What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

4 minutes ago, porcy62 said:

I m happy I forgot how much I payed the that one , never heard The Holly Kaleidoscope.

Recorded with his then wife as vocalist - not as renowned as the Shirley Collins album but there’s plenty of fine playing.

Both of the albums were produced by Ray Horricks of Decca. It’s sort of nice because I have some of Ray’s old records in my collection, sadly not any of the Davy Grahams.

Edited August 30, 2020 by sidewinder

[clifford_thornton]

I'd be fine with a hq reissue; never seen the Deccas at anything close to an affordable price, at least for clean copies...

[sidewinder]

Just now, clifford_thornton said:

I'd be fine with a hq reissue; never seen the Deccas at anything close to an affordable price, at least for clean copies...

These reissues are really good - well worth it. I too have never come across really good original copies of the key titles, not that I was particularly looking. Wish they would do the same treatment for the titles with Harold McNair and Danny Thompson on them.

By the way, Ray Horricks personal copies looked to be in great nick and were auctioned off for nice $ by (alas, long gone) jazzinvinyl.com.

[clifford_thornton]

yeah, true, I tend to spend less on non-jazz records anyway. Jazzinvinyl were great, miss that place.

[sidewinder]

The bank balance is less stressed out though. 

The approach used for these Decca Davy Graham’s is interesting. Mastered from original analogue sources by Caspar at Gearbox, pressed by Optimal. I will put money on it that they will use exactly the same approach for the (supposedly forthcoming) British Jazz reissues coming up from Decca/Universal. Bodes well - plus we might actually get a decent pressing of NJO ‘Western Reunion’.

Edited August 31, 2020 by sidewinder

[HutchFan]

Two LPs that I picked up on Saturday:

Count Basie - Standing Ovation (Dot)
Surprisingly forceful Basie from 1969.

 

and

Ramsey Lewis - Dancing in the Street (Cadet, 1967)
Herb Wong's liner notes tell me that this was Ramsey Lewis' first LP with Cleveland Eaton & Maurice White.  Didn't know that.

R.I.P. Cleveland Eaton, who died last month.

 

[jazzcorner]

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Two LPs that I picked up on Saturday:

Count Basie - Standing Ovation (Dot)
Surprisingly forceful Basie from 1969.

 

A real good one I have for years

[HutchFan]

 

and

[Chuck Nessa]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

 

 

and

I have most of that material on 78s. I will never forget Jackie McLean's reaction to Hawk's "The Man I Love". I believe it's in "Four Lives In The Bebop Business".

[HutchFan]

3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I have most of that material on 78s. I will never forget Jackie McLean's reaction to Hawk's "The Man I Love". I believe it's in "Four Lives In The Bebop Business".

Chuck, I read that book years ago, but I don't recall McLean's reaction.  What did he do?

 

[HutchFan]

NP:

Shirley Scott - Lean on Me (Cadet, 1972)
with George Coleman (ts), Danny Turner (as, fl), Roland Prince (g), and Idris Muhammad (d)

 

 

[HutchFan]

Another recent dollar bin find:

Nice selection of Pee Wee's Commodore sides -- with all the usual suspects.

 

[HutchFan]

Les McCann Plays the Hits (Limelight, 1966)

 

and

The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Stretching Out (Argo, 1960)

 

Edited September 1, 2020 by HutchFan

[Chuck Nessa]

21 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Chuck, I read that book years ago, but I don't recall McLean's reaction.  What did he do?

 

I skimmed the book couldn't find it - it must be from elsewhere. Jackie was playing the Hawkins record in his step-father's record store and was entranced that he could hear Oscar Pettiford's breathing - it made the music more "human" for him.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Michael Weiss - Soul Journey (Sintra 2003LP). Pressing #44. Michael Weiss on piano, Ryan Kisor on Trumper, Steve Davis on Trombone, Steve Wilson on Alto, Paul Gill on Bass, Joe Farnsworth on Drums & Daniel Sadownick on percussion. This is such a fun recording. There's a bouncy feel to much of the playing... a lot due to the rhythm section. I am very partial to Joe Farnsworth's drumming and to me, he is the glue here. But the band... wow. The ensembles are tight and the solos have a variety that keeps me listening.

