Comments on: A Dash of Pepper, Mad Thad, Jackie’s Bag & More

By: kh1958

kh1958 — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:35:06 +0000

There is in fact a current LP reissue of Mucho Calor; they are in stock at Half Price Books down here in Texas.

By: Chewy

Chewy — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:52:38 +0000

anyone have a rex discog?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:31:31 +0000

Chewy: Rex Productions Inc., 8715 West Third Street, Los Angeles 48, California. Good luck!

By: Chewy

Chewy — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:41:21 +0000

andex was a subsidary of Rex? Rex records are IMPOSSIBLE to locate, omfg

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:31:14 +0000

Andex Records was produced by Rex Productions Inc. in L.A. around 1958. Very good sound, nice packaging, the vinyl came in sealed inner sleeves, like Columbia did for a while.
Apart from the albums already mentioned, there is a gorgeous Jimmy Rowles Septet produced by Bill Holman, feat. Bill on tenor, Herb Geller on alto, Bob Enevoldsen on trmb and of course the delicate Jimmy on piano (Andex A 3007). Another is A 3003, with one side John Graas’ International Premiere in Jazz (German Festival Symphony Orchestra and one side with the West Coast All Star Ninetet:
Art Pepper, Jack Sheldon, Bill Perkins, Buddy Collette, Red Mitchell, Larry Bunker and John Graas. Notes by Wesley La Violette.
Andex, to the best of my knowledge, was never issued outside the US.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:48:55 +0000

Another great Andex disc (also available on cd) is “Jive for Five”, listed as a Bill Holman/Mel Lewis session, great small ensemble work!

By: Chewy

Chewy — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:02:35 +0000

it is not impossible that theres a modern lp reissue of this, VSOP reissued it on cd, and they did lp releases too…so yea, i guess its generally accepted now as an “art pepper” date but in reality, yes, its not an “art pepper” date. im surpised -you- didnt know about this, however i can dig that beacuse i discovred this record existed a long time after i should have known about it, too.

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:19:29 +0000

I’ve a beautiful big band Andex by Holman with this personnel:
Al Porcino, Ed Leddy, Jack Sheldon, Conte Candoli (trumpets); Frank Rosolino, Carl Fontana, Ray Sims (trombones); Charlie Mariano, Herb Geller, Richie Kamuca, Charlie Kennedy, Bill Hood (saxes); Victor Feldman (piano), Buddy Clark (bass), Mel Lewis (drums).
while I usually prefer small groups, this lp is very interesting, just look at the saxes section.

By: bill

bill — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:59:16 +0000

Andex was out of LA. They released a series of jazz titles including ones by Mel Lewis, Jimmy Rowles, Bill Holman and Dempsey Wright with Richie Kamuca. The Mucho Calor record is listed twice in the Lord Disco. One as by the Latin Jazz All Stars and one as by the Art Pepper/ Conte Candoli Group. Art plays on the whole session and arranges two pieces. Others include Candoli, Bill Perkins and Russ Freeman. It’s an excellent session and valued by Pepper collectors.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:39:44 +0000

Al,
Andex is, or actually was, a US label based in, I believe, NJ. They had about 150 releases, all on LP. There are some Andex 45’s, but it is an entirely different company. Of the LP’s, some of the early ones were new recordings. With little distribution, the company was forced to license tracks from other labels to stay alive. Sometimes the tracks for a particular artist were from different labels, so the LP would look like a new recording. As you may see from the track titles, this was marketed as a South American recording. The listing does not mention a country of pressing, but Andex did press in other countries, especially central Europe and South America. I have never seen a Japanese Andex, but it is possible.