Selaws
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Some more tasty musical treats arrived.
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way (Columbia, 2013 MOFI Limited Pressing)
The Stan Getz Quintet - Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet (Norgran, 1954 First Pressing)
The Ronnie Scott Quartet - 1612 Overture (Gearbox Records, 2013 Limited 10" Pressing)
Chet Baker Ensemble - S/T (Pacific Jazz/Vogue, 1956 First UK 10" Pressing)
First up, massive thanks to @NewcastleSpinner for selling this MOFI copy of In A Silent Way. I'm going to put aside some time to properly listen later and I can't wait! The others are eBay wins where I was the only bidder, I seem to have had a good run lately. The Stan Getz was in a woeful state when it arrived, the seller had used some misleading photos and the amount of grime on the lp (which wasn't in an inner sleeve) was awful, but after a proper clean it looks new! The Ronnie Scott is an interesting one as the B-side consists of an interview between Ronnie and Les Tompkins, a local legend that lived down the road from me and wrote for Crescendo magazine.
Gerry Mulligan - Paris Concert (Vogue, 1956 First 7" Pressing)
Wardell Gray - S/T (Prestige/Esquire, 1953 First 7" Pressing)
Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band - Oh! Peter (Tempo Records, 1955 First 7" Pressing)
Bunk Johnson And His New Orleans Band - Tishomingo Blues (Brunswick, 1955 First 7" Pressing)
A 7" bundle that I was the only bidder on, got these for £4! Also shown here is an oddity, a scrap of paper signed by the pianist Michael Garrick!
The Savoy Label A Discography by Michel Ruppli & Bob Porter
The Blue Note Label A Discography by Michel Ruppli & Michael Cuscuna
Benny Goodman by Bruce Crowther
Rhythm-a-ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the 80's by Gary Giddins
More books. The Blue Note and Savoy discographies are behemoths that contain detailed notes of every recorded session (including unused tracks), photographic essays, and detailed histories of the labels. I also have the Prestige on its way to me. The Benny Goodman book is the final one in the Jazz Masters series, a fantastic set of books that were often used as the basis for much larger biographies by the authors. I now have all 15 in the series (3 left to read) and while I didnt think I would be overly interested in this one I started in last night and have almost finished, its fascinating! Finally, a jazz oddity that was going cheap so I couldn't say no!
Jazz Concert Souvineer Programme Bundle
A while ago I bought some cheap concert programmes and really enjoyed looking through them. Recently, these appeared for sale incredibly cheap and I couldn't say no to them!
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way (Columbia, 2013 MOFI Limited Pressing)
The Stan Getz Quintet - Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet (Norgran, 1954 First Pressing)
The Ronnie Scott Quartet - 1612 Overture (Gearbox Records, 2013 Limited 10" Pressing)
Chet Baker Ensemble - S/T (Pacific Jazz/Vogue, 1956 First UK 10" Pressing)
First up, massive thanks to @NewcastleSpinner for selling this MOFI copy of In A Silent Way. I'm going to put aside some time to properly listen later and I can't wait! The others are eBay wins where I was the only bidder, I seem to have had a good run lately. The Stan Getz was in a woeful state when it arrived, the seller had used some misleading photos and the amount of grime on the lp (which wasn't in an inner sleeve) was awful, but after a proper clean it looks new! The Ronnie Scott is an interesting one as the B-side consists of an interview between Ronnie and Les Tompkins, a local legend that lived down the road from me and wrote for Crescendo magazine.
Gerry Mulligan - Paris Concert (Vogue, 1956 First 7" Pressing)
Wardell Gray - S/T (Prestige/Esquire, 1953 First 7" Pressing)
Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band - Oh! Peter (Tempo Records, 1955 First 7" Pressing)
Bunk Johnson And His New Orleans Band - Tishomingo Blues (Brunswick, 1955 First 7" Pressing)
A 7" bundle that I was the only bidder on, got these for £4! Also shown here is an oddity, a scrap of paper signed by the pianist Michael Garrick!
The Savoy Label A Discography by Michel Ruppli & Bob Porter
The Blue Note Label A Discography by Michel Ruppli & Michael Cuscuna
Benny Goodman by Bruce Crowther
Rhythm-a-ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the 80's by Gary Giddins
More books. The Blue Note and Savoy discographies are behemoths that contain detailed notes of every recorded session (including unused tracks), photographic essays, and detailed histories of the labels. I also have the Prestige on its way to me. The Benny Goodman book is the final one in the Jazz Masters series, a fantastic set of books that were often used as the basis for much larger biographies by the authors. I now have all 15 in the series (3 left to read) and while I didnt think I would be overly interested in this one I started in last night and have almost finished, its fascinating! Finally, a jazz oddity that was going cheap so I couldn't say no!
Jazz Concert Souvineer Programme Bundle
A while ago I bought some cheap concert programmes and really enjoyed looking through them. Recently, these appeared for sale incredibly cheap and I couldn't say no to them!