dislike jazzoid version of Latin music, but his work well even for my critical ears

There was a second two-CD box Gigi Gampi produced, that included, among others, that particular album. I got it directly from Campi. I have the first one, too. PM me in case .....

Must have overlooked this the first time around .... Invitation is among my favourite Jackson records, as it is not a mere blowing session like most of his albums, but a nicely arranged date with a peculiar mood and great sidemen. Bags and Kenny already recorded together in the late 1940's (Savoy? at least there is a Savoy reissue LP I have with this) with excellent results. Long live "the King"!

Those Burrell/Galbraith tracks never were on CD IIRC - they only were included on some Burrell LP compilation issued in the 1970's - I had that one for a while, they're pretty good. Would have been great bonus material for the Two Guitars album CD, but no ....

Geoff Keezer is a crazy keyboard player of the younger generation - at least that's what Christian McBride calls him. There is a Charnett Moffett disc with Keezer and Victor Lewis that displays it pretty well, and there was a download of a concert at GMN with an electric set that's very good.

He was with Blood, Sweat & Tears for most of the 1970's and didn't have much time for sideman dates. I love these albums you mentioned, too.

Hope you had a swingin', groovin' one!

Speaking of Tiny Grimes - the OJC CD of Calling the Blues does not have the two additional tracks from that session issued on a later compilation LP. As far as adding bonus tracks is concerned, the OJCs are pretty inconsistent. Most of the times they include some, in the case of a Gil Mellé reissue it was a complete session, but often some are missing. I would have added the tracks issued on the Booker Ervin LP Groovin' HIgh to the respective sessions. The Kenny Dorham This Is The Moment does not include the blues tune Optional from these sesssions. What I find equally annoying is the fact that sometimes they do separate OJC CDs where two related LPs would fit on one twofer CD without problems: I just burned me both Herbie Mann LPs with Bobby Jaspar on one 72 minute CD - a perfect twofer, but no, they reissued it as two OJC CDs. Same with some Teddy Charles material. On the contrary, the Gil Mellé or James Moody material was reissued in pefect form .... One more for the Orphan list: One track left off the twofer of Patrice Rushen's Prelusion/Before the dawn.

According to the Candid website, We Insist! is available on Candid CCD 79002. Candid catalogue

I wanted to kick myself real hard for not recognizing # 7, but then, what shall I sit upon before the computer screen to read the others' guesses ........ -_-

Okay, let's go for the overflow .... Again, all this was written at first listen without peeking, AMGing or whatever - just plain memory as basic resource. Track 1: I probably know this plucker, but can't determine him right now ..... nice, but doesn't move me too much. Some familiar pianist, too, I suppose, it all faintly reminds me of some late 1970's Prestige sessions Barry Harris did. Track 2: If my memory serves me right, the J.J.Johnson Blue Note session with Clifford Brown. Can't recall who played the bass on it. Classic stuff, good example for fast walkin', for sure. I prefer more relaxed tempos, although they do this very well. Track 3: Gene Ammons? He had some bad bass players in the band for his early Prestige sessions. Swings hard and serves its purpose. Like it! Track 4: It's always hard for me to guess these hard bop altoists. Sounds like a Prestige RVG engineered session. Like the tenor best on this track. Track 5: Oh - I have that one - jazz for belly dancers! The music sounds like the name of the bassist suggests. What became of him, BTW - have no idea what became of him after these sessions and his tenure with Monk; did he die early? There's one thing you can hear on this track: The dumbeg drummer plays straight on the beat, whereas bass and jazz drums (Andrew Cyrille!) play slightly ahead of the beat - at one point they almost loose each other. Calo Scott was a fantastic cellist!!!!!! Had half of this CD on LP and bought that right away when it was reissued on CD - highly recommended for any fan of jazz oriental. Track 6: I never before heard that one - I would remember a march opening like this. If this didn't sound more recent, I'd guess Leo Parker, but so ..... is this Cecil Payne in a hard blowing mood? Excellent tenor again. No idea who the rest are. Track 7: I know that trumpet player ...... tenor too .... can't get them right now - very interesting. Who is this? Track 8: Awful up front pick up bass sound - you hear the attack on the strings way too much. It's hard for me to enjoy this good piece of music because of this bass sound ... a record I would sell for that exact reason. He has nice ideas, an original. Would like to hear him without that dreaded pickup! The others are a little too pedestrian for my taste, although they all are in good blowing spirits. Track 9: Very engaged, spirited playing, excellent tenor! No idea who they are. Track 10: With all likelihood that's from one of Milt Jackson's Pablo albums. Nothing extraordinary, but nice. No idea who the sidemen are. Track 11: I know that theme, and the tenor ..... arghhh! Track 12: No idea. Spirited players all the way. Track 13: Hah! Solo bass rendition of a Jimi Hendrix tune! Wild! What else is on this CD? Who is this? All I can say after all of this: More bass!!!!

Welcome to the board! Very convincing debut! Helps a lot!