JSngry Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 1967 Gospel from Checker. This guy is not at all a good singer, more than one note and things start getting iffy, but - album supervised by Ralph Bass, and most interestingly, produced, arranged, and mostly written by Sonny Thompson. So the tracks are solid as hell, more than the singing itself would seem to justify. And I swear to god (pun intended), The Dells are singing background on one track here, the "jazzy" Dells. Gotta be a story here, somewhere. can`t find the release date of this platter, but must be around 1967 - as the Dells signed with Cadet 1966 and and inter alias became the touring vocal backup group for Ray Charles, it is possible they also were "moonlighting" on the O W Brown release .... their first Cadet LP "There Is" was released in 1967 ...... Yeah, 1967 sounds feels exactly right. The Dells are on just one cut, but they're...obvious, if you know what I mean. Those guys would take the gigs, money in the bank. Hits are not guaranteed, session fees are, math FTW, and ideally, both. As it was for them. I love The Dells, truthfully, just as/because The Dells. Weren't but one The Dells, and they were always them. Also of "collector's interest" on this one is the presence of a Chess/Checker Gospel inner sleeve, one side all C.F. Franklin albums, the other,, not C.F. Franklin albums. I've neither seen nor had one of those before, so...very cool "object", and valuable-ish as document, I might think. A lot of gospel music records just get lost/forgotten about, and that is inevitably a distortion of American Music in general, Great Black Music in particular. Inner sleeves like this are that many that won't be completely forgotten, not just yet. But this O.W. Brown cat...not really happening at all, and on a label where pretty much everybody was happening...not sure what that was all about. But...Sonny Thompson! Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 Anthony Braxton "four compositions 1973" (Columbia, Japan) Quote
soulpope Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 1967 Gospel from Checker. This guy is not at all a good singer, more than one note and things start getting iffy, but - album supervised by Ralph Bass, and most interestingly, produced, arranged, and mostly written by Sonny Thompson. So the tracks are solid as hell, more than the singing itself would seem to justify. And I swear to god (pun intended), The Dells are singing background on one track here, the "jazzy" Dells. Gotta be a story here, somewhere. can`t find the release date of this platter, but must be around 1967 - as the Dells signed with Cadet 1966 and and inter alias became the touring vocal backup group for Ray Charles, it is possible they also were "moonlighting" on the O W Brown release .... their first Cadet LP "There Is" was released in 1967 ...... Yeah, 1967 sounds feels exactly right. The Dells are on just one cut, but they're...obvious, if you know what I mean. Those guys would take the gigs, money in the bank. Hits are not guaranteed, session fees are, math FTW, and ideally, both. As it was for them. I love The Dells, truthfully, just as/because The Dells. Weren't but one The Dells, and they were always them. Also of "collector's interest" on this one is the presence of a Chess/Checker Gospel inner sleeve, one side all C.F. Franklin albums, the other,, not C.F. Franklin albums. I've neither seen nor had one of those before, so...very cool "object", and valuable-ish as document, I might think. A lot of gospel music records just get lost/forgotten about, and that is inevitably a distortion of American Music in general, Great Black Music in particular. Inner sleeves like this are that many that won't be completely forgotten, not just yet. But this O.W. Brown cat...not really happening at all, and on a label where pretty much everybody was happening...not sure what that was all about. But...Sonny Thompson! the Dells indeed are/were special and IMO one of the vocal groups who mastered the crossover from 60`s to 70`s soul in style .... Quote
Clunky Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 Manny Albam -----Jazz New York------(Dot) Typical Manny arrangements with snippets of Gene Quill and Eddie Costa to make it worthwhile. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 Art Farmer 'Maiden Voyage' (Nippon Columbia) Quote
Clunky Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 John Carisi ---- The New Jazz sound of Show Boat------(Columbia) Guitar 'choir ' plus Phil Woods. Carisi on trumpet. Interesting arrangements but ultimately not really too challenging. Carisi plays delicately but it's the massed guitars you tend to remember. Quote
kh1958 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Posted May 30, 2015 Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse) and Music of Richard Rodgers Played by America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville 35). Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 30, 2015 Report Posted May 30, 2015 Alice Cooper - Pretties for You - (Straight, US orig) Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted May 30, 2015 Report Posted May 30, 2015 I watched that Alice Cooper documentary not too long ago; was pretty interesting! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 30, 2015 Report Posted May 30, 2015 I bet; the first three LPs are rad, but I have a hard time being interested after that. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Thad Jones/Mel Lewis 'Potpourri' (Philly International) Edited May 31, 2015 by sidewinder Quote
JSngry Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis 'Potpourri' (Philly International) Did you get a clean-ish copy of this? If so, is it an American pressing? Over the last few years, I've gone through three looking for one that's not making popcorn while the music plays and have pretty much given up. Quote
BillF Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis 'Potpourri' (Philly International) Did you get a clean-ish copy of this? If so, is it an American pressing? Over the last few years, I've gone through three looking for one that's not making popcorn while the music plays and have pretty much given up. Bought mine used in the seventies (American pressing) and it's fine. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Mine is a UK pressing, which I think was put out by UK CBS. Gave it a good listen cranked up and the sonics are absolutely excellent, with low noise floor. A very under-rated Thad & Mel album IMO. Edited May 31, 2015 by sidewinder Quote
sidewinder Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 Lee Morgan 'The Gigolo' (BN Liberty blue/white) Quote
sidewinder Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 Jackie McLean 'Capuchin Swing' (BN 47W63rd DG mono) Quote
kh1958 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 Ike Quebec, Heavy Soul (Blue Note, NY USA stereo), and Art Blakey, Child's Dance (Prestige/Fantasy). Quote
JSngry Posted May 31, 2015 Report Posted May 31, 2015 Mine is a UK pressing, which I think was put out by UK CBS. Gave it a good listen cranked up and the sonics are absolutely excellent, with low noise floor. A very under-rated Thad & Mel album IMO. Quite underrated, indeed! I guess I need to keep looking for a clean pressing. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Posted June 1, 2015 Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond, Two of a Mind (RCA Living Stereo), and Ralph Sutton Plays Music of Fats Waller (Columbia ten inch). Quote
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