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dhodo said:
They are different for different reasons, but I think branching out into the two albums that bookend Headhunters would be great. Thrust is an obvious choice as it came between the two you enjoy, but Sextant, the precursor to Headhunters is a favorite of mine. Hard to say if you will like it as much or not, but it is worth the listen to see where he was at before Headhunters.

Edit: Oh, also the live album Flood, which has songs from Headhunters, Thrust, and Man-Child (plus one from Maiden Voyage).
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I’ll check those out. Thanks!


Oooooh that Spank-a-Lee from Thrust is frrrreeeeeeesssshhhhhhh!
 
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Just reading Miles Davis autobiography again, specifically the parts about New York from the mid 40's up to the early 50's. Have to admit it's an era I've kinda neglected, as my jazz listening preference has typically been late 50s onwards, but it's great to be playing a bit of Bird, Diz, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell etc for a change.

Just wondering, anyone got any favourite albums / releases around the late 40s to mid 50s that they keep going back to?
 
VinylGuy said:
Just reading Miles Davis autobiography again, specifically the parts about New York from the mid 40's up to the early 50's. Have to admit it's an era I've kinda neglected, as my jazz listening preference has typically been late 50s onwards, but it's great to be playing a bit of Bird, Diz, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell etc for a change.

Just wondering, anyone got any favourite albums / releases around the late 40s to mid 50s that they keep going back to?
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Bud Powell is a good one to look to and I always enjoy his earlier work as you can hear just how it shaped the music that followed (not just his but everyones!). His trio work with Curly Russell and Max Roach is great. This group work was often released as 'The Bud Powell Trio' which causes a bit of confusion as the music is not all the same, but this is one I have that I enjoy - Bud Powell Trio

Lester Young is another great one to dig into as you can, yet again, hear how he would influence generations to come. His really early stuff with Count Basie and Billie Holiday is great, but I tend to listen to this more than others - Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio

Coleman Hawkins would be another great saxophonist which slots into the time period perfectly. I picked up 'Coleman Hawkins ‎– The Hawk Returns' quite a while ago now and its one that I will always play when I spot it on the shelf. An interesting side note on this album is the pianist. While almost all of the musicians are uncredited it became known that the pianist on the session was none-other that Sun Ra, who plays straight forward bop over the more avant-garde stuff he would become known for.

And a final one I seem to find interesting is Shelly Manne. Manne recorded a TON of music as a sideman with a lot of it being bop and cool jazz, but he also dabbled in experimental (for the time) music including third stream. Shelly Manne Vol 2 is a 10" record I picked up cheap a few years ago and has this almost airy/whispy quality to it at times before his drumming pulls it back to more straight-ahead jazz. Always one I find interesting especially considering it was recorded in the early 50's.
 
Selaws said:
Bud Powell is a good one to look to and I always enjoy his earlier work as you can hear just how it shaped the music that followed (not just his but everyones!). His trio work with Curly Russell and Max Roach is great. This group work was often released as 'The Bud Powell Trio' which causes a bit of confusion as the music is not all the same, but this is one I have that I enjoy - Bud Powell Trio

Lester Young is another great one to dig into as you can, yet again, hear how he would influence generations to come. His really early stuff with Count Basie and Billie Holiday is great, but I tend to listen to this more than others - Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio

Coleman Hawkins would be another great saxophonist which slots into the time period perfectly. I picked up 'Coleman Hawkins ‎– The Hawk Returns' quite a while ago now and its one that I will always play when I spot it on the shelf. An interesting side note on this album is the pianist. While almost all of the musicians are uncredited it became known that the pianist on the session was none-other that Sun Ra, who plays straight forward bop over the more avant-garde stuff he would become known for.

And a final one I seem to find interesting is Shelly Manne. Manne recorded a TON of music as a sideman with a lot of it being bop and cool jazz, but he also dabbled in experimental (for the time) music including third stream. Shelly Manne Vol 2 is a 10" record I picked up cheap a few years ago and has this almost airy/whispy quality to it at times before his drumming pulls it back to more straight-ahead jazz. Always one I find interesting especially considering it was recorded in the early 50's.
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Superb. Thanks for suggesting these, and for giving an insight into each recording, I love all those side notes that add to the context of it all.

Will spend some time over these and report back :cool:
 
Selaws said:
Bud Powell is a good one to look to and I always enjoy his earlier work as you can hear just how it shaped the music that followed (not just his but everyones!). His trio work with Curly Russell and Max Roach is great. This group work was often released as 'The Bud Powell Trio' which causes a bit of confusion as the music is not all the same, but this is one I have that I enjoy - Bud Powell Trio

Lester Young is another great one to dig into as you can, yet again, hear how he would influence generations to come. His really early stuff with Count Basie and Billie Holiday is great, but I tend to listen to this more than others - Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio

Coleman Hawkins would be another great saxophonist which slots into the time period perfectly. I picked up 'Coleman Hawkins ‎– The Hawk Returns' quite a while ago now and its one that I will always play when I spot it on the shelf. An interesting side note on this album is the pianist. While almost all of the musicians are uncredited it became known that the pianist on the session was none-other that Sun Ra, who plays straight forward bop over the more avant-garde stuff he would become known for.

