Stefon Harris – A Cloud of Red Dust (Blue Note) — With Mulgrew Miller or Jason Moran, Dwayne Burno, Alvester Garnett + Greg Osby, Steve Wilson, Steve Turre, Kaoru Watanabe, June Gardner
Lennie Tristano – Descent Into The Maelstrom (East Wind Music / Universal Music Japan) — half solo, half trio
On the TT: Wayne Shorter- JuJu (Blue Note 75th Aniv. Ed.) Enjoying my new TT. Listening to things I'm very familiar with. So, the presssing is a bit noisey, and the spindle hole is off center and of course the source is digital, but it does sound good. Blue Note is on the something here with these releases, I just wish they would improve the quality a bit. I'd pay $5 more for slightly quieter vinyl etc.
Joining in on The Duke Birthday Salute! Born April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. Duke Ellington ~ The Far East Suite
On the TT! Another one of my rare vault records. Roy Brooks and the Artistic Truth original pressing on Im-Hotep. Very deep stuff!
A while back I heard 2 tracks from this (did not know who Akira Ishikawa was) "Speak Under My Breath" & "The Eyebrow". Thought they were great, but have NEVER seen a CD copy. Is this CD? Oop?
"Cecil Payne - Patterns Of Jazz" (1956) with Kenny Dorham (4 tracks), Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter (piano), Art Taylor. (Savoy CD 1991)
Oscar Pettiford- Lost Tapes, Germany 1958/1959 Interesting hodgepodge of recordings from the SWR archives featuring OP with a cast of thousands. OK, maybe not thousands but there's an interesting mix of players on this compilation. Google it for details.
Thoroughly enjoyed The Far East Suite, a favorite Ellington disc. Haven't heard this next one in many years. It's been way too long. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
"Thelonious Monk Quartet- Misterioso" (recorded live in New York, 1958) with Johnny Griffin, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Roy Haynes. (OJC CD 1989)
Miles Davis - Sorcerer (mono, CL 2732). Picked up a still-sealed copy, doing a needledrop at 96/24. God, I love the mono mix on this album - fast and furious.
One of my favorite albums, regardless of genre. "Deluge" is devastatingly brilliant. I purchased my copy ca. 1984 and can still remember the first spin. Sounds great, just a few wear-related pops here and there. Sorry yours isn't up to snuff, but glad you'r liking the TT.
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Blues from Olu Dara: In The World - From Natchez To New York. What a cool record, a favorite of mine.
No worries on my end. Just too bad that the QC isn't a bit better. Like I said it did sound good, minor annoyances aside. That said, just finished listening to Monk's Criss-Cross on vinyl reissued from ORG music. That was glorious! The real vinyl experience.
Duke Ellington – Happy Birthday Duke! – The April 29th Birthday Sessions: Vol. 2 (Laserlight) — With Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance / Britt Woodman, Quenton Jackson, Juan Tizol / Russell Procope, Rick Henderson, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney / Wendell Marshall, Butch Ballard / Jimmy Grissom — Live dance date at McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, 1953
Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble & Jazz Messengers – Drum Suite (Columbia / Sony Muisc France) — Side A with Jo Jones, Candido, Sabu, Ray Bryant, Oscar Pettiford, Charles Wright — Side B with Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, Spank deBrest
Ted Sirota / Rebel Souls – Propaganda (naim) — With Kevin Kizer, Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Noel Kupersmith + Ryan Shultz, Rick Gehrenbeck, Ruben Alvarez
