What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[HutchFan]

Regarding "orchestras" in jazz:

It's a duo album.

 

 

[jazzcorner]

On 10/8/2025 at 1:20 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I have never understood why some producers call a small band like this quintet an "orchestra". It's not an orchestra, it's a quintet.

Here is another one : small group and/or 'orchestra' ?????

 

Verve UMV 2686 (Japan 1980) - Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra " Rocking Chair" - rec. 1951

As listed in Tom Lord's Discography:
Roy Eldridge (tp) / Buddy Tate (ts) / Teddy Brannon (p) / Claude Lombardi (g) / Charlie Smith (dr)

Note: the liner notes of the LP list as rhythm section Oscar Peterson (p & org) / Barney Kessell (g) / Ray Brown (b) + string section dir. by George Williams on the following tracks: Basin Street Blues/ I see everybodys baby /Easter Parade and I remember Harlem.
 




 

Edited yesterday at 05:53 PM by jazzcorner

[optatio]

24 minutes ago, jazzcorner said:

Here is another one : small group and/or 'orchestra' ?????

 

Verve UMV 2686 (Japan 1980) - Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra " Rocking Chair" - rec. 1951

As listed in Tom Lord's Discography:
Roy Eldridge (tp) / Buddy Tate (ts) / Teddy Brannon (p) / Claude Lombardi (g) / Charlie Smith (dr)

Note: the liner notes of the LP list as rhythm section Oscar Peterson (p & org) / Barney Kessell (g) / Ray Brown (b) + string section dir. by George Williams on the following tracks: Basin Street Blues/ I see everybodys baby /Easter Parade and I remember Harlem.
 



 

👍 - on my shelf!

[jazzcorner]

MV 23MJ 3140 (Japan 1982) - Lionel Hampton " Hampton's Big Four" - rec. 1954

 

 

[optatio]

👍 - as a US reissue on my shelf - unknown release date ...

[Pim]

It was one very busy week at work, study and privately. Time to relax now:

[jazzcorner]

Verve 23MJ 3397 (Japan 1984) - Charlie Ventura " Carnegie Hall Concert" - rec. April 1947