What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

CBS/Sony 36AP 1481 - 2 - Don Ellis " Tears Of Joy" - rec. 1971 at Basin Street West., CA.

Good one 👌👍 ....

[Teasing the Korean]

Sides 7 and 8 of the Smithsonian American Popular Song box set.

[Chuck Nessa]

I've decided on a Randy Weston afternoon -

[Teasing the Korean]

Pete Rugolo - The Sweet Ride (20th Century Fox, stereo)

Title track sung by Dusty Springfield.

1 hour ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I've decided on a Randy Weston afternoon -

Did I ever tell the story about the time I moved, and I brought only one jazz LP with me, the 70s twofer of early Randy Weston stuff?

[Teasing the Korean]

Leon Thomas - Spirits Known and Unknown - Flying Dutchman

[JSngry]

2 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Did I ever tell the story about the time I moved, and I brought only one jazz LP with me, the 70s twofer of early Randy Weston stuff?

The Blue Note or the Roulette? 

[Teasing the Korean]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

The Blue Note or the Roulette? 

Neither.  The Milestone twofer called Zulu, which included Trio and Solo, With These Hands, and two tracks from Plays Cole Porter.

[JSngry]

Ah, forgot about that one!

Randy Weston was actually "hot" there for a quick minute! 

[Teasing the Korean]

58 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Ah, forgot about that one!

Randy Weston was actually "hot" there for a quick minute! 

Yup!  I'll tell the story tomorrow.  Though it will probably be boring...

[jcam_44]

Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame - Positive Power 

 

[HutchFan]

17 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

The Milestone twofer called Zulu, which included Trio and Solo, With These Hands, and two tracks from Plays Cole Porter.

That's a top-shelf two-fer. 

 

17 hours ago, JSngry said:

Randy Weston was actually "hot" there for a quick minute! 

What prompted that bump for Weston in the 70s?  Was it Blue Moses on CTI? 

 

[Teasing the Korean]

@JSngry @Chuck Nessa  @HutchFan So here is my Randy Weston Zulu album story.

I told the story in another thread about my negative university jazz experience, which made it difficult for me to listen to or enjoy jazz for a few years.

After I finished my BA (not in music), I was going through some heavy family stuff, and I decided that I was going to pack up and move to a strange city, make a fresh start, and leave behind any vestiges of my past that I did not want to revisit.  I chose a city halfway across the country, where I had a single friend living.  He was the only person I knew there.

If you've never packed up an moved to a strange place, with no connections and virtually no real reason for being there, it is very liberating, but because you have no familiar reference points, it also forces you to discover who you are and what you want, and it's not always easy. 

I had packed a box of about 50 or so LPs to bring with me, and I deliberately didn't bring any jazz with me, because I thought I was finished with it.  What was funny, was that after being there for only a few days, I suddenly wanted to listen to and play jazz. This snuck up on me from nowhere.

So I'm frantically going through my LPs, thinking, "Did you really not pack any jazz records, you idiot?" and lo and behold, I find Randy Weston's Zulu.  I have no idea how it got in the box; it must have been accidental.

Anyway, I played that album to death for several weeks, as it was my only jazz album.  I credit this album - and this whole experience - with reinforcing my love for jazz and getting me back into it.  

[HutchFan]

30 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

@JSngry @Chuck Nessa  @HutchFan So here is my Randy Weston Zulu album story.

I told the story in another thread about my negative university jazz experience, which made it difficult for me to listen to or enjoy jazz for a few years.

After I finished my BA (not in music), I was going through some heavy family stuff, and I decided that I was going to pack up and move to a strange city, make a fresh start, and leave behind any vestiges of my past that I did not want to revisit.  I chose a city halfway across the country, where I had a single friend living.  He was the only person I knew there.

If you've never packed up an moved to a strange place, with no connections and virtually no real reason for being there, it is very liberating, but because you have no familiar reference points, it also forces you to discover who you are and what you want, and it's not always easy. 

I had packed a box of about 50 or so LPs to bring with me, and I deliberately didn't bring any jazz with me, because I thought I was finished with it.  What was funny, was that after being there for only a few days, I suddenly wanted to listen to and play jazz. This snuck up on me from nowhere.

So I'm frantically going through my LPs, thinking, "Did you really not pack any jazz records, you idiot?" and lo and behold, I find Randy Weston's Zulu.  I have no idea how it got in the box; it must have been accidental.

Anyway, I played that album to death for several weeks, as it was my only jazz album.  I credit this album - and this whole experience - with reinforcing my love for jazz and getting me back into it.  

Cool story.  Shows the power of jazz in general and Weston in particular! 

 

[jazzcorner]

Columbia/CBS CL 548 (FSR reissue)  - Buck Clayton Jam Session Vol. 1 " The Huckle-buck and Robbin's Nest" - rec. 1953

 

[jazzcorner]

Shia Records SB 118 - Phil Wilson " Larin American Tour" - rec.1985 - Engineers: Leon Janijian & Curt Lachowin

 

 

[jazzcorner]

Claude Thornhll &

his most famous composition interpreted by the composer himself.

 

Edited March 27, 2024 by jazzcorner

[Chuck Nessa]

Recorded at the same sessions.

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Recorded at the same sessions.

I have the Smith but not the Mitchell which every time I remember that seems pretty silly of me, I really should complete the pair.

Playing this now

Asher Gamedze - Turbulence And Pulse [International Anthem, 2022]

[Rabshakeh]

19 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I have the Smith but not the Mitchell which every time I remember that seems pretty silly of me, I really should complete the pair.

Playing this now

Asher Gamedze - Turbulence And Pulse [International Anthem, 2022]

I like that Mitchell one a lot. Then again, I have that but not the Smith...

[Niko]

I have a copy of the Smith that's signed by Mitchell... but not the Mitchell either

VA - Jazz on the Left Bank

no time to eat in today's lunch break... but I did find this

[clifford_thornton]

3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Recorded at the same sessions.

Both lovely.

[HutchFan]

Now spinning this LP, which just arrived in the mail:

 

[HutchFan]

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (Columbia, 1977)

 

[HutchFan]

Baden Powell Quartet, Vol. 3 (Barclay FR, 1971)

Superb.

 

[Chuck Nessa]

More Moers tomorrow