What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

MJQ - Fontessa - Atlantic (green and red stereo)

By uncanny coincidence:

MJQ 'The Comedy' (Atlantic blue/green stereo) and 'Space' (UK Apple, stereo)

Before that:

John Coltrane/Pharoah Sanders 'Live In Seattle' (Impulse red/black, 2LP)

[jostber]

B.B.King - Live In London

[sidewinder]

Pat Martino 'El Hombre' (Prestige blue label, stereo). Cranked up at 12 o'clock.

[Big Al]

Chico O'Farill NINE FLAGS (Impulse AS-9135)

Nothing like I expected, but spectacular nonetheless!

[clifford_thornton]

First,

Improvisational Arts Quintet - No Compromise! - (Prescription)

Then,

Dennis Gonzalez - Namesake - (Silkheart)

Because I talked to Alvin Fielder today and he's doing well.

[kh1958]

Gene Ammons -- Funky (Prestige, yellow and black NJ)

Elvin Jones--Coaltion (Blue Note, blue and white Liberty)

Dizzy Gillespie--World Statesman (Norgran trumpet)

[sidewinder]

Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio 'Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn' (Japanese Disco-mate)

One of a slew of Japanese Toshiko LPs that I have to renew acquaintance with..

[kh1958]

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago-- (Mercury, black label mono)

Don Patterson--Satisfaction (Prestige, blue label)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I've been playing my Piltdown Men 45s

McDonald's cave/Brontaosaurus stomp - Capitol UK

Piltdown rides again/Bubbles in the tar - Capitol UK

A pretty girl is like a melody/Big lizzard - Capitol UK

I think "Piltdown rides again" is still a great R&R/pop single. I posted a youtube version here a few days ago

But I still think that their masterpiece was a joyous arrangement of "A pretty girl is like a melody", done a la David Rose's "The stripper" and a HELLUVA lot better for a stripper to gyrate to. It may only be R&R/pop, but dammit, this is GOOD!

MG

[jostber]

Professor Longhair - Houseparty New Orleans Style

with Snooks Eaglin on Guitar.

[clifford_thornton]

I've been playing my Piltdown Men 45s

McDonald's cave/Brontaosaurus stomp - Capitol UK

Piltdown rides again/Bubbles in the tar - Capitol UK

A pretty girl is like a melody/Big lizzard - Capitol UK

I think "Piltdown rides again" is still a great R&R/pop single. I posted a youtube version here a few days ago

But I still think that their masterpiece was a joyous arrangement of "A pretty girl is like a melody", done a la David Rose's "The stripper" and a HELLUVA lot better for a stripper to gyrate to. It may only be R&R/pop, but dammit, this is GOOD!

MG

Funny - I didn't know about this band and used to be in a group called the Piltdown Ensemble...

[sidewinder]

Grasella Oliphant 'The Grass Is Greener' (Atlantic blue/green, stereo)

[sidewinder]

Various Artists 'Jazz West Coast Vol 4' (World Pacific, mono)

[paul secor]

Lester Williams: Texas Troubadour (Ace)

With apologies to Ernest Tubb's band - but the music is fine & so is the remaster job by the late Bob Jones.

First,

Improvisational Arts Quintet - No Compromise! - (Prescription)

Then,

Dennis Gonzalez - Namesake - (Silkheart)

Because I talked to Alvin Fielder today and he's doing well.

Good to hear the news about Mr. Fielder.

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, Alvin's a real force of nature, and a fascinating character/historian of the music. Hopefully he'll be back to playing more regularly again soon - he's been practicing quite a bit, he says.

Now:

Anthony Braxton - Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984 - (Black Saint)

[kh1958]

Richard Groove Holmes--Get Up and Get It (with Teddy Edwards, Pat Martino, Paul Chambers and Billy Higgins) (Prestige, blue label)

Zoot Sims--The Modern Art of Jazz (Dawn)

[sidewinder]

Denny Zeitlin 'My Shining Hour - Live At The Trident' (Columbia 2-eye, mono)

[paul secor]

Mary Lou Williams/Cecil Taylor: Embraced (Pablo)

[jeffcrom]

Mary Lou Williams/Cecil Taylor: Embraced (Pablo)

This was not a great concert, but it was an interesting one. Cecil is often portrayed as the "bad guy" of this event, but I hear more communication from his direction than from Mary Lou.

[paul secor]

Mary Lou Williams/Cecil Taylor: Embraced (Pablo)

This was not a great concert, but it was an interesting one. Cecil is often portrayed as the "bad guy" of this event, but I hear more communication from his direction than from Mary Lou.

I remember reading somewhere that Cecil claimed that Mary Lou changed things up at the last minute by bringing in Mickey Roker. Cecil felt that if she felt a drummer was necessary, she could have asked Andrew Cyrille, who had played with both of them. But I'm sure that Mary Lou had her side of things. Hadn't listened to this in a long time. It has it's moments and sure is "interesting", as you say. And I agree that there is generally more attempt at communication from Cecil's side. Perhaps Mary Lou felt overwhelmed. If so - understandable.

[clifford_thornton]

I'm sure a more sympathetic rhythm section could have been used - Cyrille and Sirone would have been excellent for both.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This afternoon

George Freeman - Frantic diagnosis - BamBoo

Bloody BRILLIANT!

Harrison Johnson & the Los Angeles Community Choir - God still stands - Creed

Don't listen to this a lot but I'm always overwhelmed by the title track.

MG

[paul secor]

Clark Terry: Serenade to a Bus Seat (Riverside Japan)

[jeffcrom]

The Great Jazz Trio - Direct From L.A. (East Wind) Beautiful direct-to-disc recording, and wonderful playing by Mr. Jones & company.

[jeffcrom]

Milt Jackson - Second Nature (Savoy two-fer) Two sessions from January, 1956, with Lucky Thompson, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke, and either Hank Jones or Wade Legge.