Soulstation1 Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 which one(s) are your fav? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmosu Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) I'm curious about this, too. I've got relatively little Blakey in my collection, and I'm thinking about picking up *Indestructible* and *Night in Tunisia.* john Edited March 7, 2005 by jpmosu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 FREE FOR ALL!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) Buhaina's delight and Indestructible are my fav. RVGs. Not that keen on 'Night in Tunisia' apart from the title track. 'Indestructible' is my favourite Blakey album along with 'Mosaic'. Edited March 7, 2005 by ASNL77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 ... another vote for "Free for All." The liners notes say something like "This is Blakey's most energetic BN recording, and that says a lot considering his other discs" ... I think that's right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) FREE FOR ALL!!!!!!! Agreed. With the new RVG, the sound just hits you like a semi truck. Defnitely my favorite Jazz Messengers album, and one of my favorite RVG's. Edited March 7, 2005 by sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Ooops... forgot 'Free for All'. Brilliant album too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Is there a bad one? At this point I'll buy any Blakey Blue Note with confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Any views on 'Like someone in love'? It's the only one I don't have. I have never read anything really encouraging on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Indestructible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 imo all blakey should be played LOUD ss1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Any views on 'Like someone in love'? It's the only one I don't have. I have never read anything really encouraging on that one. Its included in the 'Blakey Complete 1960' Mosaic box. Buy with confidence if you see the Collectors' Choice CD, it's well up to standard. For some reason this one was held back from release initially and only appeared during the Liberty period. Surplus of Blakey, I guess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 All of them are great sonically and musically. Not a bad one in the bunch. If you forced me to choose, I'd rate Moanin, Night at Birdland and the Bohemias as my faves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evonce Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I was not much of a Blakey fan until last year, when I got the Free For All RVG and loved it. So I went and bought the rest of the albums with Shorter. (I already owned Night In Tunisia.) I find it really hard to choose between Free For All and Buhaina's Delight. And there's some great tunes on INdestructible as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 imo all blakey should be played LOUD ss1 If it's an RVG, you might not have any choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I like them all but I REALLY like the ones with Curtis Fuller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Moanin' of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 imo all blakey should be played LOUD ss1 If it's an RVG, you might not have any choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 INDESTRUCTIBLE and FREE FOR ALL back to back will fry your CD player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nelson Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 RE: "Is there a bad one?" As in bad remastering? Yeah, the 'Buhaina's Delight' 24-bit RVG re-issue from last year. The remastering is so compressed, Bu's cymbals are smeared to smithereens. Until EMI gets Rudy a top-o-the-line Beltone, I'm laying off his 24-bit remasters. Malcolm Addey gets 'em right every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch head Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Indestructible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted March 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 hutch are you gonna pick up the like someone in love rvg? ss1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverrat Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 "Roots and Herbs"- not an RVG but a 24-bit remaster. Don't be put off by the cheesy cover art, well below usual BN standards for some reason. This is may favorite Blakey/JM session. There is also "Witch Doctor", also a 24-bit remaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 imo all blakey should be played LOUD ss1 If it's an RVG, you might not have any choice... That happens a lot on his remasters. Tina Brooks's Waiting Game, "Talkin About", Philly Joe's rivet cymbol just kills the whole song. Not because of him, but the way it was recorded, or remastered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 If you are referring to Van Gelder, he remastered neither of those two titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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