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A very nice album - Eric's third, released in 1962

Featuring a quintet co-led with the often overload trumpeter Booker Little, it is one of the few recordings of their partnership. Pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Ron Carter and Roy Haynes on tubs all return from earlier Dolphy albums.

This was a busy time for Dolphy- he took part in Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz session and recorded this album on the same day, and had participated in the Jazz Abstractions ("John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music: Compositions by Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall") project the previous day.




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It featured in a JSL a few months ago

A tremendously robust album

Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
Nat Adderley - cornet
Victor Feldman - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Louis Hayes - tubs



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This is one of my favourite studio Miles albums recorded in 1965 from the SGQ

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What surprised me was Kenny Dorham's comments:

"Kenny Dorham reviewed the album in the December 1965 issue of DownBeat, awarding it 4.5 out of 5 stars, but commented: "Emotionally, as a whole, this one is lacking. It's mostly brain music... This type of music has that drone thing that I don't like, but because of the almost flawless presentation, I give five stars—but only four stars for the writing and effort—and no stars for the over-all sound. E.S.P. music in general is monotonous—one long drone."






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This is one of my favourite studio Miles albums recorded in 1965 from the SGQ

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What surprised me was Kenny Dorham's comments:

"Kenny Dorham reviewed the album in the December 1965 issue of DownBeat, awarding it 4.5 out of 5 stars, but commented: "Emotionally, as a whole, this one is lacking. It's mostly brain music... This type of music has that drone thing that I don't like, but because of the almost flawless presentation, I give five stars—but only four stars for the writing and effort—and no stars for the over-all sound. E.S.P. music in general is monotonous—one long drone."

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Davis - Shorter - Hancock - Carter - Williams. The greatest jazz band ever?

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You guys seem to listen to a disproportionately large amount of Lee Morgan

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Recorded on January 31, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features horn section Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook and rhythm section Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes on tubs




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I love this album




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A superb album

What a line-up

Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
John McLaughlin – electric guitar
Chick Corea – electric piano
Herbie Hancock – electric piano
Joe Zawinul – electric piano, organ
Dave Holland – double bass
Tony Williams – tubs




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Stan Kenton - Kenton In Hi-Fi

I got this and also Live From The Las Vegas Tropicana from a charity shop on CD.

I like them. Great arrangements, fantastic playing. And sound quality that was used to demonstrate hi-fi equipment at the time (late 1950s).

Big band jazz. Reminds me at times of John Barry.

Interestingly, on a James Bond website, in the discussion of Bond music, a poster asks about Barry's influences. Shostakovich for classical, and 'Stan Kenton is the oft-cited jazz influence'.

I can hear it even more now. The brass sound in particular.

Nice.

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2 small treasure arrived earlier today as pre-Xmas gifts to myself:

Miles & Trane "The Last Tour" - Live in Copenhagen. Miles had asked Trane to join him on this small Euro-tour, I assume in support of Kind of Blue. The album has So What and All Blues on it. as well as a wonderful rendition of the Classic On Green Dolphin Street, which Miles had released earlier ( on Jazz Tracks, some sort of compilation album, comprising of Ascenseur on side 1 and three compositions on side 2, Dolphin being one of them - nice tune. Eric Dolphy recorded it as well). This Copenhagen performance is exemplary for the fantastic synergy there was between these 2 musicians. Such a pity they didn't play together longer. I guess there wasn't a stage big enough to hold both these behemoths of Jazz. Plus, that off stage they couldn't stand one another. Luckily we have this gem. One of the last times they played together. Don't think this was ever released before. \

Mingus - Town Hall Concert. This is the April 1964 concert (my version is released in 1971), not to be mistaken by the ill-received album of the same name released in 1962 (which had a major influence on Thom Yorke - as per an UNCUT interview from way back when). I bought this one out curiosity (of course) and melancholy (or something). It has 2 songs: "So Long Eric" and "Praying With Eric". The band features (you might have guessed it already, boys and girls) Eric Dolphy. The tunes got their names after Dolphy had told Mingus he'd be staying in Europe (where he sadly died a few months later. Obviously, the titles were chosen after Eric's untimely departure. Really glad I took the plunge with this purchase. It has got some very special and unique music, with "Praying" being the glorious highlight. Johnny Coles and Eric Dolphy are on fire.

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Miles & Trane "The Last Tour" - Live in Copenhagen.

Yes, this is one of the 'bits' of the Final Tour (not "Last") that I have been raving about



Disc one
1. "All of You" L'Olympia, Paris first set 17:05
2. "So What" L'Olympia, Paris first set 13:06
3. "On Green Dolphin Street" L'Olympia, Paris first set 14:59
4. "Walkin'" L'Olympia, Paris second set 15:52

Disc two
1. "Bye Bye Blackbird" L'Olympia, Paris second set 14:01
2. "'Round Midnight" L'Olympia, Paris second set 5:37
3. "Oleo" L'Olympia, Paris second set 4:22
4. "The Theme" L'Olympia, Paris second set 0:50
5. "So What" Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen 14:37
6. "On Green Dolphin Street" Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen 14:35
7. "All Blues" Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen 15:31
8. "The Theme" (incomplete) Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen 0:31

Disc three
1. "Introduction by Norman Granz" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set 1:11
2. "So What" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set 10:35
3. "Fran-Dance" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set 7:25
4. "Walkin'" Carpenter Konserthuset, Stockholm first set 16:21
5. "The Theme" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set 0:53

Disc four
1. "So What" Konserthuset, Stockholm second set 15:20
2. "On Green Dolphin Street" Konserthuset, Stockholm second set 13:40
3. "All Blues" Konserthuset, Stockholm second set 16:10
4. "The Theme" Konserthuset, Stockholm second set 0:59
5. "John Coltrane interview" 6:13


* I consider the L'Olympia, Paris stuff to be the best - replete with the booing of Trane...!

Miles: "take the motherfucking horn out of your mouth..."

purchase here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285273019775 ... R7KnhIX2ZA




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[mudshark]

Sorry Steven. Hadn't realized you touched on this tour already.
Maybe I should start paying more attention to your contributions.

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Sorry Steven. Hadn't realized you touched on this tour already.
Maybe I should start paying more attention to your contributions.

Do I detect an element of sarcasm there my acerbic friend?

Paying attention to my posts might be the first time in 23 years

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No sarcasm, just a feeble attempt at humor.

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No sarcasm, just a feeble attempt at humor.

The Brits do sarcasm the best lad

Yes, the Brits do sarcasm the best



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I was not aware those recordings of the European tour existed until earlier this year and via this discussion.

There is the official 'bootleg' compilation and various 'grey market' CD sets are also available, featuring varying sound quality but more complete shows and several shows not yet officially released.

I have several of the unofficial releases and am looking out for the official Volume Six of the bootleg series.

Discussion from earlier this year:

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I just adore this album




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I am now playing it on Spotify.

Had no idea of its existence. Amazing how quality releases can pass one by.

Wish I had bought when released, as opposed to hunting for it now. However, the first two discs (nearly) are that Paris 1960 show you suggested Skipper.

So for a while I can make do with streaming and that double CD release.

Update: just ordered this, which complements the Paris set with more 1960 tour recordings.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-You-Last-T ... 529&sr=1-1

Fabulous music, so well recorded for the time.

Last night I played two old Rollins’s favourites-

Tenor Madness
Saxophone Colossus

Robust stuff!

Indeed - a brace of wonderful albums I play often.

If only there were a Miles Bootleg Series of the American tour featuring Coltrane and Sonny on saxes!

But so far no tapes have emerged. Life is cruel.