sidewinder Posted March 1, 2020 Report Posted March 1, 2020 Very nice - Ben Webster with strings. Stan Tracey arrangements. Quote
JSngry Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 I'm sure there was a reason to make this record? Quote
soulpope Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 On 24.2.2020 at 6:13 PM, mjazzg said: Music Inc - Impact [Enja] Alvin Queen! I was thinking that Tolliver must be one of the artists with the highest % of live recordings in his leader dates A beauty indeed .... Quote
Gheorghe Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 On 1.3.2020 at 11:07 PM, sidewinder said: I really like the tune. Based on "It could happen to you" . It´s interesting how this tune Expresses completely different moods depending wether you Play it as a slow ballad (It could happen to you) or as a brisk medium tempo (Fried Bananas). It´s strange but the very best Version of Fried Bananas, I mean Maybe one of the best Dex solos I ever heard is not on an LP of his own, but on that huge Montreux Summit (CBS All Stars 1977 ). Besides some grossly overproduced tunes that try to capture everything from straight ahead to funk, there is one Combo feature for Dexter, playing "Fried Bananas" and it really knocked me out..... never heard Dexter play better. Quote
jazzcorner Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 Â Prestige LP 7078 [OJC reissue from 1989] - Teddy Charles "Evolution" Â Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 Wish I still owned a copy of that record! Quote
sidewinder Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Gheorghe said: I really like the tune. Based on "It could happen to you" . It´s interesting how this tune Expresses completely different moods depending wether you Play it as a slow ballad (It could happen to you) or as a brisk medium tempo (Fried Bananas). It´s strange but the very best Version of Fried Bananas, I mean Maybe one of the best Dex solos I ever heard is not on an LP of his own, but on that huge Montreux Summit (CBS All Stars 1977 ). Besides some grossly overproduced tunes that try to capture everything from straight ahead to funk, there is one Combo feature for Dexter, playing "Fried Bananas" and it really knocked me out..... never heard Dexter play better. The ‘Fried Bananas’ on side 1 of this LP is very good, Dexter is in good form. My favourite version is probably on the ‘Sophisticated Giant’ LP though. Bought that one as soon as it came out, around 1980. Quote
Michael Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 Earlier, it was 'Soul Bag' by Mongo Santamaria, then Sonny Boy Williamson "King Biscuit Time" on Arhoolie. Now I guess I am going to put on "Sophisticated Giant" next.   Picked up a nice copy for a couple bucks recently at an estate sale. Ten boxes of vinyl and about 20 vinyl buyers and I was sixth in line so had to decide which one to go from the ones unoccuppied. The one I picked had the Dexter, a Monk, In a Silent Way, a couple of Gil Scott-Heron's and a Nathan Davis lp, "If." Also got a couple nice Bill Wither lps. I think I picked the right box. Quote
Gheorghe Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 10 hours ago, sidewinder said: The ‘Fried Bananas’ on side 1 of this LP is very good, Dexter is in good form. My favourite version is probably on the ‘Sophisticated Giant’ LP though. Bought that one as soon as it came out, around 1980. I also have the "Sophisticated Giant" LP but somehow it got less spinning on my turntable. The most spinning got "Manhattan Symphony", I think I purchased "Manhattan Symphony" and "Great Encounters" on the same time when I heard Dexter in March 1980, that´s exactly 40 years ago ! We had a Festival "Vienna Jazz Spring" and the schedule was Sam Rivers, Johnny Griffin, Chet Baker, Max Roach, Sun Ra, McCoy Tyner and Dexter Gordon. It was 3 days and on each day we went to the record store to buy "what we had heard". My "Horo Records" Sun Ra LPs are from that time, Johnny Griffin´s "Return to Griffin" etc. Chet Baker the CTI records….etc...…  Quote
sidewinder Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 30 minutes ago, porcy62 said: Japan pressing. Same here - courtesy of Mr Tanno. Quote
porcy62 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, sidewinder said: Same here - courtesy of Mr Tanno. A neglected record in the reissue program IMHO Quote
sidewinder Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 1 minute ago, porcy62 said: A neglected record in the reissue program IMHO Â Included also on the Mosaic Select Carmell Jones CDs. There was a UK original LP issue on Vogue as well, plus later Affinity reissue I think. Quote
porcy62 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, sidewinder said: Â Included also on the Mosaic Select Carmell Jones CDs. There was a UK original LP issue on Vogue as well, plus later Affinity reissue I think. Yep, though compared to most Pacific Jazz records, it has only 9 different edition according to discogs here Edited March 4, 2020 by porcy62 Quote
sidewinder Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) It is definitely worth a new LP reissue - although pretty happy with my Japanese issue. Didn’t realise that Jazz Workshop had reissued it. Grey market? Edited March 4, 2020 by sidewinder Quote
porcy62 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 18 minutes ago, sidewinder said: It is definitely worth a new LP reissue - although pretty happy with my Japanese issue. Yep, nice mono sound. Quote
sidewinder Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) Back up with Dr Lonnie on this excellent 80th series 180g reissue. Trounces the ‘Rare Grooves’ CD. ’Drives’ reissue next please BN ! Edited March 4, 2020 by sidewinder Quote
sidewinder Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 OJC version - Vol 1 with the nice Ray Avery shot on the cover. Quote
porcy62 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) Japan pressing. I have a huge sweet spot for solo Monk, and Monk's Mood with Trane is best cherry on the cake. Edited March 4, 2020 by porcy62 Quote
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