Man with the Golden Arm Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 Probably should post in the recs area but am curious about ths release. Never heard any of them so what say youse? LoneHill...hmmm? From the dusticulus groovisium spuriuses: Dave Bailey -- Complete 1 & 2 Feet In The Gutter Sessions (Getting Into Something/One Foot In The Gutter/Two Feet In The Gutter) Columbia/Lonehill (Spain), 1960/1961 Some of the most soulful jazz ever recorded for Columbia Records -- 3 albums worth of material from the combo of drummer Dave Bailey! Bailey's probably best known for his work in the Gerry Mulligan group, but for a brief time at the start of the 60s he stepped out as a leader -- working with a focus and intensity that easily matched the best hard boppers on Blue Note or Prestige! These 3 records for Columbia are all amazing sets that we'd rank with some of our favorite jazz from the time -- razor-sharp records that have a really earthy finish, and which bring out some of the best hardbop work on record from horn soloists Curtis Fuller, Clark Terry, Junior Cook, Charlie Rouse, and Bill Hardman -- all of whom really catch fire under Bailey's guidance! But even above the great horn work on the albums, we really have to note the piano -- as Horace Parlan plays on 2 of the albums, easily matching his Blue Note classics, and Billy Gardner follows up on the last set -- working with a low low bottom that we love from his sides with Lou Donaldson. Bassists are Peck Morrison and Ben Tucker -- and titles include "Slop Jah", "Little Old Mongoose", "Blues For JP", "One Foot In The Gutter", "Sandu", "Two Feet In The Gutter", "Lady Iris B", "Coffee Walk", and "Brownie Speaks". And if 3 albums' worth of material isn't enough, the CD also features 3 more tunes from Bailey's rare Jazztime session with Grant Green and Frank Hayes -- "Reaching Out", "Our Miss Brooks", and "One For Elena". 16 tracks in all -- most of them quite long! Quote
jazzbo Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 Wonderful sessions. Swingin' and expert players. Another bootleg production! Quote
brownie Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Lon is right! Wonderful sessions! These were originall issued by Epic and were pretty hard to get until Classics and Epic reissued the three original albums on vinyl! a decade ago! Wonder why they did not reissue these on CDs themselves and had the sessions stolen by the Andorran pirates? Edited January 6, 2006 by brownie Quote
Ken Dryden Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 Wonderful sessions. Swingin' and expert players. Another bootleg production! I have the Columbia LP reissues that came out awhile back, plus the earlier Koch CD version of One Foot in the Gutter. This music is well worth investigating, though this new bootleg compilation is probably the most practical way to acquire all three sessions. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 I saw that for the first time at Dusty G. last night as well. I have the 1 & 2 Feet on Japanese but am tempted to get this as well for the 3rd session and ditch my vinyl copy. That's one to grab, ManWithGoldenClamOnaHalfShell!! Quote
Dave James Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Great stuff. Buy with confidence. Pay particular attention to pianist Billy Gardner. I think he's on the "Two Feet" session, Up over and out. Edited January 6, 2006 by Dave James Quote
JohnS Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 Great stuff. Buy with confidence. Pay particular attention to pianist Billy Gardner. I think he's on the "Two Feet" session, Up over and out. Can only concur, excellent. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Too bad CBS/Sony can't get all these out legitimately. I have all three and they're great. I won't be lining the coffers of Bootleg Lonehill though. I'll just keep spinning my vinyl of "Getting Into Something" for now. Edited January 6, 2006 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote
Brad Posted January 12, 2006 Report Posted January 12, 2006 I have the LP with Junior Cook. Great swinging stuff. Might just pick up this cd myself. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 12, 2006 Report Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Couldn't resist. On the way from Dusty Groove. Edited January 12, 2006 by jlhoots Quote
Brad Posted February 7, 2006 Report Posted February 7, 2006 This is on backorder both at the Grove and CDU. Quote
andybleaden Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 I have 2 of these on Japanese cd ( the 1 and 2 feet sessions) and was really impressed with them. Would not mind listening to the 3rd session though as I also have Bash by him as well and really enjoyed them. The sound was awesome too . Go get em Andy Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 Really great stuff. Frank Haynes is one of my all-time tenor heroes. MG Quote
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