This week’s theme: Mostly ballads, mostly vocals. Featured artists include Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O’Day, Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Olivia Foschi, Nancy LaMott, John Coltrane, and more.
Author: Al
Podcast: Clifford Brown, Early Recordings
This week’s theme: Clifford Brown, Early Recordings.
Featuring 10-inch Blue Note and Pacific Jazz recordings, originals and Mosaic reissues/newly discovered tracks. Featured artists include Lou Donaldson, J.J. Johnson, Horace Silver, Jimmy Heath, Art Blakey, Zoot Sims, Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath, John Lewis, and more. Also some discussion of Michael Cuscuna of Mosaic.
Podcast: Sonny Rollins, European Tour, 1959
This week’s theme: Sonny Rollins, European Tour 1959. Featured artists include Sonny Rollins, Henry Grimes, Pete LaRoca, Joe Harris, Kenny Clarke. Music from the recently released boxed set Freedom Weaver, The 1959 European Tour Recordings, on Resonance Records.
Podcast: Jackie McLean, Prestige, Volume Two
This week’s theme: Jackie McLean on Prestige, Volume 2. Featured musicians include Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Donald Byrd, Bill Hartman, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Red Garland, Arthur Phipps, Wade Legge, Doug Watkins.
Podcast: Jackie McLean, Prestige, Volume One
This week’s theme: Jackie McLean on Prestige. Featured artists include Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Donald Byrd, Bill Hartman, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Red Garland, Arthur Phipps, Wade Legge, Doug Watkins.
Catching Up on Some Rare Jazz Vinyl
Here are a few jazz vinyl auctions we are watching from The Jazz Record Center. All of these auctions close later today. Clifford Brown Memorial Album, Blue Note 1526. This is an original Lexington Avenue pressing with the frame cover. Record is listed as in “near new” condition and the cover is probably M- or VG++, depending how you feel about superficial “dings.” Bidding is at $500. On one of my Horace Silver radio shows/podcasts I tell the story of how Alfred Lion and Art Blakey drove down to Wilmington, Del., to hear Clifford Brown for the first time and brought him back to New York to record those legendary Blue Note records at Birdland. Great stuff. Read more
Podcast: Horace Silver, Part Two
This week’s theme: Horace Silver, Part Two, the quintets. Featured artists include Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey, Louis Hayes, Joe Henderson, Carmel Jones, Roy Brooks, Junior Cook, Blue Mitchell.
Another Jazz Vinyl Perusal
As you can probably tell, I no longer peruse eBay with the same vigor and excitement as I have done in the past, particularly when I was buying or selling jazz vinyl with any regularity, which I have not done for a quite a long time. But I still like to peruse and write about my perusals, so here we go with another live edition of Al perusing rare jazz vinyl on eBay. My normal course of action involves looking at current auctions, starting with highest prices first. Right at the top are three records I have seen before doing this, none of which has sold at the prices asked by the dealers. These are: Lee Morgan, Candy, Blue Note 1590. This is an original pressing listed in “excellent” condition for the record and the cover. The start price is $3,500. Chet Baker Sings, Pacific Jazz 11. There is no condition listed for this 10-inch record. Cover looks to be about VG+. Starting price is $1,800. Not a serious seller, IMHO. And from the same seller as Lee Morgan Candy, we have Introducing Lee Morgan, Savoy 12091. This looks to be an original red label pressing, also listed in “excellent” condition for the record and the cover. The start price is $1,500. I’ve been watching these records for a long time on eBay and the fact that there are no bidders at the starting price doesn’t seem to dissuade or discourage the sellers. Read more
Podcast: Horace Silver, Part One
Today’s theme: Horace Silver, Part One. Featured musicians include Horace Silver, Stan Getz, Art Farmer, Hank Mobley, Curley Russell, Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Doug Watkins, Jimmy Raney, Roy Haynes, Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Louis Smith, Blue Mitchell.
Podcast: Bill Evans on Verve
This week’s theme: Bill Evans on Verve. Featured artists include Paul Motian, Gary Peacock, Chuck Israels, Shelley Manne, Jim Hall, Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette, Larry Bunker.
April is Jazz Month
