Played this afternoon: Stanley Turrentine, Salt Song I've already set aside one CD for tomorrow to listen on my way to work. One by Stan Getz that will take me out of this CTI island. It has been building up in my mind, but one needs to be in a certain mood to play it. It's a big wave of sounds and to enjoy it you have to be ready to ride it
Wind, rain, Tristano, Wayne Marsh and Lee Konitz... thanks Mosaic, thanks Atlantic. Marvelous stuff with pristine recordings. disc two
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Live At KEXP (Colemine) I can't stop playing this lp I picked up on RSD. I'm digging his John Patton cover of Memphis and the originals on the six track album are very good too. I'm looking forward to hearing their studio release which should land on my doorstep tomorrow.
Every time I see a house with lions I think of Rhasan. NP Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Close But No Cigar (Colemine) Thought this was going to arrive tomorrow but it showed up just before I left the house to hear some jazz at my usual at Luna's for Nebraska Mondays. It was a short show tonight so I had time to spin this before bedtime.
Jimi Hendrix - Both Sides Of The Sky 2018 Experience Hendrix 19075830261; Barnes & Noble purple vinyl Mastered by Bernie Grundman and pressed at QRP A nice breezy Pacific Northwest spring night - just the right time to open and play this one. First spin, very impressed at the sound quality. Paired with milk & Oreos
600 days today since it started. Great jazz and conversation, almost 900 pages. This is The thread. Congratulations
Stan Getz, FOCUS, 1961 This is much more than a "jazz with strings" album. The orchestra doesn't sit back providing a background to the solo artist. This time you have a duet: orchestra and Stan Getz. The compositions are amazing. It would work as a classical concert alone. Actually it looks like they recorded it that way - first the orchestra and then Stan improvising on top. One of the reasons was that his mother passed away and he couldn't be there. The sound will fill your entire house. How did they managed to achieve that production quality in 1961?! First time I played it, the drumming on the first track really caught my attention. Wait a minute ! An orchestra session drummer this good ?! Checked the credits: Roy Haynes. Maybe you're like I was some years ago - no strings, big band, orchestra... allowed in my jazz. But check this one. For me it's a mandatory music CD.
The past couple of weeks have been fruitful for marking off things that have been on my discogs' wantlist for a while... just played this one that I got a nice sounding copy of a few weeks ago: The Curtis Counce Group - Vol. 1: "Landslide" (Contemporary S7526, LP) Also from the wantlist, got a nice OJC LP copy of Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar) and a sealed original pressing of Big Fun (Miles). The second disc of Big Fun was pretty warped, but a run through the flattener at the record shop in town fixed her right up, both discs now play good as new and nearly flawless (there’s one pop near the start of the quiet section of “Ife”), absolute bliss. I believe, were I try to pick a favorite Miles album, that Big Fun would be it. I’ve always loved the Complete Bitches Brew box, but kinda loved the extra material in the non-BB tracks with a bit of extra little sumpin’ sumpin’. @Stu02, a while back you had asked @Lonson if he felt the entire Miles Bootleg Series was worthwhile (excuse my paraphrasing if it is not quite accurate) or if just Vols. 2 & 3 were the main interests, I’d have to agree with Lon and say that I have found the whole series to be great. In the Miles phase I’ve been in for the last several weeks I’ve really been spending a lot of time with it, I even decided to get the Freedom Jazz Dance set, which I have stated here in the past I wasn’t going to do and have listened to several of the session reels several times already (originally I wasn’t going to get it because I thought I’d probably just listen to the reels once and not revisit again). I really like the Newport installment, particularly the later set with the Henderson, Cosey, et al band.
I know you aren’t crazy for 45s but this one is well worth some extra standing up and sitting down (was my first MM purchase)! (Referring to Pete La Roca’s Bosra).
Leroy is such a core part of that wonderful west coast sound. Good score. And yeah Lonson has been tipping the miles bootleg series onto the purchase side of the ledger so your comments likely seal the deal. Damn you all frankly. Teaming up is simply unfair - my wallet has no chance.
I have his first album "Devil My Care" (fantastic album) from 1957 and the newest I have is "Too much coffee man" from 2000. And his vocal on Miles Davis's "Blue Xmas" makes it one of my favorite Christmas songs. I saw Bob in a small jazz club near Union Square (New York City) in 1994 or 1995. Fantastic show. And he was the nicest, down to earth guy. Hung around with the audience between sets and after the show. I had a long conversation with him about our common connections to Lubbock, Texas (he grew up in West Texas). Bob was something special.
My little contribution to the world of records was that I encouraged, and was successful, in getting Blossom Dearie and Bob Dorough to perform and record duets together Bob Dorough and Blossom Dearie, RIP
National holiday in Portugal today. Played this one in the morning for a slow and peaceful start: Hubert Laws, Morning Star, 1972
This is smokin’! Interesting background: In 1960, John Coltrane went on one last tour with Miles Davis. European audiences weren’t prepared for what he would play.
Turned into a Coltrane morning with.... Live At Birdland A Love Supreme Ole NP Red Garland-Soul Junction Speaking of Red,I've wanted to explore his albums more. Any favorites or suggestions? I have original copies of All Kinds Of Weather and Red Garland's Piano,that's it along with the OJC Soul Junction. Sound wise are the 80's OJC's a good bang for the buck buy or worth it to go with some of the newer AP's at $35 ?
