(LP CTI Records German Press Gatefold CTI-6014) 1976 .... recorded November 1971 @ Van Gelder Studios .... Joe Farrell (ts, fl) + Chick Corea (e-p) + Buster Williams (b) + Jack DeJohnette (dr) + Airto (perc) .... always a unreserved pleasure returning to this platter - even more as the dead silent German vinyl press offers beautiful sound ....
DONALD BYRD / BYRD JAZZ / TRANSITION / 1956 / JAPANESE NORMA NLP5000 REISSUE OF OF TRLP 5 DONALD BYRD - TRUMPET BERNARD MCKINNEY - EUPHONIUM YUSEF LATEEF - TENOR SAXOPHONE BARRY HARRIS - PIANO ALVIN JACKSON - BASS FRANK GANT- DRUMS PRODUCED BY TOM WILSON. RECORDED 'LIVE' AT NEW WORLD STAGE THEATRE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN ON AUGUST 23, 1955. BYRD'S FIRST RECORDING AS A LEADER. IF YOUR EXPECTING RUDY VAN GELDER RECORDING QUALITY, YOU'LL BE DISAPPOINTED. BUT THE MUSIC IS FANTASTIC. LATER LP AND CD REISSUES LISTED YUSEF LATEEF AS THE LEADER.
(LP Riverside Victor Japan "Riverside Original Recording Series" SMJ-6119) 1975 .... recordedAugust 1958 @ Five Spot Cafe, New York City .... energized Johnny Griffin audibly ignites fire in Thelonious Monk .... both Ahmed-Abdul Malik (b) + Roy Haynes (dr) are terrific .... (as always) outstanding sound via this mid 70`s Victor Japan vinyl edition ....
JACKIE MCLEAN / MCLEAN'S SCENE / NEW JAZZ / 1959 / JAPANESE FIRST PRESSING TOP RANK DEEP GROOVE 5037 LP REISSUE OF NJ 8212 JACKIE MCLEAN - ALTO SAX BILL HARDMAN - TRUMPET RED GARLAND, MAL WALDRON - PIANO PAUL CHAMBERS, ARTHUR PHIPPS - BASS ART TAYLOR - DRUMS PRODUCED BY BOB WEINSTOCK. RECORDED AT VAN GELDER STUDIO, HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY ON DECEMBER 14, 1956 AND FEBRUARY 15, 1957 BY RUDY VAN GELDER. LINER NOTES BY JACK MAHER.
I am currently on a big 50's and 60's jazz guitar kick. Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and Wes Montgomery especially.
I held out for the HQ version and it has arrived. Yippee! Clearing some head space out for the first listen. John Coltrane – Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album Impulse! (1963) UCCI-9295/6 UHQ-CD Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – John Coltrane Piano – McCoy Tyner Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Elvin Jones
BOBBY JASPAR QUINTET / COLUMBIA / 1956 / JAPANESE ATELIER SAWANO REISSUE LP OF FPX 123 BOBBY JASPAR - TENOR SAXOPHONE, CLARINET, FLUTE TOMMY FLANAGAN, EDDIE COSTA - PIANO BARRY GALBRAITH - GUITAR NABIL TOTAH, MILT HINTON - BASS ELVIN JONES, OSIE JOHNSON - DRUMS PRODUCED BY JEAN-PAUL GUITER. RECORDED AT CAPITOL STUDIO, NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 12, 14 AND 18, 1956. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILL SAVORY. LINER NOTES BY ANDRE HODEIR. MASTERING BY DAVID HADZIS AT ARTHANOR PRODUCTIONS, GENEVA, SUISSE.
That's a rare album. How's the pressing? French-made LPs weren't that great back then. Jaspar is another underrated and forgotten tenor saxophonist.
Me too! Might even get it today if they do a Sunday delivery (which they sometimes decide to do if deliveries are getting backed up).
