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Selection: Poopsie’s Minor (Wright) . . . Poopsie’s Minor is a wickedly infectious rhythmic outing, simple blues structure with a hook in the tail. Gloria’s tasteful comping meshes seamlessly with Kenny Burrell’s chordal syncopation, forming a solid backcloth to Wright’s … Continue reading
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A record collector Public Service Post. Some records are essential, Sonny Rollins BN LP 1542 is one. Looking to upgrade to “an original”? Want to know when your copy was manufactured? Look more closely at the US Blue Note reissue … Continue reading
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Selection: Who Does She Hope To Be? . . . Track List Promises Kept            9:43Who Does She Hope to Be? 4:41Little Rock         … Continue reading
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This gallery contains 13 photos.
Selection 1: Backlash (Pickett) . . . . Selection 2: Little Sunflower (Hubbard) . . . Track List A1. Backlash (Donald Pickett) 4:15A2. The Return of the Prodigal Son (Harold Ousley) 5:42A3. Little Sunflower 7:55B1. On the Que-Tee 5:47B2 Up … Continue reading
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Selection: Sotho Blue . . . Track List A1 Ekaya 7:40A2 Sotho Blue 5:40A3 Ntyilo, Ntyilo 4:27B1 Bra Timing From Phomolong 5:07B2 Ek Se Ou Windhoek Toe Nou 8:03B3 Cape Town 6:54 Artists Carlos Ward, alto saxophone, flute; Charles Davis, … Continue reading
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Selection: First Song In The Day (Hal Galper) . . . Composition by Hal Galper, “gifted bebop-rooted pianist with fluid and invigorating playing, solos distinguished by adventurousness and sophistication” (All Music) Recorded the same year by Galper with Japanese trumpeter … Continue reading
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Selection: Love Dance (Bonner) . . . Track List A1. Love Dance (J. Bonner) 12:37A2. Obsequious (L. Young ) 9:28B1. Sunbath (P. Stern) 6:33B2. Zoltan (W. Shaw) 6:48B3. Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual Of Love) (B. Harper) 8:13 Artists … Continue reading
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Sorry, no original 1568, send me if you have one surplus to requirements, ha ha. Four “affordable” editions of Mobley 1568: King, Toshiba-EMI, Classic Records, and Music Matters Jazz, a four-way shoot-out which addresses the perplexed, cash-strapped collector and audiophile … Continue reading
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Selection: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt (Lower Egypt, extract) . . . Track List A1. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt  – 16:12B1. Japan   – 3:22B2. Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising  – 14:46 Artists Pharoah Sanders, tenor, alto sax, piccolo, voice; Dave Burrell, piano; Sonny Sharrock … Continue reading
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Selection: Inward Fire (Jordan) . . . Tracklist A1. Inward Fire – 6:40A2. Abracadabra – 6:41A3. The Look (Reece) – 8:12B1. Toy – 6:08B2. Buddy Bolden’s Call – 7:00B3. Eat at Joe’s (Reece) – 9:25 All songs Clifford Jordan except … Continue reading
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Selection: Footprints . . . Tracklist A1. Adam’s Apple 06:52A2. 502 Blues (Drinkin’ and Drivin’) 06:36A3. El Gaucho 06:32B1. Footprints 07:31B2. Teru 6:10B3. Chief Crazy Horse 7:30 Artists Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Joe Chambers, … Continue reading
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Selection 1: If This Isn’t Love (Lane, Harburg) . . . Track List A1. If This Isn’t Love – Lane, HarburgA2. Easy To Love – Cole PorterA3. Whisper Not – Benny GolsonA4. Autumn Leaves – Prevert, Mercer, KosmaB1. Too Close For Comfort – … Continue reading
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Selection: Gaza Strip (Marshall) . . . Track List A1. Roccus (Silver) – 8:18A2. Reggie of Chester (Golson) – 4:55A3. The Lady (Owen Marshall) – 6:47B1. Little T. (Byrd) – 8:23B2. Gaza Strip (Owen Marshall) – 3:56B3. Stand By (Golson) … Continue reading
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Selection: Whisper Not (Golson)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â … Continue reading
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Selection 1: Once Apon A Time . . . . (Surman) 7:07 . . . Selection2: Old San Juan (long – Christmas Bonus!) . . . I ripped both tracks but could not decide which to make the selection. So … Continue reading
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Selection: Hassan’s Dream (Golson) . . . Artists Lee Morgan, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Charlie Persip, drums, recorded Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 24, 1957. Tracklist A1. … Continue reading
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Selection: The Creator has a Masterplan (Part 2) . . . Tracklist The Creator Has a Master Plan – Part 1; & 2 (“Light Of Love”); Colors (5:43) Artists Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone; Reggie Workman, Richard Davis, bass; William Hart, … Continue reading
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No Cost-of-Listening crisis here. Forget the eat-or-heat cliche beloved by misery news editors: just put on an extra layer and a woolly hat, good music will see you through this Winter. Let’s hope, this Christmas, Decca has … Continue reading
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Selection 1: Katcharpari . . . Selection 2: Bunny’s Pie/ Trial N5 . . . (These two tracks merge without a Separator groove, so two together) Track list A1 Bunny’s Pie 2:00 A2 Trial N. 6:10 A3 Dimenticare Stanca 9:07 … Continue reading
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 Remember double-bill movie nights? The Teenage Werewolf meets Curse of The Mummy’s Tomb? LJC brings you a rare “double bill” post, celebrating British Jazz from the golden era with a historic recording from 1963 and a reissue from 1971. … Continue reading
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Selection: The Highest Pleasure (Johnson) . . . Track List A1. The Traveler 06:48 A2. Time and Space 07:25 A3. The Highest Pleasure 07:46 B1. The Water Bearer (Kirk Lightsey) 06:49 B2. The Second Coming 09:00 (All songs Rudolph Johnson … Continue reading
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Indulge me, this week’s post is not an album, it is a composition, Keith Jarrett’s In Your Quiet Place, which first appeared on his 1971 Atlantic release with vibe-Meister Gary Burton. Not particularly a fan of Jarrett’s solo piano outings, … Continue reading
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I know this is a shocking musical turn of events at Londonjazzcollector: crossbreed soul-jazz hip hop, something I never imagined I would write about. No categories are barred here as long as it is good music, which sometimes you find … Continue reading
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