Strictly Jazz Sounds (Part 3)

Joe Henderson’s Our Thing is a personal favorite of mine, especially on the Music Matters LP reissue. If you like it I’d recommend seeking out additional Joe Henderson 1960’s blue Note efforts, as each is most worthy.

For reference:


with Kenny Dorham on Page One and In N Out




with Lee Morgan on Mode for Joe

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Returning to more Cape town oriented jazz with this quartet on 1979’s Did You Tell Your Mother from pianist Tete Mbambisa.

Following up with this most fine 1959 Jazz Epsitles Verse 1 + featuring Dollar Brand Hugh Masakela:

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What a band!

Alto Saxophone – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Lawrence Marable
Piano – Art Hillery
Producer – Norman Granz
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
Trumpet – Harry “Sweets” Edison*
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson

Milt Jackson “Night Mist” Pablo/OJC cd


East Coast, West Coast. . . all around great swinging stuff.

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Especially in the RVG version!

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Have them all except “in 'n out”.

All purchased from someone here at the same time. Have not spun “Page One” yet.

:smiley:

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AMAZING lineup.

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Jenny tends to surround herself with high caliber guitarists.

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Excellent trio set on Astral Spirits.

Anthony Davis - Piano
Kyle Motl - Bass
Kjell Nordeson - Drums

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How is the sound on the Astral Spirits Vertical Motion Anthony Davis? I’ve had a few issues with the label and recently been reluctant to pursue their releases.

Anthony Davis - Vertical Motion


Wanting to hear Chicago bassist Fred Hopkins outside of Henry Threadgill’s Trio AIR, thisOkka Disk LP satisfies. The Atlanta Concert Peter Brotzmann, Fred Hopkins, and Hamid Drake.

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Heh, I would not purchase anything on vinyl from AS.

I was listening to the 96k stream from Qobuz - which sounded very good.

Here you go…of course Diedre Murray also played with Threadgill…

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Pretty much my experience, as the performances are solid, unfortunately the vinyl is atrocious. Qobuz it is.

Anthony Davis - Vertical Motion

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So nice to finally have an SACD version of this release crucial to my listening world.

John Coltrane “Crescent” Japan Universal SHM-SACD

Sound is excellent; my now favorite digital version.

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From the original 1960 Crown Records 15ips master tape. Great sound, great playing.

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Drum Concerto at Dawn* (Mapleshade, 1996)

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Check out the video at the “buy” link – great playing AND sound quality!

And here is a direct link to the video.


While not what I’d consider to be an essential Miles Davis LP release Water Babies is an interesting collection of recordings from Miles transition from acoustic to electric .
I especially enjoy the Side A first Track Water Babies, with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams.

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Almost every time I see this on the shelf I have to pull it out and play it. (Now for example).

Just a perfect disc is so many important ways. Players, song choices, engineering. . . wow.

Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto “A Causa de Voce” Adventure Music cd

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Good album that would have been much improved if someone had taken the cowbell away from Max Roach. “Max, no!”

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