What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[HutchFan]

Now spinning this new-to-me LP:

1981 Liberty reissue with a sorta generic cover

 

[JSngry]

3 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Now spinning this new-to-me LP:

1981 Liberty reissue with a sorta generic cover

 

There was a mini-"series" of those in 1981, under Capitol...Gerald Wilson & Buddy Rich I can remember, probably a few others...Jazz Crusaders, maybe? I think the only difference was color scheme, at best.

People who complain about the "generic" Blue Note LT covers have no idea just how generic corporate minds were willing to get...and people who don't realize how close to death Blue Note was, hey, look at this, from 1981:

[sidewinder]

[JSngry]

How this got left out of the Mosaic Select of Pacific Jazz piano trios is beyond me.

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

There was a mini-"series" of those in 1981, under Capitol...Gerald Wilson & Buddy Rich I can remember, probably a few others...Jazz Crusaders, maybe? I think the only difference was color scheme, at best.

Yep, I had the Gerald Wilson LP.  It primed me for the Complete PJ Mosaic set, which I ordered immediately after it was announced.   

 

Next up:

These are some of thinnest LPs I've ever seen.  I'm talking PAPER thin!  Seriously, it bends sideways like a limp pancake if you only hold it on one side. ... OTOH, I think I paid $2 for it.  And it doesn't sound as bad as I expected when I held the vinyl in my hands.

Obviously, I didn't plop for the Ferguson Roulette set on Mosaic.   

 

Edited September 9, 2021 by HutchFan

[JSngry]

1 minute ago, HutchFan said:

Obviously, I didn't plop for the Ferguson Roulette set on Mosaic.   

I didn't either, but that was my bad. The aftermarket price I eventually paid for it was more plump than plop!

 

[sidewinder]

10 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

 

Obviously, I didn't plop for the Ferguson Roulette set on Mosaic.   

 

That one needs its own lifting and handling jig !

[HutchFan]

46 minutes ago, JSngry said:

I didn't either, but that was my bad. The aftermarket price I eventually paid for it was more plump than plop!

 He who hesitates is lost ... is going to pay through the nose for it!   

 

[HutchFan]

NP:

With many familiar names from the CBBB -- aside from Kenny Clarke.

 

[Chuck Nessa]

Red Beans 001 with Erwin Helfer.

[mjazzg]

Jackie McLean - Let Freedom Ring [Blue Note, 1963, NY Stereo]

The first Jackie Mac I heard, still way up there for me

[kh1958]

Bsrney Kessel, Solo (Concord)

Johnny Lytle, Close Enough for Jazz (Solid State)

[sidewinder]

20 hours ago, HutchFan said:

NP:

With many familiar names from the CBBB -- aside from Kenny Clarke.

 

Just spinning that one. ‘Daffodils’ 

Rare example of a US Blue Note on UK Vogue. 10” LP from 1955.

Edited September 10, 2021 by sidewinder

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

5 hours ago, kh1958 said:

Bsrney Kessel, Solo (Concord)

Johnny Lytle, Close Enough for Jazz (Solid State)

I've always thought 'Close enough for jazz' to be his weakest album, though not without good spots. How do you find it?

MG

 

[HutchFan]

6 minutes ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

I've always thought 'Close enough for jazz' to be his weakest album, though not without good spots. How do you find it?

I enjoy Lytle's music, and I've probably got six or seven of his records -- but not that one.

 

[kh1958]

2 hours ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

I've always thought 'Close enough for jazz' to be his weakest album, though not without good spots. How do you find it?

MG

 

About the same; not as inspired as usual, but it perks up in spots.

[Teasing the Korean]

George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M/CTI)

I had no idea that George Benson had written so many great pop songs:  "Something," "Come Together," "Here Comes the Sun." And all from one album! I don't think he gets the recognition he deserves.   

Edited September 10, 2021 by Teasing the Korean

[Rabshakeh]

5 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M/CTI)

I had no idea that George Benson had written so many great pop songs:  "Something," "Come Together," "Here Comes the Sun."  I don't think he gets the recognition he deserves.  

Great cover art concept too.

[Teasing the Korean]

12 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Great cover art concept too.

Agreed.  Brilliant. 

I love his song "I Want You."

Edited September 10, 2021 by Teasing the Korean

[Gheorghe]

Inspired by Mark Strykers article:

Sonny Stitt Nightwork with Howard McGhee, Walter Bishop, Tommy Potter and Kenny Clark. Recorded in Switzerland. 

 

Edited September 11, 2021 by Gheorghe

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

7 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

Inspired by Mark Strykers article:

Sonny Stitt Nightwork with Howard McGhee, Walter Bishop, Tommy Potter and Kenny Clark. Recorded in Switzerland. 

 

Nice album. One of the last 3 Stitts in my to rip pretty soon list.

MG

 

[kh1958]

Oscar Pettiford Memorial Album (Prestige)

Bill Harris All Stars (w/Lennie Tristano), A Knight in the Village, 1947 (Jazz Showcase)

Earl Hines and Paul Gonsalves, It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got that Swing (Black Lion)

[Teasing the Korean]

Last night:  Mother Nature's Son by Ramsey Lewis.  

Love the Moog interludes between tracks! 

[Teasing the Korean]

Michel Legrand - Symphonic Suites from Umbrellas and The Go-Between.

[kh1958]

Charles Mingus, Statements (Lotus)

Ray Brown/Milt Jackson, Much in Common (Verve)