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Post by collinsman on Jan 12, 2013 11:10:53 GMT -5
' Russell Malone'
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Post by drumolator on Jan 12, 2013 18:31:30 GMT -5
Ellis Marsalis - Heart of Gold
Columbia 1992
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Post by poetrylover3 on Jan 13, 2013 6:28:11 GMT -5
Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 (Mosaic). IMO the greatest Mingus working band including previously unreleased live performances with Eric Dolphy. This is a very important and wonderful 7 disc release. The set was a Christmas present from my wife and it has taken its rightful position as a cornerstone of my jazz library. The highlights are too many to list in full but include Mingus' feature "Sophisticated Lady", the Town Hall Concert concert augmented by nearly an hour of previously unissued performances. "Praying With Eric", Parkeriana", and "Fables of Faubus" are especially noteworthy. Did I forget to mention that there's some fabulous Dolphy herein? The Concertgebuow Concert captured 6 days later is a joy. Standouts include "Orange was the color of her dress, then blue silk" and "Meditations". Other new releases include Mingus at "Monterey '65" and enough material to have created a second volume of "My Favorite Quintet".
The liner notes are enlightening and insightful.
Whether you're an old Mingus hand or a new one, this collection is a wonderous expansion of the musical universe, equivalent to new Mozart unearthed.
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Post by astrid on Jan 13, 2013 7:15:11 GMT -5
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Post by tom1960 on Jan 13, 2013 9:16:51 GMT -5
Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 (Mosaic) Jeff, welcome to the board!!! I hope to see you here posting in the future. Right now listening to:
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Post by poetrylover3 on Jan 13, 2013 9:59:05 GMT -5
I will be. I'm busily burning Mingus,Mingus,Mingus,Mingus, Mingus for my bass and guitar playing son, Ross. I gave him an extra copy of Changes Two I owned. I'll be surprised if it doesn't have an effect.
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Post by poetrylover3 on Jan 14, 2013 6:12:59 GMT -5
Mingus At Antibes
Dave Holland Big Band: Overtime
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Post by tom1960 on Jan 14, 2013 16:54:19 GMT -5
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Post by poetrylover3 on Jan 15, 2013 7:26:55 GMT -5
Satchmo At Symphony Hall: 65th Anniversary: The Complete Performances.
A wonderful concert with Jack Teagarden & The All Stars (Bigard, Catlett, et.al) How can you not be moved by "Stars Fell on Alabama" or "On The Sunny Side of the Street", "What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue?", "Back O'Town Blues" or indeed any of the performances on these two discs? The older I get, the more I appreciate Armstrong's artistry-quite possibly the most remarkable in our recorded history. Whee would our vocalists or instrumentalists of all stripes be without this man as "true north"?
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Post by Admin on Jan 15, 2013 17:53:55 GMT -5
Dizzy Gillespie - School Days An old recording from 1951, this album has been re-released on Columbia from the old Savoy/Regent recordings. The blowing is insane in spots -- in "Pop's Confessin," Dizzy tries to hit the loudest, highest, longest note possible (à la Roy Eldridge). Joe Carroll provides some humor in his vocal work (often performing in duet with Dizzy). Milt Jackson actually goes without his vibes here, singing and playing piano. A young John Coltrane solos on “We Love to Boogie,” which was one of his first appearances on record. According to the original liner notes, other performers on the album are "probably" Bill Graham on baritone sax, Wynton Kelly on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Al Jones, Kansas Fields, or Joe Hanes on drums. The interplay among trumpet, piano, and Joe Carroll's vocals is some of the best you'll hear from this time period (it gets even better in a couple years, but this is still outstanding). "Lady Be Good" is a tour de force for Carroll, and "School Days" starts to sound a lot like the blues-shouting R&B of the day. For any fan of Dizzy, and the bop of the day, this is a worthwhile investment in listening pleasure. The trumpet is good, the vocals are good, the humor is good. You can barely miss with this one. AllMusic
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Post by poetrylover3 on Jan 16, 2013 15:42:10 GMT -5
Louis Armstrong: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings features Laughin' Louie, Back O'Town Blues, Sugar and 70 or so more. Despite the fact this issue used the Cedar process, I don't know a source to cheaply replace it. If you do, please let me know.
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Post by tom1960 on Jan 16, 2013 19:48:56 GMT -5
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Post by tom1960 on Jan 16, 2013 20:49:50 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 16, 2013 21:04:41 GMT -5
Erroll Garner - Misty
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Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2013 13:15:11 GMT -5
Back in the 40's, Jimmy Dorsey played at a Fraternity dance for us. It was always a debate on who was better, Jimmy Dosrey or Tommy Dorsey. Here's a good Jimmy album - I Got Rhythm Nice review from Amazon: After ten years, this is Decca Jazz's only CD issue of Jimmy Dorsey up until now. But what is offered here is quite good! Well, it is impossible to fit all of Dorsey's Decca recordings (well over 400!) on one compact disc, so the choices are difficult. It is good that Orrin Keepnews issue some of Jimmy's fine instrumentals. I always thought his version of "Don't Be That Way" was better than Benny Goodman's RCA record. Also, his record of "Turn Right" sounds pretty modern for 1941, sort of hinting at "BOP", which became popular after World War II. Of course, Jimmy Dorsey's horn playing did inspire the BOP musicians, especially Charlie Parker. Decca Jazz needs to be advised that there is much more to be heard from here! Here are just a few Jimmy Dorsey tunes that need to be reissued: "Dorsey Stomp", "Tap Dancer's Nightmare", "Dorsey Dervish", "Funiculi, Funicula", "A Man and His Drums", "Dixieland Detour", "Rigamarole", "Cherokee", "Major and Minor Stomp", "La Rosita", "Fingerbustin'", "Perfidia", "Bar Babble", "What Makes Sammy Run", "Jersey Bounce", "Blue Skies", "The Champ", "J.D.'s Boogie Woogie", "Lover", "Outer Drive", "Perdido", "Jumpin' Jehosaphat", "Star Dust",...
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