What Is Your Latest Music Purchase?

gdogus · October 18th, 2003, 05:09 AM

Simple enough - list and discuss your latest acquisition: CD, LP, 78, digital download, 8-track tape, whatever.

So what are we buying (or otherwise acquiring) lately?

My most recent:

Bill Evans - The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings (8 disc box set)
Joe Lovano - From the Soul

Jamming With Edward · October 18th, 2003, 05:40 AM

Miles Davis' "Friday Night at the Blackhawk" 2cd set: fantastic! I 've heard quiet a bit of noise about Hank Mobley's time with Miles being part of a down time for Davis, and that having something to do with Mobley's general underrecognition, but after listening to these sets I have no idea where this comes from. Mobe's lyrical playing complements Miles incredibly well, and the Jimmy Cobb/Wynton Kelly pairing is tight and effective (love Mr. Cobb's playing with Miles, so unlike any of the drummers in his "Great" quintets)...Saturday Night's set is definately bumped up the list after this one.

jlhoots · October 18th, 2003, 06:59 AM

The new Mulligan Mosaic - finally.

BitchesBrew · October 18th, 2003, 08:16 AM

Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain

A classic

GA Russell · October 18th, 2003, 08:31 AM

My sister asked me this week what I wanted for my birthday, and I told here Henry Mancini's "Combo!"

We'll see if I get it!

Bag's Groove · October 18th, 2003, 08:50 AM

Dexter Gordon's "Our Man In Paris".

Tenorman · October 18th, 2003, 10:26 AM

A raid on Mole Jazz second hand LP bins came up with

The works of Duke vols 8 & 20 -- RCA
Al Haig Meets the Master Saxes Vol 3 - Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward
Sophisticated Lady and Julie Is Her Name - Julie London

andreimatorin · October 18th, 2003, 11:21 AM

Kenny Garrett- Standard of Language
Madlib- Shades of blue (on BLUE NOTE!!!)

love both...

omar zamora · October 18th, 2003, 11:43 AM

In the last 1.5 weeks:

From Erstwhile distribution:

The Sealed Knot - Surface/Plane
Le Quan Ninh - La Ventre Negatif
Blondy/Le Quan - Exaltatio Ultriusque Mundi
Tetuzi Akiyama - Relator
Anthony Guerra - Spool [#2]
Julien Ottavi - Nervure Magnetique
ISO - s/t
AMM/Formanex - s/t
Fennesz - Live in Japan
Tilbury/Gosselin/Ottavi/Lattimier/Labelle - Phrenisie #2
Mattin - Gora

From Forced Exposure

Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different
Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth
The JBs - Doing it to Death
James Brown - The Original Disco Man
Philip Cohran - On the Beach
MF Doom - Vaudeville Villain

From Tower:

Miles - Jack Johnson Box
Gil Evans - And Ten
Jordan/Gilmore - Blowing in from Chicago
Spacemen 3 - Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs
Janson/Killhaumer/Nilssen-Love - Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe

Noj · October 18th, 2003, 01:11 PM

Lee Morgan THE GIGOLO
Donald Byrd A NEW PERSPECTIVE
Irma Jazz GROOVY: A COLLECTION OF RARE JAZZY CLUB TRACKS VOLUME 6

Joel · October 18th, 2003, 05:13 PM

From the Drimala sale
Scott Amendola - Cry
Dennis Gonzalez - Stefan
Greg Bendian Interzone
- Requiem For Jack Kirby
- Myriad

From Borders' sale
Wayne Shorter - Alegria
John Scofield Band - Up All Night

I post my mini reviews when the mood strikes in the What Are You Listening To...type threads since the music is still fresh in my ears.

Of all the titles above, Scott Amendola is by far my best purchase being an eclectic and one of those hard to categorize album.
Dennis Gonzalez's Stefan would be next. Stefan is as varied as Cry but leans more on the traditional side.

Greg Bendian's two albums are more "themed", and i still have to do more spins on them.

Wayne Shorter's Alegria is enjoyable in terms of composition and arrangement, though I wished there were more upbeat swinging tracks.

Scofield's Up All Night is a electro jazz follow up to Uberjam though I like this more and has better melodies.

...There, that's the best I can do, without currently listening to them since my stereo at this very minute is blasting with Horace Tapscott's The Dark Tree.

It Should be You · October 18th, 2003, 05:32 PM

Sixty songs from bands led by Clarence Williams in the 20s/30s. Plan to get another 60 from my source. He has 78s. When he doesn't digitize them, I get them on cassette and digitize them myself, then burn 'em. His name is Joe Bussard.

