What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[jeffcrom]

Le Jazz en France, Volume 1: Paris 1919-1923; Premiers Jazz Bands (EMI) An interesting anthology. The French bands (going back to 1919) sound about five years behind American developments - which is understandable, considering what had been going on in Europe. The visiting Americans are hipper. Mitchell's Jazz Kings sound pretty good for 1921/22; not compared to New Orleans bands, but good in a New York/Johnny Dunn kind of way. And there are three 1923 tracks by Billy Arnold's Novelty Jazz Band which compare favorably to what Fletcher Henderson was doing at the time.

[kh1958]

Jimmy Smith--Softly as in a Morning Breeze (Blue Note, NY USA)

[colinmce]

Stephane Grappelli: FEELING + FINESSE = JAZZ (Atlantic), marvelous album recorded in '62, includes Pierre Cavalli (elec guitar), Leo Petit (guitar), Guy Pedersen (bass) and Daniel Humair (drums). Grappelli sounds quite modern in this context, a great musician. BTW, his name is spelled "Grappelly" on the cover. The "i" ending is correct, n'est ce pas?

I'll have to check this out. I have an Atlantic sampler which includes "Daphne" and it's wonderful.

[jeffcrom]

Eddie Miller/Armand Hug - Just Friends (Land o' Jazz)

[jazzhound]

HIP CAKE WALK WOW

[kh1958]

The Gerry Mulligan Song Book, Volume 1 (World Pacific)

Eric Kloss--Grits 'N Gravy (Prestige, blue label)

[brownie]

Keno Duke/Contemporaries 'Sense of Values' (Strata-East)

with George Coleman, Frank Strozier, Harold Mabern and Lisle Atkinson

[clifford_thornton]

Jon Eardley - From Hollywood to New York - (OJC)

Compilation of Prestige/NJ ten-inches; Eardley's tone cuts like a knife.

[Teasing the Korean]

The Blue Stars of France - Pardon My English - Mercury (black label, mono).

[Teasing the Korean]

McCoy Tyner - Song for My Lady - Milestone (label design I'd never seen before, stereo).

God, I'm such a sucker for any 70s song or LP title with the word "lady" in it.

[jeffcrom]

Le Jazz en France, Volume 1: Paris 1919-1923; Premiers Jazz Bands (EMI) An interesting anthology. The French bands (going back to 1919) sound about five years behind American developments - which is understandable, considering what had been going on in Europe. The visiting Americans are hipper. Mitchell's Jazz Kings sound pretty good for 1921/22; not compared to New Orleans bands, but good in a New York/Johnny Dunn kind of way. And there are three 1923 tracks by Billy Arnold's Novelty Jazz Band which compare favorably to what Fletcher Henderson was doing at the time.

Tonight: Volume 2: Black Bands in Paris 1929-1930. This one has two good tracks by Eddie South and a couple of interesting poetry-with-jazz tracks (the first ever?) by Jean Cocteau that made me wish I spoke French. But most of the album is taken up by Sam Wooding, whose music is a maddening mixture of quality jazz, bizarre vocals, bad songs ("I Lift Up My Finger and Say 'Tweet Tweet'"), and lame arrangements. He's got some good soloists, though - Doc Cheatham, Albert Wynn, and Gene Sedric.

[jeffcrom]

Duke Ellington - Concerts in Canada (Ellington '87) Side one is from Stratford, 1956; side two (which I listened to tonight) is from Winnipeg, May, 1973 - one of Ellington's last recorded performances. I wish Ellington had made more use of Johnny Coles during the 70s, but Coles was always featured on "How High the Moon," and there's a nice version here. The high point is probably a really good version of "La Plus Belle Africaine," the great latter-day Harry Carney feature.

[ajf67]

The Gerry Mulligan Song Book, Volume 1 (World Pacific)

Eric Kloss--Grits 'N Gravy (Prestige, blue label)

That's a cool Eric Kloss LP. I'll have to dig that out.

[brownie]

Zoot Sims 'Cookin'!' (Exclusive)

a Portuguese reissue of the British Fontana Zoot at Ronnie Scott's original!