And a final one I seem to find interesting is Shelly Manne. Manne recorded a TON of music as a sideman with a lot of it being bop and cool jazz, but he also dabbled in experimental (for the time) music including third stream. Shelly Manne Vol 2 is a 10" record I picked up cheap a few years ago and has this almost airy/whispy quality to it at times before his drumming pulls it back to more straight-ahead jazz. Always one I find interesting especially considering it was recorded in the early 50's.
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Shelly Manne has some great records overall. I love this album:
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Shelly Manne & His Friends - Shelly Manne & His Friends Vol. 1

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1956 Vinyl release of "Shelly Manne & His Friends Vol. 1" on Discogs.
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The Warner Bros albums(Fat Albert, Mwandishi, Crossings) are really good too, a bit more out than the funk of Headhunters etc, any Herbie up to about 1977 is great, after that it gets a bit patchy . Flood is excellent, get the Speakers Corner pressing while you can, also they did Crossings that beats an Ori
Urbs_hott said:
I’ll check those out. Thanks!


Oooooh that Spank-a-Lee from Thrust is frrrreeeeeeesssshhhhhhh!
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ginal pressing , Love that one ..They might have done Man-Child as well, I've got a Japanese pressing of that , so haven't bothered .
 
I know I’m late to the party but Peta La Roca’s Basra BN80 sounds really, really good. Joe Henderson’s presence is just epic, overall the separation on this recording is just great. I was only familiar with “Lazy Afternoon” prior to spinning the record tonight but the entire album is incredible and not what I was expecting! The musical landscape was much more ambitious and impressive then I went in thinking . At times it actually reminded me a lot of John Coltranes “Ole” or on a lesser degree, “Journey To Satchidinanda”. Does anyone have any other albums they’d recommend that strike a similar tone?

Shouts out @imajindat for the incredibly generous PIF!
 
kafunis said:
The Warner Bros albums(Fat Albert, Mwandishi, Crossings) are really good too, a bit more out than the funk of Headhunters etc, any Herbie up to about 1977 is great, after that it gets a bit patchy . Flood is excellent, get the Speakers Corner pressing while you can, also they did Crossings that beats an Ori


ginal pressing , Love that one ..They might have done Man-Child as well, I've got a Japanese pressing of that , so haven't bothered .
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Much appreciate the response. I do enjoy Fat Albert Rotunda but am not really aware of a best pressing. OG for that one? I’ll have to check out Mwandishi. I did try out crossings and it was way to out there for me, but I should give it another shot. It’s definitely the funk jams that are attracting me to this era of his.

It was the speakers corner of Man Child that I listened to recently that sent me down this path so I’ll definitely be exploring Flood to see if that one clicks.
 
I just received my copy of the BF RSD Herbie Hancock Trio, and boy oh boy is Side B pressed off-center. Looks like I am not the only one with this issue based on Discogs reviews. If any of you all have this title, can you let me know if your copy is off-center? What a shame, because I was really looking forward to loving this album. Side A is clean, but B is a warbly/pitch-shifted mess, especially on sustained piano notes.
 
VinylGuy said:
Just reading Miles Davis autobiography again, specifically the parts about New York from the mid 40's up to the early 50's. Have to admit it's an era I've kinda neglected, as my jazz listening preference has typically been late 50s onwards, but it's great to be playing a bit of Bird, Diz, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell etc for a change.

Just wondering, anyone got any favourite albums / releases around the late 40s to mid 50s that they keep going back to?
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There aren’t many actual jazz albums until the early 50’s when the 10 Inch long player came into more widespread use. But in addition to Bird and Diz stuff, I love Monk’s early Blue Note recordings as well as some Cool Jazz stuff like Gerry Mulligan’s pianoless quartet with Chet Baker, and the early recordings by Dave Brubeck. Ellington Masterpieces too.
 
MikeH said:
No surprise, but I'm really digging the Sam Records reissue of Ron Jefferson Choir. Really cool record and as usual, a top-notch pressing.
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Its a fantastic session isn't it, makes me want to dig into his music a bit more. I totally forgot to check out the print though so I will likely spin again and have a good look.
 
1608684484654.png This is a good one too, it's got 3 different bands with Herbie , Miles Quintet with Freddie Hubbard on Trumpet , Sextet and some Headhunters style funk as well . Recorded live at 1977 Newport festival .
Urbs_hott said:
Much appreciate the response. I do enjoy Fat Albert Rotunda but am not really aware of a best pressing. OG for that one? I’ll have to check out Mwandishi. I did try out crossings and it was way to out there for me, but I should give it another shot. It’s definitely the funk jams that are attracting me to this era of his.

It was the speakers corner of Man Child that I listened to recently that sent me down this path so I’ll definitely be exploring Flood to see if that one clicks.
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