Ron S Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Was at the mall this afternoon, so my daughter could spend a gift certificate she got for Christmas. I ducked in to F.Y.E. while there, just to see what overpriced stock they have left (and not much seems like 70% of their inventory is compilations now). But they DID have the Art Pepper Village Vanguard box, and it appeared to be new, for $49.99. Couldn't resist. Turned out it looks like it's a remaindered item, but that's ok with me Erik, did they have any more copies? Quote
Kalo Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Today's delivery was A 2CD set containing all the Spirit of Memphis recordings for King and the first dozen for Peacock, between them covering 1949-1954. Amazing! Been looking for an album of these recordings for years! Amazing! Fantastic! And the sleeve notes say that one of the main lead singers - Wilmer "Little Axe" Broadnax - lived as a transvestite. Bet the churches the group appeared in didn't know that! MG Louis Opal Nations' notes state that "Little Axe" "was in in fact a man living as a woman". I've read elsewhere that it was just the opposite - "Little Axe" was a woman who lived as a man. Whatever the case, Willmer "Little Axe" Broadnax was a great singer - that's all that matters. Looking at the photo, they all have mustaches, except for the one in glasses in the top photo and without glasses in the bottom photo. Is that "Little Axe"? I went to high school with a Broadnax, whose father is a jazz musician, but there's no resemblance that I can discern. Yet it can't be a very common name, can it? Quote
AndrewHill Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Bob James Trio: Explosions-ESP Disk Bold Conceptions-Mercury/Verve LPR Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Today's delivery was A 2CD set containing all the Spirit of Memphis recordings for King and the first dozen for Peacock, between them covering 1949-1954. Amazing! Been looking for an album of these recordings for years! Amazing! Fantastic! And the sleeve notes say that one of the main lead singers - Wilmer "Little Axe" Broadnax - lived as a transvestite. Bet the churches the group appeared in didn't know that! MG Louis Opal Nations' notes state that "Little Axe" "was in in fact a man living as a woman". I've read elsewhere that it was just the opposite - "Little Axe" was a woman who lived as a man. Whatever the case, Willmer "Little Axe" Broadnax was a great singer - that's all that matters. Looking at the photo, they all have mustaches, except for the one in glasses in the top photo and without glasses in the bottom photo. Is that "Little Axe"? I went to high school with a Broadnax, whose father is a jazz musician, but there's no resemblance that I can discern. Yet it can't be a very common name, can it? There's nothing in the sleeve notes to indicate who's who in either photo. I have a small pic with names in the illustrated history of black gospel, but it's from 1939 and Broadnax wasn't in the group then. Not too many of them had mustaches (though some had one ) MG Quote
mikelz777 Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Was at the mall this afternoon, so my daughter could spend a gift certificate she got for Christmas. I ducked in to F.Y.E. while there, just to see what overpriced stock they have left (and not much seems like 70% of their inventory is compilations now). But they DID have the Art Pepper Village Vanguard box, and it appeared to be new, for $49.99. Couldn't resist. Turned out it looks like it's a remaindered item, but that's ok with me Erik, did they have any more copies? As of this post, Newbury Comics is selling it via Amazon Marketplace for $49.99 new. Amazon Marketplace link Quote
Ron S Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Was at the mall this afternoon, so my daughter could spend a gift certificate she got for Christmas. I ducked in to F.Y.E. while there, just to see what overpriced stock they have left (and not much seems like 70% of their inventory is compilations now). But they DID have the Art Pepper Village Vanguard box, and it appeared to be new, for $49.99. Couldn't resist. Turned out it looks like it's a remaindered item, but that's ok with me Erik, did they have any more copies? As of this post, Newbury Comics is selling it via Amazon Marketplace for $49.99 new. Amazon Marketplace link And as of last night, after one copy was ordered, they had 27 left. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Mal Waldron Quartet featuring Jim Pepper - Vol. 1 Quadrologue at Utopia - TUTU (enja) Quote
