The Magnificent Goldberg

Can I ask an EXTREMELY STUPID question? (Well, if I can't, tough, 'cos here it is.) Why do you WANT to mark all forums as read? MG

Thanks for posting that link Niko. MG

Hmm... MG

'Roll call' was not issued until August 1961 - this gig was done in '62. Can't find out when the Cold Castle Lager festivals were held, but probably not in winter, so early or late in '62. Got hold of this quickly, didn't they? I note that there's no personnel list on the reverse of the sleeve. Wouldn't like trying to guess who's on this cut. Funny, I've seen this but, as I'm not particularly fond of various artist compilations, didn't get it. Also the name Chris McGregor didn't help much. Not my cuppa. MG

Have fun, whenever! MG

Did some more thinking and I've got #2 It's by the Jazz Giants, from the LP 'The sound that stood the test of time' http://electricjive.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/sound-that-stood-test-of-time.html MG

Jimmy Lunceford - Life is fine - Quadromania The music is fine, too, though the packaging is shite! MG

Torn paper before it's pulped? MG

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Well, just as an FYI, I used to go by the handle "Gene Harris Fanatic" so perhaps you should take my opinion with a grain of salt. But its a deeply soulful recording of mostly slow blues and when I first heard it, the first thing I did was to put on the headphones and turn out the lights and just listen. So before you drop big bucks, I'd see about sampling online to see if you'll dig the music. There are people here who actually think its a snooze, along the lines of Grant Green's Feelin' the Spirit. I think I agree with Dan - listen first. The real reason, though, that this is such a great album to listen to on headphones or whatever, is Stanley's SOUND. Gene's playing is fine but not, I think, the main audio interest. So even if you're not a great Harris fan (and I just like him quite a bit), if you appreciate Stanley, you're in for a good time. MG

YAY!!!! :G MG

Oh gawd... MG

I thought March '63 was a lot colder than '62. And I thought that March '13 was colder than ever. It is, and has been for weeks, FUCKING BITTER! Just goes to show. These temperature things don't take into account a persistent north wind. MG

It's odd that that list didn't include 'What is this thing called soul' (Pablo), from the 1960 tour. Or 'Cannonball No 1' (Dobre) from 1969. Oh well. MG

So that's why HP didn't get it MG

The bit I thought was interesting was: The acquisition is being made on behalf of funds managed by Wood Creek and an individual investors group that includes members of Concord's senior management and music industry veterans Steve Smith, a principal in Bicycle Music, and Scott Pascucci, a former head of Rhino Entertainment. So this is, in part, a management buyout, plus a couple of old heavies, one of whom was in the reissue business, plus the usual suits. Well, we'll see. MG

This afternoon Cootie Williams - Original Hit recordings 1944 - Hit (Phoenix) A wonderful set with a fantastic band including Jaws, Cleanhead & Bud Powell - and the original version of 'Round midnight'. MG

Just dug out Earland's album 'Unforgettable' which is where I heard Alexander first. That was Dec 1991, so Alexander was 23! I am astounded! The photo on the reverse makes him look about 14! MG

Very helpful clue, thanks Dan. The tune is 'A Baptist beat' from 'Roll call'. It's not Hank Mobley's version, neither of them on the CD. The only version I've been able to research with the right instrumentation is by a trumpet player called Al Pearson, from his 1997 album called ''Bout time' on the BLD label. Pearson's a Kansas City musician, so I don't know why Hot Ptah hasn't identified him, unless it's NOT Al Pearson I had a shufti on You Tube, since you were so sneaky about including a bit of a DVD, and found a couple of live versions by a Dutch combo called the Beets Brothers (Beets pronounced 'bates'), but it was just a quartet. So I'm going for Al Pearson. MG

This morning Buddy Johnson - Go ahead and rock - Roulette Buddy's last album, a couple of years before he died. Mosty re-recordings of his earlier material but some new gems. Recent posting here reminded me I hadn't listened to this in a good while The Jack Wilson Quartet - Atlantic (Discovery) MG

Yeah, it's green - but he's looking back. Quite nice album, which I forgot I had. MG

I think that session was recorded at the old Chappell Music on New Bond Street, London. Small studio - on the upper floor of a larger music/music instrument store. When I popped in years ago and saw how inocuous it was it left me gob-smacked that the great Monk had actually recorded there. Chapell Music alright. November '71. That would have been cool to have been there! The lp sounds really good. Chappells was one of the three shops I used to buy stuff from in 1961/2, when I worked around the corner by Berkeley Square. Today, two not quite live albums, both partly live, partly studio John Coltrane - Live at Birdland - Impulse (Jasmine) Slim & the Supreme Angels - More than alive - Nashboro (no usable image on web) Then Les McCann & Gerald Wilson - McCann/Wilson - Pacific Jazz (Fontana UK with REALLY naff cover art!) Pilgrim Travelers - Shake my mother's hand - Specialty Willis Jackson - West Africa - Muse (one of the least naff covers ever!) MG

Noted y'all. MG

T-Bone worked with jazz bands in the thirties and with lots of jazz musicians in the forties. MG

Noted folks. BTW, the bonus cuts won't quite fit onto a CD, so, anyone who wants a disc, they'll be coming to you by e-mail. (Aready tested with Hot Ptah ) MG