The Magnificent Goldberg

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/brazilian-student-sells-virginity-780-000-034334755.html What about that? "It's more sane than doing it drunk at a party with a stranger." MG

What about trashed LPs? MG

A download for me, please. MG

Nice job, Ted; I've got both of them. He was working for Diz a lot of the time, wasn't he? And Jaws/Griff. MG

Now that, mister, is unforgivable! Now will you please put on one of these and stand in the corner until called back! Don't have anything against those sides - haven't heard them. Couldn't justify getting the Mosaic for those sessions. Just remembered I have all but one of Johnny Lytle's albums - 'Does it again' PJ. MH The LD Mosaic doesn't have any of the Clifford Brown stuff-- that's all on Brownie's Complete BN/PJ Recordings box. The Mosaic is just several late 50s hard bop dates with the usual suspects, most of which never showed up on CD outside Japan. Oh, even less reason to spend that money!

BSN confirm that the London 14000 series was 10", even though they don't list the Chris Connor LP. http://bsnpubs.com/london/londonamerican/3londonam14000.html MG

Now that, mister, is unforgivable! Now will you please put on one of these and stand in the corner until called back! Don't have anything against those sides - haven't heard them. Couldn't justify getting the Mosaic for those sessions. Just remembered I have all but one of Johnny Lytle's albums - 'Does it again' PJ. MH

One for me, too, please MG

What Don Patterson's don't you have Mike? I believe I have them all (a couple courtesy of you ) I'm sure I have all the Grant Green's leader and sideman dates that have come out so far - waiting for the live album on Uptown to issue now. I believe I'm missing two Gene Ammons albums - 'Hooray for Coltrane' on Session and 'Birdland' on Chazzer (and I'm not sure these aren't mistakes on someone's part). I think I have everything from the 78 era except his appearances with Herman. I have all Willis Jackson's albums and a lot of his earlier stuff, but there are sideman appearances for King and Atlantic I haven't got. I have every Groove Holmes leader and sideman recording that's been issued, except 'Working on a groovy thing' and '$6,000,000 man'. All the issued Baby Face Willette's (thanks to Dan). All of Lou Donaldson except the material with Brownie. (And, yes, even the trashy ones.) All the Billy Larkins. I'm pretty sure I have everything by Sekouba Bambino Diabate, even two sideman albums on which he only plays ngoni (and produced). I don't know how much Sonny Criss I haven't got; not much, I reckon. But I wouldn't say I COLLECT him, as such, if you know what I mean. I just buy anything I see. MG

Arthur Prysock? Ray Charles/Betty Carter? MG MG, I think SS1 means what's marketed as 'smooth jazz' but is really instrumental R'n'B with all rough edges shaved away and almost no relationship to blues at all. Rippingtons and their ilk. Most soul jazz could be characterised as instrumental R&B. MG But it has plenty of "B". Indeed it does. Its development paralleled that of R&B (most of the people who developed R&B were jazz musicians) and, when R&B went smooth, so did Soul Jazz. (George Benson knows why) MG I don't think GB's really responsible for the Smooth Jazz genre. He had so much energy in his playing they couldn't stifle it. I think it's the Verve Wes Montgomery sessions, and then even more so - his last A&M ones. The A&M ones really smooth it over. Even Grant Green's Easy - is more lush than the Benson albums, before his (Benson's), total crossover to pop. There is a harder Jazz/Funk energy on some of those Benson albums, but I guess ultimately it is all semantics, in that the Benson Jazz-Funk (Body Talk, Blue Benson etc) is still pointing the way towards the 'generic' Smooth Jazz styles we know now. I've even got a Verve Wynton Kelly album that is all 'arrangements' and no playing. Yeah, I've got that Wynto LP, too Benson was, I agree, behind Wes on smoothing jazz out. But I was referring to his vocals. MG

Well, it's pretty odd. 'This is Chris' came out on the BCP20 in 12" series in the US. BCP1001 & 1002 are the two Lullabye LPs, which were 10". I can't see why London UK would have issued a 12" US LP as a 10" - unless they thought it had limited sales potential and might have gone better at the cheaper price. Decca UK continued issuing 10" LPs into the late fifties; I used to have a copy of one of the Plas Johnson Tampa LPs on a 10" London LP, and that was about a 1957 issue, and Rodrigo's Concierto de Arranjuez by Narciso Yepes on a 10" Decca LP, which I think was from 1958. So limited sales potential may have been the reason. 'This is Chris' came out here on London LZ-N 14036 - which must have been a 10" series - the 12" series would have been LTZ-N 15XXX. All the London distribution deals - and the details, too - for indie labels were arranged by the New York office of London, under the oversight of a middle-aged lady called Mimi Trepel (she died in 2006 aged 98). She organised tours to support the releases world wide and is the most important person in the industry for spreading R&R and R&B worldwide. So I guess this was her take on Chris Connor. MG

This afternoon Groove Holmes - The book of the blues vol 1 (but never a vol 2) - Warner Bros stereo Groove Holmes - A bowl of soul - Loma mono (I suppose this is really vol 2 - a few tracks on both and all arranged by Onzy Matthews.) Bobby Timmons with Johnny Lytle - Workin' out - Prestige (green label) George Benson - Benson burner - Columbia now Lou Bennett - Amen - RCA France (Camden reissue with a better shot of the sports car ) next Basil 'Mannenberg' Coetzee - Sabenza - Mountain (Sterns Kijima) MG

Oh, I didn't know that. So maybe it would be worthwhile my shopping around to see whether the new twofer is cheaper than a copy of the solo CD. Thanks. MG

Wrong thread? MG

Anyone who hasn't got the Ammons/Stitt twofers ought to have them. 'Soul summit' is marginally better but both twofers come from Jug's best period, between his two prison sentences. What about the Jimmy Smith - Bashin'/Hobo flats? That's one I want: 'Hobo flats' has only come out on CD on the Oliver Nelson Mosaic, I think. And it's a VERY sensible coupling. MG What's wrong lad? Would you say that, not having any of this disc, I shouldn't buy it? I'm minded to. MG

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This morning Charles Earland - Pleasant afternoon - Muse (Straight into the big hats thread ) And out of the multiple images thread next Leo Wright - Soul talk - Vortex (promo) MG

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Who is it? He has exactly the same hairstyle, moustache, and beard... Yeah - looks just like him! MG

And looking back! MG

I've liked Junior for decades but loved him since I saw him live at the Brecon Jazz Fest in 2000. Great story! MG

Yeah - when I went in August, they were closed and I was glad to be able to spend a lot more on African records. MG

Had no idea that bit was on you tube. Thanks Jim. MG

Arthur Prysock? Ray Charles/Betty Carter? MG MG, I think SS1 means what's marketed as 'smooth jazz' but is really instrumental R'n'B with all rough edges shaved away and almost no relationship to blues at all. Rippingtons and their ilk. Most soul jazz could be characterised as instrumental R&B. MG But it has plenty of "B". Indeed it does. Its development paralleled that of R&B (most of the people who developed R&B were jazz musicians) and, when R&B went smooth, so did Soul Jazz. (George Benson knows why) MG

This afternoon and evening Al Grey & Jimmy Forrest - OD (Out 'dere) - Greyforrest Kenny Burrell - Ellington is forever vol 1 - Fantasy (& vol 2 on CD) George Freeman (& Von) - New improved funk - Groove Merchant (People UK) Teddy Edwards - Feelin's - Muse now Clare Fischer - First time out - Pacific Jazz (mono black label) next Benny Golson - California message - Baystate MG