Ken Dryden Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 4 hours ago, EKE BBB said: Yes, Yes, he roars indeed! Been transfering all my Willie The Lion Smith discs to mp3 these days. Huge pile it was, starting from his very first recordings backing up Mamie Smith in 1920 all the way down to his last recordings in 1972, paired with another giant, Jo Jones. I could call myself a huge lionish freak! So much of Smith's music is out of print and then there are the various video clips floating around the web: Quote
saskimo Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 OJC-022 (NJ-8236) LP 1982. Realized I hadn't posted anything in awhile. We are going on week five of Covid stay-at-home orders. It's funny I couldn't really listen to music for the last 4 weeks. For whatever reason it felt strange given the situation. I'm changing that tonite. Love Dolphy. When I started listening to Jazz this dude stood out to me. Always a great listen. Love his bass clarinet and flute playing. Finally found a nice LP copy. An OJC rather than original but sounds super! Quote
jlhoots Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, jazzcorner said: Tommy "Flannagan" on the back cover & pricey. Great album. Edited April 13, 2020 by jlhoots Quote
saskimo Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 OJC -055 (P-7037) LP 1983. Really loving the OJC re-issues. Great way to explore the world of jazz. Just wish I could find more of them around here. If anyone has a bunch of these for sale for a decent price let me know. Quote
jazzcorner Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 5 hours ago, jlhoots said: Tommy "Flannagan" on the back cover & pricey. Great album. Yes such typos happen with japanese reissues Quote
Gheorghe Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 7 hours ago, saskimo said: OJC -055 (P-7037) LP 1983. Really loving the OJC re-issues. Great way to explore the world of jazz. Just wish I could find more of them around here. If anyone has a bunch of these for sale for a decent price let me know. 6 hours ago, saskimo said: OJC-111 (DLP-3) LP I also love those OJC records. From Tadd Dameron I also have "Mating Call" (the one with John Coltrane), and the 1953 Massey Hall set of Bud Powell with Mingus and Roach is some of Bud´s best playing of all times. Quote
Justin V Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 3 hours ago, soulpope said: It's a lot of fun hearing Henry Grimes on that one. With Dave Bailey's understated drumming and no chordal instrument, it is a great showcase for Grimes' buoyant bass. Now playing: Quote
Jim Duckworth Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 After watching the documentary Jackie McLean on Mars (Youtube), I realized that I needed to get more Jackie in the rotation. Quote
duaneiac Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 Almost the anniversary of this one -- April 29, 1988 Disc 1 and 2 of 2. Chet Baker with the NDR Big Band (notable American members included Herb Geller and Walter Norris) and the Rundfunk Orchestra Hannover des NDR. This concert at the Funkhaus (does your city have a Funkhaus? does it deserve to?) in Hannover was presented just 2 weeks before Mr. Baker's sudden demise. The liner notes state that there were supposed to be 2 days of rehearsal with this ensemble, but the star did not show up until the day of the concert, so there was only one rehearsal that included him. The music is quite nice nonetheless. His chops were quite together for this show and he probably loved the opportunity to perform with strings. Quote
soulpope Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Justin V said: It's a lot of fun hearing Henry Grimes on that one. With Dave Bailey's understated drumming and no chordal instrument, it is a great showcase for Grimes' buoyant bass. Yep .... Quote
Gheorghe Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 This is far away from "a perfect Mingus album" but with all it´s shortcomings it has really great moments. I listen to the CD version with the additional tracks, but the first time I had it on LP with the painted cover art. From all the great moments of music (Clark at the Dark is fantastic) I like especially the ballads "My Search" based on "I can´t get started" with some great piano by Toshiko and a great Mingus solo, and "Duke´s Choice" . Quote
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