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Selection: Minor Meeting . . . Track List Junka 7:30 Blues Blue 7:18 Minor Meeting 6:46 Royal Flush 7:00 Some Clark Bars 6:18 My Conception 4:44 Artists Sonny Clark, piano; Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone; Paul Chambers, bass; Art … Continue reading
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UPDATES September 11, photos Leon Thomas and Roy Haynes from Harry M, to Harrys Place; Melody Maker June 1980 full page interview with Pharoah, to Appendix. Enough of British Jazz for the moment, back to The USA, and one of … Continue reading
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More British Progressive Modern Jazz from the early 1970s, as always, original first pressing. Selection: The Dandelion (incorrectly listed on the back cover as “We’ll Make It”) . . . Track List A1 With Terry’s Help 5:56A2 The Dandelion 6:10 … Continue reading
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Selection: Stratus phunk . . . Artists Alan Kiger, trumpet; Dave Baker, trombone; Dave Young, tenor sax; George Russell, piano; Chuck Israels, bass; Joe Hunt, drums; recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York, October 18, 1960 recording engineer Ray Fowler, … Continue reading
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Selection 1: How Many Clouds Can You See? . . . Selection 2: Premonition . . . Disclaimer: a few random clicks and low-level of surface noise. British jazz enthusiasts in the 60s and 70s were not OCD record owners … Continue reading
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Selection: Barley Mow . . . 2 Lullaby For A Lonely Child . . . The selection would have been Danish Blue but for the sad fact that it has a scratch through Harry Beckett’s solo. The record’s original … Continue reading
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MID-WEEK MUSIC SPOT: Modern Jazz in Britain 1965-72 LJC change of process: this is a 2xLP sampler, so I have taken a sample of the samples Sounds fair, no? True to my mission: searching for original first pressings, because they … Continue reading
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Sound Check: Lotus Blossom (Dorham) Craft Reissue 2021/ Kevin Gray mastering (£34) . . . Lotus Blossom (Dorham) Carrere French Prestige reissue, circa 1976 (circa £10) . . . Carrere pressings are generally considered the bottom of the heap, so … Continue reading
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Mid-week bonus post, not related to modern vinyl reissues, but back in the realm of Blue Note originals. The focus remains music first, only incidentally the Collector angle. Why else collect something? “LJC, any chance of doing a post on … Continue reading
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Selection: The Shadow Of Your Smile (Mandel) . . . Rather than the obligatory 30’s jazz standard, Nathan Davis opted for a contemporary Hollywood movie score.”The Shadow of Your Smile“, also known as “Love Theme from The Sandpiper“, written by … Continue reading
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Selection: Native Land (Amy) . . . Artists: Dupree Bolton, trumpet; Curtis Amy, tenor, soprano sax; Jack Wilson, piano; Ray Crawford, guitar; Vic Gaskin, bass; Doug Sides, drums; recorded at Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 3, 1963, engineer Richard … Continue reading
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Selection: Stolen Moments Verve Acoustic Sounds 2021 Stereo – replacement rip (L/R corrected), . . . Soundcheck – Old vs New Stolen Moments Impulse Ampar 1961 Van Gelder mono master (replacement fresh rip) . . . Mono US AmPar original, … Continue reading
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Mind! The Gap! Straying into unfamiliar territory is always daunting, even more so, in outer space. A reader sent me questions about Saturn originals, in particular, Sun Ra’s 1966 album, The Magic City. A gap in my knowledge, I couldn’t … Continue reading
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Another modern reissue of audiophile quality, record collector’s T-shirt – “I may not be a collector’s trophy, but I’m affordable, and I’m available” Selection: Close Your Eyes ( Bernice Petkere) . . . Just in case 1933 comes back, you … Continue reading
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A Midweek Jazz post, for a change, a record LJC feels quite enthusiastic about. Artists Dadisi Komolafe (Arthur Wells), alto saxophone, flute; Roberto Miranda, bass; Sunship Theus, drums; Eric Tillman, piano; Rickey Kelly, vibraphone, recorded Los Angeles, October 1983, engineers Dennis … Continue reading
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LJC: 1,000th post!! Selection 1: You Go To My Head (Coots, Gillespie) . . . Selection 2: Southern Horizons (Harriott) . . . Track List (Wiki links) “Still Goofin’” – 2:45 “Count Twelve” – 3:38 “Señor Blues” (Horace Silver) – … Continue reading
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This record fails all the High-end Jazz Collector tick-boxes. It is not in the slightest rare, costs almost nothing, but contains some excellent music from some fine musicians from the late 1970s, which has withstood the fickle test of … Continue reading
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Guest post, by Pedestroika LJC says: Who is Pedestroika? An expat in Pittsburgh with an ear rooted in Indian classical music, who says he came to jazz by way of McCoy Tyner’s Search for Peace, in graduate school nearly 20 … Continue reading
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Selection: Black Is The Colour Of My True Love’s Hair (trad) . . . Track List (Wiki-links) “The Kerry Dancers” (Traditional) – 4:44 “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” (Traditional) – 6:15 “Green Grow the Rushes” (Traditional) … Continue reading
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Given the interest in Charles Tolliver following a recent Strata East post, I’ve brought forward a piece on Tolliver’s recent album, Connect, recorded for Gearbox Records in London in 2019. Selection: Emperor March . . . Track List Blue Soul … Continue reading
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Selection: Lucille . . . Artists Harold Vick, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bass clarinet; Virgil Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn (A1-A3); Kiane Zawadi, euphonium ( A1-A3); Joe Bonner, electric piano, piano, percussion, tuba; George Davis, guitar, flute (A1-B1); Sam Jones, bass … Continue reading
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Selection: Beverly (LaMont Johnson) . . . Artists Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; LaMont Johnson, piano; George Benson, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Billy Higgins, drums., recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 19, 1968 One of … Continue reading
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Track List “Sideways” – 4:09 “Passing Ships” – 7:08 “Plantation Bag” – 8:32 “Noon Tide” – 9:49 “The Brown Queen” – 6:22 “Cascade” – 6:27 “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” – 5:11 Selection: Passing Ships (Hill) . . . … Continue reading
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UPDATE: May 8, 2021: Harry M Photos – Blue, Mickey and ChickSelection: Straight Up And Down (Corea) . . . Track Listing (Wiki source ) Millie (Pearson) – 6:18 O Mama Enit (Mitchell) – 5:34 I Should Care (Sammy Cahn, … Continue reading
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New Release Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series – Hank Mobley’s Soul Station, in stereo. As is usual at LJC, we go under the surface into some of this recording’s vinyl history, strictly for nosey vinyl collectors. Selection: Dig Dis (Mobley) … Continue reading
