Jazz, c. 1950-1970: Recommendations (and jazz in general)

[Shrunk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3FpC6mcb-w

Best.  Band.  Ever.

"I was learning something new every night with that group. One reason was that Tony Williams was such a progressive drummer. He was the only guy in my band who ever told me, 'Why don't you practice?' I was missing notes and shit and trying to keep up with his young ass."

[karlhenning]

Bogey,

Clean out your damn inbox!!!!!! 

Bring that hammer down, Allan! 

[Bogey]

Disc 7: December 23, 1965: 4th Set

Good morning.

[karlhenning]

Good morning, Bill! 

[toledobass]

Disc 7: December 23, 1965: 4th Set

Good morning.

Any good?

Do you know about the 50th anniv Kind of Blue boxset that came out Bogey?  Especially now that you have a turntable, you may wanna look into it since it also comes with a vinyl copy as well as some DVD stuff, a book and some photos.

Allan

[Bogey]

Any good?

Do you know about the 50th anniv Kind of Blue boxset that came out Bogey?  Especially now that you have a turntable, you may wanna look into it since it also comes with a vinyl copy as well as some DVD stuff, a book and some photos.

Allan

Thanks for the shout, Allan.  As a matter of fact I have, but the only part that truly interests me is the vinyl.  You know how I am with liner notes and booklets that accompany music.   As for the cds, well, I have two pressings.  In fact, one of them is this one:

KIND OF BLUE Made in Japan CBS #CK-08163, which I believe is the first, or a VERY early pressing which is suppose to have great sound.  Guess it is kind of rare and I agree has a better sound than my remastered disc.  Probably not enough to get overly jacked up about like some might, but that is just my opinion.  As for the videos, they are probably already on youtube or will be soon.  They have some draw for me, but not enough.  Same with the incomplete takes.  Would probably listen to them once and then shelf them for a decade.

So, in short, I would be paying $100 for the vinyl.  If I was going to throw that kind of coin at a platter, it would be this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Miles-Davis-Kind-of-Blue-Columbia-6-Eye-MONO-H-Fi-LP_W0QQitemZ380084566268QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item380084566268&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A13|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Would absolutely love to hear this in mono.  Kevin, have you heard it in mono?

That all being said, I would not return it should I find it under the tree Christmas morning.  Hope all is well out your way my friend.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Some listening for today:



This is an enjoyable album (with especially good contributions from Freddie Hubbard and Eric Dolphy). I'm not quite sure if it deserves its critical-favorite status though - it doesn't grab me like some other albums of its time.

On the other hand - this, mentioned early in this thread...



...is a sizzler, one of my favorite jazz albums, with a constant feeling of pushing the boundaries of expressivity. I have a couple of Holland's later albums (Extensions and Prime Directive), and while they're good to very good, they don't have the sense of daring that Conference has.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

A pleasant surprise this album. It doesn't appear to be very well known, but the pairing of these very contrasting figures produces some nice results:

[KevinP]

KIND OF BLUE Made in Japan CBS #CK-08163, which I believe is the first, or a VERY early pressing which is suppose to have great sound. 

I have that (Japanese pressing for American market) and while it does sound good, I prefer the SACD a little more (stereo mix, not the multi-channel layer...I wish they had just mixed the original three-track for left-centre-right).

Would absolutely love to hear this in mono.  Kevin, have you heard it in mono?

Nope. I love the stereo mix coming out of speakers but hate it coming out of headphones. I used to take the headphone jack half out for downmixed mono.



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[Bogey]

Great to hear from you again Kevin!  Hope all is well.  Any new jazz pick ups lately.  This end has been bone dry.

[Bogey]

On vinyl, being pumped through my dad's old Sansui's, and soundin' awesome:

[KevinP]

Great to hear from you again Kevin!  Hope all is well.  Any new jazz pick ups lately.  This end has been bone dry.

Not a whole lot real recently as I've been on a major Chicago blues kick lately, but before the blues hit, I was getting quite heavily into Gene Ammons and before that I was buying some Cannonball Adderley that had failed to make their way into my collection.

Both great players, but when your collection is as big as mine, artists whose last names begin with 'A' require a bit of manual labour...

[Bogey]

On vinyl:

Brother Jack McDuff: Steppin' Out; Prestige PRST-7666; 1969

[KevinP]

Excellent choice, Bogey. (Don't have that album, but Brother Jack has been consistently satisfying in my book.)

[Bogey]

Excellent choice, Bogey. (Don't have that album, but Brother Jack has been consistently satisfying in my book.)

I would like to net a few more.  Any recs?

Here is a shot of the above cover, Kevin.  A member on the jazz forum dug it up for me.

[Bogey]

A pleasant surprise this album. It doesn't appear to be very well known, but the pairing of these very contrasting figures produces some nice results:

I enjoy this one as well.  Any favorite tracks?

[Bogey]

Now, some jazz covers of popular tunes of the 60's(?) on vinyl:

[Bogey]

More vinyl:

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

I enjoy this one as well.  Any favorite tracks?

Their version of "Round Midnight" is probably my favorite of any I've heard (not that I've heard all that many). Otherwise the whole album is pretty good.

[Bogey]

Django Reinhardt
Djangologie 10
Pathé 2C 054-16010
1940
Vinyl