Williams was piano player, bandleader, A&R man for Okeh, music publisher, promoter of Bessie Smith. Somebody on this board wrote a book about Bessie Smith and could tell us about Clarence Williams, I'm sure.

Some people who played with Clarence Williams: Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, James P. Johnson, Willie the Lion Smith, Henry Red Allen.

Next will probably be stuff led by Richard M. Jones.

I hear a lot of radio for newer stuff.

Tenorman · October 18th, 2003, 05:56 PM

I just checked my computer - by coincidence, I have precisely 60 tracks with Clarence Williams on them (some of them may be duplicates). I didn't know about his connection with Okeh, but have a few tracks from a Charly release called Louis Armstrong and the Blues singers, which features a number of tracks of Louis in Clarence's band.

I like his style, but he is not too popular with a lot of Jazzers these days. The 20s and 30s tend to be consisdered as a bit of a novelty era.

gdogus · October 18th, 2003, 07:53 PM

Just got these today:

Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye
Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson

I was waiting for months for the Shorter to be released, but then...well, I only just now got around to picking it up, for whatever reason. Wow. I hear strange voices speak from this recording, I swear.

As far as Jack Johnson goes...I'm just now getting around to this, so picked up the original CD, not the complete box. I'm still trying to come to terms with post 1967 Miles; truth be told, I never "got" In a Silent Way or much that came after, though Bitches Brew has its weird appeal for me. I don't know what I think of this one yet. Any help?

BFrank · October 18th, 2003, 08:05 PM

Jack Johnson box (rock 'n' roll!)
John Patton Mosaic Select (really shows how he progressed over the years)
Jeanne Lee/Mal Waldron - "After Hours" (smooooooth, in a good way)
Woody Shaw - "Live Volume One" (a solid outing from Woody)
Billy Harper - "Black Saint" (maybe my favorite Billy, and finally picked up the CD)

October 18th, 2003, 05:09 AM	#1
gdogus Beyond Category Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 772	What Is Your Latest Music Purchase? Simple enough - list and discuss your latest acquisition: CD, LP, 78, digital download, 8-track tape, whatever. So what are we buying (or otherwise acquiring) lately? My most recent: Bill Evans - The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings (8 disc box set) Joe Lovano - From the Soul

October 18th, 2003, 06:59 AM	#3
jlhoots Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Santa Fe. NM Posts: 1,382	The new Mulligan Mosaic - finally. __________________ Larry

October 18th, 2003, 08:31 AM	#5
GA Russell Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 876	My sister asked me this week what I wanted for my birthday, and I told here Henry Mancini's "Combo!" We'll see if I get it! __________________ www.russellmoon.com

October 18th, 2003, 08:50 AM	#6
Bag's Groove Trumpetus Badassicus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Allston (Boston), Ma. Posts: 259	Dexter Gordon's "Our Man In Paris". __________________ "All The Dude ever wanted was his rug back. It really held the room together." -Jeff Lebowski

October 18th, 2003, 11:21 AM	#8
andreimatorin jazz violin Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 125	Kenny Garrett- Standard of Language Madlib- Shades of blue (on BLUE NOTE!!!) love both... __________________ jazz violinist http://www.andreimatorin.com

October 18th, 2003, 05:40 AM	#2
Jamming With Edward Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Puyallup, WA USA Posts: 95	Miles Davis' "Friday Night at the Blackhawk" 2cd set: fantastic! I 've heard quiet a bit of noise about Hank Mobley's time with Miles being part of a down time for Davis, and that having something to do with Mobley's general underrecognition, but after listening to these sets I have no idea where this comes from. Mobe's lyrical playing complements Miles incredibly well, and the Jimmy Cobb/Wynton Kelly pairing is tight and effective (love Mr. Cobb's playing with Miles, so unlike any of the drummers in his "Great" quintets)...Saturday Night's set is definately bumped up the list after this one. __________________ -Tracy

October 18th, 2003, 08:16 AM	#4
BitchesBrew Misterioso Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 67	Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain A classic

October 18th, 2003, 10:26 AM	#7
Tenorman AAJ's Spammer Exterminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London - expat Scot Posts: 8,588	A raid on Mole Jazz second hand LP bins came up with The works of Duke vols 8 & 20 -- RCA Al Haig Meets the Master Saxes Vol 3 - Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward Sophisticated Lady and Julie Is Her Name - Julie London

