Don Wilkinson - Preach Brother Horace PArlan - On The SPur of The Moment GRachan Moncur III - Evolution Destination....Out! - Jackie Maclean Mustang - Donald Byrd Fuego - DOnald Byrd Una Mas - KEnny Dorham Dexter Calling - Dexter Gordon Cool Struttin - Sonny Clark ....and the Grant Green gospel/spirituals one with HErbie on piano - can't remember the name and am too tired to look.
apropos of "unreleased" Blue Notes, this one has to be my favorite: Nigeria[/b] (can't find a jpg of the much nicer Japanese cover; it's also on the Grant/Sonny Clark 2cd set)
Grant Green, Art Blakey and Sonny Clark = Grant sounds sooo raw, and I love how you can hear Blakey hollering right behind him. So fucking good, anyone who loves Grant and hasn't heard this is in for a surprise. It's kind of like the antithesis of Idle Moments, my other favorite.
Otherwise, my top ten would have to include Larry Young, Unity Joe Henderson, Mode For Joe Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage Cannonball, Something Else Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil and/or Adam's Apple Hank Mobley, Soul Station Hutcherson, Happening, Stick-Up, San Francisco can't really decide on one Blakey, Hubbard, Silver, Jimmy Smith, etc.
honorable mentions: Duke Pearson, The Phantom Lee Morgan, Search for the New Land John Patton, Let em Roll Pete La Roca, Basra
So many good records have been mentioned, so let me just add one of my favorites:
title track is just such a great line that develops and drops out as needed...stripped down to bare bass, then brought back with joe's sax solo. liner notes describe henderson walking around the streets of (i think) NYC humming the main theme of the song--he couldn't get it out of his head, so he had to record it.
the rest of the LP is no slouch either...many styles/sounds on this record.
Only 10? This is damn near impossible, 10 that I really like-
Lou Donaldson- say it loud Grant Green- green is beautiful or the final comedown ost Joe Henderson- page one Hank Mobley- roll call or soul station Donald Byrd- ethiopian knights Duke Pearson- the phantom Ike Quebec- heavy soul Eric Dolphy- out to lunch Bobby Hutcherson- san francisco or stick up Wayne Shorter- juju
Most of my favorites have already been mentioned but there's a few new ones here:
1) Art Blakey - Moanin 2) Lou Donaldson - Mr Shing-A-Ling 3) Stanley Turrentine - The Look of Love. It's kind of sappy w/ the string arrangements, but it has a nice mellow vibe. It's different from all the other Blue Notes I've heard. 4) Gene Harris - Elegant Soul 5) Horace Silver - Song for My Father 6) Grant Green - Alive 7) Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tommorow 8) Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue 9) John Coltrane - Blue Trane 10) Elvin Jones - The Prime Element
impossible, but fun to try. in no particular order...
Idle Moments / Grant Green Fushcia Swing Song / Sam Rivers Components / Bobby Hutcherson Inner Urge / Joe Henderson Real McCoy / McCoy Tyner Unity / Larry Young Some Other Stuff / Grachan Moncur III Andrew! / Andrew Hill JuJu / Wayne Shorter (barely edges out Speak No Evil) Maiden Voyage / Herbie Hancock
10 already? honorable mention to Search for New Land, Speak Like a Child, Destination Out...
I love a lot of 70s Blue Note too, but for me 60s BN is pretty much the ultimate godhead music.
Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music Hank Mobley - A Slice of the Top Larry Young - Unity Bobby Hutcherson - Patterns Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land Gil Melle - Complete Blue Note Recordings (collection of EPs) Horace Silver - Song For My Father McCoy Tyner - Tender Moments Tina Brooks - True Blue Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag
apropos of "unreleased" Blue Notes, this one has to be my favorite: Nigeria[/b] (can't find a jpg of the much nicer Japanese cover; it's also on the Grant/Sonny Clark 2cd set)
Grant Green, Art Blakey and Sonny Clark = Grant sounds sooo raw, and I love how you can hear Blakey hollering right behind him. So fucking good, anyone who loves Grant and hasn't heard this is in for a surprise. It's kind of like the antithesis of Idle Moments, my other favorite.
