Rare Blue Notes

[Holy Ghost]

Still waiting to put the CD in this sleeve (customed the sleeve to CD size already)

[Late]

9 hours ago, JSngry said:

Coltrane said (in the Kofsky interview?) that the reason he "pulled back" for a quick minute was that he messed up his favorite mouthpiece and it took him a bit to find another one that gave him what he really needed.

I've read that too. His sound on Ballads and the Hartman date is not the sound one hears on Africa Brass, for example. I wonder what he did to his Otto Link? As far as adjusting the physical qualities of a mouthpiece, I thought the main practice was trying to increase the inner bore size, if just by millimeters. I know Steve Lacy did that with his soprano mouthpiece, and then used an alto ligature (which wouldn't affect the bore, but would allow the reed to vibrate more freely)  in order to get the most open soprano sound possible.

Back to rare-ish Japanese compilations, this one looks good:

 

I would spin this comp!

[Kevin Bresnahan]

It took me a long time to find an affordable copy of Belden's "Princejazz". It's seems to be pretty rare.

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, Late said:

I've read that too. His sound on Ballads and the Hartman date is not the sound one hears on Africa Brass, for example. I wonder what he did to his Otto Link? As far as adjusting the physical qualities of a mouthpiece, I thought the main practice was trying to increase the inner bore size, if just by millimeters. I know Steve Lacy did that with his soprano mouthpiece, and then used an alto ligature (which wouldn't affect the bore, but would allow the reed to vibrate more freely)  in order to get the most open soprano sound possible.

Back to rare-ish Japanese compilations, this one looks good:

 

I would spin this comp!

You can adjust any physical part of a mouthpiece, tip opening, lay, chamber, any of it.

[dougcrates]

These DJ mixes released by Blue Note Japan in the late 90s were a nice introduction to all the samples that had been used on rap songs.

[Dub Modal]

5 hours ago, dougcrates said:

These DJ mixes released by Blue Note Japan in the late 90s were a nice introduction to all the samples that had been used on rap songs.

Nice. Don't think I knew about these. 

[Holy Ghost]

Still waiting to put the CD in this sleeve (customed the sleeve to CD size already)

Biz Markie??? This is a rare BN now? We talking about the same dude in that Mtv video back in the day with the Mozart wig playing on that toddler's piano, rapping just a friend? That dude? Wow. 

 

[Dub Modal]

6 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

We talking about the same dude in that Mtv video back in the day with the Mozart wig playing on that toddler's piano, rapping just a friend? That dude? Wow. 

Can't tell if you're joking but Biz is a hip hop legend. He was a central figure in the early NYC scene, discovered Rakim, and was a music loving DJ. Personally I'd love to hear this mix along with the others. 

[felser]

6 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Biz Markie??? This is a rare BN now? We talking about the same dude in that Mtv video back in the day with the Mozart wig playing on that toddler's piano, rapping just a friend? That dude? Wow. 

16 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

Can't tell if you're joking but Biz is a hip hop legend. He was a central figure in the early NYC scene, discovered Rakim, and was a music loving DJ. Personally I'd love to hear this mix along with the others. 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by felser

[Holy Ghost]

1 hour ago, felser said:

🧐 Where have I been?!?

1 hour ago, Dub Modal said:

Can't tell if you're joking but Biz is a hip hop legend. He was a central figure in the early NYC scene, discovered Rakim, and was a music loving DJ. Personally I'd love to hear this mix along with the others. 

I am now officially schooled. I did not know all this. 

[Dub Modal]

4 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said:

🧐 Where have I been?!?

I am now officially schooled. I did not know all this. 

All Up in the Biz is a doc on him that came out a few years ago. Streams on several platforms I think. Definitely worth the watch. Dude had a big unique personality