What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[kh1958]

Art Farmer and Donald Byrd--Trumpets All Out (Prestige, blue label)

[sidewinder]

Art Farmer Quintet 'At Boomers' (Japanese East Wind)

[jeffcrom]

I guess this is the place to post this:

The World of Duke Ellington, Vol. 1 (Columbia) The first of three late-40s/early 50s two-LP sets. In my case I'm listening to them digitized and dumped to iPod, since I'm away from home. Somebody in the world must have issued these on CD, though - iTunes recognized my home-made CDs.

There is some absolutely brilliant stuff here from a somewhat overlooked period. The best tracks are as good as anything Ellington ever did, except for a handful of absolute masterpieces.

[Teasing the Korean]

I guess this is the place to post this:

The World of Duke Ellington, Vol. 1 (Columbia)

I have three of these volumes. Lots of stuff that never otherwise made it to LP, at least that I could find. This stuff must be on CD by now, in some form, I'm guessing.

[Teasing the Korean]

NP: Mr. Oscar Brown, Jr. Goes to Washington - Fontana (pale blue label, mono).

Live LP from the 1960s.

[Teasing the Korean]

Red Norvo Trio - The Savoy Sessions.

with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus.

70s twofer of early 1950s sessions. Mono.

[Teasing the Korean]

Phil Moore - New York Sweet - Mercury (black label, stereo)

Love the smell of Mercury LPs from this era!

[kh1958]

Joe Newman/Zoot Sims--Lockin' Horns (Roulette Birdland series)

Count Basie--Kansas City Suite (Roulette Birdland Series)

Edited July 5, 2010 by kh1958

[paul secor]

Red Norvo Trio - The Savoy Sessions.

with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus.

70s twofer of early 1950s sessions. Mono.

Just an aside - Eddie Diehl, a master guitarist who claims Tal Farlow as a major influence, told me that he considers Farlow's playing on these recordings to be some of his finest work.

[Teasing the Korean]

Red Norvo Trio - The Savoy Sessions.

with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus.

70s twofer of early 1950s sessions. Mono.

Just an aside - Eddie Diehl, a master guitarist who claims Tal Farlow as a major influence, told me that he considers Farlow's playing on these recordings to be some of his finest work.

Thanks. While not an expert, I couldn't disagree.

[kh1958]

Jay McShann--McShann's Piano (Capitol)

[jeffcrom]

Sidney Bechet - King of the Soprano Saxophone (Good Time Jazz) French recordings from the fifties. The standout session is the 1954 date with Jonah Jones and a French rhythm section - Sidney was at his best with a strong trumpet player to keep him in line.

And it occurred to me that some here might not know that Good Time Jazz was Contemporary's traditional jazz subsidiary. I wish they had come up with a better name.

[paul secor]

Jesse Winchester: Learn To Love it (Bearsville)

[jeffcrom]

Cal Tjader - Soul Burst (Verve) I picked this up because of Teasing the Korean's recommendation. I like it.

[BillF]

Bob Cooper, Shifting Winds (Affinity/Capitol)

[MartyJazz]

Archie Shepp: Live in Tokyo (Denon), 1978. Album cooks.

[sidewinder]

Herbie Hancock 'Mr Hands' (UK CBS)

[Guest Wallace]

Bumble B - Flight of the Bumble B

[paul secor]

Sleepy John Estes and the Tennessee Jug Busters: Broke and Hungry (Delmark)

[kh1958]

Rex Stewart/Illinois Jacquet (Grand Award)--A really nice sounding record, with two separate groups. The original artwork cover is said to be suitable for framing, after peeling it off somehow.

Buddy Rich--the Bull (Chiaroscuro)--A small group live recording, with Sonny Fortune, Sal Nistico and Kenny Barron.

Milt Jackson--That's the Way It Is (Impulse, red and black)

[BillF]

Diz and Roy (Verve/Polydor twofer, 1977)

(Liner notes by Chris Albertson)

[Teasing the Korean]

Krzysztof Komeda - Cul-de-Sac OST (Harkit, stereo)

Better fidelity than the previous b*****g version.

[jeffcrom]

Cecil Taylor's second recording - Newport, 1957, from the Verve Masters of the Modern Piano double LP. This is the only issue I've ever had of this wonderful set. My first impression tonight of Steve Lacy's playing here was that he wasn't quite ready for Cecil at this stage, but then came his masterful solo on "Tune 2." Who else, except for Taylor himself, could have improvised so well on this 88-bar structure?

[clifford_thornton]

Sleepy John Estes and the Tennessee Jug Busters: Broke and Hungry (Delmark)

A fine one - should dig it out myself.

[kh1958]

Count Basie--Kansas City Seven (Impulse red and black)

King Curtis--Soul Meeting (Prestige, purple)