LIVE AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC - WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET (Black Saint) CD Recorded Live December 6 & 7, 1985 at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York. Remastered CD issued 2012. An excellent live album and a more appealing listen than their earlier live record LIVE IN ZURICH - but I do need to hear that one again. LIVE IN ZURICH - WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET (Black Saint) CD Recorded Live November 6, 1981 at Jazz Festival, Zürich
RETURN VISIT! - TUBBY HAYES and the All Stars (Fontana/Decca) CD Recorded 1962, A&R Studio, N.Y.C. Produced by Quincy Jones Remastered Fontana/Decca CD issued 2019 & included in the 13 CD boxset TUBBY HAYES - THE COMPLETE FONTANA ALBUMS 1961-1969
THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE - WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET (6CD Boxset) Listening to all the albums in this collection in recent days. Now playing CD 6 MOVING RIGHT ALONG - WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET (Black Saint) CD Alto Saxophone – James Spaulding Alto / Soprano Saxophone – Eric Person / Oliver Lake Baritone Saxophone / Contra-Alto Clarinet – Hamiet Bluiett Tenor Saxophone / Bass Clarinet – David Murray Recorded on October 18 and 19, 1993. Mixed and edited on October 29 and on November 5, 1993 at Sear Sound, New York. Mastered at PhonoComp, Tribiano - Milano
- Bill Dixon in Italy - volume one | BILL DIXON (Soul Note) CD Double Bass – Alan Silva Drums – Freddie Watts Tenor & Baritone Saxophone – Stephen Horenstein Trumpet – Arthur Brooks / Stephen Haynes Trumpet / Piano – Bill Dixon Recorded June 11, 12, 13, 1980 at Barigozzi Studios, Milano. Remastered CD issued 2010 - Bill Dixon in Italy - volume two | BILL DIXON (Soul Note) CD Volume Two has the same line up and recording dates as listed for Volume One Two exceptionally interesting albums.
NOVEMBER 1981 - Bill Dixon (Soul Note) CD Double Bass – Alan Silva / Mario Pavone Drums – Laurence Cook Trumpet – Bill Dixon Tracks 1 to 4 recorded live November 8, 1981, at Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland. Tracks 5 to 9 recorded November 16 & 17, 1981, at Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy. Originally released as a 2LP set. Remastered CD issued in 2010 and included in 9CD Box - BILL DIXON - THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS ON BLACK SAINT AND SOUL NOTE.
ATLANTIC ATL 50193 (Germany) - Passport (Klaus Doldinger) "Earthborn" - rec. 1982 - Engineer: Tommy Klemt
ALICE COLTRANE / PTAH THE EL DAOUD / IMPULSE / 1970 / US FIRST STEREO PRESSING AS-9196 LP Alice Coltrane's third album and her first with horns on the majority of the tracks. Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter and Rashied Ali - it doesn't get any better than this. The album has a dark tone but is - at least to my ears - very accessible. Both the long and the "shorter" (still clocking in at around 7-8 minutes) tracks build up nicely and feel somehow majestic. I don't usually rate albums in numbers, but this is a 10 out of 10. I read that the original tapes of this album were (as were many others) destroyed in the Universal vault fire in 2008, so unless good tape copies were made before then (and still exist), this album will probably never be reissued as what we would consider an audiophile version. I've listened to the Labson 90's remaster on CD and it sounds quite good (one of his better efforts), so this is probably the sole alternative to vintage vinyl I guess.
This pressing is one of my recent purchases. A wonderful sounding record and, of course, a true jazz classic.
FIRST SONG - CHARLIE HADEN | BILLY HIGGINS | ENRICO PIERANUNZI (Soul Note) CD Top notch Trio album! Remastered CD edition issued in 2010 (with different back sleeve than the one above).
Old And New Dreams - Don Cherry | Dewey Redman | Charlie Haden | Eddie Blackwell (Black Saint) CD Bass – Charlie Haden Drums, Gong – Eddie Blackwell Tenor Saxophone, Suona [Musette] – Dewey Redman Trumpet [Pocket] – Don Cherry Recorded in October 1976 at Generation Sound Studio, New York City. Remastered CD edition issued in 2010. Positively out there!
Seems like an appropriately titled album for right now — record sounds great too . . . 1997/2019 Blue Note – 57150 Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series – KPG@CA
Silence - CHARLIE HADEN with Chet Baker, Enrico Pieranunzi, Billy Higgins (Soul Note) CD Bass – Charlie Haden / Drums – Billy Higgins / Piano – Enrico Pieranunzi / Trumpet & Vocal – Chet Baker Recorded November 11 and 12, 1987 at CMC Studio, Roma. Mastered at PhonoComp, Tribiano - Milano. The remastered CD edition was issued in 2010. "This album is dedicated to Chet Baker. His perfect ear and beautiful sound will be missed by us all." This is a nice record which is basically full of easy listening laid back Jazz music - it carries just about the right kind of vibe for a first listen on a Sunday morning.
Etudes - CHARLIE HADEN / PAUL MOTIAN feat. GERI ALLEN (Soul Note) CD Bass – Charlie Haden Percussion – Paul Motian Piano – Geri Allen Recorded September 14 and 15, 1987. Mixed October 8, 1987 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City. Mastered at PhonoComp, Tribiano - Milano. The remastered CD edition was issued in 2010. Another excellent Soul Note album from Charlie Haden.
MEXICAN GREEN - THE TUBBY HAYES QUARTET (Fontana JAZZ) - Remastered 2019 CD edition Bass – Ron Mathewson Drums – Tony Levin Piano – Mike Pyne Tenor Saxophone & Flute – Tubby Hayes Recorded in London, 1967. Originally released on LP in 1968. The newly remastered 11 track CD edition sounds very good and the music is as fresh and interesting as ever. It includes 4 previously unissued tracks - three different takes of Dear Johnny B. (one with a false start) and take 4 of track 6 - A Dedication To Joy. It's all well worth a checking out! * This disc is included in the 13 CD boxset TUBBY HAYES - THE COMPLETE FONTANA ALBUMS 1961-1969
