Pim Posted April 24 Report Posted April 24 18 hours ago, T.D. said: Ra, Noah Howard and assorted MPS. Happy to have found the John Taylor. Ah that Noah Howard is a lovely live date. I believe it was reissued on cd lately right? Enjoy! Quote
T.D. Posted April 24 Report Posted April 24 5 hours ago, Pim said: Ah that Noah Howard is a lovely live date. I believe it was reissued on cd lately right? Enjoy! Yeah. I mentioned the reissue in another (Noah Howard iirc) thread and you recommended it! I then listened to a lot on bandcamp before ordering. Quote
GA Russell Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 Surprisingly quiet compared to the previous year's rousing performance. Quote
GA Russell Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 Since everyone else is listening to Gary Burton today, I have opened this up. I picked it up during a 2021 oldies.com 99-cent sale. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 4 Report Posted May 4 I didn't buy it today, in fact I ordered it what seems eons ago, but today the One Step Box release of Miles Davis Bitches Brew 2 LP set arrived. Quote
Kurt Anderson Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 (edited) I did well yesterday to pick up the following, all for four bucks apiece and all nice and clean. (The store prices its "auctionable" records accordingly (e.g., Trudy Pitts for 60 bucks), but everything else gets tossed into crates and blown out at $4 -$5 apiece (buy 2 get 1 free)! Here's what $20 will buy🙂: - John Lewis, P.O.V. (Columbia) This was the gem of the day - a Columbia date cut just after MJQ broke up for the first time, built around a core trio of Lewis, Richard Davis on bass and Mel Lewis on drums. Lewis' delicate single note lines swing with assurance, and Davis is just all over his bass. Absolutely captivating, especially with lights out. - David and Larry Koonse, Father & Son Jazz Guitars (Dobre). I'd never seen this one before. Larry Koonse was 17 when this was cut, a quartet with father and son trading leads on five long tracks, anchored by Putter Smith and John Tirabasso. A relaxed, swinging and well-recorded session. - The Trio (Milt Hinton, Bob Rosengarden/ Hank Jones (Chiaroscuro). Given the up-front prominence and swing of Milt Hinton's bass, I'll assign him the leadership role on this 1977 date, but the group was brought to Hank O'Neal's attention by Rosengarden, who raved that it was working a gig in Florida and had developed a ferocious groove. - Cornell Dupree, Shadow Dancing (Versatile). This a CTI-style date, with arrangements that strike me as unsubtle and dated. But the sound of the record is great and Dupree plays some mean, unadorned guitar. - Al Cohn and his Orchestra, That Old Feeling. This is one of Cohn's series of fifties LPs for RCA, with full arrangements, including strings, by Ralph Burns, Manny Albam, Ernie Wilkins and Cohn himself. Soloists are by Cohn, and Joe Newman on trumpet. - Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic, Hartford, 1953. This is a Pablo issue of previously unheard JATP fun from long ago. Three tracks feature Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson trio. I love fifties Lester, his sound a big less ephemeral, a bit more earthy, than in his late thirties heyday. - Humphrey Lyttleton and His Band, Humph In Perspective (Parlophone). This is one of Lyttleton's best bands, recorded in 1958 by Denis Preston, comprising an octet with a front line of Lyttleton on trumpet, Johnny Picard on trombone Jimmy Skidmore and Tony Coe on tenor, and Joe Temperly on baritone. With that lineup, it's hard not to hear a Benny Carter-like sound. This was a transition record for Lyttleton; he was moving away from trad and towards the swing/jump band sound but hadn't yet recruited Bruce Turner. So the repertoire included both modern jazz and pre-bop material like Out of the Gallion, arranged for the octet. Very cool stuff. On 4/15/2025 at 10:38 AM, Kevin Bresnahan said: Yesterday, at the urging of my friend @Tom 1960, I sampled a newer (10/2024) release from drummer Jacob Wendt titled "Silver Street". The band plays in a style that harkens back to The Jazz Messengers and Wendt has said that this was what they were going for so kudos to the band for hitting their target. It's not a copycat tribute but an updated take, so no fear of that. You can sample/download it at bandcamp: Silver Street, by Jacob Wendt . I wanted the Kevin Gray-cut LP version (which is not on bandcamp for some reason) so I ordered that LP from The 'In' Groove. While I was at The 'In' Groove website, I decide to pick up Gray's Chohearant label's latest release from Corey Weeds while I was at it. Looks interesting. Another drummer who's got the Messengers vibe down cold is Aleksi Heinola, who I believe has a couple of LPs on Jazzaggression. Edited May 6 by Kurt Anderson Quote
