[Starchild]

A nice set by Mark Whitfield.



Mark Whitfield - True Blue

Personnel: Mark Whitfield (guitar); Branford Marsalis (soprano & tenor saxophones); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Kenny Kirkland (piano); Rodney Whitaker (bass); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums).

Recorded at Oceanway Recording, Hollywood, California on June 8-10, 1994.

[brooklyn]

[Starchild]

A Grant Green classic!



Grant Green - Idle Moments

Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Duke Pearson (piano); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Al Harewood (drums).

Producer: Alfred Lion.

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 4 & 11, 1963.

[Starchild]

A fine live set from Wes Montgomery while in London.  The recording quality is good but not great.



Wes Montgomery - Live at Ronnie Scott's

Personnel: Wes Montgomery – guitar; Stan Tracey – piano; Rick Laird – bass; Ronnie Stephenson – drums.

Recorded at Ronnie Scotts, London, England on April 5 & 9 and May 7, 1965.

[Starchild]

A nice album from Bennhy Golson.  A very good recording with a serious band.



Benny Golson - That's Funky

Personnel: Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); Nat Adderley (trumpet); Monty Alexander (piano); Ray Drummond (bass); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums).

Recorded at 39th Street Music, New York, New York.  Release Date February 22, 2000

[mresseguie]

A Grant Green classic!



Grant Green - Idle Moments

Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Duke Pearson (piano); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Al Harewood (drums).

Producer: Alfred Lion.

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 4 & 11, 1963.

Hi, Strarchild.

I'm listening to Grant Green's Idle Moments now. Thanks!

[S Clark]

My new/old copy of Lee Morgan's "The Sidewinder" on Blue Note. First label.   

[Starchild]

A nice set from Eric Alexxander.



Eric Alexander - Alexander the Great

Personnel: Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Jim Rotondi (trumpet); Charles Earland (Hammond B-3 organ); Peter Bernstein (guitar); Joe Farnsworth (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 8, 1997.

JazzTimes (12/00, p.136) - "...A tasty disc..."

[Starchild]

A nice one from Gene Ammons.



Gene Ammons - Blue Gene

Personnel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Mal Waldron (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Art Taylor (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Recorded in New York, New York on May 2, 1958. Originally released on Prestige (7146).

[S Clark]

Cliff Jordan and John Gilmore "Blowing in from Chicago"  on a NM Blue Note BLP1549.  These were unknown Chicagoans promoted by Horace Silver to Alfred Lion of Blue Note.  With Silver, Curly Russell, and Blakey.  Jordan and Gilmore were very young tenor players.  Great LP but hard to find.  Available on cd.

[MarkR7]

Dee Alexander: Songs My Mother Loves

[mresseguie]

Really enjoying some Gene Ammons right now. Thanks!

Michael

[Jazzman53]

A Grant Green classic!



Grant Green - Idle Moments

Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Duke Pearson (piano); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Al Harewood (drums).

Producer: Alfred Lion.

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 4 & 11, 1963.

This LOVE this album!  My favorite cut is "Nomad" but "Idle Moments" is a classic.  Quoted below is a bit of this album's history as quoted from Wikapedia:   

"The album is best known for the title piece, a slow composition in C minor which lasts for nearly 15 minutes. Pearson, who wrote the song, explains in his liner notes to the album that the tune was meant to be much shorter. Due to the musicians repeating the main melody twice, however, there was some confusion as to whether or not one chorus would consist of 16 or 32 measures.[3] Producer Alfred Lion was satisfied with the take, although he suggested that they do a retake to fit the song into a seven minute limit. However, the song had a special feeling to it which no subsequent take could recapture, so it was decided to release the first take on the album. Two other songs, "Jean De Fleur" and "Django," were re-recorded in shorter renditions to compensate for the length of the title track; the extended renditions of both songs can be heard on the CD re-issues of the album."

[Starchild]

A good one from Johnny Griffin.



Johnny Griffin - Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me
Personnel: Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Buddy Montgomery (vibraphone, piano); Monk Montgomery (bass); Arthur Taylor (drums).

Audio Remasterer: Phil DeLancie.

Recorded at Tsubo, Berkeley, California in June 1963. Originally released on Riverside (9462).

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Nice Tal Farlow set with a stellar lineup – Hank Jones (p), Red Norvo (vibes) Ray Brown (b), and Jake Hanna (d).

[Starchild]

A nice one from David "Fathead" Newman.



David "Fathead" Newman - Heads Up

Peronnel: Bass – David Williams; Drums – Eddie Gladden; Flute, Saxophone – David Newman; Piano – Kirk Lightsey; Vibraphone – Steve Nelson.

Release Date 1986

[Starchild]

Last one tonight.  A good one from Dexter Gordon.



Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling...

Personnel: Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Kenny Drew (piano); Paul Chambers (bass instrument); Philly Joe Jones (drums).

Release Date May 9, 1961

Record Collector (magazine) (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Gordon is full of energy, mixing styles and bouncing off his confederates to keep the atmosphere lively and fun, while retaining a fineness of touch."

[Starchild]

A nice Basie-Peterson collaboration.



Count Basie and Oscar Peterson - Satch and Josh

Personnel: Count Basie (piano, organ); Oscar Peterson (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Louis Bellson (drums).

Recorded at MGM Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California on December 2, 1974.

[ACHiPo]

Kenny Burrell
Soul Call


Samples

[Asimov]

Toshiko Akiyoshi - The Many Sides Of Toshiko