Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time... Charlie Rouse (ts) Butch Warren (b) Ben Riley (d). Solo renditions of "Nice Work if You Can Get It" and "Lulu's Back in Town" and solid quartet performances of Monk originals like "Brake's Sake" and "Stuffy Turkey".
"Pensive" from Volume 4 of Wildflowers - The New York Loft Jazz Sessions - a Douglas lp. "Pensive" features Julius Hemphill an alto, Abdul Wadud on cello, Bern Nix on guitar, Philip Wilson on drums and Don Moye on percussion
Julius Hemphill Big Band - Elektra Musician lp -sounded better than I remembered - Julius' lush arrangements and plays alto and soprano; with Marty Ehlrich, J.D. Parran, John Purcell, and John Stubblefield on reeds, David Hines and Rasul Siddik on trumpets; Frank Lacy and David Taylor on trombone and bass trombone respectively; Vincent Chancey and John Clark on french horn; Jack Wilkins and Bill Frisell on guitar; Jerome Harris on electric bass; Ronnie Burrage on drums; and, Gordion Gottlieb on percussion.
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet - Oscar Pettiford Sextet (debut/OJC Limited Edition) Recorded 1947 & 1953 11 tracks in total - 5 of these were originally issued on debut 10" LP Great music but this recently bought copy is one of those dreaded secretly issued CD-Rs in what looks like genuine CD packaging. Seller gave full refund & told me to keep or dispose of imitation copy.
Duke Ellington in small bands (ABM) A 25 track compilation. Some corrections Columbia originally released 6 or 7 of these tracks on their double CD The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol. 2 - 3 tracks previously appeared on the Columbia 2CD compilation The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol. 1. About half of the 25 tracks on this CD were licensed by UK based ABM from Columbia Records. The bulk of the remainder were licensed from Vocalion or Bluebird.
Got two amazing shipments, one from the US and one from France. All analog jazz beauties. Today will be well spent! From Elusive Disc: From Sam Records: Sam Records' quality is amazing. Beautiful jackets, very very sharp and detailed images. Custom polylined inner sleeves and of course very good all analog mastering. The MM of the EU!
Chick Corea – Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Solid State / United Artists — Blue Note Records) — With Miroslav Vitous, Roy Haynes; eight bonus tracks
Red Garland - Halleloo-Y'-All. (Prestige) dark blue mono pressing, RVG in the deadwax of course. I'd have a big hole in my collection if all the Van Gelder albums had left with Rudy.
7 X Wilder - The Bob Brookmeyer 4 (Verve) black MGM label. My first album by BB but not my last. I love his piano playing on this album.
Yes, a 2006 issue of this music from Savoy Jazz. From amazon: Tracks 1, 2, 3, & 5 were recorded 6-26-1955 & originally released as Kenny Clarke's "Bohemia After Dark." (As you know this album had other tracks as well, recorded in '54.) Tracks 4, 6, 7, & 8 were recorded 7-14-1955 & originally released as Cannonball Adderley's "Spontaneous Combustion."
It's a Savoy Jazz reissue from 2006 if I'm reading the booklet correctly. The recordings themselves were produced in 1955.
Grant Green - Sunday Mornin' (1961) - Japanese 1979 reissue, Blue Note (Jazz Guitar Album 1800 series) - GXF 3173 / BST 84099 ...and before that: The Art Farmer Quartet - Warm Valley (1983) / US issue, Concord CJ-212
Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song HDTracks 24/192 Sam Rivers, tenor saxophone Jaki Byard, piano Ron Carter, bass Tony Williams, drums
William Parker “Centering. Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987” DISC ONE William Parker–Daniel Carter Duo 1. Thulin (28:33) 2. Time and Period (25:51) Daniel Carter (alto sax, trumpet); William Parker (bass) William Parker Ensemble 3. Commitment (21:38) William Parker (bass); John Hagen (tenor sax); Arthur Williams (trumpet)
WP Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers aka Moanin' (Blue Note) Music Matters stereo pressing NP Lloyd McNeil - Tori (Baobab) orig. stereo pressing.
Like Someone In Love - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve) with Frank DeVol Orchestra featuring Stan Getz | Recorded 1957 Completeing this (CD) re-issue are 4 songs from the Ella LP Hello Love (also recorded in 1957).
