LF: JR Monterose/Tommy Flanagan duo on Uptown (LP)

[clifford_thornton]

Anybody have a vinyl copy of this to sell or, perhaps, trade (I'm less easy to deal with on trades)?

Must be near mint.

Thanks!

[AllenLowe]

as I recall, Montrose's playing wasn't too good on that thing - or am I remembering incorrectly?

[clifford_thornton]

I've heard the opposite, but can't confirm as I've never heard the record.

[Stereojack]

Monterose made two records for Uptown - the first was weak, but the second (which we are discussing) is great. Btw, the CD has extra tracks.

[clifford_thornton]

I like Live in Albany pretty well. I'm really hoping I can get a hold of this duo, however!

[BeBop]

This is one of the few LPs I've digitized and put on my MP3 player. (I only see my LPs once or twice a year; the rest of the time I'm traveling.) The recording itself is strange; Flanagan has a very 'round' sound, and is back in the mix. Monterose is very edgy, on all horns, and way up front. Flanagan is flawless, tasteful and swinging. Monterose plays fine. He sometimes seems to lack comfort or confidence. Other tunes he really digs into. I always favor his tenor, but the soprano here lacks any fish-horn-iness(?) - stridency or nasality.

I may be forgetting an exception or two, but I found it interesting that Monterose never plays behind Flanagan's solos. I guess I'm accustomed to Archie Shepp or Ernie Krivda or Stan Getz who do. I don't mean to make it sound like this is necessary; Monterose isn't obbligato-ed to do it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001UL...ance&n=5174

[clifford_thornton]

Sounds even more enticing...