What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[jeffcrom]

Dave Tarras/Abe Ellstein - Jewish Melodies (Period). One of those great 50s/60s small-label Dave Tarras albums; can't find the cover online anywhere. Son-in-law Sam Musiker is on tenor sax, and there's a great version of "Second Avenue Square Dance." I always thought that Tarras wrote that one, but it's credited to Ellstein - I guess I just never noticed.

Edited July 29, 2012 by jeffcrom

[jazzbo]

I forgot how amazing this lp is. I'll always love these guys together.

[tomatamot]

Karl Drevo Meets Francy Boland - Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie

[brownie]

Chris Connor 'Chris Craft' (Atlantic, mono, black label)

[jeffcrom]

Saxes, Inc. (Warner Bros. stereo). From 1959 - Bob Prince charts for 12 saxes (13 when Coleman Hawkins is added), including Phil & Quill, Al & Zoot, Herb Geller, and Hal McKusick. Lots of fun, except that most of the solos are kept very short, except those by Hawk and a couple by George Auld.

[colinmce]

2000 reissue with one grey marble LP.

I almost think the album works best on CD but when this came up on Ebay I couldn't resist. Chuck, any idea why he nixed the gatefold for this edition?

[jazzbo]

[jazzbo]

[kh1958]

Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (Argo stereo). An actual near mint copy; sounds great.

[jeffcrom]

Oregon - Out of the Woods (Elektra). Someone gave me this earlier this week. I have a handful of Oregon albums, and like them okay. There are usually a couple of really good pieces on each album, and the rest is nice enough.

[Chuck Nessa]

2000 reissue with one grey marble LP.

I almost think the album works best on CD but when this came up on Ebay I couldn't resist. Chuck, any idea why he nixed the gatefold for this edition?

didn't know this reissue existed.

[jeffcrom]

Reuben Wilson - On Broadway (BN Liberty). After Oregon, I needed something greasy.

[brownie]

Stan Getz 'The Soft Swing' (Verve Japan)

a neglected Getz session with Mose Allison, Addison Farmer and Jerry Segal.

[jeffcrom]

Anthony Braxton - For Trio (Arista)

When this album came out in 1978, it quickly became one of my favorite records. Then, as I started exploring Stockhausen's music, For Trio began to seem kind of derivative to me. Now I think I've come out on the other side. Yes, For Trio is influenced (perhaps in fairly superficial ways) by Stockhausen pieces like "Zyklus" and especially "Refrain," but it ends up occupying a very different space than those pieces - perhaps due in part to Braxton's jazz background.

And the passage played by Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman on bass saxes and Braxton on contrabass sax just flat-out kicks ass.

[colinmce]

Funny, that For Alto also came with For Trio and Montreux/Berlin.

I'm glad I sold off the Mosaic, I really do prefer the LPs.

[Chuck Nessa]

I attended the recording of For Trio.

[jeffcrom]

I attended the recording of For Trio.

Would have loved to have experienced that bass/contrabass sax trio in person.

[jazzbo]

One side of this was enough.

Now on to something much grittier.

Edited July 30, 2012 by jazzbo

[jeffcrom]

Anthony Braxton - Four Four Orchestras (Arista); side four. I enjoyed Braxton's For Trio so much this morning that I thought I'd give part of this another try, to see if my negative feelings had changed. Nope. It still seems random to me, and not random in a purposeful way, like some of Cage's music - just rambling and unfocused.

[Chuck Nessa]

Anthony Braxton - Four Four Orchestras (Arista); side four. I enjoyed Braxton's For Trio so much this morning that I thought I'd give part of this another try, to see if my negative feelings had changed. Nope. It still seems random to me, and not random in a purposeful way, like some of Cage's music - just rambling and unfocused.

Not sure this will help but here is a note from Cuscuna that was stuck inside my box. Yes, I got a promo.

[jeffcrom]

Anthony Braxton - Four Four Orchestras (Arista); side four. I enjoyed Braxton's For Trio so much this morning that I thought I'd give part of this another try, to see if my negative feelings had changed. Nope. It still seems random to me, and not random in a purposeful way, like some of Cage's music - just rambling and unfocused.

Not sure this will help but here is a note from Cuscuna that was stuck inside my box. Yes, I got a promo.

Wow - thanks for that info.

Now playing:

Martial Solal - Vive la France! Vive le Jazz! Vive Solal! (Capitol stereo). A U.S. reissue of an excellent 1960 session, which presumably had a less ridiculous title on the original French album.

[brownie]

Abbey Lincoln 'Abbey is Blue' (Riverside, stereo)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This morning's vinyl

Professor Herman Stevens - Poet of the gospel organ - Savoy

Stevens was a big influence on Baby Face Willette, and you can hear it.

Jack Wilson - The jazz organs - Vault (bad water damage on sleeve looks worse than this)

Eugene Williams & Sister Lee Ida Brown & the Houston Interdenominational Choir - Somebody bigger than I - Songbird (No image on the web)

Slim & the Supreme Angels - MOre than alive - Nashboro (another no image on web - 70s gospel is REALLY unpopular)

Bessie Griffin - Testimony - Nashboro (really REALLY unpopular)

Well, here's one

George Hines & the Gospel Winds - Presenting - Atlantic

MG

[jazzbo]

[jazzbo]

Mono pressing. Love this show. Looking forward to the Storyville CD in six weeks or so.