What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[clifford_thornton]

15 hours ago, JSngry said:

I have a CD of a collection of (some of?) Bartok's actual field recordings. That's something to hear!

I have some of those field recordings on LP as well, amazing stuff. Hungaroton put out a few boxes of that material (and Kodaly's).

[Gheorghe]

7 hours ago, Ted O'Reilly said:

I'm pretty sure of my guess that Erroll went into a studio, in an hour or two knocked off an album's worth of music with the trio and went home.  The producer asked Sebesky to add a "Brass Bed" that Erroll knew nothing about and never slept in...

Oh, if that´s the case, I think I might not regret so much that I haven´t purchased that album. I had thought it might be a really encounter with hornplayers. Anyway, I think the most spinning Errol gets from me ist the "Cool Blues" session date, the tracks with Bird and Earl Coleman. Actually, did Erroll play with other hornplayers or vocalists on other occasions, I mean other settings that trio ?

[sidewinder]

UK Riverside DG mono in a US Riverside sleeve

Edited April 24, 2019 by sidewinder

[mjazzg]

Globe Unity Orchestra & the Choir of the NDR Broadcast - Hamburg '74 [FMP]

Easter egg to self, arrived today...I'd prevaricated over this for a long while. I shouldn't have, it's excellent.

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

Globe Unity Orchestra & the Choir of the NDR Broadcast - Hamburg '74 [FMP]

Easter egg to self, arrived today...I'd prevaricated over this for a long while. I shouldn't have, it's excellent.

? procrastinated

[mjazzg]

15 minutes ago, jlhoots said:

? procrastinated

Now I could say something evasive but no, thanks for the correction.

Back to school for me...brain addled by too much Free Jazz, perhaps?

Meanwhile...

Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Kabalaba [AEOC Records]

Edited April 24, 2019 by mjazzg

[sidewinder]

Return to Analog reissue. Very much a Guy Warren LP with the Rendell/Carr group and Amancio D’Silva along for the ride. Nice sonics - I’ll be surprised if the original Columbia sounded any better. A big .

The only negative is that they didn’t duplicate the original Columbia rear sleeve as in the Jazzman releases. Minor complaint though, considering the price and quality of pressing.

Incidentally, nothing like Rendell/Carr. More like Brotherhood of Breath. Don Rendell quite ‘off piste’. 

Edited April 24, 2019 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

Jazzaggression Records

[soulpope]

6 hours ago, sidewinder said:

UK Riverside DG mono in a US Riverside sleeve

👍👍👍 and many more !!!

[mjazzg]

27 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Jazzaggression Records

How is that?

[sidewinder]

21 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

How is that?

Very nice. It was their planned second LP after the first one’s 99 copies and only got as far as the Test Pressing stage before Tony Pike Music went bust. Well up to the standard of the first LP, not dis-similar to what Rendell/Carr were doing at the time although a bit more straight-ahead and ‘Horace Silverish’.  

This first commercial issue is taken from a pristine test pressing and sounds AOK.

Edited April 24, 2019 by sidewinder

[mjazzg]

2 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Very nice. It was their planned second LP after the first one’s 99 copies and only got as far as the Test Pressing stage before Tony Pike Music went bust. Well up to the standard of the first LP, not dis-similar to what Rendell/Carr were doing at the time.  

This first commercial issue is taken from a pristine test pressing and sounds AOK.

Thanks, duly noted and entered on the ever expanding list

[sidewinder]

Blame Honest Jon’s ! 

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

Blame Honest Jon’s ! 

Don't worry, I am

[JSngry]

Who is this "The Austrian String Quartet" anyway? They have a timbre that is as evocative as their pitch is, uh...equally evocative? Was this a real band? I only see them on Vox/Turnabout, and even then on just a very few records, none of which talk about the band at all. Like, ZERO.

Either way, I like this record a lot, comparing this to the Emerson version is quite the immediate contrast. I'd just like to know if the pitch is interpretive or simply casual. Either way, it's attention-getting!

[Larry Kart]

https://www.amazon.com/Leos-Janacek-Kreutzer-Intimate-Kayahara/dp/B000005W15/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=janacek+quartet&qid=1556157412&s=music&sr=1-4

https://www.amazon.com/Janacek-String-Quartets-Nos-Leos/dp/B00005NU9S/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=janacek+quartet+skampa&qid=1556157854&s=music&sr=1-1-spell

are the best I know.

