Nice compilation. I own all five volumes of Jazz et Cinema released as the serie Jazz in Paris. Lovely views of Paris in the age of the recordings, mainly the 50's and the early 60's.
CHARLES MCPHERSON / BEBOP REVISITED! / PRESTIGE /1965 / ORIGINAL STEREO LP PR 7359 CHARLES MCPHERSON – ALTO SAXOPHONE CARMELL JONES – TRUMPET BARRY HARRIS – PIANO NELSON BOYD – BASS ALBERT HEATH – DRUMS PRODUCED BY DON SCHLITTEN. RECORDED AT VAN GELDER STUDIO, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NEW JERSEY ON NOVEMBER 20, 1964 BY RUDY VAN GELDER. PHOTOGRAPHY AND COVER DESIGN BY DON SCHLITTEN. LINER NOTES BY IRA GITLER.
Now something special (to me at least): JACK MONTROSE WITH BOB GORDON / ATLANTIC / 1955 / ORIGINAL MONO DEEP GROOVE LP 1223 JACK MONTROSE - TENOR SAXOPHONE BOB GORDON - BARITONE SAXOPHONE PAUL MOER - PIANO RED MITCHELL - BASS SHELLY MANNE - DRUMS PRODUCED BY NESUHI ERTEGUN. MUSICAL DIRECTIONS BY SHORTY ROGERS. RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA ON MAY 11 AND 12, 1955 BY JOHN PALLADINO. PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM CLAXTON. LINER NOTES BY JACK MONTROSE.
I never understood why Gitanes Productions altered the superb original artwork. Those are not bad photographied, but on the whole they make the CDs look and feel cheap.
(LP Prestige Victor Japan "Prestige Jazz Masterpiece Series" SMJ-6608(M)) 1979 .... recorded July 1956 .... both Hank Mobley and Kenny Dorham in peak form .... superb sounding japanese vinyl press from the late 70`s ....
THAD JONES / DETROIT-NEW YORK JUNCTION / BLUE NOTE / 1956 / DISK UNION "FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES" 200G DEEP GROOVE REISSUE OF BN 1513 THAD JONES - TRUMPET BILLY MITCHELL - TENOR SAXOPHONE KENNY BURRELL - GUITAR TOMMY FLANAGAN - PIANO OSCAR PETTIFORD - BASS SHADOW WILSON - DRUMS PRODUCED BY ALFRED LION. RECORDED AT VAN GELDER STUDIO, HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY ON MARCH 13, 1956 BY RUDY VAN GELDER. PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANCIS WOLFF. COVER DESIGN BY REID MILES. LINER NOTES BY LEONARD FEATHER. MASTERED BY KEVIN GRAY AT COHEARANT AUDIO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Thank you for recommending this record, @J.A.W.
This album works in so many ways. It really does work as a Billie Holiday tribute album, and this from a guy who really doesn't get excited about tribute albums. And it really is a fine contemporary jazz album. And it sounds so beautiful on a great system. . . . Jose James "Yesterday I had the Blues--The Music of Billie Holiday" Blue Note
You're welcome. Again, if you have the chance to get the Mosaic for a reasonable price, grab it, you won't regret it - unless you already have most of the stuff, of course
I almost pulled the trigger on the Mosaic but chose to go for the individual albums. I also have Motor City Scene (United Artists), so I guess the Mosaic would be redundant.
Johnny Lytle – Nice And Easy Riverside/Jazzland (1962) VICJ-60515 Heritage of Jazz II - Riverside 50 Series Vibraphone – Johnny Lytle Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin Piano – Bobby Timmons Bass – Sam Jones Drums – Louis Hayes
(LP CTI Records German Press Gatefold CTI-6014) 1976 .... recorded November 1971 @ Van Gelder Studios .... Joe Farrell (ts, fl) + Chick Corea (e-p) + Buster Williams (b) + Jack DeJohnette (dr) + Airto (perc) .... always a unreserved pleasure returning to this platter - even more as the dead silent German vinyl press offers beautiful sound ....
DONALD BYRD / BYRD JAZZ / TRANSITION / 1956 / JAPANESE NORMA NLP5000 REISSUE OF OF TRLP 5 DONALD BYRD - TRUMPET BERNARD MCKINNEY - EUPHONIUM YUSEF LATEEF - TENOR SAXOPHONE BARRY HARRIS - PIANO ALVIN JACKSON - BASS FRANK GANT- DRUMS PRODUCED BY TOM WILSON. RECORDED 'LIVE' AT NEW WORLD STAGE THEATRE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN ON AUGUST 23, 1955. BYRD'S FIRST RECORDING AS A LEADER. IF YOUR EXPECTING RUDY VAN GELDER RECORDING QUALITY, YOU'LL BE DISAPPOINTED. BUT THE MUSIC IS FANTASTIC. LATER LP AND CD REISSUES LISTED YUSEF LATEEF AS THE LEADER.
(LP Riverside Victor Japan "Riverside Original Recording Series" SMJ-6119) 1975 .... recordedAugust 1958 @ Five Spot Cafe, New York City .... energized Johnny Griffin audibly ignites fire in Thelonious Monk .... both Ahmed-Abdul Malik (b) + Roy Haynes (dr) are terrific .... (as always) outstanding sound via this mid 70`s Victor Japan vinyl edition ....
JACKIE MCLEAN / MCLEAN'S SCENE / NEW JAZZ / 1959 / JAPANESE FIRST PRESSING TOP RANK DEEP GROOVE 5037 LP REISSUE OF NJ 8212 JACKIE MCLEAN - ALTO SAX BILL HARDMAN - TRUMPET RED GARLAND, MAL WALDRON - PIANO PAUL CHAMBERS, ARTHUR PHIPPS - BASS ART TAYLOR - DRUMS PRODUCED BY BOB WEINSTOCK. RECORDED AT VAN GELDER STUDIO, HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY ON DECEMBER 14, 1956 AND FEBRUARY 15, 1957 BY RUDY VAN GELDER. LINER NOTES BY JACK MAHER.
I am currently on a big 50's and 60's jazz guitar kick. Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and Wes Montgomery especially.
I held out for the HQ version and it has arrived. Yippee! Clearing some head space out for the first listen. John Coltrane – Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album Impulse! (1963) UCCI-9295/6 UHQ-CD Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – John Coltrane Piano – McCoy Tyner Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Elvin Jones