HutchFan Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 19 minutes ago, Kurt Anderson said: - John Lewis, P.O.V. (Columbia) This was the gem of the day - a Columbia date cut just after MJQ broke up for the first time, built around a core trio of Lewis, Richard Davis on bass and Mel Lewis on drums. Lewis' delicate single note lines swing with assurance, and Davis is just all over his bass. Absolutely captivating, especially with lights out. Yes, this is an excellent album! Quote
Niko Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 That Al Cohn album I've like for many years even though I guess the strings aren't for everyone... Humph in Perspective I got for 1 € a while ago, it's a weird concept, rerecording hits from his Dixieland period 10 years later in Dixieland sound.... "This was a transition record for Lyttleton; he was moving away from trad and towards the swing/jump band sound but hadn't yet recruited Bruce Turner. ". Pretty sure this is wrong, Turner was the first sax player in the band in the early mid 50s, our late member BillF remembered those "go home dirty bopper" signs at concerts in Manchester... By 1958, the clarinet had been replaced by an entire saxophone section and Turner had moved on Quote
felser Posted May 16 Report Posted May 16 1 hour ago, GA Russell said: Not Jazz. How is it (performance and sound). Is it Smile, or other material? Quote
GA Russell Posted May 16 Report Posted May 16 9 minutes ago, felser said: How is it (performance and sound). Is it Smile, or other material? John, Wilson performed his recently-completed Smile album in concert at Madison Square Garden in the fall of 2004. It was recorded for radio broadcast, and that's what this is. The sound is OK, but not spectacular. I had read about the Smile album, but never heard it. I recognized almost every song here. I don't know which songs were included on the Smile album. The performance by Brian is not particularly good. There are a million background singers who cover up his deficiencies quite well. I consider all Brian Wilson records to be summertime music, and I am sure I will put this on throughout the next three months. However, I do not consider this to be nearly as good as the last of his albums I picked up, called No Pier Pressure. Quote
felser Posted May 16 Report Posted May 16 14 hours ago, GA Russell said: John, Wilson performed his recently-completed Smile album in concert at Madison Square Garden in the fall of 2004. It was recorded for radio broadcast, and that's what this is. The sound is OK, but not spectacular. I had read about the Smile album, but never heard it. I recognized almost every song here. I don't know which songs were included on the Smile album. The performance by Brian is not particularly good. There are a million background singers who cover up his deficiencies quite well. I consider all Brian Wilson records to be summertime music, and I am sure I will put this on throughout the next three months. However, I do not consider this to be nearly as good as the last of his albums I picked up, called No Pier Pressure. Thanks. The Smile DVD is worth picking up for the stunning visuals of the concert, and the documentary, and you can decide on the music through that. There are three movements to 'Smile' in that performance, and I find the second movement, climaxing in "Surf's Up", to be stunning. And the sound quality is great. Yes, many of the individual songs made it onto 'Smiley Smile' and subsequent albums. https://www.discogs.com/master/116628-Brian-Wilson-Smile Quote
jlhoots Posted May 16 Report Posted May 16 The Ancients: Isaiah Collier, William Parker, William Hooker Quote
GA Russell Posted May 20 Report Posted May 20 Not jazz. Movie soundtrack. The Lovin' Spoonful You're a Big Boy Now My CD cover LP cover Quote
Pim Posted May 30 Report Posted May 30 For only 10 a piece a special price according to Barry Guys wife! Happy to the add these to the collection. Quote
mjazzg Posted May 30 Report Posted May 30 1 hour ago, Pim said: For only 10 a piece a special price according to Barry Guys wife! Happy to the add these to the collection. Bargain! David Mossman founded The Vortex which is where I first saw the trio Quote
Pim Posted May 30 Report Posted May 30 5 hours ago, mjazzg said: Bargain! David Mossman founded The Vortex which is where I first saw the trio Great stuff! Would love to visit if I’m London. Still looking for the ‘90’s Vortex recording by the same trio. Quote
T.D. Posted May 31 Report Posted May 31 After a stressful period of work, I thought I deserved to continue the BYG / MPS splurge: Paul Bley, Ramblin Don Cherry, Mu First Part and Second Part Archie Shepp Blase Burton Greene Aquariana Volker Kriegel Inside/Missing Link Quote
optatio Posted May 31 Report Posted May 31 19 hours ago, T.D. said: After a stressful period of work, I thought I deserved to continue the BYG / MPS splurge: Paul Bley, Ramblin Don Cherry, Mu First Part and Second Part Archie Shepp Blase Burton Greene Aquariana Volker Kriegel Inside/Missing Link 👍 - nice selection! Quote
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