Freddie Hubbard: “Blue Spirits” (1965) Blue Note/Tone Poet 2023

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Bobby Hutcherson: Stick Up” (1966) Liberty Blue Note/Tone Poet (2022)

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Hank Mobley: Curtain Call (1957) Blue Note TP 2022

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            UPDATE: Simon has noted they are not exactly the same shot. I have superimposed one on the other with 50% transparency overlay, and there is a very slight difference in  the camera to subject … Continue reading →

Bobby Hutcherson: Oblique (1967) TP 2020

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Selection: My Joy .  .  .  . Opening waltz, tinkling children’s music box gives way to an up-tempo groove, Hutcherson and Hancock sparring, great Stinson bass solo to finish Artists Bobby Hutcherson, vibes (and drums on Bi-Sectional) ; Herbie Hancock, … Continue reading →

Sonny Clark: My Conception (1959) Blue Note Tone Poet

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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 →

Curtis Amy, Dupree Bolton: Katanga! (1963) Pacific Jazz (TP, 2021)

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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 →

Andrew Hill: Passing Ships (1969) Blue Note TP (2021)

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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) .  .  . Artists (with wiki-links) Andrew … Continue reading →

Bobby Hutcherson: The Kicker (1963) Blue Note TP

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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 →

Lee Morgan: The Rajah (1966) Blue Note TP

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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 →

Donald Byrd: Byrd In Flight (1960) Tone Poet 2021

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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 →

Lee Morgan: Cornbread (1965) Blue Note (Tone Poet 2019)

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Selection: Most Like Lee (TP, stereo) .  .  . Original Liberty 1967 monaural : Most Like Lee .  .  . Artists: Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax;  Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Billy Higgins, … Continue reading →