Friday, April 29, 2011

Grand Encounter: 2° East / 3° West


















John Lewis, Percy Heath, Bill Perkins, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall
Grand Encounter: 2° East / 3° West
1956 Pacific Jazz PJ-1217 [blk, dg]

John Lewis piano, Percy Heath bass, Bill Perkins tenor sax, Chico Hamilton drums, Jim Hall guitar.












cover: VG+/VG [partial split seams]
record: VG+/VG [just a few very light surface marks/scuffs]

Euro 49,99

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet


















Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
1957 Pacific Jazz PJ-1228 [blk, dg]

Gerry Mulligan bs, piano, Bob Brookmeyer vtb, Bill Crow bs, Dave Bailey ds.












cover: VG [taped seams, sml sticker on back]
record: P [very bad scratch on track 1 side 2 ''open country'' that should not be playable, otherwise in VG conditions]

Euro 7,49

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Mel Tormé with The Marty Paich Dektette


















Mel Torme
with The Marty Paich Dek-Tette
1956 Bethlehem BCP-52 [mono, dg]

Mel Torme vcl, Marty Paich piano arr., Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist trumpet, Bob Enevoldsen trombone, Bud Shank alto sax, flute, Bob Cooper, Jack Montrose tenor sax, Jack DuLong baritone sax, Vince DeRosa, John Cave flugelhorn, Albert Pollan tuba, Red Mitchell bass, Mel Lewis drums.

cover: VG+/VG [partial split seams]
record: VG+/VG [/]

Euro 19,99

"This Bethlehem LP (last reissued in 1978 and originally known as Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette) is a classic. Singer Mel Tormé was matched for the first time with arranger Marty Paich's ten piece group which was called The Dek-tette. Among the sidemen are trumpeters Pete Candoli and Don Fagerquist, valve trombonist Bob Enevoldsen, Bud Shank on alto and flute and either Bob Cooper or Jack Montrose on tenors; in addition Paich uses both a French horn and a tuba. The arranged ensembles and cool-toned soloists match perfectly with Tormé's warm voice and there are many highpoints to this essential date. In particular "Lulu's Back in Town," "When the Sun Comes Out," "Fascinatin' Rhythm," "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "Lullaby of Birdland" are standouts but all dozen selections are excellent. This is one of Mel Tormé's finest records of the 1950s. " Scott Yanow, All Music.

The Jazz Combo From I Want To Live!


















The Jazz Combo From
I Want To Live!
1959 United Artists UAL 4006 [mono, dg]

Gerry Mulligan baritone sax, Art Farmer trumpet, Bud Shank alto sax, Frank Rosolino trombone, Pete Jolly piano, Red Mitchell bass, Shelly Manne drums, Johnny Mandel arr.

cover: VG+/VG [/]
record: VG+/VG [/]

Euro 19,99

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Sonny Rollins - In Japan


















Sonny Rollins
In Japan
1973 JVC SMJ-6030 [Made In Japan]

Sonny Rollins tenor sax, Yoshiaki Masuo guitar, Bob Cranshaw electric bass, David Lee drums, James Mtume conga drums.

cover: VG+ [/]
record: NM [/]

Euro 19,99

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Cannonball Adderley - African Waltz


















Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra
African Waltz
1963 Riverside 377 [mono, blue BGP, dg]

Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Cleveland, Oliver Nelson, Wynton Kelly,...

cover: VG+/VG [/]
record: VG+ [/]

Euro 14,99

Dizzy Gillespie - Carnegie Hall Concert


















The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Carnegie Hall Concert
1961 Verve V-8423 [mono]

Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Bama Warwick, Nick Travis, Ray Barretto, Leo Wright

cover: VG+ [promo stamp on back]
record: VG+ [/]

Euro 12,49