Charles Mingus - The Best Of Charles Mingus
(1970, Atlantic) WLP, Monarch
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Charles Mingus - The Best Of Charles Mingus
(1970, Atlantic) WLP, Monarch
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Dedicated to Johnny Hodges (1907-1970) who died during the sessions for this masterpiece album. So the "Portraits" of Louis Armstrong A3, Wellman Braud A5, Sidney Bechet B2 and Mahalia Jackson B4 were recorded without him. Wild Bill Davis was playing the Hammond on the memorable "Blues for New Orleans" A1. This track is the last blues and the last recording of that great blues player, Johnny Hodges....
Fancy cover art. Look at this elegant Zeppelin modelled in plasticine. Outstanding tracks with powerful female voices: Lydia Pense's Cold Blood "I'm a good woman" and Elkie Brook's Dada with a funky-jazzy "Last Time".
Gabor Szabo - 1969
(1969, Skye)
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Dave Brubeck dedicated that evening to Cal Tjader who had passed away on May 5, 1982.
Bill Smith, cl, Chris Brubeck, b/btb, Randy Jones,dr, live at the Concord Festival Aug. 1982.
Some like the voice of EP, some do not. I like the fine guitar tunes by Herb Ellis on tracks A2, A4 and A7, recorded 1966 with big band at United Studio, Los Angeles, California, produced by Neshui Ertegun. Side B is live with quartet at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club, Los Angeles, produced by King Curtis. Fantastic performances!
Mediocre US-reissue of unknown year. Recorded at Electric Lady, Winter 1970. Afro-funk-rock-latin-jazz-rock: a hot kind of witches' brew.
The "poor man's Allman Brothers"? No, not at all! Listen to the driving sound of the dueling twin guitars in "Cry no more" A5. Produced by Paul A. Rothchild.
Our local rock radio station (92.3) used to do "Catch a Rising Star" concerts at our Paramount theater for 92 cents admission. Grand old place.
Saw "Talking Heads" and "The Outlaws" there. Knew them well from the epic "Green Grass & High Tides". Very loud, but controlled.. nice show.
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Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
(1960, Riverside) MONO, '74 Japan
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Eclectic collection of rare and unreleased jazz funk, latin funk, jazz, funk and back again. Listen to Boogaloo Joe Jones' 1976 "Sweetback" A1. Jazz funk at its best.
Great characteristic voice: Steve Gould plus an overdose of assorted keyboards supplied by Graham Field and Dave Kaffinetti. Listen to "Down on the floor" A2. Superb progrock.
Iconic front cover art work by John Pasche (tongue and lip design for......)!
What beautiful folkrock-song: "The winter and the summer" B3. Blue Weaver, kb.
The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball
(1966, Columbia)
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Produced by John Schroeder for PYE Records: the easy listening music producer discovered this great voice. At the same time he launched the career of four young flower power musicians searching for the fourth chord with some pictures of matchsticks and men.
Listen to cover version of "Red red wine".