brownie Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 Lennie Tristano 'The New Tristano' (Atlantic, mono) Quote
JSngry Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 Think I paid about $20 for it from Dusty. I just had some bad luck with grading from Dusty. An LP they graded as "Very Good" came in with both sides having rice crispies throughout & had several large, visible scratches that showed up as clicks and pops, some of them very heavy. I'll be a little less likely to use them for used vinyl in the future. If you're looking for something besides a play-for-fun copy ( I mean, $4.99 for some 30-35 minute pretty-good-at-best LP vs 3X more for a CD, yeah, I'll accept some "listening artifacts" ), never buy anything from them that is not rated Very Good + or higher, and do know that the older the record is, the more liberal they are with the +. As with their delightfully hyperbolic reviews, their grading system speaks a language all its own, and you gotta know what they're really saying in order to understand what they really mean. Quote
king ubu Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Jimi Hendrix - In the West lovely 2LP set... great music, of course (I think I have got most of it elsewhere, but at less than 20€ it was a steal) (edited for faulty cover-link) Edited March 6, 2012 by king ubu Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 Think I paid about $20 for it from Dusty. I just had some bad luck with grading from Dusty. An LP they graded as "Very Good" came in with both sides having rice crispies throughout & had several large, visible scratches that showed up as clicks and pops, some of them very heavy. I'll be a little less likely to use them for used vinyl in the future. I've had better luck with Euclid. Let me know if you want to sell it someday. Yeah, I avoid "VG" like the plague. VG+ has generally been okay with them, as has NM-. Who knows, if I ever have a massive sell-off I'll let you know! I believe they graded it "VG+" and it's easily that, if not better (and I'm very, very anal about condition). Quote
Clunky Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Buddy De Franco Quartet - Jazz Tones - (Columbia Clef Series-UK) - two test pressing 10 inch single sided LPs !! Sounding really good ! Kenny Drew, Art Blakey and Milt Hinton complete the line up Edited March 6, 2012 by Clunky Quote
jeffcrom Posted March 7, 2012 Report Posted March 7, 2012 Phil Sunkel's Jazz Band (ABC Paramount). A truly beautiful 1956 album by Sunkel and a 10-piece big band. Bunk Johnson 1945 (Dan). Six of the 14 tracks here have not been reissued on American Music CDs, and I cherish this album for those six tracks. Quote
JSngry Posted March 7, 2012 Report Posted March 7, 2012 In full glorious electronically rechanneled DUOPHONIC sound, the same way it was when I bought it when I was 15, the same way it was when I sold it when I was 24, and the same way it is now that I've bought another copy 31 years later. DUOPHONIC! Quote
jeffcrom Posted March 7, 2012 Report Posted March 7, 2012 Need some deep blues tonight: Okeh Chicago Blues (Epic); disc two. One side has the first commercial recordings of Johnny Shines and Muddy Waters, from 1946, but not released until this 1982 album. The other side is a great 1947 session by Big Joe Williams, with Sonny Boy #1 on harp. Quote
Clunky Posted March 7, 2012 Report Posted March 7, 2012 Janusz Muniak – Question Mark (Polish Jazz Vol.54, 1978) Muza , more jazz from Poland to start the day Quote
Clunky Posted March 7, 2012 Report Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) The Lucky Thompson Quintet- Ducretet-Thomson 10 inch Feb 12 , 1956 with Emmett Berry, Henri Renaud etc Edited March 8, 2012 by Clunky Quote
paul secor Posted March 7, 2012 Report Posted March 7, 2012 The Kings Sing the Blues Vol. 1 (Ace - the Mississippi label, not the U.K. Ace/Vivid Japan) Great, low down blues sides. Quote
paul secor Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) Vol. 2 of the above - couldn't find an image. More low down blues sides, including what may be Buddy Guy's first recordings. (He may have recorded for Jay Miller prior to these, but it's questionable whether or not it's Buddy Guy.) Edited March 8, 2012 by paul secor Quote
paul secor Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) Bud Powells (sic) Moods (Verve Japan) Bud...So much feeling in his music. I wouldn't mind having Bud's "It Never Entered My Mind" played at my funeral. It sounds like a hymn to me. Edited March 8, 2012 by paul secor Quote
JohnS Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 Bud Powells (sic) Moods (Verve Japan) Bud...So much feeling in his music. I wouldn't mind having Bud's "It Never Entered My Mind" played at my funeral. It sounds like a hymn to me. Bud's "It Never Entered My Mind" is astonishing. For me it's one of the most moving jazz performances I know. Quote
Clunky Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 Chuck Wayne Tapestry - (Focus) mono 1964- mostly pretty subdued date in relatively limited fidelity, entirely listenable but it's no headline grabber. Quote
sidewinder Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 Chuck Wayne Tapestry - (Focus) mono 1964- mostly pretty subdued date in relatively limited fidelity, entirely listenable but it's no headline grabber. That cover art would make good Indian restaurant wallpaper ! Quote
Clunky Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 next on another 10 incher Billy Taylor Jazz at Storyville- Felsted rec. 1952, typical Taylor, elegant as ever, nice version of Ladybird Quote
sidewinder Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 'Lee Morgan' (BN UA blue/white DG(?!) 2LP) Nice to hear this one on vinyl.. Quote
Clunky Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 'Lee Morgan' (BN UA blue/white DG(?!) 2LP) Nice to hear this one on vinyl.. would that be it's first issue ? Quote
sidewinder Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) would that be it's first issue ? Yes, I think it is. The session is from 1972 I think (issued then, recorded 1971) and the UA labels were 'current' during 1970-73. Also, a lot of copies of this one seem to have been given the dreaded 'corner clip' treatment on the sleeve but this one survived unscathed. Edited March 8, 2012 by sidewinder Quote
Clunky Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 would that be it's first issue ? Yes, I think it is. The session is from 1972 I think (issued then, recorded 1971) and the UA labels were 'current' during 1970-73. Also, a lot of copies of this one seem to have been given the dreaded 'corner clip' treatment on the sleeve but this one survived unscathed. I'll need to spin the CD later, I was exactly overwhelmed when I last listened to it. The handful of UA BN issues or reissues I've got seem really excellent pressings. Quote
sidewinder Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 I'll need to spin the CD later, I was exactly overwhelmed when I last listened to it. The handful of UA BN issues or reissues I've got seem really excellent pressings. A lot of additional detail on this vinyl that sounds sort of 'mushy' on the CD. Jymie Merritt's bass, for example. Good to hear it all nice and clear ! Lee Morgan sounds a bit further back in the mix though, compared with the CD. Quote
brownie Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 The Complete Johnny Dodds (French RCA/Black and White) one of the best LP (a twofer actually) from that superb collection! Quote
Clunky Posted March 8, 2012 Report Posted March 8, 2012 The Complete Johnny Dodds (French RCA/Black and White) one of the best LP (a twofer actually) from that superb collection! I was spinning this just yesterday. It's a great sounding set , typical of the series. Quote
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