You are digging up some rather interesting avant-garde jazz recently, and have me in catch-up mode. I am still going through about 20 newly acquired old school jazz CDs from cdJapan, a handful of SACDS in anticipation of my new PST transport, and a recent avant-garde score at Acme records, picked up about 24 LPs there. That and keeping up with local live shows. This one in particular caught my eye/ear a Chicago’s Hungry Brain:
Garden of Souls explores the music of Ornette Coleman, particularly the quartets from the late 1960s to early 1970s with tenor saxophonist and fellow Fort Worth native Dewey Redman. While the touring group was completed by long time Coleman associates Ed Blackwell and Charlie Haden, the Blue Note records New York is Now and Love Call feature John Coltrane’s former bandmates Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones, resulting in a compelling mashup of two of the most celebrated and influential 1960s “New Thing” ensembles. Recorded the year after Coltrane’s death, New York is Now begins with “Garden of Souls,” Coleman’s harmelodic depiction of a cemetery and the piece he played at Coltrane’s funeral.
Nick Mazzarella - alto saxophone
Geof Bradfield - tenor saxophone
Joshua Abrams - bass
Mike Reed - drums
We Three
Listening to this at the moment, it has a certain jazz club sound to it, in a good way. It reminds me of late night sessions at Milwaukee’s Jazz Estate with a negroni or two. Smoldering and smokey at times, especially the track After Hours. Clearly a case where the SHMCD is a winner right out of the gate.
I picked these up as a lot purchase all NM.
@weedeewop you’re right - I get that same vibe. For me, kinda like the Green Mill, the Vanguard maybe?
Yes on The Green Mill, The Jazz Estate is a slightly more intimate IME. The Vanguard, noisier with more hustle and bustle. But yes definitely an in the club feel to it. A good thing.
McCoy Tyner’s Reaching Fourth, with Henry Grimes and Roy Haynes. I like the subtlety that Henry Grimes brings to the trio as well as McCoy’s ease at the keys. The recording is nothing special, with little centerfill, piano hard left, drums and bass hard right. Cymbals seem to be slightly underwhelming with less sparkle and decay. Regarding the recording, not bad just hoped for better.
If you know the famous Impulse releases too well meanwhile, this is a very interesting alternative, one of my favorites of him. The Japanese vinyl sounds very good, the original would be very expensive in NM unfortunately.
I have and continue to enjoy the crazy vibe on Dancing In Your Head, the SHMCD sonics are not an improvement on the original vinyl, maybe a little closed in by comparison.
The Debut Mingus At The Bohemia is a keeper to be sure, my vinyl copy dates back to the early eighties. Most likely picked it up on a pass through at Chicago’s Jazz Record Mart. Boy do I miss that place.
Art wIth that just outta Folsom look, and they way he holds the alto. BadA*$ Art.
Yes, he does look the part with his prison tattoos… He also served time in San Quentin with Frank Morgan! Couldn’t been all bad, both of them in the prison band…but definitely not my favourite venue to hear them play live 
They lived for music and the smack!
Speaking of Mingus, this SHMCD I can recommend whole heartedly. The performance needs no comment. I neglected to add, in glorious mono.
Yes, nice, too! Good idea to give it a listen. I have the Speakers Corner reissue cut by Kevin Gray AAA.
Sometimes God smiles on us. This lot was NOS and never opened let alone played. This made my week.