The Magnificent Goldberg

I like this one Houston Person - Wildflower - Muse Also Lou Donaldson - Sunny side up - BN Bill was a very versatile player, a very beautiful ballad player indeed. MG

Mighty Sparrow Dr Sir Warrior Castro Destroyer

Listening at work, next to a construction zone as the steamroller attempts to vibrate my building off the foundation. Egad. Track 1 - Blue Man Group meets Sun Ra meets Frank Zappa. I’m in. Not sure what else to say. Nope Track 2 - I could stand a lot more music like this. It’s got that quiet storm feel, but it’s also maintaining a creative level of musicality. Not sure who the vocalist is, but I like the deep, contralto quality of her voice. One of my favourite singists, this lady. Track 3 - This is a cool feel. There’s some Mulligan influence in the bari, but I’m thinking it’s someone more like Serge Chaloff or perhaps even a multi-instrumentalist like Jimmy Giuffre. Reminds me a lot of the Charade soundtrack, so I’m in. You're probably right about the Mulligan influence, but this guy is a lot less well known than the people you've mentioned. Track 4 - A bit smooth for my taste. Sounds a bit like a neutered David Sanborn (or, later DS, which is about the same). Not feeling this one. A definite Sanborn influence, but somewhat more of the guy Sanborn copies, in my view. Track 5 - Had no clue early, but it’s obviously Afro Blue. The two guys I know who did that voice+flute thing this well would be Yusef and Shihab. I don’t believe it’s either. You're right, it's neither. Track 6 - I like the basic feel of this, but I’m not sure how well it would hold up over time. In general, I tend to like that repetitive, trancy sort of thing. Groovy. I find a lot of this guy's stuff lasts well. But I haven't had this one long... Track 7 - A little, good ol’-fashioned, straight-ahead Jazz. I’ll make the embarrassing guess of Sweets on trumpet. No new ground broken, but pleasant to listen to (maybe a bit too much so in the latter half of the 6th minute). Not Sweets. Track 8 - Any of this Tito-esque influenced Latin music is a win for me. No idea who it is, but give me more of it. Ah! Especially in Spanish! I’d LOVE to work with a band playing this music… sadly, I live in the whitest state in the nation. 'Tis a great pity that this is from the only album this band made. Track 9 - Predates my ability to identify. Sounds like Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You, to me. Okay… got the song, anyway. Song's right. Yes, it's early. Track 10 - I like this, but the saxophonist seems to have that over-affectedness of the modern player in his attack. Like he’s going for that Marsh effect, but doesn’t have Warne’s story behind it. You're getting the story right, there, Thom. I never thought of Warne Marsh in this connection, as I've heard very little of his music. It's from a MOST unsatisfactory album, but this track is a likeable one, without being really satisfactory. Track 11 - In from the get go. Plenty of story behind this. Pretty sure this lurks within my collection, but not instantly certain what it is. Hints of Frank Wright in that tone. A little Joe McPhee in there, too. He doesn’t have that A-list technique, but sure as hell means it. I hope this IS in your collection. But I think you'll say that he really is an A-list player when the end of the month comes. Track 12 - This sounds very much like Misty to me, but I can’t make any guesses as to what it’s called here and/or who might be playing it. Something reminds me of the muzak my grandmother used to have going on the radio at her house when I would visit her. I can’t say it wins me over. Wait a second, now. That tenor certainly sounds like Ike Quebec enough to get me to rethink my opinion. It's not Ike, but a contemporary. Track 13 - This is bitchin’. Head sounds very familiar. Beastly tenor! Not someone I’m overly familiar with, but a BIG sound and aggressive approach. The ideas strike me as early Harold Land, but this is more of a brute than that. Liking this a LOT! One of the greatest of the well known but hideously underrated tenor players the world has ever known. Hope you become a fan. Track 14 - This one has the same quality I described on track 12, minus the bitchin’ tenor (which I still think was Ike Quebec). This is more a guess the arranger job. Track 15 - Right of the bat it sounds like The Thrill Is Gone. Another brute. I could stand a lot of this. Guitar does nothing for me, but the rest of it is spot on. I agree about the guitarist. The tenor player is the man. I know who it is but nothing much about him. Maybe someone else does. Track 16 - No idea. Does not seem to be a heavy-weight player. Intonation issues abound and the ideas are generally not very interesting. Heavyweight in a different ring. Track 17 - I believe that’s Serenade to a Soul Sister. If it’s not Rahsaan, it’s someone who desperately wants to be. Ah… it’s not him, but again, desperately wishes to be. Not 'Serenade to a soul sister' but another tune first recorded on Blue Note (but retitled for this recording). I don't THINK anyone in this band had aspirations towards being like Kirk, but I could be wrong. Thanks for the listenables. Some stuff in here I want to add to the collection for sure. Thanks for those comments, Thom. Glad you liked some. More discussion of #10 might be productive after the reveal (or if someone gets it earlier). MG

