What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[Rabshakeh]

Illinois Jacquet - Bottoms Up!

 

[Gheorghe]

On 9/21/2024 at 5:58 PM, kh1958 said:

Sun Ra, At the Showcase (Jazz Detective)

must be fine. I always loved Sun Ra, from the very first time I heard him on record (it must have been among my first records in teenage years, and finally until I saw him live. 
Well, my first start was the ESP album "Nothin´ Is" from I think 1966, it left a live long impression, and it is interesting when I finally heard him live, I was more prepared to free stuff like that, which sure was present, then to the bop standards and swing standards he also played. But for those who always thought that Free Jazz Musicians can play straight, it was a serious lection, Ra doin stride was first hand stride, he had it in the blood as well as Space Age Free Jazz.

IMHO he was one of the greatest of them all, a pure Genius. 
I did not really understand all that stuff with Sun, Moon and Stars but since I am not a one God believer, more so I belief that there is a lotta "Gods", one God for the Sunrise, one for the Moonlight, one for harvest, one for nature or so, I dig Sun, Moon and Stars.... just as nature we see, and if I´m honest when I see a star or the moon I think about Sun Ra. Let people laugh about me, they must have somethin to laugh at, but I admire Sun Ra ! 

[kh1958]

2 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

must be fine. I always loved Sun Ra, from the very first time I heard him on record (it must have been among my first records in teenage years, and finally until I saw him live. 
Well, my first start was the ESP album "Nothin´ Is" from I think 1966, it left a live long impression, and it is interesting when I finally heard him live, I was more prepared to free stuff like that, which sure was present, then to the bop standards and swing standards he also played. But for those who always thought that Free Jazz Musicians can play straight, it was a serious lection, Ra doin stride was first hand stride, he had it in the blood as well as Space Age Free Jazz.

IMHO he was one of the greatest of them all, a pure Genius. 
I did not really understand all that stuff with Sun, Moon and Stars but since I am not a one God believer, more so I belief that there is a lotta "Gods", one God for the Sunrise, one for the Moonlight, one for harvest, one for nature or so, I dig Sun, Moon and Stars.... just as nature we see, and if I´m honest when I see a star or the moon I think about Sun Ra. Let people laugh about me, they must have somethin to laugh at, but I admire Sun Ra ! 

Coincidentally, my first Sun Ra LP was also Nothing Is. This purchase prompted the guys at the record store in Austin to wax rhapsodically about some locally legendary appearance of the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Armadillo World Headquarters. I am in  agreement with your comments.

[optatio]

1 hour ago, kh1958 said:

Coincidentally, my first Sun Ra LP was also Nothing Is. This purchase prompted the guys at the record store in Austin to wax rhapsodically about some locally legendary appearance of the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Armadillo World Headquarters. I am in  agreement with your comments.

Same here ...

 

Saw him live with the Arkestra ...

[jazzcorner]

TREND TR-518 - Bob Cooper "Tenor Sax Impressions" - rec. 1979 - Engineers: Rod Nicas & Dave Ellsworth

[soulpope]

On 9/21/2024 at 7:55 PM, jazzcorner said:

Trend TR 536 - The Bob Florence Limited Edition " Magic Time" - rec. 1983 - Engineer: Bernie Grundmann (An Albert Marx reissue)

Good one ....

[HutchFan]

Earlier this evening:

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Earlier this evening:

As good as it gets ....

[jazzcorner]

Mercury EXPR-1021 - Benny Golson " Turning Point" - rec. 1962 

[aparxa]

Benny Golson - Gone With Golson (Esq.)
Benny Golson - Groovin' With Golson (Esq.)
Benny Golson & The Philadelphians (London)
Benny Golson Quintet Featuring Curtis Fuller – One More Mem'ry (Baystate)

[mjazzg]

Charles Mingus - Blue Bird [America Records, Japan 1978 RE]

This session has such a quiet authority, no great Mingus-ian fireworks present or needed.

[clifford_thornton]

Always liked that one a lot. I have the French pressing. Don't know why that band doesn't get much love in the pantheon of Mingus.

[soulpope]

56 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Charles Mingus - Blue Bird [America Records, Japan 1978 RE]

This session has such a quiet authority, no great Mingus-ian fireworks present or needed.

The Bobby Jones + Charles McPherson + Eddie Preston frontline is so good ....

[jazzcorner]

Discovery  DS-786 - Clare Fischer "America The Beautiful" - rec. 1967 - 

Just a question: In the albums cover threads list where would this one fit? Havent seen one with this kind of cover art (Mother Nature?)

Edited September 25, 2024 by jazzcorner

[HutchFan]

This again:

[HutchFan]

Now this:

We Are Busy Bodies reissue

[Rabshakeh]

Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul

[Rabshakeh]

SME - Karyobin

Finally here.

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Now this:

We Are Busy Bodies reissue

Nice one.

[soulpope]

9 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul

Introducing her terrific take on "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" ....

[Ken Dryden]

[mjazzg]

16 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

SME - Karyobin

Finally here.

Hope it's living up to expectations!

[Rabshakeh]

49 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Hope it's living up to expectations!

It's a great record! I knew that before but it is nice to own it. 

I confess that I was slightly motivated by comedian Stewart Lee listing his copy as his most prized possession. I remember friends who were reading his book when it came out (maybe a decade and a half ago now) asking me about the record.

It was the last one available on Discogs and eventually I just caved.

It always felt bizarre to own Topography and not this one, given that this is really the grand classique.

Edited September 26, 2024 by Rabshakeh

[mjazzg]

44 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

It's a great record! I knew that before but it is nice to own it. 

I confess that I was slightly motivated by comedian Stewart Lee listing his copy as his most prized possession. I remember friends who were reading his book when it came out (maybe a decade and a half ago now) asking me about the record.

It was the last one available on Discogs and eventually I just caved.

It always felt bizarre to own Topography and not this one, given that this is really the grand classique.

I didn't know that about Lee, I did know he's a big Evan believer.

Glad it's found such a loving home!

I hear Topography and Karyobin as ying and yang in a way, two sides of the UK scene at the time. Stevens always seems slightly removed from the more demonstrative approach as on Topography.

Both complete classics notwithstanding.

I should listen to them again, back to back and probably discover what I've just written is a load of bunkum...

[Rabshakeh]

9 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I didn't know that about Lee, I did know he's a big Evan believer.

I think it is in that autobiography that he released in the late 00s. Rather slapdash but made a big impact at the time. 

9 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I hear Topography and Karyobin as ying and yang in a way, two sides of the UK scene at the time. Stevens always seems slightly removed from the more demonstrative approach as on Topography.

I see Karyobin as the Shape of European Free Improv to Come and Topography as Spiritual Unity, Euro Free Improv edition.

[HutchFan]

(West) German pressing