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  1. Maybe I'm dumb , but I read Jazzopaters as rhyming with syncopaters .
  2. Prestige had two covers for this album :
  3. Chas

    Dick Wetmore RIP

    Don't think so . Guy , I'm surprised you haven't posted the cover in the sexiest covers thread
  4. Chas

    Dick Wetmore RIP

    This was Wetmore's first ( and only ? ) date as a leader . Recorded for Bethlehem , Wetmore's quartet included : Ray Santisi , Bill Nordstrom and Jimmy Zitano . According to Jack Chambers , this was not the original quartet that had gigged around Boston playing Bob Zieff material . Wetmore's original quartet had Jimmy Woode instead of Bill Nordstrom and Dick Twardzik in place of Ray Santisi . Woode left to join Duke's band and Twardzik left town because he was 'feeling the heat' . The eight Zieff compositions on the Bethlehem were, with one exception , later brought by Dick Twardzik to Chet Baker's quartet , and recorded for Barclay . Wetmore's album was reissued on vinyl in Japan , but I don't think it has seen reissue on CD .
  5. Of course Cannonball Adderley did more for Riverside than this educational LP . It was he who convinced Orrin Keepnews to sign Wes Montgomery and who introduced jazz listeners to new talent through his 'Cannonball Presents' series . While I am not a fan of Adderley's Capitol recordings , I do enjoy much of his Riverside output . Some of my favorite Adderley is on John Benson Brooks Alabama Concerto which is also one of my favorite Riverside sessions . I add my voice to those who are grateful for the Monk and the Montgomery Riverside recordings , but as a jazz piano fan I am also especially grateful that Keepnews and Grauer gave Randy Weston his first chance to record , and also brought us Bill Evans , Don Friedman , Joyce Collins , Evans Bradshaw , Chris Anderson and Roosevelt Wardell . Also on Riverside is one of my favorite Lee Morgan dates , Take Twelve , and one of my favorite vocal records , Teri Thornton's Devil May Care .
  6. Notwithstanding its title , I never considered this a children's record . I think it serves as a good propaedeutic for people of any age . It is not on CD , but an MP3 of it is easily found online . It should not be confused with this Hip Hop mashup CD which occasionally samples Cannonball's LP : Nor with this other LP with identical title which is more truly a children's record : The one introduction to jazz that is on CD is Leonard Bernstein's . Its focus on the technical aspects of the music complements Adderley's more historical/sociological approach : =
  7. I came to the HSQ through Spud Murphy's GNP side that features 3 of the 4 members . Their playing on that recording had me looking for their Liberty records , especially their second one 'Warm Winds' , which features more Spud Murphy charts . When I finally heard that record I was mildly disappointed to find that Spud's charts were more classical than jazz in nature . Still pretty interesting music , but I prefer the intricate ensemble swing and rhythmic brio found on the GNP record as well as on HSQ's self-titled debut on Liberty , and on their third Liberty LP 'Sax Appeal' . Their fourth and final record 'French Impressions' on Verve, is classical and not jazz . The group had a readily recognizable sound , due in part to the tone and vibrato of Russ Cheever's soprano which imparted a particular harmonic color to the ensembles . Those fond of the Niehaus octets or chamber jazz in general , will want to bend an ear in the direction of these podcasts : >>CLICK<<
  8. To recap , Danielle has posted her picture , her age , and where she goes to school . This means she is either a foolish young girl, or an FBI online sting operation ; let's hope for Rod's sake it's not the latter
  9. Toga time yet again . January orgies include : January 7th : Tomasz Stanko Janurary 10th : Monk Tribute Albums January 12th : Jim Pepper January 16th : Ron Carter January 25th : David Axelrod >>>>WHRB Orgy Schedule<<<<
  10. The present-day 'Snake Hips' has to be this guy : David Bernal .
  11. Well , the CD used the cover from the original Jazz Frontier LP : The cover of the other LP , Two Note Samba , looked like this : Musically I find these records a tad workmanlike and generic sounding . The Latin numbers aren't particularly fresh either . These are not bad records , just not top-shelf for me . The group's version of The Clan had me reaching for the original version on Curtis Fuller's Soul Trombone .
  12. The New Year MP3
  13. Well good thing I said 'apparently' , because there is one other CD which has all seven tracks in unedited form : This CD undoubtedly has better sound than the sonically-poor Jazz View CD . But even better sound isn't likely to change the odd helium-timbre of Teddy's voice !
  14. Chas

    verve downsized

    Trust you a little ? No , your straw-man refutation evinces too much disingenuousness for that . No 'politics of envy' going on here . Unequal distributions of economic resources generate unequal distributions of political resources ; economic freedom undermines political equality .
  15. Chas

