What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Teasing the Korean]

TV '67! (Wyncote, mono)

No artists listed.

[HutchFan]

Original Argo LP

Superb music -- and a superbly evocative cover image. 

 

[jazzcorner]

1 hour ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Yes a good one also here!

The LA Jazzinstitute has issued over the years about 15 'for members only' CD's with great west coast jazz artists visiting the Lighthouse. You can look them up on Discogs

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[optatio]

4 hours ago, kh1958 said:

Randy Weston, Carnival (Arista)

👍

[Chuck Nessa]

[Teasing the Korean]

4 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Original Argo LP

Superb music -- and a superbly evocative cover image. 

I have this!  That place looks like it would have served top-shelf rum cocktails!

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said:

That place looks like it would have served top-shelf rum cocktails!

Is the irony here intentional? 

[Teasing the Korean]

43 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Is the irony here intentional? 

Irony on the part of the establishment, or on the part of the organissimo member who suggested this?  Or both/either?

[Larry Kart]

No alcohol was served there.

I went there once to review Freddie Hubbard. A very nice place.

[JSngry]

Yeah, Jamal was serious about his Muslim faith and stipulated that no alcohol was to be served in his club. 

[JSngry]

8 hours ago, HutchFan said:

...superbly evocative cover image. 

It reminds me of Albert's Mexican Village, a pioneering Kilgore, Tx Tex-Mex joint that had a similar block style building and a similarly oversized neon name sign.

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/black-and-white-photograph-featuring-two-women-standing-in-news-photo/528673682

It was at the end of a street that gradually deteriorated over time, and by, say, 1970, you would have seen the same car parked in front of it that you see in that photograph. Probably with the headlights off, though.

The Albert's legacy lives, though. Their recipe for their "hot sauce" (which was not at all spicy but is just incredibly flavorful!!!) has long outlived the restaurant, survived the pandemic and subsequent inflation, and only slight corporate medication of it's recipie. 

A trivia note: Albert's did not serve their salsa with chips. The served it with saltines! I have never tried that and probably never will. But I guess their clientele liked well enough to keep the salsa alive into today! 

 

 

 

[soulpope]

11 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Original Argo LP

Superb music -- and a superbly evocative cover image. 

Yes + yes ....

[Gheorghe]

12 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I saw the cover many times when it came out but I was reluctant to buy it. 
I didn´t know that Max Roach is on drums, so if I had knewn that Max is on drums it would have been easier for me to decide to buy it. 
Typical west coast jazz somehow didn´t get into my heart even after 50 years of listening and playing. I tried to listen to some, but missed the tension that I´m looking for. Especially from the rhythm sections. 
I think I had heard the thing where Chet Baker played with Bird, but I wouldn´t say it was exceptional, it was good playing for a shy kid in aw of the encounter with Bird, and he manages to get thru, which is quite a good job...
Rolf Ericson was a very very good trumpet player. 

[jazzcorner]

7 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

Re: West Coast Jazz ---> Miles at the Lighthouse

I saw the cover many times when it came out but I was reluctant to buy it. 
I didn´t know that Max Roach is on drums, so if I had knewn that Max is on drums it would have been easier for me to decide to buy it. 
Typical west coast jazz somehow didn´t get into my heart even after 50 years of listening and playing. I tried to listen to some, but missed the tension that I´m looking for. Especially from the rhythm sections. 
I think I had heard the thing where Chet Baker played with Bird, but I wouldn´t say it was exceptional, it was good playing for a shy kid in aw of the encounter with Bird, and he manages to get thru, which is quite a good job...
Rolf Ericson was a very very good trumpet player. 

As a WC fan I can recommend this suberbe 2 LP set with some of  the 'cream' of the west coast groups ---> small groups & big bands as well.

KAPP KXL 5001 "Modern Jazz Gallery" (this album has been awarded the DOWN BEAT seal of approval)  ;-))

 

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[sidewinder]

I have that KAPP 2LP set somewhere in a Japanese pressing I think. Will have to dig it out.

Overdue spin for this 2LP gem in the Pure Pleasure version.

