Graham H
pfm Member
If I ignore the first 109 pages of the thread and start from here I might be able to keep up with the (sometimes bafflingly arcane to me) discussion
That’s a shame - amongst the ‘mine is in the post - can’t wait’ comments (we’re all guilty) there have been some great observations and recommendations in this and the BNC thread.
One of the most anticipated TP titles was Sam Rivers Contours. Don’t think anyone has mentioned that recently, but it’s a great set. Generally I prefer the more compositional, chamber like titles - Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Jackie McLean, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter et al - more than the post bop/hard bop/blowing session stuff. If you are into soul jazz then the McDuff is a treasure, as are the Lou Donaldson titles - as long as you are able to ignore the almost obligatory cheesy track or two that tend to appear on most Hammond sets.
And let’s not forget another soul jazz classic is in the pipeline - Donaldson’s Midnight Creeper, which I believe Joe Harley has already been persuaded to release as a TP (rather than BNC as originally thought). And watch out for Andrew Hill’s Dance With Death - although no release dates have been set yet.