What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

More Shirley Scott:

[HutchFan]

[Pim]

7 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Enjoyable, predictably good sonics and some good playing from Manne, Preview and Mitchell.

King Japanese issue. 

Absolute masterpiece !

Oh yes those King LPs sound so incredibly good.

6 hours ago, sidewinder said:

NY USA stereo

This one gets reissued in the Classic vinyl series. I am happy because I have a 75th anniversary that sounds meh and has serious paper sleeve scratches that are audible in the last two tracks

9 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Side one is fairly full on with the horns playing loud and fast a lot of the time over and alongside the percussion. As with much of Graves's music there's such musicality and interest in his drummimg that it's almost the lead instrument. Side two is a contrast, Graves on piano and vocals, as Clifford points out brings a whole different perspective. The music's not as fast or as loud but intensely musical and focussed, a quiet storm.

great album, so pleased to have a copy, finally

 

They most certainly are. i find him an endlessly fascinating musician in whichever context i come across him

Sounds interesting thanks!

[Niko]

[jazzcorner]

9 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Enjoyable, predictably good sonics and some good playing from Manne, Preview and Mitchell.

King Japanese issue. 

Absolute masterpiece !

 

Thanks for the Info on that Contemporary LP.

 As to Tina Brooks: agreed! Have it on CD. Tina Brooks is marvellous.

😁👍

[Gheorghe]

16 hours ago, Pim said:

Two very powerful tenors

The early Griffin album is very fine with Max Roach. 
But who is the other LP, is this Albert Ayler ?

[BillF]

10 hours ago, sidewinder said:

 

 

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[sidewinder]

1 hour ago, jazzcorner said:

 

Thanks for the Info on that Contemporary LP.

 As to Tina Brooks: agreed! Have it on CD. Tina Brooks is marvellous.

😁👍

I am spoilt for ‘True Blue’. Have it on Conn CD, Mosaic, Classic Records and Music Matters 2x45 as well as King GXK. No original though !

NY USA mono. Lovely copy of a great LP. Elvin on fire !

1 hour ago, Gheorghe said:

The early Griffin album is very fine with Max Roach. 
But who is the other LP, is this Albert Ayler ?

Billy Harper.

[Rabshakeh]

14 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Milford Graves - Meditation Among Us [Kitty records, Japan 1977]

Today's arrival, waited a long time to find a half reasonably priced copy

You flagging this record has made me revisit it. I realise that I had completely confused this record with the Seikatsu Kojo Iinkai album with Doc Umezu, William Parker and Rashied Ali. This is such a killer. Abe (a lifelong obsession of mine) and Kondo playing second fiddle to Graves at his best. I can’t believe I had basically ignored it until now.

[sidewinder]

4 hours ago, Pim said:

Oh yes those King LPs sound so incredibly good.

This one gets reissued in the Classic vinyl series. I am happy because I have a 75th anniversary that sounds meh and has serious paper sleeve scratches that are audible in the last two tracks

Sounds interesting thanks!

That’s good - it has needed a decent reissue. Just too bad they didn’t put it out on Tone Poet to do the sleeve justice. 

Strangely enough, all originals of ‘Happenings’ that I have heard have been on the noisy side. Mono was worse than stereo in this respect. Having said that, the sonics are stupendous.

And talking of Tone Poet, I have ‘Slow Drag’, ‘Blue Spirit’ and ‘The Kicker’ arriving today, post permitting.  The latter seems to have been repressed. 😀

Edited August 1, 2023 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

NY USA mono copy. Marked ‘Factory Sample’ and with critic Chris Sheridan’s name on the back so presumably his review copy.

[BillF]

55 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

 

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[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

You flagging this record has made me revisit it. I realise that I had completely confused this record with the Seikatsu Kojo Iinkai album with Doc Umezu, William Parker and Rashied Ali. This is such a killer. Abe (a lifelong obsession of mine) and Kondo playing second fiddle to Graves at his best. I can’t believe I had basically ignored it until now.

