Bill Evans Half Moon Bay Bill Evans recorded live at The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, CA (11/4/73) Bill Evans - Piano Eddie Gomez - Bass Marty Morell - Drums I picked this one up because I live close to Half Moon Bay and found it interesting that Evans played there. It is a nice addition to my collection. Evans playing is well executed if not as subtle as his earlier recordings. Gomez is featured on many songs and does great work, nobody can top Lafaro. Morell does nice work but Jack DeJohnette is one of my favorites. Overall, I'm happy I bought this one and the liner notes that discuss Pete Douglas, the purveyor of the seaside jazz establishment, are charming.
Hank Mobley - Another Work Out (Blue Note) Music Matters 45 RPM Pressing My favorite period of Mobley is the 60s. He seemed to really hit his stride.
I'm a simple guy. Fresh made coffee some milk, toasts, butter... Some minutes alone in my kitchen before the kids and wife start making noise... The sun is finally shinning outside and I've got a gentle Fender Rhodes sound on the background. Bill has joined me for Sunday breakfast. I love his playing so much that even a low ranked album like this one sounds good to me. First track: "What are you doing for the rest of your life?" I feel like answering: "Sunday breakfast and Bill Evans".
I live on a duck pond, but there are all shapes and sizes of these interesting birds. The coolest part is the airborne landing on the water, sometimes 15-20 at a time, mallards, geese, etc. early in the morning. The funnest part is sitting on the back with company figuring out whether the up periscope shot of the head is a comorant (the flasher), a turtle or a snake. The loser fixes the next round of cocktails. The turtles had their day in the sun recently, laying around, must have been over 2o of them airing out their armor. The cats dig the birds too, maybe a little too much... fortunately from behind the glass. lol Great Sunday tuneage on this fine day full of possibilities, mainly oysters. But for now some Miles...
I live directly across a narrow road from a huge state nature preserve. Lots of birds, though fewer here in the winter time. Woodpeckers have come back though, that's a good sign. And "our owl" (an owl that seems to nest directly across from our house and who is seen often enough on our property) has been very vocal lately, hooting at twilight and dawn most noticeably. And I saw a snow owl in the distance a few weeks ago.
Starting off Sunday with a little Duke. This and the Monk are the first time I've listened to this series and label, and I'm impressed. Our host is listed on the sticker for "Sound and engineering consultation," by the way.
I've never seen a snow owl in person before. That would be cool. @Jim Walker I am jealous of your pond. That would be fantastic. With a body of water you'll always have birds. They may eat different things so trying to attract birds with food takes some study but they all need water. I agree about watching water fowl landing on the water. One of my guilty pleasures at the Preserve. My favorite is sitting on a bench neat the water and watching the Sandhill Cranes land. They sleep standing in shallow water so they can hear anything trying to sneak up on them. They are so big though that they take their time circling a spot a little while before coming to a landing. Once you know where they sleep it's a matter of getting there ahead of them a little and sitting still and waiting for them to come in from where ever they've been eating. The cranes will be leaving in a few weeks to head back north for the summer. NP Bobo Stenson - Contra la indecisión (ECM)
Is the club still active? I went there once in the late 90s but it's not close enough to me to make it a regular haunt. I liked the relaxed atmosphere there. It doesn't feel like a club and that's meant as a compliment.
I haven't always loved all of Vijay Iyer's albums but three years later I'm still coming back to this one and loving it.
Found this one in a friend's collection. Recorded at Ronnie Scott's 1971 with French musicians Eddy Louiss and Rene Thomas.
I scored this today at one of my local used shops. The jacket looks great except for a drill hole and a little rip. The vinyl looks plays and looks VG+. $2. Johnny Hodges - Blue Notes (1966) Original US black label US mono pressing on Verve
NP Miles - Four & More (Columbia) cd reissue from about ten years ago. This one got me down the road to the market and back but only heard about half so I brought it in and continued the performance.
Yep. Now run by his surviving family members a/o, if I recall correctly. We're headed down there to see Dr. Lonnie next week. Beautiful location.
Andrew Hill- Judgment! (MM 45) Did a little spring maintenance on my TT today. Polished the aluminum platter; cleaned and lubed the bearing; and confirmed the setup. All is good although it's about time for a new stylus for my 2M Black.
Had that version of Red Clay as part of a "Mainstream" compilation. That label has always been a mystery. I've been searching for some albums for a long time. Finally got the news that the CDs will be reissued in Japan next March. The Red Clay version is awesome, as for the rest of the album (which I had to check online)... Well, what to expect when you choose tracks like "Windows", "Pinocchio", "Naima"... If you like guitar trio works this is one to check. PS: if you have any of these mainstream reissues please let us know how it sounds.
I haven't heard that one. I have at least thirty of the recent reissues of Mainstream from Solid Records Japan. For the most part in my opinion they sound very good. A few are from needledrops and as a result don't sound as good as others. Some like the Carmen McRae titles sound excellent.
NP: Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop AP Blue Note SACD A first time listen, part of my Black Friday bulk order last year.
I'm cooking some carnitas today (actually been cooking since early this morning). Any suggestions on mood music for Mexican food?! In the meantime, and utterly unrelated:
