RIP Larry He made many audiophile recordings. Larry Willis, Pianist Who Crossed Genres, Is Dead at 76
MARY LOU WILLIAMS AT RICK'S CAFE AMERICAIN (Storyville) 2CD with Mary Lou Williams (piano), Milton Suggs (bass), Drashear Khalid (drums) Recorded 1979. Some selections were originally released on a single CD with different cover... Got lucky finding the 2CD edition in the bargains! It's a live concert that was recorded at the end of Mary Lou's career. Apparently Mary Lou had completely lost the hearing in the left ear, never mind other serious health issues that were plaguing her at the time of this recording. I'm glad I decided to go for this 'bargain' despite some minor loudness issues here and there because overall it's a great listen and I'm enjoying hearing all these cover versions more than I ever expected to. Tracks 1-5 on CD1 are solo piano. Everything else is played by her Trio.
George Wallington, Art Taylor, Donald Byrd, Phil Woods, Teddy Kotick – Jazz for the Carriage Trade (1956)
Wayne Shorter – Night Dreamer Genre: Jazz Style: Hard Bop Year: 1964 Bass – Reginald Workman* Drums – Elvin Jones Piano – McCoy Tyner Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Trumpet – Lee Morgan Written-By – Wayne Shorter Recorded April 29, 1964. Listening via CD from the Shorter 5 Original Album collection. This is a stunner right from the get go. Amazing music.
Grant Green, Ben Tucker, Billy Gardner, Dave Bailey, Frank Haynes – Reaching Out (1961) Originally released under Dave Bailey's name:
A nice Duo recording of two masters Xanadu 145 " Heavy Love" - recorded March 15, 1977 - Engineer: Richard Slderson
More Info on Brownie Clifford Brown Biography Clifford Brown’s death in a car accident at the age of 25 was one of the great tragedies in jazz history. Already ranking with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis as one of the top trumpeters in jazz, Brownie was still improving in 1956. Plus he was a clean liver and was not even driving; the up-and-coming pianist Richie Powell and his wife (who was driving) also perished in the crash. Clifford Brown accomplished a great deal in the short time he had. He started on trumpet when he was 15, and by 1948 was playing regularly in Philadelphia. Fats Navarro, who was his main influence, encouraged Brown, as did Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. After a year at Maryland State University, he was in a serious car accident in June 1950 that put him out of action for a year. In 1952, Brown made his recording debut with Chris Powell’s Blue Flames (an R&B group). The following year, he spent some time with Tadd Dameron, and from August to December was with Lionel Hampton’s band, touring Europe and leading some recording sessions. In early 1954, he recorded some brilliant solos at Birdland with Art Blakey’s quintet (a band that directly preceded the Jazz Messengers) and by mid-year had formed a quintet with Max Roach. Considered one of the premiere hard bop bands, the group lasted until Brown’s death, featuring Harold Land (and later Sonny Rollins) on tenor and recording several superb sets for Emarcy. Just hours before his death, Brownie appeared at a Philadelphia jam session that was miraculously recorded, and played some of the finest music of his short life. Clifford Brown had a fat warm tone, a bop-ish style quite reminiscent of the equally ill-fated Fats Navarro, and a mature improvising approach; he was as inventive on melodic ballads as he was on rapid jams. Amazingly enough, a filmed appearance of him playing two songs in 1955 on a Soupy Sales variety show turned up after being lost for 40 years, the only known footage of the great trumpeter. Fortunately, virtually all of his recordings are currently available, including his Prestige dates (in the OJC series), his work for Blue Note and Pacific Jazz (on a four-CD set), and his many Emarcy sessions (reissued on a magnificent ten-disc set). But the one to pick up first is Columbia’s The Beginning and the End, which has Brown’s first and last recordings. ~ Scott Yanow
My favorite West Coast Artist and his group RCA Victor NL - 45645 "Wherever The Five Winds Blow" - Shorty Rogers Quintet - Recorded 1958 A Fresh Sound Records reissue from 1972
(LP New Jazz Prestige Victor Japan "Prestige Jazz Masterpiece Series" SMJ-6567(M)) 1977 ....recorded August 15th,1960 @ New York .... Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) + George Duvivier (b) + Ron Carter (cello) + Roy Haynes (dr) .... terrific Eric Dolphy session with in a stripped down "strings`n things" group structure .... this great sounding Victor Japan pressing is music to the ears ....
Paul Chambers "1st Bassman" w Wynton Kelly Piano Lex Humphries drums Curtis Fuller trombone Tommy Turrentine trumpet Yuseef Lateef on tenor, also he penned the entire album. There songs seem written for Paul Chambers specifically , as the heads have all these interesting bass breaks and fills in the middle. Maybe someone knows the story. Interesting and modern sounding music on VeeJay.
(CD Columbia Legacy Austrian Press C2K 85191) 2001 .... recorded March 7th, 1970 @ Fillmore East New York .... Miles Davis (tp) + Wayne Shorter (ts, ss) + Chick Corea (el-p) + Dave Holland (b, el-b) + Jack DeJohnette (dr) +Airto Moirera (perc) .... return recurringly to this exciting Miles Davis transition period document with a fantastic band on the roll .... great music indeed ....
NINETY DEGREES GRAVITY - TRISH CLOWES (Basho) CD with Trish Clowes (tenor saxophone, vocals), Chris Montague (guitar), Ross Stanley (piano & Hammond organ), James Maddren (drums). An excellent new 7 track album from a UK based band that have been around for a few years but up until recently were unknown to me. This impressive collection was recorded in 2018 and issued on CD in 2019 in a gate-fold cardboard sleeve. There's a 4 page booklet included. Six of the tracks are studio recordings. The remaining track is a wonderful 12.32 minute version of 'Lightning Les', recorded live at the National Opera House, Wexford. "Arguably her most assured and persuasive calling card to date, Ninety Degrees Gravity confidently backs up the widely held notion that Clowes is one of the UK's leading jazz lights. A fine recording that's likely to muscle its way into more than a few Best of Year lists." Ian Patterson (AAJ Review) Trish Clowes: Ninety Degrees Gravity
Wayne Shorter – The Soothsayer Label:Blue Note Alto Saxophone – James Spaulding Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Tony Williams* Piano – McCoy Tyner Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard Recorded March 4, 1965 but held back from release for about 14 years. Way too long. The title track is an extremely deep groove. Love this one.
Horace silver, silver blue- USA 50s Dave brubeck- jazz impressions of japan, USA 50s postimage org safe
