JIMMY HEATH / THE QUOTA / RIVERSIDE / 1961 / US MONO FIRST PRESSING WITH BLUE & SILVER MIC-REELS DEEP GROOVE LABELS RLP 372 FULL SIZE PICTURES: http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/max/350351/dsc-0172_902149.jpg http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/max/350351/dsc-0173-01_902151.jpg http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/max/350351/dsc-0174_902152.jpg
(LP Prestige New Jazz Victor Japan "Prestige Jazz Masterpiece Series" SMJ-6572) 1978 .... recorded July 16th, 1961 .... Eric Dolphy (as, b-cl) + Booker Little (tp) + Mal Waldron (p) + Richard Davis Davis (b) + Ed Blackwell (dr) .... simply a stellar recording hands down ....
(CD Prestige New Jazz Universal Japan "New Jazz Chronicle" UCCO-5383 SHM-CD) 2013 .... recorded April 1, 1960 .... Eric Dolphy (as, b-cl, fl) + Freddie Hubbard (tp) + Jaki Byard (b) + George Tucker (b) + Roy Haynes (dr) .... superb japanese DSD transfer from 2013 ....
Curious where The Penthouse was, I looked it up and it was apparently demolished in 1968 and is now a parking lot. Here is the hotel it was on the ground floor of (left of center) back in 1916:
The Basie Bunch | Cool Too - Various Artists (Vanguard) CD 12 track compilation selected from hard to find, or deleted Vanguard recordings. Tracks 1 & 5 are from the album Joe Newman and His Band (VRS 8007), 1954 Tracks 3 & 9 are from the album The Jo Jones Special (VRS 8503), 1957 Tracks 6-8 are from the album A Night at Count Basie's (VRS 8508), 1956 Tracks 2, 4, 10 & 12 are from the album Buckin' the Blues (VRS 8514), 1956 Track 11 is from the album Jo Jones Plus Two (VRS 8525), 1958 Musicians - Alto Saxophone – Earl Warren (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 12) Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 12), Eddie Jones (tracks: 1, 5), Tommy Bryant (tracks: 11),Walter Page (tracks: 3, 9) Drums – Bobby Donaldson (tracks: 6-8), Jo Jones (tracks: 2-4, 9-12), Osie Johnson (tracks: 1, 5) Flute – Frank Wess (tracks: 1, 5) Guitar – Kenny Burrell (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 12) Organ – Marlowe Morris (tracks: 6-8) Piano – Bobby Henderson (tracks: 6-8), Count Basie (tracks: 3, 9), Hank Jones (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 12),Johnny Acea (tracks: 1, 5), Nat Pierce (tracks: 3, 9), Ray Bryant (tracks: 11) Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster (tracks: 1, 5), Frank Wess (tracks: 1, 5), Lucky Thompson (tracks: 3, 9) Trombone – Benny Green (tracks: 3, 9), Matthew Gee (tracks: 1, 5), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 12) Trumpet – Buck Clayton (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 12), Emmett Berry (tracks: 3, 9), Emmett Berry (tracks: 6-8),Joe Newman (tracks: 1, 5) Vocals – Joe Williams (tracks: 6-8)
"This piece was written and performed to celebrate the centenary of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, an important event in Civil Rights history; its message and music is timeless." * Not all "Jazz", but there more than enough of it on this disc to justify inclusion in this thread.... My People The Complete Show - Duke Ellington (Storyville) CD with Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Rudy Powell, Russell Procope Baritone Saxophone – Bob Freedman Bass – Joe Benjamin Choir – The Irving Bunton Singers Congas – Emmanuel Abdul Rahim Drums – Louis Bellson Piano, Celesta – Billy Strayhorn Piano, Conductor – Jimmy Jones Tap Dance – Bunny Briggs Tenor Saxophone – Harold Ashby, Pete Clarke Trombone – Booty Wood, Britt Woodman, John Sanders Trumpet – Bill Berry, Nat Woodard, Ray Nance, Ziggy Harrell Vocals – Jimmy Grissom, Jimmy McPhail, Joya Sherrill, Recorded 1963 and issued on CD in double gate-fold digipak with 12 page glossy booklet enclosed. There are 25 tracks on this edition with a running time of just over 79 minutes.