[kh1958]

Shirley Scott/Stanley Turrentine--Soul Shoutin' (Prestige, blue label)

The Gerry Mulligan Song Book, Volume 1 (World Pacific)

Eric Kloss--Grits 'N Gravy (Prestige, blue label)

That's a cool Eric Kloss LP. I'll have to dig that out.

Yes, indeed, on the majority of the tracks, backed Jaki Byard, Richard Davis and Alan Dawson.

[jeffcrom]

Woody Shaw - United (Columbia)

[ajf67]

1) "Dig Him!" Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt on Argo.

2) LP I found on Everest credited to Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw. It's titled "Jazz Patterns" No date or info other than the players: George Cables, Ron McClure and Lenny White.

[jeffcrom]

Le Jazz en France, Volume 1: Paris 1919-1923; Premiers Jazz Bands (EMI) An interesting anthology. The French bands (going back to 1919) sound about five years behind American developments - which is understandable, considering what had been going on in Europe. The visiting Americans are hipper. Mitchell's Jazz Kings sound pretty good for 1921/22; not compared to New Orleans bands, but good in a New York/Johnny Dunn kind of way. And there are three 1923 tracks by Billy Arnold's Novelty Jazz Band which compare favorably to what Fletcher Henderson was doing at the time.

Tonight: Volume 2: Black Bands in Paris 1929-1930. This one has two good tracks by Eddie South and a couple of interesting poetry-with-jazz tracks (the first ever?) by Jean Cocteau that made me wish I spoke French. But most of the album is taken up by Sam Wooding, whose music is a maddening mixture of quality jazz, bizarre vocals, bad songs ("I Lift Up My Finger and Say 'Tweet Tweet'"), and lame arrangements. He's got some good soloists, though - Doc Cheatham, Albert Wynn, and Gene Sedric.

Now on Volume 3: Willie Lewis and His Entertainers 1935-1937. Benny Carter contributes some amazing alto, trumpet, and arrangements.

[sidewinder]

2) LP I found on Everest credited to Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw. It's titled "Jazz Patterns" No date or info other than the players: George Cables, Ron McClure and Lenny White.

Haven't seen that one before. A boot of the Milestone Lighthouse recording?

[ajf67]

2) LP I found on Everest credited to Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw. It's titled "Jazz Patterns" No date or info other than the players: George Cables, Ron McClure and Lenny White.

Haven't seen that one before. A boot of the Milestone Lighthouse recording?

Good question, and I don't know the answer. The tunes are: "Invitation," "Lofty" and "What's Mine Is Yours."

[ajf67]

Now spinning "Now's The Time" in honor of the late Gene Ludwig. An LP he did on Muse in 1979. I love this guy, he could really play. Nice slow version of "Welcome Back Kotter"

[brownie]

Don Cherry 'Eternal Rhythm' (MPS)

with Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin, Bernt Rosengren, Sonny Sharrock, Karl Berger, etc...

[jeffcrom]

2) LP I found on Everest credited to Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw. It's titled "Jazz Patterns" No date or info other than the players: George Cables, Ron McClure and Lenny White.

Haven't seen that one before. A boot of the Milestone Lighthouse recording?

Good question, and I don't know the answer. The tunes are: "Invitation," "Lofty" and "What's Mine Is Yours."

It's the same band and the same time period, but it's not the same material. Reviews and discographies don't seem to know quite where this material came from.

[ajf67]

"Iron City" -- Grant Green with John Patton and Ben Dixon. Cobblestone 1967 session

[jeffcrom]

One and a half Sun Ra albums on the Saturn label:

The Sound Mirror - Side one is a studio-recorded sermon over the "I, Pharaoh" vamp; side two is from the 1978 quartet tour of Italy.

"Hiroshima" - A mid-80s pipe organ solo recorded on "Mighty Mo," the organ at the Fox Theatre, a few miles from my house in Atlanta. The other side, which I didn't listen to tonight, is by the Sun Ra All Stars, with Lester Bowie and Archie Shepp.

Both of these are in plain white sleeves; the labels are blank except for the master number for each side written in pencil. The Campbell/Trent Sun Ra discography was very helpful in figuring out what I had.