Jim R Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 I don't know if this may have already been mentioned, but I just stumbled on a CD release of this oop 1977 session (originally on the Jazz America Marketing (?)) label. The CD is out on Candid, produced by Alan Bates in London. The new title is STABLEMATES. This is one of my favorite Blue Mitchell sessions, despite the date of the recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 http://www.emusic.com/album/10915/10915727.html i've DL it from e-music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Does it have that accoustically dead "70's sound"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I was going to post about this back when I first spotted it on Alan's site. It was originally titled Last Dance and my copy of the vinyl sounds pretty good to me, though I can't comment on the CD transfer, obviously. I second Jim's recommendation, aside from his final Concord recording, this is one of the few straightahead dates he did at this stage of his career. Jim, JAM put out a number of recordings, including several by Gene Harris, in the late 70s - early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 despite the date of the recording?!?!? DESPTE THE DATE OF THE RECORDING!?> what, would yuou of liked it better if every jazz musican killed himself as soon as the clock hit 1970?? what is wrong w/ u? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Jim, JAM put out a number of recordings, including several by Gene Harris, in the late 70s - early 80s. Right- somebody listed a bunch of them either here or at AAJ some months back. The "Stablemates" CD sounds fine to my ears, but I'm not as much of an audiophile as a lot of people, so I wouldn't try to guarantee anything to anybody re the sound. I can recognize serious sound problems when I hear them, but for me that's pretty rare. This is a really good straight ahead session (no trace of any fusion influences at all), and unless you want to search for the vinyl (I wouldn't recommend it ), this is the only CD that's going to bring the music into our living room, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 despite the date of the recording?!?!? DESPTE THE DATE OF THE RECORDING!?> what, would yuou of liked it better if every jazz musican killed himself as soon as the clock hit 1970?? what is wrong w/ u? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I was going to post about this back when I first spotted it on Alan's site. What's the site address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 E-music Link Music Clips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I do like the fact they were able to use a F. Wolff photo for the cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Up - this really is a nice session for Mitchell fans!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the bump Eric. A really nice session, this. The US JAM issue was on their cheapo ($5:9) 5000 series. The ones that started at 1 weer, I think, better pressings. This one was apparently originally recorded for the Japanese label Discomate. I would guess an original Discomate pressing would be wonderful. MG PS I think the original title on Discomate was "Stablemates". Edited May 27, 2007 by The Magnificent Goldberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaft Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Yeah, I ordered it from Amazon! Sounded very good on the clips from e-music. /Shaft For you guys who does not have the greta (Blue Note) "Boss Horn", Please get it ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 1960 Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 More Blue Mitchell is never a bad thing. Thanks for the headsup on this release. I've added it to my Amazon "Wish List". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thanks for the bump Eric. A really nice session, this. The US JAM issue was on their cheapo ($5:9) 5000 series. The ones that started at 1 weer, I think, better pressings. This one was apparently originally recorded for the Japanese label Discomate. I would guess an original Discomate pressing would be wonderful. MG PS I think the original title on Discomate was "Stablemates". The JAM LP issue is indeed kind of cheesy looking... but I never had any complaints re the pressing/sound quality. The Discomate issue I had only a vague recollection of hearing about years ago, so I Googled. Found it here: http://homepage3.nifty.com/mrmanri/Etc/analogto.html Pretty interesting page to peruse. Has Curtis Fuller's "Fire And Filligree" (Beehive) ever seen daylight again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thanks for the bump Eric. A really nice session, this. The US JAM issue was on their cheapo ($5:9) 5000 series. The ones that started at 1 weer, I think, better pressings. This one was apparently originally recorded for the Japanese label Discomate. I would guess an original Discomate pressing would be wonderful. MG PS I think the original title on Discomate was "Stablemates". The JAM LP issue is indeed kind of cheesy looking... but I never had any complaints re the pressing/sound quality. The Discomate issue I had only a vague recollection of hearing about years ago, so I Googled. Found it here: http://homepage3.nifty.com/mrmanri/Etc/analogto.html Pretty interesting page to peruse. Has Curtis Fuller's "Fire And Filligree" (Beehive) ever seen daylight again? I agree, there's nothing wrong with the cheapo JAM pressing. But for their main series, they used what they cracked on to be much better ones. They were called "Ultradisk" and (it sez on my McGriff) "manufactured on specially formulated vinyl under rigorous quality control conditions. manually pressed by (sig) Elaine Hart, at DISKMAKERS USA". I guess if you charge more, you have to have a bit of hype, doncha? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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