What music did you buy today?

[B. Goren.]

[mikelz777]

Second Spin had a 12 hour, 40% off sale yesterday when you purchased $30 (pre-discounted price) in used CDs so these came out to be less than $4 each. I think my CD collection is reaching a saturation point. Even at these prices, I really had to work at it to find enough titles I was willing to buy.

Johnny Cash - Bootleg Volume 1: Personal File

Leon Redbone - Christmas Island

Best of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

Jimmy McGriff - Greatest Hits

Bela Fleck - Tales From The Acoustic Planet

[Bright Moments]

Interesting - I have this:

[BillF]

Interesting - I have this:

As a download, It didn't come with any cover art, but I preferred the look of the 50s version, which JohnS says is from the British Esquire label.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

In the middle of parcel wrapping, decoration assembling and erecting, Christmas tree repotting, arrives

Various Artists - Bob Geddings' Big Town records story - Big Town (Acrobat)

Many thanks to Dan Gould!!!

MG

[Ted O'Reilly]

I've been enjoying Ed Bickert, Mike Murley and Steve Wallace on a just-released CD ("Test Of Time") of material recorded in 1999. The trio had been recorded live at a Toronto club, but the results were not up to everyone's expectations. Though a live record was desired, there wasn't going to be an opportunity to do in the near future, so they did a couple of sessions at the producer's (Barry Elmes) modest home setup.

But before those tapings were mixed, an opportunity came up to again record at a club. Since a "Live" release was what they originally wanted, they jumped on it and made "Live at The Senator" (Cornerstone CRST CD 113) which won a Juno -- the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy. The studio sessions lay fallow for a decade until Elmes was making safety copies of the (Artist-Owned) catalogue, and knew they should be released.

For those who love Ed Bickert's guitar playing (and who wouldn't?) these tracks are especially important as they represent some new treasures of a talent that hasn't been heard since his retirement more than a decade ago.

http://www.cornersto...s/whatsnew.html and http://mikemurley.com/ for more, including a link to a CBC site that lets you hear examples...

[CJ Shearn]

When I ordered Christmas gifts for my parents, I ordered the 2 Columbia Album Collection Weather Report sets. I had sold any WR I had years back and wanted to hear everything in proper context and own "Live in Tokyo" again.

[paul secor]

A couple of days ago:

and

[JETman]

A couple of days ago:

and

Great stuff! Since I already have the AE box, I knew the first one, but the Russell was one of the most pleasant surprises of the year for me musicwise.

[mikelz777]

Ray Charles - The Spirit Of Christmas

[Head Man]

[BillF]

Bought as downloads the three tracks I was lacking from this album - and, yes, they're right up to the standard of the others. Great to have more of this lovely music!

Edited December 13, 2012 by BillF

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Today's deliveries

Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou - Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou - Mali Kunkan (Kindred Spirits)

Fabulous rare Mali Kunkan material from 1977, recently reissued on CD and LP by Kindred Spirits - and many thanks to Stefan Wood for posting his acquisition of the album here!

Kansas City Melodyaires - Softly the night is falling - Songbird (Green label, as illustrated)

The title track is the most beautiful gospel record I've ever heard - it was included in a Peacock/Songbird comp issued here in 1969 by Island. And the KC Melodyaires (later known as Mildred Clark & the Melodyaires) are one of my favourite groups of the sixties and later periods. A snip (as far as I'm concerned) on e-bay at $29 from a guy living in Olathe, KS.

MG

MG

[Stefan Wood]

Today's deliveries

Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou - Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou - Mali Kunkan (Kindred Spirits)

Fabulous rare Mali Kunkan material from 1977, recently reissued on CD and LP by Kindred Spirits - and many thanks to Stefan Wood for posting his acquisition of the album here!

MG

Good pick up; great album!!!!!

[erwbol]

Eight of the recent Japanese Blue Note LT re-issues

Grant Green - Nigeria

Grant Green - Solid

Andrew Hill - Dance With Death

Bobby Hutcherson - Patterns

Bobby Hutcherson - Medina

Bobby Hutcherson - Spiral

Wayne Shorter - The Soothsayer

Wayne Shorter - Etcetera

[John Tapscott]

I've been enjoying Ed Bickert, Mike Murley and Steve Wallace on a just-released CD ("Test Of Time") of material recorded in 1999. The trio had been recorded live at a Toronto club, but the results were not up to everyone's expectations. Though a live record was desired, there wasn't going to be an opportunity to do in the near future, so they did a couple of sessions at the producer's (Barry Elmes) modest home setup.

But before those tapings were mixed, an opportunity came up to again record at a club. Since a "Live" release was what they originally wanted, they jumped on it and made "Live at The Senator" (Cornerstone CRST CD 113) which won a Juno -- the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy. The studio sessions lay fallow for a decade until Elmes was making safety copies of the (Artist-Owned) catalogue, and knew they should be released.

For those who love Ed Bickert's guitar playing (and who wouldn't?) these tracks are especially important as they represent some new treasures of a talent that hasn't been heard since his retirement more than a decade ago.

http://www.cornersto...s/whatsnew.html and http://mikemurley.com/ for more, including a link to a CBC site that lets you hear examples...

Thanks for the heads-up Ted. Just ordered one.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Today's post

Guelewar - Touki ba Banjul; acid trip from Banjul to Dakar - Kindred Spirits

Compilation drawn from the 4 LPs the band made between 1976 and 1980, 3 of which were from tapes stolen from the band. As a fully qualified Moussa Ngom freak, I'm very pleased with this stuff, which is very early Mbalax.

It's strange that Gambian bands were ahead of the Senegalese bands in developing Mbalax.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This one came today

Tommy Dean - Deanie Boy plays hot Rhythm and Blues - Official

Been after this for donkey's years. It's very good. Dean had a very kind of delicate approach to R&B - and swung it like jazz, not R&B.

MG

[DMP]

"Zoot Sims in Paris" (an album I've wanted ever since I read the 5 star review in DownBeat 50 years ago!!) and Walter Bishop Jr., "Coral Keys/"

[paul secor]

"Zoot Sims in Paris" (an album I've wanted ever since I read the 5 star review in DownBeat 50 years ago!!) and Walter Bishop Jr., "Coral Keys/"

Some of my favorite Zoot on that record.

[BillF]

[Cactus Bob]

A few of last weeks grabs from the thrifts.

The Introducing The Beatles is a counterfeit lp

Below: Steve Grossman, Perspectives; - Grismonti, Haden, Garbarek, Magico, ECM. - Elvin Jones, The Prime Element, Blue Note 2 lp Reissue

[BillF]

[BillF]

[BillF]

55 years after first hearing these, it's time I got them in my collection!