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Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage- Toshiba BN - excellent Toshiba pressing of this classic date.

Rockin in Rhythm was my introduction to Ellington, Peter Clayton played the version on Piano in the Background on Jazz Records Request BBC Radio 3 some time in 1986/7 , that plus the sound track to the Singing Detective which features an earlier version ( need to check which). The version on Piano in the Background starts with Kinda Dukish before sliding into the familiar tune. Always thought it odd that an album called Piano in the Background should feature the piano quite so prominently !! The Brunswick version is my preferred one.

Spun "You're Hearing Shearing" 10 inch MGM on reading this thread this morning, it's my only Shearing !!

Found a version of Flippant Flurry on The Golden Duke Ellington Prestige 24029 ( 2LP set issued 1973), given date is 25/11/46 but location not stated other than NYC, so I assume it's the same performance as the Carnegie one above (23/11/46) although it opens with Duke at the piano followed by Hamilton, so perhaps it's the Musicraft date???

inspired by Do the Math and Ethan Iverson's commentary on early Ornette, I've played Something Else! and now Coleman Classics Vol 1 This was part of the series of sessions recorded in New York in 1954 for Vogue France by Henri Renaud! thanks Brownie, we seem to owe Renaud quite a bit for his contributions over quite a period

Junk Man- first track interesting to compare with Teagarden's superlative version, Mr T wins IMO.

Freeze and Melt - April 1929 ( Fields/McHugh) - (found on The Okeh Ellington 2cd Sony According to the liner notes Cootie Williams was not long in the band following the departure of Bubber Miley. This is an uptempo number that to my ears doesn't sound too Ellingtonian. Wellman Braud is heard to advantage then Hodges? , Cootie solos over a rather chugging rhythm section, not sure who's on the bell (Sonny Greer ?) at the end but not an especially distinguished number but it's good enough. Fletcher Henderson also recorded it but I don't think I've got it in my collection

I've only got a few of these in my collection It's Glory aka M'Monia Two versions exist , June '31 on Victor and the opening number recorded by Jack Towers on the famous Fargo set from November 1940. Only the Victor gives us the full length treatment. An uptempo number , slap bass prominent (Wellman Braud), Hodges solos first followed by Cootie Williams then a lovely spot by Carney. A nice swinging number that in honesty I'd largely ignored until now. It's a real pity that the tapes missed so much of the Fargo version, we get a little bit of trombone soloing over the band , then what I assume must be Ben Webster sounding pretty boisterous. It remains an up tempo number but sounds like a real flag waver. Interestingly the notes to the Fargo 60th anniversary 2CD set state that the band parts are quite stained and marked possibly from frequent use as a set opener.

a nice 10 inch Vogue to round the day of listening Duke Jordan Trio - Vogue LDE 099, not sure of the origin of this material

Happy Birthday !!!

next inspired by the late Bud thread , played the Adderley produced session earlier and now this decent session Bud Powell in Paris (Warner Japan)

annette peacock I'm the one _ RCA Victor on the flimsiest vinyl I've ever seen, funky , dark and distorted , could do with a good remastering to my ears, not sure if it's jazz though

Following on listening to Apex by Bunky and Rudresh M, This 1979 album by Bunky Places we've never been,- Vanguard bought from Dusty Grooves before I appreciated that anything marked Vg- should be avoided. Fine list of side men although i've not heard of Ronald Kubelik (piano on one track only)

Duke Ellington - Unknown Session - Columbia (UK release 1979)

now this , not heard the CD but the original recording quality is a little sub-par and probably not worth the extra cash to go with the LP version , it's a fine set none the less

Grant Green - Solid - Blue Note (Music Matters 45 rpm 2LP ) , Very fine session sounding very good indeed in this format Next up staying with 45 rpm Don Rendell Quintet Manumission- Jazz for Moderns , Gearbox 10 inch 45 rpm , another very fine release in exceptional sound of a BBC session from 1962. Pity there wasn't more from the session but what there is is really excellent. All the Gearbox releases are recommended.gearbox records

Listening time at home is evenly split between Vinyl and CD. CDs in the car and MP3 in the gym. Yet to buy a download and rarely listen to free downloads , it's way behind in convenience and sound unless I go to the trouble of burning a CD.

From my smallish collection of 78s here are label scans of two versions of East St. Louis Toodle-o, both quite different from each other, neither are my favourite version. Ok it's New East St. Louis Toodle-o on Brunswick but it's essentially the same composition, this is a slow version sounding more like a funeral march complete with bells at the start. Not clear what session this comes from but I guess it'll be on the upcoming Mosaic Better in my opinion is this one , although it too is slow but not as slow as the number above. I've not compared this with LP versions I have so I not clear which Victor session this one comes from, it features bass or baritone sax solo

great idea, love Ellington, hope to contribute to the dicussions

Freddie Roach - Down to Earth- ( Toshiba Japan). Roach was consistently good and this is just fine

Got this set last week along with the Charles LLoyd and Slide Hampton Mosaic singles, all sound great but the Carter/Bradford set is stunning. Pity the master tapes to one session were lost but the sound of the needle drop is very decent and the music borders on the sublime. Hope Mosaic get other Revelation sets out , I'm thinking here of the unissued Marsh/Foster sessions.

You'll enjoy it, I gave my spare copy to a friend, it's a very fine set which I'm really pleased to have , The Phantom is ace

Very excited by this release. I've been easing my way into this material over the past year picking up Parlophone and Brunswick 78s of this period, yet to come across a dud. Wonder how they faired with the sound of the transfers as the originals seem a variable lot.

'The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan' on Stiff Records? Oh not it's.............. 4'33" by John Cage

I've found Soul Note and Black Saint LPs to be just fine, generally quiet pressings and decent sound.