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  1. Howard Riley CBS reissues

    in Re-issues

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    For those who missed the original Sony reissues of these two classic Columbia releases, Hux Records have now them both on a two-fer with new liner notes. Howard Riley's 'Angle' and 'The Day Will Come' are exceptionally good albums and received four star awards in the Penguin Guide to Jazz. These were two of pianist Riley's earliest trio recordings from the 1960s and whilst hardly "mainstream" are arguably more (instantly) accessible, before he moved into more solo work. Riley's a great pianist and innovator and these are two of his very best.

    http://www.huxrecords.com/cdsales141.htm

    Absolutely essential.... both of them. Well done, Hux!

  4. Black Saint/Soul Note Box Sets

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    Putting a plug in for the Dave Douglas box set: 3 albums with his Dresser or Gress/Friedlander/Feldman/Sarin group, including the incomparable Convergence; ROVA's "Ascension"; a Tim Berne-produced Mark Dresser date; and a John Lindberg date w/ Ed Thigpen, Douglas, & Larry Ochs. Which is to say the set is split equally between state-of-the-art 1990's NYC Downtown music and some of what was happening on the West Coast at the same time. Great variety on here and this is when Douglas was on fire. The writing on the leader dates is superb and the improvisations on the sideman dates are incisive. A joy from top to bottom, and one of the essential sets in this series IMO.

    I agree, he was on fire during this period. I already have all the CDs so won't buying the boxset, though.

  8. JLH reissue plans

    in Re-issues

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    My Horace Tapscott arrived this morning and it's a knockout! The sound is unbelievably good, so good in fact that I had to dig out my old RCA Novus CD to confirm I was listening to the same album. The artwork is just what you'd expect from Jonathan... beautiful. Also included is an interesting essay by Bill Shoemaker which gives some background to the making of the album and the state of the LA jazz scene at the time.

    My reissue of the year.......

  12. Goodbye Acker

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by Head Man

    Arguably Acker's most significant album was a meeting of the mouldy fygges and the dirty boppers in the middle ground of mainstream inspired by Ellington. 'Blue Acker' (With the Stan Tracey Big Brass) from 1968 was an album recorded with the cream of British jazz at that time (1968). A memorable album, it was thankfully reissued on CD by Lake a few years back. Ian Carr, who played on the album, also wrote the sleeve notes which are made available in full on Stan's web site:

    http://www.stantracey.com/LinerNotes/BlueAcker.htm R.I.P. Acker

    Acker-Bilk-Blue-Acker-291119.jpg

    Any idea where I might be able to pick up a copy of this on CD at a reasonable price, Roger?

    Amazon has some second hand CD copies but at quite a price. It is an excellent album though.

    Too rich for me, I'm afraid.

    I contacted Fellside Records about the possibilty of them re-issuing it, but the cost of relicensing it from Unversal make this uneconomical. (How many times have I heard that!)

  13. The Story of Blue Note

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

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    A review from a Swedish member of the Hoffman forum below.

    Indeed it is [a good book]. I'm just about an hour in to it, but as a jazz fan in general and BN fan in particular, this is a must have. It's big, heavy and has that thick paper quality that at least I really enjoy. Almost 400 pages with forewords by Wayne Shorter, Robert Glasper and Don Was. Lots and lots of pictures, words about the time, about the jazz environment, clubs, sessions, people and covers. What I really like so far is that it sheds some light over the 30s and 40s jazz which has been a blind spot for me.

    For me, this is a book to accompany the music I live with every day. It's a book that's needed in a time of downloads, clubs going out of business and where I have to travel all over Europe in search of second hand music to buy...

    For me it's invaluable to have 400 pages that I can use to just disappear in for a while. To forget about lifes obligations and enjoy the music.

    I think Shorters words about Lion & Wolff creating Blue Note Records says it all;...'By capturing authentic musical expression in a place of freedom, a place where music, art and poetry could freely florish, they demonstrated the true meaning of democracy.'

    Now, I need to get back to reading and listening!

    Thanks for posting that, Lon.

    I think I'll treat myself for Christmas...........

  15. Goodbye Acker

    in Artists

    Posted

    Arguably Acker's most significant album was a meeting of the mouldy fygges and the dirty boppers in the middle ground of mainstream inspired by Ellington. 'Blue Acker' (With the Stan Tracey Big Brass) from 1968 was an album recorded with the cream of British jazz at that time (1968). A memorable album, it was thankfully reissued on CD by Lake a few years back. Ian Carr, who played on the album, also wrote the sleeve notes which are made available in full on Stan's web site:

    http://www.stantracey.com/LinerNotes/BlueAcker.htm R.I.P. Acker

    Acker-Bilk-Blue-Acker-291119.jpg

    Any idea where I might be able to pick up a copy of this on CD at a reasonable price, Roger?

  17. Nic Jones DVD

    in New Releases

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    Although this is a jazz forum, I know there are a few fans of Nic Jones lurking here.

    Anyway, I've just heard that Topic Records are releasing a DVD of a recently aired BBC4 documentary. In addition to the documentary, the DVD also includes the full performances of seven songs that were only shown in part, in the documentary.

    Full details here:

    http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/category/artist-a-z-index/nic-jones/

    If you've never heard Nic Jones then try and and hear his masterpiece, 'Penguin Eggs'. Many call it the greatest British folk album ever made......

  20. Rat Race Blues - with friends like this....

    in Offering and Looking For...

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    sonny max - I never contact Amazon, only Noel Cohen. As I hope anyone would contact me in a similar situation. Nothing in the preceding indicates that anyone contacted a third party. And yes, I started a thread here; why does anyone start a thread? Because it is of interest.

    but if I get your point, there's no problem with the association between Barton and the book and/or it's none of my business anyway; so why do YOU have a problem in renewing the association between Barton and this forum? And if so why is it any of YOUR business whether or not I open up a thread? Because like a lot of people I have encountered on this forum, rather than deal with an actual question or issue you would rather question the motivations of the questioner.

    and to say "let's be honest" - as though I have not ALREADY been honest; as I said: "f it were my product I would take the quote down." The point that I am speaking to is personal judgment, not a need for legislative relief.

    is called an open discussion of issues that we, as human beings, grapple with. It's called a FORUM.

    :tup:tup ...nice one, Allen.

  22. CD Sale: I will sell You Any CD I Own, YOU NAME THE PRICE

    in Offering and Looking For...

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    name the CD and make me an offer - if I have it and I like you it's yours, AT THE PRICE YOU CHOOSE - if I don't like you, or I'm not in the mood, than forget it - with apologies to the old Seinfeld show and our German participants - I AM THE CD NAZI

    Anthony Braxton "Live In Willisau" and "Live in Santa Cruz" for a Flamin' Groovies bootleg I once bought drunk on ebay. When I sobered up I had no idea why I did that.

    can't do that one - but will trade you the Braxton for your sister and two hardboiled eggs -

    Does this offer still stand?

    It's probably gone up to three hardboiled eggs by now.........

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