Bobby Hutcherson Dialogue A Classic with a Strong cast! Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone (all), marimba (3,4). Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone (1,6) soprano saxophone (5), bass clarinet (4, 5, 6), flute (2,3) Freddie Hubbard – trumpet Andrew Hill – piano Richard Davis – double bass Joe Chambers – drums
The Dewey Decimal System had an interesting history. It was created by Dewey at the New York State Library in Albany. That library is probably the world's largest library which is in a small city and which is not associated with a University. It may be ranked among the top ten libraries in the USA (if there really is a valid ranking), or at least it once was. After the Library of Congress System was developed, a system which was much more efficient and logical for organizing large collections, the New York State Library became the only major library to retain use of the Dewey System. As the New York State Library was the principal force behind the establishment of public libraries in the USA (as opposed to privately funded libraries), most public libraries used the Dewey System. I am sure many librarians struggled with the more recent movement in public libraries. As they watched bookstores and on-line dealers become the dominant force in browsing, many libraries have decided to organize their collections in the same manner as bookstores. Dewey himself was ahead of his time in more ways than professional, though. In 1905, he had to resign from his leadership roles due to allegations of sexual harassment, racism and antisemitism. I have four of the chairs shown in this image of Dewey's library, but with a somewhat different table, in my music library. Our family had them since I was a kid. They were invented in Germany by the cabinet maker Michael Thonet, and were the first lightweight but very sturdy chairs ever built.
Like everyone else I got my copy of this a couple of days ago. The Handy and Waller are terrific, the Mack the Knife sequence is essential. The Jazz Ambassadors stuff considerably less so, although he sounds great throughout. Off the top of my head if I'm grading the live box is A+, the Decca box is A+, and this one is a split decision. A+ for half of it and B for the rest. Regarding the Miles Davis box sets, I've never had a problem with volume. Are people saying they lack dynamic range or are compressed? I don't hear that either. Turn it down if it's too loud for you. I don't have all of them, didn't get the Gil Evans or Coltrane boxes. As for the material yes, Columbia's idea of what a complete session is may be different from yours or mine. The Jack Johnson box is closest to my idea of a complete sessions box, and also one of my favorites, although I'll always wonder why they bothered mixing it to 5.1 channel surround DSD if they weren't going to release it on SACD. Seven Steps is essential for putting the Carnegie Hall show into original running order where it works much better.
It's been a long time since I have heard this one. I always remember it as "Mahavishnu Tull" and I'm listening to the Steven Wilson remix which suits this album to a T. "A" Jethro Tull
Some newer stuff--say, released in the last 5 years or so--that I've been enjoying: Pharoah Sanders/Floating Points/London Symphony Orchestra - Promises Vijay Iyer - Uneasy James Francies - Flight Jiyhe Lee Orchestra - Daring Mind Çağrı Sertel - Instant Kārlis Auziņš - Images in Regard of The Central Reference System Tigran Hamasyan - An Ancient Observer Tigran Hamasyan - For Gyumri Tigran Hamasyan - The Call Within Nate Wooley - Argonautica Antonio Carlos Jobim - Tom Jobim by Fabio Caramuru Maisha - Welcome to a New Welcome Linda May Han Oh - Aventurine The Awakening Orchestra - Interlude: Atticus Live! Maciej Kądziela - The Taste of the World Artur Tuźnik - Artur Tuźnik Trio
@Sorcerer I have read on Discogs about two cd reissues of Leon Thomas' In Berlin released in 2018 and 2020 by Solid Giants. Is it the same remastering?
NP: Jan Johansson - Jazz På Svenska (LP, Megafon, 1964) Jan Johansson (p), Georg Riedel (b) Winding down with the only Johansson album I have stumbled upon during record store visits. (I think I'll restart the record and move to the couch after this post) File under: Nordic, folksy, playful proto-ECM.
Yes, they reuse the same remasters. The same will likely hold for some of the 2021 Enjas which they've been releasing since 2014 or so. Only exception are the couple of UHQCD Bethlehems which, though done by the same mastering engineer, Toshiyuki Abe, were a substantial improvement.
"Live at the Festival" Enja/Solid Records cd, Japan Evans, Shepp, Korg, Land, Hutcherson. . . . Great stuff.
Benny Golson - The Other Side Of Benny Golson (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1750-2) Very good album from November 1958 on Riverside. I love the Golson albums with Curtis Fuller, they play very well together.
This is a three LP collection (also issued in cd) released in 2014 by Resonance of previously unknown material that was in the possession of Ann Montgomery, Buddy Montgomery’s widow. Listening to the first LP which finds the Montgomery Brothers, Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson (ts) and Sonny Johnson (ds), no relation, playing at the Turf Club in Indianapolis in 1956. The sound is quite good and the songs are mostly standards, with a Wes original, Wes’ Tune. They also play Miles’ Four. Recommended if you’re a Wes fan.
Thought I'd play some Jarrett and picked Standards Live by the trio with Peacock and DeJohnette. There's some lovely playing on this as well as some of the vocalising that polarises listeners. I don't mind the vocalising so much and there's a lot of joy in his playing here. DeJohnette and Peacock are solid in support. I saw this trio only once in London and the seats I had didn't give such great appreciation of the sound which was a big disappointment after such recordings as this Paris concert. Nice tune choice too but ultimately I prefer the 2 studio albums from a little earlier. There is so much Jarrett to listen to (and I have a fair bit) that it takes a while to get to them all... I'd never noticed that the artwork is by Franz Kafka from his diaries.
NP Up & Down, Horace Parlan’s sixth album with Blue Note. It was recorded on June 18, 1961. “...Grant Green was my suggestion. I wanted to include him on this date because I heard him in St. Louis and I was tremendously impressed by him.” -Horace Parlan Horace Parlan - piano Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone Grant Green - guitar George Tucker - bass Al Harewood - drums Blue Note CD
NP Bobby Battle Quartet w/David Murray - The Offering (Mapleshade) 1993 release Also has Larry Willis (p) and Santi Debriano (b). Recorded live to 2 track analog tape with custom a/d converter.