Today is Hank Mobley's birthday, so I've been playing his records. Put this on a moment ago. Beautiful, rich, powerful mono sound.
Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff Blue Note (1964) TOCJ-4177 Trombone – Grachan Moncur III Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Piano – Herbie Hancock Bass – Cecil McBee Drums – Anthony Williams
Cannonball Adderley - Money In the Pocket Capitol Jazz 7243 4 77569 2 4, 2005 Recorded at The Club, Chicago, IL. , on March 19 & 20, 1966. Line up: Alto Saxophone – Cannonball Adderley Cornet – Nat Adderley Piano – Joe Zawinul Bass – Herbie Lewis Drums – Roy McCurdy
This is a japanese reissue from 2012, so I can't tell how the original LP sounds, but this one really shines (sound wise). Atelier Sawano (the reissue company) reissued this also on CD as a digipack version, in case you're interested: BOBBY JASPAR QUINTET - it uses the same mastering from the original master tapes as the LP (there's always a digital step involved at Sawano's, but I couldn't care less). And yes, Jaspar is highly underrated. Except for Liège, his hometown, where I happen to be 2-3 times a month. Even non-jazz listeners happen to know him.
Pittsburgh, 1958 - Dodo Marmarosa (Uptown) CD Tracks 1-13 recorded at Midway Lounge, Pittsburgh, Pa, March 5 or 6, 1958 Tracks 14-16 from the TV program 'Jazz Scene', WQED, Pittsburgh, Pa, Spring, 1962 Track 17 recorded at University of Pittsburgh, Stephen Foster Memorial Hall, Oakland, Pa, Sunday afternoon, March, 1956 Tracks 18-19 recorded at Wayne Pazcuzzi studio, Pittsburgh, Pa, November 8, 1957 Great music and very interesting recordings (from a historical point of view) that were privately taped at four different sessions between 1956 & 1962, and by the sound of it in front of a small groups of people each time. The sound quality does fluctuate a bit from date to date but overall is acceptable enough. There is a 32 page booklet included in the package.
Thanks for the link. I listened to the audio samples but decided not to get it; I have other, more pressing priorities at the moment. Thanks anyway.
(CD RCA Victor Sony Legacy "Jazz Connoisseur Series" German Press 889853084128) 2016 .... late(r) career Duke Ellington gem in excellent sound ....
This really tasty Duke one has been getting a lot of hearings since I found a new copy on an online bargains listing last week... The Private Collection - Duke Ellington (Unidisc) CD Volume Seven | Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 Two more wonderful sessions on one disc and in top notch sound. A very rewarding, enjoyable, and collectable series for sure!
(CD Columbia Legacy US Press CK 6353) 2002 .... recorded October/November 1962 .... Charlie Rouse (ts) + Thelonious Monk (p) + John Ore (b) + Frankie Dunlop (dr) .... auspicious Thelonious Monk debut for Columbia .... this expanded edition has excellent sonics....
JACK SHELDON / GET OUT OF TOWN / JAZZ: WEST / 1954 / JAPANESE TOSHIBA TOJJ-5811 LP REISSUE OF 10 INCH JWLP-1 JACK SHELDON - TRUMPET WALTER NORRIS - PIANO RALPH PEÑA - BASS GENE GAMMAGE - DRUMS PRODUCED BY HERBERT KIMMEL. RECORDED IN AUGUST, 1954 AT WESTERN RECORDERS BY JOHN NEAL. PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN BY WILLIAM CLAXTON.
John Surman / John Warren – Tales Of The Algonquin Deram (1971) UCCM-9253 Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Alto] – Alan Skidmore Trombone – Danny Almark, Ed Harvey, Malcolm Griffiths Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett, Kenny Wheeler, Martin Drover Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Mike Osborne Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Stan Sulzman Baritone Saxophone, Flute – John Warren Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – John Surman Piano – John Taylor Bass – Barre Phillips, Harry Miller Drums, Percussion – Alan Jackson, Stu Martin