[soulpope]

Janacek String Quartet standouts:

Janacek Quartet (Supraphon)    1963

Smetana Quartet (Denon)    1976

[Gheorghe]

On ‎12‎.‎04‎.‎2019 at 5:34 PM, clifford_thornton said:

Wow.

I never had the chance to see Mr. Henderson perform in person, but love hearing him on record.

I saw him live at least in 1978 and 1979. The 1978 was a whole concert (with JoAnne Brackeen on piano !), the second was a festival schedule. I missed a third date that would have been with Tete Montoliu, but I had flu and couldn´t go and see them.

[JohnS]

14 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Jazzaggression Records

 I remember seeing these guys live at the Green Man, Blackheath (south London).  The good old days.

[sidewinder]

1 hour ago, JohnS said:

 I remember seeing these guys live at the Green Man, Blackheath (south London).  The good old days.

Now a block of flats at the top end of Blackheath, apparently !

Like the first Bird/Curtis LP, this one is definitely a ‘find’ from my perspective. I wonder if Ray Shea has any more test pressings in his attic? (highly unlikely).

Incidentally, it would appear that the New Jazz Orchestra was a spin-off from the house band at this venue (when it had John Mumford in the front line with Ian Bird).

[soulpope]

9 hours ago, JSngry said:

Who is this "The Austrian String Quartet" anyway? They have a timbre that is as evocative as their pitch is, uh...equally evocative? Was this a real band? I only see them on Vox/Turnabout, and even then on just a very few records, none of which talk about the band at all. Like, ZERO.

I believe they were part of the "Wiener Solisten", a loose ensemble founded in the early 60's

[corto maltese]

11 hours ago, JSngry said:

Who is this "The Austrian String Quartet" anyway? They have a timbre that is as evocative as their pitch is, uh...equally evocative? Was this a real band? I only see them on Vox/Turnabout, and even then on just a very few records, none of which talk about the band at all. Like, ZERO.

Either way, I like this record a lot, comparing this to the Emerson version is quite the immediate contrast. I'd just like to know if the pitch is interpretive or simply casual. Either way, it's attention-getting!

 

2 hours ago, soulpope said:

I believe they were part of the "Wiener Solisten", a loose ensemble founded in the early 60's

 

Yes, they were.

I remember reading about this very recording on another (German?) music forum, where a member also wondered about the identity of the performers. The Austrian SQ (or rather Österreichische Streichquartett) was founded by Paul Roczek, who became professor of violin at the Salzburger Mozarteum. The other (original) members were Peter Katt (violin), Jürgen Geise (viola), and Wilfred Tachezi (cello), all of them also associated with the Mozarteum.

Even in an extremely competitive field, their performance of the Janacek quartets is very worthwhile.

 

 

 

 

 

[JSngry]

Ok, this is all good to learn. Now I know that the "quirks" I hear are part of the intent. It makes a difference knowing that, because, yes, very striking performances, a worthy addition to anybody's Janacek exploration.

Thanks to everybody for sharing their knowledge!

[corto maltese]

On 4/12/2019 at 2:33 PM, sidewinder said:

 

UK Columbia, Factory Sample

To be reissued by Trunk at Record Store Day tomorrow, with different sleeve apparently.

On 4/12/2019 at 4:30 PM, clifford_thornton said:

cool, I suppose that means you'll be offloading the original. I'll get right in line. 

Clifford, if you cannot convince sidewinder to part with his original: Discogs has another "factory sample" copy for sale.

At 4,400 euro and with the dollar still rising, it's a steal.

On 4/22/2019 at 3:24 PM, mjazzg said:

Derek Bailey/Tony Coe - Time [Honest Jons]

excellent reissue adding a new session. Great improvisations, lean and lovely music-making

Honest Jon's really deserves the highest praise for their Derek Bailey reissues. Incredible value for money.

[mjazzg]

Marshall Allen ao - Ceremonial Healing [RareNoise]

initial impressions suggest this is another winner from this label

2 hours ago, corto maltese said:

Honest Jon's really deserves the highest praise for their Derek Bailey reissues. Incredible value for money.

I agree, a very impressive reissue. On the back of this I'll definitely be investigating some others, starting with the Cyro Baptista I think