Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 10 Report Posted January 10 Last night, I bought two of Greg Abate's latest releases after I saw him perform at Arthur's House of Jazz in Methuen, MA. One is titled "Positive Energy" (Summit Records). He made it when he was on tour in New Mexico with a local rhythm section of John Rangel (p), Terry Burns (b) & Dave Rost (d). The other is a 2 CD set that I meant to buy from Greg the last time I saw him live but he sold the last copy before I could get one. It's Greg's live recording with Phil Woods "Kindred Spirits: Live At Chan's" (Whaling City Sound). Quote
sidewinder Posted January 10 Report Posted January 10 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: Last night, I bought two of Greg Abate's latest releases after I saw him perform at Arthur's House of Jazz in Methuen, MA. One is titled "Positive Energy" (Summit Records). He made it when he was on tour in New Mexico with a local rhythm section of John Rangel (p), Terry Burns (b) & Dave Rost (d). The other is a 2 CD set that I meant to buy from Greg the last time I saw him live but he sold the last copy before I could get one. It's Greg's live recording with Phil Woods "Kindred Spirits: Live At Chan's" (Whaling City Sound). He had one slightly beat-cased copy of 'Chan's' in his box when I saw him last Summer. Greg signed it but was a bit saddened I think that I went for that one and not one of his newer CDs. I'd aimed to put that right at one of his fairly frequent UK tours but so far I've yet to catch a more recent gig (usually with the Craig Milverton Trio when in this part of the country). Hopefully he is back at Swanage in July for me to check out his box of goodies. Edited January 10 by sidewinder Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 10 Report Posted January 10 20 minutes ago, sidewinder said: He had one slightly beat-cased copy of 'Chan's' in his box when I saw him last Summer. Greg signed it but was a bit saddened I think that I went for that one and not one of his newer CDs. I'd aimed to put that right at one of his fairly frequent UK tours but so far I've yet to catch a more recent gig (usually with the Craig Milverton Trio when in this part of the country). Hopefully he is back at Swanage in July for me to check out his box of goodies. He said he's got a new one coming out soon so maybe he'll have that with him the next time you see him... although he did say that it's gotten really bad for CD sales at his shows recently. Quote
kh1958 Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 On 1/8/2025 at 2:03 PM, JSngry said: Ok, I was wondering because the physical store has a literal "Bargain Basement". Literally some cut rate stuff that is literally in the basement. At least it did when my daughter was there last time. We shopped via videochat. It's sort of an Island Of Misfit Toys and has never been listed on the website that I know of. Still isn't! Exactly!!! They got me with these: Elliott Carter — Piano Works – Winston Choi Beethoven — Complete Cello Sonatas/Variations On Themes From Mozart's Die Zauberflote – Pable Casals & Rudolf Serkin Awakening — Hear, Sense & Feel Awakening — Mirage Llew Matthews with Jackie McLean — Nathalie Jaki Byard — Solo/Strings – Jaki Byard With Strings/Solo Piano  Click on CD Deals. This takes you to CDs under $9. Then for example Jazz (currently 362 items). There has been a corncucopia of cheap CDs on Delmark, Timeless and Sackville lately. Quote
mjazzg Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 Julius Eastman - Femenine on Frozen Reeds On 1/10/2025 at 3:59 PM, Pim said: That lovely moment a Discogs seller has multiple items from your wantlist: Â Angles! They're a great band in whichever size Quote
JSngry Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 The physical "bargain basement" had a bunch of "well played" records mostly under $2.00. like at Josey, basically a lot of crap, but you might find something quirky enough or something just for a cover. Quote
Pim Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 14 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Julius Eastman - Femenine on Frozen Reeds Angles! They're a great band in whichever size Yeah they definitely deserve some more attention here on the board. Very distinctive and creative sound. Quote
HutchFan Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 I found some classical vinyl bargains at philadelphiamusic on Discogs. All four LPs are lieder recitals.    Quote
HutchFan Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 All four of these are MP3 to CD upgrades: Â Quote
jcam_44 Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 On 1/11/2025 at 10:05 AM, JSngry said: The physical "bargain basement" had a bunch of "well played" records mostly under $2.00. like at Josey, basically a lot of crap, but you might find something quirky enough or something just for a cover. Yeah. I’ve been in both of those bargain basements. I was on a bit of a time crunch but DG’s basement was a bit overwhelming in compactness and organization. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Preordered the new Jason Isbell & Artemis CDs. Quote
mjazzg Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Â Ganavya - Daughter Of A Temple Ambrose Akinmusire - on the tender spot of every calloused moment Quote
Rabshakeh Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 4 hours ago, mjazzg said:  Ganavya - Daughter Of A Temple I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would. Quote
Niko Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 On 1/20/2025 at 10:54 PM, HutchFan said: All four of these are MP3 to CD upgrades: Â Â I always get to think when I walk by that place (Oudeschans 75 in Amsterdam, also visible on google maps)... since those days, the building has been completely refurbished, and where it says "BIMHUIS" in the picture (BIM = Association of Improvising Musicians, HUIS = house) it now says "Luxury Suites Amsterdam"... (and, of course, the BIMHUIS also still exists, in another location, much fancier than before) Quote
scooter_phx Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Paid a buck and a half on this cd used. Don't think I can go wrong with that price. Quote
BFrank Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 They sponsored a "listening party" on Bandcamp today, so I bought the album online. Sounds great! Quote
mjazzg Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 Â Vinnie Burke All-Stars - s/t, an HMV test pressing of all things Derek Bailey - Lot 73 Vinnie Burke's String Jazz Quartet - s/t The Smith/Glamann Quintet - Poinciana Immanuel Wilkins - Blues Blood So much for LP-dry January... Quote
T.D. Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Cutting down on pricey imports, but this includes Togashi and Satoh and sounded excellent on Youtube. Quote
mjazzg Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 9 hours ago, T.D. said: Cutting down on pricey imports, but this includes Togashi and Satoh and sounded excellent on Youtube. Great album, well worth the investment Quote
BFrank Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 On 1/24/2025 at 9:23 PM, BFrank said: They sponsored a "listening party" on Bandcamp today, so I bought the album online. Sounds great! Arrived today - that was FAST! Quote
HutchFan Posted February 7 Report Posted February 7 Found this Jimmy Giuffre Mosaic set for a reasonable price at a favorite Discogs seller: Quote
ejp626 Posted February 9 Report Posted February 9 It was Bandcamp Friday, so I picked up a few things that I had been eying, mostly world music: Ayinde Bakare And His Orchestra – Live The Highlife, Dar Disku by Dar Disku, Mosawi Swiri by Maalem Houssam Guinia, Flashpoints and Undercurrents by John Surman and Emily Remler Cookin' at the Queens. Will consider Berne/Rainey Yikes Too! for next Bandcamp Friday. Quote
HutchFan Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 A couple days ago, I stumbled across this LP in Soul Village Records, a local shop: Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa (Atlantic, 1973) It's been on my "to get" list for a long time.   Quote
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