Late Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Couldn't find an existing thread on this now defunct series, so...now we have one! The Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series gets a lot of attention, but its sister series is discussed far less. It's a wide field, but what OBC discs do you spin the most? Favorites? Under-the-radar gems? I actually don't have many discs from this series, but one I return to is: Original Blues Classics • Were there only 209 discs total? Or maybe there weren't even 209... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Here's one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 I've always loved this OBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, Joe said: I've always loved this OBC. I don't own it, but listened just today to this on YouTube. !! 4 hours ago, kh1958 said: Here's one. I don't know that one; will have to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 All the Lonnie Johnsons on Prestige are worth investigating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: All the Lonnie Johnsons on Prestige are worth investigating. Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Jimmy Witherspoon (with T Bone Walker), Evenin' Blues Willie Dixon and Memphis Slim, Willie's Blues Edited October 24, 2022 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Also excellent (if maybe a bit obscure): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Lightnin' playing acoustic guitar here. It works well for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, John L said: Lightnin' playing acoustic guitar here. It works well for this one. That's one OBC I do have. I really enjoy it. ("Grampa's gettin' old too!") Listened to both Pink Anderson and Jimmy Witherspoon on YouTube. OBC discs are harder to come by these days, but decluttr does have some. Clifford Scott on the above-mentioned Witherspoon is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 All those Lightnin' Hopkins dates are pretty essential. Wasn't there a box set of them back on the OJC/OBC glory days? My fave is SOUL BLUES, which can be heard/had on this 2fer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Joe said: Wasn't there a box set of them back on the OJC/OBC glory days? https://www.discogs.com/release/7303380-Lightnin-Hopkins-The-Complete-Prestige-Bluesville-Recordings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, mikeweil said: https://www.discogs.com/release/7303380-Lightnin-Hopkins-The-Complete-Prestige-Bluesville-Recordings Much grass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 I gotta figure out if I do or don't have the Arbee Stidham with King Curtis and John Wright (and verify who is right, the part of the back tray card that says John Wright - piano or the blurb that says its John Young). Either way that's a helluva typo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 54 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: I gotta figure out if I do or don't have the Arbee Stidham with King Curtis and John Wright (and verify who is right, the part of the back tray card that says John Wright - piano or the blurb that says its John Young). Either way that's a helluva typo. It was John Wright and he recorded his "Nice 'n Tasty" date the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks Chuck. I'd have been surprised if it had been Young instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Okay, I have a shortage of acoustic Lightnin' that needs to be rectified... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Well, based on what I could find, what I could afford, and what I previewed, I added these titles to the collection: • John Lee Hooker: The Country Blues • John Lee Hooker: Burning Hell • Robert Pete Williams: Free Again • Sunnyland Slim: Slim's Shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Forgot to add these two, which I also picked up. (Long overdue on the Spann.) • Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die • Lightnin' Hopkins: Last Night Blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Late said: Forgot to add these two, which I also picked up. (Long overdue on the Spann.) • Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die • Lightnin' Hopkins: Last Night Blues Yes, that is one of my favorite Otis Spann albums, a great one! This is another truly great one, by far the very best Eddie Kirkland on record (IMO). Edited October 28, 2022 by John L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted October 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 46 minutes ago, John L said: Full album Thanks for posting that—I'm completely unfamiliar with Kirkland. Also, I didn't know that Tru-Sound was a short-lived subsidiary of Prestige. And the record has Oliver Nelson on it (while in a supporting role only). The track "Saturday Night Stomp" reminds me of Long John Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Late said: Full album Thanks for posting that—I'm completely unfamiliar with Kirkland. Also, I didn't know that Tru-Sound was a short-lived subsidiary of Prestige. And the record has Oliver Nelson on it (while in a supporting role only). The track "Saturday Night Stomp" reminds me of Long John Hunter. Oliver Nelson AND King Curtis on the horns. Billy Butler plays second guitar. Eddie Kirkland was a major figure, along with John Lee Hooker, in the early post-war Detroit scene. He made some very good early records both solo and in duet with Hooker (It's Time For Lovin' to Be Done is a classic). His later LPs are a mixed bag but it all came together for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Oliver Nelson is a non-factor on that record. FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 Two more. The Shakey Jake date features Jack McDuff and Bill Jennings; the 'Spoon date features a lineup of Pepper Adams, Bill Watrous, Roger Kellaway, Richard Davis, and Mel Lewis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 No saxophones on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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