MOPRO M 1212 - John Von Ohlen " Rollin' With Von Ohlen - The Blue Wisp Big Band" - rec. 1944 - Engineer: Ric Probst
TRILOGY * CHICK COREA TRIO (Stretch/Concord Jazz) 3CD Bass – Christian McBride / Piano – Chick Corea / Drums – Brian Blade + Flute – Jorge Pardo (two tracks only) / Acoustic Guitar – Niño Josele (two tracks only) Vocals – Gayle Moran Corea (one track only) This release never fails to impress. It is an exceptionally good sounding triple disc with musicianship and SQ of the highest standard. Package issued in triple digipak with booklet.
Medina | BOBBY HUTCHERSON (Blue Note CLASSIC) Japanese CD re-issue Bass – Reggie Johnson / Drums – Joe Chambers / Piano – Stanley Cowell Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Harold Land / Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson Recorded on August 11, 1969. CD remastered 2012 – Yoshio Okazaki Six tracks from the forever interesting Bobby Hutcherson on fine session that features 4 other top notch musicians.
TRILOGY 2 - CHICK COREA/CHRISTIAN McBRIDE/BRIAN BLADE (Concord Jazz) 2CD Bass – Christian McBride / Piano – Chick Corea / Drums – Brian Blade Recorded 2016 & issued 2019 in a trifold digi-sleeve with a 16-page booklet including liner notes and photographs. Just like the first Trilogy release (a 3CD set) this 2CD follow up is just as impressive.
TIME/LIFE (SONG FOR THE WHALES AND OTHER BEINGS) (Impulse!) CD CHARLIE HADEN LIBERATION MUSIC ORCHESTRA Alto Saxophone – Loren Stillman / Bass – Charlie Haden (2 tracks), Steve Swallow (3 tracks) Drums – Matt Wilson / French Horn – Vincent Chancey / Guitar – Steve Cardenas Piano – Carla Bley / Tenor Saxophone – Chris Cheek, Tony Malaby / Trombone – Curtis Fowlkes Trumpet – Michael Rodriguez, Seneca Black / Tuba – Joseph Daley A 5 track record arranged & conducted by – Carla Bley. CD edition issued with 16 page booklet. Track 1 was written by Miles Davis, and track 5 was written by Charlie Haden. They were both recorded live on August 15, 2011 at the Jazz Middelheim Festival in Antwerp, Belgium for Belgium Public Radio Klara. Tracks 2, 3 and 4 (all written by Carla Bley) were recorded on January 14 and 15, 2015 at Avatar Studios, NY Mastered at Battery Studios, NY. As expected this is a very interesting recording, well worth checking out.
5 ORIGINAL ALBUMS | PAOLO FRESU (Blue Note) Baritone Saxophone – Tino Tracanna / Double Bass – Attilio Zanchi Drums – Ettore Fioravanti / Electric Piano – Roberto Cipelli Piano – Roberto Cipelli / Tenor & Soprano Saxophone – Tino Tracanna Trumpet & Flugelhorn – Paolo Fresu Cardboard box with 5 CDs in separate cardboard sleeves with mini-album design. CD1: Recorded Jan.19-21 and mixed April 6-7, 2004 CD2: Recorded Jan.21-23 and mixed April 8-9, 2004 CD3: Recorded Oct. 4-6 and mixed Oct. 26-27, 2004 CD4: Recorded Oct. 7-9 and mixed Oct. 29-29, 2004 CD5: Recorded May. 24-27 and mixed May. 30-31 / June 1, 2005 I'm not over familar with any of the 5 discs in this budget priced Blue Note boxset. Playing through them all again over the last day or two has proved very rewarding.
K0ch Jazz - 3-6902-2 DDD - Neil Richardsoon Singers " A Beautiful Friendship backed by The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra - rec. 1998
SVENSK JAZZHISTORIA | Various Artists (Caprice Records) CD SWEDISH JAZZ 1928-1969 COMPILATION https://www.discogs.com/release/13217697-Various-Swedish-Jazz-1928-1969-Compilation A very attractive sounding 29 track compilation (plus booklet) with music selected from 10 previously issued Caprice box sets. All the box sets are pictured on the front of CD sleeve. I have a few of these box sets and am well pleased with them all. This single disc compilation grabbed my attention because it includes a high percentage of tracks that are not on the box sets I already have.
Contemporary C 3501 - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars " Sunday A La Lighthouse" - rec. 1953 - Engineer (remastering): Roy DuNann
V.S.O.P. # 112 CD (2 CD-Set) - The Warne Marsh Quartet " Live At Dana Point 1957" - Engineer: Dick Stambaugh
Jass Records 10 - Coleman Hawkins & Red Allen " Warhorses Volume one" - rec. 1957 - Engineer: Dough Pomeroy
It's the 2001 Speakers Corner release. It sounds quite good. No complaints, although I've never heard an original.
NORGRAN MG N -1055 / Verve 23MJ-3396 [Japan] - Johnny Hodges & His Small Band " Ellingtonia ' 56" - rec. 1956
Found a few interesting titles on CD from a "friends of the library" thrift store, 50¢ each: The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Jazz at Oberlin; OJC 1987 George Benson, The New Boss Guitar of George Benson with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet, OJC 1990 reissue of 1964 release Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Everybody's Boppin', Columbia 1989 comp. The Best of The Modern Jazz Quartet, Pablo 1988 comp. from two 1980s Pablo albums VA, Guitar Player Presents Jazz Guitar Classics, 1953-1974, OJC 1989 comp. VA, Batteries Not Included (Hip Jazz-Bop! series), 1201 Music 1995 comp.