So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[soulpope]

[jazzbo]

Ella Fitzgerald "Ella in London" OJC Pablo cd

With both Tommy Flanagan and Joe Pass.

[BillF]

2 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

A number of fine solos from many of the players in the group. I was especially impressed by the hard swinging of pianist Lou Levy.

2 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

Now playing:

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

[jazzcorner]

13 hours ago, BillF said:

[HutchFan]

Just plucked from my mailbox:

Charlie Palmieri - ElectroDuro (Coco, 1974)

 

[JSngry]

18 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Just plucked from my mailbox:

Charlie Palmieri - ElectroDuro (Coco, 1974)

 

What's the deal on that one? Totally unfamiliar here...

[HutchFan]

13 minutes ago, JSngry said:

What's the deal on that one? Totally unfamiliar here...

Charlie plays an electric organ -- not a Hammond B3 -- on this disc.  That's the rationale for the "Electro" in the title.  It sounds sorta similar to CP's organ work on Cal Tjader's Primo and on his brother's Vamonos Pa'l Monte.  Some might find the organ sound cheesy -- but I think it sounds great, if a bit unconventional.  The band includes a bunch of heavies: Cachao, Cortijo, Tito Puente, Andy Gonzalez, a.o.  But it's Charlie's show.

A while ago, I read somewhere on the internet that ElectroDuro was recorded in 1968 for Cesta, but the label went out of business before it could be released -- but I haven't been able to confirm that.  What is certain is that Coco released it in 1974.

If you want to give it a listen: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kFNMsgTKlevfAlS_cdEsR_FwpQJcR_cd8

 

[JSngry]

And then Coco went out of business!

I very much like those different electric organ sounds (even the BE is electric!). They show up all over the place in various "ethnic" musics and I very much like the vibrational space the create, maybe because the lack of naturally generated overtones endemic to their method of tone production? Just a guess..

That's a killer band. Did you get this one off of eBay or where...interest level exists, for sure!

[HutchFan]

5 minutes ago, JSngry said:

That's a killer band. Did you get this one off of eBay or where...interest level exists, for sure!

I ordered it last week off https://www.importcds.com/   They were having a sale. ... But it looks like I may have gotten their last one. 

That said, it was reissued in Japan not too long ago, so there are likely both new & used copies "out there."

[JSngry]

Cool, I know how to hunt 

Thanks for shining some light on this one. Much appreciated!

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

Thanks for shining some light on this one. Much appreciated!

Sure thing. 

I also recently ordered an Alegre All Stars compilation issued by Vampi Soul, the Spanish reissue label. More Charlie Palmieri! Hasn't arrived yet, but I'm looking forward to hearing it in better audio-fidelity than YT.

IIRC, you hipped me to that group when we were discussing "Chombo" Silva. This was a year or two ago. So it all comes back around.  

 

[soulpope]

14 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Bill Evans "Sesjun Radio Shows Vol.1" Japan cd 2021 CDSOL-46962

Excellent ....

[aparxa]

[BillF]

[jazzcorner]

18 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Bill Evans "Sesjun Radio Shows Vol.1" Japan cd 2021 CDSOL-46962

Has this the same content (or part of it) as the recent 2 CD set "Jazz behind the dikes" ?

[jazzbo]

19 minutes ago, jazzcorner said:

Has this the same content (or part of it) as the recent 2 CD set "Jazz behind the dikes" ?

No, entirely different material.

[BillF]

[jazzcorner]

[jazzbo]

Buddy DeFranco "Autumn Leaves" Japan cd UCCU-8211 (reissues 2003 edition)

One of the great sessions with Sonny Clark.

[sidewinder]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Saw an original vinyl of that in the shops some time back, in very good nick. No change from £1k !

[BillF]

Just now, sidewinder said:

Saw an original vinyl of that in the shops some time back, in very good nick. No change from £1k !

Don't even remember it from those days, though I used to go to hear his sidemen, Terry Shannon and Bill Eyden, with Tubby Hayes.

[jazzbo]

Count Basie "This Time by Basie" Reprise cd

Maybe a little too loud. . .but it feels good this way.

[Peter Friedman]

  Rene Thomas - Meeting Mister Thomas

Edited November 30, 2021 by Peter Friedman