What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[jazzcorner]

 Music from the good old times - still fresh

Verve 35MJ 3278/9 Japan Oct. 1983 - rec. between 1944 and 1954

 

 

Edited June 6, 2024 by jazzcorner
typo

[Rabshakeh]

Count Basie - At Newport

On 6/5/2024 at 4:49 PM, sidewinder said:

The announcement seemed to be low-key and they were withdrawn from sale within the week. Most were about the £10 mark, doubles such as 'Glass Bead Games' about £20. I picked up about 15, the titles I didn't have. 

Why are they discontinuing? I had assumed that these were amongst their bigger sellers.

Has the market dropped out of spiritual jazz? Or is this just a feature of having sold the items through to maturity?

Edited June 7, 2024 by Rabshakeh

[Rabshakeh]

Interestingly, at the market today someone was selling four boxes of brand new still sealed Strata East reissues for 15 quid a pop. I asked what the reason was and he said they were overstocks, and suggested that they weren't really selling so much any more.

[sidewinder]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Interestingly, at the market today someone was selling four boxes of brand new still sealed Strata East reissues for 15 quid a pop. I asked what the reason was and he said they were overstocks, and suggested that they weren't really selling so much any more.

Sounds dubious..

 

Spinning Joe Harriott Quintet 'Blue Harriott' (UK Columbia EP from 1959). Lively Joe Meek recording.

Early group with the excellent Hank Shaw on trumpet (who I remember seeing years later at Ronnie Scotts). Kicks off with a fine version of Horace Silver's 'Senor Blues'.

Edited June 7, 2024 by sidewinder

[mjazzg]

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Interestingly, at the market today someone was selling four boxes of brand new still sealed Strata East reissues for 15 quid a pop. I asked what the reason was and he said they were overstocks, and suggested that they weren't really selling so much any more.

Bought for a tenner in the same sale as Sidewinder...

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

Sounds dubious..

Whatever makes you think that 😄 

kind of connected, bought my ticket for Tolliver celebrating Max as part of LJF, should be interesting to see him again. British band otherwise, looks like

[sidewinder]

Sounds as logical an explanation as any. 

Next up - Joy Marshall 'Who Says... etc.' On Decca (mono) from 1965. No doubt Tubby Hayes present in the sax section.

Followed by Tubby Hayes/Paul Gonsalves 'Change of Setting', World Record Club (mono) from 1967.

[HutchFan]

[Chuck Nessa]

[jazzcorner]

21 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Count Basie - At Newport

Why are they discontinuing? I had assumed that these were amongst their bigger sellers.

Has the market dropped out of spiritual jazz? Or is this just a feature of having sold the items through to maturity?

They were all available on japanese reissues - all here 

Edited June 8, 2024 by jazzcorner
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[Rabshakeh]

48 minutes ago, jazzcorner said:

They were all available on japanese reissues - all here 

Thanks! Not sure why my comment came out like that but the stuff about discontinuation was a reference to the Strata East Pure Pleasure re-releases. Lovely to see all the Newports together though.

[Rabshakeh]

Air - Air Song

Edited June 8, 2024 by Rabshakeh

[sidewinder]

On 6/5/2024 at 6:00 PM, mjazzg said:

I hadn't heard about that at all. I've never been entirely convinced by PP's bona fides and this only adds to my feelings.

I also never got on with their mastering of the SE and Nimbus West titles I bought from them, always a bit bright and loud for my ears.

I have given the Pure Pleasure of 'The Descendents of Mike and Phoebe' another spin this morning. First thing to say - this is a really nice album, classy stuff. After an initial spin I put it on the VPI record cleaning machine- definitely benefited, with more richness in the mid-range. Maybe these Pallas pressings benefit from this post-manufacture, quite noticeable improvement.

If that £15 crate dealer is still peddling his wares I would recommend you London folks to pay him a visit !

Edited June 8, 2024 by sidewinder

[mjazzg]

Just now, sidewinder said:

I have given the Pure Pleasure of 'The Descendents of Mike and Phoebe' another spin this morning. First thing to say - this is a really nice album, classy stuff. After an initial spin I put it on the VPI record cleaning machine- definitely benefited, with more richness in the mid-range. Maybe these Pallas pressings benefit from this post-manufacture, quite noticeable improvement.

Thanks, fabulous album

[sidewinder]

1 minute ago, mjazzg said:

Thanks, fabulous album

For £10 it was certainly a bargain - and a discovery for me. Beats paying £300 + !

[Pim]

 

[Pim]

[kh1958]

Sweet Emma Barrett and Her Preservation Hall Band

[sidewinder]

Just digging out Andrew Hill 'Compulsion' (BN New York mono) to spin - spurred by reading a review of a 1967 'return from NYC' Chicago concert written by John Litweiler for 'Jazz Monthly' back in the day. Hill was with trio and special guests Roscoe Mitchell and Wilbur Ware. He switched to soprano sax on a few numbers, shown in one of the photos. Sam Rivers had been due to play as well but didn't make it. Interesting !

Edited June 8, 2024 by sidewinder

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Pim said:

Outstanding 👌👍 ....

[JSngry]

3 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Just digging out Andrew Hill 'Compulsion' (BN New York mono) to spin - spurred by reading a review of a 1967 'return from NYC' Chicago concert written by John Litweiler for 'Jazz Monthly' back in the day. Hill was with trio and special guests Roscoe Mitchell and Wilbur Ware. He switched to soprano sax on a few numbers, shown in one of the photos. Sam Rivers had been due to play as well but didn't make it. Interesting !

Was there a drummer, or was that the trio?

[Pim]

[Pim]

Stephan Micus - Implosions

[jazzcorner]

Verve MGV6 -2128 St Japan 1994  - The Paul Smith Quartet  " The Sound Of Music" - rec. 1960

 

Edited June 10, 2024 by jazzcorner
typo

[sidewinder]

22 hours ago, JSngry said:

Was there a drummer, or was that the trio?

Thurman Barker on drums.

[JSngry]

Thanks!