Late

Up to go with the current Blakey thread.

1978 • Keystone Korner Valery Ponomarev, trumpet Bobby Watson, alto sax David Schnitter, tenor sax James Williams, piano Dennis Irwin, bass Art Blakey, drums Shoulda posted this one instead...

Cue to 9:30 to hear Izenson's unaccompanied bass solo "Taurus."

Begrimed Indentation

I started rereading this thread and thought, "I know what albums I'd recommend." I kept scrolling and then discovered I already had...six years ago.😐 I need to spin that Lenny Popkin album soon.

I have a 1991 Japanese edition of this disc that happily contains both albums. I agree—both dates are swinging, and they really do belong together. 🤫 None of us on this board have aged. 🤥 It's worth the search. Recorded live at The Blue Note in Paris. When you find it, you will dig! My edition is from 1991 as well, part of the second wave of "We 🖤 Jazz" series that Japan had at the time. The sound on those early 90's Japanese discs is almost always excellent.

Have really been enjoying ZOOT SIMS IN PARIS, from both 1956 and 1961. Both albums contain especially inspired soloing from Mr. Sims.

The first Carter disc I owned was this one: Lots of listening pleasure in this one. It was much later when I heard Carter's work from the 30's. I think I like him as an arranger just as much as a player, maybe even more so. His writing for a saxophone section in particular is deceptively simple. While I've never studied the intricacies of his voicings, it sometimes makes me think of Red Garland block chords. The movement of each line feels organic, like there's no other choice but the one Carter made.

The Complete 1930-1940 Recordings Recommended! There's a single disc out on JSP (1933-1934) that's also good.

Why has there never been a Benny Carter Mosaic? And what's your favorite period of Benny's music in general?

Kaboom!

Anyone here listening to this in 2026? Man! It feels like a DeJohnette gig at times. He's ALL over the place, and yet (somehow over the volume) he's hearing everything McCoy and Joe are doing. And it seems like Henry Grimes would be exhausted after how many notes??

This has been posted before on this board. I just watched it again this morning. So good.

Up, to go with the other (current) Simmons thread. Simmons and Donald, musically, were a dream team.

There was a Japanese mini-LP edition (compact disc) of The Cry that was available for about three seconds in the early 2000's. It's one of the best-sounding compact discs I own. Howard Holzer recorded the session (as Roy DuNann had recently left Contemporary, I think). We still need Rumasuma to come out on compact disc...or vinyl. I almost never purchase vinyl these days, but I'd jump on a copy of Rumasuma. C'mon Instagram hipsters, get it reissued! 😁 There aren't too many records from the 60's or 70's with Simmons and Barbara Donald together. Off the top of my head, I can only think of five. (Two ESP's, two on Contemporary, and one on Arhoolie.) Maybe there are more?

Very much agreed. I had to look up the difference between 15 ips (inches per second) and 7.5 ips. Here's what Google told me: "15 IPS (inches per second) is the professional standard, offering superior high-frequency response, lower noise, and less "wow and flutter" compared to 7.5 IPS, making it ideal for mastering and high-fidelity recording. 7.5 IPS offers good, "vintage" sound quality with better low-end, lower tape costs, and longer recording times, often preferred for home recording, or a warmer colored tone."

I adore this record. The compositions, at least to me, sound heavily influenced by Ornette, but they're still their own bag. Simmons' playing is fantastic (what the heck mouthpiece is he using on the cover, a Buscher? note too he's playing a plastic alto on the cover). And Lasha isn't playing a bass clarinet; it's almost certainly the Eb alto clarinet.

Listening to this (2024 packaging) again this evening. The sound is so much more present—Rollins' horn in particular. I first encountered this music on the two McMaster CDs from the late 80's, and got used to the sound there. This new package is a gift (I think) to listeners who are encountering the music for the very first time (though young/new listeners are probably listening to it through Spotify. 😉) At any rate, it's fun to go through the music all over again, as if for the first time. Yes, Uncle Don's not here, but other than that—as close as one can get to a definitive package, I'd say. And preserved for future generations!👍

Graettinger's "Thermopylae" makes me think of Sun Ra.

D'oh! Yes, I wasn't Remembering.

The original cover! This was my first Lock purchase. I need to spin more Lock...soon.

I listened to this album today, and it was like I was hearing it anew. Did Green make any other recordings without a keyboard or other chordal instrument? For contrast, I like playing this one back-to-back with Grant's First Stand. The old TOCJ's sound soooo good.

Souvenirs