What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[soulpope]

37 minutes ago, paul secor said:

Lee Friedlander's photographs graced a number of Atlantic covers in the 50's-60's. He has a reputation as a fine photographer outside of the music world.

An outstanding photographer indeed .... beneath bis well known Atlantic cover shots mentioned by Paul he also made superb pictures in black/white feat. landscapes etc .... should have the one or other book feat bis works in my house .... somewhere ....

[paul secor]

I have a number of Friedlander's books on my shelves and saw a good pairing of some of his New Orleans photographs, along with some of Milt Hinton's photographs at the Yale University Museum about four years ago.

[optatio]

An enormous œuvre https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/460760-Lee-Friedlander !

[HutchFan]

Chico Hamilton & the Players (Blue Note, 1976)
with Arthur Blythe

[JSngry]

4 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Chico Hamilton & the Players (Blue Note, 1976)
with Arthur Blythe

And Steve Turre too? On electric bass? Or am I thinking of the one after this one?

No matter, I like Chico Hamilton records, even the bad ones. I love the sound he gets out of his kit and cymbals. Always.

[HutchFan]

Just now, JSngry said:

And Steve Turre too? On electric bass? Or am I thinking of the one after this one?

No matter, I like Chico Hamilton records, even the bad ones. I love the sound he gets out of his kit and cymbals. Always.

Yup. Steve Turre's on electric bass, and he sounds damn good. I'd say he should have stuck with that instrument if he wasn't such an excellent trombonist.

It's an interesting record. The band's solid from top to bottom -- with "Black Arthur" and Turre and Rodney Jones (who also played with Dizzy). 

I'm thinking I might need to track down Peregrinations, the LP that preceded this one, at some point.

[HutchFan]

Now this:

Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant (Prestige, rec. 1973)
with Johnny Griffin, Kenny Drew, NHØP, Kenny Clarke -- and, on some cuts, percussionist Humberto Canto 

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[HutchFan]

[sidewinder]

Jack Costanzo/Tubby Hayes (Fontana)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Al Grey & Jimmy Forrest - OD - with Don Patterson, Peter Leitch & Charlie Rice

Just ripping this to my computer. One of the greatest Forrest recordings IMO.

Earlier, I ripped this Groove Holmes' 'Dancing in the sun'. Not one of his best, by any means, but Groove grooves under all and any circumstances.

 

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Now ripping

Waymon Reed - 46th & 8th - Artists House (1977)

I saw this in Mole Jazz in 1990 and grabbed it immediately - well, I knew who Waymon Reed was - a trumpet player with James Brown. And, looking at the back, it got better than THAT!

With Jimmy Forrest, Tommy Flanagan, Keter Betts & Bobby Durham.

Nice session, which I've not played since 2012 and MISSED it!

MG

[JSngry]

Because of my age (15 or so), I first heard of Waymon Reed when he was with Basie, in a review that referred to him as "former James Brown trumpeter Waymon Reed". And I know he was with Basie when I saw him in December of 1970.

Well, those seemed, at the time, like two worlds that wouldn't ordinarily collide, but not too much longer I found a copy of Soul On Top and cleared all that up!

Wondering what if any Basie records document of Fred Wesley's time with the band?

[Dan Gould]

1 hour ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Now ripping

Waymon Reed - 46th & 8th - Artists House (1977)

I saw this in Mole Jazz in 1990 and grabbed it immediately - well, I knew who Waymon Reed was - a trumpet player with James Brown. And, looking at the back, it got better than THAT!

With Jimmy Forrest, Tommy Flanagan, Keter Betts & Bobby Durham.

Nice session, which I've not played since 2012 and MISSED it!

MG

Very intrigued and the price seems right on discogs.  And since I don't feel like Sangrey feels about Durham, that's not a drawback.

 

[JSngry]

Durham does no harm on this one, and Jimmy Forrest sounds great. Buy with confidence!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I couldn't agree more.

Just been ripping Al Grey's "Struttin' & shoutin'' (Columbia, 1976)

I don't think too much of Columbia, but this is a very nice one, with Waymon Reed!!! and Danny Moore, who probably is the trumpet player you can hear, Jimmy Forrest (YAY!) Cecil Payne, Ray Bryant, Milt Hinto and, again, Bobby Durham.

And, continuing my ripping day,

Al Grey - Shades of Grey (Tangerine, 1965)

With Sweets, Jaws, Vi Redd, Grover Mitchell, William Hughes, Kirk Stuart, on piano and - sounding a lot like Ray Charles - I wonder if it's a non-de-date - Wyatt Ruther and Sonny Payne.

Jim sent me a rip of this six years ago, but each side was all one track and I'm less keen on listening to albums like that. I got this and 'Strutting & shoutin'" from someone here whose name I know, but I've forgotten his ID, a few months later.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Still rippin'.

Now doing Groove Holmes - X77 (PJ, c1970)

With Thornel Schwartz, Paul Humphrey and someone called Bob West on electric bass, presumably because the X77 didn't have bass pedals - but would have been more easily transported. It's definitely less groovy and the organ doesn't sound any too good, but...

Haven't played THIS one since 2012. Actually, it's getting better than I remembered it  Must be lowering my standards.

MG

 

[JSngry]

Actually, I've substantially enjoyed all the later PJ sides that groove made, even the one with Ernie Watts!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

12 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Actually, I've substantially enjoyed all the later PJ sides that groove made, even the one with Ernie Watts!

I like that one, too. Never heard a Holmes I haven't liked. And I think I've got 'em all.

MG

No, I haven't got 'The 6,000,000 man'. Never heard it, either. Title doesn't seem terribly attractive.

[JSngry]

It's ok, fun enough. It was one of Oliver Nelson's last projects, not one of his major efforts by any means...

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I saw one going 'cheep cheep' in a remainders shop in London once and thought, '$6,000,000 man'? Come off it Groove! Well, If I see another I may get it. After all, I've got this, which I just finished ripping/

Star wars (1977 Versatile)

Last, before I turn off the turntable for the evening,

 

Red Holloway - Hittin' the road again.

This one never fails to get a play at least once a year or sometimes more often.

MG

 

[JSngry]

The $6,000,000 Man was a hit TV show that Oliver Nelson composed the theme for, that's what that was all about.

[clifford_thornton]

13 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Jack Costanzo/Tubby Hayes (Fontana)

RIP

[sidewinder]

8 hours ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Al Grey & Jimmy Forrest - OD - with Don Patterson, Peter Leitch & Charlie Rice

Just ripping this to my computer. One of the greatest Forrest recordings IMO.

I have a copy of that one very nicely signed by Al Grey - and also Jimmy Forrest I think. It was obviously sold at one of their UK gigs. Will have to dig it out.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

12 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

I have a copy of that one very nicely signed by Al Grey - and also Jimmy Forrest I think. It was obviously sold at one of their UK gigs. Will have to dig it out.

My copy of 'Shades of Grey' is signed by him.

MG

[Larry Kart]

4 hours ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Still rippin'.

Now doing Groove Holmes - X77 (PJ, c1970)

With Thornel Schwartz, Paul Humphrey and someone called Bob West on electric bass, presumably because the X77 didn't have bass pedals - but would have been more easily transported. It's definitely less groovy and the organ doesn't sound any too good, but...

Haven't played THIS one since 2012. Actually, it's getting better than I remembered it  Must be lowering my standards.

MG

 

Bob West played on several West Coast dates, including Clare Fischer's "Extensions."