What music did you buy today?

[jlhoots]

Arrived today - John Zorn: New Masada Quartet

                         Art Blakey: First Flight To Tokyo

[Larry Kart]

"Pres and Sweets" (Verve). Heard this rec. Nov.15, 1955 album when it came out and thought that Pres was literally and distressingly quite weak -- indeed he was quite weak when I heard him at a JATP concert  in Chicago in early October 1955 (which came out on LP in the early '80s as "Blues in Chicago"); and he would be hospitalized later in November for alcoholism and other physical and mental ailments, only to return triumphantly early the following year to make "Jazz Giants '56" and "Pres and Teddy." While there are a number of moments on "Pres and Sweets"when his control of the horn falters, yet there are others when his state of near incapacity leads him to carve out strikingly oblique musical solutions. On balance, I find much of what Pres plays here quite moving and, if you will, courageous.

 

 

[John L]

9 hours ago, Larry Kart said:

"Pres and Sweets" (Verve). Heard this rec. Nov.15, 1955 album when it came out and thought that Pres was literally and distressingly quite weak -- indeed he was quite weak when I heard him at a JATP concert  in Chicago in early October 1955 (which came out on LP in the early '80s as "Blues in Chicago"); and he would be hospitalized later in November for alcoholism and other physical and mental ailments, only to return triumphantly early the following year to make "Jazz Giants '56" and "Pres and Teddy." While there are a number of moments on "Pres and Sweets"when his control of the horn falters, yet there are others when his state of near incapacity leads him to carve out strikingly oblique musical solutions. On balance, I find much of what Pres plays here quite moving and, if you will, courageous.

 

 

Yes!  The ultimate Pres performance for me in that mold is the alternate take of "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me" from the February, 1958 session, also with Sweets - extraordinary beauty that Lester probably couldn't have even played if he wasn't in such bad shape.  

[sidewinder]

13 hours ago, T.D. said:

  

Essential stuff !

[HutchFan]

A few albums I've ordered in the last week or so:

Batacumbele - In Concert: Live at the University of Puerto Rico (Montuno, 1988, 2 LPs)
with Angel "Cachete" Maldonado, Giovanni Hidalgo, Anthony Carillo, Eddie "Gua Gua" Rivera, and others

 

Caiman Super All Stars - Super All Star (Caiman, 1984, LP)
with Tito Puente (timb, vib); Paquito D'Rivera (as); Mario Rivera (ts, bs, pic fl); Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (tr); Spanky Davis (tr); Valery Ponomarev (tr); Claudio Roditi (tb); José Rodrigues (tb); Steve Turre (tb); Paquito Pastor (p); Andy Gonzalez (b); Daniel Ponce (cga); Rafael "Felo" Barrio (guiro, vo); Leo González (vo)

 

Ronnie Cuber - Live at the Blue Note (ProJazz, 1986, CD)

 

Dave Liebman - Time Line (Owl, 1989, CD)

 

More music prompted by my 80s jazz blog project. 

Not that I really need much prompting to get new music.  

 

[EKE BBB]

Finally on CD:

[jlhoots]

Found a copy of Tony Williams Trio: Young At Heart

Edited December 29, 2021 by jlhoots

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Phineas Newborn ‘Jamaica’ lp

[jcam_44]

 

pre-ordered the Horace Tapscott - Tapscott + Winds

[jlhoots]

Pre-ordered the new Alexander Hawkins CD on Intakt with Shabaka Hutchings.

[mjazzg]

5 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Pre-ordered the new Alexander Hawkins CD on Intakt with Shabaka Hutchings.

My order's in too, with the man himself

[Holy Ghost]

To support my local record store (Record Den!) Don Ellis Orchestra LP with that crazy fraction on PJ and Joe Zawinul, The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream with Money in the Pocket as a bonus LP (Rhino). Bought my daughter the latest Def Tones record. 

[Holy Ghost]

On 1/8/2022 at 6:00 PM, Son-of-a-Weizen said:

Phineas Newborn ‘Jamaica’ lp

Good one. 

On 12/19/2021 at 10:20 PM, HutchFan said:

I'm amazed at how much CD prices continue to fall.  Earlier today, I picked up these CDs in a local shop for a total of $20. 

 

Didn't even know Michael C

2 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said:

Good batch. 

Didn't even know Michael Carvin had a leader date. 

 

Edited January 11, 2022 by Holy Ghost
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[HutchFan]

17 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said:

Good batch. 

Didn't even know Michael Carvin had a leader date.

