This is a 'right' version of CONSECRATION. The remasters that include all the US variations sound terrible to me.
I have been listening to the bootleg series Miles at Newport box repeatedly on my travels. I have the whole box loaded into my multidisc CD player in my vehicle. Seriously good intense playing from all eras represented.
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(LP New Jazz Prestige Toshiba EMI Japan LPJ-70029) .... recorded in July 1960 .... feat Roy Haynes (dr) + Eddie De Haas (b) + Richard Wyands (p) .... outstanding job by the (wrongfully) rather unheralded Richard Wyands ....
(LP Liberty UA Jazz Series Toshiba EMI Japan LBJ-60056) .... always good to hear .... and another showcase for Richard Wyands (p) ....
Danilo Perez - The Journey... David Sanchez (as, ts) George Garzone (ts) Larry Grenadier (b) Ignacio Berroa (d). I had kinda written off Afro-Cuban jazz, thinking Coltrane had tied a bow on it years ago. But this is totally fresh and forward-looking, with many exotic instruments (shekere, rainstick and udu to name a few) in the mix.
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra – Holiday for Soul Dance (Evidence Music / Saturn 508) — With Phil Cohran, Nate Pryor, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Ronnie Boykins, Jon L. Hardy + Ricky Murray; standards!; 1960
LP transferred to 192/24 ALAC This is great music, of course, but I wish I had a mono LP. The horns on my stereo copy are panned so hard left and right that I need three rooms to listen to this.
John Coltrane Quartet – The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions - CD 1 (5/23/61 session) (Impulse! / MCA Records — GRP) — John Coltrane (soprano and tenor saxophone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Reggie Workman (bass), Elvin Jones (drums) & Booker Little (trumpet), Julius Watkins, Bob Northern, Donald Corrado, Robert Swisshelm (French horns), Bill Barber (tuba), Pat Patrick (baritone saxophone) — Plus: (May 23 session) Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Julian Priester, Charles Greenlee (euphonium), Jim Buffington (french horn), Garvin Bushell (piccolo, woodwinds), Paul Chambers (bass on "Africa") — Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner (orchestration), Romulus Franceschini (orchestration on "The Damned Don't Cry"), David A. Wild (reissue liner notes) Coltrane's first session for Impulse records.
Oscar Peterson & Count Basie – Satch and Josh … Again (Pablo Records) — With John Heard, Louis Bellson
Grant Green - Sunday Mornin' (Blue Note) 1999 24bit Japanese mini LP reissue I can't remember ever running across this album in the local racks besides this Japanese cd from a Tower outlet around the turn of the century. I'm guessing it was reissued on vinyl at some point but I've never seen one. Although I prefer a few others it is still a strong title imo. Released in 1961. Kenny Drew - p Ben Tucker - b Ben Dixon - d Grant Green - g
Thanks for the link to the info. I passed on the first and I'll pass on this one. I just don't like these sessions enough to warrant the cost.
When I picked up the set, I was most excited about discs 2 and 4. The Second Great Quintet is my favorite jazz band, and I love the Cellar Door box, so I figured I would be spending the most time with these. As it ends up, the second part of disc 3 (the 1973 set) is my favorite thing on here. I have been playing it a ton, especially when I work out and/or run. The start of disc 1 is special, too, as much for the spoken parts as for the music itself. A great set. I would recommend it to anyone just getting into jazz and/or Miles Davis.
NP Don Friedman - Waltz For Debbie (Eighty Eight's) blu-spec CD2 W/George Mraz and Lewis Nash. My second album by Friedman so I'm not real familiar with his discography. While I feel like it's too early to make any grand observations but the music is well played and the musicians really play off each other. are there any fans here with a favorite besides this and Moon River? The sound on these discs is wonderful, really balanced and lacking nothing imo.
Eric Kloss - In The Land Of Giants (Prestige) Japanese 20 bit K2 cd part of the 50th anniversary of Prestige program. Eric - as Booker Ervin - ts Jaki Byard - p Richard Davis - b Alan Dawson - d
George Benson- Absolute Benson (Verve) Pretty respectable 1999 smooth crossover effort by George. Allstar line up including Joe Sample which is a good thing IMO.
Miles Davis – Miles at The Fillmore — Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 - CD 4, Fillmore East, 6/20/1970 (Columbia/Legacy) — With Steve Grossman, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira; complete concert
