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Selection: Revelation (K Barron) . . . Track List A1. Revelation (Kenny Barron) 06:02A2. Apathy 05:24A3. Ev’ry Day (I Fall in Love) (Fain/Kahal) 06:57 B1. The Centaur & the Phoenix (Charles Mills) 05:35B2. Iqbal 04:51B3. Summer Song (Charles Mills) 05:25B4. … 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: 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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Selection: Nardis (Miles Davis) . . . The instantly identifiable Davis composition given the Russell/ Dolphy treatment Artists Don Ellis, trumpet; Dave Baker, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet; George Russell, piano; Stephen Swallow, bass; Joe Hunt, drums, … Continue reading
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Selection: New Delhi (Feldman) . . . My DJ informant on what’s hip and what’s not tells me the killer track is Pavanne, Â . which is a processional dance. That’s as may be, but I’m running with the Victor Feldman … Continue reading
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Selection: I didn’t Know What Time It Was ( Rogers & Hart) . . . Artists Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums; recorded Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, September 28, 1961, … Continue reading
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A break from the Boogaloo and later ’60s directions, back firmly in the ’50s mainstream when music giants roamed the earth, mono ruled absolutely, and for some, life was but a short, temporary gift. Selection: Autumn Leaves (Kosma/ Prevert) . … Continue reading
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Selection: Stereophrenic … Artists Don Ellis (trumpet) Dave Baker (trombone) John Pierce (alto sax) Paul Plummer (tenor sax) George Russell (piano) Stephen Swallow (bass) Joe Hunt (drums) recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, January 31, 1962 Russell’s core group Hunt, … Continue reading
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LondonJazzBeachcomber has been out with the reissue quality detector again. This time he has found some early 60’s Riverside recordings repackaged by ABC Records, new owner of Riverside after Orpheum, in 1969, cheap as chips. ABC merged a selection from several titles … Continue reading
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Reissue Corner: an occasional series Thumbing through the New Arrivals section in a record store, one of the many pleasures of record collecting is the occasional unexpected surprise among the usual stack of common reissues and second division artists. I recently stumbled … Continue reading
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JAZZLAND LP CATALOGUE VISUAL REFERENCE SET – MONO (1960-65) The Riverside sub-label Jazzland is often overlooked, perhaps because it was initially a reissue vehicle for Riverside recordings. It developed as an interesting source of original recordings not found elsewhere, some … Continue reading
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Selection: Saudi Artists Donald Sleet (trumpet) Daniel Jackson (tenor saxophone) Terry Trotter (piano) Jimmy Bond (bass) Lenny McBrowne (drums) at United Recording, Hollywood, CA, October 13, 1960 Music Lenny McBrowne is not a name that immediately elicits nods of recognition, but … Continue reading
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ROUND 2 of this Van Gelder ’80s Vinyl Comeback Collection Original Stereo LP: Riverside RLP 1139 Blue Spring  Kenny Dorham (1959) Riverside Recording engineer: Jack Higgins Mastering:  Jack Mathews Selection: Spring Cannon (1959) Artists (1959) Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Dave Amram (French … Continue reading
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Selection: Five (Theme) Artists Bill Evans (piano) Teddy Kotick (bass) Paul Motian (drums) recorded Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 18 and 27, 1956 Music Although a critical success that gained positive reviews, New Jazz Conceptions was not  initially a success, … Continue reading
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 I’m sure I’ve seen this cover before somewhere, it seems familiar… Selection 1: Brilliant Corners (London label, Decca Pressing) 320kbps MP3 Artists: Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums) recorded  Reeves … Continue reading
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Selection: The Mode (Red) Artists Sonny Red (as) Barry Harris or Cedar Walton  (p) Grant Green (g) George Tucker (b) Jimmy Cobb (d) recorded Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 29, 1961 and December 14, 1961 Music An interesting LP led by altoist Sylvester Kyner … Continue reading
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 Selection 1: Mangoes Selection 2: It could Happen to You (unaccompanied solo) Artists Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Percy Heath/Paul Chambers  (b) Roy Haynes (d) recorded Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 11, 12 &19, 1957 Rollins 1957 … Continue reading
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Selection: Hackensack (Monk) speed corrected -3% pitch Artists Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d) recorded at “L’Olympia”, Paris, France, April 18, 1961 Year: 1961 31 May – President John F. Kennedy and Charles De Gaulle meet in Paris. Hi … Continue reading
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Selection: Passion Spring Artists Kenny Dorham (t) Dave Amram (French horn) Cannonball Adderley (as) Cecil Payne (bars) Cedar Walton (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) NYC, January 20 and February 18 1959 Year: 1959 January 1959, Fidel Castro … Continue reading
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Selection: Misterioso (Monk) stereo . . . Artists Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone, Thelonious Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; recorded live at the “Five Spot Cafe”, NYC, August 7, 1958; Cover Painting The Seer by Giorgio de Chirico … Continue reading
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Track Selection:  Coming on the Hudson Artists Johnny Griffin (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Roy Haynes (d) recorded live at the “Five Spot Cafe”, NYC, August 7, 1958, Music The Track Listing: Light Blue Coming On The Hudson … Continue reading
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Track Selection: Moon-a-tic Artists Clifford Jordan (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Albert Heath (d) recorded NYC, August 10, 1960 Music: Energetic tenor-driven bop, what’s not to like? Jordan is one of many often overlooked tenors, I guess there being so many to choose … Continue reading
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Track Selection: Intro “on being hip” and Gemini (Jimmy Heath) 13 minutes – long, but live! Artists Nat Adderley (cor) Cannonball Adderley (as) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl, ob) Joe Zawinul (p) Sam Jones (b) Louis Hayes (d) recorded “Village Vanguard”, NYC, January 12 … Continue reading
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Track Selection 1: Summertime … Track Selection 2: Show-Type Tune Artists Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Paul Motian (d) recorded NYC, May 17 &29, 5th June , 1962 recording engineer Bill Shwartau Music Taken from the same sessions which … Continue reading
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Track Selection: I’m getting sentimental over you (Re-ripped) Artists Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d) recorded “L’Olympia”, Paris, France, April 18, 1961 Music April in Paris (Short bonus selection) Monk tours Europe, a  stopover in … Continue reading
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