He's made a few as a leader.  Per wikipedia:

• The Camel (SteepleChase, 1975)
• Antiquity with Jackie McLean (SteepleChase, 1975)
• First Time (Muse, 1988)
• Between Me and You (Muse, 1989)
• Revelation (Muse, 1991)
• Each One Teach One (Muse, 1994)
• Drum Concerto at Dawn (Mapleshade, 1996)
• Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin (Marsalis Music/Rounder, 2006)
• Flash Forward (Motema, 2014)

 

[soulpope]

On 9.1.2022 at 4:01 AM, jcam_44 said:

 

pre-ordered the Horace Tapscott - Tapscott + Winds

Beautiful Cover Photography ....

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

18 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Good one. 

 

 

The LP showed up yesterday.   I wanted to display the cover as wall art but the seller neglected to mention that the name ‘TOM’ was written in blue marker on the cover.  Oh, well, life goes on.     🙄

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Ordered a used LP from discogs today.

I'm seriously thinking about ordering this CD today too... anyone want to talk me out of it?

[jlhoots]

58 minutes ago, bresna said:

Ordered a used LP from discogs today.

I'm seriously thinking about ordering this CD today too... anyone want to talk me out of it?

Nope - it's just fine. In fact, I may play it today.

[Holy Ghost]

On 1/11/2022 at 5:59 PM, HutchFan said:

He's made a few as a leader.  Per wikipedia:

• The Camel (SteepleChase, 1975)
• Antiquity with Jackie McLean (SteepleChase, 1975)
• First Time (Muse, 1988)
• Between Me and You (Muse, 1989)
• Revelation (Muse, 1991)
• Each One Teach One (Muse, 1994)
• Drum Concerto at Dawn (Mapleshade, 1996)
• Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin (Marsalis Music/Rounder, 2006)
• Flash Forward (Motema, 2014)

Ooof, knew about the co-leader date with Jackie; embarrassed to not know the others. 

To support my local record store (Record Den!) Don Ellis Orchestra LP with that crazy fraction on PJ and Joe Zawinul, The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream with Money in the Pocket as a bonus LP (Rhino). Bought my daughter the latest Def Tones record. 

[jlhoots]

OGJB Quartet: Ode To O (Tum CD)

[jcam_44]

Countryman, Rick: The First Bird

Toyozumi, Sabu / Rick Countryman / Simon Tan / Isla Antinero / Stella Ignacio: The Search for the Fi

Toyozumi, Sabu / Rick Countryman: I Am Village

Toyozumi, Sabu / Rick Countryman: Misaki Castle Tower

Parker, William: Voices Fall From The Sky [3 CD BOX SET]

Bradford, Bobby / Frode Gjerstad / Kent Carter / John Stevens: Blue Cat [VINYL]

Abe, Kaoru / Sabu Toyozumi: Mannyoka

Ming Bau Set (feat Gerry Hemingway / Vera Baumann / Florestan Berset): Yakut's Gallop

El'Zabar, Kahil Quartet: A Time for Healing

Talmor, Ohad Trio (w/ Dan Weiss / Miles Okazaki): Mise en place

 

squidco is having a 19th anniversary sale, and if you order 10 items you get 19% off. Filled in the gaps in my Rick Countryman collection finally got the Parker set and Bradford record. Most excited for the Ming Bau Set based on the samples. It sounds fascinating. 

[jlhoots]

new Aoife O'Donavan CD

[Rabshakeh]

Went to Atlantis in Hackney Central. I picked up Smack Up by Art Pepper and Give and Take by John Lindberg. Very good prices - like ten years ago.

Lots of good FMP stuff in there at the moment (Globe Unity etc.) for any London based forum members.

Edited January 23, 2022 by Rabshakeh

[mjazzg]

39 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Went to Atlantis in Hackney Central. I picked up Smack Up by Art Pepper and Give and Take by John Lindberg. Very good prices - like ten years ago.

Lots of good FMP stuff in there at the moment (Globe Unity etc.) for any London based forum members.

That's interesting, thanks. They've been adding tons of stuff if their Instagram posts are anything to go by. Shop looks fantastically haphazard too, like ten years ago perhaps.

That's a nice Lindberg

[Rabshakeh]

16 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

That's interesting, thanks. They've been adding tons of stuff if their Instagram posts are anything to go by. Shop looks fantastically haphazard too, like ten years ago perhaps.

That's a nice Lindberg

It really has the old crate digging feel. Random but good stock and not expensive (£18 for the two, both in excellent condition, which is good for East these days). I'd never been there but a non-jazz DJ friend was raving about it, and it's really not far from me.