So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Peter Friedman]

[jazzbo]

Disc 4

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Miles Davis, "Someday My Prince Will Come" Columbia/Sony Records, mono version from the Japanese Blu-Spec CD2 Complete Mono Albums box set.

Great music in wonderful sound .... 

[bluemonkey]

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra 1946 - 1949

[BillF]

[jazzbo]

This is a very interesting four cd set with all of the piano and cello compositions of Beethoven performed first on modern instruments and then on period instruments. I'm listening to the period instruments right now. . . I'm familiar with these pieces from other interpretations but have never heard them on piano forte and a cello with gut strings before. Excellent sound.

[Peter Friedman]

[John Tapscott]

[Chuck Nessa]

[T.D.]

[John Tapscott]

[Peter Friedman]

[bluemonkey]

Bud Shank: Live At The Haig

[Larry Kart]

For some dumb reason, I never heard this one before. Good band (Phil Urso, Hal Galper, Jymie Merritt, Charlie Rice), very well recorded. Chet is in A minus/B plus form, albeit a little insecure on flugelhorn at times. Several Dameron originals ("Soultrane," "Tadd's Delight," "Whatever Possess'd Me," "Gnid," "Mating Call"), two from Galper, plus Duke Jordan's "Flight to Jordan" and "Walkin'" -- Chet sings  on "Walkin,'" don't know who wrote the lyric, but doesn't take a solo on the tune. The way Chet plays the melody of "Soultrane" is  a bit hesitant but quite lovely. The surprise for me is Urso, never heard him in more vigorous form, not that far removed from JR Monterose.

[jeffcrom]

On 12/18/2017 at 4:18 PM, T.D. said:

 

On 12/18/2017 at 4:28 PM, Chuck Nessa said:

Fun record, as is the next one. I was working for Delmark when we bought the Transition tapes. I remember taking the tape reels to Bob Koester's apartment (one block away) to play them on Bob's Crown recorder. They were beautifully recorded for the time. Sound of Joy is dandy too.

 

Just an aside to say that I love reading your stories, Chuck - or, like this, not even stories, just little snippets of jazz and blues history.

[paul secor]

Chicago Boss Guitars

[JohnS]

      

 

[soulpope]

On ‎18‎.‎12‎.‎2017 at 10:28 PM, Chuck Nessa said:

Fun record, as is the next one. I was working for Delmark when we bought the Transition tapes. I remember taking the tape reels to Bob Koester's apartment (one block away) to play them on Bob's Crown recorder. They were beautifully recorded for the time. Sound of Joy is dandy too.

 

An early acquaintance of mine with the world of Sun Ra ....

[BillF]

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

Deterrent cover art and title - but this is a fun record nevertheless and features inter alias some great basswork by Alphonso Johnson on the remake of "Thembi"  and on other tracks the haunting voice of Prince Phillip Mitchell ....

[soulpope]

[John Tapscott]

[jazzbo]

Disc 5 now.

Miles Davis "Complete On the Corner Sessions"