Rabshakeh Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 20 hours ago, JSngry said: First time listening in a few decades, and I like it as much now as ever, albeit for probably completely different reasons. Bruce Johnstone came to play. Hell, the whole band came to play. When people come to play, hell, that's all you can ask of them. How they do, that's their business. They're not gaming you, so enjoy the honest humanity in that I love this one. It's my favourite big band record with electric piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 43 minutes ago, John Tapscott said: Now playing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Discs 1-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gheorghe Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 4 hours ago, HutchFan said: Disc 2 I also heard some Mr. B from the time after the famous band, but my favourites always have been the Savoy stuff "Mr. B. and the Band" . From later albums I always missed that fantastic sound and arrangements. Like, when I heard "Billy and Sarah" and a friends place: Fantastic voices as always, but the band sounds more like a "show band" than a jazz big band. Like that Charlie Parker album with "Temptation" on it.....somehow like an early 50´s movie .... But Mr. B. always was my favourite singer. I would have liked to do a gig with a good male singer here , but there are much more female singer students with the usual standard program. Would have been nice to play a bop gig with an Eckstine- or Kenny Hagood style singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: Now playing: 18 minutes ago, Gheorghe said: I also heard some Mr. B from the time after the famous band, but my favourites always have been the Savoy stuff "Mr. B. and the Band" . From later albums I always missed that fantastic sound and arrangements. Like, when I heard "Billy and Sarah" and a friends place: Fantastic voices as always, but the band sounds more like a "show band" than a jazz big band. Like that Charlie Parker album with "Temptation" on it.....somehow like an early 50´s movie .... But Mr. B. always was my favourite singer. I would have liked to do a gig with a good male singer here , but there are much more female singer students with the usual standard program. Would have been nice to play a bop gig with an Eckstine- or Kenny Hagood style singer. "Jelly Jelly" is a big favorite of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, HutchFan said: On tour at a pub in Wiltshire. Edited February 13, 2022 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 11 hours ago, HutchFan said: Disc 2 When I was 18 I took my mother to see Mr. B and the Basie band. She was a longtime fan and was pretty happy when I gave her this set years later. As much as I like the more boppish material reissued by Savoy, I find this more to my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzcorner Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Various Artists - FSR reissue (1984) 054 2602131 - Way To The West - originals rec. 1950ies originally a compilation from CAPITOLS 78rpms of the 1950s Edited February 13, 2022 by jazzcorner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 John Lewis - Midnight in Paris (EmArcy, 1989) with Sasha Lewis (as; three cuts only), Christian Escoudé (g), Pierre Michelot or Michel Gaudry (b), and Daniel Humair (d) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HutchFan Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Now playing: John Lee & Gerry Brown - Bamboo Madness (Limetree, rec. 1973) Originally released as Infinite Jones (Keytone, 1974) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Yesterday and today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 7 hours ago, mikeweil said: Yesterday and today: Little gem .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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