What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Taft Jordan Plays Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo!!! (Prestige/Moodsville/Status mono). Just finished spinning a wonderful album I was not even aware of until a couple of hours ago, when I found it in an Atlanta record store. Jordan plays Ellington with Kenny Burrell, Richard Wyands, Joe Benjamin, and Charlie Persip - very nice. My copy is a typical Prestige hybrid - Status labels and a Moodsville cover.

The CD version (heresy here on the vinyl thread?) adds a second recording - The Swingville All-Stars - with Taft Jordan, Hilton Jefferson, Al Sears, Don Abney, Wendell Marshall, and Gus Johnson - a nice addition. I remember that Joe hipped me to this, perhaps back on the old BN Board, when I was looking to hear more Hilton Jefferson.

I'm sure I must have known about this, but never heard any of it. Must get it. Is the CD actually listed as by 'The Swingville All-Stars' or by one of the participants?

MG

The CD was issued as Taft Jordan: Mood Indigo.

Thanks Paul

This morning's vinyl was

Willis Jackson - West Africa - Muse

Little Walter - Hate to see you go - Checker (GRT/Chess reissue or compilation)

MG

[colinmce]

Charlie Ventura - It's All Bop to Me (RCA Victor mono). I just got this 1955 collection of Ventura's late-forties RCA sides, and I just love it. I've always had a soft spot for Charlie V., probably out of proportion to his actual musical value. I bought this when I found that young George Russell did the arrangement of "Caravan" on this album, and that chart is indeed strange and wonderful. The rest of the album is Ventura's genial "bop for the people" stuff, and it's very entertaining.

I think his work in the Krupa trio is killer.

[JohnS]

[vinyltim]

Lou Donaldson "Everything I Play" 45...

http://www.timenjoysrecords.com/records/lou-donaldson-everything-i-do-gon-be-funky

[brownie]

Roswell Rudd 'Numatik Swing Band' (JCOA)

[mjazzg]

[BillF]

[jeffcrom]

Earlier: Dave Tarras Plays Again: Jewish Dances (Colonial). The cover has a large photo of Tarras holding his Albert system clarinet, but he actually only plays on half the tracks. He sounds great on those tracks, though.

Another spin of this great klezmer album. The cover says "stereo," but it's mono.

[brownie]

Ornette Coleman Trio 'At Golden Circle', vol. 1 (BN, mono)

[Chuck Nessa]

[jeffcrom]

Cecil McBee - Alternate Spaces (India Navigation). My first hearing of this music in over 25 years. I used to have a cassette dub (it might still be in my closet); I found a nice copy at the little record store down the street from my house.

[jeffcrom]

The Klezmorim - Metropolis (Flying Fish). The rawest of the klezmer revival bands. They include a tuba doina here - how cool is that?

[brownie]

Willis Jackson 'In My Solitude' (Prestige/Moodsville, mono)

with Richard Wyands, Peck Morrison and Granville Roker ( in pre-Mickey days!)

Edited April 21, 2012 by brownie

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Willis Jackson 'In My Solitude' (Prestige/Moodsville, mono)

with Richard Wyands, Peck Morrison and Granville Roker ( in pre-Mickey days!)

Really nice album!

Early this morning

Florida Mass Choir - Lord, you keep on proving yourself to me - Savoy

MG

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Sheila Jordan, Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note, NY USA)

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Whoah, that Stanko disc is pretty wonderful!

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sure is swinging!

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more fantastic music!

[sidewinder]

Sheila Jordan, Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note, NY USA)

Me want !

Now spinning Jackie McLean 'Action' (BN Liberty, stereo)