(CD Blue Note Universal Japan "The Masterworks" UCCQ-5024 SHM-CD) 2014 .... recorded March 1st, 1962 @ Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs .... Ike Quebec (ts) + Grant Green (gt) + Sonny Clark (p) + Sam Jones (b) + Louis Hayes (dr) .... wonderful bob rooted session and the all-star group obviously doesn`t disappoint .... so good to have (more) quality Ike Quebec material available ....
Freddie Redd Quartet With Jackie McLean – The Music From "The Connection" Label: Blue Note – UCCQ-5082 Series: Blue Note, The Masterworks – Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD Country: Japan Released: 25 Mar 2015 Style: Hard Bop Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean Bass – Michael Mattos Drums – Larry Ritchie Piano, Composed By [Music] – Freddie Redd Recorded February 16, 1960. This is one helluva session for Jackie McLean - probably the best I've ever heard him in a hard bop setting. He's simply on fire here. This is an outstanding album all around, but I've been floored by McLean's playing here. He's just killing it over these Redd compositions.
Friday Freddie . . . 1962/2019 Blue Note – BST-84115, Blue Note – ST-84115, Blue Note – 7764742 Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series – KPG@CA
A n ice compilation Tampa 14 & 15 - [V.S.O.P. reissue on CD in 1990] " Moods In Jazz and Reflections In Jazz" Recorded 1954 & 1955 - Engineer (original): Val Valentine original vinyl covers:
A TRIBUTE TO CANNONBALL - DON BYAS/BUD POWELL (Sony) CD Bass – Pierre Michelot, Drums – Kenny Clarke, Piano – Bud Powell, Tenor Saxophone – Don Byas, Trumpet – Idrees Sulieman Recorded at Studio Charlot, Paris, France December 15, 1961. Produced by Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley Japanese edition reissued via Sony's Jazz Collection 1000 series. A great listen with Don Byas in particular in excellent form.
WP: Wayne Shorter – Schizophrenia Genre: Jazz Style: Post Bop Year: 1969 Alto Saxophone, Flute – James Spaulding Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Joe Chambers Piano – Herbie Hancock Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Trombone – Curtis Fuller Recorded March 10, 1967. There's not a bad Shorter BN album IMO. This one is no exception.
Also, WP: Muhal Richard Abrams – Spihumonesty Label: Black Saint – 120032-2, Black Saint – 120 032-2 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: Italy Alto Saxophone, Flute – Roscoe Mitchell Bass – Leonard Jones Composed By – M. R. Abrams* Piano, Electric Piano, Organ – Amina Myers* Piano, Synthesizer – Muhal Richard Abrams Theremin – Yousef Yancey* Trombone, Sousaphone, Synthesizer – George Lewis Voice – Jay Clayton Recorded July 1979 in NYC. No percussion, but there's some synth & electric piano mixed in with some theremin as well. I like this album, but the vocal stylings of Jay Clayton on Inneroutersight are not my bag.
NP: Joe Henderson – The State Of The Tenor • Live At The Village Vanguard • Volume 2 Label: Blue Note – CDP 7 46426 2 Format: CD, Album Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Al Foster Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson Recorded live at The Village Vanguard, NYC on November 14, 15 & 16, 1985. I'm listening via CD from the Henderson 5 Classic Albums set. Wonderful album with strong playing from everyone.
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Persip, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant – Sonny Side Up (1957)
Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Billy Bauer, Kenny Clarke, Oscar Pettiford, Ronnie Ball, Sal Mosca – Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh (1955)
The last track is very much a soundscape and really unique considering the year they did it. Pretty damn cool.
CLIFFORD JORDAN QUARTET / GLASS BEAD GAMES / STRATA-EAST / 1937 / FIRST US STEREO PRESSING SES-19738 LP After all these years on Jazz Beat - why hasn't anyone ever recommended "Glass Bead Games" and "Another Earth" (posted earlier) to me? I mean, those two are instant classics to me and jumped directly into the 10 or 20 favourite jazz albums of mine...just unbelievably good music (I am the one to blame though, as I used to be veeeery hesitant when it comes to 70's jazz).
Doing a very brief thread search found at least a few mentions of GBG and AE. Both favorites of myself and lots of others here.
