Art Taylor - AT'S Delight (Blue Note/Analogue Productions CBNJ-84047 SA) Someone posted this album earlier this week, reminding me it's been awhile since I played it. I love the album but even more the band. Having Stanley Turrentine soloing with Dave Burns is a treat.
Myra Melford - Snowy Egret (Enja Records CDSOL-46460) Perhaps Melford's best all-around album with certainly one of her best project. Recorded in December 2013 and released only thirteen months later, it features ten tracks, all Melford's compositions. The band is also terrific with a superb rhythm section of Tyshawn Sorey on drums and Stomu Takeishi on drums. Great album !!! Edit: RogueArt announced this week the release of Melford's Fire And Water Quintet's second album, Hear The Light Singing. Release is scheduled for November 3rd.
Ike Quebec - Bossa Nova Soul Samba (Blue Note/Analogue Productions CBNJ-84130 SA) Such a great album. Perfect way to close an evening.
There are Melford albums I like more (including the second Snowy Egret album, but it's definitely an outstanding one
This one is probably a bit obscure, but it's great... Andrew Cyrille Quintet - My Friend Louis DIW had so many great albums, very well recorded.
John Coltrane - Blue Train (Blue Note Records, 1957) Starting this morning with another 50's stone cold classic. Some people have said Blue Train is overrated, but I do not agree at all with that statement. This is Coltrane still playing more conservative style compared to his later output and I hold this era of Coltrane in the highest regard. This album is one of the first Jazz albums I heard and it still sounds as good as ever to me.
Heard Snowy Egret at the Chicago Jazz Festival in 2014. And I am looking forward to hearing Fire and Water this Spring at Big Ears (and the following weekend here in New Orleans!)
EAST COAST JAZZ SERIES No. 8 - HAL McKUSICK QUARTET BETHLEHEM [CD] Hal McKusick (alto sax & clarinet), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Osie Johnson (drums) Milt Hinton (bass) 10 exta cool tracks recorded 1955. CD issued by Verse/Solid - Bethlehem Album Collection 1000 series. Classy 50's Jazz presented in stunning SQ! Japan Edition Reissue Project Mastering engineer - Toshiyuki Abe
Monk's Dream Studio album by Thelonious Monk Released March 1963 Recorded October 31, November 1, 2 & 6, 1962 Studio Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City Genre Jazz Length 47:02 Label Columbia Producer Teo Macero
I'm spinning a couple of tracks from this. You don't often hear Jazz accompanied with accordion, but here you go. I don't know if I even like this stuff that much to be honest, but his has some novelty value to me. A nice change to the usual. This guy Marocco also played accordion in Pet Sounds on Wouldn't it be nice and God Only Knows along Carl Fortina. Take The "A"Train:
A fantastic album, but the title track does suffer from being on every damn jazz compilation out there (generalising I know - however Song For My father, The Sidewinder, Moanin etc all suffered a similar issue) When I was seriously getting into Jazz in the 90's and it was enjoying a similar resurgence as it is now due to CD reissues programs, the title song seemed everywhere and as a result I tired of it, which meant I didn't listen the album as much as I should. An album I probably didn't play for almost 15-20 years and it took that for me to appreciate it again. Thankfully I can listen to it with much more appreciation of the title track
FOUR HORNS and a LUSH LIFE - Various Artists - Bethlehem/Verse CD Another cool mid 50's Bethlehem album. The 2014 CD edition was remastered by John Sigmon and issued with a six page booklet. The LP edition was credited to the RUSS GARCIA with MAYNARD FERGUSON and issued in a dfferent sleeve I'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT'S HER NAME - RUSS GARCIA with MAYNARD FERGUSON (LP) According to the London LP pressing the session was recorded in November 1955.
Apart from @Tribute 's solution of buying another copy, there's no solution to ringwear where the actual art is worn away. But often it is just a build-up of dirt. I've posted about it in a thread on the topic: Do you restore old album covers? The improvement with white covers is more evident, but any cover benefits from this approach. And I found that at least with the matte Bethlehem label, the eraser removed the spindle marks. Given the many vintage and valuable records in your collection, the other thread may be of interest, but application should be approached with care to avoid damaging the covers.
LARRY YOUNG IN PARIS|The ORTF RECORDINGS (Resonance/ina) 2CD Quality radio broadcasts recorded live and in the studio between 1964-1965 Packaged in larger than the standard size cardboard tri-fold sleeve Includes highly detailed, glossy 68 page booklet.
