Jazz

[Nee Lewman]

I'm ending my jazz sunday on a weird note:


Title track is playing now and honestly, it is the heat, but the whole album is weird. Like lyrics about how fluoride is a contaminant and a lot of soul jazz posturing. The thing about it that really gets me is that it's kind of by the numbers jazz fusion and then both the lyrical content and the vocal stylings are like he listened to a lot of Archie Shepp and Eddie Gale and decided to copy them with a different kind of back drop musically. It's kind of a mess. When I decided it was just weird about half way through, I started reading up on it and it is the middle of a trilogy he made. The allmusic review credits it as one of the prime examples to point to when folks say blue note fell off in the 70s.

 

[Hemotep]

BoomBoom alert! @MikeH

Cut from the master tapes.

Gears (180g LP)

Details Marking Johnny Hammond’s first album with Milestone Records, the jazz-funk opus Gears garnered critical acclaim upon its release and was a Top 40 hit on Billboard’s Jazz chart. Single “Los Conquistadores Chocolatés” was a crossover success, landing in the Top 5 of Billboard’s Dance Club...

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This is one of my all time favorite jazz funk albums, so excited for this one!!!

I grabbed it this morning with the tee shirt bundle that was a nice sale price. Forget the haters, this one is great.

 

[Dtknuckles]

 

[avecigrec]

I will pop this over on the Sun Ra thread as well but thought some of you (@avecigrec) might be interested.

Worth noting that the Carolina Soul stuff does NOT go cheap. It used to be affordable, but nowadays it's the high end everytime.

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While the Sun Ra heavy hitters were well outta my league I was able to nab Concert For The Comet Kohoutek, Live In Paris At The "Gibus" , St. Louis Blues: Solo Piano, Sign Of The Myth, Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo Japan 1988 (Picture Disc), plus Coltrane's Africa/Brass and The Drums, an impulse! compilation that will pair nicely with my copy of The Saxophone compilation.

Very stoked.

(My wife isn't super impressed but she is remarkably understanding!)

 

[MikeH]

Two more verve by request titles

Mel Brown - Chicken Fat: Verve by Request Series (180g Vinyl LP) * * *

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James Brown - Soul On Top: Verve by Request Series (180g Vinyl LP)

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[avecigrec]

Two more verve by request titles

Mel Brown - Chicken Fat: Verve by Request Series (180g Vinyl LP) * * *

The world's largest online retailer of high-end audio, audiophile music, and accessories. We specialize in vinyl records and turntables.

www.musicdirect.com

James Brown - Soul On Top: Verve by Request Series (180g Vinyl LP)

The world's largest online retailer of high-end audio, audiophile music, and accessories. We specialize in vinyl records and turntables.

www.musicdirect.com

Chicken Fat!!

 

[MikeH]

This is one of my all time favorite jazz funk albums, so excited for this one!!!

I grabbed it this morning with the tee shirt bundle that was a nice sale price. Forget the haters, this one is great.

Yea I dig this record too. I do hope they keep releasing more milestone titles. So many great albums in need of reissuing from milestone!

 

[Selaws]

While the Sun Ra heavy hitters were well outta my league I was able to nab Concert For The Comet Kohoutek, Live In Paris At The "Gibus" , St. Louis Blues: Solo Piano, Sign Of The Myth, Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo Japan 1988 (Picture Disc), plus Coltrane's Africa/Brass and The Drums, an impulse! compilation that will pair nicely with my copy of The Saxophone compilation.

Very stoked.

(My wife isn't super impressed but she is remarkably understanding!)

Fantastic! Apologies to your wife from me and enjoy the music!

 

[Dtknuckles]

While the Sun Ra heavy hitters were well outta my league I was able to nab Concert For The Comet Kohoutek, Live In Paris At The "Gibus" , St. Louis Blues: Solo Piano, Sign Of The Myth, Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo Japan 1988 (Picture Disc), plus Coltrane's Africa/Brass and The Drums, an impulse! compilation that will pair nicely with my copy of The Saxophone compilation.

Very stoked.

(My wife isn't super impressed but she is remarkably understanding!)

I got all excited, reopened my eBay account, downloaded the app, and watched a couple of records. Then got distracted on Sunday and forgot about them all. I never win a bid anyway.

 

[Selaws]

Not sure if this has been shared yet, but the upcoming list for the new 'Verve By Request' series has dropped.



Looks like Third Man are collaborating with their editions being on yellow vinyl with colour-edited cover art.

 

[Colonel4Bin]

Not sure if this has been shared yet, but the upcoming list for the new 'Verve By Request' series has dropped.

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Looks like Third Man are collaborating with their editions being on yellow vinyl with colour-edited cover art.

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A lot of great titles in there. If we’ll done, could be a great series.

Don’t know how I feel about those exclusive covers, though. Why alter the art?

 

[yukbon]

A lot of great titles in there. If we’ll done, could be a great series.

Don’t know how I feel about those exclusive covers, though. Why alter the art?

