What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[mjazzg]

42 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Gary McFarland - Profiles (impulse!, stereo)

I have a mono copy too, but I'm currently wired for stereo.

How is that? I see it about a fair bit. I like McFarland's 'Point Of Departure' and the one with Bill Evans but that's as far as I've gone

[Teasing the Korean]

40 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

How is that? I see it about a fair bit. I like McFarland's 'Point Of Departure' and the one with Bill Evans but that's as far as I've gone

Good, not earth-shattering.  Certainly more jazz than pop, but not as good as the Bill Evans or Steve Kuhn collaborations. Worth picking up in clean condition for a good price.

NP:  Gary McFarland - Scorpio and Other Signs (Verve, stereo)

This is one is more pop, and it may be his most compelling pop record, maybe next to The In Sound, also on Verve.

[GA Russell]

4 hours ago, optatio said:

Cal Tjader: Cal Tjader Plugs In. Skye Records SK-10 [1969]

I have particularly fond memories of that one!

[Teasing the Korean]

The Gary McFarland Orchestra with Bill Evans (Verve, mono)

This one is really good!!!

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

Cecil McBee Sextet with Chico Freeman - Compassion (Enja, 1979)

 

Earlier today, this new (to me) LP was on my turntable:

Shamek Farrah & Sonelius Smith - The World of the Children (Strata-East, 1977)
Pure Pleasure reissue

Trumpeter Joe Gardner plays on both of these wonderful LPs.

 

[mjazzg]

18 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Good, not earth-shattering.  Certainly more jazz than pop, but not as good as the Bill Evans or Steve Kuhn collaborations. Worth picking up in clean condition for a good price.

Thanks TtK

[HutchFan]

Next up:

Lou Donaldson - Cosmos (Blue Note, 1971)
with Leon Spencer, Melvin Sparks, Jerry Jemmott, Idris Muhammad, and others

Outstanding soul jazz.  Given the players (and Donaldson's use of the Varitone throughout), perhaps it's no surprise that the music sounds like more like Bob Porter-produced sides for Prestige than a Blue Note date.  

 

[mjazzg]

Brother Jack McDuff - Prelude [Prestige, USA 1964]

As suggested by @HutchFan, kind of...

[HutchFan]

More Lou Donaldson:

A solid compilation of Cadet tracks that focus on his soul-jazz side, rather than his bop roots.

 

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Now spinning:

Cecil McBee Sextet with Chico Freeman - Compassion (Enja, 1979)

Unsung gem ....

[HutchFan]

19 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Unsung gem ....

Yep.  As is the companion album, Music from the Source.

 

[soulpope]

6 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Yep.  As is the companion album, Music from the Source.

👍 ....

[Teasing the Korean]

4 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Thanks TtK

Profiles was also issued as half of a 70s twofer LP with Gil Evans' Out of the Cool, as part of the impulse! Dedication Series.  This is a potentially cheaper option if originals are scarce.

[mjazzg]

18 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Profiles was also issued as half of a 70s twofer LP with Gil Evans' Out of the Cool, as part of the impulse! Dedication Series.  This is a potentially cheaper option if originals are scarce.

Thanks again 

[jazzcorner]

On 7/21/2024 at 7:10 PM, optatio said:

Cal Tjader: Cal Tjader Plugs In. Skye Records SK-10 [1969]

Seldom seen here but in my stock.  Wasnt it a budget edition?

On 7/21/2024 at 6:32 PM, kh1958 said:

 

Howard Rumsey's Light House All Stars, volume 3 (Contemporary ten inch)

Excellent - have the 12" version. Wonderful coverart

[optatio]

2 hours ago, jazzcorner said:

Seldom seen here but in my stock.  Wasnt it a budget edition?

Probably not. My copy is a laminated heavy gatefold edition!

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

Walter Norris - Stepping on Cracks (Progressive, rec. 1978)
with George Mraz (b) & Ronnie Bedford (d)

5 stars -- in spite that bland, bordering-on-cringey cover. 

 

Compare the cover design above with the same LP for the Japanese market, retitled A Child is Born.  It features evocative cover art and an interesting photo of Norris on the flip side:

Unlike the U.S. release, this Japanese version doesn't communicate utter indifference to presentation.  IMO.

 

[mjzee]

[jazzcorner]

PAUSA  PR 7180  - Charlie Shoemake / Bill Holman

" Collaboration" - rec. 1985 - Engineer: James Mooney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mjazzg]

Charles Davis - Ingia! [Strata East, USA 1974]

This is a really good listening

[HutchFan]

21 hours ago, mjzee said:

Excellent album.   

 

[mjazzg]

The Brass Company - Colors [Strata East, USA 1975]

This always surprises me how good it is, maybe I don't listen to it often enough. Writing, arranging and playing of top order, I'd say.

[optatio]

27 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

The Brass Company - Colors [Strata East, USA 1975]

This always surprises me how good it is, maybe I don't listen to it often enough. Writing, arranging and playing of top order, I'd say.

 

Agreed, just on the turntable, the cover still has the price sticker - 26 DM 😂! What a line-up ...

Edited July 24, 2024 by optatio

[soulpope]

32 minutes ago, optatio said:

.... the cover still has the price sticker - 26 DM 😂! 

Value for money at that time 😎 ....

[mjazzg]

Yes, I think I paid a bit more for mine about 5 years ago...