Maybe I misunderstood what you posted, but that Tal Farlow album was originally released in 1956 by Norman Granz's label Norgran and later reissued by Verve, not Blue Note. It's also included in the great Tal Farlow Mosaic CD-box.
I found this in my parents' record cabinet over 40 years ago. They were not jazz fans and probably played it once.
My listening this morning: Muhal Richard Abrams – Blues Forever Label: Black Saint – BSR 0061 CD Format: CD, Album Country: Italy Alto Saxophone, Flute – Jimmy Vass* Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Wallace Leroy McMillan* Baritone Saxophone, Tuba – Howard Johnson (3) Bass – Michael Logan (2) Drums – Andrew Cyrille French Horn – Vincent Chancey Guitar – Jean-Paul Bourelly Piano, Conductor, Composed By, Cover – Muhal Richard Abrams Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Eugene Ghee Trombone – Craig Harris (3) Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Baikida Carroll Recorded July 20, 21 & 27, 1981. Very interesting and absorbing music. Bourelly's guitar is definitely a contrast with the other instruments.
A fine record by an underrated bariton saxophonist. Not seen much here aroung. ... and great cover scans excellent quality pix indeed.
"Octopus" = My favorite jazz guitar player - have the reissue from Japan in vinyl and almost complete his total output. He had this nickname for his big hands capable of all (even the most difgficult) grip combinations on the guitar pord. Here is the front of the book about him from my friend Mr. Guy Littler Jones.
West Coast Jazz featuring Bobby Hutchersdon on an album by Ron Jefferson "Love Lifted Me" on Pacific Jazz PL-36 - recorden 1961 - reissue by Toshiba-EMI 1992
Nice!! He plays really fast, and make some impossible combinations, very technical. My favorite guitarrist its Wes montgomery.
Les McCann introduced the young Monty to Pacific Jazz owner Richerd Bock. Here is his first LP on Pacificv Jazz Records Monty Alexander "Alexander The Great" PJ-86 and recorded in 1964 Featuring Victor Gakin (b) and Paul Humphries (dr)
(LP Blue Note King Record Japan "Unissued Masters Series Part 1" GXK-8158) 1980 .... recorded March 29th, 1959 @ Van Gelder Studio Hackensack .... Hank Mobley (ts) + Donald Byrd (tp) + Sonny Clark (p) + Paul Chambers (b) + Art Blakey (dr) .... Sonny Clark plays the compositions of Sonny Clark .... and Art Blakey - disposed of his Jazz Messenger leader duties - performs noticeably unbent .... as good as it gets .....
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia Art Blakey, drums; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass.
THIS IS JAZZ - CHET BAKER (Columbia/Legacy) CD A 10 track compilation. The first 6 tracks were included on CHET BAKER & STRINGS (Columbia) Recorded 1953/1954 Chet Baker (trumpet), Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Russ Freeman (piano), Bud Shank (alto sax/flute), Joe Mondragon (string bass), Shelly Manne (drums), Tracks 7-10 were originally issued on SHE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME (CTI) Recorded 1974 Chet Baker (trumpet & vocal), Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob James (electric piano), Ron Carter (bass), Jack DeJohnette / Stephen Gadd (drums), Hubert Laws (flute/alto flute), Romeo Penque (flute/clarinet), plus 9 violinists. I have never heard the two complete albums that are posted above. The Legacy compilation includes just over half tracks from the two original releases.
BASRA - PETE LA ROCA (Blue Note) CD with Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Steve Kuhn (piano), Steve Swallow (bass), Pete La Roca (drums) Recorded 1965. 24 bit CD remastered by RVG in 2004. A terrific album that just gets better with every listen.
As a Sonny Clark fan i missed this one. Have to try first a vinyl if available. Thanks fpr posting it.
Monday Miles (and one of my favourite albums of all time) . . . 1969/2013 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 1-377, Columbia – 88697943581
