What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Various Artists - DEU (Lapsus). This is an interesting collection of ambient electronic music out of the Barcelona based Lapsus Records that I found on bandcamp.com. Cool stuff on two slabs of red vinyl. Unfortunately, the record was shipped in a single layer cardboard shipper and the corners are pretty mangled. The pressing is also off center, a little warped and has a spindle hole so small that I had to shave it a bit to get it onto my turntable. I doubt it would be worth it to exchange it. The return shipping would probably be double what I paid for the whole package. Live and learn.

[Leeway]

That's a bummer Kevin.

NP:

RAMIFICATIONS - Irene Schweitzer, Rudiger Carl, Paul Lovens, Radu Malfatti, Harry Miller - OGUN LP.

I love Carl's playing here, but I guess he wasn't so impressed with himself, as I read that he later switched completely from tenor sax to accordion (!). Did he ever switch back? Tasty album.

[jazzbo]

Certainly aged cheese elements. But damn, it's Jimmy Ponder.

Edited May 3, 2014 by jazzbo

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Marcus Roberts - The Truth Is Spoken Here (RCA/Novus). OK stuff. It has it's moments. Badly warped. Luckily, it was in the dollar bin.

[jazzbo]

[kh1958]

Kenny Burrell, The Tender Gender (Cadet)

[Clunky]

Eric Dolphy-----Live in Germany ------(Stash) Japanese pressing.

Dolphy off mike for too much of this bootleg quality session. Wonder where Trane was that night as it's his band. Tyner sounds good and unlike Dolphy is miked well enough. Not a priority I'd suggest unless you are a Dolphy completist.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Red Norvo - Ad Lib (Liberty). This looked interesting in the store but it's turning out to be a bit of a snooze and the clean-looking vinyl is playing extremely noisy. Not a keeper.

[Clunky]

something different:

Last Exit--------(Enemy)

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Lee Konitz & Martial Solal - Duplicity (Horo/Japan). Nice mellow date. Unlike the Red Norvo date I just spun, it's got a lot going on in those "mellow" spaces.

[mjazzg]

Hozan Yamamoto - Suite for Shakuhachi [RCA]

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Supertramp - Breakfast In America (A&M). A favorite from my younger days.

[jazzbo]

The two lp "Outtakes" collection from this LP box set.

[Leeway]

SWEET SPACE - Billy Bang Sextet featuring Frank Lowe - Bang (vn), Lowe (ts), Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cornet), Luther Thomas (as), Curtis Clark (p), Wilbur Morris (b), Steve McCall (d). Anima LP. Recorded live at Loeb Student Center, NYU, November 1979.

[Clunky]

Grateful Dead-----------Veneta, Oregon, 1972---------(Rhino)

I'm no expert on this group but having enjoyed streaming this I picked was pleased to pick up a sealed vinyl edition. Nice package. Vinyl sounds excellent.

[paul secor]

Sonny Rollins: Our Man in Jazz

[colinmce]

The two lp "Outtakes" collection from this LP box set.

I never knew this was in "original album" format. Very nice looking!

SWEET SPACE - Billy Bang Sextet featuring Frank Lowe - Bang (vn), Lowe (ts), Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cornet), Luther Thomas (as), Curtis Clark (p), Wilbur Morris (b), Steve McCall (d). Anima LP. Recorded live at Loeb Student Center, NYU, November 1979.

I always have my eyes out for the CD of this one. Pretty tough going, though ...

[mjazzg]

SWEET SPACE - Billy Bang Sextet featuring Frank Lowe - Bang (vn), Lowe (ts), Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cornet), Luther Thomas (as), Curtis Clark (p), Wilbur Morris (b), Steve McCall (d). Anima LP. Recorded live at Loeb Student Center, NYU, November 1979.

I always have my eyes out for the CD of this one. Pretty tough going, though ...

I've often wondered what this sounds like - any clues/comparisons gratefully accepted

[tomatamot]

The Remarkable Carmell Jones - Carmell Jones ( UK mono )

Edited May 4, 2014 by tomatamot

[Clunky]

The Remarkable Carmell Jones - Carmell Jones ( UK mono )

I've only the version on the Mosaic set , which sounds just fine but I I bet this Vogue is pretty impressive.

[tomatamot]

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ‎– A Day With Art Blakey 1961

A Japanese double album. ( mono live recording )

The Remarkable Carmell Jones - Carmell Jones ( UK mono )

I've only the version on the Mosaic set , which sounds just fine but I I bet this Vogue is pretty impressive.

Say no more, I`m addicted to these UK mono`s

[soulpope]

Lee Konitz & Martial Solal - Duplicity (Horo/Japan). Nice mellow date. Unlike the Red Norvo date I just spun, it's got a lot going on in those "mellow" spaces.

excellent stuff !!

[kh1958]

Cannonball Adderley, African Waltz (Riverside mono), and Michael White, Spirit Dance (Impulse).

[Leeway]

SWEET SPACE - Billy Bang Sextet featuring Frank Lowe - Bang (vn), Lowe (ts), Lawrence "Butch" Morris (cornet), Luther Thomas (as), Curtis Clark (p), Wilbur Morris (b), Steve McCall (d). Anima LP. Recorded live at Loeb Student Center, NYU, November 1979.

I always have my eyes out for the CD of this one. Pretty tough going, though ...

I've often wondered what this sounds like - any clues/comparisons gratefully accepted

Gave it another listen to fix its character better. The obvious analogue would be to the David Murray Octet, but this ensemble (septet) has a much looser vibe that DM's, even though a couple of the personnel are held in common. Billy Bang doesn't dominate his group. There is much more of an ensemble feel. Songs are mostly taken at a medium tempo, with different members taking solo turns. The music is a bit more melodic than one might expect. The last song "Music for the Love of It" (seems applicable here) reminded me, and sounds a bit like, Art Ensemble of Chicago doing ""Odwalla" at the end of their shows. That should give you a sense of the ensemble sound.

The recording acoustic is a bit flat. Loeb Student Center, at NYU, where I spent a good bit of time as an undergrad, is probably not ideal, although a fair number of performances of avant music were recorded there. This is a live performance but one is only occasionally aware of that. It's a very good album, don't think one would get tired of repeated listens.

[Leeway]

EDDIE GALE'S GHETTO MUSIC - 4 Men With Beards release.