"wtf is up with that ptah cover" was my immediate thought.

 

[avecigrec]

Not sure if this has been shared yet, but the upcoming list for the new 'Verve By Request' series has dropped.

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Looks like Third Man are collaborating with their editions being on yellow vinyl with colour-edited cover art.

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Well, now I feel less bad about losing on my bid for Kwanza in the Carolina Soul auction!

 

[Selaws]

A lot of great titles in there. If we’ll done, could be a great series.

Don’t know how I feel about those exclusive covers, though. Why alter the art?

Honestly just feels like a way for Third Man to stand-out a bit. Fair play if it means we get all these great titles as standard pressings as well!

 

[avecigrec]

While the Sun Ra heavy hitters were well outta my league I was able to nab Concert For The Comet Kohoutek, Live In Paris At The "Gibus" , St. Louis Blues: Solo Piano, Sign Of The Myth, Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo Japan 1988 (Picture Disc), plus Coltrane's Africa/Brass and The Drums, an impulse! compilation that will pair nicely with my copy of The Saxophone compilation.

Very stoked.

(My wife isn't super impressed but she is remarkably understanding!)

Seems the free jazz heads aren't as down with the funk... I just snagged Mothership Connection, One Nation Under A Groove, There's A Riot Goin' On and Songs In The Key Of Life for pretty cheap too!

Now it's probably best that I go back to not using eBay.

 

[Max Sterling]

I clicked through the last few pages and didn't see where anyone had shared this, but I thought it was lovely.

 

[MikeH]

oh snap. full list of the verve/third man series is out:

Verve By Request Releases (November 2022 – June 2023):

November 11, 2022: Roy Brooks – Beat
November 11, 2022: Alice Coltrane – Ptah, The El Daoud
December 9, 2022: James Brown – Soul On Top
December 9, 2022: Mel Brown – Chicken Fat
January 13, 2023: Ahmad Jamal – The Awakening
January 13, 2023: Archie Shepp – Kwanza
February 10, 2023: Dorothy Ashby – The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby
February 10, 2023: Gábor Szabó – The Sorcerer
March 10, 2023: Blossom Dearie – Blossom Dearie
March 10, 2023: Eartha Kitt – Bad But Beautiful
April 28, 2023: Yusef Lateef – Psychicemotus
April 28, 2023: Pharoah Sanders – Black Unity
May 26, 2023: Wayne Shorter – Footprints Live!
May 26, 2023: Herbie Hancock – The New Standard
June 30, 2023: Albert Ayler – Love Cry
June 30, 2023: Sun Ra – Space Is The Place

@yukbon Gabor Szabo is in this series coming out! think you were looking for that one.

Welp— somehow missed @Selaws posting this!

 

[yukbon]

oh snap. full list of the verve/third man series is out:

Verve By Request Releases (November 2022 – June 2023):

November 11, 2022: Roy Brooks – Beat
November 11, 2022: Alice Coltrane – Ptah, The El Daoud
December 9, 2022: James Brown – Soul On Top
December 9, 2022: Mel Brown – Chicken Fat
January 13, 2023: Ahmad Jamal – The Awakening
January 13, 2023: Archie Shepp – Kwanza
February 10, 2023: Dorothy Ashby – The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby
February 10, 2023: Gábor Szabó – The Sorcerer
March 10, 2023: Blossom Dearie – Blossom Dearie
March 10, 2023: Eartha Kitt – Bad But Beautiful
April 28, 2023: Yusef Lateef – Psychicemotus
April 28, 2023: Pharoah Sanders – Black Unity
May 26, 2023: Wayne Shorter – Footprints Live!
May 26, 2023: Herbie Hancock – The New Standard
June 30, 2023: Albert Ayler – Love Cry
June 30, 2023: Sun Ra – Space Is The Place

@yukbon Gabor Szabo is in this series coming out! think you were looking for that one.

a) verve has alice and roy up for pre-order: Pre-order

b) yes although my real question is "should i get this one or hold off and snag it via the impulse box set

 

[MikeH]

a) verve has alice and roy up for pre-order: Pre-order

b) yes although my real question is "should i get this one or hold off and snag it via the impulse box set

i hadn't seen the full list posted before but maybe i missed it! I had only seen the first 4 titles announced and up for preorder. i feel like there will be A gabor album, but obviously not sure (yet) if this will be in the VMP. can always try to get something out of Storf as he has already confirmed a few titles...

 

[RHANDMJ]

a) verve has alice and roy up for pre-order: Pre-order

b) yes although my real question is "should i get this one or hold off and snag it via the impulse box set

Depends. Previous series by Verve (not the Snail's Pace Ap one) have been shit. Single sleeves, shit digital cuts, lousy pressings.

Looks like this stuff will be better. By how much remains to be seen.

I will try one and assess whether the rest will be worthwhile. I have a mint OG Ptah on hand, might compare.

I have little doubt that the VMP will be impressive.