Dizzy's Diamonds | The Best of the Verve Years - Dizzy Gillespie (Verve) 3CD Tracks are selected from the albums CD 1 - BIG BAND Gillespiana (1964), Big Band Sound Of Dizzy Gillespie (UK only release/1955), Birks Works (1957, New Continent (Limelight/1962), Dizzy Gillespie - World Statesman (1956), Dizzy Gillespie At Newport (1957), Ella Fitzgerald - Duke Ellington Songbook Vol. 1 (1957) CD 2 - SMALL GROUPS & GUESTS JATP in Europe (1960), The Cool World (1964), Carnegie Hall Concert (1961), The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All (1957), The Greatest Names In Jazz - Various Artists (1954), Bird And Diz (1950), Soul Searching (1960), Have Trumpet, Will Excite (1959), New Jazz Sounds Of Benny Carter (1954), Sonny Side Up (1957), The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (1959), Sittin' In (1957) CD 3 - IN AN AFRO-CUBAN, CALYPSO GROOVE Carnegie Hall Concert (1961), Jambo Caribe (Limelight/1964), Afro (1954), Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (Philips/1963), Dizzy On The French Riviera (Philips/1962), Gillespiana (1964), New Wave (Philips/1962), Something Old, Something New (Philips/1963), The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (1959), Big Band Sound Of Dizzy Gillespie (UK only release/1955), Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith (1957) Special 2017 edition re-issued in triple gate-fold digipak with the 30 page booklet secured/glued onto one of the three CD pockets. This edition was remastered by Gary Mayo and the sound across all 3CDs is excellent. *I have a scattering of Dizzy Gillespie on Verve but am missing out on many crucial recordings. As things stand this (budget) release fills a high percentage of those missing gems and is a damn near perfect purchase for me. The selections and sequencing all deserve special mention too.
A big favorite of mine. I have a mono lp that has the best sound I've heard, I have this and a US and a Japanese cd version, just wonderful music.
(LP Prestige Gatefold Cover P-24091) 1979 .... recorded December 1963 and October 1964 .... Booker Ervin (ts) + Jackie Byard (p) + Richard Davis (b) + Alan Dawson (dr) .... Side 1 and Side 2 B1 & B3 originally issued as "The Freedom Book" (Prestige 7295); Side 3 and Side 4 D1 & D3 as "The Space Book" (Prestige 7386). "Stella By Starlight" and "The Second #2" originally appeared on "Groovin' High" (Prestige 7417) .... this one assembles the material from the both arguably best Booker Ervin sessions for Prestige .... desert island recordings ....
(LP Prestige New Jazz Victor Japan SMJ-6565) 1976 .... recorded March 1961 .... Oliver Nelson (ts, as) + Eric Dolphy (as, b-cl, fl) + Richard Williams (tp) + Richard Wyands (p) + George Duvivier + Roy Haynes .... some 10 months subsequently to "Screamin`The Blues" the same ensemble performs another remarkable date - especially Eric Dolphy performs unstoppable ....
(LP Blue Note Liberty Blue Label "Blue Note Classic" LT-1086) .... recorded August 1969 .... Bobby Hutcherson (vib) + Harold Land (ts, fl) + Stanley Cowell (p) + Reggie Johnson (b) + Joe Chambers (dr) .... the Bobby Hutcherson Quintet at its peak - nuff said ....
Sonny Red - Out of the Blue Blue Note (1960) TOCJ-4032 BN Works 4000 Series Alto Saxophone – Sonny Red Piano – Wynton Kelly Bass – Paul Chambers, Sam Jones Drums – Jimmy Cobb, Roy Brooks
(LP Blue Note Liberty Blue White Stereo BST-84151) 1966 .... recorded November 8th, 1963 .... Joe Henderson (ts) + Andrew Hill (p) +Richard Davis (b) + Roy Haynes (dr) .... this Andrew Hill debut for Blue Note a highlight of the renowed label`s catalogue for sure and another strong proof for Joe Henderson`s wondrous sideman abilities .... 10 Blue Note albums for the desert island - this one is with me guaranteed ....
(CD Prestige New Jazz Victor Japan VICJ-23785) 1993 ..... recorded April 1963 .... Booker Ervin (superb !!) this time as part of a quartet feat Ronnie Matthews (p) + Larry Ridley (b) +Roy Haynes (dr) - and what a cracking session this is ....
The Gigolo - Lee Morgan (Blue Note) HMCD with Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Harold Mabern Jr. (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) Recorded 1965 Issued in Japan on HMCD as part of the Blue Note 'masterworks' series.
(LP Steeplechase Records SCS-1161) 1981 .... recorded June 15th 1976 .... in this stripped down setting Dexter Gordon`s is truly on fire (no lackluster succession of quotes etc) + both bass master Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (he was outerwordly good at that time ....) and pin point drummer Alex Riel supply fine-meshed rhythm patterns .... bought this one as new release and the excitement still lingers on .... the CD edition SteepleChase SCCD 31156 adds a excellent bonus title .... warmly recommended ....
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles Blue Note (1964) TOCJ-4175 BN Works 4100 Series Piano – Herbie Hancock Cornet – Freddie Hubbard Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Anthony Williams
(CD Riverside Victor Japan "Riverside CD Masterpiece Series" VDJ-1520) 1985 .... recorded February 1958 .... Sonny Rollins (ts) + Oscar Pettiford (b) + Max Roach (dr) .... a classic ....