Ron S Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Make that 26. 25. :rsmile: Look again. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Make that 26. 25. :rsmile: Look again. Huh? Did you buy two copies, Ron?? Quote
Ron S Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Make that 26. 25. :rsmile: Look again. Huh? Did you buy two copies, Ron?? Nope. Just trying to help keep the public well-informed. Quote
montg Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Billy Bang--Vietnam, the Aftermath Americans in Europe (Impulse) I hesitated in getting the Billy Bang, so many CDs seem to be going oop these days that I feel compelled (constrained?) to go after those first. But I've been intending to pick up the Billy Bang CD for awhile, I'm looking forward to it. Quote
BillF Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Woody Herman, Blowin' Up a Storm: the Columbia Years 1945-47. Very pleased to get hold of a used copy of this 2CD 40 track collection, which extends my coverage of this classic material from the 12 track LP (CBS Realm Jazz) which I've had since the 1960s, but doesn't go quite so far as the $119 7CD Mosaic box. Quote
montg Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Woody Herman, Blowin' Up a Storm: the Columbia Years 1945-47. Very pleased to get hold of a used copy of this 2CD 40 track collection, which extends my coverage of this classic material from the 12 track LP (CBS Realm Jazz) which I've had since the 1960s, but doesn't go quite so far as the $119 7CD Mosaic box. The sound on that Woody Herman set is excellent, imo. The Columbia engineers in the 40s left a nice legacy, for sure. Quote
BillF Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Woody Herman, Blowin' Up a Storm: the Columbia Years 1945-47. Very pleased to get hold of a used copy of this 2CD 40 track collection, which extends my coverage of this classic material from the 12 track LP (CBS Realm Jazz) which I've had since the 1960s, but doesn't go quite so far as the $119 7CD Mosaic box. The sound on that Woody Herman set is excellent, imo. The Columbia engineers in the 40s left a nice legacy, for sure. Yes, I'm hearing that fantastic rhythm section properly for the first time! Quote
alexk Posted January 15, 2008 Report Posted January 15, 2008 Joe Henderson: The Elements (OJC) Elmo Hope: Trio And Quintet (Connoisseur Series) Roscoe Mitchell: Sound (Delmark) Jackie McLean: Live At Montmarte (SteepleChase) Milt Jackson: Wizard Of The Vibes (RVG Edition) Eric Dolphy: Gaslight 1962 (Get Back) (quite pleased I found the Roscoe Mitchell -- you don't see many Delmark CDs in greek record shops) Quote
king ubu Posted January 15, 2008 Report Posted January 15, 2008 ordered: Ellington Classics: - 1938-1939 - 1939 Vol. 2 both from abeille musique's sale then also gave a shot at the following two on Amazon and amazon marketplace: - 1938 Vol. 3 - 193-1940 Still no leads on: - 1938 Vol. 2 - 1939 (Vol. 1) Also, to beef up one of the Amazon orders, I added some Jimmy Heath OJCs that I've wanted to get for a looong time: - On the Trail - The Thumper - Triple Treat The only one I have so far is "Quota" and an admittedly illegit copy of the impossible to find "Swamp Seed" - both mighty fine albums! Quote
jostber Posted January 15, 2008 Report Posted January 15, 2008 Ran Blake: All That is Tied (Tompkins Square) Ran Blake: Something to Live For (HatArt) Wynonie Harris: Women, Whiskey and Fishtails (Ace Records) Wynonie Harris: Rock Mr.Blues - In the 50's (Rev-Ola Bandstand) Arthur Blythe: Lennox Avenue Breakdown (Koch Jazz) Muggsy Spanier: 1944 (Chronological Classics) Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 15, 2008 Report Posted January 15, 2008 Two heavy listening days, with a new bunch of stuff from Concord arriving yesterday MG Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 15, 2008 Report Posted January 15, 2008 And the third of my Lucky Millinder albums today, before I'd quite finished listening to yesterday's Phew! A great and interesting bunch of stuff. I am particularly knocked out by Cal Tjader's tenor player Jose "Chombo" Silva who was a total ass-kicker! Thanks Mike for the advice on Tjader. MG Quote
tonym Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Posted January 15, 2008 pre-ordered today and this should arrive tomorrow Quote
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