The wizzard on the keyboards Jan Hammer on piano, electric piano, Moog sythesizer, Obernheim synthesizer & digital sequencer, drums & percussion, Freeman string synthesizer, Mellotron David Earl Johnson on congas & percussion Steve Kindler on violin
Bill Evans With Eddie Gomez & "Philly" Joe Jones –California Here I Come Label: Verve Records – VE 2-2545, Verve Records – B0002681-02 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Recorded at the Village Vanguard in '67. Very nice live recording of the Evans/Jones pairing.
(LP Atlantic Warner Pioneer Japan P-6103A) 1972 .... recorded March 12th + 16th + 30th, 1965 @ New York.... Art Farmer (tp, flh) + Steve Kuhn (p) + Steve Swallow (b) + Pete LaRoca (dr) .... always ready to marvel about the sublime mastery of Art Farmer whose sparse playing is spot on and the delicate rhythm section is a perfect match .... simply beautiful and indispensable ....
Another favorite Hawk and Prez highlight. Backing Billie Holiday on sides compliled on Columbia CL-637 from 1954 ('61 repress) Also with the remarkable Teddy Wilson: 'Lady Day'
Reissue from Japan label VeeJay 2 LP- set recorded November 12 1967 - reissue date July 215,1977 "Interpretations" by The Wynton Kelly Quartet
(LP Blue Note Liberty Blue White Stereo BST-84205) 1966 .... recorded May 19th, 1965 @ Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs .... Joe Henderson (ts) + Steve Kuhn (p) + Steve Swallow (b) + Pete La Roca (dr) .... one of my most beloved Blue Note platters and definitely of the best Joe Henderson outings on the label .... the rhythm section - same as on Art Farmer`s "Sing Me Softly Of The Blues" - is superb ..... again indispensable ....
Back on my Lester Young journey. This time Prez meets The Oscar Peterson Trio from 1952 on Verve MG V-8144 ('57 repress) With Ray Brown, J. C. Heard and Barney Kessel.
This album is great! The Oscar peterson piano always fits perfect with cool saxophone solos, in session with Getz and Zoot sims it sound good too..
THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK Volume 1 - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve) CD THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK Volume 2 - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve) CD 16 tracks on each album. Both were recorded 1958, orchestra arranged & conducted by Paul Weston with digital remastering by Dennis Drake Most or all these sessions also issued on a 2CD release. There are always plenty of delightful selections to be heard on these Songbooks.
The Harold Arlen Songbook Volume 1 - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve) CD The Harold Arlen Songbook Volume 1 - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve) CD Both Volumes recorded 1960-61. Orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy May. There are 13 tracks on each CD. Both volumes include an extra track that was not on original LP edition. 1988 digital remastering by Dennis Drake. Volume 1 includes 16 page booklet. Volume 2 includes 20 page booklet. The original double LP had a similar front cover as the CD versions....
Max Roach on HORO (Itali) Max Roach "The Loadstar" tec. Rome July 27, 1977 at Mama Gog Studios - engineer Raimondo Caruna
Bill Evans – Alone Label: Verve Records – 833 801-2 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Recorded in '68. Beautiful music and sound on the piano.
My vinyl has 4 tracks on side A and one long track on side B. No track durations however listed. What is the content of the CD? Thanks
2 bonus tracks on the CD: Tracklist 1 Here's That Rainy Day 5:17 2 A Time For Love 5:02 3 Midnight Mood 5:16 4 On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) 4:45 5 Never Let Me Go 14:28 6 Medley: All The Things You Are / Midnight Mood 4:08 7 A Time For Love 6:56
The Believer - JOHN COLTRANE (OJC/Prestige) CD Tracks 1-3 John Coltrane (tenor sax), Donald Byrd / Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Louis Hayes / Arthur Taylor (drums) Tracks 4-5 John Coltrane (tenor sax), Ray Draper (tuba), Gil Coggins (piano), Spanky DeBrest (bass), Larry Ritchie (drums) Sessions recorded 1957-1958. 1996 CD digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie. Some great playing on this compilation. The CD includes all three tracks that were on the original John Coltrane LP The Believer, plus two tracks from the lesser known New Jazz LP The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane
I completely ignored Pat Metheny's work on vinyl until a month or so ago. Almost everything he put out also was available on CD, so digital is what I have been listening to. Shame, that. Some of these ECM albums are revelations on vinyl.
(LP Prestige Victor Japan "Prestige Jazz Masterpiece Series" SMJ-6559(M)) 1976 .... recorded February 7th, 1958 @ Van Gelder Studio Hackensack ..... John Coltrane (ts) + Red Garland (p) + Paul Chambers (b) + Art Taylor (dr) ..... part of the brilliant John Coltrane trilogy for Prestige (beneath "Traneing In" and "Settin` The Pace") .... listening to a giant in the making ....
OLIVER NELSON / MAIN STEM / PRESTIGE / 1961 / FIRST US MONO PRESSING PR 7236 LP A truly great but unfortunately underrated/overlooked effort by Oliver Nelson and Joe Newman. It seems "Straight Ahead" with Eric Dolphy cast a long shadow in which Nelson's other Prestige/New Jazz albums couldn't get the attention and praise they deserved. My pressing got me scratching my head. The first side looks as if someone spilled a bottle of wine over it 50 years ago. It's much less reflecting when held against sunlight. There's also a a little bit of noise in the left channel that is below music level, though. The B side is immaculate. I had three attempts getting rid of this sirup-like layer from Side A with my record cleaning machine (augmenting the amount of alcohol on the next attempt), but to no avail. I'm used to noisy vinyl on original Prestige pressings, but what puzzles me is that Side 2 is almost perfect - it should be just as problematic had it been a pressing related issue, it is either recycled vinyl on both sides or none at all.
A Lee Morgan 1973 compilation with 3 different groups - 2 LP set GNPS2-2074 - issued 1973 a) Lee Morgan (tp) / Clifford Jordan (ts) / Wynton Kelly (p) / Paul Chambers (b) / Art Blakey (dr) - 4 tracls - rec. February 3, 1960 b) Lee Morgan (tp) / Clifford Jordsan (ts) / Eddie Higgins (p) / Art Davis (b) / Art Blakey (dr) - 7 tracks - rec. Oct. 13, 1960 c) Lee Morgan (tp) / Frank Strozier (as) / Wayne Shorter (ts) / Bobby Timmons (p) / Bob Cranshaw (b) / Al 'Tootie' Heath (dr) - rec April 25, 1960 - 2 tracks
