Head Man

Bump! Any news Jonathan?

Ah......I guess they must have passed me by. So much music...so little time.

These are.....what?

I'd forgotten about that one. Must dig it and give it a spin.

I agree. These are my two favourite Oliver Nelson albums....apart from 'Blues & The Abstract Truth', of course.

Been looking for a copy of this for a long time. Finally snagged one for a reasonable(ish) price.

There's A LOT of discs though!

It's a Leo release that's never had a CD re-issue (I think). There are vinyl rips circulating in the blogosphere though. BTW it's a very nice album.

No shortage of hyperbole in that article. I think it might take a few more years before I would consider comparing Pi with Savoy, Blue Note & Verve. Anyway, here's hoping!

I have a real soft spot for this label and used to have many of their blues LPs. In fact this: was one of the first albums I ever bought, in the early 60s. Amazingly it's still available from Arhoolie in vinyl. I love record labels that do that!

Thanks for the heads-up on this release, Bill, I must have missed it when it came out. I presume the two albums included on it are needle-drops, so what does it "sound" like? To me it sounds beautiful, but then I'm no expert on matters technical. Thanks Bill, I've ordered a copy.

Thanks for the heads-up on this release, Bill, I must have missed it when it came out. I presume the two albums included on it are needle-drops, so what does it "sound" like?

Always a problem when playing vinyl.

Yes, Ray used to sell jazz from a tiny basement in Collets when it was in New Oxford Street. The ground floor was the Folk/Blues department (more a large room, actually) and there was always a running battle between the two departments about who was playing "their" music too loudly. When Collets closed the New Oxford Street shop in the early 1970s, they opened up a new book shop in Charing X Road which had the folk department in the basement. The jazz department under Ray Smith moved to the shop in Shaftesbury Avenue with blues being sold from the basement.

For me, he'd already dived off before then. I have this album but it's not one I ever play now.

That would be my reading too!

What sad news...another one of my heroes gone.

"Bad Taste" doesn't come anywhere near describing this project.....I'm gobsmacked. Is it for real?

It's probably been discussed earlier but I really don't like this cover, it has the feel of a bootleg.......oh, I get it now!

Thanks for that. Ordered there and got 28 points on my Nectar Card too! Nice to know I can order Miles Davis CDs alongside the shallots and bleach. White onions................nice.

I have that Cecil McBee on vinyl..... I hadn't realised it had never been reissued on CD. Anyone know why? Ah...the perennial Hum Dono! Perhaps Vocalion will put it out one day.

Actually it HAS been released in full on CD. A Japanese "doubler". Go on someone...please tell me it IS available on CD!

Are they out of copyright?

You can get machines that make coffee too........