What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[paul secor]

The John Lewis Album with Putte Wickman and Red Mitchell (Finesse Japan)

[king ubu]

Ramblin' on My Mind - A Collection of Classic Train and Travel Blues (Milestone MLP-3002)

[kh1958]

Oliver Nelson--Sound Pieces (Impulse, red and black)

[Leeway]

My copy of the LP says Monaural 6017 in lower left corner, but has an oval blue sticker with 86017 pasted over the Fantasy logo in upper right. Most of the copies of this LP state stereo across the top. Anyway, more importantly, undiluted, high-voltage Mingus. (sorry could not find a smaller image without the stereo marking. )

[brownie]

Sam Rivers 'Paragon' (Fluid)

Edited December 5, 2011 by brownie

[sidewinder]

Horace Silver Quintet 'Six Pieces Of Silver' (BN 47W63rd/NY USA mono deep groove)

[Leeway]

Wayne Shorter, "The Soothsayer," 45rpm 2LP edition from Music Matters:

Hamiet Bluiett, Nali Kola, Soul Note. Has a few cool moments, but overall it did not grab me.

[kh1958]

Critics Choice (Dawn Records sampler, mono)

This Here is Bobby Timmons (Riverside blue label mono)

[paul secor]

This is a wonderful record. It was recorded for Vanguard in 1967 and rejected by that label as not commercial enough. It was finally released twenty years later by Mountain Railroad Records and soon disappeared. Drive reissued it as a CD in 1994, and it's now o/p also, but available on Amazon.

Sippie Wallace is in fine form, singing mostly her own compositions. Otis Spann is magnificent backing her on several songs. And the Kweskin Jug Band does a first class job of backing her on the rest of the album.

Highly recommended!

Edited December 4, 2011 by paul secor

[Leeway]

Ken Vandermark, Kent Kessler. Fred Lonberg-Holm, Dave Rempis. 2LP on Not Two:

Sam Rivers, "A New Conception." Blue Note. Not nearly as "out" as its reputation suggests.

[jeffcrom]

Steve Lacy - Saxophone Special (Emanem)

[vinyltim]

[brownie]

Gil Evans 'And Ten' (Prestige, mono, 50th St. adress)

[Leeway]

Steve Lacy - Saxophone Special (Emanem)

That's one I'd like to have on LP!

Listening to some Trane:

I actually have the UK EMI LP of this album. Could not find a picture of that version. Odd (to me) to read: "His Master's Voice" with dog looking into gramophone on the cover of a Coltrane album.

Also:

[paul secor]

Steve Lacy - Saxophone Special (Emanem)

I've had the LP since it came out, but haven't listened to it in probably 20 years. Time to cue it up. Thanks for the reminder.

[jeffcrom]

New York Contemporary Five - Consequences (Fontana Japanese reissue)

[jeffcrom]

Ben Tucker - Baby, You Should Know It (Ava mono). Not a masterpiece, but a nice little album, with Victor Feldman on piano and Larry Bunker on vibes and marimba as the main soloists.

[jeffcrom]

Women of the Blues (RCA Vintage Series). My favorite tracks here are the two by Sippie Wallace, but there's something to be said for Lizzie Miles' "My Man o' War." Sample lyrics:

"He storms my trench and he's not afraid;

His bayonet makes me cry for aid.

Oh, how he handles his hand grenade;

He's my man o' war."

"If I'm retreating he goes around and gets me in the rear.

He keeps repeating a flank attack until victory is near."

[brownie]

Shelly Manne 'Boss Sounds' Atlantic, mono)

[sidewinder]

Rolf & Joachim Kuhn 'Impressions of New York' (Impulse black/white label promo, mono)

Edited December 6, 2011 by sidewinder

[jeffcrom]

Ornette Coleman (The Paul Bley Quintet, really) - Coleman Classics (Improvising Artists)

Billy Tipton - Plays Hi-Fi on Piano (Tops)

Allen asked about the Billy Tipton album on another thread. I would say that neither of Billy Tipton's albums is great, but Sweet Georgia Brown, the earlier one, is at least recognizable as a jazz album. Tipton is an accomplished pianist, but this second album is basically a tinkly cocktail music album, given a bizarre aspect by the incredible reverb - it's so prominent that it becomes the fourth musician of the trio, like on some of Sun Ra's albums from the early 1960's. Of course, that kind of makes this album more fun to listen to - it's just so strange.

My wife has used the album cover in her psychology classes as a springboard to the discussion of gender identity.

[brownie]

Sonny Sharrock 'Monkey - Pockie - Boo' (Byg Actuel)

[Leeway]

Ornette Coleman (The Paul Bley Quintet, really) - Coleman Classics (Improvising Artists)

Billy Tipton - Plays Hi-Fi on Piano (Tops)

Allen asked about the Billy Tipton album on another thread. I would say that neither of Billy Tipton's albums is great, but Sweet Georgia Brown, the earlier one, is at least recognizable as a jazz album. Tipton is an accomplished pianist, but this second album is basically a tinkly cocktail music album, given a bizarre aspect by the incredible reverb - it's so prominent that it becomes the fourth musician of the trio, like on some of Sun Ra's albums from the early 1960's. Of course, that kind of makes this album more fun to listen to - it's just so strange.

My wife has used the album cover in her psychology classes as a springboard to the discussion of gender identity.

I'm not having any trouble with the gender identity of the individual in the foreground-- or background for that matter. Not sure about the pianist though.

[jeffcrom]

Pete Rugolo - Brass in Hi-Fi (Mercury mono)

Earl Hines - A Monday Date (Chicago Living Legends series, produced by our own Christiern) (Riverside mono)

Lee Collins - Ralph Sutton's Jazzola Six Vol. 1 (Rarities)

[brownie]

The Four Brothers '... Together Again! (Vik, mono)