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Is that a pre-beard Coleperson Hawkins? MG

Cressida Troilus Doris Troy

Gazzer Jimmy Durante Ace cub reporter Jimmy Olsen

Eileen Dover Warren Hastings St Leonard

Mr C Trudy Pitts Brad Pitt

I used to love 77 Sunset Strip. RIP Efrem Zimbalist Jr MG

The links have gone out, so here's the discussion thread. MG

Ah, I've been looking for the Bill Doggett, in a lackadaisical way, for years. Ditto the Billy Butler. I've got a lot of Black & Blue, mostly on LP; I ought to get some of those complete CD issues. Glad to hear there's a lot on DL, as I've little room for more CDs. A damn good ride, Dan! Thank you. MG

I have a few gospel compilations on Acrobat that AREN'T very well done, on the other hand. But I have one on P-vine that's as bad.... Shrugs and effs off. MG

Robbie Burns George Burns George Freeman MG

You're right. When putting one together, I try to avoid people like Horace Silver, Lee Morgan and so on. One doesn't want to make it TOO easy MG

Gil Fuller Dizzy Gillespie The Fuller Bop Man

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Well, I'll have another go at that. You're right, I ought to get this one. I see no one has yet. MG

I bet the 75 celebrated recordings run out well before 2014 MG

It's from this Ray Charles CD Ray Charles - Genius + soul = jazz live - Golden age of Jazz JZCD310. It was recorded 22 Oct 1961 in Paris. An Italian issue came out in 1991. It's never been reissued, as far as I know. Don's solo on this date is truly a masterpiece. He recorded it again with Ray in Berlin, the following year. That was issued on Pablo 5301 in 1996. Don played essentially the same solo, described by Bob Porter in the notes as 'muscular', which it is. But the Paris version is passionately ethereal. Bob at the time hadn't heard either of the Paris CDs (another CD, recorded the day before, is on Jazz Music of Yesterday JMY1009 - again an Italian issue. The tape is muddy on the three instrumentals starting the gig - 'Doodlin'', 'The story', & 'Lil darlin'', but there's some great playing there, if you can stand the sound.) If you want some live Don Wilkerson playing his heart out, go to CD Baby and get a DL of 'Live from Lott's Emporium' by Carl Lott (formerly drummer with Hank Crawford)- two gigs featuring 1 Arnett Cobb; and 2 Don Wilkerson. Don's playing on 'My funny valentine' is amazing. CD Baby have run out of CDs of this, so a DL is the only option at present, it appears. Oh, I see you can get the Paris CD pictured above at Amazon UK dirt cheap. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Genius-Soul-Jazz-Live-Ray-Charles/dp/B00004VOE1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398709475&sr=8-1&keywords=ray+charles+genius+%2B+soul+%3D+jazz+live Carpe diem, as Jim says. MG

Misty Knight Knight Rider David Hasselhof

That's a good store - I got a lot from there when I was over there. A good store will do better than an average one in this kind of event, I'd guess. MG

Wrong tune. It's 'Blues abrupt' with Arnett. Oh well, can't win 'em all. I did better with this one than usual MG

Damn! I got that Jordan a few weeks ago. Have only listened a few times. Funny, I was thinking of putting one of the other tracks ('Something for Fred') into my BFT next month, but decided I'd let it stew for a year or two. MG