I think this covers the bases. If you ain't got it, get it.
The earliest pressing I've seen is on a tan deep groove United label. The blue note issues I've seen have been 80s issues. The 60s issue is on Solid State. Confusing!!!
I love Money Jungle too. First bought it on CD but that's such a weird production. They have all these alternate takes, which are of course great to be able to listen to, but they have put them right after the initial track so you go into timewarps all the time when you listen to it. That CD needs to be programmed.
Can someone elaborate on the "Duke Pearson- the phantom" LP (i.e. How much $$$ and raer status). I heard a cut from that the other day "Christo *****" something and shit was nice
Can someone elaborate on the "Duke Pearson- the phantom" LP (i.e. How much $$$ and raer status). I heard a cut from that the other day "Christo *****" something and shit was nice
"Christo Redentor"
I'm not up on my Duke Pearson, but that is a nice song. Blues harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite did a great extended version on his Tennessee Woman album on Vanguard.
But the thread is about Blue Note, so I'll just say that John Patton's Understanding is my fave...somebody had the genius idea to add Harold Alexander's avant-garde sax to a basic chitlin'-circuit jazz lineup and hijinks ensue...organist John Patton playing "in," Alexander playing way, way out, and a drummer keepin' it together...Patton will be playing through blues chord changes and then all of a sudden here comes Alexander playing out of the goddamned stratosphere...this is one of those sessions that shouldn't work but it does! The jook joint meets the loft party...
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Horace PArlan - On The SPur of The Moment
GRachan Moncur III - Evolution
Destination....Out! - Jackie Maclean
Mustang - Donald Byrd
Fuego - DOnald Byrd
Una Mas - KEnny Dorham
Dexter Calling - Dexter Gordon
Cool Struttin - Sonny Clark
....and the Grant Green gospel/spirituals one with HErbie on piano - can't remember the name and am too tired to look.
K in Canada.
Wayne Shorters: Schizofrenia, Speak No Evil and as was mentioned the incomparable Juju.
Donald Byrds: Free Flight. Have not heard ethiopian nights, but want it badly.
Song for my father: Horace Silver
Reach Out: Hank Mobley
The obvious classics:
Dolphy: Out to lunch
Herbie: Maiden Voyage
Trane: Blue Train
Lee Morgan: Tomcat
A dozen. Anybody remember the Collectors Choice series?
Sunday Morning
Booker Ervin-Back From the Gig (compiled on 2LPs in the 70s)
though i'm yet to discover the ones y'all mentioned.
cosign on Hank Mobley's "Ricardo Bossa Nova" too.
Nigeria[/b] (can't find a jpg of the much nicer Japanese cover; it's also on the Grant/Sonny Clark 2cd set)
Grant Green, Art Blakey and Sonny Clark =
Otherwise, my top ten would have to include
Larry Young, Unity
Joe Henderson, Mode For Joe
Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage
Cannonball, Something Else
Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil and/or Adam's Apple
Hank Mobley, Soul Station
Hutcherson, Happening, Stick-Up, San Francisco
can't really decide on one Blakey, Hubbard, Silver, Jimmy Smith, etc.
honorable mentions:
Duke Pearson, The Phantom
Lee Morgan, Search for the New Land
John Patton, Let em Roll
Pete La Roca, Basra
oh, and how could I forget
So many good records have been mentioned, so let me just add one of my favorites:
title track is just such a great line that develops and drops out as needed...stripped down to bare bass, then brought back with joe's sax solo. liner notes describe henderson walking around the streets of (i think) NYC humming the main theme of the song--he couldn't get it out of his head, so he had to record it.
the rest of the LP is no slouch either...many styles/sounds on this record.
i'm looking for a clean copy BTW.
