What music did you buy today?

[king ubu]

found some of the new Rare Grooves in the bins - passed the Steig and Humphrey, which means I got both Three Sounds (Soul Symphony and Elegant Soul), the Eddie Henderson and the Reuben Wilson.

[Tom 1960]

Booker Ervin - That's It

Great record, you will love it. The book series gets all the praise as it should but That's It gets over looked.

Agreed. I already own all the book series and being a big fan want to get ahold of his other sessions as well. It is good.

[papsrus]

This month's (heh hem) orders:

Charlie Parker -- The Washington Concerts (BN)

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra -- Golden Era (Cleopatra)

Royal Hartigan Ensemble -- Blood Drum Spirit: Live in Chiaa (Innova)

Mark Masters Ensemble -- Farewell Walter Dewey Redman (Capri)

Mostly Other People Do The Killing -- Shamokin!

Don Byas -- Midnight at Minton's (Highnote)

Gil Evans -- Gil Evans & Ten (Prestige/Ojc)

[EKE BBB]

-Bob Wilber - Everywhere you go there's jazz (Arbors)

-Allan Vaché & Antti Sarpila - Swing is here (Nagel-Heyer)

[EKE BBB]

-Scott Robinson - Thinking big (Arbors)

[AndrewHill]

Booker Ervin - That's It

One of Booker's Best!

[EKE BBB]

-Scott Hamilton - Organic Duke (Concord)

[papsrus]

Well, this is a first. I ordered "Blood, Drum, Spirit Royal Hartigan Ensemble Live In China" about a week ago. It arrived today, but ...

... no discs inside. It was sealed and there was no evidence of tampering at all. Just an empty jewel case. Different cover art, too, but who cares about that. Has anyone had this happen? I emailed the seller (Import CD Specialists) and they replied that amazon policy limits them to issuing a refund upon return of the jewel case. In other words, they won't send me the discs (with or without another jewel case). I guess that makes sense. But I've had a couple of screwed up orders with amazon marketplace sellers before and usually they're so eager to get a good seller rating they'll just refund you the purchase price no questions asked, no need to mail anything back.

It's a hassle. And just odd to get an empty jewel case in the mail.

I was looking forward to this one, too.

Edited November 7, 2008 by papsrus

[papsrus]

While reordering the above album from another seller, couldn't resist tossing this one in the cart:

Dizzy Gillespie -- "Showtime at the Spotlite, 52nd Street, New York City, June 1946"

Edited November 7, 2008 by papsrus

[Big Al]

Some nice vinyl treats today:

Vince Guaraldi JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF BLACK ORPHEUS (Fantasy red vinyl mono!)

Cal Tjader SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE BLACKHAWK (Verve mono)

Booker Ervin BOOKER & BRASS

Johnny Smith Trio JOHNNY SMITH FAVORITES (Royal Roost white-label DJ Promo copy)

[BillF]

I've had a couple of screwed up orders with amazon marketplace sellers before and usually they're so eager to get a good seller rating they'll just refund you the purchase price no questions asked, no need to mail anything back.

That's been my experience, too. I recently ordered for £6.48 a used copy of the 2CD Miles Davis item, The Complete Concert 1964; "My Funny Valentine" and "Four & More" from an American seller called wherehouse, which sent me the single CD My Funny Valentine. When I emailed them, they gave a full refund and told me to keep the disc. I've now made up the set by buying Four & More separately for £4.00. Sorry to hear about the jewel case business!

[papsrus]

Sorry to hear about the jewel case business!

Thanks. In the end, I viewed it as sort of a cosmic practical joke. Somebody up there is trying to tell me something, maybe. I remain undeterred, however.

Edited November 7, 2008 by papsrus

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This one turned up today

Been a bit busy, so I've only just got round to listening to it. (I've skipped "Black cat" as I've had it for ages and I'm just listening to the material I've never heard before.)

And I'm sitting here and just letting it wash over me without really trying to take it in. And it's joyous and hot and heavy. There's a bonus track done at the Watts Jazz Festival with the rhythm section of the Gerald Wilson orch - "Here's that rainy day", with Harold Land Jr, Johnny Williams and Paul Humphrey - which is wonderful, too.

Damn me, but I'm glad to get this one!!!!! Thanks to whoever started that thread!

MG

[papsrus]

Listening to MOPDTK's "Shamokin!!!" prompted me to grab this one, from CD Universe.

I like wintersway's description: "It's bop that has a sharp stick to poke at cliches!!"

As one might gather from the band's name to the album titles, this is loose, fun, edgy, ragged, a little over-the-top, irreverent <------ like that.

Edited November 8, 2008 by papsrus

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This just arrived

Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but I'm pleased already. Haven't heard this album since about 1966, when I listened to my mate's copy.

MG

[mikelz777]

I have some quick and easy money coming for 1/2 hour of taste-testing pizza rolls so I decided to treat myself. I've been interested in WW II lately and thought I'd learn more about that era from a different angle.

Swing Tanzen Verboten (4-CD)

[AndrewHill]

Some nice vinyl treats today:

Vince Guaraldi JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF BLACK ORPHEUS (Fantasy red vinyl mono!)

Cal Tjader SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE BLACKHAWK (Verve mono)

Booker Ervin BOOKER & BRASS

Johnny Smith Trio JOHNNY SMITH FAVORITES (Royal Roost white-label DJ Promo copy)

Nice lineup of music there!

[AndrewHill]

This just arrived

Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but I'm pleased already. Haven't heard this album since about 1966, when I listened to my mate's copy.

MG

Its been in rotation in my house since it arrived in the mail about two weeks ago!

[AndrewHill]

Listening to MOPDTK's "Shamokin!!!" prompted me to grab this one, from CD Universe.

I like wintersway's description: "It's bop that has a sharp stick to poke at cliches!!"

As one might gather from the band's name to the album titles, this is loose, fun, edgy, ragged, a little over-the-top, irreverent <------ like that.

Great cover there. The man on the right almost catches Charlie's "serial killer" look!

[papsrus]

Listening to MOPDTK's "Shamokin!!!" prompted me to grab this one, from CD Universe.

I like wintersway's description: "It's bop that has a sharp stick to poke at cliches!!"

As one might gather from the band's name to the album titles, this is loose, fun, edgy, ragged, a little over-the-top, irreverent <------ like that.

Great cover there. The man on the right almost catches Charlie's "serial killer" look!

It is. Unfortunately the disc, while listed as being "available," was instead on back order. I've had a bit of a hard time tracking this one down, so I doubt they'd be able to get it anytime soon, if at all. So ... I canceled the order and (with the resulting store credit) ordered this one:

Charlie Parker -- "Washington D.C. 1948" (Uptown)

[save0904]

Andrew Hill - Compulsion

[AndrewHill]

Andrew Hill - Compulsion

One of my favorite Hill's!

[AndrewHill]

Nice used cd haul at my local Exchange:

Elvin Jones-Puttin' it Together-BN

Sun Ra-Other Planes of There-Evidence

Chet Baker & Art Pepper-The Playboys-Pacific Jazz (have Picture of Heath, but always liked the album cover art on this one)

Thelonious Monk-Solo-Vogue/BMG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This turned up earlier

It's vol 7 in the Hep set. I've another one on the way.

About half way through listening and just hit some Billie Holiday tracks. Struth, I think this is the first time I've heard her from that era. Serious love here.

MG

[save0904]

Grachan Moncur III - Evolution

Edited November 11, 2008 by save