Pleased to be of service. Now I need to check out the one you confused it with, I don't know it

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

I am spoilt for ‘True Blue’. Have it on Conn CD, Mosaic, Classic Records and Music Matters 2x45 as well as King GXK. No original though

Honest J's have an original 'True Blue' for sale. It'll cost you £3000 to complete your set...

Edited August 1, 2023 by mjazzg

[sidewinder]

35 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Pleased to be of service. Now I need to check out the one you confused it with, I don't know it

Honest J's have an original 'True Blue' for sale. It'll cost you £3000 to complete your set...

Yeah, I saw that one.

Tone Poet. Pretty impressed with the sound on this one.

[Daniel A]

3 hours ago, sidewinder said:

That’s good - it has needed a decent reissue. Just too bad they didn’t put it out on Tone Poet to do the sleeve justice. 

Strangely enough, all originals of ‘Happenings’ that I have heard have been on the noisy side. Mono was worse than stereo in this respect. Having said that, the sonics are stupendous.

And  😀

Bob, when and where did you score all those NY Blue Notes? 😄Seems like you have choice pressings of every 4000 series album worth having.

I have a late 60s Liberty pressing of Happenings, but I don't recall any exorbitant noise. I remember when I found it in the 90s. I had just started to discover Hutcherson and this album was unknown to me at that point. I was pleasantly surprised that they did a cover of "Maiden Voyage" and shelled out the 15 Euro, which seemed a lot to a poor student.

[sidewinder]

On 8/1/2023 at 1:08 PM, Daniel A said:

Bob, when and where did you score all those NY Blue Notes? 😄Seems like you have choice pressings of every 4000 series album worth having.

I have a late 60s Liberty pressing of Happenings, but I don't recall any exorbitant noise. I remember when I found it in the 90s. I had just started to discover Hutcherson and this album was unknown to me at that point. I was pleasantly surprised that they did a cover of "Maiden Voyage" and shelled out the 15 Euro, which seemed a lot to a poor student.

Several decades ago Daniel, couldn’t do it now !  Wish I’d started it earlier to be honest.

Around the turn of the millennium was good, you could still pick up some of these in stores and sites like the late lamented jazzinvinyl.com were going strong with their online sales. My best find in a physical shop was a mono first press ‘Out To Lunch’ in decent condition for....... £10. 😱

Regarding ‘Happenings’, my sample size for originals is only 2 so maybe I shouldn’t draw too many conclusions. I did notice a bit of distortion on the mono though. Funnily enough one of the best I have heard is a blue label ‘b’ pressing I have somewhere in the racks which exceeded all expectations.

It will be interesting to hear reports on the ‘Classic Series’ reissue when this comes out.

Edited August 4, 2023 by sidewinder

[HutchFan]

3 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Honest J's have an original 'True Blue' for sale. It'll cost you £3000 to complete your set...

Wow! 😲

I know original BNs fetch big money -- but I had no idea it was that much.

 

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Wow! 😲

I know original BNs fetch big money -- but I had no idea it was that much.

 

I think 'True Blue' is one of the higher priced, fewer sold originally I think

I might just go in and see if I can hold it 😃

[Pim]

7 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

The early Griffin album is very fine with Max Roach. 
But who is the other LP, is this Albert Ayler ?

Billy Harper Live at Antibes '75

[Pim]

this afternoons playlist.

[soulpope]

10 minutes ago, Pim said:

this afternoons playlist.

Was a good afternoon for sure ....

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

Harold Mabern - Rakin' and Scrapin' (Prestige, 1969)

I love this LP.  It's got that irresistible Memphis Soul feeling. 

 

Edited August 1, 2023 by HutchFan

[BillF]

1 hour ago, Pim said:

 

 

 

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[Pim]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

Was a good afternoon for sure ....

Yes it was