What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[BillF]

11 hours ago, Brad said:

Saw Albany during that 1972 visit to the UK.  It was in an upstairs room in a pub, solo on an untuned upright piano. Not the best for the great master!

Edited April 18, 2022 by BillF

[soulpope]

14 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Now on my 'table:

Carmen McRae - Velvet Soul (Groove Merchant)
Reissue of two Groove Merchant LPs: 
-  Ms. Jazz (1974) - with Zoot Sims (ts); Bucky Pizzarelli (g); Tom Garvin (p, kybd); Paul West (b); Jimmy Madison (d)
- It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling (1974) - with Joe Pass (g); Dick Shreve (p); Ray Brown (b); Frank Severino (d); Larry Bunker (perc, vib)

Excellent ....

[kh1958]

Vicente Gomez, Blood Wedding Suite (Decca)

Edited April 19, 2022 by kh1958

[HutchFan]

Lou Rawls with Onzy Matthews - Tobacco Road (Capitol, 1964)

 

[sidewinder]

[sidewinder]

Yes, the Albany memoir written by his daughter does mention some of those UK and Europe gigs.

[BillF]

1 hour ago, adh1907 said:

Interesting. Do you remember where that was?
 

 

 

The Black Lion Hotel, Salford

[clifford_thornton]

Is that where the record label got its name?

[HutchFan]

[HutchFan]

Now on my 'table:

[BillF]

5 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

Is that where the record label got its name?

I'm sure it wasn't. Although this provincial pub did have a bit of a jazz aspect. The only other time I dropped in there I found a trad band rehearsing Morton Red Hot Pepper numbers, and getting all the voicings right!

[Gheorghe]

8 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Now on my 'table:

I have this. Is it possible it was during the time, when BN had slowed down it´s business , so 1976 /77 that period. 
I haven´t listened to it recently, I´m not soooo much into vocal jazz with the exception of a few, Billy Eckstine (with the bop band), Earl Coleman, Johny Hartman etc.... and if female singer than Sarah with that first session with "Lover Man"....), but I bought this one since I think somewere is written "feat. Dizzy Gillespie"..... well if I remember right, I didn´t hear much Diz, is it possible that he just plays on his  mouthpeace only  on "T´Aint Nobody´s Bizness.." ??? 

15 hours ago, adh1907 said:

Interesting. Do you remember where that was?
 

You could see some major US jazzers in the most obscure places in the 70s. I didn’t go but I remember seeing posters for Dexter Gordon mid 70s in Preston,  appearing in a pub or a small club. 
 

Anthony

London

 

Well the first half of the 70´s was an extremly rough period for acoustic jazz veterans... I remember how it was and how it started to become better in the late 70´s . 

[porcy62]

Just received it from Japan with another two records. I'll give up buying records on discogs outside EU. VAT, and the shipping cost, due to the new discogs policy, rise the prices to the insane category.

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

I have this. Is it possible it was during the time, when BN had slowed down it´s business , so 1976 /77 that period. 
I haven´t listened to it recently, I´m not soooo much into vocal jazz with the exception of a few, Billy Eckstine (with the bop band), Earl Coleman, Johny Hartman etc.... and if female singer than Sarah with that first session with "Lover Man"....), but I bought this one since I think somewere is written "feat. Dizzy Gillespie"..... well if I remember right, I didn´t hear much Diz, is it possible that he just plays on his  mouthpeace only  on "T´Aint Nobody´s Bizness.." ??? 

Dizzy solos briefly on a couple cuts -- but it's 100% Carmen's show.

 

[mjazzg]

2 hours ago, porcy62 said:

Just received it from Japan with another two records. I'll give up buying records on discogs outside EU. VAT, and the shipping cost, due to the new discogs policy, rise the prices to the insane category.

I've started contacting the seller to see if they sell off,Discogs, some do. Pay by PayPal and you have the same protection.

Also worth googling the seller name, sometimes brings up a standalone website for sales.

But the VAT is a huge issue generally now.

[porcy62]

59 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I've started contacting the seller to see if they sell off,Discogs, some do. Pay by PayPal and you have the same protection.

Also worth googling the seller name, sometimes brings up a standalone website for sales.

But the VAT is a huge issue generally now.

Sometimes I did the same, anyway I prefer buy in EU where shipping and VAT aren't such a pain.

Edited April 19, 2022 by porcy62

[mjazzg]

16 minutes ago, porcy62 said:

Sometimes I did the same, anyway I prefer buy in EU where shipping and VAT aren't such a pain.

Oh to still be in the EU....

[Rabshakeh]

3 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Oh to still be in the EU....

Ditto. Not just because of the £30 postage fees, either.

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

Ditto. Not just because of the £30 postage fees, either.

Ditto

[Brad]

On 4/18/2022 at 3:50 AM, BillF said:

Saw Albany during that 1972 visit to the UK.  It was in an upstairs room in a pub, solo on an untuned upright piano. Not the best for the great master!

One of the minor complaints in the AMG review is that the piano was untuned. 

[clifford_thornton]

On 4/19/2022 at 2:27 AM, BillF said:

I'm sure it wasn't. Although this provincial pub did have a bit of a jazz aspect. The only other time I dropped in there I found a trad band rehearsing Morton Red Hot Pepper numbers, and getting all the voicings right!

Interesting. Thanks!

[mjazzg]

Jerzy Milian - Muzyka Baletowa I Filmowa [Polskie Nagrania Muza, Poland 1973]

[HutchFan]

Edited April 22, 2022 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

Mark Murphy - Living Room (Muse, 1986)

 

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Excellent Cover Photos ....