My first few times seeing Michael Weiss on the bandstand was during his annual appearances with Johnny Griffin at the Regattabar. It got to the point where I was looking forward to Johnny's rhythm section as much as I was himself. I do hope that I get more chances to see Michael play.

But Michael, do bring Joe. That mofo swings like hell.

[jazzcorner]

 

[BillF]

11 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

 

[BillF]

12 hours ago, bresna said:

Michael Weiss - Soul Journey (Sintra 2003LP). Pressing #44. Michael Weiss on piano, Ryan Kisor on Trumper, Steve Davis on Trombone, Steve Wilson on Alto, Paul Gill on Bass, Joe Farnsworth on Drums & Daniel Sadownick on percussion. This is such a fun recording. There's a bouncy feel to much of the playing... a lot due to the rhythm section. I am very partial to Joe Farnsworth's drumming and to me, he is the glue here. But the band... wow. The ensembles are tight and the solos have a variety that keeps me listening.

My first few times seeing Michael Weiss on the bandstand was during his annual appearances with Johnny Griffin at the Regattabar. It got to the point where I was looking forward to Johnny's rhythm section as much as I was himself. I do hope that I get more chances to see Michael play.

But Michael, do bring Joe. That mofo swings like hell.

[sidewinder]

BN NY, stereo

[sidewinder]

‘Paz at Chichester’ - this copy by the British fusion band of the 70s/80s signed by Dick Crouch, Ray Warleigh, Geoff Castle and the rest of the band. Plus by one other musician who I never associated with Paz but who gigged with them in the early 80s - Alan Holdsworth.

Edited September 4, 2020 by sidewinder

[Niko]

a tape of Paz with Holdsworth was recently issued by JazzInBritain, it's download only / name your own price (and today is bandcamp friday)... played it once and liked what I heard but it was also my first exposure to Paz so I'm not really in a position to judge...

https://jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-london-81-the-ron-mathewson-tapes-vol-2

 

Edited September 4, 2020 by Niko

[sidewinder]

Just now, Niko said:

a tape of Paz with Holdsworth was recently issued by JazzInBritain, it's download only (and today is bandcamp friday)... played it once and liked what I heard but it was also my first exposure to Paz so I'm not really in a position to judge...

https://jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-london-81-the-ron-mathewson-tapes-vol-2

 

Thanks for that - and had only just noticed it on that site.

I only today worked out that that signature was Holdsworth’s!  Quite thrilled with the discovery - LP was bought by chance some years ago and they have all signed it on the back. I saw Paz at Ronnie Scotts around 1981 so Holdsworth might have been in the band but can’t remember. I do remember Crouch, Castle and Warleigh at that gig though. They were actually support act to one of the US visitors.

[Brad]

[BillF]

4 hours ago, Brad said:

[kh1958]

Bobby Hutcherson, The Kicker (Blue Note/Tone Poet) (rather wonderful sound)

The Real Earl Hines (Focus)

Buddy Rich, The Last Blues Album, volume 1 (Groove Merchant) (stellar small group outing with Jimmy McGriff, George Freeman, Illinois Jacquet, Kenny Barron, Bob Cranshaw)

Generic rebuttal to praise of Tone Poet LP sound (cut and paste as appropriate):

The recording was shelved by Alfred Lion because it was an early experimental digital recording and hence cannot possibly sound good on vinyl.

Rudy was on vacation that day and the session was recorded by his 12 year old nephew.

Someone left a beer can in the piano which can be distinctly heard by golden ear audiophiles at the 4:33 point on Bedouin and may be mistaken for a piano warble.

Buddy Rich does not sound right on Blue Note.

Edited September 5, 2020 by kh1958