What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[clifford_thornton]

I like Lady of the Mirrors a lot (solo piano on India Nav).

[jeffcrom]

23 hours ago, paul secor said:

Debut Records as in Mingus' Debut label?

Yes, although I know this question has already been answered. Levister did some "music director" type work for Debut - arranging and conducting on several sessions. Later in life he did a lot of commercial arranging/composing - Motown, Verve, Broadway, commercials. Manhattan Monodrama seems to be the only time he was given the freedom to write and record whatever he wanted. It looks like one track showed up on a Debut CD collection, but it's otherwise un-reissued.

[HutchFan]

6 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

I like Lady of the Mirrors a lot (solo piano on India Nav).

Yep. I know that one and like it too.  

[jeffcrom]

George Lewis - Concert! (BN NYC). Found this one this afternoon. I had just about given up on finding a decent mono copy - every one I had previously come across was fake stereo. It sounds really good for a live recording of the time - RVG mastered, although he didn't do the recording. This is the afternoon set from a 1954 Bakersfield, California concert; the evening set was issued on Storyville.

[kh1958]

2 hours ago, jeffcrom said:

Yes, although I know this question has already been answered. Levister did some "music director" type work for Debut - arranging and conducting on several sessions. Later in life he did a lot of commercial arranging/composing - Motown, Verve, Broadway, commercials. Manhattan Monodrama seems to be the only time he was given the freedom to write and record whatever he wanted. It looks like one track showed up on a Debut CD collection, but it's otherwise un-reissued.

Also the composer of Slow Dance on Traning In.

[optatio]

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA: GOOD MORNING BLUES. MCA RECORDS MCA2-4108 [1977]

With an interesting detail on the backcover at the bottom left (enlarged):

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, optatio said:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA: GOOD MORNING BLUES. MCA RECORDS MCA2-4108 [1977]

With an interesting detail on the backcover at the bottom left (enlarged):

DAF = Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft  ....

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

whoa- theyre pretty serious about that export sticker

[JohnS]

I've seen something similar on a few Impulse issues. 

A number of Blue Notes bore a small "For Export Only" labels.  

Quite a lot of US Columbia issues were marketed in the UK with every mention of Columbia blacked out with marker pen and a with a black circular sticker around the edge of the label.  

[sidewinder]

6 hours ago, JohnS said:

I've seen something similar on a few Impulse issues. 

I have a few like that - 'Dedication Series' twofers.

[kh1958]

Kenny Burrell, A Night at the Village Vanguard (Argo stereo), and Benson and Farrell (CTI).

[optatio]

9 hours ago, JohnS said:

I've seen something similar on a few Impulse issues. 

A number of Blue Notes bore a small "For Export Only" labels.  

Quite a lot of US Columbia issues were marketed in the UK with every mention of Columbia blacked out with marker pen and a with a black circular sticker around the edge of the label.  

JOHN COLTRANE: ASCENSION. MCA RECORDS AS-95 [1980]

Engraved stamp on front cover above right: "Produced for GERMANY"

Sticker on back cover at the bottom right: „EXPORT ONLY. FOR SALE OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ONLY.“

[kh1958]

Charlie Parker, All Star Sextet (Royal Roost). 12 songs of Dial material from 1947. I've never heard a Dial 78 or Dial ten inch or LP, but this Roost late 1950s reissue is the best sounding version of this material that I have heard. 

Edited February 25, 2017 by kh1958

[optatio]

ARCHIE SHEPP – HORACE PARLAN: EN CONCERT, 1rst SET. 52E RUE EST RE 015 [1987]

[clifford_thornton]

Orange - In the Midst of Chaos - (Free Force, US private pressing)

Paul Flaherty-related 70s Connecticut wildness, glad to have finally found a copy after many years of searching.

[Dan Gould]

1 hour ago, optatio said:

ARCHIE SHEPP – HORACE PARLAN: EN CONCERT, 1rst SET. 52E RUE EST RE 015 [1987]

Thanks for posting this, I only recently heard the Steeplechase duo recordings and the idea of both stretching out more on a similar program is very appealing.  Then I found the CD issue which is two discs worth, and I was sold. Hopefully Amazon's one copy was available when I clicked "purchase".

[kh1958]

Richard Groove Holmes, Get Up & Get It (Prestige). Very nicely recorded by RVG, with stellar line-up of Teddy Edwards, Pat Martino, Paul Chambers and Billy Higgins.

John Klemmer, Constant Throb (Impulse).

[soulpope]

23 hours ago, optatio said:

ARCHIE SHEPP – HORACE PARLAN: EN CONCERT, 1rst SET. 52E RUE EST RE 015 [1987]

!! .... and the 2nd set features inter alias a great rendition of "Ruby My Dear" ....

[Dmitry]

Andrew Hill- From California with love

 

[Dmitry]

Andrew Hill- From California with love

 

[corto maltese]

On 2/25/2017 at 10:02 PM, clifford_thornton said:

Orange - In the Midst of Chaos - (Free Force, US private pressing)

Paul Flaherty-related 70s Connecticut wildness, glad to have finally found a copy after many years of searching.

That's a great find, Clifford. I've never even seen a copy.

There's been a CD reissue some years back, but this is really music that should be enjoyed on vinyl.

[clifford_thornton]

7 hours ago, corto maltese said:

That's a great find, Clifford. I've never even seen a copy.

There's been a CD reissue some years back, but this is really music that should be enjoyed on vinyl.

yeah, my friend did the CD reissue but I'd never seen an original copy until last week! It was a trade with another gent and worked out perfectly.

[Chuck Nessa]

[clifford_thornton]

my eyes cannot read that, sadly.

[Chuck Nessa]

38 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

my eyes cannot read that, sadly.

Serge Ermoll's Free Kata - The New Language of Music - volumes 1 & 2.