What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[clifford_thornton]

Teda-Tibesti Instrumentale Muziek [Chad] (Opnamen van Afrikaanse Muziek)

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

hampton hawes is excellent on rhodes- blues for walls and northern windows.  this is not "throwaway fusion"- these are very thoughtful albums and hawes has a good rhodes sound

[Gheorghe]

3 hours ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

hampton hawes is excellent on rhodes- blues for walls and northern windows.  this is not "throwaway fusion"- these are very thoughtful albums and hawes has a good rhodes sound

Agreed ! 

I love Hampton Hawes on the Gene Ammons Montreux 1973 Album, very fine rhodes Sound. He really could hold his own on Fender Rhodes and is underrated. 

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

that one too! yyyyyy!

[Rabshakeh]

Thumbs up for Blues for Walls from me too. I like it almost as much as Red Clay.

[Daniel A]

Herbie Hancock "The Prisoner", Blue Note white label promo with Van Gelder stamp (apparently for the UK market).

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[sidewinder]

3 hours ago, Daniel A said:

Herbie Hancock "The Prisoner", Blue Note white label promo with Van Gelder stamp (apparently for the UK market).

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Interesting - I have that UK issue in a blue/white Liberty. A short-lived phenomenon.

Didn’t realise they were on Mortimer St.

Edited June 2, 2020 by sidewinder

[Daniel A]

44 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Interesting - I have that UK issue in a blue/white Liberty. A short-lived phenomenon.

I am curious to know what sets it apart from a US release. My copy is in US printed sleeve, so only the sticker reveals it as a UK release. Were these pressed in UK (though the VAN GELDER stamp maybe suggests they were not)? 

Edited June 2, 2020 by Daniel A

[sidewinder]

From my recollection the sleeve is US but the vinyl indicates made in the UK on the label. A bit like the German Liberty LPs of the vintage. I’ll have to check but I think it is ‘Van Gelder’ in the runout.

These UK issues were definitely very short lived. In 1970 the economy was still doing OK. The industrial unrest and power cuts of 1972 onwards would have decimated budgets allocated to UK Blue Note shenanigans. Major own-goal. 

Edited June 2, 2020 by sidewinder

[Daniel A]

Interesting, thanks for the trivia! 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

The Huckle-buck & Robbins' Nest - A Buck Clayton Jam Session (Columbia CL-548). I do like these jam sessions a lot. This music has slowly become one of my favorite Mosaic box sets. As great as these LP cuts are, hearing the unedited tunes with the full alternate takes on the Mosaic set is even better.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

On a Buck Clayton kick... Buck Clayton with Buddy Tate - Buck & Buddy Blow The Blues (Stereo Swingville SV 2030). This is an unusual LP for the times as it has a regular purple Prestige/Swingville label but a textured cover, which I've not seen on an older Prestige release. As for the music, I do dig those blues, so what's not to like here?

[Daniel A]

Clifford Brown's Study In Brown, Nippon Phonogram pressing from 1971.

This was one of the first jazz albums I heard at home when growing up, so I know it well and there is obviously some nostalgia involved. However, I haven't listened to it for some years, and I am probably hearing some things today that were beyond me in the past. 

The interplay in the band is just superb, and to me, Harold Land is the ideal partner for Brownie. Great tunes, too; the perfect hard bop album. 

[optatio]

Jack De Johnette: The De Johnette Complex. CBS Milestone 64076 [1970]

[jazzcorner]

In memoriam Lennie Niehaus

 

 

 

[porcy62]

Complete Commodore Recordings.

[sidewinder]

13 hours ago, bresna said:

The Huckle-buck & Robbins' Nest - A Buck Clayton Jam Session (Columbia CL-548). I do like these jam sessions a lot. This music has slowly become one of my favorite Mosaic box sets. As great as these LP cuts are, hearing the unedited tunes with the full alternate takes on the Mosaic set is even better.

That Clayton Mosaic is a corker - love the way it captures the 30th St studio ambience. My CD version was obtained from the ‘Horse’s Mouth’ i.e. M. Cuscuna.

[kh1958]

Paul Quinchette, Like Who (United Artists)

Bobby Hutcherson, Natural Illusions (Blue Note)

On 6/2/2020 at 11:54 PM, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

hampton hawes is excellent on rhodes- blues for walls and northern windows.  this is not "throwaway fusion"- these are very thoughtful albums and hawes has a good rhodes sound

I rather like the solo album, Universe.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

9 hours ago, kh1958 said:

Paul Quinchette, Like Who (United Artists)

Bobby Hutcherson, Natural Illusions (Blue Note)

I rather like the solo album, Universe.

i need it

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

this, the pointer sisters 2nd to last album, and last lp, is grade AAA fantastic.  Every track is a keeper, i feel no need to skip one second.  SQ= 9, maybe 9.5/10, it sounds good, tracks are great.  on MOTOWN (1990)

ok maybe last track could be slightly better but its still great production, up until the last track i was 100% into it

Edited June 4, 2020 by chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez

[JSngry]

26 minutes ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

this, the pointer sisters 2nd to last album, and last lp, is grade AAA fantastic.  Every track is a keeper, i feel no need to skip one second.  SQ= 9, maybe 9.5/10, it sounds good, tracks are great.  on MOTOWN (1990)

ok maybe last track could be slightly better but its still great production, up until the last track i was 100% into it

 

[kh1958]

2 hours ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

i need it

Yes, indeed you do.

[Chuck Nessa]

 

My copy is mono.

Edited June 4, 2020 by Chuck Nessa

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

oh wow thanks my guy i didnt cross check it w/ youtube that looks great- will watch-

 

just bought this- its mostly real good, but too "airy"- hopefully the mono will sound focused and direct

 

and i supposedly have a 10 dollar copy of prestige yellow fireworks label 1st cover ed. Gene Ammons Funky on the way

Edited June 4, 2020 by chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez

[jazzcorner]