chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 the guy wrote on the back of it LA, 1952- they do what is this thing called love, lover, body and soul, and one more i forget-- well what is this? is it really west coast jazz? is this a good record to get for 5 bigones? has anyone here heard this material, or heard of this record? Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 no wait jack mcvea oh yea- well this is what im talking about-- who has heard this? is it worth pickin up L 928 - Junior Jazz at the Auditorium - Various Artists [1954] 1954 all-star session with Howard McGhee, Jack McVea, Lucky Thompson, Irving Ashby, Jimmy Bunn, Red Callender, and Jackie Mills. On The Sunny Side Of The Street/What Is This Thing Called Love/Body And Soul/Lover Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 I think I have the U.K. Vogue pressing of this 10" LP (will look it up tonight when I get home from work), and it can be found in the discographies. I guess it was a recording from one of the Gene Norman Just Jazz concerts. This has been reissued in the "Jazz Off The Air" LP series on the Spotlite label (was Vol. 2, I think). Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 is this worth pickin up big beat steve? Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 wait is this a radio b'cast? Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) Depends on price and condition. TOPS probably didn't have the greatest vinyl in the world. I LIKE that music! Good, freewheeling blowing ... And yes, it IS a live recording. I'll give it a listen tonight and tell you then ... can't really recall how good/bad the fidelity is... Edited January 17, 2007 by Big Beat Steve Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 b.b.s: sound qualitys not my concern- i just wanna know about lucky thompsons solo space, and if the tenors improv together at all...who was jack mcVea again? Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 oh bbs- if theres any discog info as to the exact loc.and date, if u could post that too- the TOPS lp has none-- many thanks for your assist. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 More on Jack McVea here: http://www.answers.com/topic/jack-mcvea http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=979815042 As for the rest, more tonight (have to listen to the record again first). Quote
bichos Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 as i remember right this jr. jazz at the auditorium is from aug. 1946 and not from 1952. the lucky thompson part was re-issued also on one of the "chronolocical classics" cd´s in edited version. have to look at home to get more details. keep boppin´ marcel Quote
brownie Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 I think I have the U.K. Vogue pressing of this 10" LP (will look it up tonight when I get home from work), and it can be found in the discographies. I guess it was a recording from one of the Gene Norman Just Jazz concerts. This has been reissued in the "Jazz Off The Air" LP series on the Spotlite label (was Vol. 2, I think). Portions of that August 1946 concert is on Volume 1 of that 'Jazz Off the Air' series. Tunes might be different from the LP chewy refers but it's the same line up from a Junior Jazz at the Auditorium concert. On the Spotlite LP, the tunes are: Ornithology 5:08 Hot House 08:00 Allen's Alley 10:00 Lover 6:20 Very worth getting this if you want to hear fine Lucky Thompson! The Spotlite LP is completed with two sides from a WNEW Saturday Night Swing Session from April 12, 1947 with Fats Navarro, Bill Harris, Allen Eager, Charlie Ventura, etc... Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 hmmm yea on the one i saw it was lover/sonny side/thing called love Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 Ha! Checked my discs and found I actually have the TOPS LP you are asking about (the Vogue 10in is an early issue of the tracks quoted by Brownie above). Cool, eh? Fidelity is quite decent for a live concert recording, playing is fine but not as exhibitionistic blowing as on some JATP of that time. According to the Jepsen and Bruyninckx Discographies, the details are: Recorded Hollywood, August 1946 (probably same source as the tracks quoted by Brownie), originally released under different (fake) titles on Black&White 78s What is this Thing called Love has the lineup you named Lover has Les Robinson (as) added Body and Soul only has Les Robinson with the rhythm section Sunny Side of the Street is listed in the Jepsen discography along with Body and Soul (same lineup, and the tracks does sound like it, i.e. alto sax + rhythm) but Bruyninckx does not list it (either he overlooked it opr it came from a different concert). Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Posted January 17, 2007 wow- thanks bbs- thanks for diggin it up! Quote
flat5 Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 This was released on Crown Records (88 cents for a 12 inch LP) in the early 1960s. I enjoyed those Crown records VERY much. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 yes i like crown records too- well i got it but i already have the thing called love, edited at the start of luckys solo, on the lucky proper comp, as well as the ornithlogy, not incl. on the tops lp, but then the lover i didnt have as well as the 2 shorter tunes, so im not freakin out too much Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 ps- whos this les robinson, alto sax? Quote
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