Soulstation1 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 MY GREAZZZEE GEORGE BENSON THE GEORGE BENSON COOKBOOK LOU DONALDSON EVERY THING I PLAY IS FUNKY (CDR) GOOD GRACIES HERE ‘TIS (CDR) LIVE ON THE QE2 MIDNIGHT CREEPER MR SHING-A-LING THE NATURAL SOUL (RVG) POSSUM HEAD (LP CDR) THE SCORPION LIVE AT THE CADILLAC CLUB GRANT GREEN AM I BLUE (RVG) BLUES FOR LOU (CONN) GRANT’S FIRST STAND IRON CITY EDDIE HENDERSON SUNBURST BOBBI HUMPHREY SATIN DOLL FRED JACKSON HOTTIN’ ‘N TOOTIN’ (CONN CDR) WILLIS JACKSON BAR WARS BROTHER JACK MCDUFF DOWN HOME STYLE MOON RAPPIN JIMMY MCGRIFF ELECTRIC FUNK THE WORM JOHN PATTON MOSIAC SELECT ACCECT ON THE BLUES ALONG CAME JOHN BLUE PLANET MAN BLUE JOHN BOOGALOO LET EM ROLL MEMPHIS TO NY SPIRIT GOT A GOOD THING GOIN’ OH BABY (CDR) SHOUTIN’ (DON WILKERSON CONN) FREDDIE ROACH GOOD MOVE MO GREENS PLEASE (CDR) JIMMY SMITH BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK CHRISMAS COOKIN’ COOL BLUES (RVG) COOL BLUES DOT COM BLUES GROOVIN’ AT SMALLS’ PARADISE (CONN) HOME COOKIN’ (RVG) HOUSE PARTY RVG HOUSE PARTY OFF THE TOP OPEN HOUSE/ PLAIN TALK ROCKIN’ THE BOAT THE SERMON RVG DR. LONNIE SMITH LIVE AT CLUB MOZAMBIQUE THINK! STANLEY TURRENTINE HUSTLIN’ (RVG) NEVER LET ME GO (RVG) HAROLD VICK STEPPIN’ OUT (CONN CDR) BABY FACE WILLETTE BEHIND THE 8 BALL (LP) FACE 2 FACE (CONN) MO ROCK STOP AND LISTEN (CONN) REUBEN WILSON BLUE BREAKBEATS LOVE BUG LARRY YOUNG INTO SOMETHIN’ LOST GROOVES CONN CD EMUSIC BROTHER JACK MCDUFF CRASH THE HONEY DRIPPER THE LAST GOODUN LIVE! TOUGH ‘DUFF SHIRLEY SCOTT BLUE FLAMES (WITH STANLEY TURRENTINE) LEGENDS OF THE ACID JAZZ SMOKIN’ (WITH EDDIE DAVIS) TRIO CLASSICS Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 I'd list my grease, but it would take a few days. No kidding B-) Quote
Noj Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Soul Stream, how bout an obscure 25 every greaze fan needs to hunt down? In the Legends Of Acid Jazz series, I have Sonny Stitt, Charles Kynard, Leon Spencer, Johnny Hammond Smith, Gene Ammons, Don Patterson, Melvin Sparks, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Houston Person, Booker Ervin, Trudy Pitts, Shirley Scott...I went nuts on emusic when I realized they were all there for the taking, I may have more of them that I can't think of. They all have their moments of sublimely greaaaazzzeey funk, particularly the Stitt and the Johnny Hammond Smith. I've got a Jimmy McGriff Blue Note best of, and an import of his stuff on Groove Merchant that have some gems. Recently I added two live recordings of McGriff with Richard Groove Holmes, both pretty cool. Quote
jazzbo Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Doctor has me off the greaze for a few months. . . it's hard! Quote
Guest akanalog Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 not a fan of the greeze and not a fan of the legend of acid jazz series since they are embarassing to pull out, but i really like the leon spencer one. his basslines are awesome. and i guess they are a little late to be true greeze, but ronie fosters "on the avenue" and "cheshire cat" are two of my favorite records. same with brother jack's "moon rappin"-that is one of my favorite albums. probably in my top ten of all time. lonnie smith's "think" is pretty good too-i feel like it brings in a new element with the latin percussion as well as top flight soloists in lee morgan and fathead. and jimmy smith's "at the organ volume 2", while i guess not greeze for the most part, is my favorite organ album ever. his duet with blakey on "the duel" is so far ahead of it's time... i do not like volume 1 too much, or any other smith for that matter. and not greeze at all, but i just listened to this live album by a german band trikolon from 1970 (it is called "cluster") and the band is an organ trio and the organist smokes. they do a sort of version of "blue rondo a la turk" or whatever that is hot. they also turn a bach fugue into a powerful and groovy 20 minute organ jam. Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Soul Stream, how bout an obscure 25 every greaze fan needs to hunt down? In the Legends Of Acid Jazz series, I have Sonny Stitt, Charles Kynard, Leon Spencer, Johnny Hammond Smith, Gene Ammons, Don Patterson, Melvin Sparks, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Houston Person, Booker Ervin, Trudy Pitts, Shirley Scott...I went nuts on emusic when I realized they were all there for the taking, I may have more of them that I can't think of. They all have their moments of sublimely greaaaazzzeey funk, particularly the Stitt and the Johnny Hammond Smith. I've got a Jimmy McGriff Blue Note best of, and an import of his stuff on Groove Merchant that have some gems. Recently I added two live recordings of McGriff with Richard Groove Holmes, both pretty cool. O.K Noj... Top 25 Obscure Organ Records you must find 1. The Wildare Express "Walk On By" on Brunswick (Reuben Wilson's group) 2. Leo's Five "Spider Burke's Presents" (killer organ group w/Leo Gooden vocals) 3. Wilbert Longmire "Revolution" (Leon