colinmce Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 Indeed, Sortie is-- I admit I bought it. And I don't really like it much. Disposibility is the much more enjoyable listen. Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 Indeed, Sortie is-- I admit I bought it. And I don't really like it much. Disposibility is the much more enjoyable listen. Oh, yeah! I like Lacy too much to have a single favorite album, but Disposability is in my top half dozen. It's one I did pay pretty dearly for, back when the original Italian LP was the only way to get it. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 Indeed, Sortie is-- I admit I bought it. And I don't really like it much. Disposibility is the much more enjoyable listen. Different strokes for different folks I guess - love Sortie. I didn't know someone had booted it on CD; used to have doubles of it but traded one for ICP 006 and a couple of nice Surman titles. Quote
colinmce Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 I think his approach to songs and song form are the basis of Steve Lacy's genius. With both Monk's music and his own I think he offered a totally unique approach to improvisation within and across songs. Kind of like his own insular version of the Tristano school. So the free improvisation on Sortie leaves me cold. But yes, different strokes. Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 Steve Lacy - Clinkers (Hat Hut). Here's one that I bought new, and it's a recording which is much easier to obtain these days. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to order Hat Hut F, but it was an eye-opening record for me back in 1978 or '79. There's a one-sheet catalog insert with all nine (!) Hat Hut releases - A through I/J, which was a Joe McPhee double album. I was struck with how good the record sounded, and it amused me that it's only been played on one turntable - I bought my current table in 1978. It sounds even better now, with a better cartridge, amplifier and speakers. Quote
paul secor Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 Birminham Quartet Anthology (Clanka Lanka) - LP 1 Interesting to read Charles Bridges - lead singer of the Famous Blue Jay Singers - saying in the liner notes: "(During the 1960's) ... we got into doing school assemblies." In late 1961/early 1962, they performed at an assembly at my high school in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. They were introduced as The Blue Jay Singers with no background information given. They sang gospel numbers and finished with an acappella version of "The Twist" to win over an auditorium of mostly middle class white kids - which they did. Some of my classmates thought they were The Blue Jays, a doo-wop group who'd just had a pop hit with "Lovers Island". I could hear that wasn't so, even if I had no idea that I was hearing a part of this country's (and the world's) history. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 McCoy Tyner Trio - Reaching Fourth - (Impulse orange & black stereo) Quote
sidewinder Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 Various - 'The Modern Jazz Piano Album' (Savoy, 2LP). Another good £1 find ! Quote
porcy62 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Haydn, late symphonies, Dorati/Hungarica, Decca box set. Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Sahib Shihab - All-Star Sextets (Savoy twofer) Quote
porcy62 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Mozart, early symphonies, Boehm/Berliner, DG box set. Quote
porcy62 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Donald Byrd - Byrd In Flight - BN, mono 47 west dg. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Gary Burton, New Vibe Man in Town (RCA black dog mono) Stan Getz, Cool Velvet (Verve trumpet mono) Quote
porcy62 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys - Fantasy, reissue. Quote
Leeway Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Cecil Taylor: IT IS IN THE BREWING LUMINOUS. 2LP Hat Hut Records. Powerful stuff! Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 My wife is out of town at a conference. As is not uncommon when she's gone, I'm having a drink or two more than usual and spinning 45s - jazz, tonight: Jack Jenney - a four-record Columbia box of stuff by his big band; what a great trombone sound. Tony Scott - Walkin'/A Night in Tunisia (Swedish RCA). With a Swedish rhythm section. John Grass - two EPs on the Trend label; the equivalent of his first 10" LP. Just great. A single on the Warwick label from The Soul of Jazz Percussion, although the labels don't mention that fact or list a leader. Some great Donald Byrd, Pepper Adams, and Booker Little here. Lou Donaldson - The Nearness of You/Mack the Knife (Blue Note) Horace Silver Quintet with Bill Henderson - Senor Blues/Tippin' (BN) Leo Parker - Low Brown/Parker's Pals (BN) Sonny Red - Stay as Sweet as You Are/Bluesville (BN) Freddie Roach - I Know/Googa Mooga (BN) Bunky Green - By the Time I Get to Phoenix/Sweet Inspiriation (Met). I'd love to know more about this record, which doesn't appear in any discography I've seen. Dexter Gordon - Isn't She Lovely (Columbia mono/stereo promo). As far as I can tell, this never appeared on any of Dexter's albums. Ray Bryant - Ramblin'/Ode to Billie Joe (Cadet). Ray does Ornette and Bobby Gentry. RIP. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Togashi/Lacy/Carter - Spiritual Moments - (Paddle Wheel/King Japan) Inspired by jeffcrom Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) Togashi/Lacy/Carter - Spiritual Moments - (Paddle Wheel/King Japan) Inspired by jeffcrom That's a great album. Myself, I'm going in a different direction tonight - I've moved on from jazz 45s to New Orleans R & B singles: Lee Dorsey - Get Out of My Life, Woman/So Long (Amy). I recognize composer/producer Allen Toussaint on piano. This record gets all over me. Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo, parts 1 & 2 (Minit) Roland Stone - I Can't Help It/Just a Moment (Ace). With all due respect to Bobby Charles, Roland Stone was the best blue-eyed soul singer in New Orleans. He recorded a fabulous CD, Remember Me, not long before he died. Red Tyler - Snake Eyes/Walk On (Ace). With Allen Toussaint on piano and Mac Rebennack on guitar. Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law/Wanted: $10,000.00 Reward (Minit) Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is/Why Worry (Parlo). Oh my god, what a great record. Oliver Morgan - Who Shot the La La/Hold Your Dog (GNP Crescendo). The kind of bizarre, funky record that could only come out of New Orleans. I saw Morgan perform this song at the Rock 'n' Bowl with Snooks Eaglin and Eddie Bo. L'il Queenie and the Percolaters - My Darlin' New Orleans/Wild Natives (Great Southern). Originally released on Ignant in 1981, this is one of the great New Orleans singles. On my "45 nights," this is often the last record I play before going to bed - usually two or three times. And I didn't even get into my stash of Johnny Adams, Eddie Bo, and Chuck Carbo 45s. Edited June 6, 2011 by jeffcrom Quote
hard bop head Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 Hi all, first post! 1) Donald Byrd - Byrd in Flight Blue Note(blue,white b, no rvg) 2) Hampton Hawes - All Night Session!,Vol.2 Contemporary(C3546 [M]1958) Another great D.Byrd recording and the vinyl itself is very good sonically. H.Hawes could swing as hard as any,and the story of the All Nighters is interesting. Thanks. Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 Hi all, first post! 1) Donald Byrd - Byrd in Flight Blue Note(blue,white b, no rvg) 2) Hampton Hawes - All Night Session!,Vol.2 Contemporary(C3546 [M]1958) Another great D.Byrd recording and the vinyl itself is very good sonically. H.Hawes could swing as hard as any,and the story of the All Nighters is interesting. Thanks. Welcome! Please send me that Donald Byrd album to make sure it's okay. Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) Wooden Joe Nicholas, Vol. 2 (Dan). This Japanese LP contains many takes from Bill Russell's American Music recordings which do not appear in the AM CD series. Just wonderful. Edited June 8, 2011 by jeffcrom Quote
mjazzg Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Leroy Jenkins - space minds, new worlds, survival of America [Tomato] new purchase, first listen, great music and what a title Quote
jostber Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Gerry Mulligan's Nex Sextet - Idol Gossip (Charoscuro) Quote
sidewinder Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Stan Getz/Jimmy Raney Mosaic LP set. LP4 - just arrived. Quote
jostber Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Sonny Fortune - Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic) Quote
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