Teasing the Korean

The Hi-Los Happen to Bossa Nova - Reprise mono. I thought their approach would be too hyper for the restrained sound of bossa. They're more laid back on this album than on any others I've heard.

Mono or stereo?

Jimmy Scott - The Source - Atlantic

Yusef Lateef - Lost in Sound - Charlie Parker Records, stereo

Does he play accordion on Mancini's Pink Panther soundtrack? I know he played on some Mancini sessions.

Last night: Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder - Columbia 6-eye stereo. I have also have a mono copy and it sounds better than this one.

Cannonball Adderley - African Waltz - Riverside mono Can't tell if the woman on the cover is in ecstasy or being visited by Norman Bates.

Mine too. Apparently it's missing some music and the tapes were in less than ideal shape, but it's never bothered me.

Listening to "A Thanksgiving Prayer" by William S. Burroughs (from the Hal Wilner produced CD).

New Recording of North by Northwest: http://www.varesesarabande.com/details.asp?pid=vcl-1107-1067

A couple of great albums: Jo+Jazz Jo Stafford sings Broadway's Best both on Columbia. The latter has the definitive reading of the Schwartz and Dietz standard "Something to Remember You By."

The New Renaissance Society - Baroque 'n' Rolling Stones - Hanna Barbera mono

Tacos for dinner! So I'm playing: Esquivel - Latin-Esque - RCA black label mono

Tacos for dinner! So I'm playing: Moog Espana by Sid Bass (RCA orange label, but it ain't Dynaflex). SQUARES UNITE!

Bernard Herrmann - It's Alive 2 - Starlog Conducted by Laurie Johnson

Duke Ellington - A Drum is a Wombat - Columbia six-eye mono

Toquinho & Vinicius - Sao Demais os Perigos Desta Vida - RGE stereo (1972)

The Best of Tito Puente - RCA black label - mono

Junior Mance - With a Lotta Help from my Friends - Atlantic Similar vibe to Ramsey Lewis's early 70s albums. Nice version of "Spinning Wheel." I've never heard a bad version of this tune - aside from BS&T's godawful original.

Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia 6-eye mono These days, when I put on an Ellington album, I often find myself thinking "This is his greatest ever album," until I put on another one, and think the same exact thought.

Bob Dorough - Just About Everything - Inner City Definitive reading of "Tis Autumn."

The Secret Life of Harpers Bizarre - Warner Bros. Stereo I always dismissed them as a second tier, lightweight 60s group. This is a really cool avant-pop album.

Brazil Super Hits - Atlantic mono Great one-stop-shopping collection of early bossa stuff on Atlantic, including Mendes, Jobim, Bonfa, Gilberto, Almeida, Herbie Mann, et. al., in various combinations.

I happen to really love moog albums from that era. Almost as much as jazz albums. And sometimes more than jazz albums, if I'm in the right mood. You know, on this album Hugo does really interesting things with material that is melodically and harmonically simple in its original versions (and that's not necessarily an insult to Neil). AND, I will ALWAYS love Hugo for his Man from UNCLE Vol. 1 LP on RCA, which is one of the greatest spy LPs ever (he didn't write the music but his arrangements are KILLER).

Hugo Montenegro - Neil's Diamonds - RCA Dynaflex Now sound interpretations of Neil Diamond hits featuring copious amounts of moog!