What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[jeffcrom]

Getting my Steve Lacy records mixed up, this one must have a different Woe than the Weal and Woe

Steve Lacy Crops and The Woe ( 1976 and 1973)

No, it's the same one. The solo recordings on Crops were later issued on CD, along with the rest of the concert they came from, as Hooky (Emanem 4042). The Woe suite was then paired on CD with the Avignon concert as Weal and Woe. Now that Mr. Davidson has found more solo material to add to the Avignon concert, "The Woe" has now been reissued on The Sun.

I think Emanem is vying with Prestige to confuse us with varying issues of the same material. Actually, I'm glad that Mr. Davidson keeps finding more music to issue and trying to pair it in the most logical way possible.

[Clunky]

Getting my Steve Lacy records mixed up, this one must have a different Woe than the Weal and Woe

Steve Lacy Crops and The Woe ( 1976 and 1973)

No, it's the same one. The solo recordings on Crops were later issued on CD, along with the rest of the concert they came from, as Hooky (Emanem 4042). The Woe suite was then paired on CD with the Avignon concert as Weal and Woe. Now that Mr. Davidson has found more solo material to add to the Avignon concert, "The Woe" has now been reissued on The Sun.

I think Emanem is vying with Prestige to confuse us with varying issues of the same material. Actually, I'm glad that Mr. Davidson keeps finding more music to issue and trying to pair it in the most logical way possible.

Thanks, moving on from Lacy to some more jazz from Sweden

Claes- Goran Fagerstedt Stone Free Odeon, funky vocal take on the Hendrix tune C-G F with the Bernt Rosengren Orchestra on this track only , the rest is piano solo or trio and one single track with strings. Inessential IMO

Edited February 17, 2012 by Clunky

[clifford_thornton]

Too bad it's "inessential" because the players listed make it sound pretty interesting. Fagerstedt is on Stockholm Dues, which is a fucking great album.

[paul secor]

Bobby "Blue" Bland: Woke Up Screaming (Ace)

Roy Gaines' guitar on "It's My Life Baby" always shakes me up.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Curtis Counce - You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce (Analogue Productions Revival Series) 180 gram pressing

Sounds great and such a beautiful LP cover. One of my favorites.

[paul secor]

Betty Carter (Bet-Car/Nadja Trio Japan)

Sometimes I think I like the idea of Betty Carter more than the reality - if that makes sense.

[jeffcrom]

Sometimes I think I like the idea of Betty Carter more than the reality - if that makes sense.

Me, too. I saw her live once, and it was more impressive/scary than enjoyable. Probably just me.

[JSngry]

I saw her live once too. Blues Alley in DC (1981), got there about 10 minutes before the hit, got to sit behind the band, Saw what was going on when she turned around, all of it.

Scary as hell, believe me but enjoyable as hell too, somebody that into it, not letting the band go anywhere but where she wanted them to go. And where she wanted to go - and went - was crazymad badass GREAT, Not just some "chick singer", but a freakin' improvisor of the highest order.

Then again, maybe it was just a really good night. And I don't know that it always translated to record (but her duet w/Geri Allen on "Memories Of You" sure does...). But seeing it all go down, and seeing a vocalist's backing group paying uber-attention like they were all a James Brown drummer, hey, it was a rare treat.

[JSngry]

[paul secor]

Hank Jones: Urbanity (Verve Japan)

[paul secor]

Billie Holiday: Velvet Mood (Verve Japan)

[jeffcrom]

Eric Kloss - To Hear is to See! (Prestige)

[JSngry]

[kh1958]

Archie Shepp--Four For Trane (Impulse, red and black)

[Leeway]

Been listening to the Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Sessions (LP) over the course of the last week, mixing in other items as I go. This one is hot:

Rashied Ali, Fred Simmons (p), Stafford James (b), Carlos Ward (as, fl). Survival Records.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Red Garland "Soul Junction" dark blue label with RVG in the deadwax.

[Leeway]

There is a JCOA flyer laid in the album jacket. One of the titles listed, "Gardens of Harlem," by Clifford Thornton-- I don't think I've ever seen, but sure would like to.

Edited February 18, 2012 by Leeway

[Leeway]

Beautiful and deep:

[jeffcrom]

Hank Mobley - Mobley's Message, from the Messages two-fer; Prestige, with the Harold Land cover!

[JSngry]

You ever notice how Harold Land with a tenor in his mouth looks like Smokey Robinson (at least in that photo)? Weird...

[sidewinder]

Cedar Walton 'Mobius' (French RCA)

A much funkier Cedar to the one I am used to.

Edited February 19, 2012 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

Milt Jackson 'That's The Way It Is' (UK Impulse black label stereo, promo)

[Clunky]

Jimmy Giuffre Dragonfly Soul Note, I remember thinking that this was complete rubbish when I first played it about 20 yrs ago. I'm not sure I've played it it since but I'm really impressed spinning it now . Not sure how this stacks up compared to the other JG Soul Notes . I like the synth, the whole package. Nice one Jimmy, even if I didn't realise it the time.

Edited February 19, 2012 by Clunky

[sidewinder]

Martial Solal Trio 'Fafasifa' (French CBS, stereo). Another fine Henri Renaud production.

[A Lark Ascending]

Jimmy Giuffre Dragonfly Soul Note, I remember thinking that this was complete rubbish when I first played it about 20 yrs ago. I'm not sure I've played it it since but I'm really impressed spinning it now . Not sure how this stacks up compared to the other JG Soul Notes . I like the synth, the whole package. Nice one Jimmy, even if I didn't realise it the time.

I think that was the Giuffre album that I had in the late 70s - a double if I recall - that completely mystified me. I sold it at some point in the 80s.

Would be intriguing to hear again given how much other music I've since listened to. Might make sense now.