What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Chuck Nessa]

[paul secor]

Frank Lowe: The Flam (Black Saint)

[Leeway]

Frank Lowe: The Flam (Black Saint)

Another kick-ass album!

[Leeway]

One good Nessa deserves another. Imagine having this as the first release on your label?! Nessa n-1:

[jeffcrom]

Phil Sunkel's Jazz Band (ABC Paramount mono). Nice!

[jeffcrom]

Onzy Matthews - Blues With a Touch of Elegance (Capitol stereo)

[brownie]

Billie Holiday 'Velvet Mood' (Verve, mono)

with Sweets, Carter, Rowles, Kessel, John Simmons and Larry Bunker

[BillF]

One I kept. Still bears the faint pencil mark "41/-". Can I sell it and live off the proceeds, Sidewinder?

[mjazzg]

to be followed by today's other new acquisition

except mine's yellow text on white Nessa

edit: to apologise to excessive image size on the levin!

Edited October 22, 2011 by mjazzg

[king ubu]

Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces of Jazz Vol. 30 (Vogue CMDINT 9736)

Some nice music! Solos, duos with drummer Wallace Bishop and a few trio/quartet sides with Buck Clayton, Bishop plus Claude Luter (all of the band sides are here, except for the unissued version of "Darktown Strutter's Ball" - which is mis-printed as "Darktown Stutter's Ball" on the discography on the backcover, but spelt correctly in the tracklisting).

[king ubu]

uhm... looking again (and approaching the end of the disc), BOTH versions of "Darktown Strutter's Ball" are included!

[king ubu]

Willie "The Lion" Smith - Commodore Classics

[king ubu]

Broadway Swings Again / The Jonah Jones Quartet (Capitol T 1641)

[clifford_thornton]

The Levin is good. In fact all three of his LPs as a leader are excellent.

[Leeway]

[jeffcrom]

Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy - Journey Without End (Japanese Victor)

[BillF]

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

[sidewinder]

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

I guess the people at London did a pre-Photoshop Photoshop of Monk with stock footage of Picadilly Circus at night.

[brownie]

Wilbur Ware 'The Chicago Sound' (Riverside, mono, blue label)

[BillF]

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

I guess the people at London did a pre-Photoshop Photoshop of Monk with stock footage of Picadilly Circus at night.

But I think it looks quite nice, you know?

[JohnS]

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

I guess the people at London did a pre-Photoshop Photoshop of Monk with stock footage of Picadilly Circus at night.

But I think it looks quite nice, you know?

But why change it?

[kh1958]

Hazel Scott's Late Show (Capitol ten inch)

Ornette Coleman at the Golden Circle, volume 2 (Blue Note, NY USA)

[Leeway]

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

I guess the people at London did a pre-Photoshop Photoshop of Monk with stock footage of Picadilly Circus at night.

But I think it looks quite nice, you know?

But why change it?

I agree. I'm sure it's got something to do with licensing, but , who knows, maybe London label didn't like the original album and thought this would look and sell better. Monk's smiling face and the London night scene might bring a few punters in who might otherwise not pick it up. It's odd to see Monk on an album cover without a hat; most of the time (not all) he's got some cool looking hat on.

I was taking stock of my Nessa LPs, decided to give this one a spin. I've only seen this LP once while out shopping; mint copy (soI bought it). Perhaps it is it more often spotted in the Chicago-Midwest area? Great sound BTW.

Edited October 23, 2011 by Leeway

[BillF]

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

I guess the people at London did a pre-Photoshop Photoshop of Monk with stock footage of Picadilly Circus at night.

But I think it looks quite nice, you know?

But why change it?

I agree. I'm sure it's got something to do with licensing, but , who knows, maybe London label didn't like the original album and thought this would look and sell better. Monk's smiling face and the London night scene might bring a few punters in who might otherwise not pick it up. It's odd to see Monk on an album cover without a hat; most of the time (not all) he's got some cool looking hat on.

More often hatless in the earlier photos.

[paul secor]

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

I guess the people at London did a pre-Photoshop Photoshop of Monk with stock footage of Picadilly Circus at night.

But I think it looks quite nice, you know?

But why change it?

I agree. I'm sure it's got something to do with licensing, but , who knows, maybe London label didn't like the original album and thought this would look and sell better. Monk's smiling face and the London night scene might bring a few punters in who might otherwise not pick it up. It's odd to see Monk on an album cover without a hat; most of the time (not all) he's got some cool looking hat on.

More often hatless in the earlier photos.

I think he had more hair then.