I used to have this on a Black Lion double LP but sold it for something like £2 to Mole Jazz about 40 years ago. What a moron - I guess it indicates how tastes change over time. To me, this sounds as good as or better than the Black Lion, which had different cover art as well.

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

I have that KAPP 2LP set somewhere in a Japanese pressing I think. Will have to dig it out.

Overdue spin for this 2LP gem in the Pure Pleasure version.

I used to have this on a Black Lion double LP but sold it for something like £2 to Mole Jazz about 40 years ago. What a moron - I guess it indicates how tastes change over time. To me, this sounds as good as or better than the Black Lion, which had different cover art as well.

I have the Black Lion but not purchased from Mole.

I often think it would be fun to compile my shadow collection of all the 100s LPs I have sold over the years.

Pleased to say not too many that I regret, especially not the Metal ones!

[kh1958]

Jimmy Smith, Back at the Chicken Shack (NY USA, stereo)

Hank Jones, Bop Redux (Muse)

 

Edited July 30, 2023 by kh1958

[sidewinder]

7 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I have the Black Lion but not purchased from Mole.

I often think it would be fun to compile my shadow collection of all the 100s LPs I have sold over the years.

Pleased to say not too many that I regret, especially not the Metal ones!

Have to say - this Pure Pleasure version sounds better than the Black Lion ever did. Or maybe it is a function of the system I’m playing it on? The sleeve and vinyl quality are superior, for sure.

That Black Lion I picked up second hand anyway so when sold to Mole it was 3rd hand.

Over the years I’ve actually sold very few LPs. All those DMM Blue Notes, I’ve still got. Maybe not a bad thing as some of them are now attracting crazy prices.

Edited July 30, 2023 by sidewinder

[Teasing the Korean]

The Blue Stars of France - Lullaby of Birdland (Emarcy, mono)

With Blossom Dearie and Christiane Legrand.

Edited July 30, 2023 by Teasing the Korean

[sidewinder]

2 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

The Blue Stars of France - Lullaby of Birdland (Emarcy, mono)

With Blossom Dearie and Christiane Legrand.

I see that Blossom has recently got a ‘Complete Fontana’ CD set out. First CD issue of ‘Soon It’s Gonna Rain’ plus two CDs of new outtakes. Tempting !

[Teasing the Korean]

Just now, sidewinder said:

I see that Blossom has recently got a ‘Complete Fontana’ CD set out. First CD issue of ‘Soon It’s Gonna Rain’ plus two CDs of new outtakes. Tempting !

Cool!  Is it from one of those Euro PD labels?

[sidewinder]

3 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Cool!  Is it from one of those Euro PD labels?

Decca I think and from the master tapes - seems to be readily available here in the UK and I would guess that Dusty Groove should stock it. Comes in quite a large box with what seems to be a very comprehensive booklet/book covering Blossom’s career. A real quality release by the sound of it but a limited issue.

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[Teasing the Korean]

4 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Decca I think and from the master tapes - seems to be readily available here in the UK and I would guess that Dusty Groove should stock it. Comes in quite a large box with what seems to be a very comprehensive booklet/book covering Blossom’s career. A real quality release by the sound of it but a limited issue.

It is currently under $100 on US Amazon.  Great to know this exists, but I'm feeling strapped for cash lately.

[sidewinder]

3 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

It is currently under $100 on US Amazon.  Great to know this exists, but I'm feeling strapped for cash lately.

Sounds about right. £75 on UK Amazon.

UK Fontana, stereo. Almost psychedelic in parts !

[mjazzg]

18 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Have to say - this Pure Pleasure version sounds better than the Black Lion ever did. Or maybe it is a function of the system I’m playing it on? The sleeve and vinyl quality are superior, for sure.

That Black Lion I picked up second hand anyway so when sold to Mole it was 3rd hand.

Over the years I’ve actually sold very few LPs. All those DMM Blue Notes, I’ve still got. Maybe not a bad thing as some of them are now attracting crazy prices.

I have a handful of Pure Pleasures but each of them sounds too in-yer-face too hot for my liking, it as if they're too clean, if that makes any sense at all. I'm not expecting it to.

I know plenty of people really rate them, your good self included, so it must be down to me. It's also now become self-fulfilling, so if I do buy another it's going to sound the same