October 18th, 2003, 11:43 AM	#9
omar zamora Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Altered State of Drugafornia Posts: 1,421	In the last 1.5 weeks: From Erstwhile distribution: The Sealed Knot - Surface/Plane Le Quan Ninh - La Ventre Negatif Blondy/Le Quan - Exaltatio Ultriusque Mundi Tetuzi Akiyama - Relator Anthony Guerra - Spool [#2] Julien Ottavi - Nervure Magnetique ISO - s/t AMM/Formanex - s/t Fennesz - Live in Japan Tilbury/Gosselin/Ottavi/Lattimier/Labelle - Phrenisie #2 Mattin - Gora From Forced Exposure Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth The JBs - Doing it to Death James Brown - The Original Disco Man Philip Cohran - On the Beach MF Doom - Vaudeville Villain From Tower: Miles - Jack Johnson Box Gil Evans - And Ten Jordan/Gilmore - Blowing in from Chicago Spacemen 3 - Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs Janson/Killhaumer/Nilssen-Love - Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe

October 18th, 2003, 01:11 PM	#10
Noj Future Primitive Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,631	Lee Morgan THE GIGOLO Donald Byrd A NEW PERSPECTIVE Irma Jazz GROOVY: A COLLECTION OF RARE JAZZY CLUB TRACKS VOLUME 6

October 18th, 2003, 05:13 PM	#11
Joel I think I need a haircut Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unquity Road,Oz Posts: 487	From the Drimala sale Scott Amendola - Cry Dennis Gonzalez - Stefan Greg Bendian Interzone - Requiem For Jack Kirby - Myriad From Borders' sale Wayne Shorter - Alegria John Scofield Band - Up All Night I post my mini reviews when the mood strikes in the What Are You Listening To...type threads since the music is still fresh in my ears. Of all the titles above, Scott Amendola is by far my best purchase being an eclectic and one of those hard to categorize album. Dennis Gonzalez's Stefan would be next. Stefan is as varied as Cry but leans more on the traditional side. Greg Bendian's two albums are more "themed", and i still have to do more spins on them. Wayne Shorter's Alegria is enjoyable in terms of composition and arrangement, though I wished there were more upbeat swinging tracks. Scofield's Up All Night is a electro jazz follow up to Uberjam though I like this more and has better melodies. ...There, that's the best I can do, without currently listening to them since my stereo at this very minute is blasting with Horace Tapscott's The Dark Tree.

October 18th, 2003, 05:32 PM	#12
It Should be You Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Colesville, Maryland Posts: 637	Sixty songs from bands led by Clarence Williams in the 20s/30s. Plan to get another 60 from my source. He has 78s. When he doesn't digitize them, I get them on cassette and digitize them myself, then burn 'em. His name is Joe Bussard. Williams was piano player, bandleader, A&R man for Okeh, music publisher, promoter of Bessie Smith. Somebody on this board wrote a book about Bessie Smith and could tell us about Clarence Williams, I'm sure. Some people who played with Clarence Williams: Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, James P. Johnson, Willie the Lion Smith, Henry Red Allen. Next will probably be stuff led by Richard M. Jones. I hear a lot of radio for newer stuff. __________________ ...but by and by the Widow Douglas let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people. -- Huckleberry Finn

October 18th, 2003, 05:56 PM	#13
Tenorman AAJ's Spammer Exterminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London - expat Scot Posts: 8,588	I just checked my computer - by coincidence, I have precisely 60 tracks with Clarence Williams on them (some of them may be duplicates). I didn't know about his connection with Okeh, but have a few tracks from a Charly release called Louis Armstrong and the Blues singers, which features a number of tracks of Louis in Clarence's band. I like his style, but he is not too popular with a lot of Jazzers these days. The 20s and 30s tend to be consisdered as a bit of a novelty era.

October 18th, 2003, 07:53 PM	#14
gdogus Beyond Category Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 772	Just got these today: Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson I was waiting for months for the Shorter to be released, but then...well, I only just now got around to picking it up, for whatever reason. Wow. I hear strange voices speak from this recording, I swear. As far as Jack Johnson goes...I'm just now getting around to this, so picked up the original CD, not the complete box. I'm still trying to come to terms with post 1967 Miles; truth be told, I never "got" In a Silent Way or much that came after, though Bitches Brew has its weird appeal for me. I don't know what I think of this one yet. Any help?

October 18th, 2003, 08:05 PM	#15
BFrank User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NoCal Posts: 1,047	Jack Johnson box (rock 'n' roll!) John Patton Mosaic Select (really shows how he progressed over the years) Jeanne Lee/Mal Waldron - "After Hours" (smooooooth, in a good way) Woody Shaw - "Live Volume One" (a solid outing from Woody) Billy Harper - "Black Saint" (maybe my favorite Billy, and finally picked up the CD) __________________ Hip To It!

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