Well, it didn't take that long for USPS and PostNL to deliver the discs, just a week I know FedEx and UPS are faster, but if you use them you're likely to pay more. Kind of Blue sounds great, detailed but mellower than any of Mark Wilder's remasters that I've heard, though his Legacy Edition 2CD-set comes close. Nefertiti was really the disc I'd been waiting for and I'm not disappointed, on the contrary, it's just as fine as Sorcerer. I'm still hoping Mobile Fidelity will do E.S.P. and Miles Smiles someday.
Just back from a two-week-plus vacation on MV-- as usual, I brought down a bucket full of CDs, mostly jazz but some Brazilian, African as well. Not sure if this one was the clear standout, but it was way up there. Consummate artistry from Hersch and company. It may be easy to take him for granted, but Fred is one of our greatest artists.
Some more Miles Davis, this time: Sorcerer - Mobile Fidelity/Columbia (hybrid SACD, CD-layer). Recorded in 1967 (save 1 vocal track that dates from 1962), personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass) and Tony Williams (drums).
Gerry Mulligan - Mulligan Plays Mulligan [Prestige 7006] This was the sixth album released by Prestige in the 12-inch LP format. Gerry Mulligan's first session as a leader and one of the first to showcase his baritone, it was recorded shortly before he relocated to Los Angeles and formed his famous pianoless quartet with Chet Baker. This album was later issued by Prestige with the title Historically Speaking. [Allmusic] Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone Max McElroy - baritone saxophone Allan Eager - tenor saxophone George Wallington - piano Jerry Lloyd and Nick Travis - trumpet Ollie Wilson - trombone Phil Leshin - double-bass Walter Bolden - drums Gail Madden - maracas Recorded on August 27, 1951 at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, NJ. [Prestige/Universal SHM-CD]
This album really clicked with me about ten years ago while listening to the Sony cd Mark Wilder did and it has become my favorite album from Miles' Second Great Quintet. The MoFi LP(s) sound fantastic too.
red garland | bright and breezy <jazzland jlp 48> -- red garland - piano sam jones - bass charlie persip - drums -- recorded 19 july, 1961 | plaza sound studios | new york --
mathias eick | midwest | ecm 2410 -- mathias eick - trumpet gjermund larsen - violin jon balke - piano mats eilertsen - double bass helge norbakken - persussion -- recorded may 2014 | rainbow studio | oslo
Michele Rosewoman - Quintessence Michelle Rosewoman, piano; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Greg Osby, soprano & alto sax; Anthony Cox, bass; Terri Lyne Carrington, drums.
pat metheny + lyle mays | as falls wichita, so falls wichita falls | ecm 2301 -- pat metheny - acoustic and electric guitar/ six and twelve string bass lyle mays - piano/synth/organ/autoharp/voice nana vasconcelos - berimbau/pecussion/drums/voice -- recorded september 1980 | talent studio | oslo --
Bill Evans – Sweden 1964 [(A) from Live '64-'75] (Jazz Icons) — With Chuck Israels, Larry Bunker Bill Evans – France 1965 [(B) from Live '64-'75] (Jazz Icons) — With Lee Konitz, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
I was just listening to this and thought it sounded excellent. http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Art-Farmer_000000000002134/item_Interaction-1-Ltd-24bit-Rmt_4955553 http://www.discogs.com/Art-Farmer-Quartet-Featuring-Jim-Hall-Interaction/release/5110646
Duke Ellington – The Feeling of Jazz (1201 Music / Black Lion Records) — With Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Harold Baker or Roy Burrowes, Ray Nance / Lawrence Brown, Chuck Conners, Leon Cox or Buster Cooper / Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney / Aaron Bell, Sam Woodyard — 1962 NYC recordings from the stock pile; Ray Nance has a majority of the solos
ronnie mathews | trip to the orient | east wind 8018 -- ronnie mathews - piano louis hayes - drums yoshio suzuki - bass -- recorded 7 + 9 july, 1975 | vanguard studios | new york
Air - Air Song (CD) Also last night did a comparison between the Music Matters reissue and old AP 45 rpm of Cannonball Adderley's Somethin Else. Came out strongly preferring the 45 rpm which doesn't have the left channel bleed of Blakey's drum kit and associated distortion. 45 was also more dynamic with sound that really jumps out of the speakers.
The John Coltrane Quartet- Plays Chim Chim Cheree... Reminded by a fellow poster that I need to pull this out and listen. It's been a while. Of course this is excellent!
charlie mingus | the jazz experiments of | bethlehem bcp65 -- charlie mingus - bass/piano/leader john laporta - clarinet/alto teo macero - tenor/baritone thad jones - trumpet jackson wiley - cello clem de rosa - drums -- recorded december 1954 | new york
don friedman trio | circle waltz | riverside rlp 9431 -- don friedman - piano chuck israels - bass pete la roca - drums -- recorded 14 may, 1962 | plaza sound studios | new york
Johnny Hodges - Blues-A-Plenty "Never the world's most highly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes—this was Johnny Hodges. This is Johnny Hodges." [Duke Ellington] Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone Billy Strayhorn - piano Ben Webster - tenor saxophone Roy Eldridge - trumpet Vic Dickenson - trombone Jimmy Woode - bass Sam Woodyard - drums Recorded on April 5, 1958 in New York City. [Verve/Analogue Productions SACD]
I was at a record store in Toronto in 1983 when I heard this record playing. I remember getting Woody Shaw vibes. I bought the record and soon after found out that Woody Shaw produced it. Carter Jefferson - The Rise of Atlantis (Timeless Muse LP, TI 309)
Been to Monterey...in my mind. Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas/Quintet: Soundprints Joe Lovano: Tenor Dave Douglas: Trumpet Lawrence Fields: Piano Linda Oh: Bass Joey Baron: Drums Recorded at the 2013 Monterey Jazz fest. Soundpfints is Joe and Dave's "tribute" project to Wayne Shorter (think Footprints), more in aesthetic and concept than a covers project. However, this performance included a pair of Shorter compositions that were commissioned for this festival, book-ended by two compositions each from Douglas and Lovano. A really great performance that, contrary to what some reviewers have said, is NOT free jazz, not even close. Searching and exploratory at times, but always resulting in communion. Linda Oh has really caught my ear as of late and my reverence for Mr. Baron is well know. The staging is very good, as it would have appeared in performance, but the overall sound is a bit rolled-off on the top end, quite dark sounding. So, I pulled out this next one from the same fest in 2007 to compare sonics as it was recorded by the same engineer. Different mastering, but same location engineer. This one could not be more different. Way more top end, more "sparkle". But, while the former has a great sound stage this one is an almost mono-like soundstage, with everyone emanating from the center with only the drums spread across the stage. Hmmmmm, which is more true to source?. This one is smoking hot though, with Holland as the nominal leader but ultimately a Quartet of equals, both from a composition standpoint and from a driver's seat standpoint. The Monterey Quartet: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival Dave Holland: Bass Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Piano Chris Potter: Tenor Eric HarlandL Drums
