So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[soulpope]

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[sidewinder]

53 minutes ago, soulpope said:

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Kiyoshi Koyama’s greatest hour (along with the Clifford Brown) ! 

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[HutchFan]

Don Friedman - Avenue of the Americas (Owl, 1980)

Excellent solo piano.

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15 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

Excellent ....

Edited January 5, 2019 by soulpope

[HutchFan]

Don Friedman - Jazz Dancing (Progressive)

 

The original Japanese LP cover was more interesting:

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[duaneiac]

Earlier:

Disc 1 of 2, which contains the episodes "The Great Regent's Park Swim" (which features Major Dennis Bloodknock's showstopping performance of "The Curry & Rice Waltz") and "The Space Age" (which features Major Dennis Bloodknock's showstopping performance of "The Darjeeling One-Step"), both from the Fall of '57.  The latter program also has a rare instrumental feature by the Ray Ellington Quartet.  Usually the group's numbers showcased the leader's vocals, so it was nice to hear the group stretch out a bit on "Satin Doll".  On the first program, harmonica master Max Geldray played a number which I only know as "The Christmas Blues", but that would seem an odd choice for an Oct. program, so I wonder if that melody has another non-seasonal title.

Now playing:

This edition from the EU American Jazz Classics label also includes the album

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[sidewinder]

[duaneiac]

[Peter Friedman]

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On a Bird kick, I don't know why this is 2 discs though

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[BillF]

2 hours ago, duaneiac said:

Earlier:

Disc 1 of 2, which contains the episodes "The Great Regent's Park Swim" (which features Major Dennis Bloodknock's showstopping performance of "The Curry & Rice Waltz") and "The Space Age" (which features Major Dennis Bloodknock's showstopping performance of "The Darjeeling One-Step"), both from the Fall of '57.  The latter program also has a rare instrumental feature by the Ray Ellington Quartet.  Usually the group's numbers showcased the leader's vocals, so it was nice to hear the group stretch out a bit on "Satin Doll".  On the first program, harmonica master Max Geldray played a number which I only know as "The Christmas Blues", but that would seem an odd choice for an Oct. program, so I wonder if that melody has another non-seasonal title.

 

 

 

 

Around 1960 in the company of fellow student Jack Massarik, later to be jazz correspondent of the Evening Standard, I met Ray Ellington at a Tubby Hayes Quartet session in a Manchester cellar club. Ray told us that his favourite music was what Hayes was playing, but that he had to make a living, so played what you hear on the Goons records.

Max Geldray was one hell of an (unsung) harmonica player.

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

 

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More Attila Zoller:

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[kinuta]

9 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Kiyoshi Koyama’s greatest hour (along with the Clifford Brown) ! 

Indeed.

However I'd also include The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, and The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury which , according to the booklet, are'researched and compiled ' by Kiyoshi Koyama.

Disc 1

The Missus wanted to hear Papa Loves Mambo.

Played all of Disc 1. Superb sound quality and just about my favourite Nat Cole session.

Edited January 6, 2019 by kinuta

[duaneiac]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Around 1960 in the company of fellow student Jack Massarik, later to be jazz correspondent of the Evening Standard, I met Ray Ellington at a Tubby Hayes Quartet session in a Manchester cellar club. Ray told us that his favourite music was what Hayes was playing, but that he had to make a living, so played what you hear on the Goons records.

Max Geldray was one hell of an (unsung) harmonica player.

Wow!  So cool that you got to meet Ray Ellington.  I do like his singing and he was a versatile performer able to convincingly perform ballads, blues, bebop, R&B, etc.  It was just a pleasant surprise to hear an instrumental selection by the quartet for a change.

I agree completely about Max Geldray.  His talent should be much better known/remembered.