The Grant Green Story (2017) Now available to stream on Vimeo and YouTube. Excellent documentary. Like I Called Him Morgan, a uniquely-told story and style. Cool that they put this up to view for free.
Sonny Rollins - "Work Time" (rec.1955) with Ray Bryant (piano), George Morrow (bass), Max Roach (drums).
Monk In Tokyo - Thelonious Monk (Columbia/Legacy) 2CD with Thelonious Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Butch Warren (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums) Recorded May 21, 1963 at Sankei Hall, Tokyo | CD mastering by Mark Wilder
Gonna mellow out the rest of my working morning with a little Chico... Chico Freeman - Spirit Sensitive (1979) India Navigation
Gave this a viewing last night. Especially enjoyed the conversations with RVG. Thanks for the recommendation.
Fred Hersch Trio Plays… (Chesky Records) — With Drew Gress, Tom Rainey; jazz tunes by Coleman, Cotlrane,Davis, Ellington, Gillespie, Hersch, Monk, Rollins, Shorter & Strayhorn.
This is a most welcome (budget) release! 5 Original Albums - The Crusaders (Blue Thumb) 5CD Box CD1 - Chain Reaction (1975) / CD2 - Those Southern Knights (1976) / CD3 - Free As The Wind (1976) / CD4 - Images (1978) / CD5 - Street Life (1979) No booklet, no mastering information but all CDs sound like they presented in original mastering. All CDs in (single/no spine) mini cardboard replica LP sleeves - so no gatefold for Chain Reaction or Those Southern Knights. *More information here - 5 Original Albums - The Crusaders (Blue Thumb) 5CD Box
I want to like this more than I do. There's some fine playing but the recording is subpar - at least how I'm hearing it and that keeps me from repeated listening.
It's good. A typical solid ORG Music reissue. Very nice pressing that is fairly quiet. I picked up my copy used for $10 US. A bargain at that price.
An underrated vibraphonist in my book! Andrew Cyrille on drums. Nice work on this one... Walt Dickerson - Peace (1976) SteepleChase SCCD 31042
Big Band And Quartet In Concert - Thelonious Monk (Columbia) 2CD with Monk (piano), Thad Jones (cornet), Eddie Bert (trombone), Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Phil Woods (alto sax & clarinet), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Gene Allen (baritone sax, bass clarinet, clarinet), Butch Warren (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums) Recorded 1963 | CD mastered by Vic Anesini What a concert!
Recorded live at the Jazz festival of Juan-Les-Pins, France, in 1966... Soul Call - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (Verve) CD with Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (trombone) Chuck Connors (bass trombone, maracas), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Russell Procope (alto sax, clarinet) Jimmy Hamilton (tenor sax, clarinet), Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax), Henry Carney (baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet), Duke Ellington (piano, conductor), John Lamb (double bass), Sam Woodward (drums), Herbie Jones (guiro) * LP released 1967
Zoot Sims – Quietly There — Zoot Sims plays Johnny Mandel (JVC XRCD / Pablo Records) — With Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Mike Wofford (piano), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Nick Ceroli (drums), Victor Feldman (percussion)
