Comments on: A Period Piece and More

By: Staffan Lindström

Staffan Lindström — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:33:22 +0000

Al, I find Earl Coleman a far more expressive singer than Johnny Hartman who is to smooth by half. We shall have to agree to disagree about that record.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:18:54 +0000

Yeah, the Holidays reissue of the Ertunç is probably nice (and certainly authorized). They tend to do a good job. I do have an original, bought many years ago before the price jump… pretty unique record, blew my mind when I first heard it as a college student.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:14:56 +0000

No surprise that I agree with Staffan. The torpedo fast tracks may be admirable, but are insatisfactory. Speed for speed’s sake!. Tour de Force, it is all said.
Alan, The House….track is essential Rollins. Conclusion, one needs both albums.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:01:23 +0000

The Ertunc LP was reissued by Holiday Records Italy and is still available.£22 delivered to the UK!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:24:13 +0000

It’s interesting on that Sonny Rollins on Period someone put “SPL 1200” stickers (a catalog number that was never used) over the SPL 1204 catalog numbers which it shared with The Best Of Django Reinhardt https://www.discogs.com/release/10812269-Django-Reinhardt-And-The-Quintette-Of-The-Hot-Club-Of-France-The-Best-Of-Django-Reinhardt

By: japhy

japhy — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 01:17:04 +0000

Not that this comment thread should turn into a debate on the merits of Johnny Hartman, but I have to agree with Staffan (assuming that I’m accurately reading between the lines of his comment). I never got the appeal of Hartman. To be sure, his baritone is smooth and rich and full of timbre, but the dude really lands flat — a LOT. In this listener’s opinion, there’s a reason he’d pretty much fallen off the radar by the time Trane resurrected him for that session. I love that LP dearly, but Hartman really hits a lot of sour notes.

By: Milan

Milan — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:46:14 +0000

@Clifford
Yeah, I’ve been meaning to bid on that Ertunc – Musiki LP, but deleted it from my watch list when it hit the 1000 EUR mark and therefore didn’t see for how much it actually sold. Quite mindblowing indeed and, if there is any conclusion to be drawn from a single auction, not a good indicator for future auctions of that title…

By: Al

Al — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:18:18 +0000

Staffan — Interesting. I think Hartman is amazing on the Coltrane record.

By: Staffan Lindström

Staffan Lindström — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:48:35 +0000

For me the best things on Tour de Force are the Earl Coleman ballads. I have always regretted they didn´t use him instead of Johnny Hartman on that Coltrane record.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:41:33 +0000

afro-blue-cats can grade, which is why he tends to get pretty decent prices for his items. I’d be leery of buying a VG record on the internet though I know sometimes people have lucked out.

speaking of records and prices, this is still kinda blowing my mind: https://gripsweat.com/item/304323073857/huseyin-ertunc-trio-musiki-1974-lp-intex-83-free-jazz-michael-cosmic-phill-musra
Great record, but sheesh!