What is spinning?

[noddin0ff]

And one more thing...


A great TGIF song. Click and listen to the track Leave It (feat. Dionne Charles) Don't know how long I'll leave it up.

[Slosh]

Haven't listened to this one enough:

[nobody]

The Tennors: Rock Steady Classics

Fantastic soulful rocksteady from the dawn of the era. Weather Report, Another Scorcher and many more. In the 60s, the group recorded with both Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and Duke Reid at Treasure Isle. Just fantastic **** right here if you're into Jamaican music.

[dingus]

The Cars - Move Like This

actually better than i was expecting, though Eliot Easton's guitar and David Robinson's drumming could have been more prominent over the album as a whole.

[Rae]

All jazz and pop punk over the last 24 hours:












"We don't punch girls and we don't punch a clock"

~Rae

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[Rae]

I'm headed to New Orleans for a week! See you guys on the 9th!

~Rae

[frenchmon]

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Dexter Gordon...

At Montreux



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[frenchmon]

All jazz and pop punk over the last 24 hours:












"We don't punch girls and we don't punch a clock"

~Rae

Hey Rae...Kid Ory??? What you know about Kid Ory??? And Maggot Brain for that much??? Good stuff there Rae....I got a chance to see Maggot Brain performed live back in the day. Gona miss you Gil Scott-Heron....an-gel-dust.....

[poppachubby]

[nobody]

I should have known you'd be one to ask about Lester Young. I've heard bits and pieces of his stuff over the years, some I've really liked. But, what vinyl I've come across cheap hasn't been so hot. Either musically not as good as I was hoping or horrendous sound quality. Any suggestions on a good place to start with him? How's that collection? I've heard lots of good stuff on Verve from other artists.

[frenchmon]

I should have known you'd be one to ask about Lester Young. I've heard bits and pieces of his stuff over the years, some I've really liked. But, what vinyl I've come across cheap hasn't been so hot. Either musically not as good as I was hoping or horrendous sound quality. Any suggestions on a good place to start with him? How's that collection? I've heard lots of good stuff on Verve from other artists.

If I may chime in here...vinyl with Lester is always a hit and miss due to the time he recorded in. I have a few originals that are not good recording wise. But at the same time look for some remastered Count Basie stuff that features Young. Some of those recording are good. The remasters on CD are much better than most of the Vinyl as far as Lesters own bands. You may also find some remastered CD's with Billy Holiday that features Young also...but vinyl is always a hit and miss with Lester Young seeing he is not in demand in todays world to most Jazz fans.

[nobody]

Thanks for the advice. I'm not generally super picky about sound or anything and enjoy plenty of less than top notch recordings, just the couple records I'd happened across were really poor to the point of not really being able to hear clearly. I'll see what I can come up with. Maybe some CDs would actually be best in this scenario.

[frenchmon]

Thanks for the advice. I'm not generally super picky about sound or anything and enjoy plenty of less than top notch recordings, just the couple records I'd happened across were really poor to the point of not really being able to hear clearly. I'll see what I can come up with. Maybe some CDs would actually be best in this scenario.

Well if you like vinyl like me, it might worth it to search out some sites to find some good old pressings. Heres a great copy of Lester you may want to scope out...

Lester Swings.. with .Nat King Cole, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Ray Brown, Buddy RIch, Pappa "Chicago" Jo Jones all on this album....sound is the best recording I have on Vinyl of "The Pres" as he is know.

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[poppachubby]

Hey Dave, the Verve set is a great place to start. It also allows you to hear his slow deterioration. Alcoholism eventually ate him whole. So, the earlier the better with Prez. As far as quality goes this set is excellent. In some cases they were unable to eliminate the analog backdrop, which I actually like. It's a little like listening to vinyl. I would also recommend the Savoy set which is also great.

There are certain artists that I have collected on disc. For example, I have an amazing Johnny Hodges Mosaic set which captures all of his small group work. The vinyl is super rare and ultra expensive, so why even bother? Unless you're a superfan...I also have a Sonny Stitt set of his Roost recordings, same thing.

[Slosh]

About to cue this up for the first time...

[bobsticks]

Some day I'm going to release an album with cover art consisting of nothing more than a white background and big red "X'...


NP:

[nobody]

Love Johnny Hodges. Side by Side and Back to Back with Duke Ellington are a couple of my all time favorite jazz albums. Got 'em on vinyl along with a couple others of his. I may have a digital copy of that mosaic set around too. I strongly prefer his small group stuff to anything else.

[nobody]

Anti-Ear: Arms/Legs

Cassette only noise release...genuine pig's ear included in each one. (Yes I'm serious about that, kinda stinky when you open the baggie.) If you like noise music, pretty good, actually.

[poppachubby]

[poppachubby]

[nobody]

"We don't punch girls and we don't punch a clock"

~Rae

Was at a garage sale this weekend where a guy was selling cassettes for a dime each and the girl I was with picked this one up. I was able to snag some old ROIR cassettes, like finally replacing my long lost first Bad Brains cassette, a copy of a Skatalites live set, and this total gem:


21st Century Dub

There's a bit of back story to this release, so I'm just gonna copy and paste a bit here....

The inspiration for 21st Century Dub came when Bob Marley toured Japan in 1979 and met Japanese electronica wizard Pecker (so named for his woodpecker-like twitching while playing percussion), who was fascinated with the Jamaican dub scene. Invited by Marley to bring key members of The Yellow Magic Orchestra to Jamaica for sessions, the extraordinary results of Pecker's work with both Studio One and Tuff Gong musicians were released on two albums in Japan in 1980, then on cassette only by ROIR in 1987. This first cd release of the recordings remains diverse and engaging, if more technically flashy as a result of Pecker's contributions. Strong dub jams like "Mystical Cosmic Vibration" and "International Orchitis" show the strong influence of Jamaican percussion duo Sly and Robbie, and contrast the more techno tunes by Pecker such as "Pecker Power Pt. 2". In between lie great versions of "Jamming" and "Concrete Jungle" recorded with the blessing, if not the participation, of Bob Marley himself. - Craig Tower

Anyway, however this came about, it is some really great dub. Enjoy.

[Rae]

Probably 50+ hours in the car over the past week (drove to New Orleans and back). So many CDs but this forum only lets me post 10 images at a time so:












(the singalong version!)

~Rae

[nobody]

I have an unnatural attachment to Swordfishtrombones. It's a sentimental thing in some ways, but also a fine album. Absolutely one of my all time favorite and most listened to records.

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America Reads: Towers Open Fire

Cassette only release from 2009. Droning, haunting ambient electronics from Digitalis Ltd., they seem to be quite good at releasing this sort of thing. An excellent example right here.