What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[HutchFan]

Last night:

Sonny Stitt with Strings: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (Catalyst, 1977)
This is a "with strings" record that actually works well. The string arrangements -- calling for 4 cellos and 4 violas; no violins! -- are by Bill Finegan (of Sauter-Finegan Orchestra fame).

[mikeweil]

Jon Hendricks ‎– Fast Livin' Blues

[mikeweil]

[soulpope]

25 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

Great cover pics ....

[HutchFan]

Lucky Thompson - Dancing Sunbeam (ABC-Impulse, 2 LPs)
1956 trio and quintet sides with Oscar Pettiford, later issued on CD by GRP-Impulse as Tricotism

Superb music and excellent-sounding vinyl.

 

Edited December 27, 2018 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

10 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Superb music and excellent-sounding vinyl.

Spot on ....

[sidewinder]

4 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Lucky Thompson - Dancing Sunbeam (ABC-Impulse, 2 LPs)
1956 trio and quintet sides with Oscar Pettiford, later issued on CD by GRP-Impulse as Tricotism

Superb music and excellent-sounding vinyl.

 

Remember this one coming out - almost by stealth. Probably paid for byprofits from John Handy ‘Hard Work’?  Will dig out the 2LP set.

Just now - Atlantic black label:

Edited December 28, 2018 by sidewinder

[paul secor]

[sidewinder]

Warwick, stereo

[kh1958]

Gary McFarland, Soft Samba (Verve)

[HutchFan]

Dudu Pukwana - In the Townships (Earthworks/Virgin, rec. 1973)
with Mongezi Feza, Biso Mngqikana, Harry Miller, and Louis Moholo

Anyone know who plays piano on this record? No one is credited, even though there's a piano player throughout. I know that Pukwana started as a pianist, so it would plausible for him to have played the piano.  But that would have required over-dubbing -- and the music doesn't sound over-dubbed; it's VERY live-sounding (and fantastic!).  Makes me wonder if the pianist is Chris McGregor.  I suppose he could have been prevented from being credited/named for contractual reasons.

Just wondering. 

[HutchFan]

Now on to . . .

Sheila Jordan & Harvie Swartz - Old Time Feeling (PAJ, 1983)

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Dudu Pukwana - In the Townships (Earthworks/Virgin, rec. 1973)

Have to replay this one .... Earthworks was a great series ....

[sidewinder]

6 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Dudu Pukwana - In the Townships (Earthworks/Virgin, rec. 1973)
with Mongezi Feza, Biso Mngqikana, Harry Miller, and Louis Moholo

Anyone know who plays piano on this record? No one is credited, even though there's a piano player throughout. I know that Pukwana started as a pianist, so it would plausible for him to have played the piano.  But that would have required over-dubbing -- and the music doesn't sound over-dubbed; it's VERY live-sounding (and fantastic!).  Makes me wonder if the pianist is Chris McGregor.  I suppose he could have been prevented from being credited/named for contractual reasons.

Just wondering. 

Reviews of that album mention some overdubbing and Pukwana on piano as well as saxophones.

Came out originally on the ‘Caroline’ subsidiary in Virgin’s early days, when they were a bit more adventurous with jazz releases.

[HutchFan]

5 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Reviews of that album mention some overdubbing and Pukwana on piano as well as saxophones.

Came out originally on the ‘Caroline’ subsidiary in Virgin’s early days, when they were a bit more adventurous with jazz releases.

Ah, so it was him!  Very good.

Thanks sidewinder!  

[paul secor]

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

god all the lps i didnt buy all year i got all today, filling out the bird collection, now i have almost everything thats in the "bird box" in its original form- i THINK i have em all now after these- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[soulpope]

17 hours ago, paul secor said:

👍!

[JohnS]

Yeah! Vitriolic Quality.  Must be special,

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

You so know it!  what we have here is the Canada Tv b'cast + canadian restaurant tape (partial)-, that where recently issued in full on Uptown CD for the first time. + the 1953 bandbox stuff with diz, + bird and candido birdland 53 + "your fathers mustache" chubby jackson.  + one of five versions of 'easy to love' from set 1,2,3,4,or 5, to be determined, apollo theatre w/ strings '50!!

[Kevin Bresnahan]

On 1/21/2015 at 3:26 PM, Leeway said:

LIVE IN LONDON - Sal Nistico/Stan Tracey Quintet: Tracey (p), Art Themen (ts, ss), Roy Babbington (b), Clark Tracey (d). Steam LP.

A nice, somewhat disregarded date; the two tenors play off each other well. Isn't Babbington a perfect onomatopoeia name for a bassist?

I saw this in a store yesterday for $10 but didn't buy it, mainly because it was pouring rain so I didn't want it getting soaked. Was I wrong? Should I go back and buy it today?

Edited December 29, 2018 by Kevin Bresnahan

[JohnS]

An all vinyl morning.

[HutchFan]

Willis Jackson - West Africa (Muse, 1974)

 

[sidewinder]

Soul Note - nice memento of seeing Knepper, Adams and Richmond around the time this was recorded. Possibly the same European tour ?

 

3 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I saw this in a store yesterday for $10 but didn't buy it, mainly because it was pouring rain so I didn't want it getting soaked. Was I wrong? Should I go back and buy it today?

I would say ‘yes’, although I haven’t heard it. Can’t be too many Steam LPs that made it to the USA as this was Stan and Jackie Tracey’s own label and I think this title is one of the more obscure ones. According to the bio, Stan enjoyed gigging with Sal.

Edited December 29, 2018 by sidewinder

[soulpope]

25 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Willis Jackson - West Africa (Muse, 1974)

Classic 70's cover art ....