Lou Donaldson- say it loud
Grant Green- green is beautiful or the final comedown ost
Joe Henderson- page one
Hank Mobley- roll call or soul station
Donald Byrd- ethiopian knights
Duke Pearson- the phantom
Ike Quebec- heavy soul
Eric Dolphy- out to lunch
Bobby Hutcherson- san francisco or stick up
Wayne Shorter- juju
ok so I take that back, and I bring this........
Can't forget this one.
and a couple more stolen from O-Dub's site:
and donald byrd-places and spaces
1) Art Blakey - Moanin
2) Lou Donaldson - Mr Shing-A-Ling
3) Stanley Turrentine - The Look of Love. It's kind of sappy w/ the string arrangements, but it has a nice mellow vibe. It's different from all the other Blue Notes I've heard.
4) Gene Harris - Elegant Soul
5) Horace Silver - Song for My Father
6) Grant Green - Alive
7) Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tommorow
8) Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
9) John Coltrane - Blue Trane
10) Elvin Jones - The Prime Element
Idle Moments / Grant Green
Fushcia Swing Song / Sam Rivers
Components / Bobby Hutcherson
Inner Urge / Joe Henderson
Real McCoy / McCoy Tyner
Unity / Larry Young
Some Other Stuff / Grachan Moncur III
Andrew! / Andrew Hill
JuJu / Wayne Shorter (barely edges out Speak No Evil)
Maiden Voyage / Herbie Hancock
10 already? honorable mention to Search for New Land, Speak Like a Child, Destination Out...
I love a lot of 70s Blue Note too, but for me 60s BN is pretty much the ultimate godhead music.
I NEED PHANTOM AND BASRA SOMETHING TERRIBLE[/b]!!
a. disgusting
b. it's a lot of money in the context of the record's actual value. I just sold a copy for $50 and thought I was getting away with highway robbery.
I don't see:
True Blue
Two Souls In One
Let Em Roll
No Room For Squares
Samba Soul
etc
Hank Mobley - A Slice of the Top
Larry Young - Unity
Bobby Hutcherson - Patterns
Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land
Gil Melle - Complete Blue Note Recordings (collection of EPs)
Horace Silver - Song For My Father
McCoy Tyner - Tender Moments
Tina Brooks - True Blue
Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag
I think this covers the bases. If you ain't got it, get it.
Anything Sonny Clark played on is worth a listen.
Wasn't the original pressing on United Artists?
The earliest pressing I've seen is on a tan deep groove United label. The blue note issues I've seen have been 80s issues. The 60s issue is on Solid State. Confusing!!!
Technically not a Blue Note. Originally released on UA (I think...) and reissued on Blue Note after EMI swallowed the UA catalog.
That nitpickery aside...a fantastic album.
***That Paychex is fast...
Yes, it came out on both UA and Solid State in 1962 (a green cover with abstract floral cover) and then it was re-issued on Blue Note.
This must be my favorite.
I love Money Jungle too. First bought it on CD but that's such a weird production. They have all these alternate takes, which are of course great to be able to listen to, but they have put them right after the initial track so you go into timewarps all the time when you listen to it. That CD needs to be programmed.
That's one that I was very happy to find a sealed 'rare groove' series 90s reish for $3 (that and Wilson's 'Love Bug', same deal).
These are nice records, but not really $50 nice.
"Christo Redentor"
I'm not up on my Duke Pearson, but that is a nice song. Blues harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite did a great extended version on his Tennessee Woman album on Vanguard.
But the thread is about Blue Note, so I'll just say that John Patton's Understanding is my fave...somebody had the genius idea to add Harold Alexander's avant-garde sax to a basic chitlin'-circuit jazz lineup and hijinks ensue...organist John Patton playing "in," Alexander playing way, way out, and a drummer keepin' it together...Patton will be playing through blues chord changes and then all of a sudden here comes Alexander playing out of the goddamned stratosphere...this is one of those sessions that shouldn't work but it does! The jook joint meets the loft party...