    Booker Little

    And the above post also led me to look in Google for material on the two MGM LPs. At a Lalo Schifrin discography I was very interested to see that _Desafinado_ includes "I Wish You Love" because when I got the Strand LP, Thomas's voice reminded me of Gloria Lynn's hit (c. 1965) on that number. It still does, but I don't disagree with Chas when he mentions a touch of Nina. Of the two MGM dates , this one is currently available on Japanese CD : It has been available through Dusty Groove . Thomas' Strand date has also seen reissue on Japanese CD and is currently available from Fresh Sound . Lord gives the recording date for Thomas' Strand date as '59-60' . However it was not until June 7th , 1962 that it got reviewed in Downbeat . In giving the album four stars John A. Tynan had this to say , " Miss Thomas is a 21 year-old Chicagoan who makes her singing debut with this winning set of good songs well sung . She is as much a " jazz singer " as are many of her contemporaries who lay claim to the classification without nearly so much to offer as Miss Thomas . Her voice is warm and true with the perhaps inevitable overlay of Sarah Vaughan influence . Although Mort Goode writes in the liner notes that her favorite female singer is Ella Fitzgerald , any vocal similarity thereto is not in evidence here . But Miss Thomas has style and imagination , and that adds up to much promise for a career as a singer . It is too bad that the sidemen are unidentified , for their performances on the various tracks are uniformly good . The different instruments are featured in the variety of songs offered--there is good trombone on Sometimes I'm Happy and It Could Happen , better-than-average piano on Mean to Me , a swinging vibes solo on Being in Love , some excellent guitar on Another You and Only Love , and some commendable flute solo work on Blue Room . Miss Thomas' weaknesses are evident in two songs , the very brief Stella--one chorus with vibes background--and the customary racing-tempoed Strike Up the Band . On the former , she takes off into exaggerated jazz phrasing , and one is left with the feeling that she should have taken the song at its own superbly melodic face value ; as for Strike , the impresssion persists that the tempo proved too awkward for the singer , and she seems glad to get it over with . "
  16. The sweetest meat is closest to the clone... The real ructions will not be over cloned meat , but rather In Vitro meat . And it's not the ALF or PETA that will raise a ruckus but rather carnivores , who know that without fat or bone , meat is a lot less toothsome .
  17. Doesn't exactly match your description , but there can't be too many films with scenes like that ! Film : HIDEOUS EDIT : I like Guy's guess better . Haven't seen the Makavejev film in ages , but such a scene wouldn't be out of place !
  18. Yes , a classic that one , highlighted by the wonderfully imaginative musical dance number in the dungeon ! The clip of it on YouTube doesn't do it justice , as the original Technicolor is poorly rendered . Speaking of bizarre , I would nominate the Banana Splits as the strangest Hanna-Barbera production .
  19. That was actually a thread about Caspar David Friedrich disguised as ECM thread. Be that as it may , there are some ECM recommendations/favorites in that thread . Quite right . Here are some other ECM threads : http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...c=25537&hl= http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...c=20255&hl= http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...c=16626&hl= FWIW , I don't view talking about other similar threads or linking to them as an implicit criticism of the thread starter . Just trying to be helpful .
  20. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...ic=2027&hl=
  21. Is that the one with the Plague Suite ? Killer stuff .
  22. An Australian Christmas tree a.k.a. an Upside Down Under
  23. Right you are..... Mari Christmas
  24. "Away beyond the hills in Idaho Where yawning canyons greet the sun As it smiles above the trees in Idaho To say another night is done Warm summer winds toss the waving grain Calling me back to my home again To dream sweet memories of long ago Beyond the hills in Idaho"
  25. Chas

    Booker Little

    The mute makes identification a little more difficult , but the phrasing on the bridge does sound like Booker Little . Singer has a touch of Nina about her . I very much appreciate your posts in this thread Mark
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