What music did you buy today?

[Niko]

Recently found two obscure albums that were recommended in the glory days of this board:

Al Francis - Jazz Bohemia Revisited 

Spotlight on Jacy Parker

[clifford_thornton]

On 1/18/2026 at 2:09 AM, Niko said:

Recently found two obscure albums that were recommended in the glory days of this board:

Al Francis - Jazz Bohemia Revisited 

Spotlight on Jacy Parker

that Al Francis record is excellent

[JSngry]

Jacy Parker!

[Niko]

Both excellent records I would not have known about without this board!

[mjazzg]

I bought a copy of the Francis after Paul Secor recommended it here, must be 10 years ago now. Excellent album.

[BFrank]

Grabbed it for 1/2 price ($50) on Ammo Zone yesterday

[Ken Dryden]

13 hours ago, BFrank said:

Grabbed it for 1/2 price ($50) on Ammo Zone yesterday

Who you jiving with that Cosmik Debris?

[HutchFan]

Six LPs for an upcoming birthday:

- Charles Lloyd - Discovery! (Columbia)
- Attila Zoller Quartet - The Horizon Beyond (Emarcy)
- Attila Zoller - Dream Bells (Inner City)
- Clifford Jordan Quartet - Royal Ballads (Criss Cross)
- Norman Simmons Quartet - Ramira the Dancer (Spotlite)
- Herb Ellis - Softly... But with That Feeling (Verve)

 

[BFrank]

10 hours ago, Ken Dryden said:

Who you jiving with that Cosmik Debris?

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[Holy Ghost]

Seeing this in the "what are you listening to now" thread, I took a chance on it and bought it. On its way

[T.D.]

This eagerly awaited set just arrived in US:

Ordered this on the basis of forum recommendation:

 

[jlhoots]

Dave Douglas: Four Freedoms

[BFrank]

[T.D.]

Lightmen, Free as You Wanna Be

[jlhoots]

new Lucinda Williams CD: World's Gone Wrong

[Chuck Nessa]

[BFrank]

Last night at his show ...

[Stompin at the Savoy]

I came across this album.  It's Andy Kirk with a bunch of musicians playing Kirk's old 1930s Clouds of Joy hits in 1957.  This is interesting because I've been getting into Kirk, Mary Lou Williams and Clouds of Joy but particularly because of the musicians on it.  It's a lot of the same players as MS-027 Mosaic Select: Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green, including Frank Rehak.  I love that Select so when I saw this I really wanted to hear it.  It does not seem to be available to stream anywhere so I ended up ordering a used copy which will arrive in a few days.  

Edited 14 hours ago by Stompin at the Savoy

[Big Beat Steve]

47 minutes ago, Stompin at the Savoy said:

I came across this album.  It's Andy Kirk with a bunch of musicians playing Kirk's old 1930s Clouds of Joy hits in 1957.  This is interesting because I've been getting into Kirk, Mary Lou Williams and Clouds of Joy but particularly because of the musicians on it.  It's a lot of the same players as MS-027 Mosaic Select: Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green, including Frank Rehak.  I love that Select so when I saw this I really wanted to hear it.  It does not seem to be available to stream anywhere so I ended up ordering a used copy which will arrive in a few days.  

It's certainly an enjoyable record (I found my copy - a 70s reissue on French RCA - in one of those Special Offer bins and at 2.50 euros you can take chances) but it probably will be of less interest to those who are specifically into the original Andy Kirk band and will appeal more to those who are into Al Cohn and his 50s acolytes. (So you should be safe anyhow  according to your interests.) 

Here is the Down Beat review from 1957:

The approach of trade listeners in 1957 may not be exactly the same as that of today's collector listeners, so YMMV, as the say. 

And this excerpt from the liner notes of the 70s reissue on French RCA may also be of interest to put things a bit into perspective:

 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Big Beat Steve

[Stompin at the Savoy]

1 hour ago, Big Beat Steve said:

It's certainly an enjoyable record (I found my copy - a 70s reissue on French RCA - in one of those Special Offer bins and at 2.50 euros you can take chances) but it probably will be of less interest to those who are specifically into the original Andy Kirk band and will appeal more to those who are into Al Cohn and his 50s acolytes. (So you should be safe anyhow  according to your interests.) 

Here is the Down Beat review from 1957:

The approach of trade listeners in 1957 may not be exactly the same as that of today's collector listeners, so YMMV, as the say. 

And this excerpt from the liner notes of the 70s reissue on French RCA may also be of interest to put things a bit into perspective:

 

 

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[Kevin Bresnahan]

14 hours ago, BFrank said:

Last night at his show ...

How was the attendance? I know he stopped touring for a while due to the Berklee controversy. It will be interesting to see if he tours the Boston area again.

[BFrank]

49 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

How was the attendance? I know he stopped touring for a while due to the Berklee controversy. It will be interesting to see if he tours the Boston area again.

I'm not familiar with the Berklee controversy. But the venue only holds 100 people, and he did 2 shows. I went to the second show and it was nearly full, for whatever that's worth.