What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[jeffcrom]

Ken Stanton - Fire, Fury and Fun (Creative World). I picked this one up today because I didn't have any records featuring the recently deceased Tony Campise. He plays a great flute solo here on his own "Hog Fat Blues," but I was kind of disappointed that he wasn't given any alto solos.

[jeffcrom]

Needed something grittier after Stan Kenton:

Sunny Murray - An Even Break (BYG). Love the interlocking saxes of Byard Lancaster and Kenneth Terroade.

[paul secor]

Early this evening:

Albert Ayler: The Hilversum Session (Osmosis)

[jeffcrom]

Kid Thomas Valentine - Sonnets From Algiers (Icon). I love Kid Thomas's crude New Orleans trumpet.

[brownie]

Willie 'The Lion' Smith/Jo 'The Tiger' Jones 'The Lion and the Tiger' (Jazz Odyssey)

[kh1958]

The Chico Hamilton Special (Columbia stereo, six eyes)

Chico Hamilton--Irma la Douce/Bye-bye Birdie (Columbia stereo, six eyes)

[jeffcrom]

The Gospel Clarinets - One Day at a Time (GC). I love the name of this Chicago group. As far as I can tell, this is their only album.

[sidewinder]

Neil Ardley 'Mike Taylor Remembered' (Trunk Records)

To be followed by some Mike Taylor..

[sidewinder]

Neil Ardley 'A Symphony Of Amaranths' (Regal Zonophone, stereo sample copy). Beautiful !

[clifford_thornton]

Dayum.

[Chalupa]

John Fahey - Vol. 4: The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party (Takoma)

[Teasing the Korean]

David Axelrod - Strange Ladies - MCA

Surprisingly good for 1977.

[Teasing the Korean]

Joe Harriott/John Mayer - Indo Jazz Suite - Atlantic (red and purple label, mono).

[Teasing the Korean]

Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites - Pablo

[jeffcrom]

45 RPM jazz night at Jeff's house:

Hank Marr - Easy Talk/I Remember New York (Federal). Live at Club 502 in Columbus in 1963, with Rusty Bryant and Wilbert Longmire. A great little record, in mint condition.

Ahmad Jamal - But Not For Me/Seleritus (Parrot). From 1954, between his Okeh and Argo recordings; it's Richard Davis's recording debut.

Jazztime U.S.A. Volume 2 (Brunswick). A three-EP album from a 1953 concert, with Terry Gibbs, Tony Scott, Stuff Smith, Moondog, George Auld, and others.

Art Tatum Trio (Brunswick). Four records of the trio with Tiny Grimes and Slam Stewart from 1944.

Chico Hamilton - A four-tune EP on the Sesac label, with Eric Dolphy.

Nathan Davis - Slave March/To Ursula With Love (Segue). Cool soul jazz on side one; a soprano sax ballad on the other.

I ended up with a nice soul single from 1970:

Jackie Moore - Precious, Precious/Willpower (Atlantic). Sweet!

[clifford_thornton]

Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - (Elektra), gold label

[sidewinder]

Clifford Jordan 'Glass Bead Games' (Stata-East, 2LPs0

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

George Freeman - Man & woman - Groove Merchant

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Don Patterson - Why not - Muse

MG

[brownie]

Benny Carter 'Additions to Further Definitions' (Impulse, mono)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Willis Jackson - Mellow blues - Trip (Upfront)

MG

[jeffcrom]

Some gospel 45s today. The best were:

Willie Morganfield - What is This/He Works That Way (Jewel). Nice Mississippi gospel from Muddy Waters' cousin.

Aretha Franklin - Precious Lord, parts 1 & 2 (Checker). Her voice hasn't quite matured, but this is still very impressive.

Blind Boys of Alabama - Something's Got Hold of Me/Hop, Skip and Jump; Our Revival Time/My God Can Do No Wrong (Gospel/Savoy). No wonder this group has lasted so long. These 1961 records are intense.

and the "sleeper":

Bro. Sammie Cheatam - Candidate for Heaven/Troubles of the World (Gospel Souvineer [sic]). I had forgotten what a fabulous little record this is. I did some Googling - this has been reissued a couple of times and has something of a reputation in the gospel world.

Edited March 14, 2010 by jeffcrom

[jeffcrom]

Ira Sullivan (Flying Fish). Thanks to Chuck for reminding me of this album. I heard "That's Earl, Brother" on the radio years ago and decided I had to have this record, but I didn't have much money at the time and so didn't get it. But I picked up a copy today, and it's really good - maybe my new favorite Ira Sullivan.

[Teasing the Korean]

Dom Um Romao S/T - Muse

[Chuck Nessa]

Ira Sullivan (Flying Fish). Thanks to Chuck for reminding me of this album. I heard "That's Earl, Brother" on the radio years ago and decided I had to have this record, but I didn't have much money at the time and so didn't get it. But I picked up a copy today, and it's really good - maybe my new favorite Ira Sullivan.

Ira has repeatedly told me it is his favorite record. I have the 10 master tapes (2 inch, 24 tracks) in my basement. Maybe this year.