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First release 1999 on The Evil Silver Disc, first time on vinyl, Tone Poet 2020. Where I have an original Blue Note, I generally would not add a TP duplicate to my shelf, but the provenance of this recording is … Continue reading
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Selection: Goosin’ (Davis) . . . Artists Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers ,bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; recorded Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 28, 1956 Music In later half of 1956, before jumping … Continue reading
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Updates! Michael Cuscuna liner notes and credits for Inner Voice compilation (1973) added; Harry M photos added (1968-9 vintage). A shoot-out with a difference: original vinyl US pressing, Japanese reissue; and throwing down the digital gauntlet, a German CD. Now … Continue reading
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Update March 21: Harry M. has photo, Clint Houston, Woody’s excellent bass player, taken at Montreux, 1971. Some jazz collectors hunt big-game Trophies, some dig for buried treasure, ever-hopeful. I scout for hidden beauties, following clues and signposts, but this … Continue reading
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UPDATED: Harry M. photos I have a mono early issue of Somethin’ Else but the Liberty stereo I added a few years back is not good enough, so I could not resist a quality stereo reissue in Blue Note’s new … Continue reading
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  Selection: Groovin’ Blue (Curtis Amy) . . . Artists Carmell Jones, trumpet; Curtis Amy, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Frank Strazzeri, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass; Frank Butler, drums; recorded at Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 10, 1960 … Continue reading
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Thank you, LJC readers, today we just crossed over five million page views, not bad for a subject that has little commercial presence, a labour of love.  – LJC A post timed with the release of The Rajah Tone Poet, … Continue reading
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Collector’s Corner What started me on this journey through Somethin’ Else was an enquiry from Takashi in Japan, who has a mysterious Liberty pressing of Somethin’ Else. In his own words: “Side 2 has RVG STEREO Stamp but, side 1 … Continue reading
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In the golden era ’50s – 60’s, Paris was for a while the spiritual capital of European modern jazz( uber-eat your heart out Copenhagen). Home from home not only to many visiting and resident American jazz musicians, like Donald Byrd, … Continue reading
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UPDATE: February 7, 2021: Harry M photos added. Monk and Rouse at Jazz Expo 1969 With the burgeoning release schedule of audiophile Blue Note, Tone Poets, and Music Matters, I thought it a good time to re-aquaint myself with some … Continue reading
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UPDATE February 4, 2021: Harry M photos, Stan Getz at Ronnie Scotts, 1971 Selection: Crow’s Nest (Tjader) . … Artists Stan Getz, tenor sax; Cal Tjader, vibes; Vince Guaraldi, piano; Eddie Duran, guitar; Scott LaFaro, bass; Billy Higgins, drums. Recorded … Continue reading
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I have been trying to pace posts to one a week, but this is one of those cases where I didn’t want to delay. No original comparator to hand, but hot on the heels of the Tone Poet release, better … Continue reading
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LJC is going off-piste again, venturing into the mid-70s, and Brazilian-influenced free spiritual jazz fusion or something. You can do this if, like me, you are a Time Lord. Post intended for new year, but just didn’t happen that way. … Continue reading
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UPDATE January 10, Harry M photo Charlie Rouse 1969 Jazz Expo added Revisiting the Italian Soul Note label and its chest of jazz treasures, this recording is a real oddity : Mal Waldron, Woody Shaw, Charlie Rouse, stellar line up, … Continue reading
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UPDATE Jan.5: Johnny Griffin at Ronnie Scotts, 1969 Harry M photo added. Selection: Latin Quarter (John Jenkins) . . . Artists Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Dennis, drums.; recorded Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, … Continue reading
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Coming shortly, the long-awaited Tone Poet, but this is not an original trophy-parade. LJC digs out his non-descript United Artists mid-70s blue label reissue, only to find it sounds fantastic! Not even Van Gelder metal sourced, but, I guess, mastered … Continue reading
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Seasonal Message From LJC Happy Christmas, 2020. I’m looking forward to a better New Year 2021, how could it be any worse? (They’ll think of something!). A lot more music to be covered, and it’s not like I have anything … Continue reading
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Selection: Cry Of Hunger (Billy Harper) . . . Soloists: Baritone Saxophone, Trevor Koehler; Flugelhorn, Howard Johnson ; Tenor Saxophone , Billy Harper. Artists Billy Harper, flute, tenor saxophone; Bruce Ditmas, drums; Dave Sanborn, alto saxophone; David Horowitz, synthesizer; Gil … Continue reading
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UPDATED December 16, 2020: Harry M photo added foot of post – Art Farmer (1970) Horace Silver (1968). Head to Head: Blue Note original, Toshiba Japan reissue. Japanese reissues are cheaper and more readily available, but are they worth it? … Continue reading
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Selection: Croquet Ballet (Harper) . . . Artists Billly Harper, Tenor saxophone; Virgil Jones, trumpet; Joe Bonner, piano; David Friesen, bass; Malcolm Pinson, drums; recorded July 21 & 22, 1975 at Barclay Studios, Paris, France, recording engineer Peter Dobler, cover … Continue reading
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UPDATE III: December 3, 2020, both rips replaced with new and comparable copies, made yesterday on the same equipment on the same day. This eliminates the problem of the old USB rip being out of pitch with the MM33. UPDATE … Continue reading
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A special feature of this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival (13-22 November 2020), is an Esquire Covers Club event, celebrating the great British jazz label Esquire (1947 – 64). I thought this might be of interest to LJC readers. In … Continue reading
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LJC wandering off the beated track again, with modal power-tenor Billy Harper. Selection: Love On The Sudan (Harper) . . . Artists Billy Harper, tenor saxophone; Everett Hollins, trumpet; Armen Donelian, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Malcolm Pinson , drums; recorded … Continue reading
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Selection: Everything Happens to Me (standard) . . . Artists Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Allan Botschinsky, trumpet; Bent Axen, piano; Niels-Henning Pedersen, bass; Bjarne Rostvold, drums; Pedro Biker, vocals; recorded in Denmark, 1963. Plagiarism Alert! Marc Myers (JazzWax) picks up … Continue reading
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Despite listing seventeen of Freddie titles at LJC, my favourite Blue Note trumpeter, Ready For Freddie was unintentionally overlooked, An omission no longer. Selection: Areitis (Hubbard) – Youtube digital upload, vinyl rip to be added at later date, so you … Continue reading