Spencer's debut pre Lou Donaldson) 4. Leo Wright "Soul Talk" (w/Gloria Coleman and Kenny Burrell) 5. Willis Jackson "Star Bag" (w/ Trudy Pitts on organ, killer) 6. Don Patterson "Goin' Down Home" (his first solo outing and only Argo..killer) 7. Groove Holmes & Jimmy McGriff "Giants of the Organ" (Live at Paul's Mall 1973) 8. Jimmy McGriff "Where The Action's At" on Veep (Live, nasty Jimmy) 9. Jack McDuff "To Seek A New Home" Blue Note (spacier follow up to Moon Rappin 10. Willis Jackson "Gator's Groove" Prestige (with the great Jackie Ivory on organ) 11. Billy Larkin "Best Of" Pacific Jazz (Greaze-o-Plenty) 12. Mickey Fields "The Astonishing" on Edmar (w/Groove Holmes live!!!!!) 13. Ronnie Foster "Two Headed Freap" Blue Note 14. George Freeman "Birth Sign" Delmark (Don't know who Robert Pierce is, but he kills the organ on one cut only) 15. Lou Donaldson "Cosmos" Blue Note (kind of lame, cept Leon Spencer saves the day with killer solos on "Make It With You" and other cuts make it worthwile!) 16. Paul Bryant "Something's Happening" (Gatemouth Brown in an organ Group!) 17. Johnny Hodges "Rippin and Runnin" (a young Billy Gardner on Organ) 18. Lonnie Smith "Jazz Funk Masters" P-Vine (Lonnie pulls along an all-Japanese group as he overwhelmes them all with the funk live) 19. Jimmy Smith "It's Necessary" Mercury (Jimmy live at Jimmy Smith's Supper Club, killer) 20. Freddie Roach "Mocha Motion" Prestige 21. Don Patterson "Holiday Soul" Prestige (not on CD and I don't know why) 22. Bu Pleasant "Self titled" Muse (Texas Gulf Coast' female organist's only record) 23. Willis Jackson "Ya Understand Me" Muse (W/groove Holmes live 1980, smokin') 24. Leon Spencer "Bad Walkin' Woman" Prestige (not on CD, essential) 25. Charles Earland "Boss Organ" (first solo lp, pre-prestige...killer) Quote
Noj Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Thanks Soul Stream! I've got Two Headed Freap and the live Holmes/McGriff, only 23 to go! Quote
Guest akanalog Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 oh yeah. got to give respect to "two headed freap". i guess i do like some greeze... i just don't like the overtly bluesy-based stuff like "back at the chicken shack" though i have a lot of respect for it. Quote
Noj Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 not a fan of the legend of acid jazz series The cover art for the series is without question hideous, but is in stark contrast to the high quality of the music. I've also got the Willis Jackson, iirc. Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 not a fan of the legend of acid jazz series The cover art for the series is without question hideous, but is in stark contrast to the high quality of the music. I've also got the Willis Jackson, iirc. This series is far, far, far from "hideous" imho. Yes, like Noj I agree that the cover art isn't all that great. (But, I love this series so much, I've actually grown to enjoy the bad artwork too!) Anyway, any series that starts off with Don Patterson's "The Exciting Organ Of" is awesome. This series has the only CD available versions of some of the best organ (most very, very, very hard to find before this) sessions ever cut. I don't know if I even would recognize the orgiginal LP covers of many of these. I just think 'Shirley Scott Legends of Acid Jazz Vol 1. "The Red Cover"'. I LOVE this series because the music contained within is some of my favorite music in the world. Quote
scottb Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 (edited) I'm going to admit something that may get me banished. I have been confusing THE LEGENDS OF ACID JAZZ series with the TALKN' VERVE: THE ROOTS OF ACID JAZZ! Both have hideous artwork by the way. Now, that I realize the gist of this series, I've got to get my hands on some. While checking on this, I noticed on the website of the label whose name must not be spoken, that they have made some out of print dates available for download. Not a bad idea and other labels could / should do the same. Included are titles by Baby Face, Shirley Scott, Stanley T, and man others. Any of these "must haves?" I just looked a little deeper and now I see they have made these titles available on itunes.com. This is not as enticing to me as having them available for download right there at their site. Edited January 11, 2005 by scottb Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 Thank goodness Scotttb, I thought you had gone insane. And yes, I agree the Verve series DOES suck. B-) Quote
Soulstation1 Posted May 6, 2005 Author Report Posted May 6, 2005 for the record the LOTAJ series is killer i must have 10 or so cds and i dig them all just starting getting into the hammond smith and don patterson discs Quote
JSngry Posted May 7, 2005 Report Posted May 7, 2005 George Freeman "Birth Sign" Delmark (Don't know who Robert Pierce is, but he kills the organ on one cut only) "Bobby" Pierce made a side for Cobblestone called Introducing Bobby Pierce that was pretty nice. I forget who was on it, though, Quote
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